Document:

Exhibit 10.8

 

EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This equity purchase agreement is entered into as of March 21, 2017 (this "Agreement"), by and between Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), and Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Investor").

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, from time to time as provided herein, and the Investor shall purchase up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) of the Company’s Common Stock (as defined below);

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1 DEFINED TERMS.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings specified or indicated (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

 

"Agreement" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble hereof.

“Average Daily Trading Value” shall mean the average trading volume of the Company’s Common Stock in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date multiplied by the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s Common Stock in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date.

“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

"Claim Notice" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

 

“Clearing Costs” shall mean all of the Investor’s broker and Transfer Agent fees, excluding commissions.

“Clearing Date” shall be the date on which the Investor receives the Put Shares in its brokerage account.

 

"Closing" shall mean one of the closings of a purchase and sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.3.

"Closing Certificate" shall mean the closing certificate of the Company in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

“Closing Date” shall mean the date of any Closing hereunder.

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“Commitment Shares” shall mean the 110,000 shares of the Restricted Company’s common stock as a commitment fee hereunder, issued to the Investor or Investor’s designee.

"Commitment Period" shall mean the period commencing on the Execution Date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investor shall have purchased Put Shares pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Maximum Commitment Amount, (ii) 24 months after the initial effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (iii) written notice of termination by the Company to the Investor (which shall not occur during any Valuation Period or at any time that the Investor holds any of the Put Shares), (iv) the Registration Statement is no longer effective, or (v) the date that, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; provided, however, that the provisions of Articles III, IV, V, VI, IX and the agreements and covenants of the Company and the Investor set forth in Article X shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

"Common Stock" shall mean the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and any shares of any other class of common stock whether now or hereafter authorized, having the right to participate in the distribution of dividends (as and when declared) and assets (upon liquidation of the Company).

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

"Company" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

"Damages" shall mean any loss, claim, damage, liability, cost and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and costs and expenses of expert witnesses and investigation).

"Dispute Period" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

“DTC” shall mean The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing substantially the same function for the Company.

“DTC/FAST Program” shall mean the DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.

“DWAC” shall mean Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian as defined by the DTC.

 

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“DWAC Eligible” shall mean that (a) the Common Stock is eligible at DTC for full services pursuant to DTC’s Operational Arrangements, including, without limitation, transfer through DTC’s DWAC system, (b) the Company has been approved (without revocation) by the DTC’s underwriting department, (c) the Transfer Agent is approved as an agent in the DTC/FAST Program, (d) the Commitment Shares or Put Shares, as applicable, are otherwise eligible for delivery via DWAC, and (e) the Transfer Agent does not have a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of the Commitment Shares or Put Shares, as applicable, via DWAC.

 “DWAC Shares” means shares of Common Stock that are (i) issued in electronic form, (ii) freely tradable and transferable and without restriction on resale and (iii) timely credited by the Company to the Investor’s or its designee’s specified DWAC account with DTC under the DTC/FAST Program, or any similar program hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function.

"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Exchange Cap” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(c).

 

"Execution Date" shall mean the date of this Agreement.

 

"FINRA" shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

"Investment Amount" shall mean the Put Shares referenced in the Put Notice multiplied by the Purchase Price minus the Clearing Costs.

 

"Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.2.

 

"Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.2.

 

"Indemnity Notice" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(e).

“Initial Purchase Price” shall mean 90% of the lowest closing price of the Company’s Common Stock in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date.

"Investor" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Lien” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

"Market Price" shall mean the lesser of the (i) lowest closing price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market for any Trading Day during the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date, or (ii) lowest closing bid price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market for any Trading Day during the Valuation Period.

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"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean any effect on the business, operations, properties, or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries that is material and adverse to the Company and the Subsidiaries and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under any Transaction Document.

"Maximum Commitment Amount" shall mean Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00).

"Person" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

"Principal Market" shall mean any of the national exchanges (i.e. NYSE, NYSE AMEX, Nasdaq), or principal quotation systems (i.e. OTCQX, OTCQB, OTC Pink, the OTC Bulletin Board), or other principal exchange or recognized quotation system which is at the time the principal trading platform or market for the Common Stock.

 

"Purchase Price" shall mean 90% of the Market Price on such date on which the Purchase Price is calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

"Put" shall mean the right of the Company to require the Investor to purchase shares of Common Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

"Put Date" shall mean any Trading Day during the Commitment Period that a Put Notice is deemed delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(b).

 

"Put Notice" shall mean a written notice, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, to Investor setting forth the Put Shares which the Company intends to require Investor to purchase pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

"Put Shares" shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued, or that the Company shall be entitled to issue, per any applicable Put Notice in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

"Registration Statement" shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.4.

"Regulation D" shall mean Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Required Minimum” shall mean, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Commitment Shares.

"Rule 144" shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act.

 

"SEC" shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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“SEC Documents” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.5.

“Securities" means, collectively, the Put Shares and Commitment Shares.

"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 “Short Sales” shall mean all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act.

“Subsidiary” means any Person the Company wholly-owns or controls, or in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the voting stock or similar voting interest, in each case that would be disclosable pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

"Third Party Claim" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

 

“Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the Principal Market shall be open for business.

 

“Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the registration rights agreement of even date, and all schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto.

"Transfer Agent" shall mean Pacific Stock Transfer Co., the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 6725 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 300, Las Vegas, NV 89119, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

"Valuation Period" shall mean the period of seven (7) Trading Days immediately following the Clearing Date associated with the applicable Put Notice during which the Purchase Price of the Common Stock is valued. The Investor shall notify the Company in writing of the occurrence of the Clearing Date associated with a Put Notice. The Valuation Period shall begin on the first Trading Day following the Clearing Date.

