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Exhibit 10.2

 

SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of February 14, 2018, by and among CRG Partners III L.P., CRG Partners III - Parallel Fund “A” L.P., CRG Partners III — Parallel Fund “B” (Cayman) L.P., CRG Partners III (Cayman) Lev AIV I L.P., and CRG Partners III (Cayman) Unlev AIV I L.P.  (together, “CRG” or the “Purchasers”, with each of the purchasing entities, a “Purchaser”) and Avinger, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

 

WHEREAS, the Purchasers (or Affiliates thereof) and the Company have executed that certain non-binding term sheet, dated as of January 23, 2018 (as the same may be amended or supplemented, the “Term Sheet”), whereby the parties agree that CRG shall convert a portion of its currently outstanding debt (including outstanding principal amounts, together with prepayment premium and back end fees payable in respect of such principal amounts, but excluding any accrued but unpaid interest thereon) in the amounts set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “Conversion”, with such converted amount, the “Conversion Amount”);

 

WHEREAS, as consideration for the Conversion, the Company shall issue to the Purchasers in a private placement offering (the “Offering”) the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), with the rights and preferences as set forth in that certain Certificate of Designation of the Company (the “Series A Certificate of Designation”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the amounts set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, the Offering is being made to “accredited investors,” as defined in Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); and

 

WHEREAS, prior to or contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering (i) a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agrees to provide certain registration rights with respect to the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”) issuable upon conversion of Preferred Shares (the “Underlying Shares” and together with the Shares, the “Securities”)) in accordance with their terms, and (ii) an Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Loan Amendment”), which modifies the terms of the Company’s outstanding debt to CRG;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the respective representations and warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Purchase. The Purchasers hereby purchase the number of Shares in consideration for the Conversion, equal to the Conversion Amount divided by the Series A Original Issue Price (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and on the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein.

 

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2.                                      Closing; Delivery.

 

(a)                                 Closing. The purchase and sale of the Shares shall take place simultaneously with the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in Section 7 and Section 8 (to the extent not waived in accordance therewith), at the offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304, or such other time and place as is mutually agreed to by the Company and CRG (a “Closing,” and the date on which such Closing occurs hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date”).

 

(b)                                 Transaction Documents. On or before the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall review, complete and execute this Agreement and the Investor Certification attached hereto as Exhibit D, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Loan Amendment (collectively with the Series A Certificate of Designation, the “Transaction Documents”).

 

(c)                                  Conversion. Immediately upon the Closing, the Conversion shall be effected.

 

3.                                      Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule delivered to the Purchasers concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser, as of the Closing Date, the following:

 

(a)                                 Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation or other business entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the assets, business, conditions (financial or otherwise), results of operations or future prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”). Each subsidiary of the Company is identified on Schedule 3(a) attached hereto.

 

(b)                                 Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments.

 

(i)                                                             The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and each of the other agreements and documents that are exhibits hereto or thereto or are contemplated hereby or thereby or necessary or desirable to effect the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof;

 

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(ii)                                                          the execution and delivery by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of Securities, have been, or will be at the time of execution of such Transaction Document, duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors, and no further consent or authorization is, or will be at the time of execution of such Transaction Document, required by the Company, its respective Board of Directors or its stockholders;

 

(iii)                                                       each of the Transaction Documents will be duly executed and delivered by the Company; and

 

(iv)                                                      the Transaction Documents when executed will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

(c)                                  Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and of the stock of each of the Company’s subsidiaries have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens. The Underlying Shares to be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and as set forth in the Series A Certificate of Designation, such shares will be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens and the holders shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. Immediately after giving effect to the Closing, the pro forma outstanding capitalization of the Company will be as set forth under “Pro Forma Capitalization” in Schedule 3(c). After giving effect to the Closing:

 

(i)                                                             no shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries will be subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company;

 

(ii)                                                          except as set forth on Schedule 3(c)(ii) there will be no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

 

(iii)                                                       all of the shares of capital stock set forth on Schedule 3(c) under “Pro Forma Capitalization” shall have the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect as of the date

 

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hereof (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), as amended by the Series A Certificate of Designation and by that certain Certificate of Designation of the Company setting forth the rights and preferences of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Certificate of Designation”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

 

(iv)                                                      there will be no outstanding debt securities other than indebtedness as set forth in Schedule 3(c)(iii);

 

(v)                                                         other than pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or as set forth in Schedule 3(c)(iv), there will be no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act;

 

(vi)                                                      there will be no outstanding registration statements, and there will be no outstanding comment letters from the SEC or any other regulatory agency;

 

(vii)                                                   except as provided in this Agreement or as set forth in Schedule 3(c)(vi), there will be no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions, including the right to adjust the exercise, exchange or reset price under such securities, that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; and

 

(viii)                                                no co-sale right, right of first refusal or other similar right will exist with respect to the Securities or the issuance and sale thereof. Upon request, the Company will make available to the Purchasers true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and the Company’s Bylaws, as in effect as of the date hereof (the “Bylaws”), and the terms of all securities exercisable for Common Stock or other capital stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto other than stock options issued to officers, directors, employees and consultants.

 

(d)                                 Issuance of Shares. The Shares are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and are free and clear from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. Any Underlying Shares will have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Shares into shares of Common Stock, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and are free and clear from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

 

(e)                                  No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (or equivalent constitutive document) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party, except for those which would not reasonably be expected to have a

 

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Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in a material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or any subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any subsidiary is bound or affected. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or any other constitutive documents. Except for those violations or defaults which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in violation of any term of or in default under any contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any subsidiary. The business of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except for any violation which would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws and the rules of the Principal Market, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(e), neither the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents, nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will require any notice, consent or waiver under any contract or instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any subsidiary is bound or to which any of their assets is subject. The Company is unaware of any facts or circumstance, which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

 

(f)                                   Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(f), there is no action, suit, claim, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation before or by any court, public board, governmental or administrative agency, self-regulatory organization, arbitrator, regulatory authority, stock market, stock exchange or trading facility (an “Action”) now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries. For the purpose of this Agreement, the knowledge of the Company means the knowledge of the officers of the Company (both actual or knowledge that they would have had upon reasonable investigation).

 

(g)                                  Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Purchase of the Shares. The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Purchaser is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

(h)                                 No General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any person acting on its or their behalf, has

 

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engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Shares. With respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser. For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”).

 

(i)                                     No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the Shares under the Securities Act or cause this offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act.

 

(j)                                    Employee Relations. Neither Company nor any subsidiary is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute threatened. Neither Company nor any subsidiary is party to any collective bargaining agreement. The Company’s and/or its subsidiaries’ employees are not members of any union, and the Company believes that its and its subsidiaries’ relationship with their respective employees is good.

 

(k)                                 Intellectual Property Rights. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(k), the Company and each of its subsidiaries owns, possesses, or has rights to, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ business as now conducted, except as such failure to own, possess or have such rights would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) there are no unreleased liens or security interests which have been filed, or which the Company has received notice of, against any of the patents owned or licenses to the Company. Furthermore, (A) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no infringement, misappropriation or violation by third parties of any such Intellectual Property, except as such infringement, misappropriation or violation would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; (B) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ rights in or to any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (C) the Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its subsidiaries, and to the Company’s knowledge, the Intellectual Property licensed to the Company and its subsidiaries, has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity, enforceability or scope of any such Intellectual Property, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (D) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company or any of its subsidiaries infringes, misappropriates or otherwise

 

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violates any Intellectual Property or other proprietary rights of others, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of such claim and, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no other facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim, except for any action, suit, proceeding or claim as would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (E) to the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in or has ever been in violation of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or actions undertaken by the employee while employed with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except as such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) the Company and its subsidiaries have disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) all information known to the Company to be relevant to the patentability of its inventions in accordance with 37 C.F.R. Section 1.56, and (B) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries made any misrepresentation or concealed any information from the USPTO in any of the patents or patent applications owned or licensed to the Company, or in connection with the prosecution thereof, in violation of 37 C.F.R. Section 1.56. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and to the Company’s knowledge, (A) there are no facts that are reasonably likely to provide a basis for a finding that the Company or any of its subsidiaries does not have clear title or valid license or sublicense rights to the patents or patent applications owned or licensed to the Company or other proprietary information rights as being owned by, or licensed or sublicensed to, as the case may be, the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B) no valid issued U.S. patent is or would be infringed by the activities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to products currently or proposed to be manufactured, used or sold by the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (C) there are no facts with respect to any issued patent owned or licensed to the Company that would cause any claim of any such patent not to be valid and enforceable in accordance with applicable regulations. “Intellectual Property” shall mean all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, domain names, technology and know-how.

 

(l)                                     Environmental Laws.

