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 6575982.3   PLEDGE AGREEMENT    THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT dated as of the 2nd day of May, 2016 (this “Agreement”),   by and between DLH Holdings Corp. (the "Pledgor") and Fifth Third Bank ("Bank") is being   executed in connection with the Loan Agreement, dated the same date, between Pledgor, Danya   International, LLC, DLH Solutions, Inc. and the Bank (the “Loan Agreement”).   1. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST. (“Pledgor”) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally   grants a security interest in, a lien upon and the right of set-off against, and assigns and transfers to Fifth   Third Bank, and its successors and assigns (collectively, “Lender”) all property referred to in Exhibit “A”   attached hereto and incorporated herein, as hereafter amended or supplemented from time to time (the   “Collateral”). The parties hereto expressly agree that all rights, assets and property at any time held in or   credited to any securities account constituting Collateral shall be treated as financial assets as defined in the   Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable state (the “UCC”).   2. INDEBTEDNESS.   (a) The Collateral secures and will secure (i) all Indebtedness of Pledgor to Lender.   Each person or entity obligated under any Indebtedness is sometimes referred to in this Agreement   as a “Debtor.”   (b) “Indebtedness” means:   (i) all debts, obligations or liabilities, of every kind or character of Debtor or   any one or more of them to Lender, now or hereafter existing or incurred, whether absolute or   contingent, primary or secondary, secured or unsecured, joint or several, voluntary or involuntary,   due or not due, or incurred directly or indirectly or acquired by Lender by assignment or otherwise;   including interest accruing after commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like   proceeding relating to any Debtor, whether or not allowed in such proceeding and further including   all debt, obligations or liabilities arising under or incurred in connection with any and all letters of   credit issued by Lender for the account of any Debtor or at the request of any Debtor and any   reimbursement, indemnity or similar agreements given by any Debtor to Lender in connection   therewith;   (ii) all debts, obligations or liabilities arising pursuant to any agreement   between Pledgor and/or any Debtor and Bank or any affiliate of Bank now existing or hereafter   entered into, which provides for an interest rate, credit, commodity or equity swap, cap, floor,   collar, forward foreign exchange transaction, currency swap, cross currency rate swap, currency   option, securities puts, calls, collars, options or forwards or any combination of, or option with   respect to, these or similar transactions (each a "Hedge Transaction”) other than Excluded Hedge   Obligations.   (iii) “Excluded Hedge Obligations” shall mean any obligations arising under   any Hedge Transaction to which Pledgor is not party if, and to the extent that, the grant by such   Pledgor of a security interest in the Collateral to Bank to secure such obligations under such Hedge   Transaction would violate the Commodity Exchange Act by virtue of such Pledgor’s failure to   constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act as of the   date required thereunder with respect to such security interest.  “Commodity Exchange Act” means     

 

 6575982.3   7 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq., as amended from time to time, any successor statute, and any rules,   regulations and orders applicable thereto;     (iv) all costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses actually incurred by Lender in   connection with the collection or enforcement of any of the above.   (c) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, “Indebtedness” shall not include any debts,   obligations or liabilities which are or may hereafter be “consumer credit” subject to the disclosure   requirements of the Federal Truth in Lending law or any regulation promulgated thereunder.      3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS REGARDING   COLLATERAL.  Pledgor covenants, represents and warrants that unless compliance is waived by Lender   in writing:   (a) Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of all the Collateral free and clear of   any and all liens, encumbrances, or interests of any third parties other than the security interest of   Lender, and will keep the Collateral free of all liens, claims, security interests and encumbrances   of any kind or nature, whether voluntary or involuntary, except the security interest of Lender.   (b) Pledgor shall, at Pledgor’s expense, take all actions necessary or advisable from   time to time to maintain the first priority and perfection of the security interest of Lender in the   Collateral and shall not take any actions that would alter, impair or eliminate said priority or   perfection.   (c) Pledgor agrees to pay prior to delinquency all taxes, charges, liens and   assessments against the Collateral, and upon the failure of Pledgor to do so, Lender at its option   may pay any of them and shall be the sole judge of the legality or validity thereof and the amount   necessary to discharge the same.   (d) Pledgor’s exact legal name is correctly set forth on the signature page hereof.   Pledgor will notify Lender in writing at least 30 days prior to any change in Pledgor’s name or   identity.   (e) Pledgor resides and has for the four month period preceding the date hereof   resided, in the state specified on the signature page hereof.  Pledgor shall give Lender at least thirty   (30) days notice before changing the location of its residence or its chief executive office, type of   organization, business structure or state of incorporation or organization.   4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS REGARDING   COLLATERAL.  Pledgor hereby represents, warrants and covenants the following with respect to any   equity securities comprising any or all of the Collateral (the “Pledged Interests”) and covenants and   agrees to promptly notify Lender in writing in the event that any of the foregoing representations and   warranties is no longer true and correct:   (a) The Pledged Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully   paid and non-assessable.     

 

 6575982.3   (b) Except as may be provided for in any applicable operating agreement, there are   no contractual restrictions on the pledge of the Pledged Interests by Pledgor to Lender nor on the   sale of the Pledged Interests by Pledgor or Lender.   (c) Except as may be provided for in any applicable operating agreement, the   Pledged Interests are freely and fully marketable by Pledgor or Lender as pledgee, without regard   to any holding period, manner of sale, volume limitation, public information or notice   requirement.   5. LENDER APPOINTED ATTORNEY IN FACT.  Pledgor authorizes and irrevocably   appoints Lender as Pledgor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution to take any   action and execute or otherwise authenticate any record or other documentation that Lender considers   necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including but not limited to, the   following actions: (a) to file any claims, take any actions or institute any proceedings which Lender   determines to be necessary or appropriate to collect or preserve the Collateral or to enforce Lender’s rights   with respect to the Collateral; (b) to execute in the name or otherwise authenticate on behalf of Pledgor any   record reasonably believed necessary or appropriate by Lender for compliance with laws, rules or   regulations applicable to any Collateral, or in connection with exercising Lender’s rights under this   Agreement; (c) to file any financing statement relating to this Agreement electronically; (d) to do and take   any and all actions with respect to the Collateral and to perform any of Pledgor’s obligations under this   Agreement; and (e) to transfer any Collateral (including converting physical certificates to book-entry   holdings) into the name of Lender or its nominee or any broker-dealer (which may be an affiliate of Lender)   and to execute any control agreement covering any Collateral on Pledgor’s behalf and as attorney-in-fact   for Pledgor in order to perfect Lender’s first priority and continuing security interest in the Collateral and   in order to provide Lender with control of the Collateral, and Pledgor’s signature on this Agreement or   other authentication of this Agreement shall constitute an irrevocable direction by Pledgor to any Lender,   custodian, broker dealer, any other securities intermediary or commodity intermediary holding any   Collateral or any issuer of any letters of credit to comply with any instructions or entitlement orders, of   Lender without further consent of Pledgor;  The authority granted herein shall only apply to the following   upon the occurrence of an Event of Default as defined herein:  (f) to endorse, receive, accept and collect all   checks, drafts, other payment orders and instruments representing or included in the Collateral or   representing any payment, dividend or distribution relating to any Collateral or to take any other action to   enforce, collect or compromise any of the Collateral; (g) to participate in any recapitalization,   reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, redemption, stock split, merger or liquidation of any issuer   of securities which constitute Collateral, and in connection therewith Lender may deposit or surrender   control of the Collateral, accept money or other property in exchange for the Collateral, and take such action   as it deems proper in connection therewith, and any money or property received on account of or in   exchange for the Collateral shall be applied to the Indebtedness or held by Lender thereafter as Collateral   pursuant to the provisions hereof; (h)  to exercise any right, privilege or option pertaining to any Collateral,   but Lender has no obligation to do so; (i) to make any compromise or settlement it deems desirable or   proper with reference to the Collateral; and (j) to execute any documentation reasonably believed necessary   by Lender for compliance with Rule 144 or any other restrictions, laws, rules or regulations applicable to   any Collateral hereunder that constitutes restricted or control securities under the securities laws.  The   foregoing appointments are irrevocable and coupled with an interest and shall survive the death or disability   of Pledgor and shall not be revoked without Lender’s written consent.  To the extent permitted by law,   Pledgor hereby ratifies all said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.   6. VOTING AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS.   (a) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and Lender   has not delivered the notice specified in subsection (b) below, Pledgor shall be entitled to (i)     

 

