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EXHIBIT 4.1 

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT 

This Exchange Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is entered into as of the 16th day of March, 2018, by and
between SPHERE 3D CORP., an Ontario corporation with offices located at 125
South Market Street, San Jose, California 95113 (the “Company”) and the
investor signatory hereto (the “Holder”), with reference to the following
facts: 

A.     Prior
to the date hereof, pursuant to that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of
March 24, 2017, by and among the Company and certain investors (as amended, the
“Securities Purchase Agreement”), the Company issued, among other things,
warrants to purchase Common Shares (as defined below). The warrant representing
the right to purchase such aggregate number of Common Shares as set forth on the
signature page of the Holder attached hereto is hereinafter referred to as the
“Existing Warrant”, and, as exercised, the “Existing Warrant
Shares”.

B.     The
Company and the Holder further desire to exchange (collectively, the
“Exchange”) the Existing Warrant, in full, into such aggregate number of
Common Shares as set forth on the signature page of the Holder attached hereto
(the “Exchange Shares”). 

C.     The
Exchange is being made in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided
by Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144(d)(3)(ii) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”). 

D. Concurrently herewith, the
Company is entering into agreements with holders (each, an “Other
Holder”, and such agreements, each an “Other Agreement”) of other
securities of the Company of the same type and class as the Existing Warrants
(the “Other Warrants”) substantially in the form of this Agreement (other
than with respect to the identity of the Holder, any provision regarding the
reimbursement of legal fees and proportional changes reflecting the different
aggregate amounts of Other Warrants held by such Other Holder then outstanding).


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows: 

1.    
Exchange. Pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144(d)(3)(ii) of
the Securities Act, the Holder hereby agrees to convey, assign and transfer the
Existing Warrant to the Company, in exchange for which the Company agrees to
issue the Exchange Shares to the Holder. No later than the second business day
after the date hereof, in connection with the Exchange, the Company shall cause
its transfer agent to deliver to the Holder the Exchange Shares by electronic
delivery at the applicable balance account at the Depositary Trust Company
(“DTC”) in accordance with the instructions set forth on Schedule
A. Effective upon the Holderas receipt of such Exchange Shares, (i) the
Existing Warrant held by the Holder will be deemed cancelled and all rights of
the Holder thereunder will terminate and be deemed waived and (ii) the Holder
will be deemed to have consented to the waiver and termination of all rights of
all Other Holders under the Other Warrants pursuant to Section 9 thereof. As
soon as commercially practicable following the date hereof, the Holder shall
return the original certificates with respect to the Existing Warrant to the
Company (or a lost warrant affidavit in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to the Company). 




2.    
Representations and Warranties. As of the date hereof: 

2.1   
 Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries are entities duly organized and validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have
the requisite power and authority to own their properties and to carry on their
business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. Each
of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign
entity to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its
ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such
qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so
qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). As used in this Agreement,
“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the
business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations (including results
thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any
Subsidiary, individually or taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions contemplated
hereby or (iii) the authority or ability of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to perform any of their respective obligations under this
Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Subsidiaries” means any
Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (I) owns any of the
outstanding share capital or holds any equity or similar interest of such
Person, or (II) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations
or administration of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually
referred to herein as a “Subsidiary.” For purposes of this Agreement, (x)
“Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership,
a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any
other entity and any Governmental Entity or any department or agency thereof and
(y) “Governmental Entity” means any nation, state, county, city, town,
village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, federal,
state, province, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental or
quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency,
branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal),
multi-national organization or body; or body exercising, or entitled to
exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police,
regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature or instrumentality of any
of the foregoing, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a
government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing. 

2.2    
Authorization and Binding Obligation. The Company has the requisite power
and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and
to consummate the Exchange (including, without limitation, the issuance of the
Exchange Shares) in accordance with the terms hereof. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of
the Exchange Shares has been duly authorized by the Companyas Board of Directors
and no further filing, consent, or authorization is required by the Company, its
Board of Directors or its shareholders. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Company, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general
principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditorsa rights and
remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be
limited by federal or state securities laws.

