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Exhibit 10.45

DERMTECH, INC.

SELLING SECURITYHOLDER NOTICE, AGREEMENT AND QUESTIONNAIRE

The undersigned holder of warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase shares of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of DermTech, Inc. (“Common Stock,” and such shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the “Warrant Shares”)1, understands that DermTech, Inc. (the “Company”) intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S‐1 (the “Resale Registration Statement”) for the registration and the resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of certain Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement dated March 4, 2020, by and among the Company and certain purchasers of securities of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

The Company has offered the undersigned holder of Warrants the opportunity to include the Warrant Shares in the Resale Registration Statement. In order to sell or otherwise dispose of any Warrant Shares pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement, a holder of Warrant Shares (like a holder of Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement) generally will be required to be named as a selling securityholder in the related prospectus or a supplement thereto (as so supplemented, the “Prospectus”), deliver the Prospectus to purchasers of Warrant Shares (including pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act) and be bound by the provisions, as applicable, of the Registration Rights Agreement set forth in Exhibit A (including certain indemnification provisions, as described below). Holders must complete and deliver this Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire in order to be named as selling securityholders in the Prospectus. 

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Holders of Warrants are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not named as a selling securityholder in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

NOTICE

The undersigned holder (the “Selling Securityholder” and, together with such other holders as may from time to time execute a Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire with the Company, the “Selling Securityholders”) of Warrants hereby gives notice to the Company of its intention to sell or otherwise dispose of Warrant Shares owned by it and listed below in Item (3), unless otherwise specified in Item (3), pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement. 

	
	 





	
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 As used herein, “Warrants” and “Warrant Shares” shall also be deemed to refer to any shares of Common Stock that the Selling Securityholder currently holds as a result of exercising its warrants prior to the date hereof.




 



 

AGREEMENT

The Selling Securityholder, by signing and returning this Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire, understands and agrees that it will be bound by the terms and conditions of this Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire and, as applicable, provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement set forth in Exhibit A, and acknowledges that it has received and reviewed Exhibit A and that it has been advised to consult its own counsel regarding its obligations hereunder.

In consideration of the Company’s inclusion of the Warrant Shares in the Resale Registration Statement, of the indemnification covenants of the Company in the Registration Rights Agreement made applicable to the Selling Securityholder herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Selling Securityholder agrees to be bound (i) by this Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire and (ii) by the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement set forth in Exhibit A, as follows (section references are to the Registration Rights Agreement): 


	
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Priority.  If any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of the number of securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering without naming any Holder or Selling Securityholder as an underwriter, the Warrant Shares shall be reduced or eliminated from any Registration Statement before any Registrable Securities held by Holders under the Registration Rights Agreement are reduced, in accordance with Section 2(a)(ii).





	
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Registration Rights and Damages.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Selling Securityholder shall not have rights pursuant to Section 2, including without limitation to damages in accordance with Section 2(c).





	
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Registration Procedures and Certain Compliance Obligations of Selling Securityholder.  





	
 
	
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Selling Securityholder shall not have rights of review pursuant to Section 3(a).





	
 
	
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The Selling Securityholder shall comply with Section 3(b) and Section 7(c). The Selling Securityholder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it (unless an exemption therefrom is available) in connection with sales of Warrant Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, and shall sell the Warrant Shares only in accordance with a method of distribution described in the “Plan of Distribution” in the Registration Statement and otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.





	
 
	
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The Selling Securityholder shall comply with Section 3(h), Section 3(i) and Section 7(d). In accordance with Section 3(h) and Section 7(d), if the Company notifies the Selling Securityholder in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(c) to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Selling Securityholder shall suspend use of such Prospectus and discontinue disposition of Warrant Shares under the Registration Statement until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed.




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Registration Expenses.  The Company shall bear the expenses of registration as set forth in Section 4; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be responsible for any underwriting, broker or similar fees or commissions of the Selling Securityholder or any legal fees or other costs of the Selling Securityholder.





	
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Mutual Indemnification.  The indemnification provisions of Section 5, including without limitation Section 5(a) by which the Company agrees to indemnify Holders and Section 5(b) by which Holders agree to indemnify the Company, shall apply to, benefit and bind each Selling Securityholder, severally and not jointly, as though each such Selling Securityholder were a Holder for such purpose and such Warrant Shares were Registrable Securities for such purpose; provided, however, that in no event shall any provision of this Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire be construed to enlarge in any respect the obligation of any Holder under the Registration Rights Agreement or the Purchase Agreement in such capacity to the Company or to any other Person, including any Selling Securityholder.





	
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Additional Agreements.  The Selling Securityholder further acknowledges and agrees that:





	
 
	
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Registration Rights Agreement.  The Selling Securityholder is not a party to the Registration Rights Agreement.





