Exhibit 10.3

 

Lock-Up Agreement

 

August [__], 2020

 

Roth Capital Partners, LLC

888 San Clemente Drive, Suite 400

Newport Beach, CA 92660

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned understands Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”), as a placement
agent, proposes to enter into a Placement Agency Agreement (the “Placement Agent
Agreement”) with Quest Resource Holding Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the
“Company”), providing for the issuance and sale (the “Offering”) of shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”).

 

To induce Roth to execute the Placement Agent Agreement, the undersigned hereby
agrees that, without the prior written consent of Roth, the undersigned will
not, during the period commencing on the date of the preliminary prospectus
supplement related to the Offering that is filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and ending 90
days after the date (the “Offering Date”) of the final prospectus supplement
(the “Prospectus”) related to the Offering that is filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
of the Securities Act (the “Lock-Up Period”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract
to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or
contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or
otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of common
stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for shares of common stock of the Company, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned
has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition (collectively, the “Lock-Up
Securities”); (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to
another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of
Lock-Up Securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of
shares of Lock-Up Securities, in cash or otherwise; (3) make any demand for or
exercise any right with respect to the registration of any Lock-Up Securities;
or (4) publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge or
disposition, or to enter into any transaction, swap, hedge or other arrangement
relating to any Lock-Up Securities.

 

The foregoing restrictions will not apply to the registration and sale of the
Shares pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement. In addition, subject to the
conditions below, the restrictions contained in this lock-up agreement will not
apply to (a) transactions relating to Lock-Up Securities acquired in open market
transactions after the Offering Date; (b) transfers of Lock-Up Securities as a
bona fide gift, by will or intestacy or to a family member of the undersigned or
trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or any family member
of the undersigned (for purposes of this lock-up agreement, “family member”
means any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than
first cousin); (c) transfers of Lock-Up Securities to a charity or educational
institution; (d) if the undersigned, directly or indirectly, controls a
corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity,
any transfers of Lock-Up Securities to any shareholder, partner or member of, or
owner of similar equity interests in, the undersigned, as the case may be, (e)
sales of Shares to cover the payment of the exercise prices or the payment of
taxes associated with the exercise or vesting of equity awards under any equity
compensation plan of the Company, (f) by operation of law (such as pursuant to a
qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement), and (g)
transfers of Lock-Up Securities to a bona fide third party pursuant to a tender
offer or any other transaction, including, without limitation, a merger,
consolidation or other business combination, involving a change of control of
the Company (including, without limitation, entering into any lock-up, voting or
similar agreement pursuant to which the undersigned agrees to transfer, sell,
tender or otherwise dispose of Lock-Up Securities in connection with any such
transaction or vote any Lock-Up Securities in favor of any such transaction);
provided that in the case of any transfer pursuant to the foregoing clauses (b),
(c), or (d), each transferee shall sign and deliver to Roth a lock-up agreement
substantially in the form of this lock-up agreement; provided, further, that no
filing under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), shall be required or shall be voluntarily made, except for
a Form 5, or with respect to transfers pursuant to clause (e), (f), or (g), a
filing on Form 4 or other public filing or announcement required to be filed or
made on or after the 90th day after the Offering Date if the undersigned has
provided Roth with notice of such required filing or announcement at least three
business days prior to such filing and such filing or announcement shall
expressly state that such transfer was pursuant to operation of law; and
provided further, that with respect to transfers pursuant clause (g), all
Lock-Up Securities subject to this lock-up agreement that are not so
transferred, sold, tendered or otherwise disposed of remain subject to this
lock-up agreement, and it shall be a condition of transfer, sale, tender or
other disposition that if such tender offer or other transaction is not
completed, any Lock-Up Securities subject to this lock-up agreement shall remain
subject to the restrictions herein. The undersigned also agrees and consents to
the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and
registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities except in
compliance with this lock-up agreement.

 

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Quest Resource Holding Corporation

Lock-Up Agreement

 

Subject to the conditions below, the restrictions contained in this lock-up
agreement shall also not apply to the undersigned entering into a written
trading plan established pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act during
the Lock-Up Period, provided that (x) no direct or indirect offers, pledges,
sales, contracts to sell, sales of any option or contract to purchase, purchases
of any option or contract to sell, grants of any option, right or warrant to
purchase, loans or other transfers or disposals of any Lock-Up Securities may be
effected pursuant to such plan during the Lock-Up Period; and (y) no filing
under the Exchange Act, or other public filing, shall be required or voluntarily
made, and no other public announcement shall be made, during the Lock-Up Period
in connection with entering into such plan, other than a filing on Form 5 made
after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period.

 

No provision in this lock-up agreement shall be deemed to restrict or prohibit
the exercise, exchange, or conversion by the undersigned of any securities
exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into Shares, as applicable;
provided that the undersigned does not transfer the Shares acquired on such
exercise, exchange, or conversion during the Lock-Up Period, unless otherwise
permitted pursuant to the terms of this lock-up agreement.

 

The undersigned understands that the Company and Roth are relying upon this
lock-up agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Offering. The
undersigned further understands that this lock-up agreement is irrevocable and
shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives,
successors, and assigns.

 

The undersigned understands that, if (1) the Placement Agent Agreement is not
executed by September 30, 2020, (2) if the Placement Agent Agreement (other than
the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be
terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Shares to be sold
thereunder, or (3) Roth advises the Company, prior to the execution of the
Placement Agent Agreement, that they have determined not to proceed with the
Offering, then this lock-up agreement shall be void and of no further force or
effect.

 

Whether or not the Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors,
including market conditions. Any Offering will only be made pursuant to the
Placement Agent Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between
the Company and Roth.

 

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Quest Resource Holding Corporation

Lock-Up Agreement

 

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Quest Resource Holding Corporation

Lock-Up Agreement