 

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK

 

Section 2.1            PUTS. Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, the provisions of Article VII), the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the Investor, by its delivery to the Investor of a Put Notice from time to time, to purchase Put Shares (i) in a minimum amount not less than $15,000.00 and (ii) in a maximum amount up to the lesser of (a) $150,000.00 or (b) 250% of the Average Daily Trading Value; provided that such minimum amount of Put Shares may be decreased and such maximum amount of Put Shares may be increased subject to the Investor’s written approval.

 

Section 2.2            MECHANICS.

 

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(a)                     PUT NOTICE. At any time and from time to time during the Commitment Period, except during the Valuation Period with respect to any Put, the Company may deliver a Put Notice to Investor, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 and otherwise provided herein.  The initial price per share identified in the respective Put Notice shall be equal to the Initial Purchase Price, subject to adjustment during the Valuation Period as provided in this Agreement.  The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the Put Shares as DWAC Shares to the Investor within two (2) Trading Days following the Put Date.

(b)                     DATE OF DELIVERY OF PUT NOTICE. A Put Notice shall be deemed delivered on (i) the Trading Day it is received by email by the Investor if such notice is received on or prior to 9:00 a.m. New York time or (ii) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received by email after 9:00 a.m. New York time on a Trading Day or at any time on a day which is not a Trading Day. The Valuation Period shall begin on the first Trading Day following the Clearing Date.  The Company shall not deliver another Put Notice to the Investor during the Valuation Period with respect to any Put, or at any time that Investor is holding any of the Put Shares.

Section 2.3            CLOSINGS. At the end of the Valuation Period, the Purchase Price for the respective Put Shares shall be established as provided in this Agreement.  If the value of the Put Shares delivered to the Investor causes the Company to exceed the Maximum Commitment Amount, then immediately after the Valuation Period the Investor shall return to the Company the surplus amount of Put Shares associated with such Put and the Purchase Price with respect to such Put shall be reduced by any Clearing Costs related to the return of such Put Shares. The Closing of a Put shall occur within three (3) Trading Days following the end of the Valuation Period, whereby the Investor shall deliver the Investment Amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company.  The Company shall use at least 20% of each Investment Amount received to pay off any outstanding promissory notes of the Company that are convertible into common stock, beginning with any held by the Investor.  In addition, on or prior to such Closing, each of the Company and the Investor shall deliver to each other all documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered or reasonably requested by either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTOR

 

The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

Section 3.1           INTENT. The Investor is entering into this Agreement for its own account and the Investor has no present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) at any time to sell the Securities to or through any Person in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws; provided, however, that the Investor reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition.

  

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Section 3.2           NO LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE COMPANY. The Investor acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors. The Investor is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

 

Section 3.3           ACCREDITED INVESTOR. The Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D, and the Investor has such experience in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities. The Investor acknowledges that an investment in the Securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.

 

Section 3.4           AUTHORITY. The Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action and no further consent or authorization of the Investor is required. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Investor, and when delivered by the Investor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Investor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

Section 3.5           NOT AN AFFILIATE. The Investor is not an officer, director or "affiliate" (as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company.

 

Section 3.6           ORGANIZATION AND STANDING. The Investor 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 the other Transaction Documents.

 

Section 3.7           ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance with the requirements hereof and thereof, will not (a) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Investor, (b) violate any provision of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which the Investor is a party or is subject, or by which the Investor or any of its assets is bound, or conflict with or constitute a material default thereunder, (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement, or constitute a breach of any fiduciary duty owed by the Investor to any third party, or (d) require the approval of any third-party (that has not been obtained) pursuant to any material contract, instrument,

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agreement, relationship or legal obligation to which the Investor is subject or to which any of its assets, operations or management may be subject.

 

Section 3.8           DISCLOSURE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION. The Investor had an opportunity to review copies of the SEC Documents filed on behalf of the Company and has had access to all publicly available information with respect to the Company.

 

Section 3.9           MANNER OF SALE. At no time was the Investor presented with or solicited by or through any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television advertisement or any other form of general solicitation or advertising.

 

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or except as set forth in the disclosure schedules hereto:

 

Section 4.1           ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY.  The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents.  Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

Section 4.2           AUTHORITY.  The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required.  Each of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

Section 4.3           CAPITALIZATION. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3, the Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the

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Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act.  No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3 and except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.  The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investor) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities.  There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

Section 4.4           LISTING AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.  The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating 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.  The Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received notice from the Principal Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Principal Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

 

Section 4.5           SEC DOCUMENTS; DISCLOSURE.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the one (1) year preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension.  As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and other federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to such SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents when filed contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply as to form

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and substance in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (a) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (b) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments).  Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information.  The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

Section 4.6           VALID ISSUANCES. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.

 

Section 4.7           NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Put Shares and the Commitment Shares, do not and will not: (a) result in a violation of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or charter documents, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, instrument or any "lock-up" or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, or (c) result in a violation of any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including 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 (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect) nor is the Company otherwise in violation of, conflict with or in default under any of the foregoing. The business of the Company is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations that either singly or in the aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under federal, state or local law, rule or regulation 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 this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (other than any SEC, FINRA or state securities filings that may be required to be made by the Company subsequent to any Closing

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or any registration statement that may be filed pursuant hereto); provided that, for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of Investor herein.

 

Section 4.8           NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. No event has occurred that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company that has not been disclosed in subsequent SEC filings.

