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Exhibit 10.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of August 3, 2017, between Digital Power Corporation, a California corporation (the “Company”), and [●] with an address at [●] (“Purchaser”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) contained in Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Regulation D, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

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

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchaser’s obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.

 

“Convertible Note” means that 12% Convertible Note in the principal amount of $400,000, but with an original issue discount of 10%, due August 2, 2018, and convertible into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.55 per share in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

 

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“Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Note.

 

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

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, no par value per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed. 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.6.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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“Securities” means the Convertible Note, the Conversion Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.

 

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

 

“Subsidiary” means each of Digital Power Limited, Digital Power Lending, LLC and Microphase Corporation. 

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

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

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, Convertible Note and the Warrants executed in connection with the transaction contemplated hereunder.

 

“Transfer Agent” means ComputerShare, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021 6201 and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

“Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase 666,666 shares of Common Stock at $0.70 per share delivered to the Purchaser at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, and which Warrants shall be initially exercisable six months after the date of issuance and have a term of exercise equal to sixty (60) months from the issuance date, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

“Warrant Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1     Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase the Convertible Note and Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $360,000 (“Subscription Amount”). Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer, immediately available funds equal to Subscription Amount, and the Company shall deliver to Purchaser the Convertible Note and Warrants pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and the Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree. 

 

 

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2.2     Deliveries.

 

	 	
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On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser the following:

 

	 	
(i)
	
this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

	 	
(ii)
	
the Convertible Note; and

 

	 	
(iii)
	
the Warrant registered in the name of Purchaser.

 

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

 

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

 

(ii)     the Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the Company.

 

2.3     Closing Conditions. 

 

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

 

	 	
(i)
	
the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein; 

 

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

 

	 	
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the delivery by the Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

(b)     The obligation of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

	 	
(i)
	
the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein;

 

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

 

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

 

 

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ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

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

 

(a)     Subsidiaries. The Company’s subsidiaries consist of (i) Digital Power Limited, doing business as Gresham Power; (ii) Digital Power Lending, LLC; and (iii) Microphase Corporation. Except for Microphase Corporation, the Company owns directly all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. The Company owns 56.4% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Microphase Corporation. 

 

(b)     Organization and Qualification. 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: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) provided, however, that changes in the trading price of the Common Stock shall not, in and of itself, constitute 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.

 

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

 

 

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

 

(e)     Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement and (ii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

 

(f)     Issuance of the Securities. 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 nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. 

 

(g)     Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as set forth as follows: (i) 13,405,910 share of Common Stock outstanding; (ii) 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding; (iii) 455,007 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding; (iv) 378,776 shares of Series D Preferred Stock outstanding; (v) 10,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock outstanding; (vi) outstanding options to purchase 2,716,000 shares of Common Stock; (vii) outstanding warrants to purchase 7,454,798 shares of Common Stock; and (viii) 1,320,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued under convertible notes. 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. Other than the Series B Preferred Stock, 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 Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. 

 

 

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(h)     SEC Reports; Financial Statements. 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 two years 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, together with the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

(i)     Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports. 

 

 

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(j)     Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as such), is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty except as disclosed in an SEC Report. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as such). The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. 

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

(n)     Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries, and (ii) a Lien issued in connection with a Convertible Note in the principal amount of $530,000. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

(o)     Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received written notice that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

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

 

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

 

(r)     Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in material compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms. The Company's certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the "Evaluation Date"). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

 

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(s)     Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchaser shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees.

 

(t)     Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchaser as contemplated hereby. Upon approval of the additional listing application with the applicable Trading Market, the issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

 

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

 

(v)     Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, 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 Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as disclosed in the SEC Report, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading 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 Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

 

(w)     [Intentionally Omitted]

 

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

 

 

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

 

(z)     No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

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

 

(bb)     Accountants. The Company’s accounting firms are Marcum, LLP for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a Member of Ernst & Young Global for the year ended December 31, 2015. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) issued their respective opinions with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

(cc)     No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers.     There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.

 

 

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

 

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

 

(ff)     No Disqualification Events. With respect to the Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an "Issuer Covered Person" and, together, "Issuer Covered Persons") is subject to any of the "Bad Actor" disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a "Disqualification Event"), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.

 

(ee)     Notice of Disqualification Events. The Company will notify the Purchaser prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person.

 

 

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3.2     Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):

 

(a)     Organization; Authority. The Purchaser has the power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized on the part of the Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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

 

(c)     Purchaser Status. At the time the Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises the Convertible Note and Warrants, it will be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act. 