 

(i)                                                             The Company and each subsidiary has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws (as defined below), except for violations of Environmental Laws that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened civil or criminal litigation, notice of violation, formal administrative proceeding, or investigation, inquiry or information request, relating to any Environmental Law involving the Company or any subsidiary, except for

 

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litigation, notices of violations, formal administrative proceedings or investigations, inquiries or information requests that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “Environmental Law” means any national, state, provincial or local law, statute, rule or regulation or the common law relating to the environment or occupational health and safety, including without limitation any statute, regulation, administrative decision or order pertaining to (i) treatment, storage, disposal, generation and transportation of industrial, toxic or hazardous materials or substances or solid or hazardous waste; (ii) air, water and noise pollution; (iii) groundwater and soil contamination; (iv) the release or threatened release into the environment of industrial, toxic or hazardous materials or substances, or solid or hazardous waste, including without limitation emissions, discharges, injections, spills, escapes or dumping of pollutants, contaminants or chemicals; (v) the protection of wild life, marine life and wetlands, including without limitation all endangered and threatened species; (vi) storage tanks, vessels, containers, abandoned or discarded barrels, and other closed receptacles; (vii) health and safety of employees and other persons; and (viii) manufacturing, processing, using, distributing, treating, storing, disposing, transporting or handling of materials regulated under any law as pollutants, contaminants, toxic or hazardous materials or substances or oil or petroleum products or solid or hazardous waste. As used above, the terms “release” and “environment” shall have the meaning set forth in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

 

(ii)                                                          To the knowledge of the Company, there is no material environmental liability with respect to any solid or hazardous waste transporter or treatment, storage or disposal facility that has been used by the Company or any subsidiary.

 

(iii)                                                       The Company and its subsidiaries (i) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses except to the extent that the failure to have such permits, licenses or other approvals would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) are in compliance, in all material respects, with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval.

 

(m)                             Authorizations; Regulatory Compliance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries holds, and is operating in compliance with, all authorizations, licenses, permits, approvals, clearances, registrations, exemptions, consents, certificates and orders of any governmental authority and supplements and amendments thereto (collectively, “Authorizations”) required for the conduct of its business and all such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in material violation of any terms of any such Authorizations, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such Authorization, or has reason to believe that any such Authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except to the extent that any such revocation, modification, or non-renewal would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is in

 

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compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations, orders and decrees, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any unresolved FDA Form 483, notice of adverse filing, warning letter, untitled letter or other correspondence or notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), or any other federal, state, local, or foreign governmental or regulatory authority, alleging or asserting noncompliance with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.) or comparable applicable law. The Company and each of its subsidiaries, and to the Company’s knowledge, each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, is and has been in material compliance with applicable health care laws, including, to the extent applicable, 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 civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.), the criminal False Claims Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)), the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. § 1320d et seq.), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. § 17921 et seq.), the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7), Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act), Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act), and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, including without limitation the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7h), and the regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws, and comparable state laws (collectively, “Health Care Laws”). Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any ongoing claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any Governmental Authority or third party alleging that any product operation or activity is in material violation of any Health Care Laws or Authorizations and has no knowledge that any such Governmental Authority or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice that any governmental authority has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any Authorizations and has no knowledge that any such governmental authority is considering such action. The Company and each of its subsidiaries has filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments thereto as required by any Health Care Laws or Authorizations and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete, correct and not misleading on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission). Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has, either voluntarily or involuntarily, initiated, conducted, or issued or caused to be initiated, conducted or issued, any recall, market withdrawal or replacement, safety alert, post sale warning, “dear doctor” letter, or other notice or action relating to the alleged lack of safety or efficacy of any product or any alleged product defect or violation and, to the Company’s knowledge, no third party has

 

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initiated or conducted any such notice or action. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any corporate integrity agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, monitoring agreement, consent decree, settlement order, or similar agreements, or has any reporting obligations pursuant to any such agreement, plan or correction or other remedial measure entered into with any Governmental Authority. Neither the Company, its subsidiaries nor their officers, directors, employees, agents or contractors has been or is currently suspended, disbarred or excluded from participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs or any other state or federal health care program or in human clinical research.

 

(n)                                 Title. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries owns any real property. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(n), each of the Company and its subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of its personal property and assets, free and clear of any restriction, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest or other charge, claim or encumbrance which would have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(n), with respect to properties and assets it leases, each of the Company and its subsidiaries is in compliance with such leases and holds a valid leasehold interest free of any liens, claims or encumbrances which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(o)                                 No Material Restrictions, Breaches, etc. Neither Company nor any subsidiary is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has had, or is reasonably expected in the future to have, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Company nor any subsidiary is in breach of any contract or agreement which breach, in the judgment of the Company’s officers, has had, or is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(p)                                 Tax Status. The Company and each subsidiary has made and filed (taking into account any valid extensions) all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject and (unless and only to the extent that the Company or such subsidiary has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) 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, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due from the Company or any subsidiary by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(q)                                 Certain Transactions. Except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company or any subsidiary makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than it could obtain from third parties, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company or any subsidiary is a party to any transaction with the Company or any subsidiary (other than for services as

 

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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, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.

 

(r)                                    Rights of First Refusal. Except as set forth on Schedule 3(c)(i) or Schedule 3(r), the Company is not obligated to offer the securities offered hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former stockholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.

 

(s)                                   Insurance. The Company has insurance policies of the type and in amounts customarily carried by organizations conducting businesses or owning assets similar to those of the Company and its subsidiaries. There is no material claim pending under any such policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such policy.

 

(t)                                    SEC Reports. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including pursuant to Section 15(d) thereof (or that it would have been required to file by Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act if its duty to file thereunder had not been automatically suspended) (collectively, the “SEC Reports”) for the two (2) years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period since the Company was first required by law or regulation to file such material).

 

(u)                                 Financial Statements. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP 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 GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole 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, year-end audit adjustments. The pro forma financial information and the related notes, if any, included in the SEC Reports have been properly compiled and prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and fairly present in all material respects the information shown therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein.

 

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(v)                                 Material Changes. Since the respective date of the latest balance sheet of the Company included in the financial statements contained within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there have been no events, occurrences or developments that have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company, (ii) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the financial statements of the Company pursuant to GAAP or to be disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) the Company has not materially altered its method of accounting or the manner in which it keeps its accounting books and records, (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 (other than in connection with repurchases of unvested stock issued to employees of the Company), (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except Common Stock issued in the ordinary course pursuant to existing Company stock option or stock purchase plans or executive and director corporate arrangements disclosed in the SEC Reports, (vi) there has not been any change or amendment to, or any waiver of any material right under, any material contract under which the Company, or any of its assets are bound or subject, and (vii) except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability or development has occurred or exists with respect to the Company, its businesses, properties, operations or financial condition, as applicable, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made that has not been publicly disclosed in the SEC Reports.

 

(w)                               Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. None of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, none of the employees of the Company, is a party to any transaction with the Company or to a transaction contemplated by the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors) that would be required to be disclosed by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act, except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents or set forth in the SEC Reports.

 

(x)                                 Listing and Maintenance Requirements.  The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to terminate the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the previous twelve (12) months, received (i) written notice from the Nasdaq Global Market (or such other market or exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded) (the “Principal Market”) that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of Principal Market that would result in immediate delisting or (ii) any notification, Staff Delisting Determination, or Public Reprimand Letter (as

 

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such terms are defined in applicable listing rules of the Principal Market) that requires a public announcement by the Company of any noncompliance or deficiency with respect to such listing or maintenance requirements. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company is in compliance with all listing and maintenance requirements of the Principal Market on the date hereof.

 

(y)                                 Sarbanes-Oxley. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all of the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which are applicable to it.

 

(z)                                  Disclosure Controls. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act) and such controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that material information relating to the Company, including its subsidiaries, is made known to the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer.

 

(aa)                          Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company and an unconsolidated or other off-balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its SEC Reports (including, for purposes hereof, any that are required to be disclosed in a Form 10) and is not so disclosed or that otherwise would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(bb)                          Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company and its subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s knowledge, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries, 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 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 the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

(cc)                            Brokers’ Fees. Neither of the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(dd)                          Disclosure Materials. The SEC Reports and the Disclosure Materials taken as a whole do 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.

 

(ee)                            Investment Company. The Company is not required to be registered as, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will not be required to register as, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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(ff)                              Reliance. The Company acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying on the representations and warranties made by the Company hereunder and that such representations and warranties are a material inducement to the Purchaser purchasing the Shares. The Company further acknowledges that without such representations and warranties of the Company made hereunder, the Purchasers would not enter into this Agreement.

 

(gg)                            U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not now and has never been at any point since January 1, 2013 a “United States real property holding corporation” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

4.                                      Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company the following:

 

(a)                                 Organization; Authority.  Such Purchaser is 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 this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, 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.

