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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8‑K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 25, 2020

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1‑33818

48‑1293684

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1001 Calle Amanecer
San Clemente, CA

92673

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(949) 429‑6680

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8‑K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $0.001 par value per share

RSLS

OTCQB Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b‑2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b‑2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 1.01Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 25, 2020, ReShape Lifesciences Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Credit Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) with Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (the “Lender”) pursuant to which the Company borrowed the principal amount of $2.5 million, with the option to borrow up to an additional $1.0 million pursuant to delayed draw term loans. The loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement mature on September 24, 2020 and bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR rate plus 2.5%. In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, ReShape Medical LLC, entered into a Guarantee and Collateral Agreement pursuant to which they granted to the Lender a security interest in substantially all of their assets of as security for the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lender agreed to exercise warrants it currently holds to purchase 5,085,834 shares of common stock of the Company with a current exercise price of $0.12 per share. As an inducement to the Lender to enter into the Credit Agreement, the Company issued to the Lender a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.70 per share (as amended from time to time, the “Warrant”).  The Company has agreed to file a resale registration statement for the shares of common stock underlying the Warrant within 60 days pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement and to use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective within 90 days, or, in the event of a “full review” by the Securities and Exchange Commission, within 120 days.  The Warrant was issued in reliance on the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering.

The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement, Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, Warrant and Registration Rights Agreement are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by references to the full text of the form of Credit Agreement, Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, Warrant and Registration Rights Agreement, which are filed hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, respectively, to this report and are incorporated by reference herein

Item 2.03Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information disclosed in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8‑K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 3.02Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

The information disclosed in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8‑K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

    

Description

 

10.1

 

Credit Agreement, dated March 25, 2020, by and between the Company and Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., as amended

 

10.2

 

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated March 25, 2020, by and between the Company, ReShape Medical LLC and Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.

 

10.3

 

Series G Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated March 25, 2020, issued by the Company to Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., as amended

 

10.4

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 25, 2020, by and between the Company and Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.

 

10.5

 

Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated March 31, 2020 by and between the Company and Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.,

 

10.6

 

Amendment to Series G Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated March 25, 2020 issued by the Company to Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., as amended

 

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.

 

 

 

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Barton P. Bandy

 

 

Barton P. Bandy

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: March 31, 2020

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

This Credit Agreement ("Agreement") dated as of March 25, 2020 between ReShape Lifesciences Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Borrower"), and Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Lender”).

In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1.Definitions; Interpretation.

1.1.Definitions.

When used herein the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Account has the meaning set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Acquisition means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of all or substantially all of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of 50% of the capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or equity of any Person, or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other than a Person that is already a Subsidiary).

Affiliate of any Person means (a) any other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, (b) any officer or director of such Person and (c) with respect to Lender, any entity administered or managed by Lender or an Affiliate or investment advisor thereof which is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans.  A Person shall be deemed to be "controlled by" any other Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote 10% or more of the securities (on a fully diluted basis) having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or managers or power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.  Unless expressly stated otherwise herein, Lender shall not be deemed an Affiliate of Borrower or of any Subsidiary.

Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Authorized Officer means any of the (a) chief executive officer, (b) president, (c) chief financial officer or (d) senior financial officer.

Board means the Board of Directors of the Borrower.

Borrower has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Business Day means any day on which commercial banks are open for commercial banking business in New York, New York and, in the case of a Business Day which relates to the determination of the LIBOR Rate, on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Capital Lease means, with respect to any Person, any lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) any real or personal property by such Person that, in conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.

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Change in Control means, the consummation of any of the following:

(i)       any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) who did not own shares of the capital stock of the Borrower as of the Closing Date shall, together with his, her or its Affiliates and Associates (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act), become the “Beneficial Owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Borrower representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Borrower’s then outstanding securities (any such person being hereinafter referred to as an “Acquiring Person”);

(ii)the Continuing Directors cease to constitute a majority of the Borrower’s Board;

(iii)      there should occur (A) any consolidation or merger involving the Borrower and the Borrower shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or the shares of the Borrower’s capital stock shall be converted into cash, securities or other property; provided, however, that this subclause (A) shall not apply to a merger or consolidation in which (1) the Borrower is the surviving corporation and (2) the stockholders of the Borrower immediately prior to the transaction have the same proportionate ownership of the capital stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the transaction; (B) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower; or (C) any liquidation or dissolution of the Borrower; or

(iv)      the majority of the Continuing Directors determine, in their sole and absolute discretion, that there has been a Change in Control.

Closing Date means the date on which Lender makes the Closing Date Term Loan hereunder.

Closing Date Term Loan Commitment means $2,500,000.

Closing Date Term Loan has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

Collateral has the meaning set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Collateral Access Agreement means an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender pursuant to which a lessor of real property on which Collateral is stored or otherwise located, or a warehouseman, processor or other bailee of Inventory or other property owned by any Loan Party, acknowledges the Liens of Lender and waives or subordinates any Liens held by such Person on such property, and, in the case of any such agreement with a lessor, permits Lender reasonable access to any Collateral stored or otherwise located thereon.

Collateral Documents means, collectively, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, any Collateral Access Agreement, each account control agreement and each other agreement or instrument pursuant to or in connection with which any Loan Party grants a security interest in any Collateral securing the Obligations to Lender, each as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Commitment means the Closing Date Term Loan Commitment and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment.

Common Stock means the common stock of Borrower, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

Common Stock Equivalents means any securities of Borrower which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right,

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option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

Contingent Obligation means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which any Person guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to or otherwise to invest in a debtor, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss) any Debt, or guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the shares of any other Person.  The amount of any Person's obligation in respect of any Contingent Obligation shall (subject to any limitation set forth therein) be deemed to be the principal amount of the debt, obligation or other liability supported thereby or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith.

Continuing Directors means (a) any member of the Board who was a director (or comparable manager) of Borrower on the Closing Date, and (b) any individual who becomes a member of the Board after the Closing Date if such individual was approved, appointed or nominated for election to the Board by a majority of the Continuing Directors.

 

Debt of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all indebtedness evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments (including, without limitation, any notes issued to sellers in connection with an Acquisition), (c) all obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases which have been or should be recorded as liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding accrued expenses, licenses and purchases of software to the extent that such Person may terminate the payment obligations thereunder at will, and trade accounts payable), (e) all indebtedness secured by a Lien on the property of such Person, whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person, (f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect to letters of credit (whether or not drawn), banker's acceptances and surety bonds issued for the account of such Person, (g)  all Contingent Obligations of such Person with respect to indebtedness, (h) all indebtedness of any partnership of which such Person is a general partner and (i) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person.

Default means any event described in Section 8.1 that, if it continues uncured during an applicable grace period, will, with the lapse of such grace period or the giving of notice or both, constitute an Event of Default.

Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment means $1,000,000.

Delayed Draw Term Loans has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.2.

Dollar and $ mean lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Subsidiary means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or organized under the laws of a State within the United States of America or the District of Columbia.

Environmental Claim means all written claims by any governmental, regulatory or judicial authority or other Person alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law, or for release or injury to the environment or any Person or property.

Environmental Laws means all present or future federal, state or local laws, statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes, together with all binding and enforceable administrative

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orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any governmental authority, in each case relating to any matter arising out of or relating to health and safety, or pollution or protection of the environment or workplace, including any of the foregoing relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling, transport, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, discharge, release, control or cleanup of any Hazardous Substance.

Equity Interest means the interest of any (a) shareholder in a corporation; (b) partner in a partnership (whether general, limited, limited liability or joint venture); (c) member in a limited liability company; or (d) other Person having any other form of equity security or ownership interest.

ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Event of Default means any of the events described in Section 8.1.

Excluded Taxes means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a  Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Lender:  (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of Lender being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a  Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent, that pursuant to Section 3.1, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office and (c) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Exempt Accounts means any deposit accounts, securities accounts or other similar accounts (i) into which there is deposited no funds other than those intended solely to cover wages for employees of the Loan Parties; (ii) constituting employee withholding accounts and contain only funds deducted from pay otherwise due to employees for services rendered to be applied toward the tax obligations of such employees; (iii) constituting Trust Accounts or other escrow accounts; (iv) in which there is not maintained at any point in time funds on deposit greater than $500,000 in the aggregate for all such accounts pursuant to this clause (iv); and (v) in which there is deposited cash collateral in respect of Debt permitted by Section 7.1(n).

FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the IRC, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the IRC.

Fiscal Quarter means a fiscal quarter of a Fiscal Year.

Fiscal Year means the fiscal year of Borrower which period shall be the 12‑month period ending on December 31 of each year.

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Foreign Subsidiary means any Subsidiary (a) that is not incorporated or organized under the laws of a State within the United States of America or the District of Columbia, and that is a "controlled foreign corporation" within the meaning of Section 957 of the IRC with respect to which a Loan Party is a "US Shareholder" within the meaning of Section 951(b) of the IRC or (b) that has no material assets other than the capital stock of one or more Subsidiaries described in clause (a) and other assets relating to an ownership interest in any such capital stock or subsidiaries.

FRB means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.

GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States of America set forth from time to time 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 agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination; provided, that Financial Accounting Standard No. 150 shall be disregarded of the purposes of this Agreement.

Governmental Authority means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, branch of government, department or Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement means the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by each Loan Party signatory thereto in favor of Lender.

Guarantor has the meaning set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Hazardous Substances means hazardous waste, hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, toxic substance, oil, hazardous material or chemical or other hazardous of toxic substance regulated by any Environmental Law.

Indemnified Taxes means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

 

Infringement or Infringing when used with respect to Intellectual Property Rights, means any infringement, misappropriation, dilution or other violation of Intellectual Property Rights.

Intellectual Property has the meaning set forth in the Section 5.13.

Intellectual Property Rights means all actual or prospective rights in connection with any Intellectual Property or other proprietary rights, including all patents, patent applications, registrations and applications for registration, common law rights, trade secret rights and any other proprietary rights in connection with Intellectual Property anywhere in the world.

Inventory has the meaning set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

Investment means, with respect to any Person, (a) the purchase of any debt or equity security of any other Person, (b) the making of any loan or advance to any other Person, (c) becoming obligated with respect to a Contingent Obligation in respect of Debt of any other Person (other than travel and similar advances to employees in the ordinary course of business) or (d) the making of an Acquisition.

IRC means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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Legal Costs means (a) with respect to Lender pursuant to Section 9.4, (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of any one outside counsel to Lender, (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of necessary outside local counsel to Lender, and (iii) all court costs and similar legal expenses, in each case, to the extent reimbursable by Borrower under this Agreement, and (b) with respect to all other Persons, (i) all reasonable fees and charges of any counsel, accountants auditors, appraisers, consultants and other professionals to such Persons and (ii) all court costs and similar legal costs.

Lender has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

LIBOR Rate means, with respect to any Loan, the greater of (a) a rate per annum equal to the offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a one-month period and for the amount of the applicable Loan that appears on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page at 11:00 a.m. London time (or, if not so appearing, as published in the "Money Rates" section of The Wall Street Journal) two Business Days prior to the date of determination;  provided that if neither of the foregoing is available, the rate shall be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by three major banks in New York City, selected by the Lender at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York time, two (2) Business Days prior to the date of determination for loans in U.S. Dollars to leading European banks for a one-month period and in a principal amount of not less than U.S. $1,000,000,  and (b) 1.50% per annum.

Lien means, with respect to any Person, any interest granted by such Person in any real or personal property, asset or other right owned or being purchased or acquired by such Person which secures payment or performance of any obligation and shall include any mortgage, lien, encumbrance, charge in the nature of a security interest, whether arising by contract, as a matter of law, by judicial process or otherwise.

Loan Documents means this Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, and all documents, instruments and agreements delivered in connection with the foregoing.

Loan Party means Borrower and each Guarantor.

Loans means the Closing Date Term Loan and the Delayed Draw Term Loans, collectively.

Margin Stock means any "margin stock" as defined in Regulation T, U or X of the FRB.

Material Adverse Effect means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the financial condition, operations, assets, business or properties of Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to perform any of their Obligations under any Loan Document, (c) a material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Lender under any Loan Document or (d) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Maturity Date means (a) the later of (i) September 24, 2020 or (ii) if Borrower exercises the first or second extension option pursuant to Section 2.3, the date set forth in Section 2.3, or (b) such earlier date on which the Commitments terminate pursuant to Section 8.

Note means a promissory note executed by Borrower in favor of a Lender hereunder pursuant to this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

Obligations means all liabilities, indebtedness and obligations (monetary (including post-petition interest, allowed or not) or otherwise) of any Loan Party under this Agreement, any other Loan Document,

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in each case howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due.

OFAC has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).

 

Other Connection Taxes means, with respect to any Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Taxes means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.

 

Paid in Full,  Pay in Full or Payment in Full means, with respect to any Obligations, the payment in full in cash of all such Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted).

 

Permitted Acquisition means any Acquisition by any Loan Party in each case to the extent that:

(a)each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion;

(i)Lender shall receive (A) not less than 30 days prior written notice before such Loan Party becomes bound under any agreement to complete such Acquisition, which notice shall include a reasonably detailed description of the proposed terms of such Acquisition and identify the anticipated closing date thereof and (B) not less than 15 days before such Loan Party becomes bound under any agreement to complete such Acquisition, substantially final drafts of all material definitive documents for such transaction;

(ii)such Acquisition shall be structured as (A) an asset acquisition by Borrower or a Guarantor, (B) a merger of the Target with and into Borrower or a Guarantor, with Borrower or such Guarantor as the surviving corporation in such merger, or (C) a purchase of no less than 100% of the equity interests of the Target by Borrower or a Guarantor;

(iii)Lender shall receive evidence that effective as of the closing date of such Acquisition the applicable Target has in place insurance satisfying the requirements of Section 6.3;

(iv)Lender (A) is granted a first priority perfected Lien (subject only to Permitted Liens) on all Collateral being acquired pursuant to such Acquisition (and, in the case of an Acquisition involving the purchase of any applicable Target's equity interests, all of such purchased equity interests to the extent constituting Collateral shall be pledged to Lender, and such Target shall guarantee the Obligations and grant to Lender, a first priority perfected Lien (subject only to Permitted Liens) on such Person's assets) and (B) will be provided such other documents, instruments and legal opinions as Lender shall reasonably request in connection therewith, all such documents, instruments and opinions

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to be delivered no later than ten (10) Business Days after the closing of such Acquisition (or such longer period as agreed by Lender in its sole discretion) and shall each be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion;

(v)all material consents necessary for such Acquisition (including such consents as Lender deems reasonably necessary) have been acquired and such Acquisition is consummated in accordance with the applicable acquisition documents and applicable law; and

(b)such Acquisition shall not be hostile and shall have been approved by the board of directors (or other similar body) and/or the stockholders or other equityholders of the Target; and

(c)no Event of Default is in existence or would occur immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition.

Permitted Debt has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

 

Permitted Investment has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.

Permitted Liens means Liens permitted by Section 7.2.

Person means any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association, governmental authority or unit, or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

Subordinated Debt means any unsecured Debt of Borrower or a Subsidiary which has subordination terms which have been approved in writing by Lender in its sole discretion.

Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly, such number of outstanding Equity Interests as to have more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.  Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to Subsidiaries herein shall be a reference to Subsidiaries of Borrower.

Target means the Person, or business or substantially all of the assets of a Person, acquired in an Acquisition.

Taxes means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Termination Date means the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which Lender has funded Delayed Draw Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, (b) September 24, 2020 and (c) the date on which the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment terminates pursuant to Section 8.

Trust Accounts means those trust accounts maintained by Borrower or its Subsidiaries to receive and hold in trust for payment to the federal government of the United States of America, payments on the account of holders of student loans.

Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary means a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary.

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Wholly-Owned Subsidiary means, as to any Person, another Person all of the equity interests of which (except directors' or employees' qualifying shares or other minimal share allocations required by the law of the jurisdiction of organization or allocated for tax considerations) are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person and/or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

Withholding Agent means any Loan Party.

 

1.2.Interpretation.

In the case of this Agreement and each other Loan Document, (a) the meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms; (b) Annex, Exhibit, Schedule and Section references are to such Loan Document unless otherwise specified; (c) the term "including" is not limiting and means "including but not limited to"; (d) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including"; the words "to" and "until" each mean "to but excluding", and the word "through" means "to and including"; (e) unless otherwise expressly provided in such Loan Document, (i) references to agreements and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, supplements, replacements, extensions, renewals,  and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Loan Document, and (ii) references to any statute or regulation shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such statute or regulation; (f) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters, all of which are cumulative and each shall be performed in accordance with its terms; and (g) all references to "knowledge", "aware" or "awareness" or other similar terms of any Loan Party means the actual knowledge of the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of Borrower, (i) the words "asset" and "property" shall be construed as having 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 in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the result of negotiations among and have been reviewed by counsel to Borrower, Lender and the other parties hereto and thereto and are the products of all parties; accordingly, they shall not be construed against Borrower or Lender merely because of Borrower’s or Lender’s involvement in their preparation.

Section 2.Credit Facilities.

2.1.Commitments.

On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender agrees as follows:

2.1.1.Closing Date Term Loan Commitments.

Lender agrees to make a loan to Borrower (each such loan, a "Closing Date Term Loan") on the Closing Date in an amount equal to the Closing Date Term Loan Commitment.  The Commitment of Lender to make Closing Date Term Loan shall terminate concurrently with the making of the Closing Date Term Loan on the Closing Date.

2.1.2.Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments.

Lender agrees to make a loan to Borrower (each such loan, a "Delayed Draw Term Loan") from time to time after the Closing Date, in a principal amount not to exceed the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment;  provided, that the Lender will make the initial Delayed Draw Term Loan no sooner than 30 days after Closing Date and any subsequent Delayed Draw Term Loan no sooner than 30 days after the date

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of any previous Delayed Draw Term Loan.  The Commitment of Lender to make Delayed Draw Term Loans shall terminate on the Termination Date.

2.2.Warrants.

(a) On a date that is no sooner than April 1, 2020 and no later than April 15, 2020,  Lender will exercise its warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,085,834 shares of Common Stock with a current exercise price of $0.12 per share.

(b)As inducement to Lender to make the Loan, Borrower will issue to Lender a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

2.3.Borrowing Procedures.

Borrower shall give written notice or telephonic notice (followed promptly by written confirmation thereof) to Lender of each proposed borrowing of a Delayed Draw Term Loan not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time at least three Business Days prior to the proposed date of such borrowing.  Each such notice shall be effective upon receipt by Lender, shall be irrevocable, and shall specify the date and amount of such borrowing.  Not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date of a proposed Delayed Draw Term Loan borrowing, Lender, so long as the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.2 with respect to such borrowing have been satisfied, shall pay over the requested Delayed Draw Term Loan to Borrower on the requested borrowing date.  Each borrowing shall be on a Business Day.  Each borrowing of Delayed Draw Term Loans shall be in an aggregate amount of at least $500,000 (or if less, the remaining undrawn amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment).

2.4.Loan Accounting.

2.4.1.Recordkeeping.

Lender shall record in its records the date and amount of each Loan made by Lender, and each repayment thereof.  The aggregate unpaid principal amount so recorded shall be rebuttably presumptive evidence of the principal amount of the Loans owing and unpaid.  The failure to so record any such amount or any error in so recording any such amount shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the Obligations of Borrower hereunder or under any Note to repay the principal amount of the Loans hereunder, together with all interest accruing thereon.

2.4.2.Notes.

Promptly following the request of Lender, the Loans shall be evidenced by a Note, payable to Lender in a face principal amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of the Loans at such date and payable in such amounts and on such dates as are set forth herein.

2.5.Interest.

2.5.1.Interest Rates.

Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan for the period commencing on the date of such Loan until such Loan is paid in full at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the LIBOR Rate plus 2.5%;  provided, that at any time an Event of Default exists, if elected by Lender, the Applicable Margin corresponding to each Loan or Obligation shall be increased by two percentage points per annum effective as of the date upon which such Event of Default first occurred or

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such later date determined Lender in writing; provided, further that, (i) any such increase may thereafter be rescinded by Lender and (ii) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 8.1.1 or 8.1.3, any such increase described in the foregoing clause (i) shall occur automatically.  In no event shall interest payable by Borrower to Lender hereunder exceed the maximum rate permitted under applicable law, and if any such provision of this Agreement is in contravention of any such law, such provision shall be deemed modified to limit such interest to the maximum rate permitted under such law.

2.5.2.Interest Payment Dates.

Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter,  upon a prepayment of such Loan in accordance with Section 2.7 and at maturity in cash; provided that if the last day of a Fiscal Quarter would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, interest shall be paid on the preceding Business Day.  After maturity and at the election of Lender at any time an Event of Default exists, all accrued interest on all Loans shall be payable in cash on written demand at the rates specified in Section 2.5.1.

2.5.3.Computation of Interest.

Interest shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a year of 365/366 days.

2.6.Prepayment.

At any time after 30 days of the Closing Date, Borrower may from time to time, on at least one Business Day's written notice or telephonic notice (followed promptly by written confirmation thereof) to Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on such day, prepay the Loans in whole or in part (without premium or penalty), plus all accrued but unpaid interest thereon as of such payment date.  Such notice to Lender shall specify the date and amount of prepayment.  All prepayments of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be applied to the Loans and then to the scheduled installments thereof in such order as directed by Borrower.

2.7.Repayment.

The Closing Date Term Loan and any Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be  due on the Maturity Date.

 Payment.

2.7.1.Making and Settlement of Payments.

All payments of principal of or interest on the Loans, and of all fees, shall be made by Borrower to Lender without setoff, recoupment or counterclaim and in immediately available funds at the office specified by Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date due, and funds received after that hour shall be deemed to have been received by Lender on the following Business Day.

2.7.2.Reserved.

2.7.3.Payment Dates.

If any payment of principal or interest with respect to any of the Loans, or of any fees, falls due on a day which is not a Business Day, then such due date shall be extended to the immediately following Business Day (unless such immediately following Business Day is the first Business Day of a calendar

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month, in which case such due date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day) and, in the case of principal, additional interest shall accrue and be payable for the period of any such extension.

2.7.4.Set-off.

Borrower agrees that Lender and its Affiliates have all rights of set-off and bankers' lien provided by applicable law, and in addition thereto, Borrower agrees that at any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender may apply to the payment of any Obligations of Borrower hereunder then due and owing, any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or moneys (other than money held in Exempt Accounts excluding Exempt Accounts described in clause (iv) of the definition of Exempt Accounts) Borrower then or thereafter with Lender.

Section 3.Taxes; Yield Protection.

3.1.Taxes.

(a)  For purposes of this Section 3.1, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

(b)  All payments of principal and interest on the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(c)  The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the relevant Lender timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(d)  The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Lender, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Lender and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by the Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  If Borrower reasonably believes that such Taxes were not correctly or legally asserted, such Lender will use reasonable efforts to cooperate with Borrower to obtain a refund of such Taxes as long as such efforts would not result in any unreimbursed costs or expenses,  provided, such amounts have accrued on or after the day which is 180 days prior to the date on which such Lender first made demand therefor; provided, that if the event giving rise to such costs or reductions has retroactive effect, such 180 day period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect; and, provided further that if Borrower reasonably believes that such Taxes were not correctly or legally asserted, such Lender will use reasonable efforts to cooperate with Borrower to obtain a refund of such Taxes as long as such efforts would not result in any unreimbursed costs or expenses shall equal the amount such Person would have received had such Taxes not been asserted.

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(e)  As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.1, such Loan Party shall deliver to the relevant Lender the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to such Lender.

Section 4.Conditions Precedent.

The obligation of Lender to make the Loans is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:

4.1.Initial Credit Extension.

The obligation of Lender to make the Closing Date Loans is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of following conditions precedent, each of which shall be reasonably satisfactory in all respects to Lender:

4.1.1.Fees.

Borrower shall have paid all fees, reasonable costs and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,  due and payable under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on the Closing Date, it being agreed and understood that fees due to Lender’s counsel are capped at $30,000.

4.1.2.Delivery of Loan Documents.

Borrower shall have delivered the following documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender (and, as applicable, duly executed and dated the Closing Date or an earlier date reasonably satisfactory to Lender):

(a)Agreement and Note.  This Agreement and the Note.

(b)Collateral Documents.  The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, all other Collateral Documents, and all instruments, documents, certificates and agreements executed or delivered pursuant thereto (including, if applicable, Intellectual Property security agreements and pledged Collateral, with undated irrevocable transfer powers executed in blank).

(c)Financing Statements.  Properly completed Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and other filings and documents required by law or the Loan Documents to provide Lender perfected Liens (subject only to Permitted Liens) in the Collateral.

(d)Lien Searches.  Copies of Uniform Commercial Code search reports listing all effective financing statements (other than with respect to this Agreement) filed against any Loan Party, with copies of such financing statements.

(e)Authorization Documents.  For each Loan Party, such Person's (i) articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation or certificate of formation (or similar formation document), certified by the appropriate governmental authority, (ii) good standing certificates in its state of incorporation (or formation) and in each other state in which it is required to be qualified to do business pursuant to its representation in Section 5.1, (iii) bylaws, operating agreement or partnership agreement (or similar governing document), (iv) resolutions of its board of directors (or similar governing body) approving and authorizing such Person's execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is party and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (v) signature and incumbency certificates

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of its officers executing any of the Loan Documents, all certified by its secretary or an assistant secretary (or similar officer) as being in full force and effect without modification.

(f)Insurance.    Certificates of insurance, together with endorsements containing a lender’s loss payable endorsement in the Lender’s favor with respect to property insurance and, with all liability insurance, naming the Lender as an additional insured.

4.1.3.Representations and Warranties.

The representations and warranties of Borrower or any other Loan Party set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as if then made (except to the extent stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

4.1.4.Absence of Event of Default.

No Event of Default or Default shall have then occurred and be continuing.

4.1.5.Material Adverse Effect.

No litigation, proceeding, injunction, writ, restraining order or other order that has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect shall be pending before or have been issued and remain outstanding by any Governmental Authority.

4.1.6.Warrant.

Borrower shall deliver a fully executed Warrant.

 

4.1.7.Registration Rights Agreement.

Borrower shall deliver a fully executed registration rights agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

4.1.8.Other Documents.

Borrower shall deliver such other documents as Lender may reasonably require in connection with this Agreement.

 

4.2.Delayed Draw Term Loans.

The obligation of Lender to make Delayed Draw Term Loans is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent: (a) the representations and warranties of Borrower or any other Loan Party set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as if then made (except to the extent stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), and (b) no Event of Default or Default shall have then occurred and be continuing.  Each request by Borrower for the making of a Delayed Draw Term Loan shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower that the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.2 will be satisfied or waived at the time of the making of such Loan and giving effect thereto.

 

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Section 5.Representations and Warranties.

To induce Lender to enter into this Agreement and make Loans hereunder, Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, on the Closing Date:

5.1.Organization.

Borrower is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; each other Loan Party is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; and each Loan Party is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where, because of the nature of its activities or properties, such qualification is required, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.2.Authorization; No Conflict.

Each of Borrower and each other Loan Party is duly authorized to execute and deliver each Loan Document to which it is a party, Borrower is duly authorized to borrow monies hereunder, and each of Borrower and each other Loan Party is duly authorized to perform its Obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party.  The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement and by each of Borrower and each other Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is a party, and the borrowings by Borrower hereunder, do not and will not (a) require any consent or approval of any governmental agency or authority (other than any consent or approval which has been obtained and is in full force and effect and the filing of applicable Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and other filings), (b) conflict with (i) any provision of applicable law, (ii) the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of Borrower or any other Loan Party or (iii) any agreement, indenture, instrument or other document, or any judgment, order or decree, which is binding upon Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of their respective properties or (c) require, or result in, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party (other than Liens in favor of Lender created pursuant to the Collateral Documents) in each case of the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

5.3.Validity; Binding Nature.

Each of this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity.

5.4.Litigation.

No litigation (including derivative actions), arbitration proceeding or governmental investigation or proceeding is pending or, to Borrower's knowledge, threatened in writing against any Loan Party which would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

5.5.Ownership of Properties; Liens.

Each of Borrower and each other Loan Party owns good and, in the case of real property, marketable title to all of its properties and assets, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of any nature whatsoever other than Intellectual Property free and clear of all Liens, charges and claims, except Permitted Liens.

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5.6.Investment Company Act.

Neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party is an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" or a "subsidiary" of an "investment company", within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

5.7.No Default.

No Event of Default or Default exists or would result from the incurrence by any Loan Party of any Debt hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

5.8.Margin Stock.

Neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.  No portion of the Obligations is secured directly or indirectly by Margin Stock.

5.9.Taxes.

Each of Borrower and each other Loan Party has filed all tax returns and reports required by law to have been filed by it and has paid all taxes and governmental charges thereby shown to be or otherwise owing, except (i) for taxes and other governmental charges which in the aggregate (x) would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (y) would not result in the creation of a Lien other than a Permitted Lien, and (ii) any such taxes or charges which are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books.

5.10.Solvency.

On the Closing Date, and immediately prior to and after giving effect to each borrowing of Loans hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof, the fair salable value of Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries liabilities; Borrower is not left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and Borrower is able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they mature and has not stopped paying its debts as they fall due and the value of its assets is not less than the value of its liabilities (taking into account Contingent Obligations).

5.11.Environmental Matters.

The on-going operations of Borrower and each other Loan Party comply in all respects with all Environmental Laws, except such non-compliance which could not (if enforced in accordance with applicable law) reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Borrower and each other Loan Party have obtained, and maintained in good standing, all licenses, permits, authorizations and registrations required under any Environmental Law and necessary for their respective ordinary course operations, and Borrower and each other Loan Party are in compliance with all material terms and conditions thereof, except in each case where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to Borrower or any other Loan Party and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  None of Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective properties or operations is subject to any outstanding written order from or agreement with any Federal, state or local governmental authority, nor subject to any judicial or docketed administrative proceeding, respecting any Environmental Law, Environmental Claim or Hazardous Substance that would reasonably be expected to

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result in a Material Adverse Effect.  There are no Hazardous Substances or other conditions or circumstances existing with respect to any property, or arising from operations prior to the Closing Date, of Borrower or any other Loan Party that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party has any underground storage tanks that are not properly registered or permitted under applicable Environmental Laws or that are leaking or disposing of Hazardous Substances, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.12.Insurance.

Borrower and each other Loan Party and their respective properties are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies which are not Affiliates of Borrower, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by similarly situated companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where Borrower or such other Loan Party operates.

5.13.Intellectual Property.

Borrower and each other Loan Party owns and possesses or has a license or other right to use all patents, patent rights, know how, propriety processes, inventions, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, trade secrets, trade dress, mask works, service marks, service mark rights, copyrights, works of authorship, compilations of information, know-how, confidential information, designs, developments, software, databases and methods anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, technology related to lap band and vest technology (collectively, "Intellectual Property"), free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens, as are necessary for the conduct of the business of Borrower and the other Loan Parties, without any Infringement to Borrower's knowledge, upon rights of others, other than, in each case, as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.14.Labor Matters.

Neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party is subject to any labor or collective bargaining agreement as of the Closing Date.  There are no existing, and no Loan Party has received notice of any threatened, strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes involving Borrower or any other Loan Party that singly or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Hours worked by and payment made to employees of Borrower and the other Loan Parties are not in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable law, rule or regulation dealing with such matters, except where such violations would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.Affirmative Covenants.

From and after the Closing Date and until the date on which all Obligations have been Paid in Full and the Commitments have been terminated, Borrower agrees that, unless at any time Lender shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will:

6.1.Information.

Furnish to Lender, in each case in form and detail reasonably acceptable to Lender:

6.1.1.Reports to SEC and Shareholders.

Promptly upon the filing or sending thereof, copies of (a) all regular, periodic or special reports of each Loan Party filed with the Securities Exchange Commission, (b) all registration statements of each Loan Party filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (other than on Form S-8) and (c) all

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proxy statements or other material communications made to security holders generally.  Documents required to be delivered hereunder (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto or other direction as to where such information is posted; or (ii) on which such documents are posted Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which Lender has access; provided that Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to Lender upon request.

6.1.2.Notice of Default; Litigation; Intellectual Property; Other Matters.

Promptly, and in any even within five (5) Business Days, upon any Authorized Officer obtaining knowledge of any of the following, written notice describing the same and the steps being taken by Borrower or the applicable Loan Party affected thereby with respect thereto:

(a)  the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Default;

(b)  any litigation, arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding not previously disclosed by Borrower to Lender which has been instituted or, to the knowledge of Borrower, is threatened against Borrower or any other Loan Party or to which any of the properties of any thereof is subject which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)  any cancellation or material change in any insurance maintained by Borrower or any other Loan Party that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(d)  notice of (i) any Infringement on its material Intellectual Property Rights by others, (ii) written claims that a Loan Party is Infringing on another Person’s Intellectual Property Rights and (iii) any threatened (in writing) cancellation, termination or material limitation of its material Intellectual Property Rights;

(e)  copies of all copyright and trademark registrations, copyright and trademark applications, patents issued and patent applications filed after the date hereof anywhere in the world with respect to its material Intellectual Property Rights, or any abandonment, expiration of lapsing thereof; and

(f)  any other event (including (i) any violation of any Environmental Law or the assertion of any Environmental Claim or (ii) the enactment or effectiveness of any law, rule or regulation) which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.1.3.Other Information.

Promptly from time to time, such other information concerning Borrower and any other Loan Party as Lender may reasonably request.  In no event shall the requirements set forth in this Section 6.1.3 require any Loan Party to provide (a) information restricted by a third party confidentiality agreement in the ordinary course of business to the extent such disclosure to Lender is prohibited thereby and (b) other information (i) in respect of which disclosure to Lender (or its representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or (ii) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work-product.

6.2.Books; Records; Inspections.

Keep, and cause each other Loan Party to keep, its books and records in accordance with sound business practices sufficient to allow the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP in all material respects; and permit, and cause each other Loan Party to permit, at any reasonable time during normal business hours and with reasonable prior notice not more than once per year (or at any time without

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notice if an Event of Default exists), Lender or any representative thereof to (i) visit any or all of its offices, to discuss its financial matters with its officers and its independent auditors (and Borrower hereby authorizes such independent auditors to discuss such financial matters with Lender or any representative thereof, so long as Borrower or its representative is given the opportunity to be present) (ii) inspect the properties and operations of Loan Parties, and (iii) inspect, examine, audit, check and make copies of and extracts from the books, records, computer data, computer programs, journals, orders, receipts, correspondence and other data relating to any Collateral.  All such visits, inspections, examinations or audits by Lender shall be at Borrower's expense, provided that so long as no Event of Default or Default exists, Borrower shall not be required to reimburse Lender for visits more frequently than once each Fiscal Year or in an amount in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year and Borrower shall not be required to reimburse Lender for any inspections, examinations, appraisals and audits.

6.3.Maintenance of Property; Insurance.

(a)  Keep, and cause each other Loan Party to keep, all property useful and necessary in the business of Borrower or such other Loan Party in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty and condemnation excepted, except to the extent the failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)  Maintain, and cause each other Loan Party to maintain, with responsible insurance companies, such insurance coverage as shall be required by all laws, governmental regulations and court decrees and orders applicable to it and such other insurance, to such extent and against such hazards and liabilities, as is customarily maintained by companies similarly situated.  Upon request of Lender, Borrower shall furnish to Lender a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the nature and extent of all insurance maintained by Borrower and each other Loan Party.

(c)  Unless Borrower provides Lender with evidence of the continuing insurance coverage required by this Agreement, Lender may purchase insurance at Borrower's expense to protect Lender’s interests in the Collateral.  This insurance may, but need not, protect Borrower's and each other Loan Party's interests.  The coverage that Lender purchases may, but need not, pay any claim that is made against Borrower or any other Loan Party in connection with the Collateral.  Borrower may later cancel any insurance purchased by Lender, but only after providing Lender with evidence that Borrower has obtained the insurance coverage required by this Agreement.  If Lender purchases insurance for the Collateral, as set forth above, Borrower will be responsible for the costs of that insurance, including interest and any other charges that may be imposed with the placement of the insurance, until the effective date of the cancellation or expiration of the insurance and the costs of the insurance may be added to the principal amount of the Loans owing hereunder.

6.4.Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes and Liabilities.

(a) Comply, and cause each other Loan Party to comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, decrees, orders, judgments, licenses and permits, except where failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) without limiting clause (a) above, ensure, and cause each other Loan Party to ensure, that no person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls a Loan Party is or shall be (i) listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), Department of the Treasury, and/or any other similar lists maintained by OFAC pursuant to any authorizing statute, Executive Order or regulation or (ii) a person designated under Section 1(b), (c) or (d) or Executive Order No. 13224 (September 23, 2001), any related enabling legislation or any other similar Executive Orders; (c) without limiting clause (a) above, comply and cause each other Loan Party to comply, with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws and regulations and (d) pay, and cause each other Loan Party to pay, prior to delinquency,

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all Taxes and other governmental charges against it or any of its property, as well as claims of any kind which, if unpaid, could become a Lien on any of its property; provided that the foregoing shall not require Borrower or any other Loan Party to pay any such Tax, charge or claim so long as (i) it shall contest the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and shall set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the nonpayment of such tax or charge would not (x) reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (y) would not result in the creation of a Lien other than a Permitted Lien.

6.5.Maintenance of Existence.

Maintain and preserve, and  cause each other Loan Party to maintain and preserve, (a) its existence and good standing in the jurisdiction of its organization and (b) its qualification to do business and good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business makes such qualification necessary, other than any such jurisdiction where the failure to be qualified or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.6.Environmental Matters.

If any release or disposal of Hazardous Substances shall occur or shall have occurred on any real property or any other assets of Borrower or any other Loan Party, cause, or direct the applicable Loan Party to cause, the prompt containment and removal of such Hazardous Substances and the remediation of such real property or other assets as is necessary to comply with all Environmental Laws, except where the failure to comply (x) would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (y) would not result in the creation of a Lien other than a Permitted Lien.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, comply with each valid Federal or state judicial or administrative order requiring the performance at any real property by Borrower or any other Loan Party of activities in response to the release or threatened release of a Hazardous Substance, except where the failure to comply (x) would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (y) would not result in the creation of a Lien other than a Permitted Lien.

6.7.Further Assurances.

(a)Take, and cause each other Loan Party to take, such actions as are necessary and as Lender may reasonably request from time to time to ensure that the Obligations of Borrower and each other Loan Party under the Loan Documents are secured by a first priority perfected Lien in favor of Lender (subject only to the Permitted Liens) on substantially all of the Collateral (other than Excluded Property (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement)) of Borrower and each other Loan Party (other than Foreign Subsidiaries), in each case including (a) the execution and delivery, if applicable, of guaranties, security agreements, pledge agreements, financing statements and other documents, and the filing or recording of any of the foregoing and (b) the delivery of certificated securities and other Collateral with respect to which perfection is obtained by possession; provided that in no event shall (x) a Foreign Subsidiary guarantee the Obligations or any Loan Party or (y) a Loan Party be required to obtain any leasehold mortgage.

(b)Following the Closing Date, upon the reasonable request of the Lender, the Loan Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each landlord with respect to any leased location specified by the Lender to deliver a Collateral Access Agreement.

(c)Within ten (10) days after the Closing Date, Borrower shall deliver to Lender such documents as Lender shall reasonably request to evidence the termination of any security interest filed or

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recorded in the Intellectual Property (other than such security interests in favor of Lender) as in existence on the Closing Date.

Section 7.Negative Covenants.

From and after the Closing Date and until the date on which all Obligations have been Paid in Full and the Commitments have been terminated, Borrower agrees that, unless at any time Lender shall otherwise expressly consent in writing, it will:

7.1.Debt.