 

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

 

(e)     Access to Information. The Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents and the SEC Reports and has been afforded, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. 

 

 

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

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect the Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Transfer Restrictions. 

 

	 	
(a)
	
The Purchaser agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:

 

[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY [AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE] OF THIS SECURITY] MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

 

4.2     Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities. 

 

 

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4.3      Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including this Agreement and Convertible Note and Warrant as exhibits hereto, with the Commission within the filing period as required by the Form 8-K. 

 

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

 

4.8     Furnishing of Information; Public Information. Until the earliest of the time that (i) the Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

4.9     Company’s Covenant to Register the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares. The Company covenants to Purchaser that it, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date hereof, will file a registration statement to register the Conversion Shares and Warrants Shares under the Securities Act pursuant to a registration statement (a “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission as soon as possible.

 

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1     Termination. This Agreement may be terminated before the Closing by the Purchaser by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before August 15, 2017; provided, however, that such termination will not affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

 

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5.2     Expenses. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by the Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers other than income and capital gains taxes of the Purchaser that may be incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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

 

5.4     Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or e-mail at the facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or e-mail at the facsimile number or e-mail address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. 

 

5.5     Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and the Purchaser. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

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

 

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

 

 

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5.8     Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of San Jose, California . Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of San Jose, California for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.6, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

5.9     Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

DIGITAL POWER CORPORATION

 

 

	By:	
 
	
 

	 	
Name: Amos Kohn
	
 

	 	
Title: Chief Executive Officer
	
 

 

 

 

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO DIGITAL POWER CORPORATION SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

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

 

[●] 

 

___________________________

Name:      ______________________

Title:      ______________________

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

THIS NOTE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT") AND QUALIFICATION PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER IT NOR THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK INTO WHICH IT CAN BE CONVERTED CAN BE SOLD, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE ACT AND QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW OR, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO MAKER, AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM IS AVAILABLE.

 

 

12% CONVERTIBLE NOTE

DUE AUGUST 3, 2018

 

	
Issue Date: 
	
August 3, 2017 

	
Principal: 
	
$400,000.00 

	
Conversion Rate Per Share: 
	
$0.55 

     

	
$400,000.00 
	
August 3, 2017 

           

THE PAYEE AND ANY ASSIGNEE, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE, ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 4(e) OF THIS NOTE, FOLLOWING CONVERSION OF A PORTION OF PRINCIPAL UNDER THIS NOTE, THE UNPAID AND UNCONVERTED PRINCIPAL UNDER THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT STATED ABOVE.

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Digital Power Corporation, a California corporation with offices at 49430 Lakeview Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538 ("Maker"), promises to pay to [●] with an address at [●] (including any assignee, "Payee"), on August 3, 2018, except as otherwise provided below (the "Maturity Date"), the principal amount of Four Hundred Thousand ($400,000.00) Dollars in lawful money of the United States of America (the "Principal”) together with all accrued interest.

 

Maker acknowledges that this Note has been issued at a 10% original issue discount.

 

The amount due under this Note, including Principal and accrued but unpaid interest on such Principal is convertible into shares of the Maker's common stock, no par value (the "Common Stock"), all as set forth below. This Note bears simple interest (the "Interest") at the annual rate of twelve percent (12%) (the “Rate”), payable, in arrears, on the Interest Payment Dates (as defined in Section 1 below), until the Principal and all accrued but unpaid Interest (collectively the “Obligations”) are paid in full.

 

1.1     Interest.

 

1.1     Interest. Maker will pay Interest, in arrears, on the fifteenth day of each January, April, July and October (the "Interest Payment Dates") commencing on October 15, 2017. Interest on this Note will accrue from the most recent date to which Maker has paid Interest or, if no Interest has been paid, from the date of delivery of this Note. If an Interest Payment Date falls on a date that is not a Business Day (as defined below), the Interest due on such day shall be payable on the next succeeding Business Day. Interest will be computed on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. A “Business Day” is any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized by law to be closed.

 

1.2     Prepayment. Upon 30 days’ written notice to Payee, Maker shall have the right to prepay the Principal and accrued but unpaid Interest before the Maturity Date. Payee shall have the right to exercise its conversion rights by written notice sent to the Maker at least three (3) Business Days before the proposed prepayment date.

 

 

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2.      Method of Payment. Maker will pay Principal and Interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. Maker may, however, pay Principal and Interest by its check, subject to collection, payable in such money, provided such funds are clear and available funds to the Payee on the date such payment is due. Maker may mail an Interest check to Payee’s address as it first appears on this Note or such other address as Payee shall give by notice to Maker. If less than the then outstanding Principal is paid, this Note shall be surrendered only for notation by Maker of the Principal payment made and returned to Payee. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, if Payee converts the Principal or any part of the Principal of this Note as provided in Section 4 below, at Payee’s option, Maker shall pay all then accrued but unpaid Interest in cash.

