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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO
MASTER REPURCHASE AND SECURITIES CONTRACT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO MASTER REPURCHASE AND SECURITIES CONTRACT (this “Amendment”) is made as of June 23, 2017 (“Amendment Effective Date”), by and among ACRC LENDER US LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the “Buyer”).

RECITALS

A.    The Buyer and Seller are parties to that certain Master Repurchase and Securities Contract dated as of August 1, 2016 (the “Repurchase Agreement”).

B.    The Buyer and Seller desire to amend the Repurchase Agreement as described herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

1.    Definitions.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning set forth in the Repurchase Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, as amended and modified by this Amendment.  

2.    Amendment to Repurchase Agreement.  The Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date:

		
	a)
	Amendments to Section 2.  Section 2 of the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:  

		
	i.
	The definition of “Facility Amount” is hereby amended and restated as follows:

“Facility Amount” means $185,988,750, as such amount may be decreased from time to time pursuant to Section 3(l).
		
	ii.
	The definition of “Initial Facility Expiration Date” is hereby amended and restated as follows: 

“Initial Facility Expiration Date” shall mean July 31, 2020.
		
	b)
	Amendments to Section 3. Section 3 of the Repurchase Agrement is hereby amended as follows:

		
	i.
	The first sentence of Section 3(i) is hereby amend and restated as follows:

At the written request of Seller delivered to Buyer no sooner than ninety (90) days, and no later than thirty (30) days, before the Initial Facility Expiration Date or the First Extended Facility Expiration Date (defined below), as applicable, Seller shall have two (2) options to extend the Initial Facility Expiration Date, the first for an additional one (1) year term (the “First Extension Period”) ending on the July 31, 2021 (the “First Extended Facility 

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Expiration Date”) and the second for an additional one (1) year term (the “Second Extension Period”) ending on July 31, 2022 (the “Second Extended Facility Expiration Date” and, together with the First Extended Facility Termination Date, the “Extended Facility Expiration Date”).  

3.    Conditions to Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become effective upon fulfillment, to Buyer’s satisfaction, of each of the following conditions (unless waived in writing by the Buyer): 

(a)    Receipt of Documents.  The Buyer’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or telecopies or electronic copies in portable document format (.pdf) (in each case, followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by an authorized officer of the Seller, each dated the Amendment Effective Date, and each in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer:

(i)    Amendment.  Counterparts of this Amendment executed by the Buyer and Seller and acknowledged and agreed to by Guarantor.

(ii)    Evidence of Corporate Action; Signing Authority.  Such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of an authorized officer of the Seller as the Buyer may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each officer thereof authorized to act as in connection with this Amendment.

(iii)    Legal Opinions. Such opinions of counsel as Buyer may require addressing such matters as legal counsel to Buyer, in its reasonable discretion, may request, including as to (x) the authority of Seller and Guarantor to enter into this Amendment and the other amendments described in clause (i) above, (y) the enforceability of this Amendment, the other amendments described in clause (i) above, as well as the Repurchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment and (z) a bring-down of the Bankruptcy Code safe harbor opinion delivered on the Closing Date.

(b)    Representations True; No Default.  After giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 9 of the Repurchase Agreement and in the other Transaction Documents, or which are contained in any documents furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct on and as of the Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists or will occur as a result of the Seller’s execution of this Amendment.

(c)    Fees and Expenses.  Seller shall have paid to Buyer a non-refundable fee, which shall be considered fully-earned upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, in the amount of $769,916.00. In addition, Seller shall have paid to Buyer its expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment.  From the date of this Amendment through June 30, 2017, Buyer agrees to waive the Non-Use Fee on that portion of the Facility Amount equal to $60,988,750.
5.    Proper Authorization; No Further Amendment.  The parties hereto agree that this Amendment has been properly authorized and executed in accordance with the terms of the Repurchase Agreement.  Except as expressly modified by the terms of this Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Repurchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the parties hereto expressly reaffirm and ratify their respective obligations thereunder.  References in the Repurchase Agreement to “this Agreement” (and indirect references such as “hereunder”, “hereby”, “herein”, and “hereof”) and in any 

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Transaction Document to the Repurchase Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Repurchase Agreement as modified by this Amendment.

6.    Reservation of Rights.  The Seller acknowledges and agrees that the execution and delivery by the Buyer of this Amendment shall not be deemed to create a course of dealing or otherwise obligate the Buyer to forbear or execute similar amendments under the same or similar circumstances in the future.  