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, except the following ("Permitted Debt"):

(a)Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b)Debt incurred in connection with Liens permitted under Section 7.2(b);

(c)Debt secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.2(c), and extensions, renewals and refinancings thereof;

(d)Reserved;

(e)Contingent Obligations arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations or purchase price adjustments or similar obligations in connection with asset dispositions, Permitted Acquisitions or Permitted Investments;

(f)Reserved;

(g)Contingent Obligations (i) by endorsement of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business, (ii) consisting of guarantees of Debt incurred for the benefit of any other Loan Party if the primary obligation is permitted elsewhere in this Section 7.1 or (iii) with respect to statutory, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other similar obligations (including with respect to workers' compensation claims);

(h)accrual and capitalization of interest on any Permitted Debt;

(i)Debt incurred in connection with the financing of insurance premiums;

(j)Debt in respect of netting services, cash management services, overdraft protections and otherwise in connection with deposit accounts, so long as such Debt is incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(k)Debt and Contingent Obligations arising in connection with the Existing Letters of Credit and any other letters of credit issued at the request of any Loan Party in the ordinary course of such Loan Party’s business;

(l)Subordinated Debt;

(m) Reserved;

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(n)Debt incurred by Borrower under customary agreements consisting of indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations entered into in connection with asset dispositions, Permitted Acquisitions and Permitted Investments, or from guarantees or letters of credit, securing the performance of any Obligor pursuant to such agreements, incurred or contracted for in connection with asset dispositions, Permitted Acquisitions and such Permitted Investments;

(o)Debt representing deferred compensation, severance, pension and health and welfare retirement benefits or the equivalent thereof to current and former employees of Borrower incurred in the ordinary course of business or existing on the Closing Date;

(p)Debt owed to Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. outstanding on the date hereof; and

(q)Debt assumed or acquired by Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted Acquisition; provided that such Debt exists at the time that such Person becomes a Subsidiary and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Debt that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (immediately prior to giving effect to such extension, renewal or replacement, other than with respect to the accrual of interest, fees or other similar costs imposed as a result of the refinancing) or shorten the maturity or the weighted average life thereof.

7.2.Liens.

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, create or permit to exist any Lien on any of its real or personal properties, assets or rights of whatsoever nature (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), except any of the following ("Permitted Liens"):

(a)Liens for Taxes or other governmental charges not at the time delinquent or thereafter payable without penalty or that are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which it maintains adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP;

(b)Liens arising in the ordinary course of business (such as (i) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, landlords, repairmen and materialmen and other similar Liens imposed by law and (ii) Liens incurred in connection with worker's compensation, unemployment compensation, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement plans and other types of social security (excluding Liens arising under ERISA) or in connection with surety bonds, bids, performance bonds and similar obligations or pledges or deposits in connection with insurance, leases, or other contracts or bids) for sums not overdue or being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and not involving any deposits or advances or borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services and, in each case, for which it maintains adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP and the execution or other enforcement of which is effectively stayed;

(c)subject to the limitation set forth in Section 7.1(c), (i) Liens arising in connection with Capital Leases (and attaching only to the property being leased, proceeds, accessions and substitutions thereof), (ii) Liens existing on fixed assets at the time of the acquisition thereof by Borrower or any Subsidiary (and not created in contemplation of such acquisition) and (iii) Liens that constitute purchase money security interests on any fixed assets securing Debt incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring such property, provided that any such Lien attaches to such fixed assets within 90 days of the acquisition thereof and attaches solely to the fixed assets so acquired;

(d)attachments, appeal bonds, judgments and other similar Liens, for sums not constituting an Event of Default arising in connection with court proceedings; provided that the execution

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or other enforcement of such Liens is effectively stayed and the claims secured thereby are being actively contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;

(e)zoning restrictions, easements, rights of way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar Liens not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower or any Subsidiary;

(f)Liens arising under the Loan Documents;

(g)the replacement, refinancing, restructuring, extension or renewal of any Lien permitted by clause (c) above upon or in the same property subject thereto (and proceeds thereof) arising out of the extension, renewal, refinancing, restructuring, or replacement of the Debt secured thereby (without increase in the amount thereof except accrued interest, fees and expenses, and premium paid in connection with such extension, renewal, replacement, restructuring and refinancing thereof);

(h)Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(i)Any interest or title of a licensor, sublicensor, lessor or sublessor under any license or lease agreement (including licenses and leases pertaining to intellectual property) and any precautionary uniform commercial code financing statements filed in connection therewith granted to any Loan Party in the ordinary course of business to the extent limited to the item licensed, leased, sublicensed or subleased;

(j)Licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to third Persons in the ordinary course of business;

(k)Liens which arise under Article 4 of the UCC on items in collection and documents and proceeds related thereto;

(l)Liens deemed to exist in connection with Permitted Investments that constitute repurchase obligations;

(m)Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising in the ordinary course of business and as a matter of law to secure the payment of customs duties in connection with importation of goods; and

(n)earnest money deposits of cash or Cash Equivalent Investments made in good faith in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to a transaction expressly permitted hereunder.

7.3.Restricted Payments.

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to, (a) make any dividend or other distribution to any of its equity holders, in their capacity as equity holders, (b) purchase or redeem any of its equity interests or any warrants, options or other rights in respect thereof, (c) pay any management fees or similar fees to any of its equity holders or any Affiliate thereof, (d) make any redemption, prepayment (whether mandatory or optional), defeasance, repurchase or any other payment in respect of any Subordinated Debt or (e) set aside funds for any of the foregoing.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,

(i)so long as no Default has occurred and is then continuing or would result from such payment, Borrower may reimburse expenses and pay fees and indemnifications in respect of

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the services provided by directors in the ordinary course of business and consistent with Borrower’s recent public disclosures; and

(ii)Borrower may make payments to employees that are stockholders pursuant to the termination provisions of employment agreements.

7.4.Modification of Organizational Documents.

Not permit the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of Borrower or any other Loan Party to be amended or modified in any way which could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the interests of Lender.

7.5.Use of Proceeds.

Use the proceeds of the Loans, solely (a)  to pay fees and expenses in connection with the closing of this Agreement and (b) for working capital and other general business purposes of Borrower and not use or permit any proceeds of any Loan to be used, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of "purchasing or carrying" any Margin Stock.

7.6.Subsequent Financings.

Until December 31, 2021, if Borrower intends to enter into any agreement to issue any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or to incur any Debt (a “Financing Transaction”), Borrower shall deliver to Lender a notice setting forth in reasonable detail the proposed structure of the Financing Transaction.  Upon receipt of such notice, Lender shall have ten (10) days to provide Borrower with a preliminary indication of whether or not Lender is interested in entering into an agreement regarding the Financing Transaction and 30 days to submit an offer to Borrower regarding such Financing Transaction (such 30 day period, the “Review Period”).  During the Review Period, Borrower shall not enter into any agreement regarding the Financing Transaction or enter into any arrangement that limits Borrower’s ability to negotiate with Lender or discuss the Financing Transaction with Lender.

 

7.7.Intellectual Property.

Enter into any material agreement that would reasonably be expected to affect Lender’s security interest in the Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights.

 

7.8.Investments.

Not, and not permit any other Loan Party to make any Investment, except the following, (“Permitted Investments”):

 

(a) investments in direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof whose obligations constitute full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America having a maturity of one year or less, commercial paper issued by U.S. corporations rated “A-1” or “A-2” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or “P-1” or “P-2” by Moody’s Investors Service or certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances having a maturity of one year or less issued by members of the Federal Reserve System having deposits in excess of $100,000,000 (which certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation);

 

(b) prepaid rent not exceeding one month or security deposits;

 

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(c) investments in cash and cash equivalents;

 

(d) reserved;

 

(e) investments acquired in connection with the settlement of delinquent Accounts in the ordinary course of business or in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers or customers;

 

(f) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g) reserved;

 

(h) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of leases or other contractual arrangement;

 

(i) to the extent constituting an investment, any capital expenditures and any other expenditures permitted under this Agreement;

 

(j) advances in the form of prepayments of expenses to a vendor, supplier or trade creditor in the ordinary course of business;

 

(k) investments in deposit accounts and securities accounts opened in the

ordinary course of business and in compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents;

 

(l) travel advances or loans to any employees and officers of any Loan Party not exceeding at any one time an aggregate of $10,000;

 

(m) investments constituting Permitted Debt;

 

(n) investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions;

 

(o) non-cash consideration received pursuant to the consummation of asset dispositions and Permitted Acquisitions, in each case as permitted under this Agreement; and

 

(p) investments existing on the date of this Agreement and disclosed in writing to Lender.

 

7.9.Transactions With Affiliates.

Not enter into any transaction with any Affiliates after the Closing Date.

 

Section 8.Events of Default; Remedies.

8.1.Events of Default.

Following the Closing Date, each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement:

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8.1.1.Non-Payment of Credit.

Default in the payment when due of the principal of any Loan; or default, and continuance thereof for three (3) days, in the payment when due of any other Obligations, including any interest, fee, or other amount payable by any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

8.1.2.Bankruptcy; Insolvency.

(a)Any Loan Party becomes insolvent or generally fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability or refusal to pay, debts as they become due; or

(b)Any Loan Party applies for, consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other custodian for such Loan Party or any property thereof, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or in the absence of such application, consent or acquiescence, a trustee, receiver or other custodian is appointed for any Loan Party or for a substantial part of the property of any thereof and is not discharged within 60 days; or any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement, or other case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any dissolution or liquidation proceeding, is commenced in respect of any Loan Party, and if such case or proceeding is not commenced by such Loan Party, it is consented to or acquiesced in by such Loan Party, or remains for 60 days undismissed; or any Loan Party takes any action to authorize, or in furtherance of, any of the foregoing.

8.1.3.Non-Compliance with Loan Documents.

(a) Failure by Borrower to comply with or to perform any covenant set forth in Section  6 and Section 7, or (b) the failure of any Loan Party to comply with or to perform any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document applicable to it (and not constituting an Event of Default under any other provision of this Section 8 and continuance of such failure described in this clause (b) for five (5) Business Days after the earlier to occur of (i) any Authorized Officer of any Loan Party knows or in the exercise of reasonable due diligence should have known of any such failure, or (ii) the delivery of notice thereof to Borrower by Lender.

8.1.4.Representations; Warranties.

Any representation or warranty made by any Loan Party herein or any other Loan Document is breached or is false or misleading in any material respect, or any schedule, certificate, financial statement, report, notice or other writing furnished by any Loan Party to Lender in connection herewith is false or misleading in any material respect on the date as of which the facts therein set forth are stated or certified; provided that it is acknowledged and agreed that projections as to future events provided by the Loan Parties are not to be viewed as facts or as a guarantee of performance or achievement of a particular result, are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond the control of the Loan Parties, no assurances can be given that such projections will be realized and actual results during the periods covered by any such projections and forecasts may differ significantly from projected or forecasted results and such differences may be material).

8.1.5.Invalidity of Collateral Documents.

Any Collateral Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms); or any Loan Party (or any Person by, through or on behalf of any Loan Party) shall contest in any manner the validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Collateral Document.

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8.1.6.Change in Control.

A Change in Control shall occur.

8.2.Remedies.

In addition to all other rights and remedies provided by applicable laws and terms of the Loan Documents, if any Event of Default described in Section 8.1.2 shall occur, the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans and all other Obligations shall become immediately due and payable,  without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind; and, if any other Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Lender may declare the Commitments to be terminated in whole or in part and/or declare all or any part of the Loans and other Obligations to be due and payable, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate (or be reduced, as applicable) and/or the Loans and other Obligations shall become immediately due and payable (in whole or in part, as applicable), all without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind.  Lender shall promptly advise Borrower of any such declaration, but failure to do so shall not impair the effect of such declaration.

Section 9.Miscellaneous.

9.1.Waiver; Amendments.

(a)No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (or any subordination and intercreditor agreement or other subordination provisions relating to any Subordinated Debt) shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Borrower (with respect to Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party) and by Lender and then any such amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

(b)No delay on the part of Lender in the exercise of any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by any of them of any right, power or remedy preclude other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.

9.2.Notices.

All notices hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile or other electronic (including .pdf) transmission) and shall be sent to the applicable party at its address shown on Annex I or at such other address as such party may, by written notice received by the other parties, have designated as its address for such purpose.  Notices sent by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be deemed to have been given when sent; notices sent by mail shall be deemed to have been given three Business Days after the date when sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid; and notices sent by hand delivery or overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received.

9.3.Computations.

Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any accounting term used in this Agreement shall have the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations (including with respect to the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense, or any consolidation or other accounting computation) hereunder shall be computed in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

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9.4.Costs; Expenses.

Borrower agrees to pay promptly following written demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender (including Legal Costs, and for the avoidance of doubt, such costs and expenses for accountants, auditors, appraisers, consultants and other professionals) in connection with the preparation, delivery and administration (including perfection and protection of Collateral) of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents provided for herein or delivered or to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith (including any proposed or actual amendment, supplement or waiver to any Loan Document), and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including Legal Costs and the other costs and expenses described above) incurred by Lender after an Event of Default in connection with the collection of the Obligations and enforcement of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any such other documents.  In addition, Borrower agrees to pay (promptly following written demand), and to save Lender harmless from all liability for, any fees of Borrower's auditors in connection with any reasonable exercise by Lender of its rights pursuant to Section 6.2 (subject to the limitations set forth therein).  All Obligations provided for in this Section 9.4 shall survive repayment of the Loans, cancellation of the Notes, and termination of this Agreement).

9.5.Assignments.

Lender may assign all or any portion of Lender's Loans and Commitments without the prior consent of Borrower;  provided, however, that Borrower will be notified of the assignment.

9.6.Confidentiality; Competitor Matters.

(a)Lender agrees to maintain as confidential all information provided to them by any Loan Party, except that Lender may disclose such information (a) to Persons employed or engaged by Lender or any of their Affiliates in evaluating, approving, structuring or administering the Loans and the Commitments; (b) to any assignee or participant or potential assignee or participant that has agreed to comply with the covenant contained in this Section 9.6 (and any such assignee or participant or potential assignee or participant may disclose such information to Persons employed or engaged by them as described in clause (a) above); (c) as required or requested by any federal or state regulatory authority or examiner, or any insurance industry association, or as reasonably believed by Lender to be compelled by any court decree, subpoena or legal or administrative order or process as long as Borrower has received prior notice and the opportunity to seek a protective order; (d) as, on the advice of Lender’s counsel, is required by law; (e) in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy under the Loan Documents or in connection with any litigation to which Lender is a party; (f) to any nationally recognized rating agency or investor of a Lender that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued or investment decisions with respect to Lender; and (g) that ceases to be confidential through no fault of Lender.

 (b)   Captions.

Captions used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

9.7.Nature of Remedies.

All Obligations of Borrower and rights of Lender expressed herein or in any other Loan Document shall be in addition to and not in limitation of those provided by applicable law.  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege

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hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

9.8.Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Agreement.  Receipt by facsimile or other electronic method of any executed signature page to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall constitute effective delivery of such signature page.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission (including “pdf”), shall be treated in all manner and respects and for all purposes as an original agreement or amendment and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.  No party hereto or to any such other Loan Document shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or amendment was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

9.9.Severability.

The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

9.10.Entire Agreement.

This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings of such Persons, verbal or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and any prior arrangements made with respect to the payment by (or any indemnification for) Borrower of any fees, costs or expenses payable to or incurred (or to be incurred) by or on behalf of Lender.

9.11.Indemnification.

(a)                Except for losses, claims, damages or liability arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender, Borrower hereby agrees (i) to indemnify and hold harmless Lender, its officers, agents, (including outside legal counsel), directors, employees successors and assigns (the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities, fees (including, without limitation, any reasonable broker’s or finder’s fees), reasonable costs or expenses to which Lender, its officers, agents and employees, or any one or more of them, may become subject under any law, contract or agreement in connection with the carrying out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (ii) to reimburse Lender, its officers, agents and employees for any and all reasonable out-of-pocket legal and other expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, whether incurred at trial, on appeal, in bankruptcy proceedings, or otherwise) incurred by Lender, its officers, agents and employees, or any one or more of them, in connection with investigating any such losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities, fees (including, without limitation, any broker’s or finder’s fees), reasonable costs or expenses or in connection with defending any actions relating thereto. Lender agrees, at the request and reasonable expense of Borrower, to cooperate in the making of any investigation in defense of any such claim and promptly to assert any or all of the rights and privileges and defenses, which may be available to Lender.

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(b)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and in addition to the indemnification provided in Section 9.11, Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Lender from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities, fees, reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable legal fees, whether incurred at trial, on appeal, in bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise) directly or indirectly resulting from, due to or arising out of (i) any misrepresentation of information furnished to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower, (ii) any breach, violation, untruthfulness or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of Borrower under any of the Loan Documents, or (iii) any breach or violation of or noncompliance with any covenant or agreement of  Borrower under any of the Loan Documents. Borrower’s liability under this Section 9.11 shall not be limited by any other provision of this Agreement.

(c)              The provisions of this Section 9.11 shall survive the payment of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

9.12.Successors; Assigns.

This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Borrower and Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  No other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.  Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or Obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender.

9.13.Governing Law.

THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

9.14.Forum Selection; Consent to Jurisdiction.

ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE STATE AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK;  PROVIDED THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT LENDER’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND.  BORROWER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE.  BORROWER AND LENDER FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

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9.15.Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH OF BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY NOTE, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY LENDING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE FOREGOING, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

 

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The parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.,

as Borrower


 

By:

/s/ Barton P. Bandy

 

Name: Barton P. Bandy

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARMISTICE CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD.,
as Lender


 

By:

/s/ Steven Boyd

 

Name: Steven Boyd

Title: CIO of Armistice Capital, LLC, the Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

ANNEX I

 

Addresses

 

ReShape Lifesciences Inc.

1001 Calle Amanecer

San Clemente, California 92673

Attention:        Bart Bandy, Chief Executive Officer Telephone:         949-429-6680

 

Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.,
510 Madison Avenue, 7
th  Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention:
Daniel Radden
Telephone:(212) 231-4930

 

Address for Payments:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., New York
ABA: 021000021

Beneficiary: A/C No: 066001633

A/C Name: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

For Credit to A/C Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.
A/C # 102-53544

 

 

 

 

I-1

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$                                 

 

                               

 

 

 

The undersigned ("Borrower"), for value received, promises to pay to Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (the "Lender") the aggregate unpaid amount of all Loans made to Borrower by Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below, such principal amount (which such amount may change over time pursuant to the Credit Agreement) to be payable on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

Borrower further promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date of such Loan until such Loan is paid in full, payable at the rate(s) and at the time(s) set forth in the Credit Agreement. Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America.

 

This Note evidences indebtedness incurred under, and is subject to the terms and provisions of, the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2020 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"; terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement), between Borrower and Lender, to which Credit Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and provisions under which this Note may or must be paid prior to its due date or its due date accelerated.

 

This Note is made under and governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.

 

 

 

 

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

A-1

 

Exhibit B

 

Form of Warrant

 

(see attached)

 

 

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

SERIES G COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

 

Warrant Shares: 1,200,000

Initial Exercise Date: March 25, 2020

 

 

THIS SERIES G COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”)

certifies that, for value received, Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and until the fifth anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from ReShape Lifesciences Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to 1,200,000 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1.[RESERVED]

 

Section 2.Exercise.

 

a)Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless

 

 

 

exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

b)Exercise Price. The aggregate exercise price per share of Common stock under this Warrant shall be the lesser of $3.70 or the average of the two lowest VWAPs for the Common Stock during the ten (10) Trading Days immediately prior to the date of Exercise, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c)Cashless Exercise. If at any time after the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either

(y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the   close   of   “regular   trading   hours”   on   a   Trading   Day)   pursuant to

 

 

 

Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder, provided that, if the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such share of Common Stock, then the fair market value as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC

 

 

 

Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised  via  cashless  exercise  pursuant  to  this Section 2(c).