 

Section 4.9           LITIGATION AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or as set forth on Schedule 4.9, there are no actions, suits, investigations, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, nor has the Company received any written or oral notice of any such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, which would have a Material Adverse Effect.  No judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree or award has been issued by or, to the knowledge of the Company, requested of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency which would have a Material Adverse Effect.  There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any Subsidiary or any current or former director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

Section 4.10           REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10, no Person (other than the Investor) has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS OF INVESTOR

 

 Section 5.1           COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; TRADING IN SECURITIES. The Investor's trading activities with respect to shares of Common Stock will be in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of FINRA and the Principal Market.

 

Section 5.2           SHORT SALES AND CONFIDENTIALITY. Neither the Investor, nor any affiliate of the Investor acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, will execute any Short Sales during the period from the date hereof to the end of the Commitment Period. For the purposes hereof, and in accordance with Regulation SHO, the sale after delivery of a Put Notice of such number of shares of Common Stock reasonably expected to be purchased under a Put Notice shall not be deemed a Short Sale.  The Investor shall, until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents.

 

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ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

Section 6.1           [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

Section 6.2           LISTING OF COMMON STOCK.  The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Put Shares and Commitment Shares to be issued to the Investor hereunder on the Principal Market (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain, so long as any shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, the listing of all such Put Shares and Commitment Shares from time to time issuable hereunder.  The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of the Common Stock on the Principal Market (including, without limitation, maintaining sufficient net tangible assets) and will comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of FINRA and the Principal Market.

 

Section 6.3           OTHER EQUITY LINES. So long as this Agreement remains in effect, the Company covenants and agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Investor, enter into any other equity line of credit agreement with any other party. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in the Transaction Documents shall restrict, or require the Investor's consent for, any agreement providing for the issuance or distribution of any equity securities of the Company pursuant to any agreement or arrangement that is not covered in this Section 6.3.

 

Section 6.4           FILING OF CURRENT REPORT AND REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Company agrees that it shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the SEC within the time required by the Exchange Act, relating to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, the Transaction Documents (the “Current Report”). The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report at least one (1) Trading Day prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give reasonable consideration to all such comments. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report within one (1) Trading Day from the date the Investor receives it from the Company.  The Company shall also file with the SEC, within thirty (30) calendar days from the date hereof, a new registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) covering only the resale of the Put Shares and the Commitment Shares. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC within ninety (90) calendar days from the date hereof (or at the earliest possible date if prior to ninety (90) calendar days from the date hereof).

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF

PUT NOTICES AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

Section 7.1           CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO ISSUE AND SELL PUT SHARES. The right of the Company to issue and sell the Put Shares to the Investor is subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth below:

 

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(a)              ACCURACY OF INVESTOR'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each Closing as though made at each such time.

 

(b)              PERFORMANCE BY INVESTOR. Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to such Closing.

 

(c)              PRINCIPAL MARKET REGULATION. The Company shall not issue any Put Shares, and the Investor shall not have the right to receive any Put Shares, if the issuance of such Put Shares would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (the “Exchange Cap”).

 

Section 7.2           CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF INVESTOR TO PURCHASE PUT SHARES. The obligation of the Investor hereunder to purchase Put Shares is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

  

(a)              EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, shall remain effective for the resale by the Investor of the Put Shares and the Commitment Shares and (i) neither the Company nor the Investor shall have received notice that the SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to such Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so and (ii) no other suspension of the use of, or withdrawal of the effectiveness of, such Registration Statement or related prospectus shall exist.

 

(b)              ACCURACY OF THE COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each Closing (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a particular date).

 

(c)              PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company.

 

(d)              NO INJUNCTION. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and materially adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and no proceeding shall have been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting or materially adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

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(e)              ADVERSE CHANGES. Since the date of filing of the Company's most recent SEC Document, no event that had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

 

(f)              NO SUSPENSION OF TRADING IN OR DELISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The trading of the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC, the Principal Market or FINRA, or otherwise halted for any reason, and the Common Stock shall have been approved for listing or quotation on and shall not have been delisted from the Principal Market.  In the event of a suspension, delisting, or halting for any reason, of the trading of the Common Stock, as contemplated by this Section 7.2(f), the Investor shall have the right to return to the Company any remaining amount of Put Shares associated with such Put, and the Purchase Price with respect to such Put shall be reduced accordingly.

 

(g)              BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP LIMITATION. The number of Put Shares then to be purchased by the Investor shall not exceed the number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then owned by the Investor beneficially or deemed beneficially owned by the Investor, would result in the Investor owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below), as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  For purposes of this Section 7.2(g), in the event that the amount of Common Stock outstanding, as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, is greater on a Closing Date than on the date upon which the Put Notice associated with such Closing Date is given, the amount of Common Stock outstanding on such Closing Date shall govern for purposes of determining whether the Investor, when aggregating all purchases of Common Stock made pursuant to this Agreement, would own more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation following such Closing Date. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Put Notice.

(h)              PRINCIPAL MARKET REGULATION. The issuance of the Put Shares shall not exceed the Exchange Cap.

 

(i)              NO KNOWLEDGE. The Company shall have no knowledge of any event more likely than not to have the effect of causing the Registration Statement to be suspended or otherwise ineffective (which event is more likely than not to occur within the fifteen (15) Trading Days following the Trading Day on which such Put Notice is deemed delivered).

 

(j)             NO VIOLATION OF SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL REQUIREMENT. The issuance of the Put Shares shall not violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market.

 

(k)            OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE. On the date of delivery of each Put Notice, the Investor shall have received the Closing Certificate executed by an executive officer of the Company and to the effect that all the conditions to such Closing shall have been satisfied as of the date of each such certificate.

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(l)          DWAC ELIGIBLE. The Common Stock must be DWAC Eligible and not subject to a “DTC chill.”

(m)          SEC DOCUMENTS. All reports, schedules, registrations, forms, statements, information and other documents required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act shall have been filed with the SEC within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings under the Exchange Act.

(n)          [Intentionally Omitted.]

(o)          MINIMUM PRICING.  The lowest closing price of the Common Stock in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date must exceed $0.01 per share, unless waived in writing by the Investor.

ARTICLE VIII

LEGENDS

 

Section 8.1           NO RESTRICTIVE STOCK LEGEND. No restrictive stock legend shall be placed on the share certificates representing the Put Shares.

 

Section 8.2           INVESTOR'S COMPLIANCE. Nothing in this Article VIII shall affect in any way the Investor's obligations hereunder to comply with all applicable securities laws upon the sale of the Common Stock.

ARTICLE IX

NOTICES; INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 9.1           NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (a) personally served, (b) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (d) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or email as a PDF, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (i) upon hand delivery or delivery by email at the address designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (ii) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service or on the fifth business day after deposited in the mail, in each case, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur.

The addresses for such communications shall be:

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If to the Company:

Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc.

13575 58th Street North, #138

Clearwater, FL 33760

Email: rick@marijinc.com

Attention: Richard K. Pertile

If to the Investor:

 

Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P.

Attention: Jason Goldstein

Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or email for notices under this Section 9.1 by giving at least ten (10) days' prior written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.

Section 9.2           INDEMNIFICATION. Each party (an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party along with its officers, directors, employees, and authorized agents, and each Person or entity, if any, who controls such party within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any Damages, joint or several, and any action in respect thereof to which the Indemnified Party becomes subject to, resulting from, arising out of or relating to (i) any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or nonfulfillment of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, or (iv) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, as such Damages are incurred, except to the extent such Damages result primarily from the Indemnified Party's failure to perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or the Indemnified Party's negligence, recklessness or bad faith in performing its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any Damages of an Indemnified Party to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made by an Indemnifying Party in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Indemnifying Party by the Indemnified Party expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus (as amended or supplemented).

 

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Section 9.3           METHOD OF ASSERTING INDEMNIFICATION CLAIMS. All claims for indemnification by any Indemnified Party under Section 9.2 shall be asserted and resolved as follows:

 

(a)              In the event any claim or demand in respect of which an Indemnified Party might seek indemnity under Section 9.2 is asserted against or sought to be collected from such Indemnified Party by a Person other than a party hereto or an affiliate thereof (a "Third Party Claim"), the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification, enclosing a copy of all papers served, if any, and specifying the nature of and basis for such Third Party Claim and for the Indemnified Party's claim for indemnification that is being asserted under any provision of Section 9.2 against an Indemnifying Party, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such Third Party Claim (a "Claim Notice") with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnified Party fails to provide the Claim Notice with reasonable promptness after the Indemnified Party receives notice of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim to the extent that the Indemnifying Party's ability to defend has been prejudiced by such failure of the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party as soon as practicable within the period ending thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by the Indemnifying Party of either a Claim Notice or an Indemnity Notice (as defined below) (the "Dispute Period") whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party under Section 9.2 and whether the Indemnifying Party desires, at its sole cost and expense, to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim.

 

(i)              If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim pursuant to this Section 9.3(a), then the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, such Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be vigorously and diligently prosecuted by the Indemnifying Party to a final conclusion or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnifying Party (but only with the consent of the Indemnified Party in the case of any settlement that provides for any relief other than the payment of monetary damages or that provides for the payment of monetary damages as to which the Indemnified Party shall not be indemnified in full pursuant to Section 9.2). The Indemnifying Party shall have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party may, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnified Party, at any time prior to the Indemnifying Party's delivery of the notice referred to in the first sentence of this clause (i), file any motion, answer or other pleadings or take any other action that the Indemnified Party reasonably believes to be necessary or appropriate to protect its interests; and provided, further, that if requested by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnifying Party in contesting any Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party elects to contest. The Indemnified Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim controlled by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this clause (i), and except as

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provided in the preceding sentence, the Indemnified Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with respect to such participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party may takeover the control of the defense or settlement of a Third Party Claim at any time if it irrevocably waives its right to indemnity under Section 9.2 with respect to such Third Party Claim.

 

(ii)             If the Indemnifying Party fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Third Party Claim pursuant to Section 9.3(a), or if the Indemnifying Party gives such notice but fails to prosecute vigorously and diligently or settle the Third Party Claim, or if the Indemnifying Party fails to give any notice whatsoever within the Dispute Period, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to defend, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be prosecuted by the Indemnified Party in a reasonable manner and in good faith or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnified Party(with the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld). The Indemnified Party will have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that if requested by the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnified Party and its counsel in contesting any Third Party Claim which the Indemnified Party is contesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause (ii), if the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability hereunder to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim and if such dispute is resolved in favor of the Indemnifying Party in the manner provided in clause (iii) below, the Indemnifying Party will not be required to bear the costs and expenses of the Indemnified Party's defense pursuant to this clause (ii) or of the Indemnifying Party's participation therein at the Indemnified Party's request, and the Indemnified Party shall reimburse the Indemnifying Party in full for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party in connection with such litigation. The Indemnifying Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement controlled by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this clause (ii), and the Indemnifying Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with respect to such participation.