7.    Miscellaneous.

(a)    Integration.  This Amendment, together with the other Transaction Documents (as amended on the date hereof, as applicable), comprises the complete, final and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter.

(b)    Severability.  Any provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions thereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

(c)    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, including by facsimile transmission or the exchange of PDFs of signature pages by email, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

(d)    Governing Law.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

(e)    Release.  In consideration of Buyer entering into this Amendment, Seller and Guarantor hereby waive, release and discharge Buyer and Buyer’s parents, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, members, managers, successors and assigns, directors, officers, partners, employees, representatives, counsel and agents from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, demands, damages and liabilities of whatever kind or nature, in law or in equity, to the extent that any of the foregoing arises out of or from or in any way relating to or in connection with the Repurchase Agreement or the Transaction Documents and is actually known to Seller or Guarantor on or prior to the date hereof, including, but not limited to, any action or failure to act under the Repurchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents actually known to Seller or Guarantor on or prior to the date hereof; provided that the foregoing shall not in any way limit the obligations of Buyer under the Repurchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents from and after the date hereof.

[Signature pages follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.

SELLER:

ACRC LENDER US LLC

By: /s/ Anton Feingold                     
Name:  Anton Feingold                    
Title: Vice President                         
                        

BUYER:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By: /s/ Jason Cohen                         
Name: Jason Cohen                         
Title: Assistant Vice President         
                        

                        
                            

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Acknowledged and Agreed:

GUARANTOR:
ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

By: /s/ Anton Feingold                     
Name:  Anton Feingold                    
Title: Vice President                         

5Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE.  THIS SECURITY HAS BEEN, AND THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISED MAY BE, ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION OR EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND, IN EACH SUCH CASE, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

OPGEN, INC.

Warrant To Purchase Common Stock

Warrant No.:

Number of Shares of Common Stock

Date of Issuance: ______ ("Issuance Date")

OpGen, Inc., a company organized under the laws of Delaware (the "Company"), hereby certifies that, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, ___________________________, the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns (the "Holder"), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at the Exercise Price (as defined below) then in effect, upon surrender of this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (including any Warrants to Purchase Common Stock issued in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof, the "Warrant"), at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercisability Date (as defined below), but not after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as defined below), ___________________ fully paid non-assessable shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein (the "Warrant Shares").  Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in Section 20.  [This Warrant is issued pursuant to that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated May 31, 2017, by and among the Company and jVen Capital, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Note Purchase Agreement").]  [This Warrant is issued pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Promissory Note, dated as of June __ 2017, by and among the Company and Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "A&R Note").]

 

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1.          EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

(a)   Mechanics of Exercise.  This Warrant may be exercised by the Holder at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercisability Date and on or before the Expiration Date, in whole or in part, by (i) delivery (whether via facsimile, electronic mail or otherwise) of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Exercise Notice"), of the Holder's election to exercise this Warrant and (ii) (A) payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the "Aggregate Exercise Price") in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds or (B) by notifying the Company that this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to a Cashless Exercise (as defined in Section 1(f)).  The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder nor shall any ink-original signature or medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) with respect to any Exercise Notice be required.  Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares.  On or before the first (1st) Trading Day following the date on which the Company has received the applicable Exercise Notice, the Company shall transmit by facsimile or electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of the Exercise Notice, in the form attached to the Exercise Notice, to the Holder and the Company's transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent").  So long as the Holder delivers the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) on or prior to the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date on which the Exercise Notice has been delivered to the Company, then on or prior to the third (3rd) Trading Day following the date on which the Exercise Notice has been delivered to the Company, or, if the Holder does not deliver the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) on or prior to the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date on which the Exercise Notice has been delivered to the Company, then on or prior to the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date on which the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of a Cashless Exercise) is delivered (the "Share Delivery Date"), the Company shall (X) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder, credit such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder's or its designee's balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian system, or (Y) if (i) the Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program or (ii) the shares to be issued have not been registered under the Securities Act or are not freely transferable without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company's share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise.  The Company shall be responsible for all fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent and all fees and expenses with respect to the issuance of Warrant Shares via DTC, if any, including without limitation for same day processing.  Upon delivery of the Exercise Notice, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder's DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be; provided payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a Cashless Exercise) is received within three Trading Days of delivery of the Exercise Notice.  If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to this Section 1(a) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) Trading Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares issuable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.