 

d)Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i.Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants), and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate or book-entry notation, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise,

(ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such

 

 

 

Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

ii.Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii.Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to  transmit  to  the  Holder  the  Warrant  Shares  pursuant  to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv.Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the  Warrant  Shares  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of

$11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of

 

 

 

Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

v.No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

vi.Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided,  however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the  Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for  same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

vii.Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

e)[RESERVED]

 

f)[RESERVED]

 

Section 3.Certain Adjustments.

 

 

 

a)Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of  Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b)[RESERVED]

 

c)Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete 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 shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

d)Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation

 

 

 

in such Distribution. To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.

 

e)Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding,

(i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) or Section 2(f) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) or Section 2(f) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time

 

 

 

concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided,  however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company's control, including not approved by the Company's Board of Directors, Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity, as of the date of consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. (“Bloomberg”) determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the Remaining Day volatility, wherein “Remaining Day” shall be equal to the number of days remaining on the term of this Warrant on the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the greater of (i) the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (ii) the greater of (x) the last VWAP immediately prior  to  the  public  announcement  of  such  Fundamental  Transaction and

(y) the last VWAP immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds within five Business Days of the Holder’s election (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction). The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock

 

 

 

acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

f)Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g)Notice to Holder.

 

i.Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii.Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address

 

 

 

as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

Section 4.Transfer of Warrant.

 

a)Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,  the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

b)New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a

 

 

 

written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to  compliance  with  Section 4(a), as to any transfer that may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

c)Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

d)[RESERVED]

 

e)Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.

 

Section 5.  Miscellaneous.

 

a)No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.

 

b)Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c)Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

 

 

d)Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation 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 of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and

(iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

 

 

 

e)Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be  deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

f)Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

g)Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant [or the Exercise Agreement], if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

 

h)Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of

 

 

 

transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto. To the extent that any notice constitutes, or contains material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

i)Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

j)Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

k)Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l)Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

 

m)Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

n)Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

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(Signature Page Follows)

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO:RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

 

(1)The undersigned hereby elects to purchase                Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2)Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or

[ ] if permitted, the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3)Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

                                                                

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

                                                                

 

                                                                

 

                                                                

 

(4)Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

Name of Investing
Entity:
                                                                                                                                                                    

 

Signature of Authorized
Signatory of Investing
Entity:                                                                                                                                                                    

 

Name of
Authorized 
                                                                                                                                                            

 

 

 

Signatory:                                                                                                                                                              

 

Title of Authorized
Signatory: 
                                                                                                                                                             

 

Date:                                                                                                                                                                      

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

 

Name:

 

 

(Please Print)

Address:

 

 

(Please Print)

Phone Number:

 

Email Address:

 

 

 

Dated:                                 ,                 

 

Holder’s Signature:                                            

 

Holder’s Address:                                              

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit C

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement

 

(see attached)

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [        ]  [   ], 2020, between ReShape Life Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchaser signatory hereto (the “Purchaser”).

 

This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

The Company and the Purchaser hereby agrees as follows:

 

1.Definitions.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: “Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the later of (i) the 90th calendar day following the date hereof (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 120th calendar day following the date hereof); provided,  however, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above, provided, further, if such Effectiveness Date falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

 

Event Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

 

Filing Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 60th calendar day following the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the Registrable Securities.

 

 

 

Holder” means the holder of Registrable Securities.

 

Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Plan of Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

Registrable Securities” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all Shares,

(b) all Warrant Shares then issued and issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (assuming on such date the Warrants are exercised in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein), (c) any additional shares of Common Stock issued and issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Purchase Agreement and the Warrants (in each case, without  giving effect  to  any limitations  on exercise set  forth in the Warrants) and

(d) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization  or  similar  event  with  respect  to  the  foregoing;  provided,  however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (b) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (c) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of- sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144, as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the Holder.

 

Registration Statement” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements

 

 

 

contemplated by Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration statement.

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set  forth  in  Section 3(a).

 

SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the Commission staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Series G Warrants” means, collectively, the Series G Common Stock purchase warrants, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately, subject to the Issuable Maximum, have an exercise price equal to $[_] per share (subject to adjustment as provided therein) and have a term of exercise equal to [ ].

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

 

 

Transfer Agent” means EQ Shareowner Services (f/k/a Wells Fargo Shareowner Services), the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101, Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120 and a facsimile number of 651-450-4078, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

Warrants” means, collectively, the Series G Warrants.

 

Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

2.Shelf Registration.

 

(a)On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e)) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by the Holder) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A;  provided,  however, that the Holder shall not be required to be named as an “underwriter” without the Holder’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the Holder (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holder by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one (1) Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(d).

 

 

 

(b)Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform the Holder thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-3 or other appropriate form; provided,  however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.

 

(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by the Holder, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows:

 

a.First, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities; and

 

b.Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares underlying the Series G Warrants.

 

In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least five (5) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to the Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended.

 

(d)If: (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a) herein, the Company shall be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective

 

 

 

date of a Registration Statement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holder is otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of fifteen (15) calendar days (which need not be consecutive calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”, and for purposes of clauses (i) and (iv), the date on which such Event occurs, and for purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (iii) the date which such ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (v) the date on which such ten (10) or fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then, in addition to any other rights the Holder may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the product of 1.0% multiplied by the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by the Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 18% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such partial liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no liquidated damages shall accrue as to any Registrable Securities that are subject to a cut- back pursuant to Section 2(c) (“Cut Back Shares”) until such date as the Company is able to effect the registration of such Cut Back Shares in accordance with any restrictions required by the Commission. From and after the date that such restrictions  are  terminated,  all  of  the  provisions  of  this Section 2(d) shall again be applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that the Filing Date and Effectiveness Date for the Registration Statement including such Cut Back Shares shall be based on the termination date of such restriction.

 

(e)If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such

 

 

 

time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.

 

(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name the Holder or affiliate of the Holder as an  Underwriter without the prior written consent of the Holder.

 

3.Registration Procedures.

 

In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company

shall:

 

(a)Not less than five (5) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall (i) furnish to the Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of the Holder, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements  thereto to which the Holder shall reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than five (5) Trading Days after the Holder have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or one (1) Trading Day after the Holder has been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. The Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two (2) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth (4th) Trading Day following the date on which the Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section.

 

(b)(i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post- effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holder true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company shall excise any information

 

 

 

contained therein which would constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holder as set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

 

(c)If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holder of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities.

 

(d)Notify the Holder of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any 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,  and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued

 

 

 

availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus; provided,  however, that in no  event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(e)Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.

 

(f)Furnish to the Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission, provided that any such item which is available on the EDGAR system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished in physical form.

 

(g)Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by the Holder in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).

 

(h)Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by the Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Holder in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as the Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement, provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process  in any such jurisdiction.

 

(i)If requested by the Holder, cooperate with the Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holder may request.

 

 

 

(j)Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d), as  promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will 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. If the Company notifies the Holder in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holder shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(j) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to the payment of partial liquidated damages otherwise required pursuant to Section 2(d), for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12-month period.

 

(k)Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holder in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holder is required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder.

 

(l)The Company shall use its best efforts to obtain and maintain eligibility for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities.

 

(m)The Company may require the Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities solely because the Holder fails to furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request, any liquidated damages that are accruing at such time as to the Holder only shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended as to the Holder only, until such information is delivered to the Company.

 

 

 

4.Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with, this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of the Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holder.

 

5.Indemnification.

 

(a)Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless the Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any the Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not

 

 

 

misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding the Holder furnished in writing to the Company by the Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to the Holder or the Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by the Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by the Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified the Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by the Holder and prior to the receipt by the Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). The Company shall notify the Holder promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by the Holder in accordance with Section 6(h).

 

(b)Indemnification by the Holder. The Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by the Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to the Holder’s information provided in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or the proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by the Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability ofa Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by the Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages the Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by the Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

 

 

(c)Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof, provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

 

An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding, or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.

 

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, provided that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

 

 

 

(d)Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

 

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. In no event shall the contribution obligation of the Holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by the Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages the Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

 

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.

 

6.Miscellaneous.

 

(a)Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by the Holder of its obligations under this Agreement, the Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

 

 

(b)No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements. Neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holder in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in any Registration Statements other than the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not file any other registration statements until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

(c)[RESERVED]

 

(d)Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, the Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the  kind described in Section 3(d)(iii) through (vi), the Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company agrees and acknowledges that any periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2(d).

 

(e)Piggy-Back Registrations. If, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall deliver to the Holder a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen days after the date of the delivery of such notice, the Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities the Holder requests to be registered; provided,  however, that the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6(e) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 (without volume restrictions or current public information requirements) promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement that is available for resales or other dispositions by the Holder.

 

(f)Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holder. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

 

 

 

(g)Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

(h)Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of the Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Holder. The Holder may assign its rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(i)No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holder in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(i), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.

 

(j)Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

(k)Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(l)Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

 

(m)Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

 

 

(n)Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

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(Signature Pages Follow)

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Holder:                                                                 

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder                                                                

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:                                                                 

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:                                                                 

 

 

 

Annex A

 

Plan of Distribution

 

The Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholder”) of the securities and any of its pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their securities covered hereby on the principal Trading Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:

 

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer

solicits purchasers;

 

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its

account;

 

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

privately negotiated transactions;

 

settlement of short sales;

 

in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholder to

sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;

 

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,

whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The Selling Stockholder may also sell securities under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholder may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholder (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage

 

 

 

commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.

 

In connection with the sale of the securities or interests therein, the Selling Stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholder may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholder may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

The Selling Stockholder and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.

 

The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the securities. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholder against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the securities may be resold by the Selling Stockholder without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholder will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the common stock by the Selling Stockholder or any other person. We will make copies

 

 

 

of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholder and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

 

 

Annex B

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

 

Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire

 

The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “Registrable Securities”) of ReShape Lifesciences Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

 

NOTICE

 

The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Stockholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.

 

The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

 

QUESTIONNAIRE

 

1.Name.

 

(a)Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder

 

                                                                                                                                                                   

 

(b)Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:

 

                                                                                                                                                                   

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(c)Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire):

 

                                                                                                                                                                   

 

2.Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:

 

                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                              

Telephone:                                                                                                                                                            

Fax:                                                                                                                                                                       

Contact
Person: 
                                                                                                                                                                 

 

3.Broker-Dealer Status:

 

(a)Are you a broker-dealer?

 

Yes No

(b)If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?

 

Yes No

Note:If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

(c)Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?

 

Yes No

(d)If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?

 

Yes No

 

 

 

Note:If “no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

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4.Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.

 

Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

(a)Type and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder:

 

                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                   

 

5.Relationships with the Company:

 

Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

 

State any exceptions here:

 

                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                   

 

The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any material inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective; provided, that the undersigned shall not be required to notify the Company of any changes to the number of securities held or owned by the undersigned or its affiliates.

 

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

 

Date:                                                      

 

Beneficial
Owner: 
                                                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

PLEASE SEND A COPY (OR EMAIL A .PDF COPY) OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO:

 

 

 

 

 

rsls_Ex10_2

Exhibit 10.2

 

GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

dated as of March 25, 2020

among

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

and

 

RESHAPE MEDICAL LLC

 

as Grantors,

 

and

ARMISTICE CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD.,

as Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2020 (this “Agreement”), made by each signatory hereto (together with any other Person that becomes a party hereto as provided herein,  (“Grantors”), in favor of Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Lender”).

Lender has agreed to extend credit to ReShape Lifesciences Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”’) pursuant to the Credit Agreement (as defined below).  Borrower is affiliated with each other Grantor.  The proceeds of credit extended under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable Borrower to make valuable transfers to Grantors in connection with the operation of their respective businesses.  Borrower and the other Grantors are engaged in interrelated businesses, and each Grantor will derive substantial direct and/or indirect benefit from extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement.

It is a condition precedent to Lender’s obligation to extend credit under the Credit Agreement that Grantors shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to Lender.

In consideration of the premises and to induce Lender to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce Lender to extend credit thereunder, each Grantor hereby agrees with Lender, as follows:

1.Definitions.

1.1Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, and the following terms are used herein as defined in the UCC (as defined below): Accounts, Certificated Security, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Control, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Farm Products, Goods, Health-Care-Insurance Receivables, Instruments, Inventory, Letter-of-Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations.  Unless otherwise expressly stated to the contrary herein, the interpretation of terms in this Agreement shall be governed by the rules set forth in Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement.

1.2When used herein the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Borrower has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Borrower Obligations means all Obligations of Borrower.

Collateral means (a) all of each Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to Accounts, Chattel Paper (including Electronic Chattel Paper), Deposit Accounts, Documents, Equipment, Farm Products, General Intangibles, Goods, Health-Care-Insurance Receivables, Instruments, Intellectual Property, Inventory, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Supporting Obligations, Identified Claims and other personal property, in each case whether now owned or at any time hereafter acquired or arising, (b) all books and records pertaining to any of the foregoing, (c) all Proceeds and products of any of the foregoing and (d) all collateral security and guarantees

 

 

 

 

given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, that the Collateral (nor any defined term used in the definition thereof) shall not include the Excluded Property.  Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the relevant part thereof.

Copyrights means all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, and any other rights in works of authorship whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings and tangible media thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including all registrations and applications in the United States Copyright Office and any foreign copyright offices, and the right to obtain all renewals and extensions of any of the foregoing, along with any moral rights or any equivalent rights.

Copyright Licenses means all written agreements naming any Grantor as licensor or licensee, granting any right under any Copyright, including the grant of rights to manufacture, reproduce, distribute, exploit and sell materials derived from any Copyright.

Credit Agreement means the Credit Agreement of even date herewith between Borrower and Lender, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Excluded Property means, with respect to a Grantor, (a) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, (b) “intent-to-use” Trademarks for which a statement of use has not been filed and accepted with the U.S.  Patent and Trademark Office and any other Intellectual Property if the grant of a Lien on or security interest in such Intellectual Property would result in the cancellation or voiding of such Intellectual Property, (c) any receivable paid into a Trust Account (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the balance of any such Trust Account maintained by any Grantor for the benefit of an agency of the federal government of the United States of America, (d) Exempt Accounts (excluding accounts constituting Exempt Accounts pursuant to clause (a)(iv) of the definition thereof), (e) any assets owned by such Grantor that are subject to a purchase money security interest or a Capital Lease permitted under the Credit Agreement, but only to the extent that the agreements governing such purchase money security interest or Capital Lease prohibit the granting of other Liens in such assets and any necessary consent required for the granting of other Liens in such assets has not been obtained; (f) any property of the type expressly excluded from the definitions of Investment Property and Pledged Equity; (g) any item of General Intangibles that is now or hereafter held by such Grantor but only to the extent that such item of General Intangibles (or any agreement evidencing such item of General Intangibles) contains a term or is subject to a rule of law, statute or regulation that restricts, prohibits, or requires a consent (that has not been obtained) of a Person (other than such Grantor) to, the creation, attachment or perfection of the security interest granted herein, and any such restriction, prohibition and/or requirement of consent is effective and enforceable under applicable law and is not rendered ineffective by applicable law (including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC),  and (h) real property owned by any Grantor, interests in real property leases of any Grantor and any fixtures thereon;  provided,  however, that (x) Excluded Property shall not include any Proceeds of any item of General Intangibles or Proceeds of any other Excluded Property unless such Proceeds themselves constitute Excluded Property pursuant to clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) above, and (y) any item of General Intangibles or other Excluded Property that at any time ceases to satisfy the criteria for Excluded

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Property (whether as a result of the applicable Grantor obtaining any necessary consent, any change in any rule of law, statute or regulation, or otherwise), shall no longer be Excluded Property.

General Intangibles means all “general intangibles” as such term is defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC and, in any event, including with respect to any Grantor, all contracts, agreements, instruments and indentures in any form, and portions thereof, to which such Grantor is a party or under which such Grantor has any right, title or interest or to which such Grantor or any property of such Grantor is subject, as the same from time to time may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, including, without limitation, (a) all rights of such Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due to it thereunder or in connection therewith, (b) all rights of such Grantor to damages arising thereunder and (c) all rights of such Grantor to perform and to exercise all remedies thereunder.

Grantors has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Guarantor Obligations means, with respect to each Guarantor, all of such Guarantor’s Obligations.

Guarantors means the collective reference to each Grantor other than Borrower.

Identified Claims means the Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule 7.

Intellectual Property means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property anywhere in the world, including Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation, dilution or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom, including,  but not limited to, Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks related to lap band and vest technology.

Intercompany Note means any promissory note evidencing loans made by any Grantor to any other Grantor.

Investment Property means the collective reference to (a) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC (other than the equity interest of any Foreign Subsidiary or Excluded Foreign Holding Company excluded from the definition of Pledged Equity), (b) all “financial assets” as such term is defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC, and (c) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Notes and all Pledged Equity.

Issuers means the collective reference to each issuer of any Investment Property which constitutes Collateral.

Lender has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Patents means (a) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof or any international or regional body, all reissues, renewals and extensions thereof, (b) all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all

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political subdivisions thereof or any international or regional bodies, continuations, divisionals and continuations-in-part thereof, and any patents maturing therefrom (c) the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, and (d) all rights to obtain any reissues or extensions of the foregoing.

Patent Licenses means all written agreements providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to make, manufacture, use, import, export, offer for sale or sell any invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent.

Permitted Liens means the Liens permitted under Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement.

Pledged Equity means the equity interests listed on Schedule 1, together with any other equity interests, certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the equity interests of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, any Grantor while this Agreement is in effect; provided that in no event shall more than 65% of the total outstanding equity interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or Excluded Foreign Holding Company constitute Pledged Equity.

Pledged Notes means all promissory notes listed on Schedule 1, all Intercompany Notes at any time issued to any Grantor and all other promissory notes issued to or held by any Grantor (other than any individual promissory note which is less than $1,000,000 in principal amount, up to an aggregate of $3,500,000 for all such promissory notes excluded thereby at any time).

Proceeds means all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC and, in any event, shall include all dividends or other income from the Investment Property, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

Receivable means any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, whether or not such right is evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper and whether or not it has been earned by performance (including any Accounts); it being acknowledged and agreed by Lender that any receivable paid into a Trust Account maintained by any Grantor for the benefit of an agency of the United States of America shall not be deemed to be a receivable within the meaning of this Agreement.

Secured Obligations means, collectively,  Borrower Obligations and Guarantor Obligations.

Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Trademarks means (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, service marks, logos, designs and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision o international or regional body thereof, or otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto, and (b) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.

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Trademark Licenses means, collectively, each written agreement providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any Trademark.

UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof and from time to time in the State of New York, provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interests in any Collateral or the availability of any remedy hereunder is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on or after the date hereof in any other jurisdiction, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection or availability of such remedy.

2.Guarantee.

2.1Guarantee.

(a)Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to Lender and its successors, indorsees, transferees and permitted assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by Borrower when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of Borrower Obligations.

(b)Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors or any applicable laws relating to fraudulent conveyances or fraudulent transfers (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2.2).  The provisions of this Section 2.1(b) shall be implemented automatically without the need for any amendment or modification to the Loan Documents.

(c)Each Guarantor agrees that the Secured Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Lender hereunder.

(d)The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until all of the Secured Obligations shall have been Paid in Full.

(e)No payment made by Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by Lender from Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Secured Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Secured Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Secured Obligations), remain liable for the Secured Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Secured Obligations are Paid in Full.

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2.2Right of Contribution.  Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.  Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.3.  The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to Lender, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to Lender for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

2.3No Subrogation.  Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by Lender, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of Lender against Borrower or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by Lender for the payment of the Secured Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all of the Secured Obligations are Paid in Full;  provided that any such right of contribution or reimbursement against any Borrower or any other Guarantor (including any right under Section 2.2) shall be irrevocably and automatically waived in the event the Pledged Equity or other equity securities of such Borrower or other Guarantor are sold or otherwise transferred or disposed of in connection with the exercise of rights and remedies by Agent (including in connection with a consensual sale, transfer or other disposition in lieu of foreclosure) and in connection with such sale or transfer, all or a portion of the Secured Obligations are Paid in Full.  If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Secured Obligations shall not have been Paid in Full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for Lender, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to Lender in the form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to Lender, if required), to be applied against the Secured Obligations in accordance with Lender’s sole discretion.