	
 
	
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Entire Agreement.  This Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire, and the terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement as set forth in Exhibit A and made applicable to the Selling Securityholder, severally and not jointly, and to the Company as set forth herein shall govern the relationship between the Company and the Selling Securityholder regarding the matters set forth herein.





	
 
	
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Amendment and Waiver.  The Registration Rights Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties thereto in accordance with Section 7(f). The provisions of this Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire, may be amended, modified or supplemented, or waived as to the Selling Securityholder by the Company upon written notice to the Selling Securityholder, including without limitation to conform to any amendment or waiver to the Registration Rights Agreement, as may be reasonably required or advisable (in the Company’s sole judgment) to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements contained herein; provided, however, that any amendment of this Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire or waiver of any provision thereof that affects the Selling Securityholder (solely in its capacity as such) in a manner that is adverse to the Selling Securityholder and is materially different from the effect of such amendment or waiver on other Selling Securityholders and Holders (solely in such capacity) shall require the written consent of the Selling Securityholder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.




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Governing Law.  Consistent with Section 7(j) of the Registration Rights Agreement, all questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire 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 Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the New York Courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. The Selling Securityholder hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to the Selling Securityholder at the address listed in Item (2) below and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. The Company hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to the Company at the address set forth below (or such other address then in effect for notices to the Company under the Registration Rights Agreement as the Company may notify the Selling Securityholder at the address listed in Item (2) below) 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 manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.





	
 
	
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Further Assurances.  Consistent with Section 7(n) of the Registration Rights Agreement, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements contained herein, including without limitation the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement set forth in Exhibit A and made applicable to the Selling Securityholder. 




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Severability.  Consistent with Section 7(l) of the Registration Rights Agreement, if any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire 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 good faith 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.





	
 
	
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Purpose and Interpretation.  The Company has offered the Selling Securityholder the opportunity to include the Warrant Shares in the Registration Statement for the benefit of the Selling Securityholder. The Company is bound by the Registration Rights Agreement with the parties thereto. Accordingly, the Selling Securityholder acknowledges and agrees that this Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire and the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement made applicable to the Selling Securityholder hereby shall be interpreted and implemented by the parties hereto in a manner consistent with (i) the fulfillment of the purpose and intent of the Registration Rights Agreement for the Company and for the Holders of Registrable Securities party thereto and (ii) compliance with applicable law, including without limitation federal and state securities laws.




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

QUESTIONNAIRE

 


	
1.
	
Name.





	
 
	
(a)
	
Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder:




____________________________


	
 
	
(b)
	
Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which the Warrants Listed in Item 3 below are held:




____________________________


	
 
	
(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 the questionnaire):




____________________________

 

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Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:




 


							
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
Telephone:

	
 
	
Fax:

	
 
	
Contact
	
Person:

	
 
	
E-mail
	
address
	
of
	
Contact
	
Person:




 


	
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Beneficial Ownership of Warrants:





	
 
	
(a)
	
Type and Number of Warrants beneficially owned:




____________________________

____________________________

____________________________


	
 
	
(b)
	
Number of Warrant Shares (shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) to be registered pursuant to this Notice for resale:




____________________________

____________________________

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Broker-Dealer Status:





	
 
	
(a)
	
Are you a broker-dealer?





	
 
	
Yes   
	
☐No   ☐





	
 
	
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If “yes” to Section 4(a), did you receive your Warrants as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?





	
 
	
Yes   
	
☐No   ☐





	
Note:
	
If no, the SEC’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   ☐





	
Note:
	
If yes, provide a narrative explanation below:




____________________________

____________________________

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If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you bought the Warrants in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the purchase of the Warrants as to which Warrant Shares are to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Warrants or the Warrant Shares?





	
 
	
Yes   
	
☐No   ☐





	
Note:
	
If no, the SEC’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.





	
5.
	
Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Securityholder.




Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Warrants listed above in Item 3.

Type and amount of other securities beneficially owned:

 


	
	
 

	
 

	
 




 

 


	
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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:

 


	
	
 

	
 

	
 




 

 


	
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Plan of Distribution:




The undersigned has reviewed the form of Plan of Distribution attached as Annex A to the Registration Rights Agreement, and hereby confirms that, except as set forth below, the information contained therein regarding the undersigned and its plan of distribution is correct and complete.

State any exceptions here:

 


	
	
 

	
 

	
 




 

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The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the effective date of any applicable Resale Registration Statement. All notices hereunder and pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be made in writing, by hand delivery, confirmed or facsimile transmission, email, first-class mail or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery at the address set forth below:

DermTech, Inc.