 

(b)                                 Own Account. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities 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 Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to a registration statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

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(c)                                  Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it converts any Shares, it will be 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 Securities, 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 Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Such Purchaser and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, financial condition and results of operations of the Company, and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities, that have been requested by such Purchaser or its advisors, if any. Such Purchaser acknowledges and understands that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk.

 

(e)                                  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 such Purchaser’s knowledge, any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

(f)                                   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 SEC Reports 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.

 

(g)                                  Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales (as defined below), 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

 

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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), bound by a duty of confidentiality to such Purchaser and whom such Purchaser has taken reasonable actions to cause them to maintain such confidentiality, 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, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future. For purposes of this Agreement, “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 the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

 

(h)                                 No Governmental Review. Such Purchaser understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

 

(i)                                     No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Purchaser or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Purchaser is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such that are not material and do not otherwise affect the ability of such Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(j)                                    No Legal, Tax or Investment Advice. Such Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Shares constitutes legal, tax or investment advice. Such Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Shares.

 

5.                                      Transfer Restrictions. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

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(a)                                 Neither the Shares nor the Underlying Shares have been registered for sale under the Securities Act, in reliance on the private offering exemption in Section 4(a)(2) thereof; other than as expressly provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company does not currently intend to register the Shares under the Securities Act at any time in the future; and the undersigned will not immediately be entitled to the benefits of Rule 144 with respect to the Shares or the Underlying Shares.

 

(b)                                 The Purchaser understands that there are substantial restrictions on the transferability of the Securities that the certificates representing the Securities shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such certificates or other instruments):

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION EXISTS AND THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A LOCK-UP PERIOD IN THE EVENT OF A PUBLIC OFFERING AS SET FORTH IN THE SERIES A PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND LOCK-UP PERIOD ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

 

In addition, if any Purchaser is an Affiliate of the Company, certificates evidencing the Securities issued to such Purchaser shall bear a customary “Affiliates” legend.

 

The first paragraph of the legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Securities upon which it is stamped, if (a) such Securities are sold pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act, or (b) such holder delivers to the Company an opinion of counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Company, that a

 

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disposition of the Securities is being made pursuant to an exemption from such registration and that the Securities, after such transfer, shall no longer be “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144.

 

6.                                      Covenants and Other Rights.

 

(a)                                 Listing of Common Stock. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the Underlying Shares upon each national securities exchange and automated quotation system that requires an application by the Company for listing, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain such listing, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the Common Stock’s listing on the Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action that would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market, unless the Common Stock is immediately thereafter traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 6(a).

 

(b)                                 Stockholder Approval.  As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, and in any event no later than May 15, 2018, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (as amended or supplemented from time to time, such definitive proxy statement the “Proxy Statement”) and hold a meeting of its stockholders no later than June 30, 2018, to obtain the approval of its stockholders of the issuance of the Underlying Shares upon conversion of the Shares, and such other stockholder approvals as may be required under the rules and regulations of Nasdaq (such approvals, the “Stockholder Approval”). The Company shall cause the Proxy Statement to comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the Company and Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement shall include a recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors that the Company’s stockholders vote in favor of the issuance of the Underlying Shares.  The Company shall promptly notify the Purchasers in writing upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to any preliminary proxy statement filed prior to the Proxy Statement or on the Proxy Statement and shall promptly provide the Purchasers with a copy of all written correspondence between the Company or any representatives of the Company, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand, with regard to the such materials. The Company shall give the Purchasers and their counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any preliminary proxy statement and the Proxy Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to filing such documents with the SEC.

 

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(c)                                  Market Standstill.  Each Purchaser hereby agrees not to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction that is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by such Purchaser or any affiliate of such Purchaser or any person in privity with such Purchaser or any affiliate of such Purchaser), directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the SEC in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for such capital stock, or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, until one (1) year after the date of the underwriting agreement for the Public Offering (as defined below) (the “Lock-Up Period”), other than: (i) transactions relating to shares of Common Stock or other securities acquired in the Public Offering or in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offering; (ii) transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock as a bona fide gift or charitable contribution; (iii) conversion of the Preferred Stock into Common Stock; (iv) transfers of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock to any affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, as amended), limited partners, general partners, limited liability company members or stockholders of such Purchaser, or to any wholly owned subsidiary of such Purchaser, provided that in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to this clause (iv) the recipient agrees to be bound in writing by the same restrictions set forth herein for the duration of the Lock-Up Period and any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value; (v) transfers pursuant to a bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to all holders of the Company’s securities involving a “change of control” (as defined below) of the Company occurring after the consummation of the Public Offering that has been approved by the board of directors of the Company; provided, that if the tender offer, merger, consolidation or other such transaction is not completed, the securities shall remain subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 6(c) agreement; and (vi) transfers of the Preferred Stock or Underlying Shares in connection with any transfer by Purchaser of its interests in the loans under the Loan Agreement, as such may be amended from time to time, and provided that in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to this clause (vi) the recipient agrees to be bound in writing by the same restrictions set forth herein for the duration of the Lock-Up Period. The foregoing provisions shall apply only if all officers and directors of the Company are subject to the same restrictions and the Company uses commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a similar agreement from all stockholders individually owning more than five percent (5%) of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock. Any discretionary waiver or termination of the restrictions of any or all of such agreements by the Company or the underwriters shall apply pro rata to all Purchasers subject to such agreements, based on the number of shares subject to such agreements.  For purposes of this Section 6(c), “change of control” means 

 

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the consummation of any bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction the result of which is that any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or group of persons, other than the Company, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of total voting power of the voting stock of the Company.

 

(d)                                 Tax Treatment of Preferred Stock.  The Company covenants and agrees that, unless required pursuant to a final determination (within the meaning of Section 1313 of the Code, (i) the Preferred Stock constitutes stock that participates in corporate growth to a significant extent within the meaning of Section 1.305-5(a) of the Treasury Regulations and therefore shall not be treated as preferred stock for purposes of Section 305 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, and (ii) for U.S. federal and applicable state income and withholding tax purposes no dividends shall be treated as having been paid with respect to the Preferred Stock unless and until paid in cash with respect to the Preferred Stock. Each of the parties hereto shall file all tax returns and determine all taxes consistent with such treatment and shall not take any action that is inconsistent with such treatment unless otherwise required by a final determination (within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code).

 

7.                                      Conditions to Company’s Obligations at Closing. The Company’s obligation to complete the sale and issuance of the Shares and deliver the Shares to each Purchaser, individually shall be subject to the following conditions to the extent not waived by the Company:

 

(a)                                 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Purchasers in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date.

 

(b)                                 Performance. Each Purchaser shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by them on or prior to such Closing Date.

 

(c)                                  Receipt of Executed Documents. Each Purchaser shall have executed and delivered to the Company each of the Transaction Documents that requires its signature.

 

8.                                      Conditions to Purchasers’ Obligations at Closing. Each Purchaser’s obligation to accept delivery of the Shares and to effect the Conversion shall be subject to the following conditions to the extent not waived by CRG:

 

(a)                                 Representations and Warranties Correct. The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 3 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case, such

 

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representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) as of, and as if made on, the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date.

 

(b)                                 Performance. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to such Closing Date.

 

(c)                                  Receipt of Executed Transaction Documents. (i) The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Purchasers each of the Transaction Documents, and (ii) CRG shall have executed and delivered to the Company each of the Transaction Documents that require its signature.

 

(d)                                 Certificate. The Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchasers to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3 hereof are true and correct (except to the extent any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as so qualified) as of, and as if made on, the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date and that the Company has satisfied in all material respects all of the conditions set forth in this Section 8.

 

(e)                                  Opinion.  Purchasers shall have received any opinions of the Company’s counsel that are requested by Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date, in a form reasonably satisfactory to Purchasers.

 

(f)                                   Good Standing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation or other business entity duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation.

 

(g)                                  Judgments. No judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(h)                                 No Suspension. No suspension of trading shall have been imposed by the Nasdaq Capital Market, the SEC or any other governmental regulatory body with respect to public trading in the Common Stock.

 

(i)                                     Public Offering. The Company shall contemporaneously close an underwritten public offering of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants with gross equity proceeds of at least $15,000,000, as set forth in the Form S-1 File No.: 333-222517, or such other amount or equity financing satisfactory to CRG (the “Public Offering”).

 

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(j)                                    Series A Certificate of Designation. The Company shall have filed the Series A Certificate of Designation with the State of Delaware.  The 
 “Series A Conversion Price” applicable to the Preferred Stock shall equal the lower of (a) the closing price per share of the Common Stock on the day of pricing the Public Offering and (b) the initial conversion price of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the “Series A Original Issue Price” shall be $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock.

 

(k)                                 Nasdaq LAS. The Company shall have provided the Purchasers with a written confirmation from the Principal Market that the staff of the Principal Market shall have completed its review of the Listing of Additional Shares Notification form submitted by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (the “Listing of Additional Shares Form”).