 6575982.3   exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Collateral or any part   thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or any document or   agreement executed in connection herewith (ii) make distributions of cash in amounts sufficient for   the equity owners of the Collateral to fulfill their federal, state and local tax obligations which arise   from the Collateral and (iii) make distributions of cash to the equity owners of the Collateral which   are consistent with past practice..   (b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the   option of Lender exercised in a writing sent to Pledgor, all rights of Pledgor to exercise the voting   and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to subsection   (a) above shall cease, and Lender shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such voting and   other consensual rights.   7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES.   (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender may do any one or more of   the following:   (i) Exercise as to any or all of the Collateral all the rights, powers and   remedies of an owner, subject to the Section entitled “VOTING RIGHTS”.   (ii) Enforce the security interest given hereunder pursuant to the UCC and any   other applicable law.   (iii) Sell all or any part of the Collateral at public or private sale in accordance   with the UCC, without advertisement, in such manner and order as Lender may elect.  Lender may   purchase the Collateral for its own account at any such sale. Lender shall give Pledgor such notice   of any public or private sale as may be required by the UCC, provided that to the extent notice of   any such sale is required by the UCC or other applicable law, Pledgor agrees that at least 10 days   notice to Pledgor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale   is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification and provided further that, if Lender fails to   comply with this sentence in any respect, its liability for such failure shall be limited to the liability   (if any) imposed on it as a matter of law under the UCC or other applicable law.  Pledgor   acknowledges that Collateral may be sold at a loss to Pledgor, and that, in such event, Lender shall   have no liability or responsibility to Pledgor for such loss.  Pledgor further acknowledges that a   private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a   public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that no such private sale shall, to the   extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed not to be “commercially reasonable” solely as a   result of such prices and other sale terms.  Upon any such sale, Lender shall have the right to deliver,   assign and transfer to the buyer thereof the Collateral so sold.  Each buyer at any such sale shall   hold the Collateral so sold absolutely and free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including   any equity or right of redemption of Pledgor that may be waived or any other right or claim of   Pledgor, and Pledgor, to the extent permitted by law, hereby specifically waives all rights of   redemption, stay or appraisal that Pledgor has or may have under any law now existing or hereafter   adopted.   Without limiting any other rights and remedies available to Lender, Pledgor   expressly acknowledges and agrees that with respect to Collateral consisting of notes, bonds or   other securities  which are not sold on a recognized market, Lender shall be deemed to have   conducted a commercially reasonable sale of such Collateral if (a) such sale is conducted by any   nationally recognized broker-dealer (including any affiliate of Lender), investment Lender or any     

 

 6575982.3   other method common in the securities industry, and (b) if the purchaser is Lender or any affiliate   of Lender, the sale price received by Lender in connection with such sale is reasonably supported   by quotations received from one or more other nationally recognized broker-dealers, investment   Lenders or other financial institutions.   (b) Enforce the security interest of Lender in any deposit account at Lender which is   part of the Collateral by applying such account to the Indebtedness.   (c) Exercise any other remedy provided under this Agreement or by any applicable   law.   (d) Comply with any applicable state or federal law requirements in connection with   a disposition of the Collateral and such compliance will not be considered to affect adversely the   commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral.   (e) Sell the Collateral without giving any warranties as to the Collateral.  Lender may   specifically disclaim any warranties of title or the like.  This procedure will not be considered to   affect adversely the commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral.   8. RIGHT TO CURE; LIMITATION ON LENDER’S DUTIES.  If Pledgor fails to perform   any agreement contained herein, Lender may perform or cause performance of such agreement and the   expenses of Lender incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by Pledgor or Debtor under the   Section entitled “COSTS”.  Any powers conferred on Lender hereunder are solely to protect its interest in   the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers.  Except for reasonable   care in the custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by   it hereunder, Lender shall have no duty as to any Collateral or as to the taking of any necessary steps to   preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.  Lender shall be deemed   to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession if the   Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which Lender accords its own property, it being   understood that Lender shall not have any responsibility for (a) ascertaining, exercising or taking other   action or giving Pledgor notice with respect to subscription rights, calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities,   lenders or other matters relative to any Collateral, whether or not Lender has or is deemed to have   knowledge of such matters, or (b) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with   respect to any Collateral.  Lender shall not be liable for any loss to the Collateral resulting from acts of   God, war, civil commotion, fire, earthquake, or other disaster or for any other loss or damage to the   Collateral except to the extent such loss is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and   nonappealable judgment to have resulted from Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.   9. WAIVERS.  Lender shall be under no duty or obligation whatsoever and Pledgor waives   any right to require Lender to (i) make or give any presentment, demands for performances, notices of   nonperformance, protests, notices of protest or notices of dishonor in connection with any obligations or   evidences of indebtedness held by Lender as Collateral, or in connection with any obligation or evidences   of indebtedness which constitute in whole or in part the Indebtedness; (ii) proceed against any person or   entity, (iii) proceed against or exhaust any Collateral, or (iv) pursue any other remedy in Lender’s power;   and Pledgor waives any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of Debtor or any other   person, or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of Debtor or any other   person other than payment in full of the Indebtedness.  Until the Indebtedness is paid in full, Pledgor waives   any right of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification, and contribution (contractual, statutory or   otherwise), including without limitation any claim or right of subrogation under the Bankruptcy Code (Title   11 of the U.S. Code) or any successor statute, arising from the existence or performance of this Agreement,   and Pledgor waives any right to enforce any remedy which Lender now has or may hereafter have against     

 

 6575982.3   Debtor or against any other person and waives any benefit of and any right to participate in any Collateral   or security whatsoever now or hereafter held by Lender.  If Pledgor is not also a Debtor with respect to a   specified Indebtedness, such Pledgor authorizes Lender without notice or demand and without affecting   Pledgor’s liability hereunder, from time to time to:  (i) renew, extend, accelerate or otherwise change the   time for payment of or otherwise change the terms of the Indebtedness or any part thereof, including   increase or decrease of the rate of interest thereon; (ii) take and hold security, other than the Collateral, for   the payment of the Indebtedness or any part thereof, and exchange, enforce, waive and release the Collateral   or any part thereof or any such other security; and (iii) release or substitute Debtor or any one or more of   them, or any of the endorsers or guarantors of the Indebtedness or any part thereof, or any other parties   thereto.  Pledgor agrees that it is solely responsible for keeping itself informed as to the financial condition   of Debtor and of all circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or the risk of a margin call or   liquidation of the Collateral.   10. TRANSFER, DELIVERY AND RETURN OF COLLATERAL.   (a) Pledgor shall immediately deliver or cause to be delivered to Lender (i) any   certificates or instruments now or hereafter representing or evidencing Collateral and such   certificates and instruments shall be in suitable form for transfer without restriction or stop order   by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in   blank in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, and (ii) in the same form as received (with any   necessary endorsement), all dividends and other distributions paid or payable in cash in respect of   any Collateral and any such amounts, if received by Pledgor, shall be received in trust for the benefit   of Lender and be segregated from the other property or funds of Pledgor.   (b) Lender may at any time deliver the Collateral or any part thereof to Pledgor and   the receipt by Pledgor shall be a complete and full acquittance for the Collateral so delivered, and   Lender shall thereafter be discharged from any liability or responsibility therefor.   (c) Upon the transfer of all or any part of the Indebtedness, Lender may transfer all or   any part of the Collateral and shall be fully discharged thereafter from all liability and responsibility   with respect to such Collateral so transferred, and the transferee shall be vested with all the rights   and powers of Lender hereunder with respect to such Collateral so transferred; but with respect to   any Collateral not so transferred Lender shall retain all rights and powers hereby given.  Pledgor   agrees that Lender may disclose to any prospective purchaser or transferee and any purchaser or   transferee of all or part of the Indebtedness any and all information in Lender’s possession   concerning Pledgor, this Agreement and the Collateral.   11. CONTINUING AGREEMENT AND POWERS.   (a) This is a continuing Agreement and all the rights, powers and remedies hereunder   shall, unless otherwise limited herein, apply to all past, present and future Indebtedness of Debtor   or any one or more of them to Lender, including that arising under successive transactions which   shall either continue the Indebtedness, increase or decrease it, or from time to time create new   Indebtedness after all or any prior Indebtedness has been satisfied, and notwithstanding the death,   incapacity, cessation of business, dissolution or bankruptcy of Debtor or any one or more of them,   or any other event or proceeding affecting Debtor or any one or more of them.   (b) Until all Indebtedness shall have been paid in full and Lender shall have no   obligation to extend credit to any Debtor, the power of sale and all other rights, powers and   remedies granted to Lender hereunder shall continue to exist and may be exercised by Lender at     

 