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2.3     No
  Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
  Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
  hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Exchange
  Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Articles of Amalgamation of
  the Company, as amended and as in effect as of the date of this Agreement (the
  “Articles of Amalgamation”) or any other organizational documents of the
  Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default
  (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default)
  under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
  cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or
  any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law,
  rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including foreign, federal and
  state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the
  Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Principal Market”) and including all
  applicable federal laws, rules and regulations) applicable to the Company or any
  of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of
  its Subsidiaries is bound or affected except, in the case of clause (ii) or
  (iii) above, to the extent such violations that would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

2.4     No
Consents. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any
consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with
(other than the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) of a Form D with the SEC, any other filings as may be required by
any state securities agencies, and notification to the Principal Market by means
of a listing of additional shares notification in respect of the Exchange Shares
as required by Section 6 hereof), any court, governmental agency or any
regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person, in order for the
Company to execute, deliver or perform any of its respective obligations under
or contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and
registrations which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to obtain pursuant
to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date
hereof, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are aware of any
facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or
filings contemplated by this Agreement. 

2.5    
Securities Law Exemptions. Assuming the accuracy of the representations
and warranties of the Holder contained herein, the offer and issuance by the
Company of the Exchange Shares is exempt from registration under the Securities
Act pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144(d)(3)(ii)
thereof.

2.6    
Status of Warrants; Issuance of Exchange Shares. Upon issuance in
accordance herewith, the Exchange Shares, when issued, will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights,
mortgages, defects, claims, liens, pledges, charges, taxes, rights of first
refusal, encumbrances, security interests and other encumbrances (collectively
“Liens”) with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being
entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Shares. By virtue of
Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144(d)(3)(ii) under the Securities Act, each of the
Exchange Shares will have a Rule 144 holding period that will be deemed to have
commenced as of March 24, 2017, the date of the original issuance of the
Existing Warrant to the Holder.

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2.7    
Transfer Taxes. On the date hereof, all share transfer or other taxes
(other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection
with the issuance of the Exchange Shares will be, or will have been, fully paid
or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will
have been complied with.

2.8    
SEC Documents; Financial Statements. During the two (2) years prior to
the date hereof, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms,
proxy statements, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with
the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the
foregoing filed prior to the date hereof, including without limitation, Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC whether required to be
filed or not (but excluding Items 2.02 and 7.01 thereunder), and all exhibits
and appendices included therein (other than Exhibits 99.1 to Form 8-K) and
financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by
reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”).
The Company has delivered or has made available to the Holder or its
representatives true, correct and complete copies of each of the SEC Documents
not available on the EDGAR system. As of their respective dates, the SEC
Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934
Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable
to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed
with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of
filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), consistently applied,
during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such
financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited
interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed
or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be
material, either individually or in the aggregate). No other information
provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Holder which is not included in
the SEC Documents (including, without limitation, information in the disclosure
schedules to this Agreement) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made, not
misleading. The Company is not currently contemplating to amend or restate any
of the financial statements (including, without limitation, any notes or any
letter of the independent accountants of the Company with respect thereto)
included in the SEC Documents (the “Financial Statements”), nor is the
Company currently aware of facts or circumstances which would require the
Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements, in each case, in
order for any of the Financials Statements to be in compliance with GAAP and the
rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company has not been informed by its
independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate
any of the Financial Statements or that there is any need for the Company to
amend or restate any of the Financial Statements. 