 

9.                                      Indemnification.

 

(a)                                 The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless 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 person, from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs, fees and expenses whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened) based upon or arising out of the Company’s actual or alleged false acknowledgment, representation or warranty, or misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, or breach by the Company of any covenant or agreement made by the Company, contained herein or in any other any other Disclosure Materials; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent and only to the extent that any such loss, liability, claim, damage, cost, fee or expense arises out of or is based upon the inaccuracy of any representations made by such indemnified party in this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company 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 indemnified person (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 person, from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs, fees and expenses

 

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whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened, and including in settlement of any litigation, but only if such settlement is effected with the written consent of Purchaser) insofar as such losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs, fees and expenses are primarily based upon or primarily arise out of the Purchaser’s actual or alleged false acknowledgment, representation or warranty, or misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, or material breach by the Purchaser of any covenant or agreement made by the Purchaser, contained herein or in any other document delivered by the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 9 of notice of the commencement of any Action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 9, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 9. In case any such Action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such Action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and either (i) the indemnifying party or parties and the indemnified party or parties mutually agree or (ii) representation of both the indemnifying party or parties and the indemnified party or parties by the same counsel is inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct due to actual or potential differing interests between them, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such Action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of such Action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 9 for any reasonable legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed counsel in connection with the assumption of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel in such circumstance), (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the Action or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party. No indemnifying party shall (i) without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle or compromise

 

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or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened Action in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such Action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such Action, or (ii) be liable for any settlement of any such Action effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written consent or if there be a final judgment of the plaintiff in any such Action, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.

 

10.                               Binding Effect. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

11.                               Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under this Agreement. Nothing contained herein and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto, 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, or are deemed affiliates (as such term is defined under the Exchange Act) with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

12.                               No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended only 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.

 

13.                               Amendments and Waivers. Except as set forth in Section 7 and Section 8, any term of this Agreement may be amended, terminated or waived only with the written consent of the Company and each of the Purchasers. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 13 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and each transferee of the Shares (or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof), each future holder of all such securities, and the Company.

 

14.                               Notices. Any notice, consents, waivers or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when personally delivered; (ii) upon receipt when sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (iii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); (iv) when sent, if by e-mail, (provided that such sent e-mail is kept on file (whether electronically or otherwise) by the sending party and the sending party does not receive an automatically generated message from the recipient’s

 

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e-mail server that such e-mail could not be delivered to such recipient); or (v) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. For purposes of this Agreement, “Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business. The addresses, facsimile numbers and email addresses for such communications shall be:

 

(a)                                 if to the Company, at

 

Avinger, Inc.

400 Chesapeake Drive

Redwood City, CA 94063

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: 650-363-2401

E-mail: jsoinski@avinger.com

 

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

 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.L

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Attention: Philip Oettinger

Facsimile: 650-461-6811

Email: poettinger@wsgr.com

 

or

 

(b)                                 if to CRG, at

 

CRG

1000 Main Street, Suite 2500

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: 713-209-7351

Email: adorenbaum@crglp.com

 

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

 

Cooley LLP

101 California St., 5th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Attention: Gian Michele a’Marca

Facsimile: (415) 693-2222

Email: gmamarca@cooley.com

 

(or, in any case, to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section 14). Any notice or other communication given by certified mail shall be deemed given at the time of

 

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certification thereof, except for a notice changing a party’s address which shall be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof.

 

15.                               Assignability. This Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations hereunder are not transferable or assignable by the Purchaser, and the transfer or assignment of the Shares shall be made only in accordance with all applicable laws.

 

16.                               Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to the principles thereof relating to the conflict of laws.

 

17.                               Arbitration. The parties agree to submit all controversies to arbitration in accordance with the provisions set forth below and understand that:

 

(a)                                 Arbitration shall be final and binding on the parties.

 

(b)                                 The parties are waiving their right to seek remedies in court, including the right to a jury trial.

 

(c)                                  Pre-arbitration discovery is generally more limited and different from court proceedings.

 

(d)                                 The arbitrator’s award is not required to include factual findings or legal reasoning and any party’s right to appeal or to seek modification of rulings by arbitrators is strictly limited.

 

(e)                                  The panel of arbitrators will typically include a minority of arbitrators who were or are affiliated with the securities industry.

 

(f)                                   All controversies which may arise between the parties concerning this Agreement shall be determined by arbitration pursuant to the rules then pertaining to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in New York City, New York. Judgment on any award of any such arbitration may be entered in the Supreme Court of the State of New York or in any other court having jurisdiction of the person or persons against whom such award is rendered. Any notice of such arbitration or for the confirmation of any award in any arbitration shall be sufficient if given in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The parties agree that the determination of the arbitrators shall be binding and conclusive upon them. The prevailing party, as determined by such arbitrators, in a legal proceeding shall be entitled to collect any costs, disbursements and reasonable attorney’s fees from the other party. Prior to filing an arbitration, the parties hereby agree that they will attempt to resolve their differences first by submitting the matter for resolution to a mediator, acceptable to all parties, and whose expenses will be borne equally by all parties. The mediation will be held in the County of New York, State of New York, on an expedited basis. If the parties cannot successfully resolve their differences through mediation within sixty (60) days from the receipt of the written notice of a matter from the notifying party, the matter will be resolved by

 

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arbitration. The arbitration shall take place in the County of New York, State of New York, on an expedited basis.

 

18.                               Form D; Blue Sky Qualification. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchaser at such Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.

 

19.                               Use of Pronouns. All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the person or persons referred to may require.

 

20.                               Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser or an Affiliate of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser or an Affiliate of any Purchaser in any press release or filing with the SEC (other than the Registration Statement) or any regulatory agency or principal trading market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (i) as required by federal securities law in connection with (A) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (B) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the SEC or (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law, request of the staff of the SEC or of any regulatory agency or principal trading market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under this sub-clause (ii) from and after the issuance of the Press Release, no Purchaser shall be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Company or any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents, that is not disclosed in the Press Release unless a Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. 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 as described in this Section 20, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with such transactions (including the existence and terms of such transactions).

 

21.                               Non-Public Information. Except for information (including the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) that will be disclosed in any filing with the SEC within four (4) Business Days of the Closing, the Company shall not and shall cause each of its officers, directors, employees and agents, not to, provide any Purchaser with any material, non-public information regarding the Company without the express written consent of such Purchaser.

 

22.                               Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                 This Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents and any confidentiality agreement between the Purchaser and the Company, constitute the entire agreement between the Purchaser and the Company with respect to the

 

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Offering and supersede all prior oral or written agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by a written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions.

 

(b)                                 The representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchasers made in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and delivery of the Shares.

 

(c)                                  If the Shares are certificated and 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, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Company’s transfer agent of such loss, theft or destruction and the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit of that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Company’s transfer agent for any losses in connection therewith or, if required by the transfer agent, a bond in such form and amount as is required by the transfer agent. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is requested due to a mutilation thereof, the Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.

 

(d)                                 Each of the parties hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraisers or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.

 

(e)                                  This Agreement may be executed in one or more original or facsimile or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument and which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile transmission or in .pdf format shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile or by e-mail of a document in pdf format shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

(f)                                   Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered separable and, if for any reason any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid or contrary to applicable law, such invalidity or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect the remaining portions of this Agreement.

 

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(g)                                  Paragraph titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Agreement as set forth in the text.

 

(h)                                 Each Purchaser hereby agrees to furnish the Company such other information as the Company may request prior to the Closing with respect to its purchase of Shares hereunder.

 

23.                               Public Disclosure. No Purchaser nor any officer, manager, director, member, partner, stockholder, employee, Affiliate, affiliated person or entity of a Purchaser shall make or issue any press releases or otherwise make any public statements or make any disclosures to any third person or entity with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and will not make or issue any press releases or otherwise make any public statements of any nature whatsoever with respect to the Company without the Company’s express prior approval. The Company has the right to withhold such approval in its sole discretion.

 

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Execution Version

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed, or caused to be executed on their behalf by an agent there unto duly authorized, this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
COMPANY:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
AVINGER, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/ Jeffrey M. Soinski
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Jeffrey M. Soinski
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President and Chief   Executive Officer
    
				

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed, or caused to be executed on their behalf by an agent there unto duly authorized, this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
CRG:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CRG PARTNERS III L.P.
    
	
 
    	
By CRG PARTNERS III GP L.P., its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
By CRG PARTNERS III GP LLC, its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/ Nathan Hukill
    
	
 
    	
Name: Nathan Hukill
    
	
 
    	
Title: Authorized Signatory
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CRG PARTNERS III—PARALLEL FUND   “A” L.P.
    