2.4Amendments, etc. with respect to the Secured Obligations.  Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Secured Obligations made by Lender may be rescinded by Lender and any of the Secured Obligations continued, and the Secured Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by Lender, and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as Lender may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by Lender for the payment of the Secured Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.  Lender shall not have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Secured Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto. 

2.5Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional.  Each Guarantor waives to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual

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of any of the Secured Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by Lender upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2;  the Secured Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2,  and all dealings between Borrower and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and Lender, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2.  Each Guarantor waives to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law (a) diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon Borrower or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Secured Obligations, (b) notice of the existence or creation or non-payment of all or any of the Secured Obligations, and (c) all diligence in collection or protection of or realization upon any Secured Obligations or any security for or guaranty of any Secured Obligations.  Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (i) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Secured Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by Lender, (ii) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) whatsoever which may at any time be available to or be asserted by Borrower or any other Person against Lender, or (iii) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of Borrower or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of Borrower for the Secured Obligations (other than a defense of payment or performance), or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2,  in bankruptcy or in any other instance.  When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Secured Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by Lender to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of Lender against any Guarantor.  For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.  Each Guarantor waives any right that it may have under such applicable law to require that Agent commence action against Borrower or any other person or against any of the Collateral.

Lender may, from time to time, at its sole discretion and without notice to any Guarantor (or any of them), take any or all of the following actions: (a) retain or obtain a security interest in any property to secure any of the Secured Obligations or any obligation hereunder, (b) retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any obligor or obligors with respect to any of the Secured Obligations, (c) extend or renew any of the Secured Obligations for one or more periods (whether or not longer than the original period), alter or exchange any of the Secured Obligations, or release or compromise any obligation of any Guarantor or any obligation of any nature of any other obligor with respect to any of the Secured Obligations, (d) release any guaranty or right of

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offset or its security interest in, or surrender, release or permit any substitution or exchange for, all or any part of any property securing any of the Secured Obligations or any obligation hereunder, or extend or renew for one or more periods (whether or not longer than the original period) or release, compromise, alter or exchange any obligations of any nature of any obligor with respect to any such property, and (e) resort to any Guarantor for payment of any of the Secured Obligations when due, whether or not Lender shall have resorted to any property securing any of the Secured Obligations or any obligation hereunder or shall have proceeded against any other Guarantor or any other obligor primarily or secondarily obligated with respect to any of the Secured Obligations.

2.6Payments.  Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to Lender without set-off or counterclaim (other than for the defense of payment or performance in full) in Dollars at the office of Lender specified in the Credit Agreement.

2.7Financial Condition.  Each Guarantor hereby assumes responsibility for being and remaining informed of the financial condition of Borrower and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of amounts owing under the Credit Agreement which diligent inquiry would reveal and agrees that Lender shall not have a duty to advise such Guarantor of information known to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances.

3.Grant of Security Interest.

Each Grantor hereby grants to Lender a security interest in all of its Collateral, as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations.

4.Representations and Warranties.

To induce Lender to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce Lender to make extensions of credit to Borrower thereunder, each Grantor jointly and severally hereby represents and warrants to Lender that:

4.1Title.  Except for Permitted Liens, the Grantors own each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens.

4.2Perfected First Priority Liens.  The security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement pursuant to Article 8 and Article 9 of the UCC (a) upon completion of the filings and other actions specified on Schedule 2 (which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to on Schedule 2,  shall be delivered to Lender in completed and, if applicable, duly executed form on the Closing Date or on such later date as permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Credit Agreement) will constitute valid perfected security interests as of such date (to the extent perfection can be accomplished by such filing or action) in all of the Collateral in favor of Lender as collateral security for each Grantor’s Obligations, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against all creditors of each Grantor (subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles) and any Persons purporting to purchase any Collateral from each Grantor, and (b) are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof except for Permitted Liens.

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4.3Grantor Information.  On the date hereof, Schedule 3 sets forth (a) each Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization, (b) the location of each Grantor’s chief executive office, (c) each Grantor’s exact legal name as it appears on its organizational documents, (d) each Grantor’s federal employer identification number, and (e) each Grantor’s organizational identification number.

4.4Collateral Locations.  On the date hereof, Schedule 4 sets forth (a) each place of business of each Grantor (including its chief executive office), (b) all locations where all Inventory and the Equipment owned by each Grantor is kept, except (i) Inventory and Equipment that is “in transit” or out for repair or restoration, or (ii) Inventory and Equipment in the possession of employees in the ordinary course of business, and (c) whether each such Collateral location and place of business (including each Grantor’s chief executive office) is owned or leased (and if leased, specifies the complete name and notice address of each lessor).  On the date hereof, no Collateral is located outside the United States or (except for Inventory and Equipment within the scope of clause (b) above) in the possession of any lessor, bailee, warehouseman or consignee, except as indicated on Schedule 4.

4.5Certain Property.  None of the Collateral constitutes, or is the Proceeds of, (a) Farm Products, (b) Health-Care-Insurance Receivables or (c) vessels, aircraft or any other property subject to any certificate of title or other registration statute of the United States, any State or other jurisdiction, except for motor vehicles owned by the Grantors and used by employees of the Grantors in the ordinary course of business and subject to clause (a) of the definition of Excluded Property.

4.6Investment Property.

(a)The shares of Pledged Equity pledged by each Grantor hereunder constitute all the issued and outstanding equity interests of each Issuer owned by such Grantor or,  in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary or Excluded Foreign Holding Company, 65% of all issued and outstanding equity interests of such Foreign Subsidiary or Excluded Foreign Holding Company.  All certificates, if any evidencing the Pledged Equity pledged by any Grantor hereunder as of the date hereof have been delivered to Lender.

(b)All of the Pledged Equity issued by any Subsidiary of any Grantor has been duly and validly issued and, if shares of corporate stock, is fully paid and nonassessable (to the extent applicable).  Each Grantor has the right and requisite authority to pledge, assign, transfer, deliver, deposit and set over the Pledged Equity owned by such Grantor to Lender as provided herein.  No consent,  approval, authorization or other order or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental entity or any other Person which has not yet been obtained or made is required either (i) for the pledge by any Grantor of the Pledged Equity pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) for the exercise by Lender of the voting or other rights in respect of the Pledged Equity provided for in this Agreement or the remedies in respect of the Pledged Equity pursuant to this Agreement, except as may be required in connection with such disposition by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally or the UCC.  The pledge by each Grantor of such Grantor’s Pledged Equity pursuant to this Agreement does not violate (i) the charter, by-laws, operating agreement or other organizational documents of any Grantor or any Issuer that is a Subsidiary of any Grantor, or any indenture, mortgage or agreement to which any Grantor or issuer

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is bound, or (ii) any restriction on such transfer or encumbrance of Pledged Equity with respect to any Issuer that is a Subsidiary of any Grantor, or (iii) any securities law or other applicable law, in each case to with respect to the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), except where such violation could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to any Pledged Equity constituting certificated securities, the delivery of the certificate representing such Pledged Equity endorsed to Lender or in blank will perfect Lender’s security interest in such Pledged Equity and any proceeds thereof by “control” (within the meaning of the applicable UCC).

(c)Schedule 1 lists all Investment Property owned by each Grantor as of the Closing Date.  Each Grantor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Investment Property pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens or options in favor of any other Person, except the security interest created by this Agreement and, in the case of Investment Property which does not constitute Pledged Equity or Pledged Notes, for Permitted Liens.

4.7Receivables.

(a)No amount payable to such Grantor under or in connection with any Receivable is evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper which has not been delivered to Lender unless delivery thereof is excused by the provisions of Section 5.1 hereof.

(b)The amounts represented by such Grantor to Lender from time to time as owing to such Grantor in respect of the Receivables (to the extent such representations are required by any of the Loan Documents) will at all such times be accurate in all material respects.

4.8Intellectual Property.

(a)On the date hereof, Schedule 5 lists all patented or registered Intellectual Property (and all applications for Patents or registrations thereof), material Copyright Licenses, material Trademark Licenses and material Patent Licenses owned by each Grantor.

(b)On the date hereof, all material Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor is valid, subsisting, in-force, unexpired and enforceable, has not been abandoned, expired or lapsed and, to such Grantor’s knowledge, all such material Intellectual Property and all physical manifestations, embodiments or uses thereof does not infringe, misappropriate or dilute the Intellectual Property rights of any other Person.

(c)On the date hereof, except as set forth in Schedule 5, none of the Intellectual Property owned by any Grantor is the subject of any licensing or franchise agreement pursuant to which such Grantor is the licensor or franchisor.

(d)To the knowledge of Grantors, no holding, decision or judgment has been rendered by any governmental or administrative authority which would limit, invalidate, render unenforceable, cancel or question the validity or enforceability of, or any Grantor’s rights in, any Intellectual Property owned by any Grantor in any material respect (other than office actions issued in the ordinary course of prosecution of any pending applications for Patents or applications for registration of other Intellectual Property).

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(e)No action or proceeding is pending, or, to the knowledge of such Grantor, threatened in writing, on the date hereof (i) seeking to limit, invalidate, render unenforceable, cancel or question the validity or enforceability of any material Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor or any Grantor’s ownership interest therein, or (ii) which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f)Each Grantor owns and possesses or has a license or other right to use all Intellectual Property as is necessary for the conduct of the businesses of such Grantor, without any infringement upon, misappropriation of or dilution of rights of others which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.9Deposit and Other Accounts.  All Deposit Accounts and all other accounts maintained by each Grantor as of the date hereof (other than Exempt Accounts) are described on Schedule 6 hereto, which description includes for each such account the name of the Grantor maintaining such account, the name, address, telephone and fax numbers of the financial institution at which such account is maintained, the account number and the account officer, if any, of such account.

4.10Credit Agreement.  Each Grantor makes each of the representations and warranties made by Borrower in Sections  5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.10 and 5.12 of the Credit Agreement to the extent applicable to such Grantor (which representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been renewed upon each borrowing under the Credit Agreement, except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifiers) as of such earlier date).  Such representations and warranties are incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth herein.

5.Covenants.

Each Grantor covenants and agrees with Lender that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Secured Obligations shall have been Paid in Full:

5.1Delivery of Instruments, Certificated Securities and Chattel Paper.  If any amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral with a value in excess of $1,000,000 individually or $3,500,000 in the aggregate for all Grantors at any time shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper, other than checks for deposit, such Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper shall be promptly (within five (5) Business Days) following receipt thereof delivered to Lender, duly indorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Lender, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement and in the case of such Chattel Paper constituting Electronic Chattel Paper, the applicable Grantor shall cause Lender to have control thereof within the meaning set forth in Section 9-105 of the UCC.  In the event that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, upon the request of Lender, any Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper not theretofore delivered to Lender and at such time being held by any Grantor shall be promptly (within five (5) Business Days of a written request) delivered to Lender, duly indorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Lender, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement and in the case of Electronic Chattel Paper, the

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applicable Grantor shall cause Lender to have control thereof within the meaning set forth in Section 9-105 of the UCC.

5.2Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest: Further Documentation.

(a)Such Grantor shall maintain the security interest created by this Agreement as a perfected security interest in the Collateral having the priority described in Section 4.2 and shall defend such security interest against the claims and demands (other than with respect to matters of priority with respect to Permitted Liens where such Permitted Liens are not prohibited from having priority over the security interests granted herein) of all Persons whomsoever.

(b)At any time and from time to time, promptly following the written request of Lender, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver, and have recorded, such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as Lender may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights, and powers herein granted, including (i) filing any financing or continuation statements under the UCC (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby, and (ii) in the case of Investment Property, Deposit Accounts (other than Exempt Accounts), Electronic Chattel Paper with a face amount in excess of $1,000,000 individually and $3,500,000 in the aggregate for all Grantors and Letter of Credit Rights with respect to Letters of Credit with a face amount in excess of $1,000,000 individually and $3,500,000 in the aggregate for all Grantors and any other relevant Collateral, taking any actions necessary to enable Lender to obtain “control” (within the meaning of the applicable UCC) with respect thereto, in each case pursuant to documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender.

(d)Each Grantor authorizes Lender to, at any time and from time to time, file financing statements, continuation statements, and amendments thereto that describe the Collateral (including describing the Collateral as “all assets” of each Grantor, or words of similar effect), and which contain any other information required pursuant to the UCC for the sufficiency of filing office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement, or amendment, and each Grantor agrees to furnish any such information to Lender promptly upon Lender’s reasonable request.  Any such financing statement, continuation statement, or amendment may be signed (to the extent signature of a Grantor is required under applicable law) by Lender on behalf of any Grantor and may be filed at any time in any jurisdiction.

(e)Each Grantor shall, at any time and from time to time, take such steps as Lender may reasonably request for Lender  (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an acknowledgement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, of any bailee having possession of any of the Collateral with a value exceeding $1,000,000 individually or $3,500,000 in the aggregate for all such bailees, stating that the bailee holds such Collateral for Lender, (ii) to obtain “control” of any letter-of-credit rights, or electronic chattel paper (as such terms are defined by the UCC with corresponding provisions thereof defining what constitutes “control” for such items of Collateral) in each case with a value in excess of $1,000,000 individually or $3,500,000 in the aggregate, with any agreements establishing control to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (iii) otherwise to insure the continued perfection and priority of

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Lender’s security interest in any of the Collateral and of the preservation of its rights therein as granted or purported to be granted hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.

5.3Changes in Locations,  Name, etc.  Such Grantor shall not, except upon ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice (or such lesser notice to which Lender may agree in writing in its sole discretion) to Lender and delivery to Lender of all additional financing statements and other documents reasonably requested by Lender as to the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests provided for herein:

(i)change the location of its chief executive office from that specified on Schedule 3 or in any subsequent notice delivered pursuant to this Section 5.3; or

(ii)change its name, identity or corporate or limited liability company structure or jurisdiction of organization.

(b)Notices.  Such Grantor will advise Lender promptly upon obtaining knowledge thereof, in reasonable detail, of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of the Collateral which would adversely affect the ability of Lender to exercise any of its remedies hereunder.

5.4Investment Property.

(a)All certificates and/or instruments evidencing the Pledged Equity on the date hereof shall be delivered to and held or on behalf of the Lender pursuant hereto.  All Pledged Equity shall be accompanied by (a) duly executed instruments of transfer to be assigned in blank (“Instrument of Transfer”), substantially in the form of Annex II attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, (b) a duly executed irrevocable proxy, in substantially the form of Annex III hereto (“Irrevocable Proxy”), and (c) to the extent the Issuer thereof is a Subsidiary of any Grantor, a duly acknowledged equity interest registration page, in blank, from the applicable Issuer, substantially in the form of Annex IV hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender.  If such Grantor shall hereafter become entitled to receive or shall receive any certificate, option or rights in respect of the equity interests of any Issuer constituting Collateral, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any of the Pledged Equity, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Grantor shall accept the same as the agent of Lender, hold the same in trust for Lender and deliver the same promptly to Lender in the form received, duly indorsed by such Grantor to Lender, if required, together with an undated Instrument of Transfer covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Grantor and with, if Lender so requests, signature guaranteed, to be held by Lender, subject to the terms hereof, as additional Collateral for the Secured Obligations.  If any Grantor acquires Pledged Equity with respect to any Issuer following the date hereof that is not an Issuer of Pledged Equity as of the date hereof, such Grantor shall deliver an executed Irrevocable Proxy and (to the extent the Issuer thereof is a Subsidiary of any Grantor) a Registration Page with respect to such new Issuer to Lender.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) any sums paid upon or in respect of the Investment Property upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer shall be paid over to Lender to be held, at Lender’s option, either by it hereunder as additional Collateral for the Secured Obligations or applied to the Secured Obligations as provided in Section 6.5,  and (ii) in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in respect of the

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Investment Property or any property which constitutes Collateral shall be distributed upon or with respect to the Investment Property pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, the property so distributed shall, unless otherwise subject to a perfected Lien in favor of Lender, be delivered to Lender to be held, at Lender’s option, either by it hereunder as additional Collateral for the Secured Obligations or applied to the Secured Obligations as provided in Section 6.5.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if any sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect of the Investment Property shall be received by such Grantor, such Grantor shall, until such money or property is paid or delivered to Lender, hold such money or property in trust for Lender, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, as additional Collateral for the Secured Obligations.

(b)Without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned with respect to clause (i) below), such Grantor will not (i) vote to enable, or take any other action to permit, any Issuer to issue any equity interests of any nature or to issue any other securities or interests convertible into or granting the right to purchase or exchange for any equity interests of any nature of any Issuer (except pursuant to a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement where such equity interests are issued to such Grantor and pledged pursuant to this Agreement) or to alter the voting rights with respect to any equity interests of any Issuer in any nature (ii) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof (except pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement) other than, with respect to Investment Property not constituting Pledged Equity or Pledged Notes, any such action which is not prohibited by the Credit Agreement, (iii) create, incur or permit to exist any Lien or option in favor of, or any claim of any Person with respect to, any of the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof, or any interest therein, except for Permitted Liens, or (iv) enter into any agreement or undertaking restricting the right or ability of such Grantor or Agent to sell, assign or transfer any of the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof, except, with respect to such Investment Property, shareholders’ agreements entered into by such Grantor with respect to Persons in which such Grantor maintains an ownership interest of 50% or less.

(c)In the case of each Grantor (other than Parent) which is an Issuer, such Issuer agrees that (i) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Investment Property issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it, (ii) it will notify Lender promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.4(a) with respect to the Investment Property issued by it and (iii) the terms of Sections 6.3(c) and 6.7 and each Irrevocable Proxy with respect to the Pledged Equity of such Grantor shall apply to such Grantor with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(c) or 6.7 or such Irrevocable Proxy regarding the Investment Property issued by it.

5.5Intellectual Property.

(a)Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will (i) continue to use each material Trademark owned by such Grantor and make appropriate filings evidencing such use to the extent required by applicable law to maintain such material Trademark in full force with respect to each class of goods for which such material Trademark is currently used, free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, (ii) use such material Trademark with the appropriate notice of registration and all other notices and legends required by applicable law to avoid any loss of rights,

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in each country or jurisdiction in which Grantor has rights in such material Trademark as of the date hereof (iii) not adopt or use any other Trademark which is confusingly similar or a colorable imitation of such material Trademark unless such Grantor shall grant to Lender a perfected security interest in such mark pursuant to this Agreement, and (iv) not (and not knowingly permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) knowingly do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby such material Trademark may become invalidated, forfeited, lapsed, abandoned, expired or impaired in any way.

(b)Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will not knowingly do any act, or knowingly omit to do any act, whereby any material Patent owned by such Grantor may become invalidated, forfeited, lapsed, abandoned, expired or dedicated to the public or otherwise impaired.

(c)Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will not (and will not knowingly permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) knowingly do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any  material Copyright owned by such Grantor may become invalidated, forfeited, lapsed, abandoned, expired or dedicated to the public domain or otherwise impaired.

(d)Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will not do any act that knowingly uses any Intellectual Property to infringe, misappropriate or dilute the intellectual property rights of any other Person.

(e)Such Grantor will notify Lender immediately (but in any event within thirty (30) days) if it knows that any application or registration or issued patent for any material Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor may become invalidated, forfeited, lapsed, abandoned, expired, impaired in any way or dedicated to the public (other than through expiration of their full statutory term), or of any materially adverse determination in any proceeding against such Grantor (including the institution of, or any such determination in any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any court or tribunal in any country or jurisdiction) regarding, such Grantor’s ownership of, or the validity or enforceability of, any material Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor or such Grantor’s right to register the same or to own and maintain the same (other than office actions issued in the ordinary course of prosecution of any pending applications for Patents or applications for registration of other Intellectual Property).

(f)Whenever such Grantor, either by itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, files an application for the registration of any Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof or any regional or international body, such Grantor shall report such filing to Lender concurrently with the next delivery of financial statements of Borrower pursuant to Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2 of the Credit Agreement, as applicable.  Upon the request of Lender, such Grantor shall execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as Lender may reasonably request to evidence Lender’s security interest in any Copyright, Patent or Trademark or other Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby.