 6575982.3   the time specified hereunder under the terms hereof irrespective of the fact that the personal liability   of Debtor or any one or more of them may have ceased.   12. COSTS.  All advances, charges, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually   incurred or paid by Lender in exercising any right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement or in the   enforcement thereof, shall become a part of the Indebtedness secured hereunder and shall be paid to Lender   by Debtor and Pledgor immediately and without demand, with interest thereon at an annual rate equal to   the highest rate of interest of any Indebtedness secured by this Agreement (or, if there is no such interest   rate, at the maximum interest rate permitted by law for interest on judgments).   13. NOTICES. Unless otherwise provided or agreed to herein or required by law, notice and   communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed or delivered to   Pledgor to the address set forth for Pledgor on the signature page hereof or at such other address as shall be   designated by Pledgor in a written notice to Lender at the address for notices set forth on the signature page   of this Agreement for Lender.  If  Pledgor’s address for notices is not entered below then the address for   Pledgor in Lender’s records shall be deemed the address for notices to Pledgor.  Notices and other   communications sent by (a) United States Certified Mail, return receipt requested shall be deemed delivered   on the earlier of actual receipt or on the fourth business day after deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid   and  (b) overnight courier shall be deemed delivered on the next business day after deposit with the   overnight courier.   14. INDEMNITY.  Pledgor shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Lender and its directors,   officers, agents and employees, from and against any and all claims, actions, obligations, liabilities and   expenses, including defense costs, investigative fees and costs, and legal fees and damages arising from   their execution of or performance under this Agreement, except to the extent that such claim, action,   obligation, liability or expense is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and   nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such   indemnified person. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement.   15. MISCELLANEOUS.   (a) This Agreement (i) may be waived, altered, modified or amended only by an   instrument in writing, duly executed by the party or parties sought to be charged or bound thereby,   and (ii) may be executed in any number of identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed   an original for all purposes and all of which constitute, collectively, one agreement; but, in making   proof of this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such   counterpart.  Any waiver, express or implied, of any provision hereof and any delay or failure by   Lender to enforce any provision shall not preclude Lender from enforcing any such provision   thereafter.   (b) Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes Lender to file one or more financing   statements describing all or part of the Collateral, and continuation statements, or amendments   thereto, relative to all or part of the Collateral as authorized by applicable law.  Such financing   statements, continuation statements and amendments will contain any other information required   by the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation   statement or amendment, including whether Pledgor is an organization, the type of organization   and any organizational identification number issued to Pledgor.  Pledgor agrees to furnish any such   information to Lender promptly upon request.  Pledgor also ratifies its authorization for Lender to   have filed any initial financing statement or amendments thereto filed prior to the date hereof.     

 

 6575982.3   (c) From time to time, Pledgor and Debtor shall, at the request of Lender, execute such   other agreements, documents or instruments or take any other actions in connection with this   Agreement as Lender may reasonably deem necessary to evidence or perfect the security interests   granted herein, to maintain the first priority of the security interests, or to effectuate the rights   granted to Lender herein, but their failure to do so shall not limit or affect any security interest or   any other rights of Lender in and to the Collateral.  Pledgor will execute and deliver to Lender any   stock powers, instructions to any securities intermediary, issuer or transfer agent, proxies, or any   other documents of transfer that Lender requests in order to perfect, obtain control or otherwise   protect Lender’s security interest in the Collateral or to effect Lender’s rights under this Agreement.    Such powers or documents may be executed in blank or completed prior to execution, as requested   by Lender.   (d) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to internal laws of   the State of Georgia to the jurisdiction of which the parties hereto submit, except as otherwise   required by mandatory provisions of law and except to the extent that remedies are governed by   the laws of any other jurisdiction.   (e) Any term used or defined in the UCC and not defined herein has the meaning given   to the term in the UCC, when used in this Agreement.   (f) This Agreement shall benefit Lender’s successors and assigns and shall bind   Pledgor’s successors and assigns, except that Pledgor may not assign its rights and obligations   under this Agreement.  This Agreement shall bind all parties who become bound as a Debtor with   respect to the Indebtedness.   (g) All rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any   rights or remedies otherwise provided by law.  Any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy   shall not preclude the further exercise of any other right or remedy.   (h) In all cases where more than one party executes this Agreement, all words used   herein in the singular shall be deemed to have been used in the plural where the context and   construction so require, and all obligations and undertakings hereunder of such parties are joint and   several.   (i) The illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement   shall not in any way affect or impair the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining   provisions of this Agreement.   (j) This Agreement and any other documents executed or delivered in connection   herewith constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter   hereof and shall supersede any prior expressions of intent or understandings with respect to this   transaction.   (k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,  the Bank   acknowledges that the Board of Directors of the Pledgor has previously authorized the dissolution   of Pledgor’s inactive subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 7.14(3) of the Loan Agreement and from   time to time during the 180-day period from the Closing Date, the Pledgor may liquidate and   dissolve one or more of such inactive subsidiaries and remove such subsidiaries from the Collateral   subject to this Agreement. Pledgor shall not be required to obtain the prior written consent of the   Bank with respect to any such dissolution but shall provide written notice thereof within three (3)   business days of the effective date of any such dissolution. In the event that at the end of such 180-    

 

 6575982.3   day period all such subsidiaries have not yet been dissolved, the Pledgor shall report the status of   such dissolutions to the Bank and may request an additional 60-day extension from the Bank to   complete the dissolutions of all remaining inactive subsidiaries which request shall not be   unreasonably withheld.   [signature page to follow]         

 

 6575982.3   In Witness Whereof, Pledgor has caused this Pledge Agreement to be executed under seal as of   May 2, 2016.   Pledgor:   DLH Holdings Corp.      By: __ __________________________________   Name: Kathryn JohnBull   Title: Chief Financial Officer   Bank:   Fifth Third Bank      By: __                            ________________________   Name:     Title:  Vice President             Address for Notices to Pledgor:    DLH Holdings Corp.          3565 Piedmont Road, NE          Bldg. 3, Suite 700          Atlanta, GA  30306               Address for Notices to Bank:    Fifth Third Bank          3344 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 800          Atlanta, GA  30126         [SIGNATURE PAGE TO PLEDGE AGREEMENT]      

 

 6575982.3   EXHIBIT A TO PLEDGE AGREEMENT   Description of Collateral   1. All membership and other right, title and interest in and to the Pledgor’s investment   in Danya International, LLC (the “Interest”), including without limitation, (i) Pledgor’s interest in   the profits and losses generated by the Interest, any right to receive distributions therefrom or to   make redemptions of such Interest or tender thereof, (ii) all rights, privileges, authority and power   of Pledgor as owner and holder of the Interest, including all contract rights related thereto, (iii) any   documents or certificates representing or evidencing the Interest, and (iv) all distributions, cash,   instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in   respect of or in exchange for the Interest, in each case, whether now existing or hereafter arising,   whether at law or in equity.   1. ________ shares of common stock of DLH Solutions, Inc./Teamstaff Rx,   Inc./Brightlane.com, Inc./[_____________________] evidenced in whole or in part by certificate   #______________________ (the “Interest”), including without limitation, (i) all rights, privileges,   authority and power of Pledgor as owner and holder of the Interest, including all contract rights   related thereto, (iii) any documents or certificates representing or evidencing the Interest, and (iv)   all distributions, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or   otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for the Interest, in each case, whether now   existing or hereafter arising, whether at law or in equity.   The Collateral includes all present and future income, proceeds, earnings, increases, and   substitutions from or for the Collateral of every kind and nature, including without limitation all   payments, interest, profits, distributions, benefits, rights, options, warrants, dividends, stock   dividends, stock splits, stock rights, regulatory dividends, subscriptions, monies, claims for money   due and to become due, proceeds of any insurance on the Collateral, shares of stock of different   par value or no par value issued in substitution or exchange for shares included in the Collateral,   and all other property Pledgor is entitled to receive on account of such Collateral, including   accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, and general intangibles.   Exhibit A is dated as of May 2, 2016.ex106dlhnotepurchaseagt

          NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT       THIS NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 2, 2016 is made   by and among DLH HOLDINGS CORP. (the “Company”), a New Jersey corporation and each party   executing the Purchaser Signature Page attached hereto (individually, a “Purchaser” and, collectively, the   “Purchasers”).       BACKGROUND        WHEREAS, upon the  terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company wishes to   sell and issue to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser desires to purchase, severally and not jointly, 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 Purchasers hereby agree as follows:       ARTICLE I   CERTAIN DEFINITIONS      1.1 Certain Definitions. In addition to the other terms specifically defined elsewhere in this   Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following respective meanings when used   herein:         “Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly   controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.  For the   purposes of this definition, “control”, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to   direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership   of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings   correlative to the foregoing.        “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or any authorized   committee of the board of directors.        “Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is   not a day on which the banking institutions in the City of New York, New York are authorized or obligated   by law or executive order to close or be closed.        “Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase,   warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interest in (however designated) equity of such   Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.       “Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of Securities pursuant to this   Agreement.        “Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.        “Event of Default” has the meaning given such term in the Subordinated Notes.        

