Document:

Exhibit
10.8

 

Rice
Acquisition Holdings II LLC

102
East Main Street, Second Story

Carnegie,
Pennsylvania 15106

 

February
26, 2021

 

Rice
Acquisition Sponsor II LLC

102
East Main Street, Second Story

Carnegie,
Pennsylvania 15106

 

RE:Securities
Subscription Agreement

 

Gentlemen:

 

This
agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into on February 26, 2021 by and between Rice Acquisition Sponsor II LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (the “Subscriber” or “you”), and Rice Acquisition Holdings
II LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Company”). Pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company hereby
accepts the offer the Subscriber has made to subscribe for and purchase 7,187,500 Class B Units (the “Units”) of the
Company. The Company and the Subscriber’s agreements regarding such Units are as follows:

 

1.1
Subscriber’s Representations, Warranties and
Agreements. To induce the Company to issue the Units to the Subscriber, the Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Company
and agrees with the Company as follows:

 

1.1.1
No Government Recommendation or Approval. The
Subscriber understands that no federal or state agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the offering of the
Units.

 

1.1.2
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the consummation by the Subscriber of the transactions contemplated hereby do not violate, conflict with or constitute
a default under (i) the exempted limited partnership agreement of the Subscriber, (ii) any agreement, indenture or instrument to which
the Subscriber is a party or (iii) any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Subscriber is subject, or any agreement, order,
judgment or decree to which the Subscriber is subject.

 

1.1.3
Registration and Authority. The Subscriber is
a Delaware limited liability company, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and possesses all
requisite power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon execution and delivery by
you, this Agreement will be a legal, valid and binding agreement of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

     

     

    

 

1.1.4
Experience, Financial Capability and Suitability.
Subscriber is: (i) sophisticated in financial matters and is able to evaluate the risks and benefits of the investment in the Units and
(ii) able to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Units for an indefinite period of time because the Units have not been registered
under the Securities Act (as defined below) and therefore cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an
exemption from such registration is available. Subscriber is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company
and has the capacity to protect its own interests. Subscriber must bear the economic risk of this investment until the Units are sold
pursuant to: (i) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (ii) an exemption from registration available with respect
to such sale. Subscriber is able to bear the economic risks of an investment in the Units and to afford a complete loss of Subscriber’s
investment in the Units.

 

1.1.5
Access to Information; Independent Investigation.
Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Subscriber has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives
of the Company concerning an investment in the Company, as well as the finances, operations, business and prospects of the Company, and
the opportunity to obtain additional information to verify the accuracy of all information so obtained. In determining whether to make
this investment, Subscriber has relied solely on Subscriber’s own knowledge and understanding of the Company and its business based
upon Subscriber’s own due diligence investigation and the information furnished pursuant to this paragraph. Subscriber understands
that no person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations which were not furnished pursuant to this Section
2 and Subscriber has not relied on any other representations or information in making its investment decision, whether written or oral,
relating to the Company, its operations and/or its prospects.

 

1.1.6
Regulation D Offering. Subscriber represents
that it is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”) and acknowledges the sale contemplated hereby is being made in reliance on a private
placement exemption to “accredited investors” within the meaning of Section 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act
or similar exemptions under federal and state law.

 

1.1.7
Investment Purposes. The Subscriber is purchasing
the Units solely for investment purposes, for the Subscriber’s own account and not for the account or benefit of any other person,
and not with a view towards the distribution or dissemination thereof. The Subscriber did not decide to enter into this Agreement as
a result of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act.