	
 
    	
By CRG PARTNERS III—PARALLEL FUND “A” GP L.P., its   General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By CRG PARTNERS III GP LLC, its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Nathan Hukill
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Nathan Hukill
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Authorized Signatory
    
					

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed, or caused to be executed on their behalf by an agent there unto duly authorized, this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
CRG:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CRG   PARTNERS III — PARALLEL FUND “B” (CAYMAN) L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By CRG PARTNERS III (CAYMAN) GP L.P., its General   Partner
    
	
 
    	
By CRG PARTNERS III GP LLC, its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Nathan Hukill
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Nathan Hukill
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized Signatory
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Witness
    	
/s/ Nicole Nesson
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Nicole Nesson
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CRG PARTNERS III (CAYMAN) LEV   AIV L.P.
    
	
 
    	
By CRG Partners III (CAYMAN) GP L.P., its General   Partner
    
	
 
    	
By CRG Partners III GP LLC, its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Nathan Hukill
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Nathan Hukill
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized Signatory
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Witness
    	
/s/ Nicole Nesson
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Nicole Nesson
    
					

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed, or caused to be executed on their behalf by an agent there unto duly authorized, this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
CRG:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CRG   PARTNERS III (CAYMAN) UNLEV AIV I L.P.
    
	
 
    	
By   CRG PARTNERS III (CAYMAN) GP L.P., its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
By   CRG PARTNERS III GP LLC, its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Nathan Hukill
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 Nathan Hukill
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized   Signatory
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Witness:
    	
/s/ Nicole Nesson
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Nicole Nesson
    
					

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

[Intentionally Omitted]

 

 

Execution Version

 

EXHIBIT A

 

SERIES A CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

 

[Intentionally Omitted]

 

 

Execution Version

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

 

Execution Version

 

EXHIBIT C

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATION

 

Accredited Investor Certification.  The undersigned makes one of the following representations regarding its net worth and certain related matters and has checked the applicable representation:

 

	
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The undersigned is a trust with total assets in   excess of $5,000,000 whose purchase is directed by a person with such   knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person   is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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(ii)
    	
 
    	
The undersigned is a bank, insurance company,   investment company registered under the United States Investment Company Act   of 1940, as amended (the “Companies Act”), a broker or dealer registered   pursuant to Section 15 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of   1934, as amended, a business development company, a Small Business Investment   Company licensed by the United States Small Business Administration, a plan   with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 established and maintained by a   state for the benefit of its employees, or a private business development   company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the United States Investment   Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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(iii)
    	
 
    	
The undersigned is an employee benefit plan and either all investment decisions are made by a bank,   savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment   advisor, or the undersigned has total assets in   excess of $5,000,000 or, if such   plan is a self-directed plan, investment decisions are made solely by persons   who are accredited investors.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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The undersigned is a corporation, partnership,   business trust, not formed for the purpose of acquiring the Securities, or an   organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue   Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), in each case with total assets in   excess of $5,000,000.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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The undersigned is an entity in which all of the equity owners (in the case of a revocable   living trust, its grantor(s)) qualify under any of the above subparagraphs,   or, if an individual, each such individual has a net worth1, either individually or upon   a joint basis with such individual’s spouse, in excess of $1,000,000 (within   the meaning of such terms as used in the
    

 

1                                           For purposes of this certification, “net worth” means the excess of total assets, excluding an individual’s primary residence, at fair market value over total liabilities, including such individual’s mortgage or any other liability secured by his or her primary residence only if and to the extent that it exceeds the value of the primary residence.

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
definition of “accredited investor” contained in   Rule 501 under the Securities Act), or has had an   individual income2 in   excess of $200,000 for each of the two most recent years, or a joint income   with such individual’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years,   and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the   current year.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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The undersigned cannot make any of the   representations set forth in paragraphs “i” through “v” above.
    

 

2                                           For purposes of this certification, “income” means adjusted gross income, as reported for federal income tax purposes, increased by the following amounts:  (a) the amount of any tax exempt interest income received, (b) the amount of losses claimed as a limited partner in a limited partnership, (c) any deduction claimed for depletion, (d) amounts contributed to an IRA or Keogh retirement plan, (e) alimony paid, and (f) any amounts by which income from long-term capital gains has been reduced in arriving at adjusted gross income pursuant to the provisions of Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

SERIES B CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONExhibit

Exhibit 10.19

    
NON-EXCLUSIVE AIRCRAFT LEASE AGREEMENT
    
	
	
	Dated as of the 29th day of September 2017,

	between

	KEWSONG LEE

	as Lessor,

	and

	CARLYLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.L.C. 

	as Lessee,

concerning one (1) 2008 Bombardier CL300 aircraft bearing U.S. registration number N585LE,  
and manufacturer's serial number 20191
    	
	
	INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH

	"TRUTH IN LEASING" REQUIREMENTS UNDER FAR § 91.23

Within 24 hours after execution of this Aircraft Lease Agreement: 
mail a copy of the executed document, without Schedule A, to the 
following address via certified mail, return receipt requested:

Federal Aviation Administration
Aircraft Registration Branch
ATTN: Technical Section
P.O. Box 25724
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125

At least 48 hours prior to the first flight to be conducted under this Agreement: 
provide notice of the departure airport and proposed time of departure 
of said first flight, by telephone or facsimile, to the Flight Standards
District Office located nearest the departure airport.

Carry a copy of this Aircraft Lease Agreement in the aircraft at all times.

*     *     *     

Schedule A contains only economic rental data and is
intentionally omitted for FAA submission purposes.

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This NON-EXCLUSIVE AIRCRAFT LEASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into as of September 29, 2017 (the "Effective Date"), by and between  KEWSONG LEE ("Lessor"), and CARLYLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.L.C. ("Lessee").

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, Lessor is, as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the registered owner or lessee of the Aircraft described and referred to herein;

WHEREAS, Lessee desires to lease from the Lessor, and Lessor desires to lease to Lessee, the Aircraft, upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, during the term of this Agreement, the Aircraft may be subject to concurrent leases to other lessees.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained and other good and valid consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1.    DEFINITIONS

		
	1.1
	The following terms shall have the following meanings for all purposes of this Agreement:

"Aircraft" means the Airframe and the Engines.  Such Engines shall be deemed part of the "Aircraft" whether or not from time to time attached to the Airframe or on the ground.

"Airframe" means that certain Bombardier CL300 aircraft bearing U.S. registration number 
N585LE, and manufacturer's serial number 20191  together with any and all Parts (including, but not limited to, landing gear and auxiliary power units but excluding Engines or engines) so long as such Parts shall be either incorporated or installed in or attached to the Airframe.

"Applicable Law" means, without limitation, all applicable laws, treaties, international agreements, decisions and orders of any court, arbitration or governmental agency or authority and rules, regulations, orders, directives, licenses and permits of any governmental body, instrumentality, agency or authority, including, without limitation, the FARs, the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 as amended, and Title 49, Subtitle VII of the United States Code.

"Business Day" means any day of the year in which banks are not authorized or required to close in the location of Lessor's address for notification.

"Engines" means two (2) Honeywell AS907-1-1A engines bearing manufacturer’s serial numbers P118508 and P118510 together with any and all Parts so long as the same shall be either incorporated or installed in or attached to such Engine.  An Engine shall remain leased hereunder whether or not from time to time attached to the Airframe or on the ground.

"FAA" means the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States Department of Transportation or any successor agency.

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"FARs" means collectively the Aeronautics Regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation, as codified at Title 14, Parts 1 to 399 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations.

“Flight Crew” has the meaning specified in Section 5.3 of this Agreement.

"Flight Hour" means each flight hour of use of the Aircraft by Lessee, as recorded on the Aircraft hour meter and measured from the time the Aircraft wheel blocks are removed at the beginning of a flight, to the time the Aircraft wheel blocks are replaced after the Aircraft lands at the end of a flight in one-tenth (1/10th) of an hour increments. Flight Hours also include any flight hours consumed in repositioning the Aircraft to facilitate Lessee’s scheduled itineraries.

“FSDO Notice” means a FSDO Notification Letter in the form of Schedule B attached hereto.

"Lien" means any mortgage, security interest, international interest, lease or other charge or encumbrance or claim or right of others, including, without limitation, rights of others under any airframe or engine interchange or pooling agreement.

"Operating Base" means Westchester County Airport, New York or such other location agreed to by Lessor and Lessee.

"Operational Control" has the same meaning given the term in Section 1.1 of the FARs.

“Owner” means KZ Partners, Inc.

"Parts" means all appliances, components, parts, instruments, appurtenances, accessories, furnishings or other equipment of whatever nature (other than complete Engines or engines) which may from time to time be incorporated or installed in or attached to the Airframe or any Engine and includes replacement parts.

"Pilot in Command" has the same meaning given the term in Section 1.1 of the FARs.

"Rent Payment Date" means the last Business Day of each calendar month.