 

(iii)            If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim under Section 9.2 or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim, the amount of Damages specified in the Claim Notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.

 

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(b)              In the event any Indemnified Party should have a claim under Section 9.2 against the Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification of a claim for indemnity under Section 9.2 specifying the nature of and basis for such claim, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such claim (an "Indemnity Notice") with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. The failure by any Indemnified Party to give the Indemnity Notice shall not impair such party's rights hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that it has been irreparably prejudiced thereby. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice, the amount of Damages specified in the Indemnity Notice will be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate. 

 

(c)              The Indemnifying Party agrees to pay the Indemnified Party, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim.

 

(d)              The indemnity provisions contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar rights of the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the Indemnifying Party may be subject to.

 

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.1           GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. Each of the Company and the Investor hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States federal and state courts located in Florida, County of Miami-Dade, with respect to any dispute arising under the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Section 10.2           [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

Section 10.3           ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their respective successors.  Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other Person.

 

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Section 10.4           NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their respective successors, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as set forth in Section 9.3.

 

Section 10.5         TERMINATION. The Company may terminate this Agreement at any time by written notice to the Investor, except during any Valuation Period or at any time that the Investor holds any of the Put Shares.  In addition, this Agreement shall automatically terminate at the end of the Commitment Period.

 

Section 10.6           ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the Company and the Investor with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

Section 10.7           FEES AND EXPENSES.  Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents or any other writing to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.  The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Investor.  Upon execution of this Agreement, the Company shall issue 110,000 shares of its common stock to Investor or Investor’s designee for its commitment to enter into this Agreement.

 

Section 10.8           COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the parties and shall be deemed to be an original instrument which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be delivered to the other parties hereto by email of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the parties so delivering this Agreement.

 

Section 10.9           SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that such severability shall be ineffective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.

 

Section 10.10           FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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Section 10.11         NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

Section 10.12           EQUITABLE RELIEF. The Company recognizes that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Investor. The Company therefore agrees that the Investor shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.

 

Section 10.13           TITLE AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for the convenience of reference and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

Section 10.14           AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and after the date that is one (1) Trading Day immediately preceding the initial filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, (i) no provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto and (ii) no provision of this Agreement may be waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. No failure or delay in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

 

Section 10.15           PUBLICITY. The Company and the Investor shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement, other than as required by law, without the prior written consent of the other parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure is required by law, in which such case the disclosing party shall provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Investor without the prior written consent of the Investor, except to the extent required by law. The Investor acknowledges that this Agreement and all or part of the Transaction Documents may be deemed to be "material contracts," as that term is defined by Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, and that the Company may therefore be required to file such documents as exhibits to reports or registration statements filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.  The Investor further agrees that the status of such documents and materials as material contracts shall be determined solely by the Company, in consultation with its counsel.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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

THE COMPANY:

ACACIA DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS, INC.

By:  /s/: Richard K. Pertile                                              

Name: Richard K. Pertile

Title: Chief Executive Officer

INVESTOR:

PEAK ONE OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.

By:   Peak One Investments, LLC,

        General Partner

By:  /s/:  Jason Goldstein                                      

Name: Jason Goldstein

Title:   Managing Member

[Signature Page to equity purchase agreement]

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DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES TO

EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Schedule 4.3 – Capitalization

None.

Schedule 4.5 – SEC Documents

None.

Schedule 4.9 – Litigation

None.

Schedule 4.10 – Registration Rights

None.

 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF PUT NOTICE

 

TO: PEAK ONE OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.

DATE: ____________________

 

We refer to the equity purchase agreement, dated March 21, 2017 (the “Agreement”), entered into by and between Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc. and you. Capitalized terms defined in the Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meaning when used herein.

 

We hereby:

 

1)  Give you notice that we require you to purchase                      Put Shares at an initial purchase price per share of ____________; and

 

2)  Certify that, as of the date hereof, the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 of the Agreement are satisfied.

 

ACACIA DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS, INC.

By: _______________________

Name: Richard K. Pertile

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

OF ACACIA DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Pursuant to Section 7.2(k) of that certain equity purchase agreement, dated March 21, 2017 (the “Agreement”), by and between Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P. (the “Investor”), the undersigned, in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and not in his individual capacity, hereby certifies, as of the date hereof (such date, the “Condition Satisfaction Date”), the following:

 

1.              The representations and warranties of the Company are true and correct in all material respects as of the Condition Satisfaction Date as though made on the Condition Satisfaction Date (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a particular date) with respect to all periods, and as to all events and circumstances occurring or existing to and including the Condition Satisfaction Date, except for any conditions which have temporarily caused any representations or warranties of the Company set forth in the Agreement to be incorrect and which have been corrected with no continuing impairment to the Company or the Investor; and

 

2.              All of the conditions precedent to the obligation of the Investor to purchase Put Shares set forth in the Agreement, including but not limited to Section 7.2 of the Agreement, have been satisfied as of the Condition Satisfaction Date.

 

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto affixed his hand as of the March 21, 2017.

By: _______________________

Name: Richard K. Pertile

Title: Chief Executive OfficerEX-4.2

 Exhibit 4.2 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 

4.350% Senior Notes due 2028 
 A
single series of Securities is hereby established pursuant to Section 301 of the Indenture dated as of March 10, 2015 (the “Indenture”), between Valero Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), as follows (capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture, and all references herein to a Section shall
refer to the corresponding Section in the Indenture): 
 1. The title of the 4.350% Senior Notes due 2028 shall be “4.350% Notes due
2028” (the “Notes”). 
 2. The initial limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes that may be authenticated and
delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Sections 304, 305, 306, 906 or 1207) is $750,000,000, provided, however, that
the authorized aggregate principal amount of the Notes may be increased above such amount by a Board Resolution to such effect. 
 3. The
Notes shall be initially issued as Registered Securities in the form of one or more global securities under the Indenture. The Depository Trust Company is hereby designated as the Depository for these global Securities under the Indenture. 

As long as any Note is in global form, then, notwithstanding clause (11) of Section 301 and the provisions of Section 302, any
such global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and may provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of
outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced to reflect exchanges or redemptions. Any endorsement of a global Note to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, of outstanding Notes represented thereby
shall be made by the Trustee in such manner and upon instructions given by such Person or Persons as shall be specified in such Note or in a Company Order to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 303. Subject to the provisions of
Section 303 and, if applicable Section 304, the Trustee shall deliver and redeliver any Note in permanent global form in the manner and upon instructions given by the Person or Persons specified in such Note or in the applicable Company
Order. With respect to Notes that are represented by a global Note, the Company authorizes the execution and delivery by the Trustee of a letter of representations or other similar agreement or instrument in the form customarily provided for by the
Depository appointed with respect to such global Note. Any global Note may be deposited with the Depository or its nominee, or may remain in the custody of the Trustee pursuant to a FAST Balance Certificate Agreement or similar agreement between the
Trustee and the Depository. If a Company Order has been, or simultaneously is, delivered, any instructions by the Company with respect to endorsement or delivery or redelivery of a Note in global form shall be in writing but need not comply with
Section 102 and need not be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel. 
 Members of, or participants in, the Depository (“Agent
Members”) shall have no rights under the Indenture with respect to any global Note held on their behalf by the Depository, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under such global Note and the Depository may be treated by the Company, the
Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the registered holder of a global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any
Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through an Agent Member, to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take under the Indenture or the Notes and (ii) nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or
any agent of the Company or the Trustee, from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or shall impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices
governing the exercise of the rights of a beneficial owner of any Note. 
 Notwithstanding Section 305, and except as otherwise
provided pursuant to Section 301, transfers of a global Note shall be limited to transfers of such global Note in whole but not in part, to the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in a global
Note may be transferred in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depository. In all other respects, Notes shall be transferred to all beneficial owners in exchange for their beneficial interest in a global Security solely as expressly
provided in Section 305. 
 In connection with any transfer of a portion of the beneficial interest in a global Note to beneficial
owners pursuant hereto and Section 305, the Security Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of the global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in
the global Note to be transferred, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of Notes shall authenticate and deliver, one or more Notes of like tenor and amount. 

  
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 In connection with the transfer of an entire global Note to beneficial owners pursuant hereto and
Section 305, the global Security shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in exchange
for its beneficial interest in the global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes of authorized denominations. 
 Neither the
Company nor the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on account of, Notes by the Depository, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of the Depository relating
to the Notes. Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay by the related global Note Holder or the Depository in identifying the beneficial owners, and each such Person may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in
relying on, instructions from such global Note Holder or the Depository for all purposes (including with respect to the registration and delivery, and the principal amount, of the Notes to be issued). 

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 201 and 307, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, payment of principal
of, premium (if any) or interest on any global Note shall be made to the Person or Persons specified in such global Note. 
 5. The date on
which the principal of the Notes are payable shall be June 1, 2028. 
 6. The rate at which the Notes shall bear interest shall be
4.350% per annum. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The date from which interest shall accrue for the Notes shall be
June 1, 2018. The Interest Payment Dates on which interest on the Notes shall be payable are June 1 and December 1, commencing December 1, 2018. Interest on the Notes shall be payable to the persons in whose name the Notes are
registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest payment, except in the case of default interest, which will be payable as provided in the Indenture. The Regular Record Date for the interest payable on the Notes on
any Interest Payment Date shall be the May 15 and November 15, as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. No Additional Amounts shall be payable with respect to the Notes. 

7. The place or places where the principal of, premium (if any) on and interest on the Notes shall be payable is at the office or agency of
the Paying Agent and Security Registrar in New York, New York or such other offices or agencies maintained for such purpose as the Company may from time to time and in accordance with the Indenture designate. If appropriate wire transfer
instructions have been received by the Trustee, not later than five Business Days prior to the record date for an applicable Interest Payment Date, then payments in respect of the Notes evidenced by a global Security (including principal, premium,
if any, and interest) shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder of such global Note. In all other cases, payment of interest on the Notes may be made at the option of the Company by check
mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register. 
 8. The Notes will be
redeemable at any time and from time to time prior to March 1, 2028, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, and (ii) the sum of the
present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption) calculated as if the maturity date of the Notes was March 1,
2028, discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined
below) plus 20 basis points, as calculated by an Independent Investment Banker (as defined below) plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of redemption; provided that the principal amount of a Security outstanding after
redemption in part shall be $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. 
 On or after March 1, 2028, the Notes will be
redeemable at any time, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of redemption. 

“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any date of redemption, (i) the yield, under the heading
which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable
Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining life, yields for the two 

  
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published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a
straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month); or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual
equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such date of redemption. The
Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third Business Day preceding the date of redemption. 
 “Comparable
Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on March 1,
2028) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes (assuming, for this purpose,
that the Notes matured on March 1, 2028). 
 “Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any
date of redemption, (i) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such date of redemption, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Independent Investment Banker
obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations. 

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company to act as
the independent investment banker from time to time. 
 “Reference Treasury Dealers” means (i) Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or their respective successors; provided that, if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary
U.S. Government securities dealer (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company. 