 

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(b)   No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock or scrip representing fractional shares are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but rather the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

(c)   Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly executed by the holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.  The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Exercise Notice and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

(d)   Exercise Price.  For purposes of this Warrant, "Exercise Price" means $_____ per share, which shall be a price that is at a 10% premium to the Closing Bid Price per share on the trading date immediately preceding the Issuance Date, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

(e)   Company's Failure to Timely Deliver Securities.  In addition to any other rights available to Holder, if, within three (3) Trading Days after the Company's receipt of the Exercise Notice and the Aggregate Exercise Price (or notice of Cashless Exercise), the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate without restrictive legend to the Holder and register such shares of Common Stock on the Company's share register or credit the Holder's balance account with DTC for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder's exercise hereunder or pursuant to the Company's obligation pursuant to clause (ii) below, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a "Buy-In"), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Company shall, within three (3) Trading Days after the Holder's request and in the Holder's discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the "Buy-In Price"), at which point the Company's obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common Stock) or credit such Holder's balance account with DTC shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock or credit such Holder's balance account with DTC and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) any trading price of the Common Stock selected by the Holder in writing as in effect at any time during the period beginning on the applicable Exercise Date and ending on the applicable Share Delivery Date. In addition to the foregoing, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to an Exercise Notice by the Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each Trading Day that the Warrant Shares are not delivered until such delivery is made or the Holder rescinds the exercise, an amount equal to 1% of the product of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on a timely basis and to which the Holder is entitled and (B) the Closing Sale Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Share Delivery Date, per Trading Day for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such shares of Common Stock are delivered to the Holder or the Holder rescinds such exercise at any time prior to the issuance of the Warrant Shares. The foregoing shall be without prejudice to any other rights and recourses of Holder in connection with the failure of the Company to deliver and register the shares as aforesaid.

 

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(f)   Cashless Exercise.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if a registration statement (as described in the Registration Rights Agreement) covering the resale of the Warrant Shares that are the subject of the Exercise Notice pursuant to the Securities Act (the "Unavailable Warrant Shares") is not available for the resale of such Unavailable Warrant Shares, the Holder may, in its sole discretion (and without limiting the Holder's rights and remedies contained herein or in [any of the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement)] [the A&R Note or the other agreements or instruments entered into or benefitting the Holder in connection therewith], exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the "Net Number" of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a "Cashless Exercise"):

	
Net Number =   

	
 (A x B) - (A x C)

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
B

	
 

	
 

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

A= the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

B= the last VWAP immediately preceding the time of delivery of the Notice of Exercise giving rise to the applicable "cashless exercise", as set forth in the applicable Exercise Notice (to clarify, the "last VWAP" will be the last VWAP as calculated over an entire Trading Day such that, in the event that this Warrant is exercised at a time that the Trading Market is open, the prior Trading Day's VWAP shall be used in this calculation).

C= the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

 

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"VWAP" means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b)  if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the "Pink Sheets" published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant.  The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 1(f).

(g)   Rescission Rights.  If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 1(a) by the Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise provided that such rescission shall not affect the Company's obligations to make any payments pursuant to Section 1(e) which have accrued prior to the date of such rescission.

(h)   Disputes.  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 14.

(i)     [RESERVED][Principal Market Regulation.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect the exercise of any portion of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, to the extent that, after giving effect to the exercise set forth on the applicable Exercise Notice, such exercise would result in (i) the issuance of Common Stock equal to 20% or more of the Common Stock or 20% or more of the voting power outstanding before such exercise for less than the greater of book or market value of the stock in violation of Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(d) or (ii) a change of control for purposes of Nasdaq Stock Market Rule 5635(b), in each case, unless stockholder approval of such issuance has previously been obtained in accordance with the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The determination of the applicability of the limitation contained in this Section 1(i) shall be in the sole discretion of the Company and shall be made by the Company in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market. For purposes of clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant in excess of the amounts set forth in this paragraph shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act.  No prior inability to exercise this Warrant pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of exercisability.  The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 1(i) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph or any portion of this paragraph which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 1(i) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.  The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.]

 

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(j)   Reservation of Warrant Shares.  The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder (after giving effect to the adjustments and restrictions of Section 2, if any). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).  The Company will take all such action as may be necessary to assure that such shares of Common Stock may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Common Stock may be listed.