 

1.1.8
Restrictions on Transfer; Shell Company.
Subscriber understands the Units are being offered in a transaction not involving a public offering within the meaning of the Securities
Act. Subscriber understands the Units will be “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities
Act, and Subscriber understands that the certificates representing the Units will contain a legend in respect of such restrictions. If
in the future the Subscriber decides to offer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Units, such Units may be offered, resold, pledged
or otherwise transferred only pursuant to: (i) registration under the Securities Act, or (ii) an available exemption from registration.
Subscriber agrees that if any transfer of its Units or any interest therein is proposed to be made, as a condition precedent to any such
transfer, Subscriber may be required to deliver to the Company an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company. Absent registration
or an exemption, the Subscriber agrees not to resell the Units. Subscriber further acknowledges that because the Company is a shell company,
Rule 144 may not be available to the Subscriber for the resale of the Units until one year following consummation of the initial business
combination of the Company, despite technical compliance with the requirements of Rule 144 and the release or waiver of any contractual
transfer restrictions.

 

1.1.9
No Governmental Consents. No governmental, administrative
or other third party consents or approvals are required or necessary on the part of Subscriber in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.

 

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1.2
Company’s Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
To induce the Subscriber to purchase the Units, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber and agrees with the Subscriber
as follows:

 

1.2.1
Incorporation and Corporate Power. The Company
is a Cayman Islands limited liability company and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify
would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operating results or assets of the Company.
The Company possesses all requisite limited liability company and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Upon execution and delivery by the Company, this Agreement will be a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles
of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

1.2.2
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby do not violate, conflict with or constitute
a default under (i) the memorandum and articles of association of the Company, (ii) any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the
Company is a party or (iii) any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, or any agreement, order, judgment or
decree to which the Company is subject.

 

1.2.3
Title to Securities. Upon issuance in accordance
with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof, and registration in the Company’s register of members, the Units will be duly
and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Upon issuance in accordance with, and payment pursuant to, the terms hereof, and registration
in the Company’s register of members, the Subscriber will have or receive good title to the Units, free and clear of all liens,
claims and encumbrances of any kind, other than (a) transfer restrictions hereunder and other agreements to which the Units may be subject,
(b) transfer restrictions under federal and state securities laws, and (c) liens, claims or encumbrances imposed due to the actions of
the Subscriber.

 

1.2.4
No Adverse Actions. There are no actions, suits,
investigations or proceedings pending, threatened against or affecting the Company which: (i) seek to restrain, enjoin, prevent the consummation
of or otherwise affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) question the validity or legality of any transactions
or seeks to recover damages or to obtain other relief in connection with any transactions.

 

2.
Restrictions on Transfer.

 

2.1
Securities Law Restrictions. Subscriber agrees
not to sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Units unless, prior thereto (a) a registration
statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws with respect to the Units proposed to
be transferred shall then be effective or (b) the Company has received an opinion from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company,
that such registration is not required because such transaction is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated
by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder and with all applicable state securities laws.

 

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2.2
Restrictive Legends. Any certificates representing
the Units shall have endorsed thereon legends substantially as follows:

 

“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
LAWS AND NEITHER THE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT
TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS WHICH,
IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL, IS AVAILABLE.”

 

“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A LOCKUP AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED
DURING THE TERM OF THE LOCKUP.”

 

2.3
Additional Units or Substituted Securities. In
the event of the declaration of a share dividend, the declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form other than Units, a
spin-off, a share split, an adjustment in conversion ratio, a recapitalization or a similar transaction affecting the Company’s
outstanding Units without receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property which are by reason
of such transaction distributed with respect to any Units subject to this Section 5 or into which such Units thereby become convertible
shall immediately be subject to this Section 5 and Section 3. Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of such securities
or property shall be made to the number and/or class of Units subject to this Section 5 and Section 3.

 

2.4
Registration Rights. Subscriber acknowledges
that the Units are being purchased pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and will become
freely tradable only after certain conditions are met or they are registered pursuant to a registration statement.

 

3.
Other Agreements.

 

3.1
Further Assurances. Subscriber agrees to execute
such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

 

3.2
Notices. All notices, statements or other documents
which are required or contemplated by this Agreement shall be: (i) in writing and delivered personally or sent by first class registered
or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile
to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party
and (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address
as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on
the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or
electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by
mail.