11099 N. Torrey Pines Rd, Suite 100

La Jolla, CA 92037

Attention: Kevin Sun and Ryan Kelly

Email:                    ; 

 

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

3580 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 300

San Diego, CA 92130

Attention: Jeremy Glaser and Jason Miller

Email:                     ; 

 

In the absence of any such notification, the Company shall be entitled to continue to rely on the accuracy of the information in this Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire.

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (7) above and the inclusion of such information in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of any such Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

By signing below, the undersigned acknowledges that it understands its obligation to comply, and agrees that it will comply, with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, particularly Regulation M in connection with any offering of Warrant Shares pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement. The undersigned also acknowledges that it understands that the answers to this Questionnaire are furnished for use in connection with Registration Statements filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and any amendments or supplements thereto filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act.

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and is advised of the following Interpretation A.65 of the July 1997 SEC Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations regarding short selling: 

“An Issuer filed a Form S-3 registration statement for a secondary offering of common stock which is not yet effective. One of the selling stockholders wanted to do a short sale of common stock “against the box” and cover the short sale with registered shares after the effective date. The issuer was advised that the short sale could not be made before the registration statement become effective, because the shares underlying the short sale are deemed to be sold at the time such sale is made. There would, therefore, be a violation of Section 5 if the shares were effectively sold prior to the effective date.” 

By returning this Questionnaire, the undersigned will be deemed to be aware of the foregoing interpretation. 

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I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing statements (including, without limitation the answers to this Questionnaire) are correct.

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

 


	
Dated:
	
 
	
 
	
Beneficial Owner:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
Name:

	
 
	
 
	
Title (if applicable):




 

 

 

[Signature Page to Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire]



 

Acknowledged and agreed:

 

DERMTECH, INC.

 

 

 


		
	
By:
	
 

	
Name:
	
Kevin Sun

	
Title:
	
Chief Financial Officer




 

 

 

[Signature Page to Notice, Agreement and Questionnaire]



 

Exhibit A

 

Form of 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

(Attached beginning on the next page)

 

 

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Note Regarding Certain Defined Terms in the Registration Rights Agreement: 

 

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in the Registration Rights Agreement that are defined in the Purchase Agreement dated February 28, 2020 by and among the Company and certain purchasers of securities of the Company that are parties to the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

 

The Company filed the Purchase Agreement with the SEC as Exhibit 10.1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 2, 2020 here:

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651944/000119312520057797/d873792dex101.htm

 

For a PDF copy of the Purchase Agreement, please contact Jason Miller,              ,

at Mintz, counsel to the Company.

 

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March [__], 2020, by and among DermTech, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the several signatories hereto.

This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of February 28, 2020 between the Company and each purchaser signatory thereto (each a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Holders agree as follows:

1.Definitions.  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Advice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).

“Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Business Day” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“Commission” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Effective Date” means the date that the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) is first declared effective by the Commission.

“Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, the 90th calendar day following the Closing Date (or, in the event the Commission reviews and has written comments to the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, the 120th calendar day following the Closing Date); provided, however, that if the Company is notified by the Commission that the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Deadline as to such Registration Statement shall be the 5th Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above; provided, further, that if the Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business.

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“Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

“Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

“Event Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

“Exchange Act” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“Filing Deadline” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a), the 60th calendar day following the Closing Date; provided, however, that if the Filing Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Filing Deadline shall be extended to the next business day on which the Commission is open for business. 

“Holder” or “Holders” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities.

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

“Initial Registration Statement” means the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) of this Agreement.

“Liquidated Damages” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

“New Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

“Person” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“Principal Market” means the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the Closing Date, shall be the Nasdaq Capital Market.

“Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

“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 under 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.

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“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Purchaser” or “Purchasers” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Registrable Securities” means all of (i) the Shares and (ii) any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the foregoing; provided, that with respect to a particular Holder, such Holder’s Shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of the following: (A) a sale pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act (in which case, only such security sold by the Holder shall cease to be a Registrable Security); or (B) becoming eligible for resale by the Holder under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement thereunder and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent, a copy of which shall be provided to the Holder upon request.

“Registration Statements” means any one or more registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Initial Registration Statement, the New Registration Statement and any Remainder Registration Statements), including (in each case) the amendments and supplements to such Registration Statements, including pre- and post-effective amendments thereto, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Registration Statements.

“Remainder Registration Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

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

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

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

“SEC Guidance” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff, provided, that any such oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests are reduced to writing by the Commission and (ii) the Securities Act.

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

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“Selling Stockholder Questionnaire” means a questionnaire in the form attached as Annex B hereto, or such other form of questionnaire as may reasonably be adopted by the Company from time to time.

“Series B-1 Preferred Stock” means the Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

“Series B-2 Preferred Stock” means the Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

“Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, including shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series B-1 Preferred Stock or Series B-2 Preferred Stock.