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any date of
redemption, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent
Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such date of redemption. 
 Notice
of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the date of redemption to each Holder of the Notes to be redeemed. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the date of
redemption, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. 
 9. The Notes shall not be entitled to
the benefit of any sinking fund, any optional repurchase or redemption right in favor of any holder thereof or other mandatory repurchase or redemption provisions. 

10. The Notes shall be in substantially the form of Attachment A hereto (the “Form of Note”). 

11. Each Note that is a global Security shall bear the legend set forth on the face of the Form of Note. 

  
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 Attachment A – Form of Note 

[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY] 

[THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY
OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY
(OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN SUCH LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.]* 
 [Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The
Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), to the issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name
as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.]* 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 
 4.350%
NOTES DUE 2028 
  

			
	No. [        ]	  	$[            ]
	REGISTERED	  	CUSIP No. 91913Y AV2
		  	ISIN No. US91913YAV20

 VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any
successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of [             ] Dollars
[or such lesser amount as indicated on the schedule of exchanges of Securities,]* on June 1, 2028. 

Interest Payment Dates: June 1 and December 1 

Regular Record Dates: May 15 and November 15 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth in the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all
purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. 
  

 

	*	To be included only if the Security is a Global Security. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Security to be signed manually or by facsimile by
its duly authorized officers. 
 Dated:
                     , 
  

			
	VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Donna M. Titzman
		 	Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer

  

			
	ATTEST:
		
	By:	 	  

		 	J. Stephen Gilbert
		 	Secretary

 TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION: 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 

 

									
	Dated:                     ,	 		 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	  

		 		 		 		 	Authorized Signatory

  
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 [FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY] 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 
 4.350%
NOTES DUE 2028 
 This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of VALERO
ENERGY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued under the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is one of a series of such debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness designated pursuant thereto as 4.350%
Notes due 2028 (the “Securities”) of the Company. 
 1. Interest. The Company promises to pay interest on the principal
amount of this Security at 4.350% per annum from June 1, 2018 until June 1, 2028 (“Maturity”). The Company will pay interest semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year (each an “Interest Payment
Date”) and on the Maturity of the Securities, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid
or, if no interest has been paid, from June 1, 2018; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of, or provisions for, interest, and if this Security is authenticated between a Regular Record Date referred to on the face
hereof (whether or not a Business Day) and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be December 1, 2018. The
interest so payable, and punctually paid or provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of
business on the Regular Record Date for such interest as set forth on the face hereof; provided, however, that interest payable at Maturity of this Security will be payable to the Person to whom the principal hereof shall be payable. Any such
interest which is so payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder on such Regular Record Date, and may be paid as more fully provided in the
Indenture. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 

2. Method of Payment. Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or
agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in New York, New York, or at such other offices or agencies maintained for such purpose as the Company may from time to time and in accordance with the Indenture designate, in such coin or currency
of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that (i) payment of interest may, at the option of the Company, be made (subject to collection) by check
mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Security Register or, with respect to Securities evidenced by a global Security, if appropriate wire transfer instructions have been received in writing by the
Trustee, not later than five Business Days prior to the record date for an applicable Interest Payment Date, be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with such wire transfer instructions; and (ii) payment of
available funds upon surrender of this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in New York, New York or at such additional offices or agencies maintained for such purpose as the Company may from time
to time and in accordance with the Indenture designate. 
 3. Certain Office. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association (in such
capacities, the “Paying Agent” and the “Security Registrar”) will, at its offices located at 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, New York 10005, act as the Company’s office or agency solely for purposes of
where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment and where the Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange. For all other purposes, including where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of
the Securities and the Indenture may be served, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act at its offices located at Houston Greenway Plaza, 8 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046-0892. 

4. Indenture. The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of March 10, 2015 (the “Indenture”)
between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture (including terms defined therein, which terms when used herein, unless the context requires otherwise, shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the Indenture) and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), as in effect on the date of execution of the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such
terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms. The Securities are unsecured general obligations of the Company initially limited to $750,000,000 in aggregate principal amount and will rank on a parity
with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company; provided, however, that the authorized aggregate principal amount of the Securities may be increased above such amount by a Board Resolution to such effect. The Indenture
provides for the issuance of other series of debentures, notes and other evidences of indebtedness (including the Securities, the “Debt Securities”) thereunder. 

  
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 5. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Securities are in registered form without
coupons and, if not in global form, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Securities may be registered and Securities may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Security Registrar and
the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Security Registrar need not exchange or register the
transfer of any Securities during the period beginning on the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of the Securities and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing or of any Securities
selected for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any Securities being redeemed in part. 
 6. Persons Deemed Owners. The
registered Holder of a Security shall be treated as its owner for all purposes. 
 7. Redemption. The Securities will be redeemable
at any time and from time to time prior to March 1, 2028, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such Securities, and (ii) the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption), calculated as if the Maturity of the Securities was March 1, 2028
discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined below)
plus 20 basis points, as calculated by the Independent Investment Banker (as defined below) plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of redemption; provided that the principal amount of a Security outstanding after
redemption in part shall be $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. 
 On or after March 1, 2028, the Securities
will be redeemable at any time, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Securities, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of redemption. 

“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any date of redemption, (i) the yield, under the heading
which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable
Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining life, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be
interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month); or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such
yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable
Treasury Price for such date of redemption. The Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third Business Day preceding the date of redemption. 

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment
Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes (assuming, for this purpose, that the Securities matured on March 1, 2028) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial
practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes (assuming, for this purpose, that the Securities matured on March 1, 2028). 