 

           “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and   regulations promulgated thereunder.        “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect   from time to time.        “Indebtedness” means, without duplication, with respect to any Person (the “subject   Person”), all liabilities, obligations and indebtedness of the subject Person to any other Person, of any kind   or nature, now or hereafter owing, arising, due or payable, howsoever evidenced, created, incurred, acquired   or owing, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise, consisting of indebtedness for   borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property, excluding purchases of property, product,   merchandise and services in the ordinary course of business, but including (a) all obligations and liabilities   of any Person secured by any lien on the subject Person’s property, even though the subject Person shall   not have assumed or become liable for the payment thereof (except unperfected liens incurred in the   ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money); provided, however, that   all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in   Indebtedness only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet   of the subject Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; (b) all capital lease obligations and other   obligations or liabilities created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with   respect to property used or acquired by the subject Person, even if the rights and remedies of the lessor,   seller or lender thereunder are limited to repossession of such property; provided, however, that all such   obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Indebtedness   only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the subject   Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; (c) all obligations and liabilities under guarantees; (d) the   present value of lease payments due under synthetic leases; (e) all obligations and liabilities under any asset   securitization or sale/leaseback transaction; and (f) obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit   or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks and other financial institutions for the account of such   Person; provided, further, however, that in no event shall the term Indebtedness include the capital stock   surplus, retained earnings, minority interests in the common stock of Subsidiaries, lease obligations (other   than pursuant to (b) or (d) above), reserves for deferred income taxes and investment credits, other deferred   credits or reserves.       “Majority in Interest” shall mean the holders of fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the   outstanding principal amount of all then outstanding Subordinated Notes.        “New Securities” means, collectively, equity securities of the Company, whether or not   currently authorized, as well as rights, options, or warrants to purchase such equity securities, or securities   of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such   equity securities, other than rights issued in connection with the Rights Offering.        “Person” shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a corporation (including a   business trust), a joint stock company, a limited liability company, an unincorporated association, a joint   venture or other entity or a governmental authority.        “Required Approvals” means (i) filings expressly required pursuant to this Agreement, (ii)   application(s) to the Company’s principal Trading Market for the listing of the shares of Common Stock   which may be issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement for trading thereon in the time and manner   required thereby; (iii) such filings as are required to be made under applicable federal and state securities   laws; (iv) approvals or consents that have been made or obtained prior to or contemporaneously with the   date of this Agreement; (v) filings pursuant to the Exchange Act; and (vi) the approval of the lender under     

 

          the Senior Credit Facility, which has been made or obtained prior to or contemporaneously with the   execution of this Agreement.       “Securities” means the Subordinated Notes, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.         “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and   regulations promulgated thereunder.        “Senior Credit Facility”  means the secured loan arrangements comprised of (i) a   $25,000,000 senior secured term loan and (ii) a $10,000,000 revolving credit facility entered into between   the Company and the Senior Lender, as of May 2, , 2016, and as such arrangements may be amended or   replaced from time to time.        “Senior Lender” means initially, Fifth Third Bank (and its Affiliates), or such other lender   or syndicate of lenders, or their assignees, as may subsequently provide the senior secured loans to the   Company pursuant to the Senior Credit Facility.         “Significant Subsidiary” has the meaning assigned to it under Rule 405 of the Securities   Act.          “Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for   Subordinated Notes and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the   signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” payable in United States   dollars and in immediately available funds.       “Subordinated Notes” means the 4% Subordinated Notes due, subject to the terms therein,   sixty six months from their date of issuance, issued by the Company to the Purchasers hereunder, in the   form of Exhibit A attached hereto.          “Subsidiary” means, in respect of any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or   other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other   interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to   vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or   controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such   Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.        “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 AMEX, the Nasdaq Capital Market,   the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC   Bulletin Board.         “Transaction Agreements” means this Agreement, the Subordinated Notes, the Warrants   and any other agreement or instrument executed by a party to this Agreement or in connection with the   transactions contemplated hereunder.        “VWAP” means the dollar volume-weighted average price for the Company’s Common   Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time (or such   other time as the Nasdaq Capital Market publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at     

 

          4:00:00 p.m., New York time (or such other time as the Nasdaq Capital Market publicly announces is the   official close of trading), as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the   foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter   market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New   York time (or such other time as Nasdaq publicly announces is the official open of trading), and ending at   4:00:00 p.m., New York City Time (or such other time as Nasdaq publicly announces is the official close   of trading), as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for   such security by Bloomberg, L.P. for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest   closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink   Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for the   Company’s Common Stock on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of the Common   Stock shall be the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on such date as determined by the   Company’s Board of Directors in good faith.         “Warrants” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the   Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be 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 OF NOTES AND WARRANTS       2.1 Purchase and Sale of Securities; Closing.       (a)  The Company is authorized to offer and sell to the Purchasers (i) an aggregate   principal amount of $2,500,000 of Subordinated Notes, having the terms set forth in the form of   Subordinated Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, and (ii) Warrants to purchase a maximum of 53,619 shares   of Common Stock which warrants shall be exercisable at a per share exercise price equal to the VWAP of   the Company’s Common Stock for the 20 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Closing,   and otherwise be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. On the Closing Date, upon the   terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery   of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not   jointly, agree to purchase, an aggregate of $2,500,000 in principal amount of the Subordinated Notes and   the aggregate number of Warrants stated in the first sentence of this Section 2.1(a), which Subordinated   Notes and Warrants shall be allocated among the Purchasers as set forth on the  Purchasers’ respective   signature pages hereto.  If there shall be more than one Purchaser, each Subordinated Note and Warrant to   be issued at the Closing shall be identical in all respects except for (i) the name of the Person to whom such   Subordinated Note or Warrant is being issued, and (ii) the principal amount of each such Subordinated Note   or number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each such Warrant.         (b)  At the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver its Subscription Amount by delivering   to the Company, via wire transfer, immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription   Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser. At the Closing, the Company   shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Subordinated Note and a Warrant, as determined pursuant to   Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2   deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and   2.3, the Closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall occur at the     

 

          offices of Company’s counsel or such other location and on such Business Day as the parties shall mutually   agree (the “Closing Date”).          (c)       Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company reserves the right, in   its absolute discretion, to reject a subscription for Subordinated Notes and Warrants, in whole, but not in   part, at any time prior to the Closing. If a subscription is rejected in whole, any checks or other forms of   payment delivered to the Company representing the Subscription Amount will be promptly returned to each   Purchaser without interest or deduction.        2.2  Deliveries.         (a)  On or prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise provided below), the   Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following: (i) this Agreement duly   executed by the Company; (ii) a copy via pdf delivery of the executed Subordinated Note with a principal   amount equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount, registered in the name of such Purchaser, with the   original to delivered within three Trading Days of the Closing (iii) a copy via pdf delivery of the executed   Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock as   is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by the initial exercise   price of the Warrant issued to such Purchaser, with the original to be delivered within three Trading Days   of the Closing; (iv) a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company in the form   reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers; and (v) such other documents relating to the transactions   contemplated by this Agreement as the Purchasers or their counsel may reasonably request.         (b)  On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be   delivered to the Company, as applicable, the following: (i) this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;   (ii) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account designated by the Company for   receipt of such funds; (iii)  a fully completed and duly executed Accredited Investor Certification,   substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule A; and (iv) such other documents relating to the   transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Company or its counsel may reasonably request.      2.3  Closing Conditions.         (a)  The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are   subject to the satisfaction, or the waiver by the Company, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the   following conditions:          (i)  the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the   representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless made as of a specific date   therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);            (ii)  all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to   be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;           (iii)  the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of   this Agreement; and       (iv)  the Company shall have received all Required Approvals for the   applicable Closing.    .      

 

            (b)  The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the   Closing are subject to the satisfaction, or the waiver by such Purchaser, on or prior to such payment, of   each of the following conditions:         (i)   the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date   of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless made as of a specific date   therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);           (ii)  all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be   performed at or prior to the relevant 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;          (iv)   the Company shall have received all Required Approvals for the   applicable Closing; and        (v) the Senior Credit Facility shall have been executed and delivered by the   parties thereto.      ARTICLE III   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES        3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company.  The Company hereby represents and   warrants to the Purchasers as follows:        (a) Organization and Qualification.  The Company is a corporation duly organized,   validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey and has the requisite legal   authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.  The   Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other   organizational or charter documents.  The Company is duly qualified to do 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 the Company makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so   qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have, or   reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect (defined below).  For purposes of this   Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means (i) a material adverse effect on the results of operations,   assets, business and/or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole on a   consolidated basis, or (ii) material and adverse impairment of the Company’s ability to perform its   obligations under this Agreement, provided that none of the following alone shall be deemed, in and of   itself, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect:  (A) a change in the market price or trading volume of the   shares of Common Stock of the Company; or (B) changes in general economic conditions or changes   affecting the industry in which the Company operates generally (as opposed to Company-specific changes)   so long as such changes do not have a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken   as a whole.       (b) Authorization; Enforcement.  The Company has the requisite corporate power and   authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder.  The execution and delivery   of this Agreement and the certificates or instruments representing the Subordinated Notes and the Warrants   have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company.  This Agreement   has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes, and the certificates representing the     

 