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(g)Such Grantor will take all reasonable and necessary, as determined in its reasonably business judgment, steps to maintain and pursue each application (and to obtain the relevant registration or issued patent) and to maintain the validity, in-force status and enforceability of each registration and issued patent of all material Intellectual Property owned by it.

(h)In the event that any Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor is, to the knowledge of such Grantor, infringed upon or misappropriated or diluted by a third party, such Grantor shall (i) take such actions as such Grantor shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Intellectual Property and (ii) if such Intellectual Property is of material economic value, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) notify Lender after it learns thereof and, to the extent, in its reasonable judgment, such Grantor determines it appropriate under the circumstances, sue for infringement, misappropriation or dilution, to seek injunctive relief where appropriate and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation or dilution.

5.6Reserved.

5.7Other Matters.   If requested by Lender, each of the Grantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered to Lender a Collateral Access Agreement with respect to Borrower’s chief executive office in a form reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and each of the Grantors shall, at the written request of Lender, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered to Lender a Collateral Access Agreement with respect to other leased real property or other locations (including bailee and third party warehouse locations) where (a) books and records are not duplicated at the chief executive office or (b) Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 individually and $3,500,000 in the aggregate for such locations are located. Such requirement may be waived at the option of Lender.

5.8Commercial Tort Claims. If any Grantor shall at any time acquire any Commercial Tort Claim in excess of $1,000,000, such Grantor shall promptly (following knowledge of the existence thereof) notify Lender thereof in writing, therein providing a reasonable description and summary thereof, and upon delivery thereof to Lender, such Grantor shall be deemed to thereby grant to Lender (and such Grantor hereby grants to Lender) a security interest in such Commercial Tort Claim and all proceeds thereof.

5.9Credit Agreement. Each of the Grantors covenants that it will, and, if necessary, will cause or enable Borrower to, fully comply with each of the covenants and other agreements set forth in the Credit Agreement applicable to such Grantor or Borrower, as applicable.

6.Remedial Provisions.

6.1Reserved.

6.2Communications with Obligors: Grantors Remain Liable.

(a)For the purpose of enabling Lender to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Grantor hereby grants to Lender an irrevocable (except upon Payment in Full of the Secured

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Obligations and termination of this Agreement), nonexclusive, worldwide, sublicensable, assignable, perpetual license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor) to make, use, sell, offer for sale, import, export, reproduce, make derivatives works based upon, license or sublicense, and otherwise commercially exploit any Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor during the continuation of any Event of Default, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software, accounts and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.

6.3Investment Property.

(a)Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and Lender shall have given notice to the relevant Grantor of Lender’s intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to Section 6.3(b), each Grantor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends and distributions paid in respect of the Pledged Equity and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes, to the extent permitted in the Credit Agreement, and to exercise all voting and other rights with respect to the Investment Property; provided, that no vote shall be cast or other right exercised or action taken which could impair the Collateral or which would be inconsistent with or result in any violation of any provision of the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(b)If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and Lender shall give concurrent notice of its election to exercise such rights to the relevant Grantor or Grantors, Lender shall have the right to (i) receive any and all cash dividends and distributions, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Investment Property and make application thereof to the Secured Obligations in accordance with Section 6.5,  (ii) transfer and register any or all of the Investment Property in the name of Lender or its nominee, it being acknowledged by each Grantor (in its capacity as Grantor and, if such Grantor is an Issuer of any Investment Property, as Issuer) that such transfer and registration may be effected by Lender by the delivery of a Registration Page to the applicable Issuer reflecting Lender or its designee as the holder of such Investment Property, or otherwise by Lender  through its irrevocable appointment as attorney-in-fact pursuant to this Agreement and each Irrevocable Proxy, (iii) exercise, or permit its nominee to exercise, all voting and other rights pertaining to such Investment Property as a holder of such Investment Property, with full power of substitution to do so, and (iv) exercise, or permit its nominee to exercise, any and all rights of conversion, exchange and subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Investment Property as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Investment Property upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate or other structure of any Issuer, or upon the exercise by any Grantor or Lender of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Investment Property, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Investment Property with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as Lender may determine), and including with respect to the Pledged Equity, giving or withholding written consents of stockholders, partners or members, calling special meetings of stockholders, partners or members and voting at such meetings) and otherwise act with respect to the Investment Property as if Lender were the outright owner thereof, (v) exercise any other rights or remedies Lender may have under the UCC or other applicable law, and (vi) take any action and execute any instrument which Lender

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may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, all without liability except to account for property actually received by it, but Lender shall have no duty to any Grantor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing.

(c)Each Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer of any Investment Property pledged by such Grantor hereunder to (i) comply with any instruction received by it from Lender in writing that (x) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including Section 6.3(b)), without any other or further instructions from such Grantor, and each Grantor agrees that each Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying, and (ii) so long as an Event of Default exists, unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends, distributions or other payments with respect to the Investment Property directly to Lender. 

(d)Any transfer to Lender or its nominee, or registration in the name of Lender or its nominee, of the whole or any part of the Investment Property, whether by the delivery of a Registration Page to an Issuer or otherwise, shall be made solely for purposes of effectuating voting or other consensual rights with respect to the Investment Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and is not intended to effectuate any transfer of ownership of the Investment Property. Notwithstanding any delivery or modification of a Registration Page or exercise of an Irrevocable Proxy, Lender shall not be deemed the owner of, or assume any obligations of the owner or holder of any Investment Property unless and until Lender accepts such obligations in writing or otherwise takes steps to foreclose its security interest in the Investment Property and become the owner thereof under applicable law (including via sale as described in this Agreement).

(e)Each Grantor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 6.3 will cause irreparable injury to Lender, that Lender shall have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, agrees that each and every covenant contained in this Section 6.3 shall be specifically enforceable against such Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that the Secured Obligations are not then due and payable in accordance with the agreements and instruments governing and evidencing such obligations.

6.4Proceeds to be Turned Over To Agent. In addition to the rights of Lender specified in Section 6.1 with respect to payments of Receivables, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, upon the request of Lender all Proceeds of Collateral received by any Grantor consisting of cash, checks and other cash equivalent items shall be held by such Grantor in trust for Lender, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall, at the written request of Lender, forthwith (and, in any event, within two (2) Business Days) upon receipt by such Grantor, be turned over to Lender in the form received by such Grantor (duly indorsed by such Grantor to Lender, if required). All Proceeds received by Lender hereunder shall be applied to the Secured Obligations as provided in Section 6.5.

6.5Application of Proceeds. At such intervals as may be agreed upon by Borrower and Lender, or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time at Lender’s election, Lender may apply all or any part of Proceeds held in any collateral account established

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pursuant hereto or otherwise received by Lender to the payment of the Secured Obligations in accordance with Lender’s sole discretion.

6.6Code and Other Remedies. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Lender, may exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to it in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Secured Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC or any other applicable law.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Lender, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived to the extent permitted by law), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of Lender or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery with assumption of any credit risk. Lender may disclaim any warranties that might arise in connection with any such lease, assignment, grant of option or other disposition of Collateral and have no obligation to provide any warranties at such time. Lender shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Grantor, which right or equity is hereby waived and released. Such sales may be adjourned and continued from time to time with or without notice. Lender shall have the right to conduct such sales on any Grantor’s premises or elsewhere and shall have the right to use any Grantor’s premises without charge for such time or times as Lender deems necessary or advisable. Each Grantor further agrees, at Lender’s request and during the existence of an Event of Default, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Lender at places which Lender shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantor’s premises or elsewhere. Lender shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 6.6. after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights of Lender hereunder, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements reimbursable pursuant to Section 9.4 of the Credit Agreement, to the payment of the Secured Obligations in accordance with Lender’s sole discretion. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against Lender arising out of the exercise by it of any rights hereunder. If any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least ten (10) days before such sale or other disposition.

6.7Registration Rights.  Each Grantor recognizes that Lender may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all the Pledged Equity, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof.  Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale. Lender shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Equity for the period of

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time necessary to permit the Issuer thereof to register such securities or other interests for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Issuer would agree to do so.

6.8Waiver; Deficiency. Each Grantor waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and agrees not to assert any rights or privileges which it may acquire under Section 9-626 of the UCC. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient for the Secured Obligations to be Paid in Full and the reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket disbursements of any attorneys employed by Lender to collect such deficiency (to the extent reimbursable under the Credit Agreement).

7.Lender as Attorney-in Fact, etc. and its Duties.

7.1Lender’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc.

(a)WHILE AN EVENT OF DEFAULT EXISTS, EACH GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS LENDER AND ANY OFFICER OR AGENT THEREOF, WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION, AS ITS TRUE AND LAWFUL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND PROXY WITH FULL IRREVOCABLE POWER AND AUTHORITY IN THE PLACE AND STEAD OF SUCH GRANTOR AND IN THE NAME OF SUCH GRANTOR OR IN ITS OWN NAME, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, TO TAKE ANY AND ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION AND TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT OR TAKE ANY OTHER REMEDIAL ACTION WITH RESPECT TO COLLATERAL OTHERWISE DESCRIBED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives Lender the power and right, on behalf of and at the expense of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:

(i)in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession ofand indorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by Lender for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral whenever payable;

(ii)in the case of any Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor, execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as Lender may request to evidence Lender’s security interest in such Intellectual Property and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;

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(iii)discharge Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, and effect any repairs or insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof;

(iv)execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 6.6 or 6.7, any indorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral;

(v) (1) vote the Investment Property in any manner Lender deems advisable for or against all matters submitted or which may be submitted to a vote of shareholders, partners or members, as the case may be, (2) transfer and register in its name or in the name of its nominee the whole or any part of the Investment Property, (3) receive and collect any dividend or other payment or distribution in respect of or in exchange for the Investment Property and (4) take all such other actions with respect to Investment Properly authorized under Section 6.3 or 6.7 of this Agreement or otherwise authorized by this Agreement or the Other Loan Documents; and

(vi) (1) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to Lender or as Lender shall direct; (2) ask or demand for, collect, and receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (3) sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (4) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (5) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (6) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as Lender may deem appropriate; (7) assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark or other Intellectual Property, throughout the world for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as Lender shall in its sole discretion determine; (8) vote any right or interest with respect to any Investment Property; (9) order good standing certificates and conduct lien searches in respect of such jurisdictions or offices as Lender may deem appropriate; and (10) generally sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though Lender were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at Lender’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which Lender deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and Lender’s security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.

THE POWER-OF-ATTORNEY AND PROXY GRANTED HEREBY IS COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND SHALL BE VALID AND IRREVOCABLE UNTIL (X) THE SECURED OBLIGATIONS HAVE BEEN INDEFEASIBLY PAID IN FULL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTATION, AS

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APPLICABLE AND (Y) LENDER HAS NO FURTHER OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS (IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY SUCH SECURED OBLIGATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE EFFECTIVE OR AUTOMATICALLY REINSTATED IF AT ANY TIME PAYMENT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF ANY OF THE SECURED OBLIGATIONS IS RESCINDED OR MUST OTHERWISE BE RESTORED OR RETURNED BY LENDER FOR ANY REASON, INCLUDING AS A PREFERENCE, FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE OR OTHERWISE UNDER ANY BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY OR SIMILAR LAW, ALL AS THOUGH SUCH PAYMENT HAD NOT BEEN MADE; IT BEING FURTHER UNDERSTOOD THAT IN THE EVENT PAYMENT OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE SECURED OBLIGATIONS IS RESCINDED OR MUST BE RESTORED OR RETURNED, ALL REASONABLE OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND DISBURSEMENTS) INCURRED BY LENDER IN DEFENDING AND ENFORCING SUCH REINSTATEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THE SECURED OBLIGATIONS) (THE OCCURRENCE OF THE FOREGOING, “TERMINATION”)). SUCH APPOINTMENT OF LENDER AS PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT SHALL BE VALID AND IRREVOCABLE AS PROVIDED HEREIN NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATIONS TO THE CONTRARY SET FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION, ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION, BY-LAWS, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENTS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS OF ANY GRANTOR OR ISSUER OR CORPORATE OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW (OR SIMILAR LAW), AS APPLICABLE, OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, OR ANY OTHER STATE OF ORGANIZATION OF ANY GRANTOR OR ISSUER. SUCH PROXY SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AUTOMATICALLY AND WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF ANY ACTION (INCLUDING ANY TRANSFER OF ANY INVESTMENT PROPERTY ON THE RECORD BOOKS OF THE ISSUER THEREOF) BY ANY PERSON (INCLUDING THE ISSUER OF THE INVESTMENT PROPERTY OR ANY OFFICER OR AGENT THEREOF). IN ORDER TO FURTHER AFFECT THE TRANSFER OF RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO PLEDGED EQUITY SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.3,  SECTION 6.7 OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT IN FAVOR OF LENDER,  LENDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT, UPON THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUANCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT, TO PRESENT TO ANY ISSUER AN IRREVOCABLE PROXY AND/OR REGISTRATION PAGE.

Upon exercise of the proxy set forth herein, all prior proxies given by any Grantor with respect to any of the Investment Property (other than to Lender or otherwise pursuant to the Loan Documents) are hereby revoked, and no subsequent proxies (other than to Lender or otherwise under the Loan Documents) will be given with respect to any of the Investment Property. Lender, as proxy, will be empowered and may exercise the irrevocable proxy to vote the Investment Property at any and all times, including but not limited to, at any meeting of shareholders, partners or members, as the case may be, however called, and at any adjournment thereof, or in any action by written consent, and may waive any notice otherwise required in connection therewith. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Lender shall have no agency, fiduciary or other implied duties to any Grantor or any other party when acting in its capacity as such attorney-in-fact or proxy. Each Grantor hereby waives and releases any claims that it may otherwise have against Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of any such agency, fiduciary or other duty. Notwithstanding the foregoing grant of a power of attorney and proxy, Lender shall have no duty

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to exercise any such right or to preserve the same and shall not be liable for any failure to do so or for any delay in doing so.

Anything in this Section 7.1(a) at to the contrary notwithstanding, Lender agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 7.1(a) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(b)If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein, Lender, at its option, but without any obligation so to do, may perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement.

(c)Each Grantor hereby ratifies all that such attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated and the security interests created hereby are released.

7.2Duty of Lender.  Lender’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession shall be to deal with it in the same manner as Lender deals with similar property for its own account. Lender nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for any failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on Lender hereunder are solely to protect Lender’s interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon Lender to exercise any such powers. Lender shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither it nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder.

7.3Photocopy of this Agreement. A photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement or other filing or recording document or instrument for filing or recording in any jurisdiction.

8.Miscellaneous.

8.1Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement.

8.2Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon Agent or any Grantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement and each such notice, request or demand to or upon any Guarantor shall be addressed to such Guarantor in care of Borrower at Borrower’s notice address set forth on Schedule 1.

8.3Indemnification by Grantors. Each Grantor hereby agrees, on a joint and several basis, to indemnify, exonerate and hold Lender and each of the officers, directors, employees, Affiliates and agents of Lender (each a “Lender Party”), except to the extent resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Lender Party as determined by a court of competent

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jurisdiction, free and harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses, including Legal Costs (collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by Lender Parties or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any tender offer, merger, purchase of equity interests, purchase of assets or other similar transaction financed or proposed to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of any of the Loans, (b) the use, handling, release, emission, discharge, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any hazardous substance at any properly owned or leased by any Grantor or any Subsidiary, (c) any violation of any Environmental Laws with respect to conditions at any property owned or leased by any Grantor or any Subsidiary or the operations conducted thereon, (d) the investigation, cleanup or remediation of offsite locations at which any Grantor or any Subsidiary or their respective predecessors are alleged to have directly or indirectly disposed of hazardous substances, or (e) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any Lender Party, except to the extent any such Indemnified Liabilities result from the applicable Lender Party’s or its officers, directors, employees, agents or Affiliates gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. If and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, each Grantor hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. The agreements in this Section 8.3 shall survive repayment of the Secured Obligations (and termination of all commitments thereunder), any foreclosure under, or any modification, release or discharge of, any or all of the Collateral Documents and termination of this Agreement.

8.4Enforcement Expenses.

(a)Each Grantor agrees, on a joint and several basis, to pay or reimburse on demand Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including Legal Costs) incurred in collecting against any Guarantor under the guarantee contained in Section 2 or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with the terms of Section 9.4 of the Credit Agreement.

(b)Each Grantor agrees to pay, and to hold Lender harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c)The agreements in this Section 8.4 shall survive repayment of the Secured Obligations (and termination of all commitments thereunder), any foreclosure under, or any modification, release or discharge of, any or all of the Collateral Documents and termination of this Agreement.

8.5Captions. Captions used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

8.6Nature of Remedies. All Secured Obligations of each Grantor and rights of Lender expressed herein or in any other Loan Document shall be in addition to and not in limitation of those provided by applicable law. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of

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Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate 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.

8.7Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Agreement. Receipt by facsimile, emailed .pdf file or other similar form of electronic transmission of any executed signature page to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall constitute effective delivery of such signature page.

8.8Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

8.9Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings of such Persons, verbal or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and any prior arrangements made with respect to the payment by any Grantor of (or any indemnification for) any fees, costs or expenses payable to or incurred (or to be incurred) by or on behalf of Lender.

8.10Successors; Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon Grantors and Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Grantors and Lender and the successors and permitted assigns of Lender. No other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. No Grantor may assign or transfer any of its rights or Obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender.

8.11Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

8.12Forum Selection; Consent to Jurisdiction.  ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT LENDER’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND.  EACH GRANTOR AND LENDER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE.  EACH GRANTOR AND LENDER FURTHER IRREVOCABLY

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CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  EACH GRANTOR AND LENDER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

8.13Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH OF GRANTOR AND LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

8.14Set-off. Each Grantor agrees that Lender has  all rights of set-off provided by applicable law, and in addition thereto, each Grantor agrees that at any time any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender may apply to the payment of any Secured Obligations, whether or not then due, any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or moneys of such Grantor then or thereafter with Lender (other than balances in Exempt Accounts that do not constitute Exempt Accounts pursuant to clause (a)(iv) of the definition thereof). Lender shall promptly provide subsequent notice of any such set-off to the applicable Grantor, provided that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off.

8.15Acknowledgements. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that:

(a)it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(b)Lender has no fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and Lender, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

(c)no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby by Grantors and Lender.

8.16Additional Grantors. Each Loan Party that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.7 of the Credit Agreement shall become a Grantor for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Loan Party of a joinder agreement in a form reasonably satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion.

8.17Releases.

(a)At such time as the Secured Obligations have been Paid in Full, the Collateral shall be automatically released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and

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all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of Lender and each Grantor hereunder shall terminate automatically, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. At the request and sole expense of any Grantor following any such termination, Lender shall promptly deliver to the Grantors any Collateral held by Lender hereunder, and execute and deliver to the Grantors such filings and documents (including authorization to file applicable UCC termination statements) as the Grantors shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

(b)If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, then the Lender’s Lien on such Collateral pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall automatically terminate and Lender, at the request and sole expense of such Grantor, shall execute and deliver to such Grantor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable to evidence the release of the Liens created hereby on such Collateral, so long as Borrower delivers to Lender a certificate of an officer of Borrower as to such sale or disposition being made in compliance with the Loan Documents. A Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations hereunder in the event that all the equity interests of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement; provided that Borrower shall have delivered to Lender, with reasonable notice prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor and the terms of the sale or other disposition in reasonable detail, including the price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith, and, to the extent that Lender is requested to confirm such release or execute any documents in connection therewith, Borrower shall provide Lender with a certification by Borrower stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any of the foregoing shall be at the sole expense of Borrower.