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any date of redemption, (i) the average of five
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such date of redemption, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury
Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations. 
 “Independent Investment
Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company to act as the independent investment banker from time to time. 

“Reference Treasury Dealers” means (i) Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or their respective successors; provided that, if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer (a “Primary
Treasury Dealer”), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company. 

  
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 “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to
each Reference Treasury Dealer and any date of redemption, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal
amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such date of redemption. 

Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the date of redemption to each Holder of the Securities to be
redeemed. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the date of redemption, interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or portions thereof called for redemption. 

8. Amendments and Waivers. Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, the Indenture or the Securities may be supplemented with the
consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities, and any past default under the Indenture with respect to the Securities, and its consequences, may be waived (other than a default in the
payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the Securities or in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture which under Article 9 thereof cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each
outstanding Security) by the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. Without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may supplement the
Indenture or the Securities (i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, in each case which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture and which shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders of the
Securities in any material respect; (ii) to evidence the assumption by a successor Person of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and this Security; (iii) to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal
(or premium, if any) on Registered Securities, to permit Registered Securities to be exchanged for Bearer Securities or to permit the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form, provided any such action shall not adversely affect the interest of
the Holders of the Securities in any material respect; (iv) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities or Holders of other series of Debt Securities, or to surrender any right or power conferred by
the Indenture upon the Company; (v) to add to, delete from or revise the conditions, limitations and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms or purpose of issue, authentication and delivery of the Securities as set forth in the Indenture;
or (vi) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under the Indenture by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities and to add to or change any of the provisions of the Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or
facilitate the administration of the trusts thereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of the Indenture. 
 The right
of any Holder to participate in any consent required or sought pursuant to any provision of the Indenture (and the obligation of the Company to obtain any such consent otherwise required from such Holder) may be subject to the requirement that such
Holder shall have been the Holder of record of any Securities with respect to which consent is required or sought as of a date fixed in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. 

Subject to certain exceptions and limitations set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of each Holder affected, the Company may not
(i) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of or any installment of interest on any Security, (ii) reduce the principal amount of, or any premium or interest on, any Security, (iii) change any Place of Payment where, or the
currency in which, any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable, (iv) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment with respect to any Security after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of
redemption, on or after the applicable Redemption Date), (v) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Securities whose Holders must consent to a supplement or waiver, or reduce the requirements in Section 1504 of the
Indenture for quorum or voting, or make any change in the percentage of principal amount of Securities necessary to waive compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or (vi) waive a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment
of principal of or premium (if any) or interest on the Securities. 
 A supplemental indenture that changes or eliminates any covenant or
other provision of the Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Debt Securities under the Indenture, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Debt Securities of such series with
respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under the Indenture of the Holders of Debt Securities of any other series. 

9. Defaults and Remedies. Events of Default are defined in the Indenture and generally include: (i) failure to pay principal of or
any premium on any Security when due and payable; (ii) failure to pay any interest on any Security when due and payable, and the continuation of the default for 30 days; (iii) failure to perform any other covenant, or breach of any
warranty, of the Company in the Indenture, continued for 60 days after written notice is given or received as provided in the Indenture; and (iv) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization. If any Event of Default at any time
outstanding occurs and is continuing, either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may declare the principal amount of all Securities to be due and payable immediately. At any
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occurrence of acceleration with respect to the Securities has been made, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration has been obtained, the Event of Default giving rise to such
declaration of acceleration shall, under certain circumstances, be deemed to have been waived, and such declaration and its consequences shall be deemed to have been rescinded and annulled. 

Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power with
respect to the Securities. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing default (except a default in payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest) if in good faith it determines that withholding notice is in their interests.
The Company must furnish an annual compliance certificate to the Trustee. 
 10. Discharge Prior to Maturity. The Indenture with
respect to the Securities shall be discharged and canceled upon the payment of all Securities and, as provided in the Indenture, shall be discharged except for certain obligations upon the irrevocable deposit with the Trustee of funds sufficient for
such payment. 
 11. Trustee Dealings with Company. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept
deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee. 

12. Authentication. This Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of an authorized signer of the
Trustee. 
 13. CUSIP Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification
Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers as printed on the Securities and reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers printed thereon. 
 14. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the
name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform gifts to
Minors Act). 
 The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Request may be made to: 

Valero Energy Corporation 
 One Valero Way 

San Antonio, Texas 78249 
 Telephone: (210) 345-2000 
 Attention: General Counsel 

  
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 SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SECURITY* 

The following exchanges of a part of this global Security for definitive Securities have been made: 

 

									
	 Date of exchange
	  	 Amount of decrease in
principal amount of
this global
Security
	  	 Amount of increase in
principal amount of
this global
Security
	  	 Principal amount of
this global Security
following
such
decrease (or increase)
	  	 Signature of
authorized officer of
Trustee or
Security
Registrar

		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  	

  
  

	*	This schedule to be included only if the Security is a Global Security. 

  
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 ASSIGNMENT FORM 

To assign this Security, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Security to
                         (Insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. number) 

 
  
  

 
  

 
 (Print or type assignee’s name,
address and zip code) 
  

			
	 and irrevocably appoint
	  	  

	 as agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may
substitute another to act for him.

  

							
	Date:                        	 		  	 Your

Signature:        
	  	 
		 		  		  	(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Security)

  

					
	 Signature
 Guarantee:
	 	 	  	
		 	  

            (Participant in a Recognized Signature Guaranty Medallion Program)

  
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