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Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

Among

 

HERCULES FUNDING IV LLC,

 

as Borrower

 

And

 

HERCULES CAPITAL, INC.,

 

as Originator and Servicer

 

and

 

MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.,

 

as Agent

 

Dated as of February 20, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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			ARTICLE I

				
			DEFINITIONS

				1
	 	 	 
	
			1.01

				
			Definitions.

				
			1

			
	
			1.02

				
			Other Definitional Provisions.

				
			10

			
	
			 

				 	 
	
			ARTICLE II

				CONVEYANCE OF THE PURCHASED ASSETS; BORROWINGS UNDER LOAN AGREEMENT	11
	 	 	 
	
			2.01

				
			Conveyance of the Purchased Assets; Borrowings.

				
			11

			
	
			2.02

				
			Ownership and Possession of Loan Files.

				
			12

			
	
			2.03

				
			Books and Records; Intention of the Parties.

				
			12

			
	
			2.04

				
			Delivery of Loan Files.

				
			12

			
	
			2.05

				
			Acceptance by the Agent of the Loan Files; Certification by the Collateral Custodian.

				
			13

			
	
			 

				 	 
	
			ARTICLE III

				
			REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

				13
	 	 	 
	
			3.01

				
			Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.

				
			13

			
	
			3.02

				
			Representations and Warranties of the Originator.

				
			14

			
	
			3.03

				
			Representations and Warranties Regarding the Loans.

				
			16

			
	
			3.04

				
			Notice of Breach of Representations and Warranties.

				
			16

			
	
			3.05

				
			Repurchase of Ineligible Loans.

				
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			ARTICLE IV

				
			ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF LOANS

				18
	 	 	 
	
			4.01

				
			Appointment of the Servicer.

				
			18

			
	
			4.02

				
			Duties and Responsibilities of the Servicer.

				
			18

			
	
			4.03

				
			Authorization of the Servicer.

				
			20

			
	
			4.04

				
			Collection of Payments.

				
			21

			
	
			4.05

				
			[Intentionally Omitted].

				
			22

			
	
			4.06

				
			Realization Upon Defaulted Loans or Charged-Off Loans.

				
			22

			
	
			4.07

				
			Maintenance of Insurance Policies.

				
			22

			
	
			4.08

				
			Representations and Warranties of the Servicer.

				
			22

			
	
			4.09

				
			Covenants of the Servicer.

				
			24

			
	
			4.10

				
			[Intentionally Omitted].

				
			26

			
	
			4.11

				
			[Intentionally Omitted].

				
			26

			
	
			4.12

				
			[Intentionally Omitted].

				
			26

			
	
			4.13

				
			[Intentionally Omitted].

				
			26

			
	
			4.14

				
			[Intentionally Omitted].

				
			26

			
	
			4.15

				
			[Intentionally Omitted].

				
			26

			
	
			4.16

				
			Payment of Certain Expenses by the Servicer and the Borrower.

				
			26

			
	
			4.17

				
			[Intentionally Omitted].

				
			26

			

 

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			4.18

				
			Annual Statement as to Compliance.

				
			27

			
	
			4.19

				
			[Intentionally Omitted].

				
			27

			
	
			4.20

				
			Limitation on Liability.

				
			27

			
	
			4.21

				
			The Servicer Not to Resign.

				
			27

			
	
			4.22

				
			Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Transferred Loans.

				
			28

			
	
			4.23

				
			Identification of Records.

				
			28

			
	
			 

				 	 
	
			ARTICLE V

				DEPOSITS INTO ACCOUNTS	
			28

			
	 	 	 
	
			5.01

				
			Collection Account.

				
			28

			
	
			 

				 	 
	
			ARTICLE VI

				[RESERVED]	
			29

			
	
			 

				 	 
	
			ARTICLE VII

				COVENANTS	
			29

			
	 	 	 
	
			7.01

				
			[Reserved].

				
			29

			
	
			7.02

				
			Covenants Regarding Purchased Assets.

				
			29

			
	
			 

				 	 
	
			ARTICLE VIII

				INDEMNIFICATION	
			30

			
	 	 	 
	
			8.01

				
			Indemnification; Third Party Claims.

				
			30

			
	
			8.02

				
			Relationship of Servicer to the Borrower.

				
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			ARTICLE IX

				SERVICER DEFAULT	
			32

			
	 	 	 
	
			9.01

				
			Servicer Default.

				
			32

			
	
			9.02

				
			Appointment of Successor Servicer.

				
			34

			
	
			9.03

				
			Waiver of Defaults.

				
			36

			
	
			9.04

				
			Accounting Upon Termination of Servicer.

				
			36

			
	
			 

				 	 
	
			ARTICLE X

				TERMINATION	
			37

			
	 	 	 
	
			10.01

				
			Termination.

				
			37

			

 

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			ARTICLE XI

				
			MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

				37
	 	 	 
	
			11.01

				
			Amendment.

				
			37

			
	
			11.02

				
			Duration of Agreement.

				
			37

			
	
			11.03

				
			GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION.

				
			37

			
	
			11.04

				
			Notices.

				
			38

			
	
			11.05

				
			Severability of Provisions.

				
			39

			
	
			11.06

				
			No Partnership.

				
			39

			
	
			11.07

				
			Counterparts.

				
			39

			
	
			11.08

				
			Successors and Assigns.

				
			39

			
	
			11.09

				
			Headings.

				
			39

			
	
			11.10

				
			[Reserved].

				
			39

			
	
			11.11

				
			Due Diligence.

				
			40

			
	
			11.12

				
			No Reliance.

				
			40

			
	
			11.13

				
			Conflicts.

				
			40

			
	
			11.14

				
			No Agency.

				
			40

			
	
			11.15

				
			Collateral Assignment.

				
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			EXHIBIT A

				
			Form of Servicer Report

			
	
			EXHIBIT B

				
			Form of S&SA Assignment

			
	
			EXHIBIT C

				
			Form of Loan Schedule

			
	
			EXHIBIT D-1

				
			[RESERVED]

			
	
			EXHIBIT D-2

				
			Form of Final Collateral Certification

			
	
			EXHIBIT E

				
			Form of Assignment of Mortgage

			
	
			EXHIBIT F

				
			[RESERVED]

			
	
			EXHIBIT G

				
			Form of Servicer’s Report

			
	
			EXHIBIT H

				
			Credit and Collection Policy

			

 

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SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

This Sale and Servicing Agreement is entered into as of February 20, 2020, among Hercules Funding IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower (in such capacity, the “Borrower”), Hercules Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Hercules”), as Originator (in such capacity, the “Originator”) and as Servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”), and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as Agent for Lenders under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the “Agent”).

 

RECITALS:

 

A.     On the date hereof, the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders party thereto have entered into the Loan Agreement, pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to make certain loans to the Borrower from time to time on the terms and conditions set forth therein.

 

B.     In connection with the transaction contemplated by the Loan Agreement, the parties hereto have agreed to enter into this Agreement.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows for the benefit of each of them and for the benefit of the Agent and Lenders:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

1.01     Definitions.

 

All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

“1940 Act”: The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Accepted Servicing Practices”: The servicing practices and collection procedures of the Servicer that are in accordance with the applicable Obligor Loan Documents and Applicable Law and which are consistent with the higher standard of (i) customary servicing practices of prudent institutions which service loans or other financial assets similar to the Transferred Loans for their own account or for the account of others and (ii) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer services and administers loans or other financial assets which are similar to the Transferred Loans serviced or administered pursuant to this Agreement, for its own account or for the account of others.

 

“Accreted Interest”: The accrued interest on a PIK Loan that is added to the principal amount of such PIK Loan instead of being paid as it accrues.

 

 

 

 

 

“Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing; provided, that in the case of the Servicer or any Subsidiary, “Affiliate” shall not include any Person that is a Portfolio Investment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, an Obligor will not be considered an “Affiliate” of any other Obligor solely due to the fact that each such Obligor is under the control of the same financial or venture capital sponsor.

 

“Agent”: MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as Agent for the Lenders under the Loan Agreement, or any successor Agent under the Loan Agreement.

 

“Aggregate Outstanding Loan Balance”: As of any date of determination, the sum of the Outstanding Loan Balances of all Eligible Loans included as part of the Collateral on such date minus the Outstanding Loan Balance of all Charged-Off Loans included as part of the Collateral (and specifically excluding all Ineligible Loans) on such date.

 

“Agreement”: This Sale and Servicing Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Applicable Law”: For any Person or property of such Person, all existing and future applicable laws, rules, regulations (including proposed, temporary and final income tax regulations), statutes, treaties, codes ordinances, permits, certificates, orders and licenses of and interpretations by any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, usury laws, predatory lending laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, and Regulation Z and Regulation B of the Federal Reserve Board), and applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, orders, or line action of any court, arbitrator or other administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction.

 

“Assignment of Mortgage”: As to each Loan secured by an interest in real property, one or more collateral assignments, notices of transfer or equivalent instruments, each in recordable form and sufficient under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction to reflect the transfer as collateral of the related mortgage, deed of trust, security deed, immovable hypothec, deed of hypothec or similar security instrument and all other documents related to such Loan to the Borrower and to grant a perfected Lien thereon by the Borrower in favor of the Agent, on behalf of the Lender Group, each such Assignment of Mortgage to be substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.

 

“Bankruptcy Code”: Title 11 of the United States Code, as in effect from time to time.

 

“Bankruptcy Event”: With respect to a Person, shall be deemed to have occurred if either:

 

(a)     a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person, in any court seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, sequestrator or the like for such Person or for all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition or adjustment of debts, and such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed or unstayed, and in effect, for a period of 60 consecutive days; or an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in an involuntary case or proceeding under any such law now or hereafter in effect; or

 

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(b)     such Person shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for such Person or for any substantial part of its assets, or shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail to, or admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts generally as they become due, or, if a corporation or similar entity, its board of directors shall vote to implement any of the foregoing.

 

“Bankruptcy Laws”: The Bankruptcy Code and all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, suspension of payments, composition or adjustment of debts or similar debtor relief laws from time to time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

“Borrower”: Hercules Funding IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

“Charged-Off Loan”: Any Transferred Loan (i) that is 180 days or more past due with respect to any interest or principal payment, (ii) as to which a Bankruptcy Event has occurred with respect to the related Obligor, (iii) as to which the related Obligor has suffered any Material Adverse Change, (iv) that is written off or has been deemed as uncollectible by the Servicer in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy, (v) that has been placed on non-accrual status by the Servicer in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy, (vi) all or any portion of which has been converted into or exchanged for an Equity Security (other than conversions that have resulted in a fair market value of the Equity Security that is in excess of such converted amount) or (vii) has been sold for less than its Outstanding Loan Balance upon foreclosure or upon exercise of remedies, provided, that only the portion of the Transferred Loan not recouped in such sale shall be deemed to be “charged-off” for purposes of clause (vii).

 

“Collections”: (a) All cash collections or other cash proceeds received by the Borrower or by the Servicer or the Originator on behalf of the Borrower from any source in payment of any amounts owed in respect of a Transferred Loan, including, without limitation, Interest Collections, Principal Collections, Insurance Proceeds, and all Recoveries, (b) all amounts received by the Borrower in connection with the removal of a Transferred Loan from the Collateral pursuant to Section 3.05 and (c) any other funds received by or on behalf of the Borrower with respect to any Transferred Loan or Related Property, but excluding, in the case of (a), (b) or (c), as applicable, amounts in respect of any Retained Interest and Excluded Amounts.

 

“Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Continued Errors”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(d) hereof.

 

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“Credit and Collection Policy”: Means, with respect to the initial Servicer, the written credit and collection policies and procedures of the Originator and Servicer attached hereto as Exhibit H, as such policies and procedures may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in compliance with Section 4.09(f) and with respect to a Successor Servicer, the written credit and collection policies and procedures of such Successor Servicer as shall be approved by the Agent from time to time.

 

“Default”: Any occurrence that is, or with notice or the lapse of time or both would become, a Servicer Default.

 

“Eligible Loan”: On any date of determination, any Transferred Loan which both (a) complies with the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.03 and (b) is an Eligible Note Receivable under the Loan Agreement.

 

“Equity Security”: Any equity security or other obligation or security that does not entitle the holder thereof to receive periodic payments of interest and one or more installments of principal.

 

“Errors”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(d) hereof.

 

“Event of Default”: Either a Servicer Default or an “Event of Default” under the Loan Agreement.

 

“Exchange Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Final Collateral Certification”: The certification in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto prepared by the Agent or, if a Collateral Custodian has been appointed, the Collateral Custodian.

 

“Indemnified Parties”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(c) hereof.

 

“Ineligible Loan”: Shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.05(b)(i).

 

“Insurance Policy”: With respect to any Transferred Loan included in the Collateral, an insurance policy covering physical damage to or loss to any assets or Related Property of the Obligor securing such Transferred Loan.

 

“Insurance Proceeds”: Any amounts payable or any payments made to the Borrower or to the Servicer on its behalf under any Insurance Policy.

 

“Interest Collections”: Any and all amounts received with respect to a Transferred Loan from or on behalf of the related Obligor that are deposited into the Collection Account, or received by the Borrower or by the Servicer or Originator on behalf of the Borrower in respect of Transferred Loans, not constituting Principal Collections.

 

“Investment Policies”: With respect to the initial Servicer, the investment objectives, policies, restrictions and limitations set forth in Item 1 (“Business”) of the initial Servicer’s most recent Form 10-K.