"Schedule Keeper" means the person designated by Lessor to coordinate the scheduling of the Aircraft. 

"Taxes" means all sales taxes, use taxes, retailer taxes, duties, fees, excise taxes (including, without limitation, federal transportation excise taxes), or other taxes of any kind which may be assessed or levied by any Taxing Jurisdiction as a result of the lease of the Aircraft to Lessee, or the use of the Aircraft  by Lessee. 

"Taxing Jurisdictions" means any federal, state, county, local, airport, district, foreign, or other governmental authority that imposes Taxes.

"Term" means the term of this Agreement set forth in Section 3.1.

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SECTION 2.    LEASE AND DELIVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT

		
	2.1
	Lease.  Lessor agrees to lease to Lessee, and Lessee agrees to lease from Lessor, the Aircraft, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

		
	2.2
	Delivery.  The Aircraft shall be delivered by Lessor to the Lessee at the Operating Base or at such other location that is mutually agreeable by Lessor and Lessee prior to each use of the Aircraft in “AS IS”, “WHERE AS” condition subject to each and every disclaimer of warranty and requirements as set forth in Section 4.3 hereof.  Upon each such delivery, the United States standard airworthiness certificate issued for the Aircraft shall be present on board the Aircraft, and said standard airworthiness certificate shall be effective in accordance with FAR 21.181(a)(1).   Lessor shall not be liable for delay or failure to furnish the Aircraft pursuant to this Agreement when such failure is caused by government regulation or authority, mechanical difficulty, war, terrorism, civil commotion, strikes or labor disputes, weather conditions, or acts of God.

		
	2.3
	Non-Exclusivity.  Lessee and Lessor acknowledge that the Aircraft is leased to Lessee on a non-exclusive basis, and that the Aircraft shall, at other times, be operated by Lessor and may be otherwise subject to lease to others during the Term at Lessor’s sole discretion. During any period during which the Lessor or any other person or entity is utilizing the Aircraft, Lessee’s leasehold rights to possession of the Aircraft under this Agreement shall temporarily abate, but all other provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless continue in full force and effect.

    
		
	2.4
	FSDO Notice.  At least 48 hours prior to the first flight to be conducted under this Agreement, Lessee shall complete the FSDO Notice attached hereto as Schedule B and deliver the completed FSDO Notice by facsimile to the FAA Flight Standards District Office located nearest to the departure airport of said first flight.

SECTION 3.  TERM, SCHEDULING, AND RENT

		
	3.1
	Term.  The Term shall commence on the Effective Date, and be effective for a period of one (1) year.  At the end of the first one (1) year period or any subsequent one (1) year period, the Term shall automatically be renewed for an additional one (1) year period, unless terminated by either party.  Either party may terminate this Agreement with or without cause upon forty-eight (48) hours notice to the other party; provided, however, that Lessee shall be permitted to complete any scheduled use of the Aircraft which has commenced.  

		
	3.2
	Scheduling.  Lessee's use of the Aircraft during the Term of this Agreement is non-exclusive.  The parties agree as follows:

		
	(a)
	Use by Lessor and Other Lessees.  Lessor and Lessee agree that Lessor may lease the Aircraft to one or more other lessees during the Term on a non-exclusive basis, that Lessor has the absolute right to determine the availability of the Aircraft for Lessee and that Lessor's use of the Aircraft shall have priority over the availability of the Aircraft for lease to Lessee or any other party.  Lessor agrees that at such times as the Aircraft is not undergoing maintenance or being used by Lessor, Lessee and all other lessees of the Aircraft shall have equal rights to use of the Aircraft and that all use of the Aircraft shall be scheduled 

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on a "first come, first served" basis; provided, however, that Lessee and all other lessees shall cooperate in good faith on all scheduling matters and shall use their respective best efforts to avoid scheduling conflicts involving the Aircraft. 

		
	(b)
	Designation of Schedule Keeper.  Lessor shall advise Lessee of the individual or entity that will coordinate the scheduling of the Aircraft. 

		
	(c)
	Minimum Usage by Lessee.  Nothing contained herein shall obligate Lessee to any minimum usage of the Aircraft, it being understood and agreed that Lessee’s usage shall be on an “as-needed” basis.

		
	3.3
	Rent.  The Lessee shall pay rent in an amount equal to the Hourly Rent specified in Schedule A attached hereto (which amount may be modified from time to time upon mutual agreement of the parties hereto by executing a supplement in the form attached hereto as Schedule A-1) for each Flight Hour of use of the Aircraft by Lessee.  All rent accrued during any calendar month shall be payable in arrears on the Rent Payment Date in the immediately succeeding calendar month without further demand or invoice.  All rent shall be paid to the Lessor in immediately available U.S. funds and in form and manner as the Lessor in its sole discretion may instruct Lessee from time to time.  In the event the Lease is terminated by either party pursuant to Section 3.1, Lessee shall pay upon demand all outstanding Hourly Rent for each used Flight Hour.

		
	3.4
	Taxes.     Neither rent nor any other payments to be made by Lessee under this Agreement includes the amount of any Taxes which may be assessed or levied by any Taxing Jurisdictions as a result of the lease of the Aircraft to Lessee.  Lessee shall remit to Lessor all such Taxes together with each payment of rent pursuant to Section 3.3.

SECTION 4.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES  

		
	4.1
	Representations and Warranties of Lessee. Lessee represents and warrants as of the date hereof and during the entire Term hereof as follows:

4.1.1  Lessee is a validly organized limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the person executing on behalf of Lessee has full power and authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of Lessee and by such execution shall bind Lessee under this Agreement.

4.1.2  No action, suit, or proceeding is currently pending or threatened against Lessee which shall in any material way affect Lessee's financial status as of the date hereof, or impair the execution, delivery, or performance by Lessee of this Agreement.

4.1.3  The  execution and delivery of this Agreement by Lessee and the performance of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not conflict with any provision of Lessee’s articles of organization, bylaws, operating agreement, any governmental regulations, or any other agreements that Lessee may now have with other parties.

4.1.4  Lessee is not subject to any restriction, which with or without the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, prohibits or would be violated by or be in conflict with this Agreement.

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4.1.5  Lessee will not permit the Aircraft to be operated in any manner contrary to any manual or instructions for the Aircraft or in violation of the terms or conditions of any insurance policy covering the Aircraft or any applicable statute, regulation, ordinance, or other law.  
4.1.6    Lessee acknowledges and agrees that (a) it is not an intended beneficiary of that certain Aircraft Dry Lease Agreement dated March __, 2017, between Owner and Executive Jet Management, Inc. (the “135 Lease”), (b) it has no rights or standing to bring any claim under the 135 Lease, and (c) if it exercises operational control over the Aircraft under 14 C.F.R. Part 91, it shall be independently responsible for the safety of the flight operations and for complying with all applicable laws and insurance requirements relating to the possession, operation, and maintenance of the Aircraft.
		
	4.2
	Intentionally Omitted.

		
	4.3
	Disclaimer of Warranties. THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING LEASED BY THE LESSOR TO THE LESSEE HEREUNDER ON AN "AS IS" BASIS.  THE WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, AND LESSOR HAS NOT MADE AND SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED OR DEEMED TO HAVE MADE AND LESSEE HEREBY WAIVES, RELEASES, DISCLAIMS AND RENOUNCES ALL EXPECTATION OF OR RELIANCE UPON ANY WARRANTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES OF LESSOR, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, ARISING BY LAW, COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OF TRADE OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  LESSOR SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY TO LESSEE OR ANY OTHER PERSON WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, REGARDLESS OF ANY NEGLIGENCE OR FAULT OF LESSOR:  (A) ANY LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE AIRCRAFT OR ANY COMPONENT OF THE AIRCRAFT OR BY ANY INADEQUACY THEREOF, ANY DEFICIENCY OR DEFECT IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES IN CONNECTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT OR THIS AGREEMENT; (B) THE USE, OPERATION OR PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT OR ANY COMPONENT OF THE AIRCRAFT OR ANY RISKS RELATING THERETO; OR (C) ANY INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.  LESSEE SHALL INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD LESSOR HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, ACTIONS, SUITS, PROCEEDINGS, INJURIES (OR DEATH), DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, COSTS OR EXPENSES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES) ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO LESSEE'S LEASE OR POSSESSION OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TERM AND SUCH INDEMNIFICATION SHALL SURVIVE THE EXPIRATION OR EARLIER TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. 

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 SECTION 5. REGISTRATION, USE, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND POSSESSION

		
	5.1
	Title and Registration.  Title to the Aircraft shall remain vested in Owner at all times during the Term to the exclusion of Lessee and that Lessor shall have only such rights as shall be specifically set forth herein.  Lessor represents that as of the date of this Agreement the Aircraft is, and throughout the Term the Aircraft shall remain, lawfully registered as a civil aircraft of the United States. 