“Trading Day” means (i) a day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Market (other than the OTCMarkets), or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTCMarkets), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTCMarkets, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices); provided, that in the event that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business Day.

“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or the OTCMarkets on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

2.Registration.

(a)On or prior to the Filing Deadline, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities not already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 or, if Rule 415 is not available for offers and sales of the Registrable Securities, by such other means of distribution of Registrable Securities as the Holders may reasonably specify (the “Initial Registration Statement”). The Initial Registration Statement shall be on Form S-1 and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission upon a review of such Registration Statement) a “Plan of Distribution” section substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A (which may be modified to respond to comments, if any, provided by the Commission). 

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(i)Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Section 2, in the event 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 or that any Holder must be named as an underwriter in the Registration Statement, the Company agrees to promptly (x) inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Initial Registration Statement as required by the Commission and/or (y) withdraw the Initial Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”), in either case covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-1 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with SEC Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09, in each case without naming any Holder as an underwriter in the Registration Statement. Each Purchaser shall have the right to review and comment or have their counsel review and comment on any written submission made to the staff of the Commission with respect to any disclosure specifically relating to such Purchaser.  No such written submission shall be made to the staff of the Commission containing disclosure relating to such Purchaser to which such Purchaser’s counsel reasonably objects.

(ii)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and subject to the payment of liquidated damages in Section 2(c), if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering without naming any Holder as an underwriter (and notwithstanding that the Company used commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater number of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows: first, the Company shall reduce or eliminate the Registrable Securities to be included by any Person other than a Holder; second, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any Registrable Securities to be included by any Affiliate of the Company; and third, the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included by all other Holders, subject to a determination by the Commission that certain Holders must be reduced first based on the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holders. In the event the Company amends the Initial Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (i)(x) or (i)(y) above, the Company will use its commercially reasonable 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-1 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, or the New Registration Statement (the “Remainder Registration Statements”).  No Holder shall be named as an “underwriter” in any Registration Statement without such Holder’s prior written consent.

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(b)The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable and, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, as applicable, no later than the Effectiveness Deadline (including, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, as applicable, filing with the Commission a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act within five (5) Business Days after 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 not be subject to further review and the effectiveness of such Registration Statement may be accelerated), and, subject to Section 2(e), shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep each Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act for so long as the securities registered for resale thereunder retain their character as “Registrable Securities”  (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall promptly notify the Holders via facsimile or electronic mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto on or before the 1st Trading Day after the date that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the first Trading Day after the Effective Date, file a final Prospectus with the Commission, as required by Rule 424(b). 

(c)If:  (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed with the Commission on or prior to the Filing Deadline, (ii) the Initial Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, as applicable, is not declared effective by the Commission (or otherwise does not become effective) for any reason on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline, or (iii) after its Effective Date and except for the reasons as set forth in Section 3(h), (A) such Registration Statement ceases for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a stop order or the Company’s failure to update the Registration Statement), to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement or (B) the Holders are not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for any reason (other than due to a change in the “Plan of Distribution” or the inaccuracy of any information regarding the Holders), in each case, for more than an aggregate of 30 consecutive calendar days or 45 calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) during any 12-month period (other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement by a Holder or a Holder’s failure to return a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire within the time period provided by Section 2(d) hereof) (any such failure or breach in clauses (i) through (iii) above being referred to as an “Event,” and, for purposes of clauses (i) or (ii), the date on which such Event occurs, or for purposes of clause (iii), the date on which such 30 or 45 calendar day period is exceeded, being referred to as an “Event Date”), then in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law: (x) within five (5) Business Days after an Event Date relating to a failure in clause (i) only, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any Registrable Securities held by such Holder on such Event Date; and (y) on each 30-day anniversary (or pro rata portion thereof) following any Event Date (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a failure in clause (i), in which case each 30-day anniversary shall be measured commencing on the 31st day following such Event Date) until the earlier of (1) the applicable Event is cured or (2) the Registrable Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 without manner of sale or volume restrictions, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to 