 

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“Loan”: Any Notes Receivable, including monies due and owing thereon and all Interest Collections, Principal Collections and other amounts received from time to time with respect to such Note Receivable and all proceeds thereof.

 

“Loan Agreement”: The Loan and Security Agreement among the Agent, the Lenders, and the Borrower, dated as of February 20, 2020, as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Loan File”: With respect to any Loan, each of the Obligor Loan Documents related thereto as reflected on the Collateral Loan Checklist accompanying such Loan File (which, other than notes or instruments, may be authoritative copies thereof).

 

“Loan Schedule”: The schedule of Loans conveyed to the Borrower on each Transfer Date and delivered to the Agent and the Collateral Custodian in connection with each sale and assignment of Purchased Assets under Section 2.01 from time to time or as new Loans are contributed to the Borrower, in substantially the form as set forth in Exhibit C hereto.

 

“Loan Tape”: Means a computer tape in readable form, approved by the Agent, containing identifying information pertaining to each of the Transferred Loans comprising part of the Collateral.

 

“Material Credit and Collection Policy Change”: Any change or modification to, or waiver of any term or condition of, the Credit and Collection Policy, if such change, modification or waiver could reasonably be expected to be adverse in any material respect to the Lenders or the Collateral.

 

“Obligor”: With respect to any Loan, the Person or Persons obligated to make payments pursuant to such Loan, including any guarantor thereof.

 

“Obligor Loan Documents”: With respect to any Loan, each related promissory note (if any) and any related loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, moveable or immoveable hypothec, deed of hypothec, assignments, guarantees, note purchase agreement, intercreditor and/or subordination agreement, and UCC Financing Statements and continuation statements (including amendments or modifications thereof) executed by the Obligor thereof or by another Person on the Obligor’s behalf in respect of such Loan and each related promissory note (if any), including, without limitation, general or limited guaranties and, for each Loan secured by real property an Assignment of Mortgage, and for each promissory note (if any), an assignment (which may be by allonge), in blank, signed by an officer of the Originator.

 

“Officer’s Certificate”: A certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Person delivering such certificate, in each case as required by this Agreement.

 

“Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel who may be employed by the Servicer, the Borrower, the Originator or any of their respective Affiliates, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.

 

“Originator”: Hercules and its permitted successors and assigns.

 

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“Originator Indemnified Party”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(c) hereof.

 

“Outstanding Loan Balance”: With respect to any Loan, as of any date of determination, the lowest of: (i) total remaining amounts of principal payable by the Obligor thereof, excluding principal payments in respect of Accreted Interest; (ii) the value of such assets as determined under GAAP as reflected in the most recently delivered quarterly financial statements of Borrower, or (iii) to the extent applicable, the value of such asset as determined by an Approved Third-Party Appraiser pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Loan Agreement.

 

“PIK Loan”: A Loan which provides for a portion of the interest that accrues thereon to be added to the principal amount of such Loan for some period of time prior to such Loan requiring the current cash payment of such interest on a monthly or quarterly basis, which cash payment shall be treated as Interest Collections at the time it is received.

 

“Portfolio Investment”: Any investment made by the Originator in the ordinary course of business in a Person that is accounted for under GAAP as a portfolio investment of the Originator.

 

“Predecessor Servicer Work Product”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(d) hereof.

 

“Principal Collections”: Any and all amounts received with respect to a Transferred Loan from or on behalf of the related Obligor that are deposited into the Collection Account, or received by the Borrower or by the Servicer or Originator on behalf of the Borrower in respect of Transferred Loans, relating to the outstanding principal balance of such Transferred Loan.

 

“Proceeding”: Any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

 

“Purchased Assets”: All right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter received, acquired or arising, and wherever located, of the Originator in and to the property described in clauses (i) through (ix) below and all accounts, cash and currency, chattel paper, tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper, copyrights, copyright licenses, other intellectual property rights, equipment, fixtures, contract rights, general intangibles, instruments, certificates of deposit, certificated securities, uncertificated securities, financial assets, securities entitlements, commercial tort claims, deposit accounts, inventory, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, software, supporting obligations, accessions, and other property consisting of, arising out of, or related to any of the following (in each case excluding the Retained Interest and the Excluded Amounts):

 

(i)     the Transferred Loans, and all monies due or to become due in payment of such Transferred Loans on and after the related Transfer Date, including but not limited to all Collections and all obligations owed to the Originator by the applicable Obligor in connection with the Transferred Loans;

 

(ii)     any Related Property securing or purporting to secure the Transferred Loans (to the extent the Originator has been granted a Lien thereon) including the related security interest granted by the Obligor under the Transferred Loans, and all proceeds from any sale or other disposition of such Related Property;

 

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(iii)     all security interests, Liens, guaranties, warranties, letters of credit, accounts, bank accounts, mortgages or other encumbrances and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of any Transferred Loan, together with all Code financing statements or similar filings relating thereto;

 

(iv)     all claims (including “claims” as defined in Bankruptcy Code § 101(5)), suits, causes of action, and any other right of the Originator, whether known or unknown, against the related Obligors, if any, or any of their respective Affiliates, agents, representatives, contractors, advisors, or any other Person that in any way is based upon, arises out of or is related to any of the foregoing, including, to the extent permitted to be assigned under Applicable Law, all claims (including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, and claims under any law governing the purchase and sale of, or indentures for, securities), suits, causes of action, and any other right of the Originator against any attorney, accountant, financial advisor, or other Person arising under or in connection with the related Obligor Loan Documents;

 

(v)     all cash, securities, or other property, and all setoffs and recoupments, received or effected by or for the account of the Originator under such Transferred Loans (whether for principal, interest, fees, reimbursement obligations, or otherwise) after the related Transfer Date, including all distributions obtained by or through redemption, consummation of a plan of reorganization, restructuring, liquidation, or otherwise of any related Obligor or the related Obligor Loan Documents, and all cash, securities, interest, dividends, and other property that may be exchanged for, or distributed or collected with respect to, any of the foregoing;

 

(vi)     all Insurance Policies;

 

(vii)     the Obligor Loan Documents with respect to such Transferred Loans;

 

(viii)     all Warrant Assets with respect to Transferred Loans; and

 

(ix)     the proceeds of each of the foregoing.

 

“Record Date”: With respect to each Payment Date, the 10th day occurring after such Payment Date, commencing in March 2020.

 

“Recoveries”: With respect to any Defaulted Loan or Charged-Off Loan, proceeds of the sale of any Related Property, proceeds of any related Insurance Policy, and any other recoveries with respect to such Transferred Loan and Related Property, and amounts representing late fees and penalties, net of liquidation expenses and amounts, if any, received that are required to be refunded to the Obligor on such Transferred Loan.

 

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“Related Property”: With respect to any Loan transferred to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, all of the Originator’s and/or Borrower’s rights, title, interests, remedies, powers and privileges (i) under the related Obligor Loan Documents and each document contained in the Loan File related to such Loan, (ii) in and to all security interests or Liens and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Loan and all contract rights, rights to payment of money and insurance claims related to such Loan, (iii) in other agreements or arrangements of whatever character (including, without limitation, guaranties, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, supporting obligations or other credit support) from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Loan under any agreement related to such Loan or otherwise and all rights under warranties or indemnities thereunder, (iv) any Code financing statements filed against the related Obligor securing repayment of such Loan, (v) all Code financing statements filed by the Borrower against the Loan, (vi) all Records and all other instruments and rights relating to such Loan and all Collections relating thereto, (vii) all payments by the related Obligor and any guarantor of such Loan in respect of such Loan, (viii) all proceeds of such Loan and (ix) all proceeds of any of the foregoing items (i) through (viii).

 

“Released Amounts”: With respect to any payment or Collection received with respect to any Transferred Loan on any Business Day (whether such payment or Collection is received by the Servicer, the Originator or the Borrower), an amount equal to that portion of such payment or collection constituting Excluded Amounts or Retained Interest.

 

“Repurchase Price”: On any date of determination with respect to any Transferred Loan, an amount at least equal to the greater of (i) the fair market value (as determined by the Originator) or (ii) the outstanding dollar principal balance, of the related Transferred Loan. To the extent any Repurchase Price exceeds the fair market value (as determined by the Originator) of the related Transferred Loan, such excess shall be deemed a capital contribution by the Originator to the Borrower.

 

“Responsible Officer”: When used with respect to:

 

(a)     the Collateral Custodian, any officer of such Person, including any Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary or any other officer of such Person customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject;

 

(b)     the Agent, or any Affiliate of the Agent, any Vice President of such Person; and

 

(c)     the Borrower, the Servicer, the Originator or any Affiliate of any of them, the Controller, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Credit Officer, the Chief Legal Officer, any Associate General Counsel, any Vice President or the Treasurer of such Person.

 

“Retransfer Price”: With respect to any Ineligible Loan, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Outstanding Loan Balance of such Ineligible Loan as of such date and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon as of such date.

 

“S&SA Assignment”: An assignment of Purchased Assets from the Originator to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

 

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“Sales Price”: In respect of any particular Purchased Asset as of any date, a dollar amount equal to the fair market value of such Purchased Asset as determined by the Originator and the Borrower as of such date.

 

“Scheduled Payment”: On any date, with respect to any Transferred Loan, each monthly or quarterly payment (whether principal, interest or principal and interest) scheduled to be made by the related Obligor after such date under the terms of such Transferred Loan.

 

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

 

“Servicer”: Hercules, in its capacity as the servicer hereunder, or any successor appointed as herein provided.

 

“Servicer Default”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01 hereof.

 

“Servicer Indemnified Party”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(a) hereof.

 

“Servicer Report”: a Report substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, to be delivered as contemplated by Section 4.17(a).

 

“Servicing Fee”: For each Payment Date, an amount equal to the sum of the products, for each day during the related Interest Period, of (a) a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of (i) the Aggregate Outstanding Loan Balance as of the first day of such Interest Period plus (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Loan Balance as of the last day of such Interest Period, and the denominator of which is two, (b) the Servicing Fee Rate, and (c) a fraction, the numerator of which is 1 and the denominator of which is 360.

 

“Servicing Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 1.0% per annum.

 

“Servicing Records”: All documents, books, records and other information (including, without limitation, computer programs, tapes, disks, data processing software and related property rights) prepared and maintained by the Servicer with respect to the Loans, any item of Related Property and the related Obligors, other than the Obligor Loan Documents.

 

“State”: Any one of the states of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.

 

“Successor Servicer”: Defined in Section 9.02(a).

 

“Third Party Claim”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d) hereof.

 

“Transfer Date”: With respect to each Transferred Loan, the date specified as the “Transfer Date” in the related S&SA Assignment, on and after which such Transferred Loan, all Related Property related thereto, and Collections on such Transferred Loan shall be included as part of the Collateral.

 

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“Transferred Loans”: Each Loan that is sold or contributed to the Borrower by the Originator hereunder; provided, that the term Transferred Loan shall not include any Retained Interests or Excluded Amounts.

 

“Transition Costs”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(a) hereof.

 

“UCC Financing Statement”: A financing statement meeting the requirements of the Code of the relevant jurisdiction.

 

“Underlying Note”: Each promissory note (if any) of an Obligor evidencing a Loan.

 

“Warrant Asset”: Means any equity purchase warrants or similar rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity interests received by Hercules as an “equity kicker” from the Obligor in connection with such Transferred Loan; provided that (a) the term Warrant Asset shall in no event include the right of Hercules to participate as an investor in future equity financings by an Obligor, and (b) in no case may Warrant Assets include any mandatory funding or purchase requirement of any sort or type.

 

1.02     Other Definitional Provisions.

 

(a)     Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.

 

(b)     All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.

 

(c)     As used in this Agreement and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document, and accounting terms partly defined in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under GAAP, the definitions contained in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document shall control.

 

(d)     The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; Article, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; and the term “including” shall mean “including without limitation.”

 

(e)     The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms.

 

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ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCE OF THE PURCHASED ASSETS;

BORROWINGS UNDER LOAN AGREEMENT

 

2.01     Conveyance of the Purchased Assets; Borrowings.

 

(a)     Conveyance of the Purchased Assets. On each Transfer Date, upon the mutual agreement of the Originator and the Borrower and in consideration of the payment of the Sales Price therefor the Originator hereby sells and assigns to the Borrower, without recourse, but subject to the other terms and provisions of this Agreement, all of the right, title and interest of the Originator in and to the Purchased Assets identified in the applicable S&SA Assignment and the related Loan Schedule, and all proceeds of the foregoing. Substantially contemporaneously with such sale and assignment, (i) the Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid to the Originator (or to such other Person as may be specified by the Originator) the Sales Price in respect of such Purchased Assets with immediately available funds and/or (ii) if the Borrower does not have sufficient funds to pay the full amount of the Sale Price or at the election of the Originator and the Borrower, the Originator shall make or be deemed to have made a capital contribution to the Borrower equal to the difference between the Sale Price and the amount paid, if any, in cash pursuant to clause (i).

 

(i)     On each Transfer Date, the Borrower hereby purchases, and acknowledges the conveyance to it, of the Purchased Assets identified in the applicable S&SA Assignment and the related Loan Schedule, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Borrower. Concurrently with such delivery, as of the applicable Transfer Date, the Borrower automatically grants a security interest in the Purchased Assets identified in the applicable S&SA Assignment and the related Loan Schedule (a copy of which has or will concurrently therewith be delivered to the Agent) to the Agent pursuant to the Loan Agreement as security for the Borrower’s Obligations under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(ii)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Borrower be required to purchase the Purchased Assets identified in any S&SA Assignment and the related Loan Schedule on any Transfer Date.