 

3.3
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with,
embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the Subscriber and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement of any kind not expressly set forth in this Agreement shall affect, or be used to interpret, change or
restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

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3.4
Modifications and Amendments. The terms and provisions
of this Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by all parties hereto.

 

3.5
Waivers and Consents. The terms and provisions
of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by a written document executed by the party entitled
to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent
with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective
only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.

 

3.6
Assignment. The rights and obligations under
this Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

3.7
Benefit. All statements, representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements in this Agreement shall be binding on the parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit of the respective successors
and permitted assigns of each party hereto. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create any rights or obligations except among
the parties hereto, and no person or entity shall be regarded as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

 

3.8
Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights
and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of New York applicable to contracts
wholly performed within the borders of such state, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.

 

3.9
Severability. In the event that any court of
competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this Agreement shall be unreasonable
or unenforceable in any respect, then such provision shall be deemed limited to the extent that such court deems it reasonable and enforceable,
and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect. In the event that such court shall deem any such provision, or portion thereof,
wholly unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.

 

3.10
No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies. No
failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement, and no course of dealing between the
parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right,
power or remedy under this Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power
or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder.
The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies.
No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand
to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such
notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.

 

3.11
Survival of Representations and Warranties. All
representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Agreement or in any other agreement, certificate or instrument provided
for or contemplated hereby, shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and any investigations made by or on behalf of the parties.

 

3.12
No Broker or Finder. Each of the parties hereto
represents and warrants to the other that no broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on its behalf in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the other. Each of the parties hereto
agrees to indemnify and save the other harmless from any claim or demand for commission or other compensation by any broker, finder,
financial consultant or similar agent claiming to have been employed by or on behalf of such party and to bear the cost of legal expenses
incurred in defending against any such claim.

 

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3.13
Headings and Captions. The headings and captions
of the various subdivisions of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning
or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

3.14
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
in one 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 the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign
the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or any other form of electronic delivery,
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 signature page were an original thereof.

 

3.15
Construction. The parties hereto have participated
jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement
will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring
any party hereto because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes,”
and “including” will be deemed to be followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine,
and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural
and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,”
“hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained
herein will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein
in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless
of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such
party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant.

 

3.16
Mutual Drafting. This Agreement is the joint
product of the Subscriber and the Company and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement
of such parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.

 

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If
the foregoing accurately sets forth our understanding and agreement, please sign the enclosed copy of this Agreement and return it to
us.

 

	 	Very
    truly yours,
	 	 
	 	RICE
    ACQUISITION HOLDINGS II LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:
    	/s/
    Daniel Joseph Rice, IV
	 	 	Name:
    Daniel Joseph Rice, IV
	 	 	Title:
    Chief Executive Officer

 

Accepted
and agreed as of the date first written above.

  

RICE
ACQUISITION SPONSOR II LLC

  

	By:	/s/
    Daniel Joseph Rice, IV	 
	 	Name:
    Daniel Joseph Rice, IV

    Title: Chief Executive Officer	 

 

  

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Exhibit 4.2

DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

The following is a description of the common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of Sio Gene Therapies Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), which is the only class of securities of the Company registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The following summary description is based on the provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). This information may not be complete in all respects and is qualified entirely by reference to the provisions of our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws and the DGCL. 

Authorized Share Capital
Our authorized capital stock consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. 
Common Stock
Voting Rights 
Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock owned of record on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of common stock (as well as holders of any preferred stock entitled to vote with the common stockholders) vote together as a single class on all matters presented to the stockholders for their vote or approval, including the election of directors. There are no cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors or any other matters.
Dividend Rights
The holders of our common stock have the right to receive dividends and distributions, whether payable in cash or otherwise, as may be declared from time to time by its board of directors, from legally available funds.
Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions
In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share equally in the assets available for distribution after payment of all creditors and the liquidation preferences of its preferred stock (if any).
No Preemption of Similar Rights
Holders of our common stock have no conversion rights, subscription rights, preemptive or other rights to purchase or subscribe for our securities, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our Common Stock.
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Anti-takeover Effects of Provisions of Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and Delaware Law
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that may prevent or discourage a third party from acquiring us, even if the acquisition would be beneficial to its stockholders. Our board of directors also have the authority to fix the rights, powers and preferences of shares of our preferred stock and to issue such shares without a stockholder vote.
We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL (“Section 203”), which prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination (as defined in Section 203) with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years subsequent to the time that the stockholder became an interested stockholder unless:
•before such date, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
•upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction began, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder, those shares owned (1) by persons who are directors and also officers and (2) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
•on or after such date, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.
In general, Section 203 defines a “business combination” to include the following:
•any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;
•any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder;
•subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;
•any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock or any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or
•the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits by or through the corporation.
In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as an entity or person who, together with the person’s affiliates and associates, beneficially owns or within three years prior to the time of determination of interested stockholder status did own, 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation.
A Delaware corporation may “opt out” of these provisions with an express provision in its original certificate of incorporation or an express provision in its amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws resulting from a stockholders’ amendment approved by at least a majority of the outstanding voting shares. We have not opted out of these provisions. As a result, mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts of us may be discouraged or prevented.
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Such provisions may have the effect of deterring, delaying or prohibiting mergers, takeovers or changes in control.
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Among other things, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws:
•permit our board of directors to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with any rights, preferences and privileges as they may designate, including the right to approve an acquisition or other change of control;
•provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of our board of directors;
•provide that, subject to the rights of any series of preferred stock to elect directors, directors may only be removed for cause, which removal may be effected, subject to any limitation imposed by law, by the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of our then-outstanding shares of the capital stock entitled to vote generally at an election of directors;
•provide that all vacancies, including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum;
•require that any action to be taken by our stockholders may be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders or by written consent or electronic transmission;
•provide that stockholders seeking to present proposals before a meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at a meeting of stockholders must provide advance notice in writing, and also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice;
•provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairperson of our board of directors, our principal executive officer, by our board of directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors, any two directors or any director and the secretary; and
•do not provide for cumulative voting rights, therefore allowing the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors to elect all of the directors standing for election, if they should so choose.
The amendment of any of these provisions in our certificate of incorporation would require approval by the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of our then-outstanding capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. The amendment of any of these provisions in our bylaws would require approval by either (i) the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of our then-outstanding capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, or (ii) the majority of our directors then in office.
The combination of these provisions make it more difficult for our existing stockholders to replace our board of directors as well as for another party to obtain control of us by replacing our board of directors. Since our board of directors has the power to retain and discharge our officers, these provisions could also make it more difficult for existing stockholders or another party to effect a change in management. In addition, the authorization of undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change our control. The rights, preferences, and privileges of the holders of our common stock will be subject to, and may be negatively impacted by, the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock.
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These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continued stability in the composition of our board of directors and its policies and to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to reduce our vulnerability to hostile takeovers and to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. However, such provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares and may have the effect of delaying changes in our control or management. As a consequence, these provisions may also inhibit fluctuations in the market price of our stock.
Choice of Forum
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws each provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, or other employee of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, or (iv) any action asserting a claim that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. 
This choice of forum provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Our certificate of incorporation further provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause or causes of action arising under the Securities Act, including all causes of action asserted against any defendant to such complaint. However, as Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provision.
For the avoidance of doubt, this provision is intended to benefit and may be enforced by us, our officers and directors, the underwriters to any offering giving rise to such complaint, and any other professional entity whose profession gives authority to a statement made by that person or entity and who has prepared or certified any part of the documents underlying the offering. Additionally, our certificate of incorporation provides that any person or entity holding, owning or otherwise acquiring any interest in any of our securities shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to these provisions. We note that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The Transfer Agent for our shares of common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.  The transfer agent’s address is 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219.

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