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2.9    
Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents,
since the date of the Companyas most recent financial statements contained in a
Form 6-K, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse
development in the business, assets, liabilities, properties, operations
(including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Since the date of the Companyas most
recent financial statements contained in a Form 6-K, neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries has (i) declared or paid any dividends, (ii) sold any
assets, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course of
business or (iii) except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, made any capital
expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, outside of the ordinary course
of business. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any steps
to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up. The Company
and its Subsidiaries, individually and on a consolidated basis, are not as of
the date hereof, and immediately after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby to occur on the date hereof, will not be Insolvent (as
defined below). For purposes of this Section 2.9, “Insolvent” means, (i)
with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, (A)
the present fair saleable value of the Companyas and its Subsidiariesa assets is
less than the amount required to pay the Companyas and its Subsidiariesa total
indebtedness, or (B) the Company and its Subsidiaries intend to incur or believe
that they will incur debts that would be beyond their ability to pay as such
debts mature; and (ii) with respect to the Company and each Subsidiary,
individually, (A) the present fair saleable value of the Companyas or such
Subsidiaryas (as the case may be) assets is less than the amount required to pay
its respective total indebtedness, (B) the Company or such Subsidiary (as the
case may be) is unable to pay its respective debts and liabilities,
subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become
absolute and matured or (C) the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be)
intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its
respective ability to pay as such debts mature. Neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has engaged in any business or in any transaction, and is not
about to engage in any business or in any transaction, for which the Companyas
or such Subsidiaryas remaining assets constitute unreasonably small capital with
which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now
conducted and is proposed to be conducted. 

2.10    No
Undisclosed Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances. Except as
set forth in the SEC Documents, no event, liability, development or circumstance
has occurred or exists, or is reasonably expected to exist or occur with respect
to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses,
properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or
condition (financial or otherwise), that (i) would be required to be disclosed
by the Company under applicable securities laws on a registration statement on
Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of
its Common Shares and which has not been publicly announced, (ii) would
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Holderas investment
hereunder or (iii) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

2.11    Conduct
of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Articles of
Amalgamation, any certificate of designation, preferences or rights of any other
outstanding series of preferred shares of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or bylaws or their, organizational charter, certificate of formation, memorandum
of association, articles of association, articles of amalgamation or bylaws, respectively. Except as set forth in
the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
violation of any judgment, decree or order or any statute, ordinance, rule or
regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will conduct its business in violation of
any of the foregoing, except in all cases for possible violations which could
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
set forth in the SEC Documents, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or
requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or
circumstances that could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the
Common Shares by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. During the two
years prior to the date hereof, (i) the Common Shares have been listed or
designated for quotation on the Principal Market, (ii) trading in the Common
Shares has not been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and (iii) the
Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or the
Principal Market regarding the suspension of the Common Shares from the
Principal Market. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the
failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the
Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating
to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or
permit. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree
binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to
have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects,
individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.

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2.12   
  Transactions With Affiliates. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents,
  no current or former employee, partner, director, officer or shareholder (direct
  or indirect) of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any associate, or, to the
  knowledge of the Company, any affiliate of any thereof, or any relative with a
  relationship no more remote than first cousin of any of the foregoing, is
  presently, or has ever been, (i) a party to any transaction with the Company or
  its Subsidiaries (including any contract, agreement or other arrangement
  providing for the furnishing of services by, or rental of real or personal
  property from, or otherwise requiring payments to, any such director, officer or
  shareholder or such associate or affiliate or relative Subsidiaries (other than
  for ordinary course services as employees, consultants, officers or directors of
  the Company or any of its Subsidiaries)) or (ii) the direct or indirect owner of
  an interest in any corporation, firm, association or business organization which
  is a competitor, supplier or customer of the Company or its Subsidiaries (except
  for a passive investment (direct or indirect) in less than 5% of the common
  stock of company whose securities are traded on or quoted through an NMS
  exchange), nor does any such Person receive income from any source other than
  the Company or its Subsidiaries which relates to the business of the Company or
  its Subsidiaries or should properly accrue to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
  No employee, officer, shareholder or director of the Company or any of its
  Subsidiaries or member of his or her immediate family is indebted to the Company
  or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, nor is the Company or any of its
  Subsidiaries indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit)
  to any of them, other than (i) for payment of salary for services rendered, (ii)
reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the
Company, and (iii) for other standard employee benefits made generally available
to all employees or executives (including share option agreements outstanding
under any share option plan approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company).

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2.13    Equity
Capitalization. 

(a)   
Definitions: 

(i) “Common Shares” means (x) the Companyas common
shares, no par value per share, and (y) any share capital into which such common
shares shall have been exchanged or any share capital resulting from a
reclassification of such common shares. 

(ii) “Preferred Shares” means (x) the Companyas blank
check preferred shares, no par value per share, the terms of which may be
designated by the board of directors of the Company in a certificate of
designations and (y) any share capital into which such preferred shares shall
have been exchanged or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of
such preferred shares (other than a conversion of such preferred shares into
Common Shares in accordance with the terms of such certificate of designations).


(b)   
Authorized and Outstanding Share Capital. As of March 1, 2018, the
authorized share capital of the Company consists of (A) unlimited Common Shares,
of which, 7,556,328 are issued and outstanding as of March 1, 2018 and 2,435,019
of which are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Companyas outstanding
Convertible Securities (as defined below) (not including the Common Shares
issuable upon exercise of the Existing Warrant or the Exchange Shares), in each
case exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, Common Shares, and
(B) no Preferred Shares. No Common Shares are held in the treasury of the
Company. “Convertible Securities” means any share capital or other
security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is at any time and under
any circumstances directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable or
exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any
share capital or other security of the Company (including, without limitation,
Common Shares) or any of its Subsidiaries. 

(c)    Valid
Issuance; Available Shares; Affiliates. All of such outstanding shares are
duly authorized and have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are
fully paid and nonassessable. The authorized capital of the Company consists of
an unlimited number of Common Shares. 

(d)    Existing
Securities; Obligations. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents: (A) none
of the Companyas or any Subsidiaryas shares, interests or share capital is
subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or Liens suffered or
permitted by the Company or any Subsidiary; (B) there are no outstanding
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or
exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or share capital of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become
bound to issue additional shares, interests or share capital of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or
exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or share capital of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) there are no agreements or arrangements
under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the
sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act; (D) there are no
outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries; (E) there are no securities or instruments containing
anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of
the Exchange Shares; and (F) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any
share appreciation rights or “phantom share” plans or agreements or any similar
plan or agreement. 

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(e)    
  Organizational Documents. If requested, the Company has furnished to the
  Holder true, correct and complete copies of the Companyas Articles of
  Amalgamation and the terms of all Convertible Securities and the material rights
of the holders thereof in respect thereto. 

2.14  
 Indebtedness and Other Contracts. Neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries, (i) except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, has any
outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or
other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing indebtedness of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may become bound, (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement
or instrument, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the violation of which,
or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or
instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
(iii) has any financing statements securing obligations in any amounts filed in
connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as disclosed in
the SEC Documents; (iv) after giving effect to this Agreement, is in violation
of any term of, or in default under, any contract, agreement or instrument
relating to any indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would
not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or
(v) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any
indebtedness, and when issued, the Exchange Shares, the performance of which, in
the judgment of the Companyas officers, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have
any liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents
which are not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in
the ordinary course of the Companyas or its Subsidiariesa respective businesses
and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or could not have a Material
Adverse Effect.

2.15  
 Litigation. There is no action, suit, arbitration, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation before or by the Principal Market, any court, public
board, other Governmental Entity, self-regulatory organization or body pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, the Common Shares or any of the Companyas or its
Subsidiariesa officers or directors that would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its Subsidiaries, whether of a civil
or criminal nature or otherwise, in their capacities as such, except as
disclosed in the SEC Documents. No director, officer or employee of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries has willfully violated 18 U.S.C. §1519 or engaged in
spoliation in reasonable anticipation of litigation. Without limitation of the foregoing, there has not
been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated,
any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or
any current or former director or officer of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending
the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the
Securities Act or the 1934 Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is subject to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or
award of any Governmental Entity.

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2.16    Disclosure.
  The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf
  has provided the Holder or its agents or counsel with any information that
  constitutes or would reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public
  information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the
  existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company
  understands and confirms that the Holder will rely on the foregoing
  representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All
  disclosure provided to the Holder regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries,
  their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
  schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of
  its Subsidiaries is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement
  of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
  the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
  were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information
  exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their
  business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results
  thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law,
  rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or
  announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed.

3.    
Holderas Representations and Warranties. As a material inducement to the
Company to enter into this Agreement and consummate the Exchange, the Holder
represents, warrants and covenants with and to the Company as follows: 

3.1    
Reliance on Exemptions. The Holder understands that the Exchange Shares
are being offered and exchanged in reliance on specific exemptions from the
registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and
that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Holderas compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgments and understandings of the Holder set forth herein and in this
Agreement in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the
eligibility of the Holder to acquire the Exchange Shares.

3.2     No
Governmental Review. The Holder understands that no United States federal or
state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or
made any recommendation or endorsement of the Exchange Shares or the fairness or
suitability of the investment in the Exchange Shares nor have such authorities
passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Exchange Shares. 

3.3    
Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Holder and shall constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Holder enforceable against the
Holder in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of
applicable creditorsa rights and remedies.

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3.4     No
  Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Holder of this
  Agreement, and the consummation by the Holder of the transactions contemplated
  hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of the
  Holder or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with
  notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others
  any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
  agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Holder is a party, or (iii)
  result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
  (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to the Holder, except
  in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults,
  rights or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
  reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the
Holder to perform its obligations hereunder.

3.5    
Investment Risk; Sophistication. The Holder is acquiring the Exchange
Shares hereunder, and the Holder acquired Existing Warrant in the ordinary
course of its business. The Holder has, and at the time of the grant of the
Existing Warrant had, such knowledge, sophistication, and experience in business
and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluation of the merits and risks
of the prospective investment in the Existing Warrant and Exchange Shares,
respectively, and has so evaluated the merits and risk of such investment. The
Holder is and was at the time that it acquired the Existing Warrant an
“accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act. 

3.6    
Ownership of Existing Warrants. The Holder owns the Existing Warrants
free and clear of any Liens (other than the obligations pursuant to this
Agreements and applicable securities laws). 

3.7    
Additional Rule 144 Representations. The Holder represents that Holder is
not now and has not been during the preceding three months an affiliate of the
Company. Holder is not aware of any material nonpublic information about the
Company except as shall be included in the 8-K Filing (as defined below). Holder
acknowledges that the transfer agent of the Company may rely on the
representation included in this Section 3.7 of this Agreement.

4.    
Disclosure of Transaction. The Company shall, on or before 8:30
a.m., New York City Time, no later than the first business day after the date of
this Agreement, file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the
transactions contemplated hereby in the form required by the 1934 Act and
attaching this Agreement as an exhibit to such filing (including all
attachments, the “8-K Filing”). From and after the filing of the 8-K
Filing, the Company shall have disclosed all material, non-public information
(if any) provided up to such time to the Holder by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or
agents. In addition, effective upon the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company
acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations
under any agreement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or as otherwise disclosed in the 8-K Filing, whether written or oral,
between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and any
of the Holder or any of their affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate.
Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor the Holder shall issue any press
releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby; provided, however, the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the
Holder, to make a press release or other public disclosure with respect to such
transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and
contemporaneously therewith or (ii) as is required by applicable law and
regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) the Holder shall be
consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other
public disclosure prior to its release). Without the prior written consent of
the Holder (which may be granted or withheld in the Holderas sole discretion),
except as required by applicable law, the Company shall not (and shall cause
each of its Subsidiaries and affiliates to not) disclose the name of the Holder
in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise.

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5.    
  No Integration. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, any of
  their affiliates, or any Person acting on their behalf shall, directly or
  indirectly, make any offers or sales of any security (as defined in the
  Securities Act) or solicit any offers to buy any security or take any other
  actions, under circumstances that would require registration of any of the
  Exchange Shares under the Securities Act or cause this offering of the Exchange
  Shares to be integrated with such offering or any prior offerings by the Company
for purposes of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

6.   
 Listing. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to
secure the listing or designation for quotation (as applicable) of all of the
Exchange Shares upon the Principal Market (subject to official notice of
issuance) and shall maintain such listing of all the Exchange Shares from time
to time issuable under the terms of this Agreement. The Company shall maintain
the Common Sharesa authorization for quotation on the Principal Market. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be
reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common
Shares on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in
connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 6.

7.    
Fees. The Company shall promptly reimburse Kelley Drye
& Warren, LLP (counsel to the lead investor), on demand, for all reasonable,
documented costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with preparing and
delivering this Agreement (including, without limitation, all reasonable,
documented legal fees and disbursements in connection therewith, and due
diligence in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby) in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000.

8.    
Holding Period. For the purposes of Rule 144, the Company
acknowledges that the holding period of the Exchange Shares may be tacked onto
the holding period of the Existing Warrants, and the Company agrees not to take
a position contrary to this Section 8. The Company acknowledges and agrees that,
in reliance on the Holderas representations contained in Section 3 of this
Agreement: (i) upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, the Exchange
Shares are, as of the date hereof, eligible to be resold pursuant to Rule 144
and (ii) the Company is not aware of any event reasonably likely to occur that
would reasonably be expected to result in the Exchange Shares becoming
ineligible to be resold by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144. The Company and the
Holder agree that, in connection with any resale of any Exchange Shares pursuant
to Rule 144, the Holder shall be required to provide reasonable assurances that
such Exchange Shares are eligible for resale, assignment or transfer under Rule
144, but the Holder shall not be required to obtain an opinion of Holderas
counsel. The Company shall be responsible for any transfer agent fees or DTC
fees or legal fees of the Companyas counsel with respect to the removal of
legends, if any, or issuance of Exchange Shares in accordance herewith.

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9.    
Blue Sky. The Company shall make all filings and reports relating
to the Exchange required under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the
states of the United States following the date hereof, if any.

10.    Most
Favored Nation. The Company hereby represents and warrants as of the
date hereof and covenants and agrees from and after the date hereof that none of
the terms offered to any Person with respect to any warrants issued pursuant to
the Securities Purchase Agreement and/or any consent, release, amendment,
settlement or waiver relating to the terms, conditions and transactions
contemplated hereby (each a “Settlement Document”), is or will be more
favorable to such Person than those of the Holder and this Agreement. If, and
whenever on or after the date hereof, the Company enters into a Settlement
Document, then (i) the Company shall provide notice thereof to the Holder
immediately following the occurrence thereof and (ii) the terms and conditions
of this Agreement shall be, without any further action by the Holder or the
Company, automatically amended and modified in an economically and legally
equivalent manner such that the Holder shall receive the benefit of the more
favorable terms and/or conditions (as the case may be) set forth in such
Settlement Document, provided that upon written notice to the Company at any
time the Holder may elect not to accept the benefit of any such amended or
modified term or condition, in which event the term or condition contained in
this Agreement shall apply to the Holder as it was in effect immediately prior
to such amendment or modification as if such amendment or modification never
occurred with respect to the Holder. The provisions of this Section 10 shall
apply similarly and equally to each Settlement Document. 

11.   
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement
shall be construed under the laws of the state of New York, without regard to
principles of conflicts of law or choice of law that would permit or require the
application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Company and the Holder each
hereby agrees that all actions or proceedings arising directly or indirectly
from or in connection with this Agreement shall be litigated only in the Supreme
Court of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York located in New York County, New York. The Company
and the Holder each consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the
foregoing courts and consents that any process or notice of motion or other
application to either of said courts or a judge thereof may be served inside or
outside the State of New York or the Southern District of New York by generally
recognized overnight courier or certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, directed to such party at its or his address set forth below (and
service so made shall be deemed “personal service”) or by personal service or in
such other manner as may be permissible under the rules of said courts. THE
COMPANY AND THE HOLDER EACH HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATION PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT. The choice of the
laws of the State of New York as the governing law of this Agreement is a valid
choice of law and would be recognized and given effect to in any action brought
before a court of competent jurisdiction in Ontario or otherwise in Canada or
such other jurisdiction applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
except for those laws (i) which such court considers to be procedural in nature,
(ii) which are revenue or penal laws or (iii) the application of which would be
inconsistent with public policy, as such term is interpreted under the Canadian
law or such other jurisdiction applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. The Company or any of their respective properties, assets or
revenues does not have any right of immunity under Canadian law or such other
jurisdiction applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or New York
law, from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from the giving of any relief in
any such legal action, suit or proceeding, from set-off or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of Ontario or otherwise in
Canada or such other jurisdiction applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any New York or United States federal court, from service of
process, attachment upon or prior to judgment, or attachment in aid of execution
of judgment, or from execution of a judgment, or other legal process or
proceeding for the giving of any relief or for the enforcement of a judgment, in
any such court, with respect to its obligations, liabilities or any other matter
under or arising out of or in connection with this Agreements; and, to the
extent that the Company, or any of its properties, assets or revenues may have
or may hereafter become entitled to any such right of immunity in any such court
in which proceedings may at any time be commenced, the Company hereby waives
such right to the extent permitted by law and hereby consents to such relief and
enforcement as provided in this Agreement. 

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12.  
   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
  identical counterparts, all of which 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; provided that a facsimile signature
  shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory
  thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not
a facsimile signature.

13.   
Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement. 

14.   
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in
that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction. 

15.   
Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other
prior oral or written agreements between the Holder, the Company, their
affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters
discussed herein, and this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein
contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or
therein, neither the Company nor the Holder makes any representation, warranty,
covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this
Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the
Company and the Holder. No provision hereof may be waived other than by an
instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.


16.  
 Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (a) upon
receipt, when delivered personally; (b) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile
(provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically
generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (c) one calendar day
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and national banking holidays) after deposit with
an overnight courier service, in each case properly addressed to the party to
receive the same. 

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The addresses and facsimile numbers for
such communications shall be: 

If to the Company: 

Sphere 3D Corp. 
240 Matheson Blvd.
East 
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L4Z 1X1 
Attn: Peter
Tassiopoulos
Tel: (858) 495.4211 
Fax: (858) 495-4267

Peter.Tassiopoulos@sphere3d.com

With a copy (which shall not
constitute notice) to: 

OaMelveny & Myers LLP
2765 Sand
Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Attn: Eric Sibbitt, Esq. 
Tel: (650)
473-2600
Fax:(415) 984.8701
Email: esibbitt@omm.com 

If to the Holder: 

to the address set forth on the
signature pages hereto

or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the
attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written
notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of
such change. 

17.    
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
The Holder may assign some or all of their rights hereunder without the consent
of the Company, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be the Holder
hereunder with respect to such assigned rights.

18.    
No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and
assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other person. 

19.    
Survival of Representations. The representations and warranties of
the Company and the Holder contained in Sections 2 and 3, respectively, will
survive the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

20.    
Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to
be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and
deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as
any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.

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21.   
 Independent Nature of Investoras Obligations and Rights. The
obligations of the Holder under this Agreement are several and not joint with
the obligations of any Other Holder, and the Holder shall not be responsible in
any way for the performance of the obligations of any Other Holder under any
Other Agreement. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Agreement, and no
action taken by the Holder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the
Holder and Other Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or
any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holder and Other
Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Other
Agreement and the Company acknowledges that, to the best of its knowledge, the
Holder and the Other Holders are not acting in concert or as a group with
respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or any Other Agreement. The Company and the Holder confirm that the Holder has
independently participated in the negotiation of the transactions contemplated
hereby with the advice of its own counsel and advisors. The Holder shall be
entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without
limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be
necessary for any Other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose. The parties hereto hereby further acknowledge and
agree that each Other Agreement shall be negotiated separately with each Other
Holder and shall not in any way be construed as the Holder or any Other Holder
acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or
voting of securities of the Company or otherwise.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Holders and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date set
forth on the first page of this Agreement. 

	 	COMPANY: 
	 	 
	 	SPHERE 3D CORP 
	 	  	 	  
	 	  	 	  
	 	By: 	 	 
    
	 		Name:       	Kurt Kalbfleisch 
	 		Title: 	SVP & Chief Financial Officer







IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Holders and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date set
forth on the first page of this Agreement. 

	 	HOLDER: 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:  	
	 	 	Name: 
	 	 	Title: 
	 	 	  
	 	 	 
	 	ADDRESS: 	
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 



	 	Number of Existing Warrant Shares
      issuable 
	 	upon exercise of Existing Warrants*:
  
	 	  
	 	 
	 	 
	 	Number of Exchange Shares 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
		*Without regard to any limitations on exercise
      set forth in the Existing Warrants