 

3.       No Security.     This Note is unsecured. 

 

4.       Conversion.

 

(a)     Payee's right to Convert. Except as provided by the “Ownership Limitation” as defined below in this Section 4(a) and compliance with Section 4(g)(iii) and Section 4(h) below, Payee shall have the right, at any time that this Note is outstanding until the close of business on the day the Obligations are paid in full, to cause the conversion (a “Conversion”) of all or any portion (if such portion is Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars or a whole multiple of Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars) of the Principal outstanding at the time such Conversion is effected (the "Convertible Principal") into shares of Common Stock (the "Conversion Shares"). The price for Conversion, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5 below, shall be Fifty-Five ($0.55) Cents per share (the “Conversion Rate”). Maker will not issue a fractional share of Common Stock upon Conversion but will instead will issue cash calculated to the nearest penny in the amount equal to the fractional share times the closing price for a share of the Maker’s Common Stock on the date of such conversion. Except as may be provided in Section 4(b) below, anything to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall Payee be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Payee and Payee’s affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Note or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other of Maker’s securities subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the Conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by Payee and its affiliates of more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (“Ownership Limitation”). Beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, provided, further, however, that the limitations on Conversion may be waived by Payee upon, at the election of Payee, not less than 61 days’ prior notice to Maker, and the provisions of the Ownership Limitation shall continue to apply until such 61st day (or such later date, as determined by Payee, as may be specified in such notice of waiver).

 

(b)     Manner of Conversion. Payee may exercise its Conversion right by completing, executing and sending to Maker a completed and executed Note Conversion Notice in the form attached as Annex A (the “Conversion Notice”) stating the amount of the Convertible Principal to be converted and providing the other information required in the Conversion Notice. Maker shall issue the number of Conversion Shares into which the Convertible Principal is to be converted in accordance with the Conversion Rate. If required by applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations, Payee shall represent in writing to Maker prior to the receipt of the Conversion Shares that Payee is acquiring such Conversion Shares for investment only and not for resale or with a view to the distribution thereof, and shall agree that any certificates representing the Conversion Shares may bear a legend, conspicuously noting such restriction, as Maker shall deem reasonably necessary or desirable to enable it to comply with any applicable federal and/or state laws or regulations.

 

 

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(c)     Delivery of Certificates Upon Conversion. Certificates representing Conversion Shares to be issued upon Conversion shall be transmitted by Maker’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) to Payee (1) by crediting the account of Payee’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system if Maker is then a participant in such system and there is an effective Registration Statement, as defined in Section 6 below, permitting the issuance of the Conversion Shares to or resale of the Conversion Shares by Payee or (2) if the Maker is not then a participant in the DWAC system and there is not a current effective Registration Statement covering the Conversion Shares to be issued, by physical delivery of certificates representing the Conversion Shares, bearing the restrictive legends required by Section 4(b) above if the Conversion Shares are otherwise not publicly tradable or without such restrictive legends if the Conversion Shares are otherwise publicly tradable, to the address specified by Payee in the Conversion Notice by the date that is five (5) Business Days after the later of (i) the delivery to Maker of the Conversion Notice or (ii) surrender of this Note (such date, the “Underlying Share Delivery Date”).

 

(d)     Rights on Failure of Timely Delivery. If Maker fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to Payee a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares pursuant to Section 4(c) above by the Underlying Share Delivery Date, then, (1) Payee will have the right to rescind such Conversion, which will terminate on the earlier of the actual delivery of the Conversion Shares or ten (10) Business Days after the Underlying Share Delivery Date; and (2) Maker shall pay to Payee as liquidated damages and not as a penalty Two Hundred Fifty ($250.00) Dollars for each day after the Underlying Share Delivery Date that Maker fails to deliver the certificate or the certificates representing the Conversion Shares pursuant to Section 4(c) above. In addition to any other rights available to the Payee, if the Maker fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit the Conversion Shares to the Payee via the DWAC system or a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Underlying Share Delivery Date as provided in Section 4(c) above, and if after such date the Payee is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Payee’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Payee of the Conversion Shares that the Payee anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Maker shall (A) pay to the Payee in cash the amount, if any, by which (x) the Payee’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Conversion Shares that the Maker was required to deliver to the Payee in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Payee, either reinstate the portion of the Conversion and equivalent number of Conversion Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Payee the number of Conversion Shares that would have been issued had the Maker timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations. For example, if the Payee purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted Conversion with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Maker shall be required to pay the Payee $1,000. The Payee shall provide the Maker written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Payee in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Maker, reasonable evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Payee’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Maker’s failure to timely deliver Conversion Shares as required by this Note. 