 

(iii)     The Originator shall, at its own expense, within one Business Day following each Transfer Date, indicate in its computer files that the Purchased Assets identified in the applicable S&SA Assignment and the related Loan Schedule have been sold to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(iv)     The parties intend that each of the conveyances contemplated hereby shall be sales from the Originator to the Borrower or, to the extent set forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof, capital contributions, of all of the Originator’s right, title and interest in and to the related Purchased Assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if and to the extent the transfer of any Purchased Asset is for any purpose characterized as a collateral transfer for security or the transaction is characterized as a financing transaction or a loan, the Originator hereby grants to the Borrower a first priority security interest in all of the Originator’s right, title and interest in, to and under all of the Purchased Assets, whether now existing or hereafter created or arising, to secure a loan in an amount equal to all obligations owed to the Borrower by the Originator under this Agreement. Upon the occurrence of an event following which the Borrower shall be permitted to sell the Purchased Assets, the Borrower shall have all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code. Upon the occurrence of any such event, the Originator shall have all the rights of a debtor granting a lien under the Code. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under Applicable Law and the Borrower shall have all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code and other Applicable Law.

 

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2.02     Ownership and Possession of Loan Files.

 

With respect to each Loan, as of the related Transfer Date, the ownership of the related Obligor Loan Documents shall be vested in the Borrower as part of the Collateral to secure the Obligations, and a security interest in the related Obligor Loan Documents shall be granted and pledged to the Agent pursuant to the Loan Agreement, and the Collateral Custodian shall take possession of the Loan Files as contemplated in Section 2.04 hereof.

 

2.03     Books and Records; Intention of the Parties.

 

On or prior to the Closing Date, the Originator shall, at such party’s sole expense, cause to be filed Code financing statements in form and substance satisfactory to the Borrower and Agent naming the Borrower (or an agent acting on behalf of the Borrower) as “secured party” and describing the Purchased Assets being sold by the Originator to the Borrower with the office of the Secretary of State of the state in which the Originator is “located” for purpose of the applicable Code and in any other jurisdictions as shall be necessary to perfect a security interest in the Purchased Assets. The Originator hereby authorizes the Borrower (or its designee), on the Originator’s behalf, to file any additional financing statement or continuation statements, and amendments to financing statements, in any jurisdictions and with any filing office as the Borrower may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable to perfect (or maintain) the security interest granted to the Borrower in connection herewith. Such financing statements may describe the collateral in the same manner as described herein or may contain an indication or description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Borrower may determine, in its sole discretion, is necessary, advisable or prudent to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the collateral granted to the Borrower in connection herewith.

 

2.04     Delivery of Loan Files.

 

(a)     The Originator shall, with respect to each Loan subject to a transfer, as of the related Transfer Date, no less than two (2) Business Days preceding the related Transfer Date, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Custodian, as the designated agent of the Agent, a Collateral Loan Checklist for each Loan and a Loan File for each Loan containing each Required Asset Document for such Loan.

 

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2.05     Acceptance by the Agent of the Loan Files; Certification by the Collateral Custodian.

 

(a)     Based on the Final Collateral Certification received by the Agent from the Collateral Custodian and as of the date of delivery thereof, the Agent will acknowledge receipt of the Loan Files delivered to the Collateral Custodian on behalf of the Agent, pursuant to Section 2.04 and declares that it holds and will continue to hold directly the Obligor Loan Documents and any amendments, replacements or supplements thereto and all other assets constituting the Collateral delivered to it for the use and benefit of the Lender Group.

 

(b)     In performing its reviews of the Obligor Loan Documents, neither the Agent nor the Collateral Custodian shall have any responsibility to determine the genuineness of any document contained therein and any signature thereon. Neither the Agent nor the Collateral Custodian, shall have any responsibility for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form, whether any document has been recorded in accordance with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction or whether a blanket assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.01     Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.

 

The Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the other parties hereto and the Lenders that as of the Closing Date and as of each Transfer Date:

 

(a)     The Borrower is duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and qualified to do business in any state where the failure to be so qualified reasonably could be expected to have a Material Adverse Change. The Borrower has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and to enter into the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

 

(b)     The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with all of the terms thereof will not violate the Borrower’s organizational documents or conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligation of the Borrower, in each case, to the extent such violation would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;

 

(c)     The execution, delivery, and performance by Borrower of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Borrower; this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties thereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms thereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

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(d)     The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate any provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to the Borrower, the Governing Documents of Borrower, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on the Borrower to the extent such violation would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;

 

(e)     There are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened, against Borrower, that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;

 

(f)     No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of, or compliance by the Borrower with, this Agreement, or for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations and orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to such date; and

 

(g)     The Borrower’s principal place of business and chief executive offices are located at 400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, California 94301, or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto.

 

3.02     Representations and Warranties of the Originator.

 

The Originator hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto and the Lenders that as of the Closing Date and as of each Transfer Date after the Closing Date:

 

(a)     The Originator is a corporation duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and qualified to do business in any state where the failure to be so qualified reasonably could be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.

 

(b)     The execution and delivery by the Originator of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with the terms thereof will not violate the Originator’s Governing Documents, conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligation of the Originator, in each case, to the extent such violation would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;

 

(c)     The execution, delivery, and performance by the Originator of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Originator; this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties thereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Originator, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms thereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

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(d)     The execution and delivery by the Originator of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate any provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to the Originator, the Governing Documents of Originator, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on the Originator to the extent such violation would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;

 

(e)     There are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of Originator, threatened, against Originator, that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;

 

(f)     No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for: (1) the execution, delivery and performance by the Originator of, or compliance by the Originator with, this Agreement, (2) the sale and contribution of the Purchased Assets to the Borrower, or (3) the consummation of the transactions required of it by this Agreement, except such as shall have been obtained before such date, other than: (A) the filing or recording of financing statements, instruments of assignment and other similar documents necessary in connection with the sale of the Purchased Assets to the Borrower, (B) such consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications, registrations, filings or notices as have been obtained or made and (C) where the lack of such consent, approval, authorization, qualification, registration, filing or notice would not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on its performance hereunder;

 

(g)     Immediately prior to the sale of the Purchased Assets to the Borrower, the Originator had good and valid title to the Purchased Assets sold by it on such date free and clear of all Liens other than: (x) any Lien released contemporaneously with such sale or (y) any Permitted Liens;

 

(h)     The Originator is Solvent;

 

(i)     The Originator has transferred the Purchased Assets transferred by it on each Transfer Date without any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors;

 

(j)     The Originator has received fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the Purchased Assets sold and contributed by it on each Transfer Date to the Borrower;

 

(k)     [reserved];

 

(l)     The Originator’s principal place of business and chief executive offices are located at 400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, California 94301 or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto;

 

(m)     [reserved]; and

 

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It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3.02 shall survive each Transfer Date and the delivery of the respective Loan Files to the Collateral Custodian as the agent of the Agent, and shall inure to the benefit of the Agent, the Lenders, the Servicer, and the Borrower. Upon discovery by the Originator, the Servicer, the Borrower, or the Agent of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties that materially and adversely affects the value of any item of Collateral or the interests of the Lender Group in any item of Collateral, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties. The fact that Agent or any Lender has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete due diligence investigation of the Loan Files shall not affect any rights of the Lender Group under this Agreement.

 

3.03     Representations and Warranties Regarding the Loans.

 

The Originator hereby represents and warrants, to the Borrower and to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group, that as of the Closing Date with respect to each Loan sold or contributed to the Borrower on the Closing Date, if any, and as of each Transfer Date with respect to each Loan sold or contributed to the Borrower on each Transfer Date after the Closing Date, that

 

(a)     such Loan qualified as an Eligible Note Receivable in all respects (unless otherwise consented to by Agent in writing); and

 

(b)     any applicable taxes in connection with the transfer of such Loan have been paid and the Obligor has been given any assurances (including with respect to the payment of transfer taxes and compliance with securities laws) required by the Obligor Loan Documents in connection with the transfer of the Loan.

 

It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth herein shall survive delivery of the respective Loan Files to the Borrower and/or Collateral Custodian and the sale of the applicable Note Receivable to Borrower, and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower, Agent and Lender Group, as applicable, and their successors and assigns, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment.

 

3.04     Notice of Breach of Representations and Warranties.

 

It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.03 shall survive the conveyance of the Purchased Assets to the Borrower and the grant by the Borrower of a security interest in the Collateral to the Agent, as applicable. Upon discovery by the Servicer, the Originator, the Collateral Custodian, the Borrower or the Agent of a breach of any of such representations and warranties or the representations and warranties of the Originator set forth in Section 3.02 or 3.03, which breach materially and adversely affects the value or enforceability of all or any portion of the Purchased Assets or the interests of the Lender Group in all or any portion of the Collateral, any party discovering such breach shall give prompt notice to the others.

 

3.05     Repurchase of Ineligible Loans.

 

(a)     Optional Repurchase of Transferred Loans.

 

(i)     The Originator may, subject to the terms set forth in the definition of “Permitted Dispositions” in the Loan Agreement, repurchase any Transferred Loan, provided that no such repurchase shall occur unless each of the following conditions is satisfied as of the date of such repurchase:

 

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(1)     the limits set forth in the definition of “Permitted Dispositions” in the Loan Agreement applicable to any such repurchase are satisfied; and

 

(2)     the Originator shall deposit to the Collection Account, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the Repurchase Price therefor.

 

(ii)     Upon each such repayment and satisfaction of the requirements set forth in clause (i) above, the Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, shall automatically and without further action be deemed to release to the Borrower (which shall release to the Originator) all the right, title and interest of the Agent on behalf of the Lenders (and all right, title and interest of the Borrower) in, to and under such Transferred Loan(s) and all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, all proceeds thereof and all rights to security for any such Ineligible Loan, and all proceeds and products of the foregoing. The Borrower and the Agent shall, at the sole expense of the Originator, execute such documents and instruments of transfer as may be prepared by the Borrower and the Originator (or the Servicer on their behalf) and take such other actions as shall reasonably be requested by the Borrower (at the sole expense of the Originator) to effect the transfer of such Transferred Loan pursuant to this Section 3.05(a).

 

(iii)     The Originator (or the Servicer on behalf of the Originator) shall determine each component of the Repurchase Price and shall notify the Borrower of each thereof and of the Repurchase Price with respect thereto should the Seller elect to exercise its repurchase option. No later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such information, the Originator may, at its option, by written notice to the Borrower, the Servicer and the Agent, elect to exercise its right to repurchase such Transferred Loan and, on such date or within five (5) Business Days thereafter, repurchase such Transferred Loan. Failure by the Originator to exercise such option to repurchase any Transferred Loan at any time shall not affect the ability of the Originator to exercise such right at a later date with respect to such Transferred Loan provided the Repurchase Price is re-determined at such later time.

 

(b)     Repurchase of Ineligible Loans.

 

(i)     In the event of a breach of any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.03 with respect to a Transferred Loan (or the Related Property and other related collateral constituting part of the Purchased Assets related to such Transferred Loan) (each such Transferred Loan, an “Ineligible Loan”), no later than 30 days after the earlier of (x) knowledge of such breach on the part of the Originator or the Servicer and (y) receipt by the Originator or the Servicer of written notice thereof given by the Borrower or the Agent, the Originator shall repurchase such Ineligible Loan(s) at a purchase price equal to the aggregate Retransfer Price of such Ineligible Loan(s) to which such breach relates on the terms and conditions set forth below; provided, that no such repayment shall be required to be made with respect to any Ineligible Loan (and such Transferred Loan shall cease to be an Ineligible Loan) if, on or before the expiration of such 30 day period, the representations and warranties in Section 3.03 with respect to such Ineligible Loan shall be made true and correct in all material respects with respect to such Ineligible Loan as if such Ineligible Loan had become part of the Collateral on such day. On and after the date of payment of the Retransfer Price, the applicable Ineligible Loan and the Related Property and other related collateral constituting part of the Purchased Assets with respect to such Ineligible Loan shall not be included in the Collateral.

 

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(ii)     [Intentionally Omitted].

 

(iii)     In consideration of any such release by the Borrower (and by the Agent on behalf of the Lenders), the Originator shall, on the date of such repayment, deposit to the Collection Account, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the Retransfer Price therefor. Upon each such repayment, the Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, shall automatically and without further action be deemed to release to the Borrower (which shall release to the Originator) all the right, title and interest of the Agent on behalf of the Lenders (and all right, title and interest of the Borrower) in, to and under such Ineligible Loan(s) and all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, all proceeds thereof and all rights to security for any such Ineligible Loan, and all proceeds and products of the foregoing. The Borrower and the Agent shall, at the sole expense of the Originator, execute such documents and instruments of transfer as may be prepared by the Borrower and the Originator (or the Servicer on their behalf) and take such other actions as shall reasonably be requested by the Borrower to effect the transfer of such Ineligible Loan pursuant to this Section 3.05(b).

 

ARTICLE IV

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF LOANS

 

4.01     Appointment of the Servicer.

 

The Borrower hereby appoints Hercules Capital, Inc. as the Servicer hereunder to service the Transferred Loans and enforce its respective rights and interests in and under each Transferred Loan in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article IV and to serve in such capacity until the termination of its responsibilities pursuant to Section 9.01. Hercules Capital, Inc. hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the duties and obligations with respect thereto set forth herein. The Servicer and the Borrower hereby acknowledge that the Agent and the Lender Group are third party beneficiaries of the obligations undertaken by the Servicer hereunder.