          Subordinated Notes and Warrants, when executed and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will   constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance   with their respective terms, except as may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,   reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’   rights generally; (ii) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of specific performance and other   equitable remedies; and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by   applicable law.        (c) Required Approvals; No Conflicts.  The Company is not required to obtain any   consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any   court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person or entity in connection   with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the issuance, sale or   delivery of the Securities other than the Required Approvals.. The execution and delivery by the Company   of this Agreement and the certificates representing the Subordinated Notes and the Warrants, and the   performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, do not and will not (i) conflict   with or violate any provision of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational   or charter documents, (ii) subject to the Company obtaining the Required Approvals, conflict in any   material respect with, or constitute a material default under (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time   or both, would become a material default under), or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,   acceleration or cancellation under (with or without notice, lapse of time or both), any agreement, credit   facility, debt or other instrument evidencing a debt of the Company or other understanding to which the   Company is a party, or by which any of its properties or assets is bound, or (iii) 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 is subject, or by which any of its properties or assets is bound.         (d) Capitalization. The Company is currently authorized to issue 40,000,000 shares of   Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 9,716,929 shares are issued and outstanding on the   date hereof, and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.10 par value per share, of which no shares are   issued and outstanding on the date hereof. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s   Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and were   issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal securities laws and any rights of third parties.   Except as may be described in this Agreement, no securities of the Company are entitled to preemptive or   similar rights, and no entity or Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation,   or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement unless any such rights   have been waived.         (e) Due Issuance.  The Subordinated Notes and the Warrants to be issued and the   shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly authorized and, when   issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement and the Warrants, as the case may be, will be duly   and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens and will not be   subject to pre-emptive or similar rights of stockholders of the Company.       (f) Litigation.   There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened   action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having   jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its Affiliates that would affect the execution by the Company or   the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, and all other agreements entered   into by the Company relating hereto. Except as disclosed in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC   pursuant to the Exchange Act (the “SEC Reports”), there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the   Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental agency or     

 

          body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its Affiliates which litigation if adversely   determined could have a Material Adverse Effect.       (g) Material Liabilities and Indebtedness. Neither the Company nor any of its   Significant Subsidiaries has any material liabilities or obligations which are not disclosed in the SEC   Reports, other than the Acquisition (as defined in Section 4.4 below) and the Senior Credit Facility.  Except   as disclosed in the Company’s SEC Reports, the Company does not have any material outstanding   Indebtedness as of the date of this Agreement.        (h) Financial Statements.  The financial statements included in the Company’s Annual   Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2015 and in the Company’s Quarterly Report on   Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2015, present fairly, in all material respects, the   consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates shown and its   consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and such financial statements have   been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a   consistent basis (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and, in the case of quarterly   financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act).         (i) No Defaults.  Except as disclosed in the Company’s SEC Reports, the Company   and its Subsidiaries are not, nor have they received notice that they would be with the passage of time,   giving of notice, or both, in breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or in default under   (a) their charters and bylaws, (b) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body   or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over them, or any of their assets or properties, or (c)   any agreement or instrument to which they are a party or by which they are bound or to which any of their   assets or properties are subject, except, in the case of clauses (b) and (c) only, for such conflicts, breaches   or violations as have not and could not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate,   a Material Adverse Effect.        (j) Brokers.  No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage,   finder's or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,   based upon any arrangement made by or on behalf of the Company.       (k) SEC Reports.  The Company has filed on a timely basis all SEC Reports required   to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and such SEC Reports conform in all material respects to the   requirements of the Exchange Act and are true and correct in all material respects. Since the date of the   most recent SEC Report filed by the Company there has been no event, change or circumstance relating to   the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would have been required to have been reported on a prior SEC   Report if such event, change or circumstance had occurred on or prior to such SEC Report.        (l) Full Disclosure.  None of the representations and warranties in this Section   3.1, taking into account the schedules attached to this Agreement, contain any untrue statement of   a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make each statement contained herein or therein,   in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.         3.2  Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgements of the Purchasers.        (a) Organization; Authority.  Each Purchaser certifies that it is resident in the   jurisdiction set out on the face page of this Agreement.  Such address was not created and is not used solely   for the purpose of acquiring the Subordinated Notes and each Purchaser was solicited to purchase in such     

 

          jurisdiction. In the case of a Purchaser that is not a natural person, (i) such Purchaser is an entity duly   organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and   has the requisite corporate, partnership or other power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to   subscribe for and purchase the Subordinated Notes as contemplated herein and to carry out its obligations   hereunder, and (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary   corporate, partnership or other action on the part of such Purchaser. The Purchaser is duly authorized to   execute and deliver this Agreement and all other necessary documentation. In the case of all Purchasers,   whether or not a natural person, this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such   Purchaser and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Purchaser, enforceable against   him, her or it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy,   insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of   creditors’ rights generally; (B) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of specific performance   and other equitable remedies;  and (C) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be   limited by applicable law.       (b) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this   Agreement and each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, and the consummation by the   Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each such Transaction Agreement, do   not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Purchaser’s certificate of incorporation,   bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) 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 Purchaser is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or   by which any property or asset of the Purchaser is bound or affected.     (c) No General Solicitation. The subscription for the Subordinated Notes and   Warrants by each Purchaser has not been made through or as a result of, and the distribution of the   Subordinated Notes and Warrants is not being accompanied by any advertisement, including without   limitation in printed public media, radio, television or telecommunications, including electronic display, or   as part of a general solicitation.       (d) Limited Representations. No Person has made any written or oral representations   that (i) any Person will resell or repurchase the Subordinated Notes, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares,   (ii) that any Person will refund all or any part of the Subscription Amount, or (iii) as to the future price or   value of the shares of Common Stock of the Company.       (d)      Restricted Securities.  Each Purchaser understands that the Subordinated Notes, the   Warrants, and Warrant Shares will be characterized as “restricted securities” under U.S. federal securities   laws inasmuch as, if issued, they will be acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public   offering and that, under U.S. federal securities laws and applicable regulations, the Subordinated Notes, the   Warrants, and Warrant Shares may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain   limited circumstances.  Such Purchaser acknowledges that all certificates and instruments representing any   of the Subordinated Notes, the Warrants, and Warrant Shares will bear a restrictive legend in a form as set   forth below and hereby consents to the transfer agent for the Common Stock making a notation on its   records to implement the restrictions on transfer described herein. Such Purchaser understands that except   as provided herein: (i) the Securities have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or   any state securities laws, must be held indefinitely and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or   transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B) such Purchaser shall have delivered to the   Company an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form, to the effect that such Securities to be sold,   assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such   registration, or (C) such Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Securities     

 

          can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities   Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”); (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance   on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not   applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person (through   whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act)   may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations   of the Commission thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation   to register the Securities under the Securities Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms   and conditions of any exemption thereunder (except as provided elsewhere herein).        (e)  Certain Legends.  Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted   securities” and that the certificates or other instruments representing the Securities shall bear any applicable   legend as required under U.S. federal securities laws and a restrictive legend in substantially the form set   forth in Section 4.5 of this Agreement. Further, the Company may place a stop transfer order on its transfer   books against the Warrant Shares if such is required in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company   pursuant to applicable securities laws. Such stop order will be removed, and further transfer of such shares   of Common Stock will be permitted, upon an effective registration of the Warrant Shares or the receipt by   the Company of an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company that such further transfer may be effected   pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration.           (f) Reliance on Representations. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are   being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United   States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy   of, and such Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments   and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein and in the applicable schedules and exhibits in order   to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the   Securities. The Purchaser undertakes to immediately notify the Company of any change in any statement   or other information relating to the Purchaser set forth in such applicable schedules and exhibits which   takes place prior to the Closing time.         (g) Schedules. Each Purchaser acknowledges that this Agreement and the Schedules   attached hereto require the Purchaser to provide certain personal information to the Company.  Such   information is being collected by the Company for the purposes of completing the transactions   contemplated by this Agreement, which includes, without limitation, determining the Purchaser’s eligibility   to purchase the Subordinated Notes under the securities laws applicable in the United States and other   applicable securities laws, preparing and registering certificates representing the Subordinated Notes and   Warrants and completing filings required by any stock exchange or securities regulatory authority.  The   Purchaser’s personal information may be disclosed by the Company to: (a) stock exchanges or securities   regulatory authorities, and (b) any of the other parties to this Agreement, such parties’ respective legal   counsel and may be included in record books in connection with the Offering.  By executing this   Agreement, the Purchaser is deemed to be consenting to the foregoing collection, use and disclosure of the   Purchaser’s personal information; provided, that in the event of a disclosure pursuant to clause (a) of the   preceding sentence, the Company shall (to the extent it is legally permitted), use commercially reasonable   efforts to give such Purchaser advance notice of any required disclosure.  The Purchaser also consents to   the filing of copies or originals of any of the Purchaser’s documents as may be required to be filed with any   stock exchange or securities regulatory authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.           (h) No Public Sale or Distribution.  Each Purchaser will be acquiring the Securities  in   the ordinary course of business for his, her or its account and not for the benefit of any other Person and   not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, and the     

 