		
	5.2
	Use and Operation.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, Lessee shall be solely and exclusively responsible for the use, operation and control of the Aircraft while in its possession during the Term of this Agreement. Lessee shall operate the Aircraft in accordance with the provisions of Part 91 of the FARs and shall not operate the Aircraft in commercial service, as a common carrier, or otherwise on a compensatory or "for hire" basis except to the limited extent permitted under Subpart F of Part 91 of the FARs, if applicable.  Lessee agrees not to operate or locate the Airframe or any Engine, or suffer the Airframe or any Engine to be operated or located, in any area excluded from coverage by any insurance policy in effect or required to be maintained hereunder with respect to the Airframe or Engines, or in any war zone.  Lessee agrees not to knowingly operate the Airframe or any Engine or knowingly permit the Airframe or any Engine to be operated during the Term except in operations for which Lessee is duly authorized, or to knowingly use or permit the Aircraft to be used for a purpose for which the Aircraft is not designed or reasonably suitable.  Lessee will not knowingly use or operate the Aircraft in violation of any Applicable Law, or contrary to any manufacturer's operating manuals or instructions. Lessee shall not knowingly permit the Aircraft to be used for the carriage of any persons or property prohibited by law nor shall it be used during the existence of any known defect except in accordance with the FARs.

		
	5.3
	Operating Costs.  Except as otherwise provided herein, Lessor shall pay certain fixed and variable costs of operating the Aircraft, including, without limitation, all costs of insurance, hangarage at the Operating Base, maintenance and inspections, overhauls, oil, and other lubricants.  The foregoing notwithstanding, Lessee shall, at its own expense, (i) pay costs of fuel required for operation of Lessee’s flights, (ii) pay standard catering costs, (iii) locate and retain (either through direct employment or contracting with an independent contractor for flight services) all pilots and other cabin personnel (including mechanic) required for Lessee's operations of the Aircraft (collectively the "Flight Crew"), and (iv) pay all miscellaneous out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Lessee's operation of the Aircraft, including, but not limited to, landing fees, ramp fees, overnight hangar fees, de-icing costs, contaminant recovery costs, special-request catering and commissary costs, in-flight entertainment and telecommunications charges, ground transportation, Flight Crew travel expenses, charts, manuals, and other publications obtained for the specific flight, and any other similar items.

		
	5.4
	Maintenance of Aircraft.   Lessee shall perform, or cause to be performed, all pre- and post-flight inspections in accordance and as required by the FAA-approved inspection program for the Aircraft.  Lessee shall notify Lessor, or cause Lessor to be notified, of any maintenance requirement, dangerous condition, malfunction or worn part that may be discovered during any such inspection.  Subject to the foregoing, Lessor shall be solely responsible for arranging the performance of all maintenance and inspections of the Aircraft during the Term, shall ensure that the Aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition during the Term, and shall coordinate the performance of and payment for all repairs and maintenance of the Aircraft.

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	5.5
	Flight Crew.  All members of the Flight Crew shall be fully competent and experienced, duly licensed, and qualified in accordance with the requirements of Applicable Law and all insurance policies covering the Aircraft.  All members of the Flight Crew who are pilots shall be fully trained in accordance with an FAA-approved training program, including initial and recurrent training and, where appropriate, contractor-provided simulator training.

		
	5.6
	Operational Control.   THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT LESSEE SHALL AT ALL TIMES WHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS IN ITS POSSESSION DURING THE TERM MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THAT THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES IS THAT THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTE A "DRY" OPERATING LEASE.  Lessee shall exercise exclusive authority over initiating, conducting, or terminating any flight conducted pursuant to this Agreement, and the Flight Crew shall be under the exclusive command and control of Lessee in all phases of such flights.

		
	5.7
	Authority of Pilot in Command.   Notwithstanding that Lessee shall have operational control of the Aircraft during any flight conducted pursuant to this Agreement, Lessor and Lessee expressly agree that the Pilot in Command member of the Flight Crew retained by Lessee pursuant to Section 5.3, in his or her sole discretion, may terminate any flight, refuse to commence any flight, or take any other flight-related action which in the judgment of the Pilot in Command is necessitated by considerations of safety. The Pilot in Command shall have final and complete authority to postpone or cancel any flight for any reason or condition which in his or her judgment would compromise the safety of the flight. No such action of the Pilot in Command shall create or support any liability for loss, injury, damage or delay to Lessor. 

		
	5.8
	Right to Inspect.  Lessor and its agents shall have the right to inspect the Aircraft at any reasonable time, upon giving Lessee reasonable notice, to ascertain the condition of the Aircraft and to satisfy Lessor that the Aircraft is being properly repaired and maintained in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement.  All required repairs shall be performed as soon as practicable after such inspection.

		
	5.9
	Modification of Aircraft.  Lessee shall not make or permit to be made any modification or alteration, improvement, or addition to the Aircraft without the express written consent of Lessor.

		
	5.10
	Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures.  Lessee shall be solely responsible for any fines, penalties or forfeitures relating in any manner to the operation or use of the Aircraft by Lessee under this Agreement.

SECTION 6.  CONDITION DURING TERM AND RETURN OF AIRCRAFT

		
	6.1
	Return.  Upon completion of each use of the Aircraft by Lessee during the Term, Lessee shall return the Aircraft to the Lessor by delivering the same to the Operating Base, fully equipped with all Engines installed thereon. Upon each such delivery, the Aircraft shall be in as good operating condition as at it was in when Lessor delivered the Aircraft to Lessee, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and the United States standard airworthiness certificate issued for the Aircraft shall be present on board the Aircraft and said standard airworthiness certificate shall be effective in accordance with FAR 21.181(a)(1).  Nothing contained in this Section 6.1 may be interpreted to 

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require Lessee to perform any maintenance or other obligation which is the responsibility of the Lessor pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof; provided, however, that Lessee shall be obligated to ensure that Lessor is advised of any maintenance requirement, dangerous condition, malfunction or worn part that may be discovered during each period during the Term commencing with the delivery of the Aircraft to Lessee and terminating when the Aircraft has been redelivered to Lessor in the condition required hereunder. 

SECTION 7.  LIENS

		
	7.1
	Lessee shall ensure that no Liens are created or placed against the Aircraft by Lessee or third parties as a result of Lessee's or its agents' or representatives' action or inaction.  Lessee shall notify Lessor promptly upon learning of any liens not permitted by these terms.  Lessee shall, at its own cost and expense, take all such actions as may be necessary to discharge and satisfy in full any such lien promptly after the same becomes known to it.

SECTION 8.  INSURANCE

		
	8.1
	Liability.  Lessor  shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, bodily injury and property damage, liability insurance in an amount no less than Three Hundred Million United States Dollars (USD$300,000,000.00) Combined Single Limit for the benefit of itself and Lessee  in connection with the use of the Aircraft.  Said policy shall be an occurrence policy and shall include Lessee as an operator and an Additional Insured.

		
	8.2
	Hull.  Lessor  shall maintain aircraft hull insurance in the amount of Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$11,500,000.00) which the parties agree shall be deemed to be the full replacement value of the Aircraft, and such insurance shall name Lessor and any first lien mortgage holder as loss payees as their interests may appear.  Said policy shall contain a waiver of subrogation clause in favor of all Additional Insureds.

		
	8.3
	Insurance Certificates.  Lessor will provide Lessee with a Certificate of Insurance upon execution of this Agreement and thereafter reasonably upon request therefor.

		
	8.4
	Conditions of Insurance. Each insurance policy required hereunder shall insure the interest of Lessee regardless of any breach or violation by Lessor of any warranties, declarations, or conditions contained in such policies.  Each such policy shall be primary without any right of contribution from any insurance maintained by Lessee.  The geographic limits, if any, contained in each and every such policy of insurance shall include at the minimum all territories over which Lessee will operate the Aircraft for which the insurance is placed.  Each policy shall contain an agreement by the insurer that notwithstanding the lapse of any such policy for any reason or any right of cancellation by the insurer or Lessor, whether voluntary or involuntary, such policy shall continue in force for the benefit of Lessee for at least thirty (30) days (or such lesser time as may be permitted in the case of War Risk Insurance, if such War Risk Insurance so requires) after written notice of such lapse or cancellation shall have been given to Lessee.  Each policy shall contain an agreement by the Insurer to provide Lessee with thirty (30) days' advance written notice of any deletion, cancellation, or material change in coverage.

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	8.5
	Insurance Companies. Each insurance policy required hereunder shall be issued by a company or companies who are qualified to do business in the United States and who (i) will submit to the jurisdiction of any competent state or federal court in the United States with regard to any dispute arising out of the policy of insurance or concerning the parties herein; and (ii) will respond to any claim or judgment against Lessee in any competent state or federal court in the United States or its territories.