 

4.02     Duties and Responsibilities of the Servicer.

 

(a)     The Servicer shall conduct the servicing, administration and collection of the Transferred Loans and shall take, or cause to be taken, all such actions as may be necessary or advisable to service, administer and collect Transferred Loans from time to time on behalf of the Borrower and as the Borrower’s agent. The Servicer will service, administer and make collections on the Transferred Loans with reasonable care, using that degree of skill and attention that the Servicer exercises with respect to all comparable loans that it services for itself or others and in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

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(b)     The duties of the Servicer, as the Borrower’s agent, shall include, without limitation:

 

(i)     preparing and submitting of claims to, and post-billing liaison with, Obligors on Transferred Loans;

 

(ii)     maintaining all necessary Servicing Records with respect to the Transferred Loans and providing such reports to the Borrower, the Agent and the Lender Group in respect of the servicing of the Transferred Loans (including information relating to its performance under this Agreement) as may be required hereunder, under the Loan Agreement, or as the Borrower or the Agent may reasonably request;

 

(iii)     maintaining and implementing administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, an ability to re-create Servicing Records evidencing the Transferred Loans in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof) and keeping and maintaining all documents, books, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of the Transferred Loans (including, without limitation, records adequate to permit the identification of each new Transferred Loan and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Transferred Loan); provided, that any successor Servicer shall only be required to re-create the Servicing Records of each prior Servicer to the extent such records have been delivered to it in a format reasonably acceptable to such successor Servicer;

 

(iv)     promptly delivering to the Borrower, the Agent, the Lender Group and the Collateral Custodian, from time to time, such information and Servicing Records (including information relating to its performance under this Agreement) as the Borrower, the Agent, or the Collateral Custodian may from time to time reasonably request, so long as such information is in the possession of the Servicer or can be obtained with neither undue burden nor expense;

 

(v)     identifying each Transferred Loan clearly and unambiguously in its Servicing Records to reflect that such Transferred Loan is owned by the Borrower and pledged to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group;

 

(vi)     complying in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Transferred Loan;

 

(vii)     complying in all material respects with all Applicable Laws with respect to it, its business, and its properties and all Transferred Loans and Collections;

 

(viii)     preserving and maintaining its existence, rights, licenses, franchises and privileges as a corporation in the jurisdiction of its organization, and qualifying and remaining qualified in good standing as a foreign corporation and qualifying to and remaining authorized and licensed to perform obligations as Servicer (including enforcement of collection of Transferred Loans on behalf of the Borrower and the Agent,) in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification would materially adversely affect (A) the rights or interests of the Borrower, the Agent, and the Lender Group in the Transferred Loans, (B) the collectibility of any Transferred Loan, or (C) the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder;

 

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(ix)     notifying the Borrower and the Agent of any material action, suit, proceeding, dispute, offset deduction, defense or counterclaim that (1) is pending or is, to the knowledge of the Servicer, threatened to be asserted by an Obligor with respect to any Transferred Loan; or (2) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change; and

 

(c)     The Borrower and Servicer hereby acknowledge that none of the Agent or the Lender Group, nor the Collateral Custodian, shall have any obligation or liability with respect to any Transferred Loans, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform any of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder.

 

4.03     Authorization of the Servicer.

 

(a)     The Borrower, hereby authorizes the Servicer (including any successor thereto) to take any and all reasonable steps in its name and on its behalf necessary or desirable and not inconsistent with the pledge of the Transferred Loans pursuant to the Loan Agreement, in the determination of the Servicer, to collect all amounts due under any and all Transferred Loans, including, without limitation, endorsing its name on checks and other instruments representing Collections, executing and delivering any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Transferred Loans and, after the delinquency of any Transferred Loan and to the extent permitted under and in compliance with Applicable Law, to commence proceedings with respect to enforcing payment thereof, to the same extent as the Originator could have done if it had continued to own such Loan. The Borrower shall furnish the Servicer (and any successors thereto) with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Servicer to the fullest extent in order to ensure the collectibility of the Transferred Loans. In no event shall the Servicer be entitled to make the Borrower, the Collateral Custodian, the Agent or any member of the Lender Group a party to any litigation without such party’s express prior written consent, or to make the Borrower a party to any litigation (other than any routine foreclosure or similar collection procedure) without the Agent’s consent.

 

(b)     After an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the Agent’s direction, the Servicer shall take such action as the Agent may deem necessary or reasonably advisable to enforce collection of the Transferred Loans; provided, that the Agent may, at any time after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, notify any Obligor with respect to any Transferred Loans of the pledge of such Transferred Loans to the Agent and direct that payments of all amounts due or to become due to the Borrower thereunder be made directly to the Agent or any servicer, collection agent or lock-box or other account designated by the Agent and, upon such notification and at the expense of the Borrower, the Agent may enforce collection of any such Transferred Loans and adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof. The Agent shall give written notice to any successor Servicer of the Agent’s actions or directions pursuant to this Section 4.03(b), which such notice shall be provided concurrently with notice to the applicable Obligor(s).

 

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4.04     Collection of Payments.

 

(a)     Collection Efforts, Modification of Loans. The Servicer will make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Transferred Loans as and when the same become due, and will follow those collection procedures as are consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The Servicer may not waive, modify or otherwise vary any provision of a Transferred Loan, except as may be in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy or, in the case of the initial Servicer, in conformance with or not inconsistent with the Investment Policies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Servicer will not take any action with respect to any Transferred Loans that is prohibited under the Loan Agreement.

 

(b)     Taxes and other Amounts. To the extent provided for in any Transferred Loan, the Servicer will use its best efforts to collect all payments with respect to amounts due for taxes, assessments and insurance premiums relating to such Transferred Loans or the Related Property and remit such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority or insurer on or prior to the date such payments are due.

 

(c)     Payments to Collection Account. On or before the Transfer Date with respect to each Transferred Loan, the Servicer shall have instructed all Obligors to make all payments in respect of all Transferred Loans included in the Collateral directly to the Collection Account established pursuant to the Loan Agreement. Servicer shall also be responsible for compliance with all other requirements of the cash management provisions in Section 2.6 of the Loan Agreement.

 

(d)     Adjustments. If (i) the Servicer makes a deposit into the Collection Account in respect of a Collection of a Transferred Loan included in the Collateral and such Collection was received by the Servicer in the form of a check that is not honored for any reason or (ii) the Servicer makes a mistake with respect to the amount of any Collection and deposits an amount that is less than or more than the actual amount of such Collection, the Servicer shall appropriately adjust the amount subsequently deposited into the Collection Account to reflect such dishonored check or mistake. Any Scheduled Payment in respect of which a dishonored check is received shall be deemed not to have been paid.

 

(e)     Released Amounts. The Agent hereby agrees that it shall release to the Borrower from the Collateral, and the Borrower hereby agrees to release to the Originator, an amount equal to the Released Amounts promptly upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate of the initial Servicer (or the Originator if the initial Servicer is no longer the Servicer) setting forth the calculation thereof, which release shall be automatic and shall require no further act by the Agent; provided, that, the Agent and the Borrower, as applicable, shall execute and deliver such instruments of release and assignment, or otherwise confirm the foregoing release, as may reasonably be requested by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower or the Originator, as applicable, in writing. Upon such release, such Released Amounts shall not constitute and shall not be included in the Collateral. Immediately upon the release to the Borrower by the Agent of the Released Amounts, the Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees to release to the Originator such Released Amounts, which release shall be automatic and shall require no further act by the Borrower; provided, that the Borrower shall execute and deliver such instruments of release and assignment, or otherwise confirming the foregoing release of any Released Amounts, as may be reasonably requested by the Originator.

 

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4.05     [Intentionally Omitted].

 

4.06     Realization Upon Defaulted Loans or Charged-Off Loans.

 

Subject to its reasonable prudent judgment, the Servicer will use its reasonable efforts to repossess or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of any Related Property with respect to a Defaulted Loan or Charged-Off Loan and will act as sales and processing agent for Related Property that it repossesses. The Servicer will follow the practices and procedures set forth in the Credit and Collection Policy (and/or, with respect to the initial Servicer, the Investment Policies, as applicable) in order to realize upon such Related Property. Without limiting the foregoing, the Servicer may sell any such Related Property in connection with any Permitted Disposition. In any case in which any such Related Property has suffered damage, the Servicer will not expend funds in connection with any repair or toward the repossession of such Related Property unless it reasonably determines that such repair and/or repossession will increase the Recoveries by an amount greater than the amount of such expenses. The Servicer will remit to the Collection Account the Recoveries received in connection with the sale or disposition of Related Property with respect to a Defaulted Loan or Charged-Off Loan.

 

4.07     Maintenance of Insurance Policies.

 

The Servicer will require that each Obligor with respect to a Transferred Loan maintain an Insurance Policy with respect to each Transferred Loan and the Related Property, to the extent consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy or, with respect to the initial Servicer, the Investment Policies. In connection with its activities as Servicer, the Servicer agrees to present, on behalf of the Borrower and the Agent, on behalf of the Lender Group, with respect to the respective interests, claims to the insurer under each Insurance Policy and any such liability policy, and to settle, adjust and compromise such claims, in each case, consistent with the terms of each related Transferred Loan.

 

4.08     Representations and Warranties of the Servicer.

 

The Servicer hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, as follows:

 

(a)     Organization and Good Standing; Power and Authority. The Servicer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation with all requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party.

 

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(b)     Due Qualification. The Servicer is qualified to do business as a corporation, is in good standing, and has obtained all licenses and approvals as required under the laws of all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its property and or the conduct of its business (other than the performance of its obligations hereunder) requires such qualification, standing, license or approval, except to the extent that the failure to so qualify, maintain such standing or be so licensed or approved would not have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Borrower or of the Lender Group. The initial Servicer is qualified to do business as a corporation, is in good standing, and has obtained all licenses and approvals as required under the laws of all states in which the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement requires such qualification, standing, license or approval, except where the failure to qualify or obtain such license or approval would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change on its ability to perform hereunder.

 

(c)     Due Authorization. The Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by all requisite corporate action.

 

(d)     No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by, and the fulfillment of the terms of, this Agreement by the Servicer (with or without notice or lapse of time) will not violate any provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to the Servicer, the Governing Documents of Servicer, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on the Borrower, in each case, to the extent such violation would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

(e)     No Consent. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing, qualification, license or permit of or with any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Servicer or any of its properties is required to be obtained by or with respect to the Servicer in order for the Servicer to enter into this Agreement or perform its obligations hereunder except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

(f)     Binding Obligation. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against the Servicer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable Bankruptcy Laws and (ii) general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

 

(g)     No Proceedings. Except as previously disclosed to the Agent and Lender Group in writing, there are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of Servicer, threatened, against Servicer that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

(h)     Reports Accurate. All factual information, exhibits, financial statements, documents, books, Servicing Records or reports furnished or to be furnished by the Servicer in writing to the Agent, any member of the Lender Group or any other party in connection with this Agreement, when taken as a whole, are true and accurate, in all material respects, on the date as of which such information is dated or certified.

 

(i)     No Servicer Default. No event has occurred and is continuing and no condition exists, or would result from a Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes or would reasonably be expected to constitute a Servicer Default.

 

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(j)     Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2018, there has been no Material Adverse Change with respect to the initial Servicer.

 

(k)     Credit and Collection Policy. As of the Closing Date and as of each Transfer Date, it has at all times complied in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy or the Investment Policies, as applicable, with respect to each Transferred Loan.

 

4.09     Covenants of the Servicer.

 

The Servicer hereby covenants that, from and after the Closing Date:

 

(a)     Compliance with Law. The Servicer will comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, including those with respect to the Transferred Loans, the Related Property and Obligor Loan Documents or any part thereof.

 

(b)     Preservation of Corporate Existence. The Servicer will preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the failure to maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Change.

 

(c)     Will not Impair. The Servicer will do nothing to impair the rights of the Borrower or the Agent, on behalf of the Lender Group, in, to and under the Collateral.

 

(d)     Preservation of Security Interest. The Borrower or the initial Servicer on behalf of the Borrower will authorize, execute and file (or cause filing of) such financing and continuation statements and any other documents and take such other actions that may be required by any law or regulation of any Governmental Authority to preserve and protect fully the interest of the Agent, on behalf of Lender Group, in, to and under the Collateral.

 

(e)     Change of Name or Location; Records. The initial Servicer shall not change its name, move the location of its principal executive office or change its jurisdiction of incorporation, without 30 days’ prior written notice to the Borrower and the Agent and, at the time of such written notification, the initial Servicer shall provide any financing statements necessary to perfect and continue the first priority perfected security interest of the Agent’s Liens.

 

(f)     Credit and Collection Policy and Investment Policies. The initial Servicer will (i) comply in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy or the Investment Policies, as applicable, in regard to each Transferred Loan and the Related Property included in the Collateral, including, without limitation, performing the loan grading and asset valuation functions specified in the Credit and Collection Policy or Investment Policies, as applicable, on a quarterly basis, and (ii) furnish to the Agent, at least ten Business Days prior to its proposed effective date, notice of any proposed change in the Credit and Collection Policy. The initial Servicer will not agree or otherwise permit any Material Credit and Collection Policy Change in the Credit and Collection Policy without the prior written consent of the Agent.

 

(g)     Notice of Certain Events. The Servicer will furnish to the Agent, as soon as possible and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the Servicer shall have knowledge of the occurrence of any Default or Servicer Default, a written statement setting forth the details of such event and the action that the Servicer proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

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(h)     [Intentionally Omitted].

 

(i)     Other. The Servicer will furnish to the Agent and the Lender Group such other information, documents records or reports respecting the Transferred Loans or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise of the Servicer as the Borrower, the Agent or the Lender Group may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the respective interests of the Borrower, the Agent or the Lender Group under or as contemplated by this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, so long as such information is within the possession of the Servicer or may be obtained with neither undue burden nor expense.

 

(j)     [Intentionally Omitted].

 

(k)     Inspection of Records. The Servicer will, at any time and from time to time during regular business hours, as requested by the Agent (in the case of a Successor Servicer, with at least with five Business Days’ notice), permit the Agent and the Lender Group, or their respective agents or representatives, (i) to examine and make copies of and take abstracts from all books, records and documents (including computer tapes and disks) relating to the Transferred Loans and the related Obligor Loan Documents and (ii) to visit the offices and properties of the Borrower, the Originator or the Servicer, as applicable, for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause (i), and to discuss matters relating to the Transferred Loans or the Borrower’s, the Originator’s or the Servicer’s performance hereunder, under the Obligor Loan Documents and under the other Loan Documents to which such Person is a party with such officers, directors, employees or independent public accountants of the Borrower, the Originator or the Servicer, as applicable, as might reasonably be determined to have knowledge of such matters. Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default the Servicer (or, if a Successor Servicer has been appointed, the Borrower) shall bear the expense of up to one (1) such inspections in any 12-month period (which expenses, together with any costs, fees and expenses set forth in Sections 2.13 and 4.6 of the Loan Agreement, shall not exceed $25,000 in the aggregate per annum for all such inspections collectively). Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the initial Servicer shall be required to bear the expense of all such inspections during the continuance of an Event of Default.

 

(l)     Keeping of Records. The Servicer will maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, in the case of the initial Servicer, an ability to recreate records evidencing Transferred Loans and the related Obligor Loan Documents in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain, all documents, books, computer tapes, disks, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Transferred Loans (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each new Transferred Loan and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Transferred Loan). The Servicer shall give the Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Custodian, if one has been appointed) prompt notice of any material change in its administrative and operating procedures referred to in the previous sentence.

 

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(m)     Compliance with Transferred Loans. The Servicer will (i) at its own expense, timely and fully perform and comply with all material provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Transferred Loans and the related Obligor Loan Documents; and (ii) timely and fully comply in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy (or, with respect to the initial Servicer, the Investment Policies) with respect to each Transferred Loan and the related Obligor Loan Documents.

 

(n)     Consolidation or Merger of the Servicer. The initial Servicer shall not consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, lease or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, any other Person, unless, in the case of any such action (i) no Event of Default or Material Adverse Change would occur or be reasonably likely to occur as a result of such transaction, (ii) Agent provides its prior written consent to such transaction and (iii) such Person executes and delivers to the Agent an agreement reasonably satisfactory to Agent by which such Person assumes the obligations of the Servicer hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or confirms that such obligations remain enforceable against it, together with such certificates and opinions of counsel as the Agent may reasonably request.

 

4.10     The Agent. The Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities under this Agreement except such duties and responsibilities as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in this Agreement against the Agent.

 

4.11     [Intentionally Omitted].

 

4.12     [Intentionally Omitted].

 

4.13     [Intentionally Omitted].

 

4.14     [Intentionally Omitted].

 

4.15     [Intentionally Omitted].

 

4.16     Payment of Certain Expenses by the Servicer and the Borrower.

 

(a)     [Reserved].

 

(b)     The Borrower will be required to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Agent, Lender Group or any Successor Servicer in connection with the transactions and activities contemplated by this Agreement, including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of one external legal counsel and one independent accountant for the Agent and Lender Group, taken as a whole.

 

4.17     Reports.

 

(a)     Servicer Report. With respect to each Payment Date and the related Interest Period, the Servicer will provide to the Borrower and the Agent (and if so requested by Agent, with copies for each Lender), on the related Record Date, a monthly statement (a “Servicer Report”), signed by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer and substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

 

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(b)     Servicer’s Certificate. Together with each Servicer Report, the Servicer shall submit to a Borrower and the Agent (and if so requested by Agent, with copies for each Lender) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G (a “Servicer’s Certificate”), signed by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer which shall include a certification of such Responsible Officer that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

4.18     Annual Statement as to Compliance.

 

The Servicer will provide to the Borrower, the Agent (and if so requested by Agent, with copies for each Lender), and the Collateral Custodian, within 90 days following the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer, commencing with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2020, an annual report signed by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer certifying that (a) a review of the activities of the Servicer, and the Servicer’s performance pursuant to this Agreement, for the period ending on the last day of such fiscal year has been made under such Responsible Officer’s supervision and (b) the Servicer has performed or has caused to be performed in all material respects all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year and no Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing (or if a Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying each such event, the nature and status thereof and the steps necessary to remedy such event, and, if a Servicer Default occurred during such year and no notice thereof has been given to the Agent, specifying such Servicer Default and the steps taken to remedy such event).

 

4.19     [Intentionally Omitted].

 

4.20     Limitation on Liability.

 

None of the directors or officers or employees or agents of the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Borrower, the Agent, the other members of the Lender Group or any other Person for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action as expressly provided for in this Agreement.

 

The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its duties to service the Transferred Loans in accordance with this Agreement that in its reasonable opinion may involve it in any expense or liability. The Servicer may, in its sole discretion, undertake any legal action relating to the servicing, collection or administration of Transferred Loans and the Related Property that it may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate for the benefit of the Borrower with respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the respective interests of the Borrower hereunder.

 

4.21     The Servicer Not to Resign.

 

The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on such Person except upon such Person’s determination that (i) the performance of its duties hereunder is or becomes impermissible under Applicable Law and (ii) there is no reasonable action that such Person could take to make the performance of its duties hereunder permissible under Applicable Law. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced as to clause (i) above by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Borrower and the Agent. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of such Person in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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4.22     Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Transferred Loans.

 

The Borrower, the Servicer or the Collateral Custodian as applicable, shall provide to the Agent and the Lender Group access to the Obligor Loan Documents and all other documentation regarding the Transferred Loans included as part of the Collateral and the Related Property in such cases where the Agent is required in connection with the enforcement of the rights or interests of the Agent or the Lender Group, or by applicable statutes or regulations, to review such documentation, such access being afforded without charge but only (i) upon five (5) days’ prior written request, (ii) during normal business hours and (iii) subject to the Servicer’s and the Collateral Custodian’s normal security and confidentiality procedures. From and after the Closing Date and periodically thereafter at the reasonable discretion of the Agent or the applicable member of the Lender Group, the Agent, such member of the Lender Group or its agents may review the Borrower’s and the Servicer’s collection and administration of the Transferred Loans (in the presence of Borrower’s or Servicer’s officers (and Borrower and Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to make such officers available)) in order to assess compliance by the Servicer with the Servicer’s written policies and procedures, as well as with this Agreement and may conduct an audit of the Transferred Loans, Obligor Loan Documents and Records in conjunction with such a review; provided, that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing Borrower shall be responsible for the expenses of only one such audit per fiscal year. Such review shall be reasonable in scope and shall be completed in a reasonable period of time. A Successor Servicer shall be entitled to at least five Business Days’ notice prior to such review.

 

4.23     Identification of Records.

 

The Servicer shall clearly and unambiguously identify each Transferred Loan that is part of the Collateral and the Related Property in its computer or other records to reflect that the interest in such Transferred Loans and Related Property have been transferred to and are owned by the Borrower and that the Agent, on behalf of the Lender Group, has the security interest and Lien therein granted by Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement.

 

ARTICLE V

DEPOSITS INTO ACCOUNTS

 

5.01     Collection Account.

 

(a)     Deposits to Collection Account. The Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the Collection Account all Collections on or in respect of each Transferred Loan collected on or after the related Transfer Date (to the extent received by the Servicer) within two Business Days after receipt thereof. The Servicer agrees that it will cause the Originator or other appropriate Person paying such amounts, as the case may be, to remit directly to the Collection Account, within two Business Days after receipt thereof, all such amounts to the extent such amounts are received by such Person.

 

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ARTICLE VI

[RESERVED]

 

ARTICLE VII

COVENANTS

 

7.01     [Reserved].

 

7.02     Covenants Regarding Purchased Assets.

 

The Originator hereby covenants that, from and after the Closing Date:

 

(a)     Protect Collateral. The Originator agrees that it shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or encumber in any other manner the Purchased Assets (except for the assignment and pledge to the Borrower hereunder and the Borrower’s grant of a security interest in the Collateral to the Agent under the Loan Agreement). The Originator shall warrant and defend the right and title herein granted unto the Borrower in and to the Purchased Assets (and all right, title and interest represented by the Collateral) against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.

 

(b)     Further Assurances. The Originator shall, at the Borrower’s expense, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments (including financing statements, stock powers, other powers and other instruments of transfer or control) reasonably requested by the Agent to perfect and protect the transfer of the Purchased Assets to the Borrower or any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or under the Loan Agreement, or to enable the Borrower and/or the Agent, as applicable, to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to the Purchased Assets or under the Loan Agreement with respect to any Collateral, including the rights and remedies under Section 9 of the Loan Agreement. In addition, the Originator shall, at the Borrower’s expense, promptly take all further action that Agent may reasonably request in order to perfect and protect the transfer of the Purchased Assets to the Borrower or any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or under the Loan Agreement, or to enable the Borrower and/or the Agent, as applicable, to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to the Purchased Assets or under the Loan Agreement with respect to any Collateral, including the rights and remedies under Section 9 of the Loan Agreement.

 

(c)     Collections Held in Trust. If the Originator receives any Collections, the Originator shall hold such Collections separate and apart from its other property in trust for the Borrower and shall, within two Business Days after receipt thereof, deposit such Collections to the Collection Account.

 

(d)     Consents. The Originator shall execute and deliver to the Borrower and/or the Agent, as applicable, upon request and upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any document reasonably requested by the Borrower and/or the Agent, as applicable, in order to evidence the Originator’s consent to the Borrower and/or the Agent exercising their respective remedies hereunder with respect to the Purchased Assets or under the Loan Agreement with respect to any Collateral, including the rights and remedies under Section 9 of the Loan Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION

 

8.01     Indemnification; Third Party Claims.

 

(a)     The Servicer (so long as it is the Originator or an Affiliate thereof) shall indemnify the Borrower, the Collateral Custodian, and any Successor Servicer, their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and “control persons,” as such term is used under the Securities Act and under the Exchange Act (each a “Servicer Indemnified Party”) and hold harmless each of them against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from a breach of any of the Servicer’s representations and warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement or in any way relating to the failure of the Servicer to perform its duties and service the Transferred Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement except to the extent such loss arises out of such Servicer Indemnified Party’s fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided, however, that if the Servicer is not liable pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.01(b) hereof for its failure to perform its duties and service the Transferred Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, then the provisions of this Section 8.01 shall have no force and effect with respect to such failure; provided, further that (i) no Successor Servicer shall be liable for the breaches of representations or warranties or covenants, or actions or omissions, of a predecessor Servicer; and (ii) the Servicer shall not be so required to indemnify a Servicer Indemnified Party or to otherwise be liable to an Servicer Indemnified Party for any losses in respect of the non-performance of the Transferred Loans, the creditworthiness of the Obligors with respect to the Transferred Loans, changes in the market value of the Transferred Loans or other similar investment risks associated with the Transferred Loans arising from a breach of any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.03 hereto if the effect of such indemnity would be to provide credit recourse to the Originator for the performance of the Transferred Loans.

 

(b)     None of the Originator or the Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees or agents shall be under any liability to the Borrower, for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Originator, the Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents against the remedies provided herein for the breach of any warranties, representations or covenants made herein, or against any expense or liability specifically required to be borne by such party without right of reimbursement pursuant to the terms hereof, or against any expense or liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of the respective duties of the Servicer or the Originator, as the case may be. The Originator, the Servicer and any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents may rely in good faith on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder.

 

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(c)     The Originator agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Borrower, the Collateral Custodian, and any Successor Servicer, their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and “control persons,” as such term is used under the Securities Act and under the Exchange Act (each an “Originator Indemnified Party,” and together with the Servicer Indemnified Parties, the “Indemnified Parties”), from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage, claim or injury arising out of any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Originator, the Servicer or their Affiliates, in any Loan Document, including, without limitation, by reason of any acts, omissions, or alleged acts or omissions arising out of activities of the Originator, the Servicer or their Affiliates, including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim; provided that the Originator shall not indemnify an Originator Indemnified Party to the extent such loss, liability, expense, damage or injury is due to either an Originator Indemnified Party’s willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud, gross negligence or breach of this Agreement, or by reason of an Originator Indemnified Party’s reckless disregard of its obligations hereunder; provided, further, that the Originator shall not be so required to indemnify an Originator Indemnified Party or to otherwise be liable to an Originator Indemnified Party for any losses to the extent such losses have the effect of recourse for non-payment of a Transferred Loan due to any Obligor’s bankruptcy, insolvency, lack of creditworthiness or financial inability to pay. The provisions of this indemnity shall run directly to and be enforceable by an Originator Indemnified Party subject to the limitations hereof.