          Purchaser covenants that it will not resell the Subordinated Notes the Warrants, or shares of Common Stock   except pursuant to sales registered under the Securities Act or under an exemption from such registration   and in compliance with applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws. Such Purchaser 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         (i) Purchaser Status.  At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was,   and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants it will be either (i) an   “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional   buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not required to be registered   as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. Neither the Purchaser nor any director, executive   officer, other member or officer of the Purchaser participating in the transactions contemplated by this   Agreement, any beneficial owner of 20% of more of the Purchaser’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 Purchaser in any capacity at the time of sale (each a “Purchaser Covered   Person”) 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 (3) (provided that the foregoing exception shall not be available hereunder with respect to Rule   506(d)(2)(iv) for any Disqualification Event of which the Company did not know as a result of the   Purchaser’s failure to disclose such Disqualification Event to the Company as otherwise required by this   Section 3.2). Such Purchaser has exercised reasonable care to determine (i) the identity of each person that   is a Purchaser Covered Person and (ii) whether any Purchaser Covered Person is subject to a   Disqualification Event.        (j) Experience of Purchaser.  There are risks associated with the purchase of and   investment in the Subordinated Notes, the Warrants, and shares of Common Stock of the Company, and   the Purchaser, either alone or together with his, her or 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 entering into this Agreement and making his, her or its Subscription Amount and the merits   and risks of the prospective investment in the Subordinated Notes, the Warrants, and shares of Common   Stock of the Company, and such Purchaser has so evaluated such merits and risks. Such Purchaser   understands that he, she or it must bear the economic risk of an investment in the Subordinated Notes, the   Warrants, and shares of Common Stock of the Company, if any, indefinitely and is able to bear such risk   and to afford a complete loss of such investment.        (k) Access to Information.  Such Purchaser acknowledges that he, she or it has   reviewed the SEC Reports and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as he, she or it   has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the   terms and conditions of this Agreement and the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the   Subordinated Notes and Warrants, (ii) access to information about the Company and its Subsidiaries and   their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects   sufficient to enable him, her or it to evaluate the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the merits and   risks of the prospective investment in the Securities 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 decision. The Purchaser is not purchasing the Subordinated Notes and   Warrants based on knowledge of material information concerning the Company that has not been generally   disclosed. Such Purchaser and its advisors, if any, in acquiring the Securities, have relied solely on their   independent investigation of the Company and have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the     

 

          Company.  Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Purchaser   or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on   the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein. Such Purchaser understands that its   investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk.  Such Purchaser has sought such accounting,   legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect   to its acquisition of the Securities.        (l) No Governmental Review.  Each Purchaser understands that no United States   federal or state agency, or any other government or governmental agency has reviewed or passed on or   made, or will pass on or make, any recommendation or endorsement of the Subordinated Notes, the   Warrants, or shares of Common Stock of the Company or the fairness or suitability of the prospective   investment in the Subordinated Notes, the Warrants, or shares of Common Stock of the Company.        (m) Aggregate Investment.  Each Purchaser understands that his, her or its subscription   for the Subordinated Notes and Warrants forms part of a larger offering of Subordinated Notes and Warrants   by the Company for gross proceeds to the Company of $2,500,000.            (n) Securities Transactions.  No Purchaser has engaged, directly or indirectly, and no   Person or entity acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser has engaged, in   any purchases or sales of any securities of the Company since the time such Purchaser was first contacted   by the Company, or by any other Person or entity, regarding an investment in the Company, including this   Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.        (o) No Legal, Tax or Investment Advice.  Each Purchaser understands that nothing in   this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to him, her or it in   connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein, including the prospective   investment in the Subordinated Notes, the Warrants, and Warrant Shares, constitutes legal, tax or   investment advice.  Each Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as he, she or it,   in his, her or its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.  The Purchaser   is not relying on the Company or its counsel in this regard.      ARTICLE IV   OTHER AGREEMENTS AND COVENANTS      4.1 Reservation of Common Stock.  The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available   out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the   exercise of the Warrants, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time equal the   number of shares sufficient to permit the exercise of the Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement in   accordance with its terms.      4.2 Piggyback Registration Rights. Each Purchaser and the Company agree that the Purchasers   shall be entitled to the registration rights with respect to the Securities as set forth in this Section 4.2.        (a) Definition of Registrable Securities. As used in this Section 4.2, the term   “Registrable Security” means each of the shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon  the exercise   of the Warrants; provided, however, that with respect to any particular Registrable Security, such security   shall cease to be a Registrable Security when, as of the date of determination; (A) it has been and remains   effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of pursuant thereto; (B) in the opinion of   counsel to the Company, registration under the Securities Act is no longer required for subsequent public   distribution of such security pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, or otherwise; or     

 

          (C) it has ceased to be outstanding. The term “Registrable Securities” means any and all of the securities   falling within the foregoing definition of “Registrable Security.” In the event of any merger, reorganization,   consolidation, recapitalization or other change in corporate structure affecting the Common Stock, such   adjustment shall be made in the definition of “Registrable Security” as is appropriate to prevent any dilution   or increase of the rights granted pursuant to this clause (a) as determined in good faith by the Board of   Directors.        (b) Piggyback Registration Rights. As used herein, a “Registration Statement” shall   mean any registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission under the Securities Act at any   time or from time to time while any Registrable Securities remain outstanding;  provided, however, that a   Registration Statement for the purposes hereof shall not include: (A) any registration statement (or   amendment thereto) filed by the Company in respect of a rights offering to be undertaken by the Company   and completed within 150 days of the Closing; (B) a registration relating to employee benefit plans (whether   effected on Form S-8 or its successor); or (C) a registration effected on Form S-4 (or its successor). If at   any time or from time to time while any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall   determine to register or shall be required to register any of its Common Stock, other than pursuant to a   Registration Statement excluded from the definition of “Registration Statement” set forth in the preceding   sentence, whether or not for its own account, the Company shall:           (i) provide to each Purchaser written notice thereof at least ten days prior to   the filing of the Registration Statement by the Company in connection with such registration;          (ii) include in such registration, and in any underwriting involved therein, all   those Registrable Securities specified in a written request by each Purchaser received by the Company   within five days after the Company mails the written notice referred to above. The Company may withdraw   the registration at any time. If a registration covered by this Section 4.2 is an underwritten registration on   behalf of the Company, and the underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number   of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such   offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, the Company shall include in such   registration: (1) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (2) second, the Registrable Securities and   other securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the selling Purchasers and any   other selling security holders on the basis of the number of shares owned by each such Purchaser and other   selling security holder. The Purchasers’ right to have Registrable Securities included in the first registration   statement filed by the Company may be deferred to the second registration statement filed by the Company,   which deferral may be continued to the third or subsequent registration statement so long as the registration   statements are pursuant to underwritten offerings and the underwriter determines in good faith that   marketing factors require exclusion of some or all of the Registrable Securities held by the Purchasers, but   such deferral shall be only to the extent of such required exclusion as determined by the underwriter; and          (iii) if the registration is an underwritten registration, each Purchaser of   Registrable Securities shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter   and provide such information regarding Purchaser that the underwriter shall reasonably request in   connection with the preparation of the prospectus describing such offering, including completion of FINRA   Questionnaires.      (c) Covenants with Respect to Registration. In connection with the registration in   which the Registrable Securities are included, the Company and Purchaser covenant and agree as follows:          (i) The foregoing registration rights shall be contingent on the Purchasers   furnishing the Company with such appropriate information as the Company shall reasonably request,     

 

          including (A) such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended   method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the   registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such   registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least seven days prior to the first anticipated filing   date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Purchaser of the information the   Company requires from such Purchaser if such Purchaser elects to have any of the Registrable Securities   included in the Registration Statement. A Purchaser shall provide such information to the Company at least   two (2) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement if it elects to   have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. Each Purchaser agrees to   furnish to the Company a completed selling security holder questionnaire (a “Questionnaire”) in the form   provided to it by the Company not less than two Business Days prior to the filing date of such Registration   Statement. The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Purchaser in a   Registration Statement and shall not be required to pay any damages to such Purchaser who fails to furnish   to the Company a fully completed Questionnaire at least two Business Days prior to the filing date. The   Company may require each selling Purchaser to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the   number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it and, if required by the Commission, the natural   persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over its shares of Common Stock.          (ii)  Each Purchaser, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to   cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation   and filing of a Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Purchaser has notified the Company in writing   of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.  Each Holder   agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company that it must suspend sales of Common Stock   pursuant to the Registration Statement, it will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities   pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Purchaser is advised   by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.          (iii) Each Purchaser covenants and agrees that it will comply with the   prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of   Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.          (iv) The Company shall indemnify each Purchaser of Registrable Securities to   be sold pursuant to the registration statement and each person, if any, who controls such Purchaser within   the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against all loss, claim,   damage, expense or liability (including reasonable expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing   or defending against any claim) to which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the   Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from such registration statement, except to the extent arising under   paragraph (v) below.           (v) Each Purchaser owning Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to a   registration statement, and their successors and assigns, shall severally, and not jointly, indemnify the   Company, its officers and directors and any underwriter, and each person, if any, who controls the Company   or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act,   against all loss, claim, damage or reasonable expense or liability (including expenses reasonably incurred   in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim) to which they may become subject under the   Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising (A) from information furnished by or on behalf of   such Purchaser, or their successors or assigns, for inclusion in such registration statement, or (B) as a result   of use by the Purchaser of a registration statement that the Purchaser was advised by the Company in writing   to discontinue.         

 

          4.3 Securities Laws Disclosure.      (a) The Company shall, by 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the fourth Trading Day   immediately following the date hereof, file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of   the transactions contemplated hereby and including the form of this Agreement as an exhibit thereto.      (b) So long as the Purchasers own any of the Securities, the Company shall continue   to timely file all SEC Reports required by the Exchange Act.   4.4 Use of Proceeds.  The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities   hereunder for general business and working capital purposes, including the payment of a portion of the   purchase price of the Company’s acquisition of Danya International, LLC (the “Acquisition”) or expenses   related thereto.     4.5 Transfer Restrictions.       (a)  The Subordinated Notes, Warrants and Warrant Shares may only be disposed of in   compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than   pursuant to an effective registration statement, to the Company or to an affiliate of a Purchaser or to an   entity managed by a Purchaser (provided, in such case the prospective transferee agrees in all such instances   in writing to be subject to the terms hereof to the same extent as if he or she were an original Purchaser   hereunder), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of   counsel, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the   effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act.   As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this   Agreement.       (b)  The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.5   or applicable securities laws, of a legend on any of the Securities substantially in the following form (and   a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such certificates):       [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 AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE   TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY   ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.          (c)  Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with   the Company (i) that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements   of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption   therefrom, and (ii) that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in   compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the   restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon   this understanding.      

 

               4.6 Rights Offering. The Company agrees to use it best efforts to effectuate a rights offering   to its shareholders of at least $2,500,000 of gross proceeds (the “Rights Offering”) as soon as practicable   after the closing of the Acquisition. Purchaser understands that the final terms of the Rights Offering are   subject to market conditions; however, the Company agrees that the exercise price of the purchase rights   to be distributed to shareholders in the Rights Offering will not exceed the initial exercise price of the   Warrants without the consent of the Purchaser. In the event the Company commences a Rights Offering,   the Purchasers (or one or more entities Affiliated with the Purchasers) shall use their commercially   reasonable efforts to negotiate and enter into a Standby Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the   Purchasers (or their Affiliates) will exercise such number of purchase rights as shall equal, in the   aggregate, $2,500,000, less the amount of the aggregate exercise price received by the Company in the   Rights Offering from the exercise of the purchase rights by the Company’s shareholders other than the   Purchasers and their Affiliates; provided, however, that such Standby Purchase Agreement and the   obligations of the Purchasers thereunder shall terminate in the event that the Company materially breaches   this Agreement or any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other   agreements entered into in connection herewith shall have been incorrect in any material respect when   made or deemed made or there has been an Event of Default under the Subordinated Note. The Company   acknowledges and agrees that the proceeds from the Rights offering will first be used by the Company to   repay all principal and accrued interest on the Subordinated Notes; provided, however, that is such   proceeds are less than the aggregate amount of outstanding principal and accrued interest on the   Subordinated Notes, the Company shall repay the Subordinated Notes on a pro rata basis.       4.7 Right of First Offer.       (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 4.7 and applicable   securities laws, if at anytime commencing on the Closing and ending on  a date which is the earlier of (i)   the Accelerated Payment Date of the Subordinated Notes or (ii) the Maturity Date of the Subordinated   Notes, the Company proposes to offer or sell any New Securities, the Company shall notify each Purchaser   of the proposed terms of the offer of such New Securities. The Company shall give notice (the “Offer   Notice”) to each Purchaser, stating (i) its bona fide intention to offer such New Securities, (ii) the number   of such New Securities to be offered, and (iii) the price and terms, if any, upon which it proposes to offer   such New Securities.   (b) By notification to the Company within twenty (20) days after the Offer   Notice is given, each Purchaser may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire, at the price and on the terms   specified in the Offer Notice, up to that portion of such New Securities which equals up to that portion of   such New Securities which equals the proportion that the Common Stock held by such Purchaser Investor   (including all shares of Common Stock then issuable (directly or indirectly) upon conversion and/or   exercise, as applicable, convertible securities then held by such Purchaser) bears to the total Common Stock   of the Company then outstanding of a fully diluted basis .  At the expiration of such twenty (20) day period,   the Company shall promptly notify each Purchaser that elects to purchase or acquire all the New Securities   available to it (each, a “Fully Exercising Purchaser”) of any other Purchaser’s failure to do likewise.  During   the ten (10) day period commencing after the Company has given such notice, each Fully Exercising   Purchaser may, by giving notice to the Company, elect to purchase or acquire, in addition to the number of   New Securities specified above, up to that portion of the New Securities for which Purchasers were entitled   to subscribe but that were not subscribed for by the non subscribing Purchasers hereunder.  The closing of   any sale pursuant to this Section 4.7(b) shall occur within the later of sixty  (60) days of the date that the   Offer Notice is given and the date of initial sale of New Securities pursuant to Section 4.7(c).     

 

          (c) If all New Securities referred to in the Offer Notice are not elected to be   purchased or acquired as provided in Section 4.7(b), the Company may, during the one hundred eighty   (180) day period following the expiration of the periods provided in Section 4.7(b), offer and sell the   remaining unsubscribed portion of such New Securities to any Person or Persons at a price not less than,   and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than, those specified in the Offer Notice.  If the Company   does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the New Securities within such period, or if such agreement   is not consummated within thirty (30) days of the execution thereof, the right provided hereunder shall be   deemed to be revived and such New Securities shall not be offered unless first reoffered to the Purchasers   in accordance with this Section 4.7.   (d) The right of first offer in this section 4.7 shall not be applicable to any   Exempt Issuance as defined in the Warrants.      ARTICLE V   INDEMNIFICATION      5.1 Survival of Representations; Indemnity.       (a) Survival.  All representations and warranties herein shall survive the execution and   delivery of this Agreement and the payment by each of the Purchasers of his, her or its Subscription Amount   for a period of 18 months from the Closing Date.          (b) Indemnification.          (i) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser, its   Affiliates, each of their officers, directors, employees and agents and their respective successors and   assigns, from and against any losses, damages, or expenses which are caused by or arise out of (A) any   breach or default in the performance by the Company of any covenant or agreement made by the Company   in the this Agreement or in the other Transaction Agreements; (B) any breach of warranty or representation   made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Agreements; and (C) any and all   actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, judgments, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal   fees and expenses) incident to any of the foregoing.         (ii)  Each Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its   Affiliates, each of their officers, directors, employees and agents and their respective successors and   assigns, from and against any losses, damages, or expenses which are caused by or arise out of: (A) any   breach or default in the performance by such Purchaser of any covenant or agreement made by such   Purchaser in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Agreements; (B) any breach of warranty or   representation made by such Purchaser in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Agreements; and (C)   any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, judgments, costs and expenses (including   reasonable legal fees and expenses) incident to any of the foregoing.      ARTICLE VI   GENERAL       6.1 Termination.  If the Closing has not been consummated on or before May 15, 2016, this   Agreement may be terminated (a) by any Purchaser (except where any such Purchaser is in breach of this   Agreement or has failed to perform or satisfy any closing condition applicable to it), as to such Purchaser’s   obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and     

 

          the other Purchasers, or (b) by the Company (except for any breach by it or failure to perform or satisfy any   closing condition applicable to it), by written notice to the other parties; provided, however, that such   termination will not affect the right of any non-breaching party to sue or seek specific performance for any   breach by any other party (or parties). If the proposed Acquisition has been terminated or abandoned prior   to the Closing, this Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser or by the Company.   6.2 Confidentiality.  The Purchasers acknowledge that due to certain of the covenants   contained herein or in the Subordinated Note, from time to time the Purchasers may come into possession   of confidential information of the Company, including material, non-public information relating to the   Company. The Purchasers hereby agree that (i) they shall keep all such information strictly confidential,   applying, at a minimum, the same degree of care as it does to protect its own confidential information of a   similar nature; (ii) shall only use such information in connection with the transactions contemplated by this   Agreement; and (iii) shall not disclose any of such information other than: (a) to the Purchaser’s employees,   representatives, directors, attorneys, auditors, or Affiliates who are advised of the confidential nature of   such information (so long as any of the foregoing persons agree to be bound by the provisions of this   Section), (b) to the extent such information presently is or hereafter becomes available on a non-confidential   basis from any source of such information that is in the public domain at the time of disclosure, (c) to the   extent disclosure is required by law (including applicable securities law), regulation, subpoena or judicial   order or any administrative body or commission to whose jurisdiction the Purchasers are subject (provided   that notice of such requirement or order shall be promptly furnished to the Company in advance of such   disclosure), (d) to assignees or participants or prospective assignees or participants who agree to be bound   by the provisions of this Section, or (e) with the Company’s prior written consent. The Purchasers agree to   be responsible for any breach of this agreement by any of the persons identified in Section 6.2(iii). The   Purchasers are aware that, under certain circumstances, the United States securities laws may prohibit a   Person who has received material, non-public information from an issuer from purchasing or selling   securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other Person under circumstances   in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such other Person is likely to purchase or sell such securities.   6.3 Amendments; Waivers.  No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived   except in a written instrument signed, (i) in the case of an amendment, by the Company and a Majority in   Interest, or (ii) in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought;   provided that, in the case of waiver by or on behalf of all of the Purchasers, such written instrument shall   be signed by Purchasers representing a Majority in Interest; and provided, further that that any amendment   that would (i) change the maturity of the principal of or any installment of interest on any of the   Subordinated Notes, (ii) reduce the principal amount of, or any premium or interest on any Subordinated   Note, (iii) reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes outstanding   necessary to modify or amend the Subordinated Notes; or (iv) modify this Section 6.3 shall, in each case,   require the approval of the holder of each Purchaser to which such amendment shall apply. 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.       6.4 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 referred to in this Section 6.4 prior to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on a   Business Day, (b) the next Business 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 referred to in this Section 6.4 on   a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any Business Day, (c) the Business     