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the Purchase Agreement for any unregistered Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. The amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing clauses (x) and (y) are referred to collectively as “Liquidated Damages.”  The parties agree that (1) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Purchase Agreement, no Liquidated Damages shall be payable with respect to any period after the expiration of the Effectiveness Period and in no event shall the aggregate amount of Liquidated Damages payable to a Holder exceed, in the aggregate, 5% of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (2) in no event shall the Company be liable in any 30-day period for Liquidated Damages under this Agreement in excess of 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Holders pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any Liquidated Damages pursuant to this Section 2(c) in full within ten (10) Business Days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 1.0% per month (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such Liquidated Damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. Unless otherwise specified in Section 2(c), the 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, except in the case of the first Event Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing shall preclude any Holder from pursuing or obtaining any available remedies at law, specific performance or other equitable relief with respect to this Section 2(c) in accordance with applicable law.  The Company shall not be liable for Liquidated Damages under this Agreement as to any Registrable Securities which are not permitted by the Commission to be included in a Registration Statement due solely to SEC Guidance from the time that it is determined that such Registrable Securities are not permitted to be registered until such time as the provisions of this Agreement as to the Remainder Registration Statements required to be filed hereunder are triggered, in which case the provisions of this Section 2(c) shall once again apply, if applicable.  In such case, the Liquidated Damages shall be calculated to only apply to the percentage of Registrable Securities which are permitted in accordance with SEC Guidance to be included in such Registration Statement.  The Effectiveness Deadline for a Registration Statement shall be extended without default or Liquidated Damages hereunder in the event that the Company’s failure to obtain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on a timely basis results from the failure of a Holder to timely provide the Company with information requested by the Company and necessary to complete the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act.

(d)Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire not more than ten (10) Trading Days following the date of this Agreement. At least five (5) Trading Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement for any registration under this Agreement, the Company will notify each Holder of the information the Company requires in connection with the filing from that Holder other than the information contained in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire, if any, which shall be completed and delivered to the Company promptly upon request and, in any event, within two (2) Trading Days prior to the applicable anticipated filing date. Each Holder further agrees that it shall not be entitled to be named as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or use the Prospectus for offers and resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless such Holder has returned to the Company a completed and signed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire and a response to any requests for further information as described in the previous sentence. If a Holder of Registrable Securities returns a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or a request for further information, in either case, after its respective deadline, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to 

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take such actions as are required to name such Holder as a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or any pre-effective or post-effective amendment thereto and to include (to the extent not theretofore included) in the Registration Statement the Registrable Securities identified in such late Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or request for further information. Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that the information in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or request for further information as described in this Section 2(d) will be used by the Company in the preparation of the Registration Statement and hereby consents to the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement.

(e)Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that Form S-3 is not initially available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder.  The Company (i) shall register the resale of the Registrable Securities on Form S-1 as provided herein, (ii) undertakes to use its commercially reasonable efforts to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 after 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 and (iii) shall, after such time as the Registerable Securities have been registered on Form S-3, maintain the effectiveness of such Registration Statement on Form S-3 consistent with the provisions of Section 2(b) hereof.

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 (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and any similar or successor reports), (i) furnish to the Holder copies of such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, as proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review of such Holder and the Company shall fairly consider such reasonable changes in any such document as such Holder or counsel to such Holder may request (it being acknowledged and agreed that if a Holder does not object to or comment on the aforementioned documents within such five (5) Trading Day or one (1) Trading Day period, as the case may be, then the Holder shall be deemed to have consented to and approved the use of such documents) and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to 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 respective counsel to each Holder, to conduct such review. The Company shall not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which a Holder reasonably objects in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing within the five (5) Trading Day or one (1) Trading Day period described above, as applicable.

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(b)(i) Subject to Section 3(h), prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for its Effectiveness Period; (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 practicable to any comments received from the Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably possible, provide the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such Registration Statement that pertains to the Holders as “Selling Stockholders” but not any comments that would result in the disclosure to the Holders of material and non-public information concerning the Company; and (iv) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities cease to be Registrable Securities or shall have been disposed of (subject to the terms of this Agreement) in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Holders thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented; provided, however, that in the event the Company informs the Holders in writing that it does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holders are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities, the Company shall deliver to the Holders a copy of the Prospectus in electronic format and each such Holder shall be responsible for the delivery of the Prospectus to the Persons to whom such Holder sells any of the Registrable Securities, and each Holder agrees to dispose of Registrable Securities in compliance with the “Plan of Distribution” described in the Registration Statement and otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Exchange Act, the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the Commission on the same day on which the Exchange Act report which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement was filed.

(c)Notify the Holders (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, but shall not contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company), as promptly as reasonably practicable via facsimile or electronic mail (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and 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 any Registration Statement (in which case the Company shall provide to each of the Holders true and complete copies of all comments that pertain to the Holders as a “Selling Stockholder” or to the “Plan of Distribution” and all written responses thereto, but not information that the Company believes would constitute material and non-public information); and (C) with respect to each Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, 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 

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Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information that pertains to the Holders as “Selling Stockholders” or the “Plan of Distribution”; (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 such 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 such Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of such 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 the case of any Prospectus, form of prospectus or supplement thereto, 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 that, any and all such information shall remain confidential to each Holder until such information otherwise becomes public, unless disclosure by a Holder is required by law; and provided, further, that notwithstanding each Holder’s agreement to keep such information confidential, each such Holder makes no acknowledgement that any such information is material, non-public information.

(d)Use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order 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, as soon as practicable.