 

(d)     With respect to a claim subject to indemnity hereunder made by any Person against an Indemnified Party (a “Third Party Claim”), such Indemnified Party shall notify the related indemnifying parties (each an “Indemnifying Party”) in writing of the Third Party Claim within a reasonable time after receipt by such Indemnified Party of written notice of the Third Party Claim unless the Indemnifying Parties shall have previously obtained actual knowledge thereof. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Parties, within a reasonable time after the Indemnified Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the Third Party Claim. No failure to give such notice or deliver such documents shall affect the rights to indemnity hereunder. Each Indemnifying Party shall promptly notify the Agent and the Indemnified Party (if other than the Agent) of any claim of which it has been notified and shall promptly notify the Agent and the Indemnified Party (if applicable) of its intended course of action with respect to any claim.

 

(e)     If a Third Party Claim is made against an Indemnified Party, while maintaining control over its own defense, the Indemnified Party shall cooperate and consult fully with the Indemnifying Party in preparing such defense, and the Indemnified Party may defend the same in such manner as it may deem appropriate, including settling such claim or litigation after giving notice to the Indemnifying Party of such terms and the Indemnifying Party will promptly reimburse the Indemnified Party upon written request; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party may not settle any claim or litigation without the consent of the Indemnifying Party; provided, further, that the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to reject the selection of counsel by the Indemnified Party if the Indemnifying Party reasonably determines that such counsel is inappropriate in light of the nature of the claim or litigation and shall have the right to assume the defense of such claim or litigation if the Indemnifying Party determines that the manner of defense of such claim or litigation is unreasonable.

 

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8.02       Relationship of Servicer to the Borrower.

 

The relationship of the Servicer (and of any successor to the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement) to the Borrower under this Agreement is intended by the parties hereto to be that of an independent contractor and not of a joint venturer, agent or partner of the Borrower or the Agent.

 

ARTICLE IX

SERVICER DEFAULT

 

9.01       Servicer Default.

 

(a)     The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute a “Servicer Default”:

 

(1)     any failure by the Servicer to make any payment, transfer or deposit or to give instructions or notice to the Borrower, the Agent or any member of the Lender Group as required by this Agreement, or to deliver any Servicer Report or other report required hereunder on or before the date such payment, transfer, deposit, instruction of notice or report is required to be made or given, as the case may be, under the terms of this Agreement;

 

(2)     any failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of the other covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer contained in any Loan Document to which it is a party and such failure continues for a period of ten (10) Business Days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which written notice of such incorrectness requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the Agent, any Lender or the Custodian and (ii) the date on which an Authorized Person of the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof;

 

(3)     any breach on the part of the Servicer of any representation or warranty contained in any Loan Document to which it is a party that has a material adverse effect on the interests of any of the parties hereto or thereto or any member of the Lender Group, and such failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which written notice of such incorrectness requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Servicer by the Borrower, the Agent, any Lender or the Custodian and (ii) the date on which an Authorized Person of the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof;

 

(4)     a Bankruptcy Event shall occur with respect to the Servicer;

 

(5)     so long as the Servicer or the Originator is an Affiliate of the Borrower, any Event of Default occurs under the Loan Agreement;

 

(6)     the Servicer shall fail in any material respect to service the Transferred Loans in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy or, with respect to the initial Servicer, the Investment Policies;

 

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(7)     [reserved];

 

(8)     the rendering against the Servicer of a final judgment, decree or order for the payment of money in excess of $35,000,000 (individually or in the aggregate) and the continuance of such judgment, decree or order unsatisfied and in effect for any period of 61 or more consecutive days without a stay of execution;

 

(9)     the failure of the Servicer to make any payment due with respect to aggregate recourse debt or other obligations with an aggregate principal amount exceeding $35,000,000 or the occurrence of any event or condition that would permit acceleration of such recourse debt or other obligations if such event or condition has not been waived;

 

(10)     so long as Originator or any Affiliate is the Servicer, if any Change of Control (as defined in the Loan Agreement) with respect to Servicer is made without the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Agent;

 

(11)     so long as Originator or any Affiliate is the Servicer, if the Servicer shall fail to maintain its status as a business development company or as a registered investment company under the 1940 Act; or

 

(12)     so long as Originator or any Affiliate is the Servicer, if any of the individuals serving as of the Closing Date (or serving thereafter as a replacement acceptable to the Agent) as the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Servicer shall cease to be actively involved in the business of the Servicer in such capacity and such individual has not been replaced within ninety (90) days (or any such extended period as agreed by to Agent in its Permitted Discretion); provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the appointment of an interim Chief Executive Officer or interim Chief Financial Officer shall constitute the replacement of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, respectively, ceasing to be actively involved in the business of the Servicer.

 

(b)     Upon the occurrence of a Servicer Default, the Agent, by notice in writing to the Servicer (with a copy to the Collateral Custodian) may, in addition to whatever rights such Person may have at law or in equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, on thirty days’ notice, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Transferred Loans and the proceeds thereof, as servicer under this Agreement. Within a commercially reasonable time following receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Transferred Loans or otherwise, shall, subject to Section 9.02, pass to and be vested in a successor servicer, and the successor servicer is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments and do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including, but not limited to, the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Transferred Loans and related documents. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the successor servicer in effecting the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to the successor servicer for administration by it of all amounts which shall at the time have been or are thereafter received with respect to the Purchased Assets.

 

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9.02     Appointment of Successor Servicer.

 

(a)     On and after the date the Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 9.01 hereof, or the Agent receives the resignation of the Servicer evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, the Agent shall submit to Hercules the name of a proposed successor servicer (the “Successor Servicer”); provided, that such proposed Successor Servicer may not be a Competitor. As compensation therefor, the Successor Servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee in addition to reimbursement of expenses incurred by such Successor Servicer in connection with the transition of the servicing obligations (“Transition Costs”); provided, however, in no event shall such Transition Costs exceed $50,000.00 in the aggregate. Hercules shall have the right to reject one proposed Successor Servicer within two (2) Business Days of the Agent’s submission and, upon such rejection Hercules shall have no further consent rights with respect to the appointment of any Successor Servicer. If Hercules shall not have rejected such proposed Successor Servicer within such two (2) Business Day period, the Agent shall, as promptly as possible, appoint such Successor Servicer as servicer hereunder so long as such proposed Successor Servicer is acceptable to the Lender Group. The Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Agent. In the event that a Successor Servicer has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, the Agent shall petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any established financial institution, having a net worth of not less than United States $50,000,000 and whose regular business includes the servicing of assets similar to the Transferred Loans, as the Successor Servicer hereunder or under another agreement reasonably acceptable to the Agent and such Successor Servicer.

 

(b)     Upon its appointment, the Successor Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer with respect to servicing functions under this Agreement or such other agreement and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof, and all references in this Agreement to the Servicer shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Servicer; provided, however, that the Successor Servicer shall have (i) no liability with respect to any action performed by the terminated Servicer prior to the date that the Successor Servicer becomes the successor to the Servicer or any claim of a third party based on any alleged action or inaction of the terminated Servicer, (ii) no obligation to perform any advancing obligations, if any, of the Servicer unless it elects to in its sole discretion, (iii) no obligation to pay any taxes required to be paid by the Servicer (provided that the Successor Servicer shall pay any income taxes for which it is liable), (iv) no obligation to pay any of the fees and expenses of any other party to the transactions contemplated hereby, and (v) no liability or obligation with respect to any indemnification obligations of any prior Servicer, including the original Servicer. The indemnification obligations of the Successor Servicer upon becoming a successor servicer, are expressly limited to those instances of gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Successor Servicer.

 

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(c)     All authority and power granted to the Servicer under this Agreement shall automatically cease and terminate upon termination of this Agreement and shall pass to and be vested in the Borrower and, without limitation, the Borrower is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Borrower in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the Servicer to conduct servicing of the Transferred Loans.

 

(d)     Upon any Person being appointed as the Successor Servicer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.02, such Successor Servicer will promptly begin the transition to its role as Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent may, in its discretion, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established servicing institution as the successor to the Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer hereunder. As compensation, any Successor Servicer so appointed shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee, as well as Transition Costs. In the event the Agent is required to solicit bids as provided herein, the Agent shall solicit, by public announcement, bids from banks meeting the qualifications set forth in this Section 9.02. Such public announcement shall specify that the Successor Servicer shall be entitled to the full amount of the Servicing Fee as servicing compensation, in addition to Transition Costs. Within 30 days after any such public announcement, the Agent shall negotiate and effect the sale, transfer and assignment of the servicing rights and responsibilities hereunder to the qualified party submitting the highest qualifying bid. The Agent shall deduct from any sum received by the Agent from the successor to the Servicer in respect of such sale, transfer and assignment all costs and expenses of any public announcement and of any sale, transfer and assignment of the servicing rights and responsibilities hereunder. After such deductions, the remainder of such sum shall be paid by the Agent to the Servicer at the time of such sale, transfer and assignment to the Servicer’s successor. The Agent and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. No appointment of a successor to the Servicer hereunder shall be effective until the Agent shall have consented thereto. No Successor Servicer shall resign as servicer until a subsequent Successor Servicer has been appointed and accepted such appointment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Agent, in any capacity, be liable for any Servicing Fee or for any differential in the amount of the Servicing Fee paid hereunder and the amount necessary to induce any Person to become the Successor Servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for by this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, any Successor Servicer is authorized to accept and rely on all of the accounting, records (including computer records) and work of the prior Servicer relating to the Transferred Loans (collectively, the “Predecessor Servicer Work Product”) without any audit or other examination thereof, except where, in the exercise of reasonable care, such audit or examination would be advisable, and such Successor Servicer shall have no duty, responsibility, obligation or liability for the acts and omissions of the prior Servicer. If any error, inaccuracy, omission or incorrect or non-standard practice or procedure (collectively, “Errors”) exist in any Predecessor Servicer Work Product and such Errors make it materially more difficult to service or should cause or materially contribute to such Successor Servicer making or continuing any Errors (collectively, “Continued Errors”), such Successor Servicer shall have no duty, responsibility, obligation or liability to perform servicing or for such Continued Errors; provided, however, that such Successor Servicer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent further Continued Errors. In the event that such Successor Servicer becomes aware of Errors or Continued Errors, such Successor Servicer shall, with the prior consent of the Agent, use its best efforts to reconstruct and reconcile such data as is commercially reasonable to correct such Errors and Continued Errors and to prevent future Continued Errors. Any such Successor Servicer shall be entitled to recover its costs thereby expended to the extent of funds available therefor pursuant to the provision of Section 2.3(b) of the Loan Agreement.

 

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The Servicer agrees to cooperate and use its best efforts in effecting the transition of the responsibilities and rights of servicing of the Obligor Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the transfer to any Successor Servicer for the administration by it of all cash amounts that shall at the time be held by Servicer for deposit, or have been deposited by the Servicer, or thereafter received with respect to the Obligor Loan Documents and the delivery to such Successor Servicer in an orderly and timely fashion of all files and records with respect to the Obligor Loan Documents and a computer tape in readable form (consistent with the Loan Tape) containing all information necessary to enable the Successor Servicer to service the Loans. In addition, the Servicer agrees to cooperate and use its best efforts in providing at the Servicer’s expense the Successor Servicer with reasonable access (including at the premises of the Servicer) to Servicer’s employees, and any and all of the books, records (in electronic or other form) or other information reasonably requested by it to enable the Successor Servicer to assume the servicing functions hereunder and to maintain a list of key servicing personnel and contact information.

 

Any Successor Servicer is authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of Servicer as Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do so or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination or to perform the duties of the Servicer as Servicer. Servicer will provide any Successor Servicer with a Power of Attorney stating such.

 

9.03     Waiver of Defaults.

 

The Agent may waive any events permitting removal of the Servicer as servicer pursuant to Section 9.01. Upon any waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist and any Servicer Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereto except to the extent expressly so waived.

 

9.04     Accounting Upon Termination of Servicer.

 

Upon termination of the Servicer under this Article IX, the Servicer shall, at its own expense:

 

(a)     deliver to its successor or, if none shall yet have been appointed, to the Agent, any Collections received and not yet deposited in the Collection Account;

 

(b)     deliver to its successor or, if none shall yet have been appointed, to the Agent or the Collateral Custodian, all Loan Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and a copy of the Loan Tape;

 

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(c)     deliver to its successor, the Agent, and the Borrower a full accounting of all funds, including a statement showing the Scheduled Payments with respect to the Transferred Loans collected by it and a statement of monies held in trust by it for payments or charges with respect to the Transferred Loans; and

 

(d)     execute and deliver such instruments and perform all acts reasonably requested in order to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of servicing of the Transferred Loans to its successor and to more fully and definitively vest in such successor all rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE X

TERMINATION

 

10.01     Termination.

 

This Agreement shall terminate upon either: (A) the later of (i) the termination of the Loan Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of all Obligations due and owing in accordance with the provisions thereof, or (ii) the disposition of all funds with respect to the last Transferred Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder and the payment of all amounts due and payable, including, in both cases, without limitation, indemnification payments payable pursuant to any Loan Document to the Agent, the Lender Group, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collateral Custodian and any Successor Servicer, written notice of the occurrence of either of which shall be provided to the Agent by the Servicer; or (B) the mutual written consent of the Servicer, the Borrower and the Agent.

 

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

11.01     Amendment.

 

This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the written agreement of the Servicer, the Originator, the Agent and the Borrower.

 

11.02     Duration of Agreement.

 

This Agreement shall continue in existence and effect until terminated as herein provided.