 

          Day following the date of deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual   receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.  The addresses, facsimile numbers and e-   mail addresses for such notices and communications are those set forth on the signature pages hereof, or   such other address, facsimile number or e-mail address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the   same manner, by the relevant party hereto.      6.5 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.       6.6 Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with the Subordinated Notes and Warrants   contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all   prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties   acknowledge have been merged into such agreements and exhibits.  At or after the Closing, and without   further consideration, the parties hereto will make, do and execute and deliver, or cause to be made, done   and executed and delivered, such further acts, deeds, assurances, documents and things as may be   reasonably requested by any of the other parties hereto in order to give practical effect to the intention of   the parties hereunder.       6.7 Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of   the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.       6.8 No Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties   hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any   provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person or entity.       6.9 Governing Law; Venue.  ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION,   VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE   GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF   NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE   JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN THE   STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE BROUGHT BY ANY OF   THE PARTIES HERETO, IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR WITH ANY TRANSACTION   CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR DISCUSSED HEREIN (INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE   ENFORCEMENT OF THE SECURITY AGREEMENT), AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE,   AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY ANY OF   THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO, ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE   JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS   IMPROPER.       6.10     Execution.  This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any   number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or e-mail transmission), all of which when taken   together shall be considered one and the same agreement.  In the event that any signature is delivered by   facsimile transmission or e-mail attachment, 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 e-mail-attached signature page were an original thereof.      6.11      Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in   any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall   not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and     

 

          enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such   substitute provision in this Agreement.      6.12 Interpretation.  The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has   reviewed and had an opportunity to revise this Agreement 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 this Agreement or any amendments hereto.  In addition, each and every reference to share   prices and shares of capital stock in this Agreement 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. The word “including”, whenever used in this Agreement, shall be   deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.             [SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW]                  

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by   their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.        DLH HOLDINGS  CORP.         Address for Notice:   DLH Holdings Corp.   3565 Piedmont Road, NE   Building 3, Suite 700   Atlanta, GA  30305   Attn:  Chief Executive Officer     By:_/s/ Zachary C. Parker_______________________        Name: Zachary C. Parker        Title:  Chief Executive Officer and President      With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):         Becker & Poliakoff, LLP   45 Broadway, 8th Floor   New York, NY 10006   Attn: Michael Goldstein   Fax: 212-557-0295                [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK   SIGNATURE PAGES FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]         

 

              Purchaser Signature Page       By his, her or its execution and delivery of this signature page, the Purchaser hereby joins in and   agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”),   by and among DLH HOLDINGS CORP., the Purchasers (as defined therein) and authorizes this signature   page to be attached to the Purchase Agreement or counterparts thereof.          Name of Purchaser: Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund Ltd   Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _/s/ Nelson Obus______________________   Name of Authorized Signatory: ___/s/ Nelson Obus________________________________   Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________   Email Address of Authorized Signatory:_________________________________________   Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________   EIN Number:  ________________________________      Address for Notices to Purchaser: _______________________________________________            _______________________________________________            _______________________________________________            _______________________________________________         Address for Delivery of certificated Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notices):      _______________________________________   _______________________________________   _______________________________________         Subscription Amount: $500,000.00      Securities Purchased, comprised of:       Principal Amount of Notes: $500,000.00       No. of Common Stock Warrants: 10,724     

 

          Purchaser Signature Page       By his, her or its execution and delivery of this signature page, the Purchaser hereby joins in and   agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”),   by and among DLH HOLDINGS CORP., the Purchasers (as defined therein) and authorizes this signature   page to be attached to the Purchase Agreement or counterparts thereof.          Name of Purchaser: Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, LP   Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _/s/ Nelson Obus______________________   Name of Authorized Signatory: ___/s/ Nelson Obus________________________________   Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________   Email Address of Authorized Signatory:_________________________________________   Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________   EIN Number:  ________________________________      Address for Notices to Purchaser: _______________________________________________            _______________________________________________            _______________________________________________            _______________________________________________         Address for Delivery of certificated Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notices):      _______________________________________   _______________________________________   _______________________________________         Subscription Amount: $800,000.00      Securities Purchased, comprised of:       Principal Amount of Notes: $800,000.00       No. of Common Stock Warrants: 17,694        

 

          Purchaser Signature Page       By his, her or its execution and delivery of this signature page, the Purchaser hereby joins in and   agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”),   by and among DLH HOLDINGS CORP., the Purchasers (as defined therein) and authorizes this signature   page to be attached to the Purchase Agreement or counterparts thereof.          Name of Purchaser: Wynnefield Small Cap Value LP, I   Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _/s/ Nelson Obus______________________   Name of Authorized Signatory: ___/s/ Nelson Obus________________________________   Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________   Email Address of Authorized Signatory:_________________________________________   Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________   EIN Number:  ________________________________      Address for Notices to Purchaser: _______________________________________________            _______________________________________________            _______________________________________________            _______________________________________________         Address for Delivery of certificated Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notices):      _______________________________________   _______________________________________   _______________________________________         Subscription Amount: $1,200,000.00      Securities Purchased, comprised of:       Principal Amount of Notes: $1,200,000.00       No. of Common Stock Warrants: 25,201               

 

          SCHEDULE A       ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATE       This Accredited Investor Certificate is being delivered to the Company pursuant to the Purchase   Agreement.  Capitalized terms used in this Accredited Investor  Certificate, but not defined herein, have   the respective meanings attributed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement. Investor agrees to furnish   any additional information the Company deems necessary in order to verify the information provided   below.       The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Company is relying on this Accredited Investor   Certificate to determine the Purchaser’s suitability for investment in the Loan and investment, if any, in   the Securities pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Investment”) and hereby   represents and warrants and certifies that, as of the Closing, the Purchaser:       Category I  The Purchaser is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) whose individual net   worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse, presently exceeds $1,000,000 (excluding   the value of such Purchaser’s principal residence).           Category   II    The Purchaser is a corporation, partnership, business trust or a non profit organization   within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as   amended, that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered   and that has total assets in excess of $5,000,000.          Category   III    The Purchaser is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) who reasonably   expects an individual income in excess of $200,000 in the current year and had an   individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the last two years (including foreign   income, tax exempt income and the full amount of capital gains and losses but excluding   any income of the Purchaser’s spouse or other family members and any unrealized capital   appreciation);       Or              The Purchaser is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.) who, together with his   or her spouse, reasonably expects joint income in excess of $300,000 for the current year   and had joint income in excess of $300,000 in each of the last two years (including   foreign income, tax exempt income and the full amount of realized capital gains and   losses).       Category IV  The Purchaser is a director or executive officer of the Company.         Category V  The Purchaser is a bank, savings and loan association or credit union, insurance   company, registered investment company, registered business development company,   licensed small business investment company, or employee benefit plan within the   meaning of Title 1 of ERISA whose plan fiduciary is either a bank, insurance company   or registered investment advisor or whose total assets exceed $5,000,000.                Describe entity:                         

 

          Category VI  The Purchaser is a private business development company as defined in   Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.          Category VII  The Purchaser is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the   specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a   sophisticated person (a person who either alone or with his or her purchaser   representative(s) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters   that he or she is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective   investment).  A copy of the declaration of trust or trust agreement and a representation as   to the sophistication of the person directing purchases for the trust is enclosed.          Category VIII  The Purchaser is a self directed employee benefit plan for which all persons making   investment decisions are “accredited investors” within one or more of the categories   described above.          Category IX  The Purchaser is an entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors”   within one or more of the categories described above.  If relying upon this category   alone, each equity owner must complete a separate copy of this agreement.                Describe entity:                       Category X  The Purchaser does not come within any of the Categories I – IX set forth above.                 

 

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