 

 

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(e)     Surrender of Note Upon Conversion. Upon a partial Conversion of this Note, Payee shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to Maker. Payee and Maker shall maintain records showing the Principal amount so converted and the dates of such Conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to Payee and Maker, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of Payee shall, prima facie, be controlling and determinative in the absence of fraud or manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any portion of this Note is converted, Payee may not transfer this Note unless Payee first physically surrenders this Note to Maker, whereupon Maker will issue and deliver upon the order of Payee a new Note of like tenor, registered as Payee (upon payment by Payee of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, representing in the aggregate the remaining unpaid Principal amount of this Note. 

 

(f)     Taxes on Conversion Shares. Maker will not charge or withhold any amount for taxes or other costs upon issuance of Conversion Shares. As noted in Section 4(e) above, Maker shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of Conversion Shares in any name other than that of Payee, and Maker shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates representing such Conversion Shares unless and until the Payee (or the person in whose name such Conversion Shares are to be issued) shall have paid to Maker the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of Maker that such tax has been paid.

 

(g)     Covenants of Maker Relating to Conversion. Maker covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof and until the date of repayment of all of the Obligations, or Conversion of all of the Convertible Principal:

 

(i)     It shall reserve, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, or out of shares of Common Stock held in its treasury, sufficient shares to provide for the Conversion of this Note from time to time as this Note is presented for Conversion;

 

(ii)     All Conversion Shares will upon issue be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any shareholder of Maker;

 

(iii)     If any Conversion requires registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued upon Conversion, Maker will in good faith and as expeditiously as possible endeavor to secure such registration or approval, as the case may be, and Maker's obligation to deliver Conversion Shares shall be abated until such registration or approval is obtained; provided, however, that this Note and the Obligations shall remain outstanding unless paid in full until Maker delivers the Conversion Shares and any then accrued but unpaid Interest to Payee and in no event shall this Note be converted until Maker effects such delivery; and

 

(iv)     If, and thereafter so long as the Common Stock shall be listed on any securities exchange, market or other quotation system, Maker will, if permitted by the rules of such exchange, market or other quotation system, list and keep listed and for sale so long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange, market or other quotation system, upon official notice of issuance, all issuable Conversion Shares and, in addition, if the rules of such exchange, market or other quotation system require shareholder approval for the authorization and/or issuance of the Conversion Shares, Maker will use its best efforts to obtain such approval in a timely manner.

 

(h)     Exchange Listing; Shareholder Approval. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Payee may not exercise its Conversion rights until the NYSE Mkt has approved the additional listing of the Conversion Shares and Maker’s shareholders have approved the potential issuance of the Conversion Shares pursuant to Section 713 of the NYSE Mkt rules, if applicable. Maker will take all action reasonably required to obtain such shareholder approval as soon as possible if applicable.

 

 

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5.       Adjustment in Conversion Rate. 

 

(a)     Adjustment for Change in Capital Stock. Except as provided in Section 5(l) below, if Maker shall (i) declare a dividend on its outstanding Common Stock in shares of its capital stock, (ii) subdivide its outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) issue any shares of its capital stock by reclassification of its Common Stock (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which Maker is the continuing corporation), then in each such case the Conversion privilege and the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to such action shall be adjusted so that if this Note is thereafter converted, Payee may receive the number and kind of shares which Payee would have owned immediately following such action if Payee had converted this Note immediately prior to such action. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever such an event shall occur. The adjustment shall become effective immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or distribution and immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision or reclassification. If, after an adjustment, Payee upon Conversion of this Note may receive shares of two or more classes of capital stock of Maker, Maker's Board of Directors shall determine, in good faith, the allocation of the adjusted Conversion Rate between or among, as the case may be, the classes of capital stock. After such allocation, the conversion privilege and conversion rate of each class of capital stock shall thereafter be subject to adjustment on terms comparable to those applicable to Common Stock in this Section 5. 

 

(b)     Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5(a) above, if at any time Maker grants, issues or sells any rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then Payee will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which Payee could have acquired if Payee had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including, without limitation, the Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that Payee’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in Payee exceeding the Ownership Limitation, then Payee shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for Payee until such time, if ever, as Payee’s right thereto would not result in Payee exceeding the Ownership Limitation).