(e)If requested by a Holder, furnish to such Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto 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 the Company shall have no obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system.

(f)Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders 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 any 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, would 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.

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

(h)Following the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c), as promptly as reasonably practicable (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 the affected Registration Statements 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, no Registration Statement nor any 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 the case of any Prospectus, form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made), not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section 3(c) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its commercially reasonable 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(h) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12-month period without incurring liability for Liquidated Damages otherwise required pursuant to Section 2(c).  For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s rights under this Section 3(h) shall include suspensions of availability arising from the filing of a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement to update the Prospectus therein to include the information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which suspensions may extend for the amount of time reasonably required to respond to any comments of the staff of the Commission on such amendment. 

(i)The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to (i) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and any Affiliate thereof, (ii) any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) affiliations, (iii) any natural persons who have the power to vote or dispose of the common stock and (iv) any other information as may be requested by the Commission, FINRA or any state securities commission. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of Registrable Securities because any Holder fails to furnish such information within three (3) Trading Days of the Company’s request, any Liquidated Damages that are accruing at such time as to such Holder only shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered to the Company; provided, however, if the failure of the Holder to furnish the required information results in the occurrence of an Event under Section 2(c), any Liquidated Damages that are accruing at such time shall be tolled and any such Event that occurs as a result thereof shall be suspended until such time as the Holder furnishes such information.

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(j)The Company shall cooperate with any registered broker through which a Holder proposes to resell its Registrable Securities in effecting a filing with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 as reasonably requested by any such Holder, and the Company shall pay the filing fee required for the first such filing within five (5) Business Days of the request therefor.

(k)The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on any market included in the definition of Trading Market herein on which equivalent securities issued by the Company are then listed (in the case of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series B‐1 Preferred Stock or Series B‐2 Preferred Stock, at the time of conversion of such shares and to the extent of such conversion). 

4.Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Agreement (excluding any underwriting discounts and selling commissions and all legal fees and expenses of legal counsel for any Holder) 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 (A) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (B) with respect to compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities and determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as requested by the Holders) and (C) if not previously paid by the Company pursuant to Section 3(j) hereof, with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a Holder intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110, so long as the broker is receiving no more than a customary brokerage commission in connection with such sale), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement), (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 underwriting, broker or similar fees or commissions of any Holder or any legal fees or other costs of the Holders.

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5.Indemnification.

(a)Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder and its Affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, members, partners, managers, employees, representatives, investment advisers and agents, each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, stockholders, members, partners, managers, employees, representatives, investment advisers and agents of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against, and shall pay and reimburse them for, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, contingencies, amounts paid in settlement in accordance with Section 5(c), costs and expenses (including, without limitation, all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs, reasonable costs of preparation and investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose) or any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto 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 (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or its agents of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement; provided, however, that in the case of clause (i) above the Company shall not have such an indemnification obligation to the extent, but only to the extent, that such Losses arise out of or are based upon: (A) any such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions that are made solely in reliance upon and in conformity with (x) information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use in such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or (y) information relating to such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities that was reviewed and approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that such Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose); (B) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(iii)-(vi), the use by a Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that such Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice (as contemplated by and defined in Section 7(d) below); or (C) such Holder’s failure to send or give a copy of the Prospectus or supplement (as then amended or supplemented), if required pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule), to the Persons asserting an untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission or alleged omission at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Registrable Securities to such Person if such statement or omission was corrected in such Prospectus or supplement. The Company shall notify the Holders 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. The Company’s indemnification obligation under this Section 5(a) shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party (as defined in Section 5(c)) and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Holders.  

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(b)Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and 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, that arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, or that arise out of or are based upon 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; provided, however, that such Holder shall be so obligated only to the extent that such Losses arise out of or are based upon: (A) any such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions that are based upon (x) information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use in such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto and such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission had not been corrected in such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto prior to, or concurrently with, the sale of Registrable Securities to such Person asserting the applicable indemnification claim or (y) information relating to such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities that was reviewed and approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto (it being understood that such Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose); or (B) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section 3(c)(iii)-(vi), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that such Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice (as contemplated by and defined in Section 7(d) below).  Each Holder’s indemnification obligation under this Section 5(b) shall be several and not joint. In no event shall the indemnification obligation of any Holder under this Section 5(b) be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such 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 reasonable 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.

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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 such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest exists 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 such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party); provided, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all Indemnified Parties. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. 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 and such settlement does not include any non-monetary limitation on the actions of any Indemnified Party or any of its affiliates or any admission of fault or liability on behalf of any such Indemnified Party.