8.18Obligations and Liens Absolute and Unconditional. Each Grantor understands and agrees that the obligations of each Grantor under this Agreement shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, any of the Secured Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guaranty or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by Lender, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by any Grantor or any other Person against Lender, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of any Grantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of any Grantor for the Secured Obligations, in bankruptcy or in any other instance (other than a defense of payment or performance).  When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Grantor, Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against any other Grantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guaranty for the Secured Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by Lender to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from any other Grantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guaranty or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of any other Grantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guaranty or right of offset, shall not relieve any Grantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or

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available as a matter of law, of Lender against any Grantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

8.19Reinstatement. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against Grantor or any Issuer for liquidation or reorganization,  should Grantor or any Issuer become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of Grantor’s or any Issuer’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 Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, 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 Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

[signature page follows]

 

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Each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC., a Delaware corporation, as Grantor

 

 

 

 

By:      /s/ Barton P. Bandy

 

Name: Barton P. Bandy

 

Title:   CEO      

 

 

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RESHAPE MEDICAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Grantor

 

 

 

 

By:      /s/ Barton P. Bandy

 

Name: Barton P. Bandy

 

Title:   CEO   

 

 

 

 

 

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ARMISTICE CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD., as Lender

 

 

 

 

By:      /s/ Steven Boyd

 

Name: Steven Boyd

 

Title:   CIO of Armistice Capital, LLC, the Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 1

TO

COLLATERAL AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Pledged Equity and Pledged Notes

 

100% of the membership interests of ReShape Medical LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

Schedule 1-1

 

 

SCHEDULE 2

TO

COLLATERAL AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Perfected First Priority Liens

None

 

 

 

Schedule 2-1

 

SCHEDULE 3

TO

GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

Grantor Information

 

 

Name of
Grantor

Jurisdiction of
Organization

Office Locations

Federal EIN

Organization
Number

ReShape Lifesciences Inc.

Delaware

1001 Calle Amanecer

San Clemente, CA 92673

48-1293684

3832130

ReShape Medical LLC

Delaware

1001 Calle Amanecer

San Clemente, CA 92673

82-3076787

6561638

 

 

Schedule 3-1

 

SCHEDULE 4

TO

GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

Locations of Equipment and Inventory

 

 

Name of Grantor

Locations of Equipment and Inventory

ReShape  Lifesciences Inc.

1001 Calle Amanecer 

San Clemente, CA 92673

This is a leased facility. Landlord’s notice address is: San Clemente Holdings, LLC

P.O. Box 74268, San Clemente, CA 92673

ReShape Medical LLC

1001 Calle Amanecer

San Clemente, CA 92673

 

Schedule 4-1

 

SCHEDULE 5

TO

GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

Patents and Registered IP

 

See attached for the list of Borrower’s patents and patent applications.

 

Also, in the United States the Borrower has registered trademarks for LAP-BAND®, LAP-BAND AP®, LAP BAND SYSTEM®, RAPIDPORT®, RESHAPE® and RESHAPE MEDICAL® and trademark applications for RESHAPE VEST, and RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES.

Schedule 5-1

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

74660-00100

US Utility

Reshape Lifesciences, Inc.

Method and Apparatus for Gastric Restriction of the Stomach to Treat Obesity

Raj Nihalani

12/328,979

12/5/2008

8,357,081

1/22/2013

Issued

MaintenanceFee Due 7/22/2020

74660-00117

US Utility

Reshape Lifesciences, Inc.

Gastric Restriction Devices with Fillable Chambers and Ablation Means for Treating

Obesity

Raj Nihalani

12/474,254

5/28/2009

8,911,346

12/16/2014

Issued

MaintenanceFee Due 6/16/2022

74660-00138

US Utility

ReShape Lifesciences, Inc.

Gastric Restriction Devices for Treating Obesity

Raj Nihalani

14/571,144

12/15/2014

10,010,441

7/3/20189

Issued

MaintenanceFee Due 1/3/2022

74660-00139

US Utility

ReShape Lifesciences, Inc.

Gastric Restriction Devices for Treating Obesity

Raj Nihalani

16/020,423

6/27/2018

 

Pending

AwaitingFirst Office Action

74660-00193

Australia DIV

Onciomed, Inc.

Gastric Restriction Devices with Fillable Chambers and Ablation Means for Treating Obesity

Raj Nihalani

2014201234

3/5/2014

2014201234

3/31/2016

Pending

AnnuityDue 12/2/2020

74660-00103

Canada

Onciomed, Inc.

Gastric Restriction Devices with Fillable Chambers and Ablation Means for Treating Obesity

Raj Nihalani

2745902

12/2/2009

2745902

4/19/2016

Issued

AnnuityDue 12/02/2020

 

Schedule 5--6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

74660-00105

Europe

Onciomed, Inc.

Gastric Restriction Devices with Fillable Chambers and Ablation Means for Treating Obesity

Raj Nihalani

09831063.4

12/2/2009

2370003

04/17/2019

Pending

AnnuityDue 12/2/2020

(validated in DE, FR & UK)

74660-00109

Israel

Onciomed, Inc.

Gastric Restriction Devices with Fillable Chambers and Ablation Means for Treating Obesity

Raj Nihalani

213388

12/2/2009

213388

12/1/2014

Issued

RenewalDue 12/2/2019

74660-00128

Brazil

Onciomed, Inc.

Gastric Restriction Devices with Fillable Chambers and Ablation Means for Treating Obesity

Raj Nihalani

PI0922794-6 12/2/2009

 

Pending

AnnuityDue 12/2/2020

74660-00134

China

Onciomed, Inc.

Gastric Restriction Devices with Fillable Chambers and Ablation Means for Treating Obesity

Raj Nihalani

20098015623

4.2

12/2/2009

102307530

11/19/2014

Issued

AnnuityDue 12/2/2020

74660-00137

China DIV

Onciomed, Inc.

Gastric Restriction Devices with Fillable Chambers and Ablation Means for Treating Obesity

Raj Nihalani

20141053862

7.2

12/2/2009

ZL201410538 627.2

3/13/2018

Issued

AnnuityDue 12/2/2020

74660-00156

India

Onciomed, Inc.

Gastric Restriction Devices with Fillable Chambers and Ablation Means for Treating Obesity

Raj Nihalani

1381/MUMN P/2011

12/2/2009

 

Pending

 

 

Schedule 5--7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

74660-00616

PCT

ReShape Lifesciences, Inc.

Gastric Vest for Restriction of the Stomach to Treat Obesity

Raj Nihalani Reynz Delina

PCT/US2018/ 054434

10/4/2018

 

(Awaiting Client Final Inst on Country List) Pending 30 Month National Phase Applications Due 4/4/2020

74660-00600

US

ReShape Lifesciences,  Inc.

Gastric Vest for Restriction of the Stomach to Treat Obesity

Raj Nihalani Reynz Delina

16/326,607

2/19/2019

 

Pending

AwaitingFirst Office Action

74660-06500

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Fatigue-ResistantGastric Banding Device

Janel Birk

10/492,784

04/18/2005

7,811,298

10/12/2010

3rd MFee Due

04/12/2022

74660-06517

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Fatigue-ResistantGastric Banding Device

Janel Birk

12/851,437

08/05/2010

8,382,780

02/26/2013

2nd MFee Due

08/26/2020

74660-06505

EP

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Fatigue-ResistantGastric Banding Device

Janel Birk

10001759

08/26/2003

2181655

07/12/2016

AnnuitiesDue 08/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

(validated in DE, ES, FR, GB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dropped in DE in 2019)

74660-06600

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Releasably-Securable One- Piece Adjustable Gastric Band

Janel A. Birk

10/587,099

12/04/2008

8,900,117

12/02/2014

2nd MFee Due 06/02/2022

 

Schedule 5--8

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

74660-06613

Mexico

Allergan, Inc.

Releasably-Securable One- Piece Adjustable Gastric Band

Janel A. Birk

2010/003962

305609

Annuity Due January, 2022

74660-06603

Canada DIV

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Releasably-Securable One- Piece Adjustable Gastric Band

Janel A. Birk

2567161

07/14/2006

2567161

03/13/2012

AnnuityDue 7/21/2021

74660-06605

Europe

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Releasably-Securable One- Piece Adjustable Gastric Band

Janel A. Birk

2005705872

07/21/2006

1706044

10/05/2011

Annuities Due 01/21/2021

For ES, FR, GB, & IT

(Validated in AT, BE, CH/LI, DE, ES, FR, GB, IE,

IT, NL, PT, PL)

Abandoned in BE, CH/LI, DE, IE, NL, PT

74660-06693

Europe DIV

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Releasably-Securable One- Piece Adjustable Gastric Band

Janel A. Birk

2011182494

01/21/2005

2399528

01/09/2013

Annuities Due 01/21/2021

For ES, FR, GB, & IT

(Validated in AT, BE, CH/LI, DE, ES, FR, GB, IE,

IT, NL, PT)

Abandoned in BE, CH/LI, DE, IE,

Schedule 5--9

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

NL, PT

74660-06601

Australia

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Releasably-Securable One- Piece Adjustable Gastric Band

Janel A. Birk

2005208721

08/22/2006

2005208721

01/06/2011

Annuity Due 01/21/2021

74660-06622

Mexico

Allergan, Inc.

Releasably-Securable One- Piece Adjustable Gastric Band

Janel A. Birk

2006/008256

07/20/2006

275168

04/14/2010

Annuity Due January, 2021

74660-06700

ApolloEndosurgery US,

ImplantableDevice

 

10/562,964

7,762,998

3rd MFee Due

US

Inc.

FasteningSystemand Methods of Use

12/30/2005

07/27/2010

01/27/2021

74660-06717

ApolloEndosurgery US,

ImplantableDevice

 

12/483,980

7,947,011

3rd MFee Due

US CON

Inc.

FasteningSystemand Methods of Use

06/12/2009

05/24/2011

11/24/2022

74660-06736

ApolloEndosurgery US,

ImplantableDevice

 

12/488,266

7,972,315

3rd MFee Due

US CON2

Inc.

FasteningSystemand Methods of Use

06/19/2009

07/05/2011

01/05/2023

74660-06738

US CON3

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Methods of Implanting an Injection Port

 

12/488,364

06/19/2009

7,811,275

10/12/2010

3rd MFee Due

04/12/2022

74660-06739

US CON4

Reshape Lifesciences Inc.

Implantable Injection Port

Janel A. Birk; Frederick L. Coe; Robert E. Hoyt

12/488/421

06/19/2009

8,007,479

08/30/2011

3rdMFeeDue 02/28/2023

 

Schedule 5--10

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

74660-06793

US CON5

Reshape Lifesciences Inc.

ImplantableDevice Fastening System and Methods of Use

Janel A. Birk; Frederick L. Coe; Robert E. Hoyt

12/488,496

06/19/2009

8,007,465

08/30/2011

4rd MFee Fee Due 08/28/2023

74660-06794

ApolloEndosurgery US,

ImplantableDevice

 

12/548/703

7,892,200

3rd MFee Due

US CON6

Inc.

FasteningSystemand Methods of Use

08/27/2009

02/22/2011

08/22/2022

74660-06795

US CIP

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Methods of Operating an Implantable Injection Port System

Janel A. Birk,

FrederickL. Coe,

12/607,283

10/28/2009

8,079,989

12/20/2011

3rd MFee Due

6/20/2023

 

 

 

Robert E. Hoyt

 

 

 

74660-06796

US CIP2

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

ImplantableMedical Implants Having Fasteners and Methods of Fastening

 

12/607,323

10/28/2009

8,409,203

04/02/2013

2nd MFee Due

10/02/2020

74660-06797

ApolloEndosurgery US,

ImplantableDevice

 

12/843,629

8,496,614

2nd MFee Due

US CON7

Inc.

Fastening System

07/26/2010

07/30/2013

01/30/2021

74660-06798

ApolloEndosurgery US,

ImplantableDevice

 

13/159,883

8,317,761

2nd MFee Due

US CON8

Inc.

FasteningSystemand Methods of Use

06/14/2011

11/27/2012

05/27/2020

74660-06701

Australia

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

ImplantableDevice Fastening System and Methods of Use

 

2004281641

09/15/2004

2004281641

09/30/2010

AnnuityDue 09/15/2020

74660-06799

Australia DIV

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

ImplantableDevice Fastening System and Methods of Use

 

2010201790

05/04/2010

2010201790

03/14/2013

Annuity Due 09/15/2020

 

Schedule 5--11

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

74660-06705

Europe

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

ImplantableDevice Fastening System

 

2004788749

1662971

06/22/2011

AnnuitiesDue 09/30/2020

 

 

 

 

 

(Validated in DE, FR, GB, & IT)

 

 

 

 

 

Dropped in DE

74660-06765

Europe DIV

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

ImplantableDevice Fastening System and Methods of Use

 

2011152489

2311520

12/03/2014

Annuities Due 09/30/2020

(Validated in BE, DE. FR, GB, IT)

 

 

 

 

 

Dropped in BE & DE

74660-06713

Allergan, Inc.

ImplantableDevice

 

PA06003005

265727

Annuity Due

Mexico

 

FasteningSystemand Methods of Use

03/15/2006

04/06/2009

September, 2023

74660-06800

ApolloEndosurgery US,

ImplantableDevice

 

10/562,954

7,901,381

3rd MFee Due

US

Inc.

FasteningSystemand Methods of Use

12/30/2005

03/08/2011

09/08/2022

74660-06803

Canada

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

ImplantableDevice Fastening System and Methods of Use

 

2567158

07/07/2006

2567158

08/09/2011

AnnuityDue 7/21/2021

74660-06801

Australia

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

ImplantableDevice Fastening System and Methods of Use

 

2005209251

07/20/2006

2005209251

05/20/2010

AnnuityDue 01/21/2021

74660-06805

Europe

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

ImplantableDevice FasteningSystemand

 

200570596

12/22/2005

1670362

12/01/2010

Annuities Due

01/21/2021 for

 

Schedule 5--12

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

 

 

Methods of Use

 

 

 

ES, FR, GB, & IT

(Validated in DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, & TR)

Abandoned in DE and TR

74660-06893

Australia DIV

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

ImplantableDevice Fastening System and Methods of Use

 

2010201793

05/04/2010

2010201793

12/13/2012

AnnuityDue 01/21/2021

74660-06895

Europe DIV

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

ImplantableDevice Fastening System

 

2010181580

01/21/2005

2260773

12/21/2011

AnnuitiesDue 01/21/2021 for

ES, FR, GB, & IT

(Validated in DE, ES, FR, GB, & IT)

Abandoned in DE

74660-06896

Europe DIV

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

ImplantableDevice Fastening System

 

2011194523

2433672

Annuities Due

01/21/2021for ES, FR, GB, & IT

(Validated in DE, ES, FR, GB, & IT)

Abandoned in DE

74660-06900

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Implantable Access Port Device and Attachment System

 

12/426,057

04/17/2009

9,023,062

05/05/2015

2nd MFee Due

11/05/2022

 

Schedule 5--13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

74660-06917

US CON

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

ImplantableAccessPort Device Having a Safety Cap

 

12/750,565

03/30/2010

9,023,063

05/05/2015

2nd MFee Due

11/05/2022

74660-06936

US DIV

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

ImplantableAccessPort Device Having a Safety Cap

 

13/546,204

07/11/2012

8,409,221

04/02/2013

2nd MFee Due

10/02/2020

74660-06937

US CON2

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Implantable Access Port Device and Attachment System

 

13/088,966

04/18/2011

8,398,654

03/19/2013

2nd MFee Due

09/19/2020

74660-06913

Mexico

Allergan, Inc.

Implantable Access Port Device and Attachment System

 

MX/a/2010/0 11367

317903

AnnuityDue April, 2024

74660-07000

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

SystemIncludingAccess Port and Applicator Tool

 

12/772,039

04/30/2010

8,506,532

08/13/2013

2nd MFee Due

02/13/2021

74660-07005

Europe

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

SystemIncludingAccess Port and Applicator Tool

CraigOlroyd;  Christopher Mudd;Ahmet Tezel;Kris Turner;

2010745073

03/23/2012

2470128

07/20/2016

AnnuitiesDue 08/10/2020

(Validated in DE, ES, FR, & GB)

(dropped in DE in 2019)

74660-07100

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Self-Adjusting Gastric Band

 

13/216,132

08/23/2011

9,044,298

06/02/2015

2nd MFee Due

12/02/2022

74660-07200

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Self-Adjusting Gastric Band Having Various Complaint Components and/or a  Satiety Booster

 

13/934,987

07/03/2013

9,295,573

03/29/2016

Abandoned 2/21/2020

 

Schedule 5--14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

74660-07300

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Implantable Device to Protect Tubing From Puncture

 

12/771,609

04/30/2010

8,992,415

03/31/2015

2nd Mfee Due

09/30/2022

74660-07400

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Flow Control Method and Device

 

10/031,469

05/29/2002

7,128,750

10/31/2006

All Mfees

Paid

74660-07417

US CON

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Flow Control Method and Device

Nikos Stergiopulos

11/586,886

10/26/2006

8,079,974

12/20/2011

Abandoned 11/22/19

74660-07436

US CON2

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Flow Control Method and Device

 

13/018,270

01/31/2011

8,932,247

01/13/2015

2nd Mfee Due

07/13/2022

74660-07437

US CON3

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Flow Control Method and Device

 

13/036,358

02/28/2011

8,506,517

08/13/2013

2nd Mfee Due

02/15/2021

74660-07438

US CON4

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Flow Control Method and Device

 

13/184,340

07/15/2011

8,821,430

09/02/2014

2nd Mfee Due

03/02/2022

74660-07500

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Surgical Ring Featuring a ReversibleDiameter Remote Control System (mechanically operable RAB with helical screw or spring within and fixed to one end of the band)

 

10/653,808

09/03/2003

7,238,191

07/03/2007

All Mfees Paid

 

Schedule 5--15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

74660-07517

US CIP

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Telemetrically Controlled Band for Regulating Functioning of a Body Organ or Duct, and Methods of Making, Implantation and Use

 

10/962,939

10/12/2004

7,972,346

07/05/2011

3rdMfee

01/05/2023

74660-07513

Mexico

Endorat S.A.

Telemetrically Controlled Band for Regulating Functioning of a Body Organ or Duct, and Methods of Making, Implantation and Use

 

MX/a/2007/0 04338

287691

Annuity Due October, 2021

74660-07700

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Closure System for Tubular Organs

 

12/874,147

09/01/2010

8,377,081

02/19/2013

2nd Mfee Due

08/19/2020

74660-07917

US CON

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

HydraulicGastricBand With Collapsible Reservoir

 

13/184,456

07/15/2011

8,323,180

12/04/2012

2nd Mfee Due

06/04/2020

74660-08100

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Implantable Pump System with Calibration

 

12/500,464

07/09/2009

8,376,929

02/19/2013

2nd Mfee Due

08/19/2020

74660-08200

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Electrically Activated Valve for Implantable Fluid Handling System

 

12/603,058

10/21/2009

8,366,602

02/05/2013

2nd Mfee Due 08/05/2020

74660-08300

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

MechanicalGastricBand With Cushions (Easy Band)

 

12/574,640

10/06/2009

8,317,677

11/27/2012

2nd Mfee Due

05/27/2020

74660-08400

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

RemotelyAdjustable Gastric Banding System

 

12/813,355

06/10/2010

8,517,915

08/27/2013

2nd Mfee Due

02/27/2021

 

Schedule 5--16

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

74660-09400

US

Reshape Lifesciences Inc.

Implantable Injection Port

Ethan Franklin Justin Schwab

ZacharyP. Dominguez

13/277,802

10/20/2011

9,199,069

12/01/2015

2nd Mfee Due

6/01/2023

74660-09500

US

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Pre-Loaded Septum for Use With an Access Port

 

13/298,247

11/16/2011

9,089,395

07/28/2015

2ndMFeeDue 01/28/2023

74660-11100

US

Reshape Lifesciences Inc.

Implantable Device

 

10/506,790

09/07/2004

7,314,443

01/01/2008

No Fees Due

74660-11117

US CON

ApolloEndosurgery US, Inc.

Implantable Device

 

11/968,012

12/31/2007

7,959,552

06/14/2011

3rd MFee Due

12/14/2022

74660-11105

Europe

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

Implantable Device

 

2003714786

03/06/2003

1483730

10/19/2005

Annuities Due 03/20/2021

Validated in DE,  ES, FR, UK, & I  T)

Dropped in DE

74660-11205

Europe

Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.

ImplantableAccessPort System

 

20110758065

2616134

11/18/2015

AnnuitiesDue 09/30/2020

Validated in FR & GB

74660-11300

US

ReShape Lifesciences Inc.

Adaptive Reservoir System for a Gastric Device

 

 

 

Not Yet Filed

 

Schedule 5--17

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

US

 

Obesity Treatment with Electrically Induced Vagal Downregulation

 

 

7,167,750

01/23/2007

 

US

 

IntraluminalElectrode Apparatus and Method

 

 

7,444,183

10/28/2008

 

US

 

VagalDown-Regulation Obesity Treatment

 

 

7,489,969

02/10/2009

 

US

 

HighFrequencyVagal Blockage Therapy

 

 

7,613,515

11/03/2009

 

US

 

GIInflammatoryDisease Treatment

 

 

7,630,769

12/08/2009

 

US

 

Neural Electrode Treatment

 

 

7,672,727

03/02/2010

 

US

 

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment

 

 

7,693,577

04/06/2010

 

US

 

Pancreatitis Treatment

 

 

7,720,540

05/18/2010

 

US

 

Nerve Stimulation and Blocking for Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders

 

 

7,729,771

06/01/2010

 

US

 

CustomSizedNeural Electrodes

 

 

7,822,486

10/26/2010

 

 

Schedule 5--18

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

US

 

RemoteMonitoringand Control of Multiple Devices

 

 

8,068,918

11/29/2011

 

US

 

ImplantableTherapy System with External ComponentHaving Multiple Operating Modes

 

 

8,140,167

03/20/2012

 

US

 

ImplantableDevicewith Heat Storage

 

 

8,326,426

12/04/2012

 

US

 

Bulimia Treatment

 

 

8,369,952

02/05/2013

 

US

 

Methods and Systems for Glucose Regulation

 

 

8,483,830

07/09/2013

 

US

 

Antenna Arrangements for Implantable Therapy Device

 

 

8,483,838

07/09/2013

 

US

 

Remote Monitoring and Control of Implantable Devices

 

 

8,521,299

08/27/2013

 

US

 

Implantable Therapy system Having Multiple Operating Modes

 

 

8,532,787

09/10/2013

 

US

 

Controlled Vagal Blockage Therapy

 

 

8,538,533

09/17/2013

 

 

Schedule 5--19

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

US

 

Nerve Stimulation and Blocking for Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders

 

 

8,538,542

09/17/2013

 

US

 

ObesityTreatmentand Device

 

 

8,372,158

02/12/2013

 

US

 

Systems for Regulation of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

 

 

8,768,469

07/01/2014

 

US

 

Neural Modulation Devices and Methods

 

 

8,825,164

09/02/2014

 

US

 

Electrode Band system and Methods of Using the System to Treat Obesithy

 

 

8,862,233

10/14/2014

 

US

 

Treatment of Excess Weight by Neural Downregulation in Combinationwith Compositions

 

 

9,186,502

11/17/2015

 

US

 

Methods and Systems for Glucose Regulation

 

 

9,333,340

05/10/2016

 

US

 

Neural Modulation Devices and Methods

 

 

9,358,395

06/07/2016

 

US

 

Safety Features for Use in Medical Devices

 

 

9,393,420

07/19/2016

 

 

Schedule 5--20

 

 

DOCKET NO.

ASSIGNEE

TITLE

INVENTOR

SERIAL NO.

FILING DATE

PATENT NO.

ISSUE DATE

STATUS

US

 

Electrode Band System and Methods of Using the System to Treat Obesity

 

 

9,586,046

03/07/2017

 

US

 

Nerve Stimulation and Blocking for Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders

 

 

9,682,233

06/20/2017

 

US

 

Systems for Regulation of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

 

 

9,616,231

04/11/2017

 

US

 

System and Method for Managing Mobile Drive Units

 

 

8,068,978

11/29/2011

 

US

 

ObesityTreatmentand Device

 

 

8,372,158

02/12/2013

 

US

 

Systems for Regulation of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

 

 

9,616,231

04/11/2017

 

US

 

Neural Modulation Devices and Methods

 

 

9,968,778

05/15/2018

 

US

 

Calibration Methods for Near-FieldAcoustic Imaging Systems

 

 

9,979,955

05/22/2018

 

 

 

 

Schedule 5--21

 

SCHEDULE 6

TO

GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

Deposit Accounts

 

 

s

 

 

 

 

Type of Account

Depository Bank or
Securities Intermediary

Address of Depository Bank
or Securities Intermediary

Account Number

Operating Account

Silicon Valley Bank

3003 Tasman Drive

Santa Clara, CA 95054

3300626746

 

 

 

 

Schedule 6-1

 

SCHEDULE 7

TO

GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

Commercial Tort Claims

 

 

None.

 

Schedule-7

rsls_Ex10_3

Exhibit 10.3

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

SERIES G COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

 rEsHAPE lIFESCIENCES iNC.

 

Warrant Shares: __1,200,000____ 

Initial Exercise Date: March 25, 2020

 

THIS SERIES G COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and until the fifth anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from ReShape Lifesciences Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to 1,200,000 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

 

Section 1.     [RESERVED]

 

Section 2.     Exercise.

 

a)      Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless

exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Trading Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

b)      Exercise Price. The aggregate exercise price per share of Common stock under this Warrant shall be the lesser of $3.70 or the average of the two lowest VWAPs for the Common Stock during the ten (10) Trading Days immediately prior to the date of Exercise, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”). 

 

c)      Cashless Exercise. If at any time after the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to

Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder, provided that, if the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such share of Common Stock, then the fair market value as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b)  if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC

Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

d)       Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i.     Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants), and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate or book-entry notation, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such

Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

ii.     Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii.     Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

iv.     Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of

Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

v.     No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

vi.     Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided,  however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

vii.     Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

e)       [RESERVED]

 

f)       [RESERVED]

 

Section 3.     Certain Adjustments.

 

a)      Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

b)   [RESERVED]

 

c)      Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete 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 shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

d)      Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation

in such Distribution. To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.

 

e)      Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) or Section 2(f) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) or Section 2(f) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below) shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time

concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided,  however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company's control, including not approved by the Company's Board of Directors, Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity, as of the date of consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, stock or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction. “Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, L.P. (“Bloomberg”) determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the Remaining Day volatility, wherein “Remaining Day” shall be equal to the number of days remaining on the term of this Warrant on the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the greater of (i) the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (ii) the greater of (x) the last VWAP immediately prior to the public announcement of such Fundamental Transaction and (y) the last VWAP immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds within five Business Days of the Holder’s election (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction). The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock

acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

f)       Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

 

g)       Notice to Holder.

 

i.     Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

ii.     Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address

as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

  

Section 4.     Transfer of Warrant.

 

a)       Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof,  this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

b)      New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a

written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer that may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

 

c)      Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

 

d)      [RESERVED]

 

e)       Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.

 

Section 5.     Miscellaneous.

 

a)       No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.

 

b)       Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

c)       Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

d)       Authorized Shares.

 

The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation 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 of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

   

e)       Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

f)       Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

g)      Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant  [or the Exercise Agreement], if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

  

h)     Notices.  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of

transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto. To the extent that any notice constitutes, or contains material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

i)       Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

j)      Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

k)      Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

 

l)       Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

 

m)     Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 

n)     Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

 

 

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(Signature Page Follows)

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES inc. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Barton P. Bandy

 

 

 

Name: Barton P. Bandy

 

 

 

Title: CEO

 

 

   

 

 

EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To:     RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES inc.

 

(1)     The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

(2)     Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or

 

[ ] if permitted, the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

 

(3)     Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

_______________________________

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

_______________________________

 

(4)     Accredited Investor. The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

 

 

 

Name of Investing Entity:

 

 

 

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:

 

 

 

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:

 

 

 

 

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

   

   

  

EXHIBIT B

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:

 

 

 

(Please Print)

 

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

(Please Print)

 

 

 

 

Phone Number:

 

 

 

 

 

Email Address:

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: _______________ ____, ________

 

 

 

 

 

Holder’s Signature:                                          

 

 

 

 

 

Holder’s Address:                                             

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.4

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 25, 2020, between ReShape Life Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchaser signatory hereto (the “Purchaser”).

 

               This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

               The Company and the Purchaser hereby agrees as follows:

 

        1.                  Definitions.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

           “Advice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the later of (i) the 90th calendar day following the date hereof (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 120th calendar day following the date hereof); provided,  however, that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above, provided, further, if such Effectiveness Date falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding Trading Day.

 

Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

 

Event Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

 

Filing Date” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 60th calendar day following the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the Registrable Securities.

 

   

Holder” means the holder of Registrable Securities.

 

Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Plan of Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

 

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

  

Registrable Securities” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all Shares, (b) all Warrant Shares then issued and issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (assuming on such date the Warrants are exercised in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein), (c) any additional shares of Common Stock issued and issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions in the Purchase Agreement and the Warrants (in each case, without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Warrants) and (d) any securities issued or then issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, however, that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (b) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144, or (c) such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144, as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the Holder.

 

Registration Statement” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section 2(a) and any additional registration statements

 

contemplated by Section 2(c) or Section 3(c), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration statement.

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

 

SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the Commission staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Series G Warrants” means, collectively, the Series G Common Stock purchase warrants, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately, subject to the Issuable Maximum, have an exercise price equal to $[_] per share (subject to adjustment as provided therein) and have a term of exercise equal to [__].

 

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

 

Transfer Agent” means EQ Shareowner Services (f/k/a Wells Fargo Shareowner Services), the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101, Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120 and a facsimile number of 651-450-4078, and any successor transfer agent of the Company. 

 

Warrants” means, collectively, the Series G Warrants.

 

Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

       2.                  Shelf Registration.

 

(a)     On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e)) and shall contain (unless otherwise directed by the Holder) substantially the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as Annex A;  provided,  however, that the Holder shall not be required to be named as an “underwriter” without the Holder’s express prior written consent. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section 3(c)) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the Holder (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holder by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one (1) Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section 2(d).

 

 

(b)      Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform the Holder thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e); with respect to filing on Form S-3 or other appropriate form; provided,  however, that prior to filing such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09.

 

(c)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater portion of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by the Holder, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows:

 

 

a.

First, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities; and

 

 

b.

Second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented by Warrant Shares underlying the Series G Warrants.

 

In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least five (5) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to the Holder’s allotment. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Initial Registration Statement, as amended.

 

(d)     If: (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date (if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holder the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section 3(a) herein, the Company shall be deemed to have not satisfied this clause (i)), or (ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, within five Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review, or (iii) prior to the effective

 

date of a Registration Statement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to be declared effective, or (iv) a Registration Statement registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statement, or (v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holder is otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of fifteen (15) calendar days (which need not be consecutive calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”, and for purposes of clauses (i) and (iv), the date on which such Event occurs, and for purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (iii) the date which such ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (v) the date on which such ten (10) or fifteen (15) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “Event Date”), then, in addition to any other rights the Holder may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the product of 1.0% multiplied by the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by the Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.  If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 18% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such partial liquidated damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no liquidated damages shall accrue as to any Registrable Securities that are subject to a cut- back pursuant to Section 2(c) (“Cut Back Shares”) until such date as the Company is able to effect the registration of such Cut Back Shares in accordance with any restrictions required by the Commission. From and after the date that such restrictions are terminated, all of the provisions of this Section 2(d) shall again be applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that the Filing Date and Effectiveness Date for the Registration Statement including such Cut Back Shares shall be based on the termination date of such restriction.

 

(e)     If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such

 

time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.

 

(f)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name the Holder or affiliate of the Holder as an Underwriter without the prior written consent of the Holder.

 

3.            Registration Procedures.

 

               In connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall:

 

(a)     Not less than five (5) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall (i) furnish to the Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of the Holder, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holder shall reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than five (5) Trading Days after the Holder have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or one (1) Trading Day after the Holder has been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. The Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex B (a “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two (2) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth (4th) Trading Day following the date on which the Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section.

  

(b)     (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holder true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company shall excise any information

 

contained therein which would constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by the Holder as set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

 

(c)     If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holder of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities.

  

(d)     Notify the Holder of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any 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, and (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued

 

availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus; provided,  however, that in no event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(e)     Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.

 

(f)     Furnish to the Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission, provided that any such item which is available on the EDGAR system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished in physical form.

 

(g)     Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by the Holder in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section 3(d).

 

(h)      Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by the Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Holder in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as the Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement, provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

 

(i)     If requested by the  Holder, cooperate with the Holder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holder may request.

 

 

(j)     Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(d), as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will 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. If the Company notifies the Holder in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holder shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(j) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to the payment of partial liquidated damages otherwise required pursuant to Section 2(d), for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12-month period.

 

(k)     Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holder in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holder is required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder.

 

(l)     The Company shall use its best efforts to obtain and maintain eligibility for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities.

 

(m)     The Company may require the Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities solely because the Holder fails to furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request, any liquidated damages that are accruing at such time as to the Holder only shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended as to the Holder only, until such information is delivered to the Company.

 

 

        4.                  Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with, this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of the Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holder.

 

        5.                  Indemnification.

 

(a)     Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless the Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any the Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not

 

misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding the Holder furnished in writing to the Company by the Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to the Holder or the Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by the Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(d)(iii)-(vi), the use by the Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified the Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by the Holder and prior to the receipt by the Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section 6(d). The Company shall notify the Holder promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by the Holder in accordance with Section 6(h).

 

(b)     Indemnification by the Holder. The Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by the Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to the Holder’s information provided in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or the proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by the Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability ofa Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by the Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages the Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by the Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

 

 

(c)     Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof, provided that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

 

               An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding, or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.

 

               Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, provided that the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

  

 

(d)     Contribution. If the indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

 

               The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. In no event shall the contribution obligation of the  Holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by the Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages the Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

 

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.

 

        6.                  Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by the Holder of its obligations under this Agreement, the Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each of the Company and the Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

 

(b)          No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements. Neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holder in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in any Registration Statements other than the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not file any other registration statements until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section 6(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

(c)          [RESERVED]

 

(d)         Discontinued Disposition. By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, the Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d)(iii) through (vi), the Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company agrees and acknowledges that any periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2(d).

 

(e)          Piggy-Back Registrations. If, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall deliver to the Holder a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen days after the date of the delivery of such notice, the Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities the Holder requests to be registered; provided,  however, that the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 6(e) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 (without volume restrictions or current public information requirements) promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement that is available for resales or other dispositions by the Holder.

 

(f)          Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holder. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

 

(g)          Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

 

(h)        Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of the Holder. The Company may not assign (except by merger) its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Holder. The Holder may assign its rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(i)         No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holder in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(i), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.

 

(j)          Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

  

(k)          Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

(l)           Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

 

(m)        Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

 

(n)          Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES inc. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Barton P. Bandy

 

 

Name: Barton P. Bandy

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Name of Holder: _________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder:  _____________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _____________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _____________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES inc. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

Title: 

 

Name of Holder: __Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd.________________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder:  _/s/ Steven Boyd______________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Steven Boyd

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: CIO of Armistice Capital, LLC, the Investment Manager 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Annex A

 

Plan of Distribution

 

The Selling Stockholder (the “Selling Stockholder”) of the securities and any of its pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their securities covered hereby on the principal Trading Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:

 

 

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

 

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

 

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

 

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

 

privately negotiated transactions;

 

 

settlement of short sales;

 

 

in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholder to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;

 

 

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

 

a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

 

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The Selling Stockholder may also sell securities under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), if available, rather than under this prospectus.

  

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholder may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholder (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage

 

commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.

 

In connection with the sale of the securities or interests therein, the Selling Stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholder may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The Selling Stockholder may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

The Selling Stockholder and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the securities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.

 

The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the securities. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholder against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the securities may be resold by the Selling Stockholder without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the securities have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale securities may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholder will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the common stock by the Selling Stockholder or any other person. We will make copies

 

of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholder and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

   

 

 

Annex B

 

reshape lifesciences inc.

 

Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire

 

The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “Registrable Securities”) of ReShape Lifesciences Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

 

NOTICE

 

The undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Stockholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.

 

The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

 

QUESTIONNAIRE

 

1.

Name.

 

 

(a)

Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(c)

Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:

 

 

 

 

Telephone:

 

Fax:

 

Contact Person:

 

 

3. Broker-Dealer Status:

 

 

(a)

Are you a broker-dealer?

 

Yes ☐                           No ☐

 

 

(b)

If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?

 

Yes ☐                           No ☐

 

 

Note:

If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

 

 

(c)

Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?

 

Yes ☐                           No ☐

 

 

(d)

If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?

 

Yes ☐                           No ☐

 

 

 

Note:

If “no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

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4. Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.

 

 

Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

 

(a)

Type and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Relationships with the Company:

 

 

Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

 

 

State any exceptions here:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any material inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective; provided, that the undersigned shall not be required to notify the Company of any changes to the number of securities held or owned by the undersigned or its affiliates.

 

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

 

Date:

 

 

Beneficial Owner:

 

 

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By:

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

Title: 

        

PLEASE SEND A COPY (OR EMAIL A .PDF COPY) OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO:

 

 

rsls_Ex10_5

Exhibit 10.5

AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 31, 2020, is entered into by and among ReShape Lifesciences Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), and Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (the “Lender”). 

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Lender entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of March 25, 2020 (the “Agreement”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1(a) of the Agreement, the Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Borrower and the Lender.

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. Amendment of Section 4.1.1 of the Agreement. Section 4.1.1 (Fees)  of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Borrower shall have paid all fees, reasonable costs and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, due and payable under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on the Closing Date.”

2. Amendment to Section 4.2 of the Agreement. Section 4.2 (Delayed Draw Term Loans) is hereby amended to add the following sentence at the end of such section:

“On the date on which Lender makes any Delayed Draw Term Loan hereunder, Borrower shall pay all fees, reasonable costs and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, due and payable under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on such date.”

3. Miscellaneous.  Except as expressly set forth hereunder, the terms and provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect after the execution of this Amendment and shall not be in any way changed, modified or superseded by the terms set forth herein.  This Amendment may be executed in several identical counterparts all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to Credit Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year written above.

 

 

 

BORROWER:

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

 

By: /s/ barton p. bandy 

Name: Barton P. Bandy

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

LENDER:

 

ARMISTICE CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD.

 

By: /s/ steven boyd

Name: Steven Boyd

Title: CIO of Armistice Capital, LLC, the Investment Manager

 

rsls_Ex10_6

Exhibit 10.6

AMENDMENT TO SERIES G COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

 

This Amendment (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 31, 2020, is entered into by and among ReShape Lifesciences Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (the “Holder”). 

WHEREAS, the Company issued to the Holder a Series G Common Stock Purchase Warrant on March 25, 2020 (the “Warrant”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5(l) of the Warrant, the Warrant may be amended with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Warrant.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. Amendment of Section 2(b) of the Warrant. Section 2(b) (Exercise Price)  of the Warrant is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“b)  Exercise Price.  The aggregate exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $3.70 (the “Exercise Price”).”

2. Amendment to Section 4(d) of the Warrant. Section 4(d) of the Warrant is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“d) The Company is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Warrant and to perform its Obligations under this Warrant.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Warrant do not and will not (i) require any consent or approval of any governmental agency or authority, or (ii) conflict with (1) any provision of applicable law, (2) the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company or (3) any agreement, indenture, instrument or other document, or any judgment, order or decree, which is binding upon the Company or any of its properties.”

3. Miscellaneous.  Except as expressly set forth hereunder, the terms and provisions of the Warrant shall remain in full force and effect after the execution of this Amendment and shall not be in any way changed, modified or superseded by the terms set forth herein.  This Amendment may be executed in several identical counterparts all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to Series G Common Stock Purchase Warrant to be duly executed as of the day and year written above.

 

 

 

COMPANY:

 

RESHAPE LIFESCIENCES INC.

 

By: /s/ barton P. bandy 

Name: Barton P. Bandy

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

HOLDER:

 

ARMISTICE CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD.

 

By: /s/ steven boyd

Name: Steven Boyd

Title: CIO of Armistice Capital, LLC, the Investment Manager