 

(c)     Action to Permit Valid Issuance of Common Stock. Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment reducing the Conversion Rate below the then par value, if any, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note, Maker will take all corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that Maker may validly and legally issue shares of such Common Stock at such adjusted Conversion Rate. 

 

(d)     Minimum Adjustment. No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required if such adjustment is less than 1% of the then existing Conversion Rate; provided, however, that any adjustments which due to this Section 5(d) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-hundredth of a share, as the case may be. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, Maker shall be entitled to make such reductions in the Conversion Rate, in addition to those required by this Section 5(d), as it in its discretion shall determine to be advisable in order that any stock dividends, subdivision of shares, distribution of rights to purchase stock or securities, or distribution of securities convertible into or exchangeable for stock hereafter made by Maker to its shareholders shall not be taxable. 

 

 

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(e)     Referral of Adjustment. In any case in which this Section 5 shall require that an adjustment in the Conversion Rate be made effective as of a record date for a specified event (the “Conversion Event”), if this Note shall have been converted after such record date, Maker may elect to defer until the occurrence of the Conversion Event issuing to Payee the shares, if any, issuable upon the Conversion Event over and above the shares, if any, issuable upon such Conversion Event on the basis of the Conversion Rate in effect prior to such adjustment; provided, however, that Maker shall deliver to Payee a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing Payee’s right to receive such additional shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment. 

 

(f)     Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment of the Conversion Rate as a result of the calculations made in this Section 5, this Note shall thereafter evidence the right to convert, at the adjusted Conversion Rate, that number of Conversion Shares (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth) obtained by dividing (i) the product obtained by multiplying the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon Conversion of this Note prior to adjustment of the number of Conversion Shares by the Conversion Rate in effect prior to adjustment of the Conversion Rate by (ii) the Conversion Rate in effect after such adjustment of the Conversion Rate. 

 

(g)     When No Adjustment Required. No adjustment need be made for a transaction referred to in Section 5 if Payee is permitted to participate in the transaction on a basis no less favorable than any other party and at a level that would preserve Payee’s percentage equity participation in the Common Stock upon Conversion of this Note. No adjustment need be made for a change in the par value of the Common Stock, or from par value to no par value or no par value to par value. If this Note becomes convertible solely into cash, no adjustment need be made thereafter. 

 

(h)     Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted under this Section 5, Maker shall promptly mail to Payee a notice of the adjustment together with a certificate from Maker's Chief Financial Officer briefly stating (i) the facts requiring the adjustment, (ii) the adjusted Conversion Rate and the manner of computing it, and (iii) the date on which such adjustment becomes effective. The certificate shall be evidence that the adjustment is correct, absent fraud or manifest error. 

 

(i)     Reorganization of Maker. If Maker and/or the holders of Common Stock are parties to a merger, consolidation or a transaction in which (i) Maker transfers or leases substantially all of its assets; (ii) Maker reclassifies or changes its outstanding Common Stock; or (iii) the Common Stock is exchanged for securities, cash or other assets; the person who is the transferee or lessee of such assets or is obligated to deliver such securities, cash or other assets shall assume the terms of this Note. If the issuer of securities deliverable upon Conversion of this Note is an affiliate of the surviving transferee or lessee corporation, that issuer shall join in such assumption. The assumption agreement shall provide that the Payee may convert the Convertible Principal into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets that Payee would have owned immediately after the consolidation, merger, transfer, lease or exchange if Payee had converted this Note immediately before the effective date of the transaction. The assumption agreement shall provide for adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practical to the adjustments provided for in this Section 5. The successor company shall mail to Payee a notice briefly describing the assumption agreement. If this Section applies, Section 5(a) above will not apply. 

 

 

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6.     Maker’s Covenant to Register the Conversion Shares. Maker covenants to Payee that, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date hereof, Maker will file a registration statement to register the Conversion Shares under the Act pursuant to a registration statement (a “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission as soon as possible.

 

7.     Maker’s Covenants. Maker covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof and until the date of repayment in full of the Obligations, it shall comply with the following conditions:

 

(a)     Payment of Secured Obligations. Maker will pay the indebtedness evidenced by this Note according to its terms.

 

(b)     Maintenance of Existence and Conduct of Business. Maker shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries to (A) do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and rights; and (B) continue to conduct its business so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.

 

(c)     Books and Records. Maker shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries, to keep adequate books and records of account with respect to its business activities.

 

(d)     Insurance. Maker shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries, if any, to maintain insurance policies insuring such risks as are customarily insured against by companies engaged in businesses and/or with property similar to those operated and/or owned or leased by Maker or any such subsidiaries, as the case may be, including but not limited to, insurance policies covering real property. All such policies are to be carried with reputable insurance carriers and shall be in such amounts as are customarily insured against by companies with similar assets and properties engaged in a similar business.

 

(e)     Compliance with Law. Maker shall comply, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries, to comply in all material respects with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations applicable to it or such subsidiaries, as the case may be, which, if breached, would have a material adverse effect on Maker's or such subsidiaries', as the case may be, business, prospects, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise).

 

(f)      Compliance with Applicable Securities Laws. Maker shall file, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries, where applicable, to file all reports required to be filed by applicable securities laws and regulations, and such filings shall be accurate, timely filed and in full compliance with such securities laws and regulations, and Maker shall continue, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries, where applicable, to continue to be in full compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley act applicable to it.

 

(g)     Compliance with Material Agreements, Leases, Licenses and Financial Obligations. All of the terms of each of Maker’s and/or its subsidiaries’ and affiliates’, material agreements, leases, licenses and financial obligations shall be complied with, and each of them shall be kept in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms. 

 

(h)     Taxes and Assessments. Maker will and will cause all of its subsidiaries to (a) file all tax returns and appropriate schedules thereto that are required to be filed under applicable law, prior to the date of delinquency, (b) pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon Maker or any of its subsidiaries, upon its income and profits or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and (c) pay all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies that, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of its or of its subsidiaries properties. 

 

 

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(i) Notice of Default. Maker will give written notice to Payee of the occurrence of any Event of Default (as defined below) under this Note promptly upon the occurrence thereof. 

 

(j) Obligation to Continue Filing Public Reports and Maintain Exchange Listing. Maker will not, without the prior written consent of Payee, take any action that will relieve it from its obligation to continue to file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act or any other applicable federal or state securities law or result in the delisting of the Common Stock from the NYSE Mkt. 

 

8.      Reorganization of Maker. If Maker is party to a merger, consolidation or a transaction in which it is not the surviving or continuing entity or transfers or leases all or substantially all of its assets, the person who is the surviving or continuing entity or is the transferee or lessee of such assets shall assume the terms of this Note and the Obligations.

 

9.      Events of Defaults. The occurrence or existence of any one or more of the following events or conditions (regardless of the reasons therefor) shall constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder:

 

(a)     Maker shall fail to make any payment of Principal or Interest when due and payable or declared due and payable pursuant to the terms hereof and such failure shall remain uncured for a period of ten (10) days thereafter;

 

(b)     Maker shall fail at any time to be in material compliance with any of the covenants set forth in Section 7 of this Note, or shall fail at any time to be in material compliance with or neglect to perform, keep or observe any of the provisions of this Note to be complied with, performed, kept or observed by Maker and such failure shall remain uncured for a period of thirty (30) days after notice thereof has been given by Payee to Maker;

 

(c)     Any representation or warranty made in this Note by Maker shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;

 

(d)     Any money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment, or similar process not covered by insurance in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand ($250,000) Dollars in the aggregate shall be entered or filed against Maker or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties or other assets and shall remain unpaid, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days; 

 

(e)     Maker or any of its subsidiaries shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall be unable to pay its debts as they become due;

 

(f)     Maker or any of its subsidiaries shall have received a written notice of default related to any material agreement to which it is a party and such act of default shall remain uncured after any applicable cure period;

 

(g)     Maker entering into or consummating any Change in Control, as defined at the end of this Section 9, without either Payee’s prior written consent or the simultaneous payment in full of all Obligations;

 

(h)     Maker’s liquidation, dissolution, or other termination;

 

(i)     Any material adverse change in the Maker’s business, operations, assets, liabilities, prospects for repayment, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations, or any of its subsidiaries, or any litigation or governmental proceeding or investigation brought or threatened against Maker or any of its subsidiaries, or any executive officer or key employee of Maker or any of its subsidiaries, which materially adversely affects the business, operations, assets, liabilities, prospects for repayment, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Maker or any of its subsidiaries;

 

 

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(j)     A case or proceeding shall have been commenced against Maker or any of its subsidiaries (each a “Proceeding Company”) in a court having competent jurisdiction seeking a decree or order in respect of a Proceeding Company (A) under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law; (B) appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) of a Proceeding Company, or any of its properties; or (C) ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of a Proceeding Company, and such case or proceeding shall remain unstayed or undismissed for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days or such court shall enter a decree or order granting the relief sought in such case or proceeding; or

 

(k)     A Proceeding Company shall (A) file a petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy or other similar law; or (B) consent to the institution of proceedings thereunder or to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of or the taking of possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) of such Proceeding Company, or any of its properties. 