SECTION 9.  DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

9.1    Upon the occurrence of any failure by a party hereto duly to observe or perform any of its obligations hereunder, and at any time thereafter so long as the same shall be continuing, the other party may, at its option, declare in writing that this Agreement is in default; and at any time thereafter, so long as the outstanding default shall not have been remedied, the non-defaulting party may cancel, terminate, or rescind this Agreement and may exercise any and all remedies available to it at law or in equity.

SECTION 10.  NOTICES

		
	10.1
	All communications, declarations, demands, consents, directions, approvals, instructions, requests and notices required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered by hand or on the next Business Day when sent by overnight courier or when transmitted by means of facsimile or e-mail (with request for assurance of receipt in a manner typical with respect to communications of that type and followed promptly with the original thereof and a copy sent simultaneously therewith by first class mail, postage prepaid) in each case at the address set forth below:

		
	If to Lessor:
	Kewsong Lee                

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E-mail:  Kewsong.Lee@carlyle.com
    
		
	If to Lessee:
	Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.

1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 220
Washington, DC 20004
Attn: Jeffrey Ferguson
E-mail:  Jeffrey.Ferguson@carlyle.com

SECTION 11.  EVENT OF LOSS AND INDEMNIFICATION

		
	11.1
	Notification of Event of Loss.  In the event any damage to or destruction of the Aircraft shall occur, while the Aircraft is in the possession of Lessee, or in the event of any whole or partial loss of the Aircraft during such time, including, without limitation, any loss resulting from the theft, condemnation, confiscation or seizure of, or requisition of title to or use of, the Aircraft by private persons or by any governmental or purported governmental authority, Lessee shall immediately:

11.1.1  report the event of loss to Lessor, the insurance company or companies, and to any and all applicable governmental agencies; and

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11.1.2  furnish such information and execute such documents as may be required and necessary to collect the proceeds from any insurance policies.

		
	11.2
	Repair or Termination.  In the event the Aircraft is partially destroyed or damaged, Lessor shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to either (i) fully repair the Aircraft in order that it shall be placed in at least as good condition as it was prior to such partial destruction or damage; or (ii) terminate this Agreement.  Within five (5) days after the date of such partial destruction or damage, Lessor shall give written notice to Lessee specifying whether Lessor has elected fully to repair the Aircraft and, if so, the expected date the Aircraft will be fully repaired and available for Lessee’s use in accordance with this Agreement, or to terminate this Agreement, which termination shall be effective immediately upon such written notice from Lessor to Lessee setting forth Lessor's election to so terminate this Agreement.

		
	11.3
	Indemnification. Lessee hereby releases, and shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Lessor and its shareholders, members, directors, officers, managers, employees, successors and assigns, from and against, any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, demands, suits, judgments, causes of action, civil and criminal legal proceedings, penalties, fines, and other sanctions, and any attorneys' fees and other reasonable costs and expenses, directly or indirectly arising from  the use of the Aircraft by Lessee to the extent of available insurance.

SECTION 12.  MISCELLANEOUS

		
	12.1
	Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, and all terms, conditions, warranties, and representations herein, are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the signatories hereto.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties as of its Effective Date and supersedes all prior or independent, oral or written agreements, understandings, statements, representations, commitments, promises, and warranties made with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.  

		
	12.2
	Other Transactions.  Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, none of the provisions of this Agreement, nor any oral or written statements, representations, commitments, promises, or warranties made with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be construed or relied upon by any party as the basis of, consideration for, or inducement to engage in, any separate agreement, transaction or commitment for any purpose whatsoever.

		
	12.3
	Prohibited and Unenforceable Provisions.  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibitions or unenforceability in any jurisdiction.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of Lessor and Lessee hereby waives any provision of applicable law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

		
	12.4
	Enforcement.  This Agreement, including all agreements, covenants, representations and warranties, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of, and may be enforced by Lessor, Lessee, and each of their agents, servants and personal representatives.  

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	12.5
	Headings.  The section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not modify, define, expand, or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.

		
	12.6
	Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

		
	12.7
	Amendments.  No term or provision of this Agreement may be amended, changed, waived, discharged, or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which the enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge, or termination is sought.

		
	12.8
	No Waiver.  No delay or omission in the exercise or enforcement or any right or remedy hereunder by either party shall be construed as a waiver of such right or remedy.  All remedies, rights, undertakings, obligations, and agreements contained herein shall be cumulative and not mutually exclusive, and in addition to all other rights and remedies which either party possesses at law or in equity.

		
	12.9
	No Assignments.  Neither party may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written permission of the other.

		
	12.10
	Governing Law.  This Agreement has been negotiated and delivered in the State of New York and shall in all respects be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, including all matters of construction, validity and performance, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions.

		
	12.11
	Jurisdiction and Venue.  Each party hereby consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts serving the State of New York.  Nothing in this Agreement shall, however, prohibit any party from seeking enforcement of this Agreement in any appropriate court and in any jurisdiction where the party against whom enforcement is sought is subject to personal jurisdiction and where venue is proper.

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SECTION 13.  TRUTH IN LEASING

		
	13.1
	THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROVISION IS TO COMPLY WITH 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.23 ENTITLED “TRUTH IN LEASING”. 

 (a) OWNER CERTIFIES THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS (“FAR”), PART 135 AND ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION THEREUNDER HAVE BEEN MET DURING SUCH PORTION OF THE 12 MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT AS THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN OWNED BY THE OWNER.

 (b) LESSEE CERTIFIES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE MAINTAINED AND INSPECTED UNDER FAR PART 91 FOR OPERATIONS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

(c) LESSEE UNDERSTANDS AND CERTIFIES THAT IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT; AND LESSEE UNDERSTANDS ITS RESPONSIBILITIES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE FARS.

(d) OWNER AND LESSEE UNDERSTAND THAT AN EXPLANATION OF FACTORS BEARING ON OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND PERTINENT FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE NEAREST FAA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. 
                               

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Lessor and the Lessee have each caused this Non-Exclusive Aircraft Lease Agreement to be duly executed as of the Effective Date.

LESSOR:

Kewsong Lee

By:    /s/ Kewsong Lee                                
Print:                                                                 
Title:                                                                 

LESSEE:

Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C. 

By:    /s/ Pamela L. Bentley                         
Print:      Pamela L. Bentley                              
Title:      Chief Accounting Officer                   
 

NON-EXCLUSIVE AIRCRAFT LEASE AGREEMENT

Schedule A

Hourly Rent:     $1,600 per Flight Hour
    

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NON-EXCLUSIVE AIRCRAFT LEASE AGREEMENT

Schedule A-1

Supplement No. ___ to Non-Exclusive Aircraft Lease Agreement

Supplement No. ___ dated __________ ___, 20__ (this “Supplement”), is between Kewsong Lee ("Lessor"), and Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C. ("Lessee") and relates to that certain Non-Exclusive Aircraft Lease Agreement dated as of _________ ___, 2017 (as amended, modified and supplemented, the “Lease”).

WHEREAS, Lessor and Lessee have agreed to modify the Hourly Rent pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Lease.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and sufficient consideration, Lessor and Lessee hereby agree as follows:

As of the date of execution of this Supplement, the Hourly Rent shall be  $______, which shall supersede the Hourly Rent listed on Schedule A hereto (or otherwise agreed to by the parties in a supplement entered into prior to the date hereof). 

All of the terms and provisions of this Supplement are hereby incorporated by reference in the Lease to the same extent as if fully set forth therein.

This Supplement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

[Signature Page Follows] 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Lessor and the Lessee have each caused this Supplement No. ___ to the Non-Exclusive Aircraft Lease Agreement to be duly executed as of the date set forth above.

LESSOR:

Kewsong Lee

By:    ______________________________
Print:      
Title:      

LESSEE:
                    
Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C. 

By:    ______________________________
Print:      
Title:      

NON-EXCLUSIVE AIRCRAFT LEASE AGREEMENT

Schedule B

FSDO Notification Letter

[ date ]

Via Facsimile 
Fax: [ applicable FSDO office fax number ] 

Federal Aviation Administration
[ ] FSDO Office
[FSDO Address] 

		
	RE: 
	FAR Section 91.23 FSDO Notification

First Flight Under Lease of one [aircraft type] Aircraft Model [  ] bearing U.S. registration number N[  ] and manufacturer’s serial number [  ].

To whom it may concern:

Pursuant to the requirements of Federal Aviation Regulation Section 91.23(c)(3), please accept this letter as notification that the undersigned will acquire and take delivery of a leasehold interest in the above referenced aircraft on or about the [ ] day of [  ], 2017, and that the first flight of the aircraft under the lease will depart from [ ]Airport on the [  ] day of [  ], 2017, at approximately [ ] local time.

Should you require any additional information, please contact my pilot, [  ], at telephone: [  ]

	
	
	Sincerely, 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	[  ], Lessee

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