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all 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 5) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within twenty (20) 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 judicially determined to not be entitled to indemnification hereunder. The failure to deliver written notice to the Indemnifying Party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such Indemnifying Party of any liability to the Indemnified Party under this Section 5, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

(d)Contribution. If a claim for 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, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, 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 reasonable 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 5 was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

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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. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(d), (A) no Holder shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission and (B) no contribution will be made under circumstances where the maker of such contribution would not have been required to indemnify the Indemnified Party under the fault standards set forth in this Section 5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 5 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties and are not in diminution or limitation of the indemnification provisions under the Purchase Agreement.

6.Rule 144 Reporting.  With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration (it being acknowledged that the Company was formerly a shell company and that Rule 144 is not available for the resale of securities (including the Registrable Securities) initially issued by shell companies or issuers that have been at any time previously a shell company, until, among other requirements, at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the Commission reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company, which information the Company filed with the Commission on September 5, 2019), the Company agrees, until the Shares are sold by the Purchasers, to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:

(a)make and keep adequate current public information regarding the Company available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times from and after the date hereof;

(b)file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at all times from and after the date hereof; and

(c)so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to such Holder forthwith upon request (i) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company (unless otherwise available at no charge by access electronically to the Commission’s EDGAR filing system), (ii) a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and Rule 144 under the Securities Act and (iii) such other reports, documents or information as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without registration.

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7.Miscellaneous.

(a)Remedies. Subject to the limitations set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, in the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their obligations under this Agreement, each 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, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and each 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 waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

(b)Piggyback on Registrations. Certain of the Company’s existing security holders (in addition to the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) shall be permitted to include securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statements. The Company shall not be permitted to include securities of the Company for its own account in the Registration Statements.

(c)Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it (unless an exemption therefrom is available) in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement, and shall sell the Registrable Securities only in accordance with a method of distribution described in the Registration Statement.

(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(c)(iii)-(vi) (which notice shall not contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company), such 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 commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this paragraph. 

(e)No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company, on or after the date hereof, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

(f)Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, or waived unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and Holders holding no less than a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, provided that any party may give a waiver as to itself. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this 

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sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7(f), any amendment of this Agreement or waiver of any provision of this Agreement that affects one Holder (solely in its capacity as such) in a manner that is adverse to such Holder and is materially different from the effect of such amendment or waiver on other Holders (solely in such capacity) shall require the written consent of such Holder.

(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 each Holder. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. The Company may not assign its rights (except by merger or in connection with another entity acquiring all or substantially all of the Company’s assets) or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of all the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign its respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under the Purchase Agreement provided in each case that (i) the Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights and related obligations under this Agreement, and for the transferee or assignee to assume such obligations, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment, (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, (iii) at or before the time the Company received the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence, the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein and (iv) the transferee is an “accredited investor,” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D.

(i)Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together shall constitute 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 were the original thereof.

(j)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.

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(k)Cumulative Remedies. Except as provided herein, the remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any breach of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement or of any preceding or succeeding breach of this Agreement.  No waiver or extension of time for the performance of any obligation hereunder shall be deemed a waiver or extension of time for the performance of any other obligation hereunder.

(l)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 good faith 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.

(m)Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

(n)Further Assurances.  The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfilment of the agreements contained herein.

 

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

 


		
	
DERMTECH, INC.

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
 

	
Name:
	
John Dobak, M.D.

	
Title:
	
Chief Executive Officer




 

 

 



 

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

 


			
	
HOLDER:
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
 

	
Name:
	
 

	
Title:
	
 




 

 

 

 



 

Annex A

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are registering the shares of Common Stock (i) issued to the selling stockholders, (ii) issuable upon conversion of the Series B‐1 Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series B‐2 Convertible Preferred Stock issued to the selling stockholders and (iii) issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued to the selling stockholders to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders of the shares of Common Stock, Series B‐1 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B‐2 Convertible Preferred Stock and the warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock. 

The selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of Common Stock may be sold on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, in the over-the-counter market or in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market and in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions. The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares: 

•ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; 

•block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares 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 entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part; 

•broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; 

•through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; 

•a combination of any such methods of sale; and 

•any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. 

 



 

The selling stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, as permitted by that rule, or Section 4(a)(1) under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of those provisions. 

Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of Common Stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal. Such commissions will be in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction will not be in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121.01. 

In connection with sales of the shares of Common Stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of Common Stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of Common Stock short and if such short sale shall take place after the date that this registration statement is declared effective by the Commission, the selling stockholders may deliver shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the selling stockholders have been advised that they may not use shares registered on this registration statement to cover short sales of our common stock made prior to the date the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

The selling stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Common Stock, Series B‐1 Convertible Preferred Stock or Series B‐2 Convertible Preferred Stock or the warrants owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgees, transferees or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus. 