 

“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) Any Person, other than Maker, its affiliates or any Maker employee benefit plan (including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee), is or becomes the, directly or indirectly, of Maker’s securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of Maker’s directors (“Voting Securities”); or (ii) Individuals who constitute Makers Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Directors”), as of the beginning of any twenty-four (24) month period commencing with the date hereof, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any individual becoming a director subsequent to the beginning of such period, whose election or nomination for election by Maker’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Directors, shall be considered an Incumbent Director; or (iii) Consummation by Maker of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction (a “Business Combination”), with respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of Maker’s voting securities (the “Voting Securities”) immediately prior to such Business Combination (the “Incumbent Shareholders”) do not, following consummation of all transactions intended to constitute part of such Business Combination, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the Voting Securities of the corporation, business trust or other entity resulting from or being the surviving entity in such Business Combination (the “Surviving Entity”), in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of such Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination; or (iv) Consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of Maker, or the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of Maker’s assets, other than to a corporation, business trust or other entity with respect to which, following consummation of all transactions intended to constitute part of such sale or disposition, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined Voting Securities is then owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by the Incumbent Shareholders in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or disposition. For purposes of this definition, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth as follows: (A) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; and (B) “Person” shall have the meaning as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

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10.       Remedies.

 

10.1     Acceleration and Rights. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Obligations will be immediately due and payable in full and Payee at any time thereafter may at its option accelerate the maturity of the Obligations. Upon the occurrence of any such Event of Default, Payee will have the following rights and remedies:

 

10.2     Remedies Cumulative, No Waiver. No right, power or remedy conferred upon or reserved to Payee by this Note is intended to be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy, but each and every such right, power and remedy will be cumulative and concurrent and will be in addition to any other right, power and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute. No delay or omission by Payee to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing upon the occurrence of any Event of Default will exhaust or impair any such right, power or remedy or will be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein, and every right, power and remedy given by this Note to Payee may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by Payee.

 

10.3     Proceeds of Remedies. Any or all proceeds resulting from the exercise of any or all of the foregoing remedies will be applied as set forth herein providing the remedy or remedies exercised; if none is specified, or if the remedy is provided by this Note, then as follows:

 

	 	
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First, to the costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Payee in connection with the exercise of its remedies;

 

	 	
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Second, to the expenses of curing the default that has occurred, if Payee, in its reasonable discretion, incurs expenses to cure the default that has occurred, including maintaining the services of a monitor;

 

	 	
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Third, to the payment of the Obligations, including but not limited to the payment of the principal of and interest on the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, in such order of priority as Payee will determine in its sole discretion; and

 

	 	
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Fourth, the remainder, if any, to Maker or to any other person lawfully thereunto entitled.

 

If any deficiency remains after the payments as set forth above, Maker shall remain liable to Payee for such deficiency.

 

11.     Limitation of Interest Payments. Nothing contained in this Note or in any other agreement between Maker and Payee requires Maker to pay or Payee to accept Interest in an amount that would subject Maker to any penalty or forfeiture under applicable law. In no event shall the total of all charges payable hereunder, whether of Interest or of such other charges that may or might be characterized as interest, exceed the maximum rate permitted to be charged under the laws of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any other state or domestic or other jurisdiction in which either Maker or Payee may be located or may conduct business or the laws of any state or other jurisdiction applicable to this Note. Should Payee receive any payment, which is or would be more than that permitted to be charged under such laws, such payment shall have been and shall be deemed to have been made in error and shall automatically be applied to reduce the Principal outstanding on this Note.

 

 

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12.     Miscellaneous.

 

(a)     Effect of Forbearance. No forbearance, indulgence, delay or failure to exercise any right or remedy by Payee with respect to this Note shall operate as a waiver or as an acquiescence in any default.

 

(b)     Effect of Single or Partial Exercise of Right. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy by Payee shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or any exercise of any other right or remedy by Payee.

 

(c)     Governing Law; Venue. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State. Any action, suit or proceeding in connection with this Note may be brought against Maker in a federal or state court of record located in Santa Clara County, California, and Maker and Payee each agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such court and waives any objection which either may have, based on improper venue or forum non conveniens, to the conduct of any proceeding in any such court and waives personal service of any and all process upon it, and consents that all such service of process be made by mail or messenger directed to it at the address referred to in Section 12(g) below and that service so made shall be deemed to be completed upon the earlier of actual receipt or five (5) days after the same shall have been posted to its address. 

 

(d)     Headings. The headings and captions of the various paragraphs herein are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify any of the terms or provisions of this Note.

 

(e)     Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation. Upon receipt by Maker of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, Maker shall make and deliver or caused to be made and delivered to Payee a new Note of like date and tenor in lieu of this Note. 

 

(f)     Modification of Note or Waiver of Terms Thereof. No modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Note shall be effective unless in writing and signed by Maker and Payee and then only to the extent set forth in such writing, or shall any such modification or waiver be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given. This Note may not be discharged orally but only in writing duly executed by Payee.

 

(g)     Notice. All offers, acceptances, notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Note shall be in writing and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be deemed to have been given only: (i) when delivered in person; (ii) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier service; or, (iii) five (5) days after having been mailed by certified or registered mail prepaid, to the parties at their respective addresses first set forth above, or at such other address as may be given in writing in future by either party to the other. Notice may also be given via electronic or facsimile transmission to a party who provides such party’s fax number or email address to the other party and shall be deemed to have been given if receipt thereof is confirmed by the recipient. 

 

(h)     Transfer. This Note shall be transferable only on the books of Maker upon delivery thereof duly endorsed by Payee or by Payee’s duly authorized attorney or representative, or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment, or authority to transfer. In all cases of transfer by an attorney, executor, administrator, guardian, or other legal representative, duly authenticated evidence of its or its authority shall be produced. Upon any registration of transfer, Maker shall deliver a new Note or Notes to the person entitled thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Maker shall have no obligation to cause this Note to be transferred on its books to any person if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to Maker, such transfer does not comply with the provisions of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and/or applicable state securities laws. 

 

 

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(i)     Presumptions. Maker hereby represents and acknowledges that in connection with the negotiation of this Note it has been represented by its own counsel, who has reviewed this Note and advised it as to the legal significance and consequences of entering into this Note and has participated in the drafting hereof. Therefore, this Note shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring that it be construed against any one party causing this Note or any part hereof to be drafted.

 

(j)     Waivers.

 

(a)     Waiver of Trial by Jury. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, MAKER and PAYEE hereby waive their respective rights to a jury trial of any claim or cause of action based upon or arising out of any of THIS NOTE or any of the transactions contemplated herein, including contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims and all other common law or statutory claims. Each party recognizes and agrees that the foregoing waiver constitutes a material inducement for it to enter into this NOTE. Each party represents and warrants that it/HE has reviewed this waiver with its/HIS legal counsel and that it/HE knowingly and voluntarily waives its/HIS jury trial rights following consultation with legal counsel.

 

(b)     Marshaling of Assets. Borrower hereby waives, to the extent permitted by law, the benefit of all appraisal, valuation, stay, extension, reinstatement and redemption laws now in force and those hereafter in force and all rights of marshaling in the event of any sale hereunder of the Collateral by Lender or any part or any interest therein. 

 

(k)     Successors and Assigns. This Note shall be binding upon Maker, its successors, assigns and transferees, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Payee and Payee’s successors and assigns.

 

(l)     Severability. If one or more of the provisions or portions of this Note shall be deemed by any court or quasi-judicial authority to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions of provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

(m)     Gender. The use herein of the masculine pronouns or similar terms shall be deemed to include the feminine and neuter genders as well and vice versa and the use of the singular pronouns shall be deemed to include the plural as well and vice versa.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has caused this Note to be executed on its behalf by an officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date set forth above.

 

	
 
	
Digital Power Corporation 

	
 
	
A California corporation 

	
 
	
 

	 	By:                                                                                             
	 	        Amos Kohn, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Agreed and Accepted:

 

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By: ___________________________

 

 

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ANNEX A

  

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the 12% Convertible Note due August 3, 2018 of Digital Power Corporation, a California corporation (the “Company”), into shares of Company common stock (the “Common Stock”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.

 

 

Conversion calculations:

 

	
Date to Effect Conversion: 
	
 
	
                                           

	
Principal Amount of Debenture to be Converted: 
	
 
	
                                            

	
Conversion Rate: 
	
 
	
                                            

	
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued: 
	
 
	
                                            

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Signature:                                               
	
 
	
 

	
Name:
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Address for Delivery of Common Stock Certificates: 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
                                                              
	
 
	
 

	
                                                              
	
 
	
 

	
                                                              
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	Or	 	 
	 	 	 
	DWAC Instructions:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Broker No:                             	 	 
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