 

11.03     GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION.

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND ANY APPELLATE COURT HAVING JURISDICTION TO REVIEW THE JUDGMENTS THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE OF ANY ACTION INSTITUTED HEREUNDER IN ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS AND CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COURT.

 

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11.04     Notices.

 

All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered personally, mailed by overnight mail, certified mail or registered mail, postage prepaid, or (ii) transmitted by telecopy, upon telephone confirmation of receipt thereof, as follows: (A) in the case of the Borrower, to Hercules Funding IV LLC, 400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, California 94301, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, telecopy number 650-473-9194, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to (1) Hercules Funding IV LLC, 400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, California 94301, Attention: Chief Legal Officer, telecopy number: 650-473-9194 and (2) Dechert LLP, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Jay Alicandri, email: jay.alicandri@dechert.com, or, in each case, such other addresses or telecopy or telephone numbers as may hereafter be furnished to the Agent and the other parties hereto in writing by the Borrower; (B) in the case of the Originator, to Hercules Capital, Inc., 400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, California 94301, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, telecopy number 650-473-9194, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to (1) Hercules Capital, Inc., 400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, California 94301, Attention: Chief Legal Officer, telecopy number: 650-473-9194 and (2) Dechert LLP, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Jay Alicandri, email: jay.alicandri@dechert.com, or, in each case, such other addresses or telecopy or telephone numbers as may hereafter be furnished to the Agent and the other parties hereto in writing by the Originator, (C) in the case of the Servicer, to Hercules Capital, Inc., 400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, California 94301, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, telecopy number 650-473-9194, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to (1) Hercules Capital, Inc., 400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, California 94301, Attention: Chief Legal Officer, telecopy number: 650-473-9194 and (2) Dechert LLP, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Jay Alicandri, email: jay.alicandri@dechert.com, or, in each case, such other addresses or telecopy or telephone numbers as may hereafter be furnished to the Agent and the other parties hereto in writing by the Servicer; (D) in the case of the Collateral Custodian, to such address as may be specified in its Collateral Custodian Agreement or such other addresses or telecopy or telephone numbers as may hereafter be furnished to the Agent and the other parties hereto in writing by the Collateral Custodian; (E) in the case of any Successor Servicer, to such addresses or telecopy or telephone numbers as may hereafter be furnished to the Agent and the other parties hereto in writing by such Successor Servicer; (F) in the case of the Agent, to MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as Agent, 601 East Potrero Grande Drive, Monterey Park, California 91754, Attn: Commercial Loan Operations, Facsimile No.: (323) 720-2252 (provided, that in the case of delivery of any Underlying Notes or other Obligor Loan Documents constituting instruments to Agent, copies shall be sent to such addressee and all originals shall be sent to MUFG Union Bank, N.A., Attention: Special Asset Unit/Nicole Tubbs, 520 B Street S-290, San Diego, CA 92101, Telephone: (619) 230-3689, Facsimile: (619) 230-3458, with a copy to MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as Agent, Northern California Commercial Banking Group, 99 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 200, San Jose, California 95113, Attention: J. William Bloore and Kenneth Beck, Facsimile: (408) 280-7163), or such other addresses or telecopy or telephone numbers as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing by the Agent; any such notices shall be deemed to be effective with respect to any party hereto upon the receipt of such notice or telephone confirmation thereof by such party.

 

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11.05     Severability of Provisions.

 

If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be held invalid for any reason whatsoever, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement.

 

11.06     No Partnership.

 

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create any partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto.

 

11.07     Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts (including by fax or other electronic means), each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

11.08     Successors and Assigns.

 

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Servicer, the Originator, the Borrower, the Agent, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

11.09     Headings.

 

The headings of the various Sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be part of this Agreement.

 

11.10     Non-Petition Agreement. The Servicer shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01, acquiesce, petition or otherwise, directly or indirectly, invoke or cause the Borrower to invoke the process of any governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Borrower under any Bankruptcy Law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Borrower or any substantial part of their respective property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Borrower.

 

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11.11     Due Diligence.

 

The Originator acknowledges that the Agent and the Lender Group may advance Borrowings and may enter into transactions based solely upon the information provided by the Originator to the Agent and the Lender Group in the Loan Schedule and the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, and that the Agent, at its option, has the right prior to such advance of any Borrowing therein to conduct a partial or complete due diligence review on some or all of the Transferred Loans securing such Borrowing, including, without limitation, re-generating the information used to originate each such Transferred Loan. The Agent may underwrite such Transferred Loans itself or engage a mutually agreed upon third party underwriter to perform such underwriting. The Originator agrees to cooperate with the Agent and any third party underwriter in connection with such underwriting, including, but not limited to, providing the Agent and any third party underwriter with access to any and all documents, records, agreements, instruments or information relating to such Transferred Loans in the possession, or under the control, of the Servicer. The Originator also shall make available to the Agent a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions respecting the Loan Files and the Transferred Loans. The Agent agrees (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees and representatives) that the provisions of Section 17.7 of the Loan Agreement shall apply to all material, non-public information received by it hereunder.

 

11.12     No Reliance.

 

Each of the Originator and the Borrower hereby acknowledges that it has not relied on the Agent or any member of the Lender Group or any of their officers, directors, employees, agents and “control persons” as such term is used under the Securities Act and under the Exchange Act, for any tax, accounting, legal or other professional advice in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, that each of the Originator and the Borrower has retained and been advised by such tax, accounting, legal and other professionals as it has deemed necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and that neither the Agent nor any member of the Lender Group makes any representation or warranty, and that neither the Agent nor any member of the Lender Group shall have any liability with respect to, the tax, accounting or legal treatment or implications relating to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.

 

11.13     Conflicts.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Loan Documents to the contrary, (a) in the event of the conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Loan Agreement, the terms of the Loan Agreement shall control, and (b) in the event of the conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any other Loan Document (other than the Loan Agreement), the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

11.14     No Agency.

 

Nothing contained herein or in the Loan Documents shall be construed to create an agency or fiduciary relationship between the Agent, any member of the Lender Group or any of their Affiliates and the Borrower, the Originator or the Servicer. None of the Agent, any member of the Lender Group, or any of their Affiliates shall be liable for any acts or actions affected in connection with any sale of the Loans by the Borrower, the Originator or the Servicer.

 

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11.15     Collateral Assignment.

 

As an inducement to the Borrower to purchase the Purchased Assets and to the Agent and the Lender Group to enter into the Loan Agreement with the Borrower, Hercules (in each of its capacities herein) acknowledges and consents to the assignment by the Borrower to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Group of all of the Borrower’s rights against Hercules (in such capacities) pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation the rights of the Purchaser under Article VIII hereof) and to the enforcement or exercise of any right or remedy against Hercules (in any such capacities) pursuant to this Agreement by the Borrower or the Agent. Such enforcement of a right or remedy by the Agent shall have the same force and effect as if the right or remedy had been enforced or exercised by the Borrower directly. For clarification, the terms “Servicer Indemnified Party” and “Originator Indemnified Party” shall include any of the Borrower’s assignees, including the Agent and the Lender Group and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives and their respective transferees, successors, participants and assigns.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written, to this Agreement.

 

	
			 

				
			HERCULES FUNDING IV LLC, as Borrower

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
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			/s/ Seth H. Meyer

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
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			Seth H. Meyer

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
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			Chief Financial Officer

				
			 

			

 

 

	
			 

				
			HERCULES CAPITAL, INC., as Originator

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			By: 

				/s/ Seth H. Meyer	
			 

			
	
			 

				
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			Seth H. Meyer

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
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			Chief Financial Officer

				
			 

			

 

 

	
			 

				
			MUFG UNION BANK, N A., as Agent

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
			 

				
			 

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
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			/s/ J. William Bloore

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
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			J. William Bloore

				
			 

			
	
			 

				
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			Managing Director

				
			 

			

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT]ex_173381.htm

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of February 19, 2020, and is between Genprex, Inc, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act (as defined below) as to the Shares, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

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 Purchaser agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1      Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

“A.G.P.” means A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, lead placement agent.

 

“Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5.

 

“Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Applicable Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ss).

 

“Authorization” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ss).

 

“BHCA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(oo).

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

 

 

 

 

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Shares, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date hereof.

 

“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

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

 

“Company Counsel” means, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112.

 

“Disclosure Schedules ” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.

 

“Disclosure Time” means, (i) if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) and before midnight (New York City time) on any Trading Day, 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by A.G.P., and (ii) if this Agreement is signed between midnight (New York City time) and 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, no later than 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by A.G.P.

 

“DWAC” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(a)(v).

 

“EDGAR” means the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System.

 

“Environmental Law” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(p).

 

“Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(v).

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, directors, consultants or advisors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.

 

“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

“Federal Reserve” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(oo).

 

“Hazardous Substances” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(q).

 

“Health Care Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(uu).

 

“Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s).

 

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(f)(ii).

 

“IT Systems” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(qq).

 

“Joseph Gunnar” means Joseph Gunnar & Co. LLC, co-placement agent.

 

“Lien” means a lien, charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, claim, right of first refusal, pre-emptive right, or other encumbrance of any kind whatsoever.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

“Material Permits” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(r).

 

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“Money Laundering Laws” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(pp).

 

“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

“Personal Data” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(qq).

 

“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition) pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in writing against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign).

 

“Prospectus” means the final base prospectus filed for the Registration Statement.

 

“Prospectus Supplement” means the supplement to the Prospectus complying with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act that is filed with the Commission and delivered by the Company to each Purchaser at the Closing.

 

“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.

 

“Registration Statement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(f)(ii).

 

“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

“Sanctions” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(kk).

 

“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

 

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

 

“Shares” means the Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“Shelf Procedures” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(f)(i).

 

“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include locating and/or borrowing Common Stock).

 

“Specified Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(kk).

 

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“Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

“Subsidiary” and “Subsidiaries” shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 3.1(a).

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

 

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

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the Placement Agency Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

“Transfer Agent” means VStock Transfer, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, at its principal office in New York, New York, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1      Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of approximately $17.5 million of Shares. The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Shares, and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Gracin & Marlow, LLP or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

2.2      Deliveries.

 

(a)          On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:

 

(i)     this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

(ii)     a legal opinion of Company Counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to A.G.P.;

 

(iii)     a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to A.G.P.;

 

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(iv)     the Company shall have provided each Purchaser with the Company’s wire instructions, on Company letterhead and executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer;

 

(v)     a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver on an expedited basis via The Depository Trust Company Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;

 

(vi)     Lock-up Agreements, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers, executed by each officer and director and greater than 10% shareholders of the Company; provided, however, the Lock-up Agreements will not be executed by Christy Mallison Nance;

 

(vii)      Officer’s Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers;

 

(viii)      Secretary’s Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers; and

 

(ix)      the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement (which may be delivered in accordance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

(b)          On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

 

(i)     this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and

 

(ii)     such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount.

 

2.3     Closing Conditions. 

 

(a)          The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)     the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii)     all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)     the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement; and

 

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(iv)      The 462(b) Registration Statement having been filed with the Commission.

 

(b)          The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)     the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii)     all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)     the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;

 

(iv)     there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

 

(v)     from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Nasdaq Capital Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Shares at the Closing.

 

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1     Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:

 

(a)     Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) (each, a “Subsidiary”, and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”). The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. There are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue capital stock.

 

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(b)     Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has been duly organized and validly exists as a corporation, limited partnership or company in good standing (or the foreign equivalent thereof, if any) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign or extra-provincial corporation, partnership, company or limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its properties (owned, leased or licensed) or the nature or conduct of its business makes such qualification necessary, except for those failures to be so qualified or in good standing which (individually and in the aggregate) would not have a Material Adverse Effect. No Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. The term “Material Adverse Effect” means an effect, change, event or occurrence that, alone or in conjunction with any other or others: (i) has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on: (A) the business, general affairs, management, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, shareholders’ equity, properties or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document or (iii) would result in the Prospectus or any amendment thereto containing a misrepresentation within the meaning of applicable securities laws; provided that a change in the market price or trading volume of the Common Stock alone shall not be deemed, in and of itself, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)     Authorization; Enforcement.  The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s shareholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Company is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(d)     No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, anti-dilution or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority, to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations),or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)     Filings, Consents and Approvals.  The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus Supplement and the 462(b) Registration Statement, and (iv) application to the Nasdaq Capital Market for the listing of the Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f)      Issuance of the Shares; Qualification; Registration.

 

(i)     The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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(ii)     The Company meets the general eligibility requirements for the use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act and it meets the transaction requirements as set forth in General Instruction I.B.1 of Form S-3 and the aggregate market value of the outstanding voting and non-voting common equity (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations) of the Company held by persons other than affiliates of the Company (pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act Regulations, those that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control, or are controlled by, or are under common control with, the Company) (the “Non-Affiliate Shares”), was equal to or greater than $75 million (calculated by multiplying (x) the highest price at which the common equity of the Company closed on the Exchange (as defined below) within 60 days of the date of this Agreement times (y) the number of Non-Affiliate Shares). The Company has prepared and filed with the Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act on Form S-3 (File No. 333-233774) on September 16, 2019, as amended on October 4, 2019, providing for the offer and sale, from time to time, of up to $25,000,000 of the Company’s securities (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement became effective pursuant to Rule 467(a) under the Securities Act on October 28, 2019. The prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it became effective, including documents incorporated therein by reference, is referred to herein as the “Base Prospectus”. Any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act is called the “Rule 462(b) Registration Statement,” and from and after the date and time of filing of the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement the term “Registration Statement” shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with. The 462(b) Registration Statement will have been filed with the Commission and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the 461(b) Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with.

 

The term “Prospectus” means the prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) relating to the offering and sale of the Shares to filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instructions of Form S-3, together with the Base Prospectus, including all documents incorporated therein by reference.

 

Any “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) relating to the Shares is hereafter referred to as an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”. Any reference herein to the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of filing thereof; and any reference herein to any “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to any of the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include (i) the filing of any document with the Commission incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference after the date of filing of such Base Prospectus or Prospectus and (ii) any such document so filed.

 

All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, or the Prospectus, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall be deemed to include any copy thereof filed with the Commission on EDGAR.

 

(g)     Securities Act Compliance. The Registration Statement and Rule 462(b) Registration Statement complies, and the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus will comply, with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act. Each part of the Registration Statement and Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, when such part became effective, did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading The Prospectus, as of its filing date, and any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(h)     No Stop Orders. No order preventing or suspending the use of the Base Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been issued by the Commission.

 

(i)      Capitalization. The equity capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i). All of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are fully paid and non-assessable and have been duly and validly authorized and issued, in compliance with all federal and state securities laws and not in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar right that entitles any person to acquire from the Company any Common Stock or other security of the Company or any security convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Stock or any other such security, except for such rights as may have been fully satisfied or waived prior to the date hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), the Company has no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. No Person has any right of first refusal, pre-emptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The issuance and sale of the Shares will not obligate the Company to issue Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company. Other than the unsecured convertible debentures of the Company, there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company. Except for the Required Approvals, no further approval or authorization of any shareholder of the Company, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders.

 

(j)      Reports. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, together with the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplements, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(k)     Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

(l)      Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest consolidated financial statements included in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as set forth in the Registration and the Prospectus, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(l), no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

 

(m)     Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(m), there is no material action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares, or (ii) is expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has disclosed, in the documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 12, 13, 14 or 15 of the Exchange Act and incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Prospectus, all such information that it is required to disclose in respect of any Action pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any material investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company which is required to be disclosed in the SEC Reports. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

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(n)     Labor Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect

 

(o)     Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case of (i), (ii) and (iii) as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(p)     Environmental Law. There has been no storage, generation, transportation, handling, use, treatment, disposal, discharge, emission, contamination, release or other activity involving any kind of hazardous, toxic or other wastes, pollutants, contaminants, petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, chemicals or materials (“Hazardous Substances”) by, due to, on behalf of, or caused by the Company or any Subsidiary (or, to the Company’s knowledge, any other entity for whose acts or omissions the Company is or may be liable) upon any property now or previously owned, operated, used or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary, or upon any other property, which would be a violation of or give rise to any liability under any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, common law provision or other legally binding standard relating to pollution or protection of human health and the environment (“Environmental Law”), except for violations and liabilities which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no disposal, discharge, emission contamination or other release of any kind at, onto or from any such property or into the environment surrounding any such property of any Hazardous Substances with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary has knowledge, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial action, claim or notice of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any Subsidiary, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. No property of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject to any Lien under any Environmental Law. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to any order, decree, agreement or other individualized legal requirement related to any Environmental Law, which, in any case (individually or in the aggregate), would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each Subsidiary has all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements. In the ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically reviews the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure or remediation of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(q)     Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects.

 

(r)      Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

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(s)      Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person and neither is aware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in their respective businesses has been obtained or is being used by the Company or such Subsidiary in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or any of its subsidiaries in violation of the rights of any person. The Company and its subsidiaries have taken all reasonable steps in accordance with normal industry practice to protect and maintain the Intellectual Property Rights including, without limitation, the execution of appropriate nondisclosure and invention assignment agreements. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in the loss or impairment of, or payment of, and additional amounts with respect to, nor require the consent of, any other person regarding the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ right to own or use any of the Intellectual Property Rights as owned or used in the conduct of such party’s business as currently conducted. To the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, no employee of any of the Company or its subsidiaries is the subject of any pending claim or proceeding involving a violation of any term of any employment contract, invention disclosure agreement, patent disclosure agreement, noncompetition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or restrictive covenant to or with a former employer, where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company or its subsidiaries or actions undertaken by the employee while employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

(t)      Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

 

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(u)     Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(u), none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

 

(v)     Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of applicable dates specified under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Except as set forth in the Prospectus, since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and the Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and the Subsidiaries.

 

(w)    Certain Fees. Except for fees payable to A.G.P and Joseph Gunnar as will be as set forth in the Prospectus, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Related Entity to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

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(x)     Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(y)     Registration Rights. No Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

(z)     Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and files periodic reports with the SEC; the Shares are registered with the SEC under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and the Company is not in breach of any filing or other requirements under the Exchange Act. The Company has not received any notice from that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock are or have been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(aa)    Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s articles of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Shares.

 

(bb)   Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

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(cc)    No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

 

(dd)    Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(dd) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed by the Company in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others to third parties, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

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(ee)    Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(ff)    Foreign Corrupt Practices; Criminal Acts. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.

 

(gg)    Accountants. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is as set forth in the Prospectus. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

 

(hh)   Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Shares. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Shares. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

 

(ii)     Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(e) and 4.14 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Shares for any specified term; (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities (in material compliance with applicable laws) at various times during the period that the Shares are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing shareholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

 

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(jj)     Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Shares, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to A.G.P. and Joseph Gunnar.

 

(kk)    Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”) and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

 

(ll)      Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan or omnibus long-term incentive plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of such plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan or omnibus long-term incentive plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or the Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

 

(mm)   Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the OFAC.

 

(nn)     U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

 

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(oo)    Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

 

(pp)    Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

 

(qq)    Information Technology. The Company’s, the Subsidiaries’ and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Parties’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company, the Subsidiaries and the Related Entities as currently conducted. The Company, the Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Parties maintain commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Personal Data”) processed and stored thereon, and to the knowledge of the Company, there have been no breaches, incidents, violations, outages, compromises or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, nor any incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same. The Company, the Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Related Parties are presently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws or statutes and all applicable judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except for any such noncompliance that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(rr)     Other Covered Persons. Other than A.G.P. and Joseph Gunnar, the Company is not aware of any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Shares.

 

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(ss)     Regulatory. Except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are and at all times have been in material compliance with all statutes, rules and regulations applicable to the ownership, testing, development, manufacture, packaging, processing, use, distribution, marketing, advertising, labeling, promotion, sale, offer for sale, storage, import, export or disposal of any product manufactured or distributed by the Company including, without limitation the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §301 et seq.), the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(b)), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, the regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws, and any successor government programs and comparable state laws, regulations relating to Good Clinical Practices and Good Laboratory Practices and all other local, state, federal, national, supranational and foreign laws, manual provisions, policies and administrative guidance relating to the regulation of the Company (collectively, the “Applicable Laws”); (ii) have not received any notice from any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority or third party alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any licenses, exemptions, certificates, approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits, registrations and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws (“Authorizations”); (iii) possess all material Authorizations and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and are not in violation of any term of any such Authorizations; (iv) have not received written notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation arbitration or other action from any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority or third party alleging that any product operation or activity is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations nor is any such claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action threatened; (v) have not received any written notice that any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority has taken, is taking or intends to take, action to limit, suspend, materially modify or revoke any Authorizations nor is any such limitation, suspension, modification or revocation threatened; (vi) have filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete and accurate on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission); and (vii) are not a party to any corporate integrity agreements, monitoring agreements, consent decrees, settlement orders, or similar agreements with or imposed by any governmental or regulatory authority.

 

(tt)     Material Agreements. The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained or incorporated by reference therein conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable at the time filed, and were filed on a timely basis with the Commission and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; any further documents so filed and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder to be described in the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement or to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, that have not been so described or filed or incorporated by reference.

 

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(uu)    Compliance with Healthcare Laws. The tests, studies, and trials conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by the Company or any of its subsidiaries were and, if still pending, are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Health Care Laws (as defined below) and standard medical and scientific research protocols, procedures, and controls; none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has received any written notice, correspondence, or other written communication from any regulatory agency or any institutional review board or comparable body requiring or threatening the termination, suspension, or material modification of any tests, studies, or trials, or commercial distribution, and to the knowledge of the Company and its subsidiaries, there are no reasonable grounds for the same. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has obtained (or caused to be obtained) the informed consent of each human subject who participated in a test, study, or trial. None of the tests, studies, or trials involved any investigator who has been disqualified as a clinical investigator.

 

The Company and its directors, officers, employees, and agents are, and at all times prior hereto have been, in material compliance with, all health care laws and regulations applicable to the Company or any of its product candidates or activities, including development and testing of pharmaceutical products, kickbacks, recordkeeping, documentation requirements, the hiring of employees (to the extent governed by Health Care Laws), quality, safety, privacy, security, licensure, accreditation or any other aspect of developing and testing health care or pharmaceutical products (collectively, “Health Care Laws”). The Company has not received any notification, correspondence or any other written or oral communication, including notification of any pending or threatened claim, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any governmental authority, including, without limitation, the United States Food and Drug Administration, the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, of potential or actual non-compliance by, or liability of, the Company under any Health Care Laws. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to give rise to liability of the Company under any Health Care Laws, except that would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

3.2     Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):

 

(a)     Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies; and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(b)     Understandings or Arrangements. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Shares (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser is acquiring such Shares as principal for his, her or its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell such Shares pursuant to a registration statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws).

 

(c)     Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

 

(d)     Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(e)     Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the reports filed with the Commission and has been afforded: (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that neither A.G.P., Joseph Gunnar nor any Affiliate of A.G.P. or Joseph Gunnar has provided such Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Shares nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Neither A.G.P., Joseph Gunnar nor any Affiliate has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality of the Shares and A.G.P., Joseph Gunnar and any Affiliate may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Company which such Purchaser agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Shares to such Purchaser, neither A.G.P., Joseph Gunnar nor any of their Affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to such Purchaser.

 

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(f)      Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty against, or a prohibition of, any actions with respect to the borrowing of, arrangement to borrow, identification of the availability of, and/or securing of, securities of the Company in order for such Purchaser (or its broker or other financial representative) to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

(g)      General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

 

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1     Legends. The Shares shall be issued free of legends.

 

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4.2     [Reserved].

 

4.3     Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

4.4     Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall (a) by the Disclosure Time issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).

 

4.5     Shareholder Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Shares under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.

 

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4.6     Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.4, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or any Purchaser’s agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of the Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, or a duty to the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such material non-public information on with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

4.7     Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder for working capital purposes and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt (other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and prior practices), (b) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (c) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation, or (d) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.

 

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4.8     Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur caused by or based upon (a) any breach of any of the representations or warranties made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any shareholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is solely based upon a material breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such shareholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct). The Company will indemnify each Purchaser Party, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, as incurred, caused by or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or caused by or 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Purchaser Party furnished in writing to the Company by such Purchaser Party expressly for use therein, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder in connection therewith. If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (x) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (y) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (z) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (1) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (2) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

4.9     Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue the Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

 

4.10    Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Stock on the Nasdaq and promptly secure the listing of all of the Stock on the Nasdaq. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Stock, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will then take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market. For so long as the Company maintains a listing or quotation of the Common Stock on a Trading Market, the Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

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4.11    Reserved.

 

4.12    Subsequent Equity Sales.

 

(a)     From the date hereof until 30 days after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.

 

(b)     Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance.

 

4.13   Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to such Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Shares or otherwise.

 

4.14   Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in this Agreement, including the schedules hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company or the Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1     Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before February 28, 2020; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

5.2     Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Shares to the Purchasers.

 

5.3     Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, and the Prospectus contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

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

 

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5.5     Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and Purchasers which purchased a majority in interest of the Shares based on the initial Subscription Amounts hereunder or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. .

 

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

 

5.7     Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Shares, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Shares, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”

 

5.8     No Third-Party Beneficiaries. A.G.P. and Joseph Gunnar shall be the third party beneficiaries of the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3.1 and the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in Section 3.2. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8 and this Section 5.8.

 

5.9     Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.8, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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5.10   Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares for a period of not longer than five (5) years from the Closing.

 

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

 

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

 

5.13   Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.

 

5.14   Replacement of Shares. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.

 

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5.15   Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

5.16   Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

5.17   Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, each Purchaser and its respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through the legal counsel of A.G.P. The legal counsel of A.G.P. does not represent any of the Purchasers and only represents A.G.P. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

 

5.18   [Reserved].

 

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

 

5.20   Currency. Unless otherwise stated, all dollar amounts and references to “$” in this Agreement refer to the lawful currency of the United States.

 

5.21   Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

5.22   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY. 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

 

	
			GENPREX, INC.

				
			Address for Notice:

			
	 	 
	 	 
	
			By:__________________________________________

			      Name: Rodney Varner

			      Title: Chief Executive Officer

			 

				
			1601 Trinity Street, Suite 3.322, Austin, Texas 78712

			 

			Fax:

			E-mail: rvarner@genprex.com

			

 

 

 

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO GENPREX, INC.

 SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

 

	Name of Purchaser:	 

 

	Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:	 

 

	Name of Authorized Signatory:	 

 

	Title of Authorized Signatory:	 

 

	Email Address of Authorized Signatory:	 

 

	Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory:	 
	 
	Address for Notice to Purchaser:

 

 

 

 

DWAC for Shares:

 

 

	Subscription Amount: $	 	 

 

	Shares:	 	 

 

	EIN Number:	 	 

 

 

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