(k)   Voluntary Adjustment By Company.  The Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.          ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES UPON SUBDIVISION OR COMBINATION OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased.  If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date  combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased.  Any adjustment under this Section 2 shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

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3.          RIGHTS UPON DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS.  In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if, on or after the Issuance Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date, the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property, options, evidence of indebtedness or any other assets by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a "Distribution"), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

4.          PURCHASE RIGHTS; FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS; CHANGE OF CONTROL.

(a)   Purchase Rights.   In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 2 above, if at any time on or after the Issuance Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the "Purchase Rights"), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations or restrictions on exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, the Maximum Percentage) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in the Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times the Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right to be held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).

 

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(b)   Fundamental Transactions.  The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4(b), including agreements to deliver to each holder of the Warrants in exchange for such Warrants a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant, including, without limitation, an adjusted exercise price equal to the value for the shares of Common Stock reflected by the terms of such Fundamental Transaction, and exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction.  Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the "Company" shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.  Upon consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common stock or common shares (or its equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had this Warrant been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.  In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a "Corporate Event"), the Company shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon an exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Corporate Event but prior to the Expiration Date, in lieu of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant prior to such Corporate Event, such shares of stock, securities, cash, assets or any other property whatsoever (including warrants or other purchase or subscription rights) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Corporate Event had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Event.  The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity shall, at the Holder's option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction.  "Black Scholes Value" means the value of the unexercised portion of the Warrant remaining on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction which value is calculated using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the "OV" function on Bloomberg, L.P. utilizing (i) an underlying price per share equal to the greater of (1) the Closing Sale Price on the Trading Day immediately following the public disclosure of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and (2) the sum of the price per share being offered in cash in the applicable Fundamental Transaction (if any) plus the value of the non-cash consideration being offered in the applicable Fundamental Transaction (if any), (ii) a strike price equal to the exercise price in effect on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction, (iii) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of the Warrant as of the Trading Day immediately following the public disclosure of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (iv) a zero cost of borrow, (v) a remaining option time equal to the time between the Trading Day immediately following the public disclosure of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Expiration Date and (vi) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 60% and the 90 day volatility obtained from the "HVT" function on Bloomberg, L.P. (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public disclosure of the applicable Fundamental Transaction.

 

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(c)   Change of Control.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change of Control other than one in which a Successor Entity that is a publicly traded corporation whose stock is quoted or listed for trading on an Eligible Market assumes this Warrant such that the Warrant shall be exercisable for the publicly traded common stock of such Successor Entity, at the request of the Holder delivered before the ninetieth (90th) day after the consummation of such Change of Control, the Company (or the Successor Entity) shall purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder, within five (5) Business Days after such request (or, if later, on the effective date of the Fundamental Transaction), cash in an amount equal to the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such Change of Control.

5.   NONCIRCUMVENTION.  The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its governing documents, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, so long as any of the Warrants are outstanding, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Warrants, the number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the exercise of the Warrants then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercise). The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

6.   WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER.  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Holder, solely in such Person's capacity as a holder of this Warrant, shall not be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of share capital of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, solely in such Person's capacity as the Holder of this Warrant, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Warrant Shares which such Person is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant.  In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.  Notwithstanding this Section 6, the Company shall provide the Holder with copies of the same notices and other information given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the giving thereof to the stockholders, unless such notices or other information is contained in the SEC Reports.

 

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7.          REISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.

(a)   Transfer of Warrant.  If this Warrant is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)), registered as the Holder may request, representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares being transferred by the Holder and, if less than the total number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant is being transferred, a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) to the Holder representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares not being transferred.

(b)   Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant.  Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant.

(c)   Exchangeable for Multiple Warrants.  This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Warrant or Warrants (in accordance with Section 7(d)) representing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant, and each such new Warrant will represent the right to purchase such portion of such Warrant Shares as is designated by the Holder at the time of such surrender.

(d)   Issuance of New Warrants.  Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant (i) shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, (ii) shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant, the right to purchase the Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant (or in the case of a new Warrant being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) or Section 7(c), the Warrant Shares designated by the Holder which, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the other new Warrants issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Warrant Shares then underlying this Warrant), (iii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date, and (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Warrant.

8.          NOTICES.  Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with [Section 6.6 of the Note Purchase Agreement] [the A&R Note].  The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of all actions taken pursuant to this Warrant, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will give written notice to the Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of Purchase Rights or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.

 

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9.          AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Warrant may be amended and the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holder; provided that no such action may increase the exercise price of this Warrant or decrease the number of shares or class of stock obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant without the written consent of the Holder.

10.          NONWAIVER AND EXPENSES.  No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder's rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date.  If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

11.          LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.  No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

12.          GOVERNING LAW.  This Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper.  The Company hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to the Company at the address set forth in Section 8(i) above or such other address as the Company subsequently delivers to the Holder and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company's obligations to the Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Holder.  THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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13.          CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS.  This Warrant shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof.  The headings of this Warrant are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Warrant.

14.          DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile or electronic mail within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the Exercise Notice giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder.  If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit via facsimile or electronic mail (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company's independent, outside accountant.  The Company shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations.  Such investment bank's or accountant's determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.

15.          REMEDIES, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant.  The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate.  The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

16.          TRANSFER.  This Warrant may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without the consent of the Company.

 

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17.          SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.  Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder.  The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

18.          SEVERABILITY.  If any provision of this Warrant is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Warrant so long as this Warrant as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties.  The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).

19.          HEADINGS.  The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant

20.          CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the [Note Purchase Agreement] [A&R Note]. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)  "Attribution Parties" means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by the Holder's investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with the Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder's and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act.  For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.

(b)  "Bloomberg" means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

(c)  "Business Day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

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(d)  "Change of Control" means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the Common Stock in which holders of the Company's voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities and, directly or indirectly, the voting power of the surviving entity or entities necessary to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities, or (ii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company.

(e)  "Closing Bid Price" and "Closing Sale Price" means, for any security as of any date, the consolidated closing bid price and lowest closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price, as the case may be, then the last bid price or the last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the consolidated closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the consolidated closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the "pink sheets" by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.).  If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price, as the case may be, of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder.  If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 12.  All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

(f)  "Common Stock" means (i) the Company's shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) any share capital into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.

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

(h)  "Convertible Securities" means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.

 

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(i)  "Eligible Market" means the Principal Market, and any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., The NYSE MKT, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

(j)  "Expiration Date" means the date five (5) years after the Issuance Date or, if such date falls on a day other than a Business Day or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Market (a "Holiday"), the next day that is not a Holiday.

(k)  "Fundamental Transaction" means  (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or more related transactions, (iii) any direct or indirect purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spinoff or scheme of arrangement) with another person or group of persons whereby such other person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other person or other persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with, the other persons making or party to such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination).

(l)  "Initial Exercisability Date" means the date that is six (6) months after the Issuance Date.

(m)  ["Note Purchase Agreement" means that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2017, between the Company and jVen Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as provided to the Holder.]

(n)  "Options" means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

(o)  "Parent Entity" of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common shares or common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

(p)  "Person" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a government or any department or agency thereof.

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(r)   "Registration Rights Agreement" means that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2017, among the Company, the Holder and other investors named therein.

(s)   "Successor Entity" means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holders, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holders, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.

(t)  "Trading Day" means (a) any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its primary Trading Market, or (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted and traded on its primary Trading Market, then a day on which trading of the Common Stock occurs on another Trading Market, or (c) if the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in clauses (a) or (b) hereof, any Business Day.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set out above.

OPGEN, INC.

By:    /s/ Timothy C. Dec           

Name:   Timothy C. Dec

Title:     Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

EXERCISE NOTICE

TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THIS

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

OPGEN, INC.

 

The undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the Common Stock ("Warrant Shares") of OpGen, Inc., a company organized under the laws of Delaware (the "Company"), evidenced by the attached Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the "Warrant").  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

1.  Form of Exercise Price.  The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as:

		____________	
a "Cash Exercise" with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or

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a "Cashless Exercise" with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares.

2.  Payment of Exercise Price.  In the event that the holder has elected a Cash Exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

3.  Delivery of Warrant Shares.  The Company shall deliver to the holder __________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

[The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

_______________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________]

4. Accredited Investor.  The undersigned is an "accredited investor" as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

  

Date: _______________ __, ______

 

 

______________________________

Name of Registered Holder

By:______________________________ 

Name:  

Title:

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

ASSIGNMENT FORM

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information.  Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

	
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Company hereby acknowledges this Exercise Notice and hereby directs Philadelphia Stock Transfer, Inc. to issue the above indicated number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated [_______ __], 20[  ] from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to Philadelphia Stock Transfer, Inc..

OpGen, Inc.

By:   ______________________________

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