The selling stockholders and any broker-dealer or agent participating in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer or agent and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Selling stockholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act including Rule 172 thereunder and may be subject to certain statutory liabilities of, including but not limited to, Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. 

 



 

Each selling stockholder has informed us that it is not a registered broker-dealer and does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. Upon our being notified in writing by a selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of common stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such selling stockholder and of the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii) the price at which such the shares of Common Stock were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. 

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with. 

There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. 

Each selling stockholder and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by the selling stockholder and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. 

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that each selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any and any related legal expenses incurred by it. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against certain liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreement, or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling stockholders specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the registration rights agreement, or we may be entitled to contribution.

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Annex B

 

DERMTECH, INC.

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDER NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE

 

The undersigned holder of shares of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of DermTech, Inc. (the “Company”) understands that the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Resale Registration Statement”) for the registration and the 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. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

In order to sell or otherwise dispose of any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement, a holder of Registrable Securities generally will be required to be named as a selling stockholder in the related prospectus or a supplement thereto (as so supplemented, the “Prospectus”), deliver the Prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities (including pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act) and be bound by the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement (including certain indemnification provisions, as described below). Holders must complete and deliver this Notice and Questionnaire in order to be named as selling stockholders in the Prospectus.   

 

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Holders of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not named as a selling stockholder in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

 

NOTICE

 

The undersigned holder (the “Selling Stockholder”) of Registrable Securities hereby gives notice to the Company of its intention to sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities owned by it and listed below in Item (3), unless otherwise specified in Item (3), pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement. The undersigned, by signing and returning this Notice and Questionnaire, understands and agrees that it will be bound by the terms and conditions of this Notice and Questionnaire and the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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

 

 



 

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 Listed in Item 3 below are held:




____________________________


	
 
	
(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 the questionnaire):




____________________________

 


	
2.
	
Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:





							
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
Telephone:

	
 
	
Fax:

	
 
	
Contact
	
Person:

	
 
	
E-mail
	
address
	
of
	
Contact
	
Person:




 

 

 


	
3.
	
Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:





	
 
	
(a)
	
Type and Number of Registrable Securities beneficially owned:




____________________________

____________________________

____________________________


	
 
	
(b)
	
Number of shares of Common Stock to be registered pursuant to this Notice for resale:




____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

 



 


	
4.
	
Broker-Dealer Status:





	
 
	
(a)
	
Are you a broker-dealer?





	
 
	
Yes   
	
☐No   ☐





	
 
	
(b)
	
If “yes” to Section 4(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?





	
 
	
Yes   
	
☐No   ☐





	
Note:
	
If no, 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   ☐





	
Note:
	
If yes, provide a narrative explanation below:




____________________________

____________________________


	
 
	
(d)
	
If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you bought 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, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.





	
5.
	
Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder.




Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities listed above in Item 3.

Type and amount of other securities beneficially owned:

 


	
	
 

	
 

	
 




 

 



 


	
6.
	
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:

 


	
	
 

	
 

	
 




 


	
7.
	
Plan of Distribution:




The undersigned has reviewed the form of Plan of Distribution attached as Annex A to the Registration Rights Agreement, and hereby confirms that, except as set forth below, the information contained therein regarding the undersigned and its plan of distribution is correct and complete.

State any exceptions here:

 


	
	
 

	
 

	
 




 

 

 



 

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The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the effective date of any applicable Resale Registration Statement. All notices hereunder and pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement shall be made in writing, by hand delivery, confirmed or facsimile transmission, first-class mail or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery at the address set forth below. In the absence of any such notification, the Company shall be entitled to continue to rely on the accuracy of the information in this Notice and Questionnaire.

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (7) above and the inclusion of such information in the Resale Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of any such Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

By signing below, the undersigned acknowledges that it understands its obligation to comply, and agrees that it will comply, with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, particularly Regulation M in connection with any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement. The undersigned also acknowledges that it understands that the answers to this Questionnaire are furnished for use in connection with Registration Statements filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and any amendments or supplements thereto filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act.

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and is advised of the following Interpretation A.65 of the July 1997 SEC Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations regarding short selling: 

“An Issuer filed a Form S-3 registration statement for a secondary offering of common stock which is not yet effective. One of the selling stockholders wanted to do a short sale of common stock “against the box” and cover the short sale with registered shares after the effective date. The issuer was advised that the short sale could not be made before the registration statement become effective, because the shares underlying the short sale are deemed to be sold at the time such sale is made. There would, therefore, be a violation of Section 5 if the shares were effectively sold prior to the effective date.” 

By returning this Questionnaire, the undersigned will be deemed to be aware of the foregoing interpretation.

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing statements (including, without limitation the answers to this Questionnaire) are correct.

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

 


	
Dated:
	
 
	
 
	
Beneficial Owner:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name:

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title: