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Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED

OMNIBUS AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OMNIBUS AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of September 9, 2016 and, solely with respect to Sections 1.02(a), 1.02(b), 1.02(c) and 1.02(d), effective as of September 22, 2016, which effectiveness shall be retroactive from September 9, 2016, is made and entered into among 8point3 Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Operating Company”), 8point3 General Partner, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “YieldCo General Partner”), 8point3 Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), 8point3 Energy Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), First Solar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“First Solar”) and SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“SunPower” and, together with First Solar, each a “Sponsor” and collectively, the “Sponsors”).  The above-named entities are sometimes referred to in this Amendment as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

WITNESSETH 

WHEREAS, the Parties entered into that certain Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement on April 6, 2016 (the “Original Agreement”) and that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement on July 1, 2016, (“Amendment No. 1” and, together with the Original Agreement, the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to amend the Agreement to reflect the Parties’ agreement as to certain matters set forth below. 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth in this Amendment and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

Section 1.01 Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. 

Section 1.02 Amendments.  

(a) The text in row 10 of the table set forth on Schedule I of the Original Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the following text:

 

 

	
No.
	
Sponsor
	
Project
	
Scheduled COD
	
Guaranteed
Project Capacity (MWAC)
	
Minimum

Project Capacity (MWAC)
	
Closing Project Value
	
Capacity Buy-Down Amount ($ per MW)

	
10.
	
Reserved
	
Reserved
	
Reserved
	
Reserved
	
Reserved
	
Reserved
	
Reserved

(b) The table set forth in Section 1.02(c) of Amendment No. 1 shall be renumbered by starting with 14 and ending with 20.

(c) The text set forth in Section 1.02(d) of Amendment No. 1 shall be deleted and replaced with the following text:

6. Tax equity financing in respect of the Macy’s Maryland Project, entered into between PNC Commercial, LLC, SunPower AssetCo, LLC, SunPower Capital Services, LLC, SunPower Commercial III Class B, LLC and SunPower Commercial Holding Company III, LLC.

(d) The following text shall be added as new rows to the table set forth on Schedule I of the Agreement:

	
No.
	
Sponsor
	
Project
	
Scheduled COD
	
Guaranteed
Project Capacity (MWAC)
	
Minimum

Project Capacity (MWAC)
	
Closing Project Value
	
Capacity Buy-Down Amount ($ per MW)

	
21.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(a) – District Office
	
February 29, 2016
	
0.6984
	
0.6696
	
$1,243,481.72
	
$1,729,806

	
22.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(a) – Support Services
	
February 29, 2016
	
0.9409
	
0.9021
	
$1,675,246.21
	
$1,729,806

	
23.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(a) – Arvin HS East
	
February 29, 2016
	
0.582
	
0.558
	
$1,036,234.77
	
$1,729,806

	
24.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(a) – Arvin HS West
	
February 29, 2016
	
0.41904
	
0.40176
	
$746,089.04
	
$1,729,806

	
25.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(a) – Nueva Continuation
	
February 29, 2016
	
0.04656
	
0.04464
	
$82,898.78
	
$1,729,806

 

 

	
No.
	
Sponsor
	
Project
	
Scheduled COD
	
Guaranteed
Project Capacity (MWAC)
	
Minimum

Project Capacity (MWAC)
	
Closing Project Value
	
Capacity Buy-Down Amount ($ per MW)

	
26.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(a) – Ruggenberg Community College
	
February 29, 2016
	
0.0582
	
0.0558
	
$103,623.48
	
$1,729,806

(e) The following text shall be added as new rows to the table set forth on Schedule I of the Agreement:

								
	
No.
	
Sponsor
	
Project
	
Scheduled COD
	
Guaranteed
Project Capacity (MWAC)
	
Minimum

Project Capacity (MWAC)
	
Closing Project Value
	
Capacity Buy-Down Amount ($ per MW)

	
27.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(b) – Vista Continuation 
	
October 31, 2016
	
0.09312
	
0.08928
	
$166,061.37
	
$1,729,806

	
28.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(b) – Vista West Main 
	
October 31, 2016
	
0.15132
	
0.14508
	
$269,849.73
	
$1,729,806

	
29.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(b) – Centennial HS 
	
October 31, 2016
	
0.97776
	
0.93744
	
$1,743,644.45
	
$1,729,806

	
30.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(b) – Golden Valley HS 
	
October 31, 2016
	
0.97776
	
0.93744
	
$1,743,644.45
	
$1,729,806

	
31.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(b) – Ridgeview HS 
	
October 31, 2016
	
0.97776
	
0.93744
	
$1,743,644.45
	
$1,729,806

	
32.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(b) – Stockdale HS 
	
October 31, 2016
	
0.97776
	
0.93744
	
$1,743,644.45
	
$1,729,806

	
33.
	
SunPower
	
Kern Phase 1(b) – Shafter HS Main & Ag
	
October 31, 2016
	
0.97776
	
0.93744
	
$1,743,644.45
	
$1,729,806

 

 

Section 1.03 Representations and Warranties.  

(a) Representations and Warranties of Each Sponsor.  Each Sponsor hereby represents and warrants to the other Sponsor, the Operating Company, the YieldCo General Partner, Holdings and the Partnership, as follows as of the date hereof:

(i) Organization; Qualification.  Such Sponsor has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under the Laws of its jurisdiction of formation with all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease or otherwise hold and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(ii) Authority and Power.  Such Sponsor (A) has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder, and (B) has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.

(iii) Valid and Binding Obligation.  This Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Sponsor and, assuming this Amendment has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by all other Persons party hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Sponsor, enforceable against such Sponsor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and by general principles of equity.

(iv) No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by such Sponsor will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (b) constitute, with or without notice or the passage of time or both, a material violation, a material breach or default, create a material lien, conflict in any material respect with, or require any material consent or approval, or give rise to any material right of termination, modification, cancellation, prepayment, suspension, limitation, revocation, preemption, right of first refusal (or similar right to purchase) or acceleration under any material any material indenture, mortgage, chattel mortgage, deed of trust, lease, conditional sales contract, loan or credit arrangement to which such Sponsor is a party, or (c) contravene, in any material respect, any material Law.

(v) Consents and Approvals.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by such Sponsor does not requires any material consent, approval, exemption, waiver, clearance, authorization, filing, 

 

 

registration or notification, of or to (as applicable) any Governmental Entity or other Person, except as has already been obtained, made or waived.

(b) Representations and Warranties of the Operating Company, the YieldCo General Partner, Holdings and the Partnership.  Each of the Operating Company, the YieldCo General Partner, Holdings and the Partnership hereby represents and warrants to the Sponsors, as follows as of the Execution Date:

(i) Organization; Qualification.  Such Person has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing as a limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, under the Laws of its jurisdiction of formation with all requisite limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, corporate power and authority to own, lease or otherwise hold and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Amendment.

(ii) Authority and Power.  Such Person (A) has all requisite limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder, and (B) has taken all necessary limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.

(iii) Valid and Binding Obligation.  This Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Person and, assuming this Amendment has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Sponsors party hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and by general principles of equity.

(iv) No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by such Person will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (b) constitute, with or without notice or the passage of time or both, a material violation, a material breach or default, create a material lien, conflict in any material respect with, or require any material consent or approval, or give rise to any material right of termination, modification, cancellation, prepayment, suspension, limitation, revocation, preemption, right of first refusal (or similar right to purchase) or acceleration under any material any material indenture, mortgage, chattel mortgage, deed of trust, lease, conditional sales contract, loan or credit arrangement to which such Person is a party, or (c) contravene, in any material respect, any material Law.

 

 

(v) Consents and Approvals.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by such Person does not requires any material consent, approval, exemption, waiver, clearance, authorization, filing, registration or notification, of or to (as applicable) any Governmental Entity or other Person, except as has already been obtained, made or waived.

Section 1.04 Continuity.  Except as expressly modified hereby, the terms and provisions of the Agreement and all instruments, agreements or other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith shall continue in full force and effect.   Whenever the “Agreement” is referenced in the Agreement or any of the instruments, agreements or other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith, such references shall be deemed to mean the Agreement as modified hereby.

Section 1.05 Parties in Interest.  This Amendment is binding upon and is for the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  This Amendment is not made for the benefit of any Person not a party hereto, and no Person other than the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns will acquire or have any benefit, right, remedy or claim under or by virtue of this Amendment.

Section 1.06 Severability.  Whenever possible each provision and term of this Amendment will be interpreted in a manner to be effective and valid.  If any term or provision of this Amendment or the application of any such term or provision to any Person or circumstance shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such term or provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, will remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby.  If any term or provision of this Amendment is held to be prohibited or invalid, then such term or provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating or affecting in any manner whatsoever the remainder of such term or provision or the other terms and provisions of this Amendment.  Upon determination that any other term or provision of this Amendment is invalid, void, illegal, or unenforceable, a court of competent jurisdiction will modify such term or provision so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible under the Law.

Section 1.07 Facsimile; Counterparts.  Any Party may deliver executed signature pages to this Amendment by facsimile transmission to the other Parties, which facsimile copy shall be deemed to be an original executed signature page.   This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute a single instrument.

Section 1.08 GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AMENDMENT, INCLUDING THE FORMATION, BREACH, TERMINATION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF, AND ALL TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AMENDMENT, SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS, TO THE EXTENT SUCH 

 

 

PRINCIPLES OR RULES WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.  FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, IT IS INTENDED THAT 6 DEL. C. § 2708, WHICH PROVIDES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF DELAWARE CHOICE OF LAW WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE OTHER RELATIONSHIPS WITH DELAWARE, SHALL APPLY.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first above written and delivered in their names by their respective duly authorized officers or representatives.

 

	
 
	
 
	
8point3 Energy Partners LP
	
 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
8point3 General Partner, LLC, its general partner
	
 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
/s/ Natalie Jackson
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name: Natalie Jackson
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title: Vice President of Operations
	
 

 

	
 
	
 
	
8point3 General Partner, LLC
	
 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
/s/ Natalie Jackson
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name: Natalie Jackson
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title: Vice President of Operations
	
 

 

	
 
	
 
	
8point3 Operating Company, LLC
	
 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
8point3 Energy Partners LP, its managing member
	
 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
8point3 General Partner, LLC, its general partner
	
 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
/s/ Natalie Jackson
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name: Natalie Jackson
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title: Vice President of Operations
	
 

 

 

 

	
 
	
 
	
8point3 Holding Company, LLC
	
 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
First Solar 8point3 Holdings, LLC, its member
	
 

 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
/s/ Alexander Bradley
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name: Alexander Bradley
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title: Vice President, Treasury and Project Finance
	
 

 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
SunPower YC Holdings, LLC, its member
	
 

 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
/s/ Natalie Jackson
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name: Natalie Jackson
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title: Vice President
	
 

 

 

	
 
	
 
	
First Solar, Inc.
	
 

 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
/s/ Alexander Bradley
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name: Alexander Bradley
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title: Chief Financial Officer
	
 

 

 

	
 
	
 
	
SunPower Corporation
	
 

 

 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
/s/ Charles D. Boynton
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name: Charles D. Boynton
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title: Chief Financial OfficerBlueprint

 EXHIBIT 10.1

 

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

 

This INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of June 25, 2016 (the “Execution Date”), is entered into by and between Lode-Star
Mining Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) and Crane Creek, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Investor”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Investor shall invest up to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) to purchase the Company’s common stock par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”);

 

WHEREAS, such investments will be made and the Common Stock issued in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), Rule 506(b) of Regulation
D promul

gated by the SEC under the 1933 Act, and upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the investments in Common Stock to be made hereunder;

 

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the 1933 Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which shall be considered an integral part of this Agreement, the covenants and agreements set forth hereafter, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION I.

DEFINITIONS

 

For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings below, and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of such defined terms.

 

“1933 Act” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“1934 Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same will then be in effect.

 

“Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7.

 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“By-laws” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

 

“Certificate of Incorporation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

 

“Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

“Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Control” or “Controls” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7.

 

 

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“Effective Date” shall mean the date the SEC declares effective under the 1933 Act the Registration Statement covering the Securities.

 

“Environmental Laws” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.

 

“Execution Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.

 

“Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.

 

“Indemnitor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.

 

“Ineffective Period” shall mean any period of time that the Registration Statement or any supplemental registration statement becomes ineffective or unavailable for use for the sale or resale, as applicable, of any or all of the Registrable
Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) for any reason (or in the event the prospectus under either of the above is not current and deliverable) during any time period required under the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

“Investor” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

“Maximum Common Stock Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

 

“Open Market Adjustment Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

“Open Market Share Purchase” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

“Open Period” shall mean the period beginning on and including the Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (i) the date which is thirty-six (36) months from the Effective Date; or (ii) termination
of the Agreement in accordance with Section 8.

 

“Pricing Period” shall mean, with respect to a particular Put Notice, the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately prior to the applicable Put Notice Date.

 

“Principal Market” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the OTC Markets or the OTC Bulletin Board, whichever is the principal market on
which the Common Stock is listed.

 

“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus, preliminary prospectus and supplemental prospectus used in connection with the Registration Statement.

 

“Purchase Amount” shall mean the total amount being paid by the Investor on a particular Closing Date to purchase the Securities.

 

“Purchase Price” shall mean a twenty percent (20%) percent discount to the lowest trading price of the Common Stock during the Pricing Period applicable to the Put Notice.

 

“Put” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

“Put Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

 

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“Put Notice” shall mean a written notice sent to the Investor by the Company stating the Put Amount in U.S. dollars that the Company intends to sell to the Investor pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and stating the current number of
Shares issued and outstanding on such date.

 

“Put Notice Date” shall mean the Trading Day on which the Investor receives a Put Notice, determined as follows: a Put Notice shall be deemed delivered on (a) the Trading Day it is received by facsimile or otherwise by the Investor if such
notice is received prior to 9:30 am Eastern Time, or (b) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received by facsimile or otherwise after 9:30 am Eastern Time on a Trading Day. No Put Notice may be deemed delivered on a day that is not a Trading Day.

 

“Put Restriction” shall mean the days between the beginning of the Pricing Period and Closing Date for a particular Put Notice. During this time, the Company shall not be entitled to deliver another Put Notice.

 

“Put Shares Due” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

“Registered Offering Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the Investor as of the date herewith.

 

“Registration Rights Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Registration Statement” means the registration statement of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the resale of the Securities issuable hereunder by the Investor, in the manner described in such Registration Statement.

 

“Related Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7.

 

“Resolution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.

 

“SEC” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“SEC Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

 

“Securities” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.

 

“Shares” shall mean the shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

“Subsidiaries” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

“Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Principal Market for the Common Stock is open for trading, from the hours of 9:30 am until 4:00 pm.

 

“Waiting Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

SECTION II

PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK

 

2.1 PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company, while under no obligation to issue and sell to the investor, may at the time and date of the Company's choosing issue and sell to the Investor,
and the Investor shall purchase from the Company, up to that number of Shares having a Purchase Price of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).

 

2.2 DELIVERY OF PUT NOTICES. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Registered Offering Transaction Documents, and from time to time during the Open Period, the Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver a Put Notice to the Investor which
states the dollar amount (designated in U.S. Dollars), which the Company intends to sell to the Investor on a Closing Date (the “Put”). The Put Notice shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by reference. The maximum amount that the Company shall be entitled to Put to the Investor
for any applicable Put Notice (the “Put Amount”) shall be equal to Two Hundred percent (200%) of dollar trading volume (U.S. market only) of the Common Stock for the Twenty (20) Trading Days immediately prior to the applicable Put Notice Date so long as such amount does not exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Company. During the Open Period, the Company shall not be entitled to submit a Put Notice
until after the previous Closing has been completed.

 

 

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2.3 CONDITIONS TO INVESTOR’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE SHARES. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not be entitled to deliver a Put Notice and the Investor shall not be obligated to purchase any Shares
at a Closing unless each of the following conditions are satisfied:

 

i.

a Registration Statement shall have been declared effective and shall remain effective and available for the resale of all the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) at all times until the Closing with respect to the subject Put Notice;

 

ii.

at all times during the period beginning on the related Put Notice Date and ending on and including the related Closing Date, the Common Stock shall have been listed or quoted for trading on the Principal Market and shall not have been suspended from trading thereon for a period of two (2) consecutive Trading Days during the Open Period and the Company shall not have been notified of any pending or threatened
proceeding or other action to suspend the trading of the Common Stock;

 

iii.

the Company has complied with its obligations and is otherwise not in breach of or in default under, this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection herewith which has not been cured prior to delivery of the Investor’s Put Notice Date;

 

iv.

no injunction shall have been issued and remain in force, or action commenced by a governmental authority which has not been stayed or abandoned, prohibiting the purchase or the issuance of the Securities; and

 

v.

the issuance of the Securities will not violate any shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market.

 

If any of the events described in clauses (i) through (v) above occurs during a Pricing Period, then the Investor shall have no obligation to purchase the Put Amount of Common Stock set forth in the applicable Put Notice.

 

2.4 MECHANICS OF PURCHASE OF SHARES BY INVESTOR. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.5 and 2.6 of this Agreement, the closing of the purchase by the Investor of Shares (a “Closing”)
shall occur on the date which is no later than five (5) Trading Days following the applicable Put Notice Date (each a “Closing Date”). Upon each such Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement, certificates representing the Shares to be issued to the Investor on such date and registered in the name of the Investor (the “Certificate”).
Within one business day after receipt of the Certificate, the Investor shall deliver to the Company the Purchase Price to be paid for such Shares, determined as set forth in Section 2.2. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Securities and provided that the Company’s transfer agent then is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”)
Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program and that the Securities are eligible for inclusion in the FAST program, upon request of the Investor, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Securities by crediting the account of the Investor’s prime broker (as specified by the Investor within a time reasonably in advance of
the Investor’s notice) with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system.

 

2.5 OVERALL LIMIT ON COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if during the Open Period the Company becomes listed on an exchange that limits the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued without
shareholder approval, then the number of Shares issuable by the Company and purchasable by the Investor, shall not exceed that number of the shares of Common Stock that may be issuable without shareholder approval (the “Maximum Common Stock Issuance”). If such issuance of shares of Common Stock could cause a delisting on the Principal Market, then the Maximum Common Stock Issuance shall first be approved by
the Company’s shareholders in accordance with applicable law and the By-laws and the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, if such issuance of shares of Common Stock could cause a delisting on the Principal Market. The parties understand and agree that the Company’s failure to seek or obtain such shareholder approval shall in no way adversely affect the validity and due authorization of the issuance and sale of Securities or the Investor’s obligation in accordance with the terms and conditions
hereof to purchase a number of Shares in the aggregate up to the Maximum Common Stock Issuance limitation, and that such approval pertains only to the applicability of the Maximum Common Stock Issuance limitation provided in this Section 2.5.

 

 

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2.6 LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF OWNERSHIP. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall the Investor be entitled to purchase that number of Shares, which when added to the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned (as such term is defined under Section 13(d) and Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act), by the Investor, would exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Closing Date, as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-1(j) of the 1934 Act.

 

SECTION III

INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

The Investor represents and warrants to the Company, and covenants, that:

 

3.1 SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR. The Investor has, by reason of its business and financial experience, such knowledge, sophistication and experience in financial and business matters and in making investment decisions of this type that it is capable
of (i) evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and making an informed investment decision; (ii) protecting its own interest; and (iii) bearing the economic risk of such investment for an indefinite period of time.

 

3.2 AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEMENT. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Investor and is a valid and binding agreement of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its
terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.

 

3.3 SECTION 9 OF THE 1934 ACT. During the term of this Agreement, the Investor will comply with the provisions of Section 9 of the 1934 Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder, with respect to transactions involving the Common Stock. The Investor
agrees not to sell the Company’s stock short, either directly or indirectly through its affiliates, principals or advisors, the Company’s common stock during the term of this Agreement.

 

3.4 ACCREDITED INVESTOR. Investor is an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of the 1933 Act.

 

3.5 NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of the Registered Offering Transaction Documents by the Investor and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not result in a violation
of Partnership Agreement or other organizational documents of the Investor.

 

3.6 OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS. The Investor has received all materials relating to the Company’s business, finance and operations which it has requested. The Investor has had an opportunity to discuss the business, management and financial
affairs of the Company with the Company’s management.

 

3.7 INVESTMENT PURPOSES. The Investor is purchasing the Securities for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view towards distribution and agrees to resell or otherwise dispose of the Securities solely in accordance with the
registration provisions of the 1933 Act (or pursuant to an exemption from such registration provisions).

 

3.8 NO REGISTRATION AS A DEALER. The Investor is not and will not be required to be registered as a “dealer” under the 1934 Act, either as a result of its execution and performance of its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

 

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3.9 GOOD STANDING. The Investor is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in the State of Texas.

 

3.10 TAX LIABILITIES. The Investor understands that it is liable for its own tax liabilities.

 

3.11 REGULATION M. The Investor will comply with Regulation M under the 1934 Act, if applicable.

 

3.12 NO SHORT SALES. No short sales shall be permitted by the Investor or its affiliates during the period commencing on the Execution Date and continuing through the termination of this Agreement.

 

SECTION IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as set forth in the Schedules attached hereto, or as disclosed on the Company’s SEC Documents, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor that:

 

4.1 ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, and has the requisite corporate power and authorization to own its properties and to
carry on its business as now being conducted. Both the Company and the companies it owns or controls (“Subsidiaries”) are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have
a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means a change, event, circumstance, effect or state of facts that has had or is reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, operations, results of operations, financial condition or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated
hereby or by the agreements and instruments to be entered into in connection herewith, or on the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Registered Offering Transaction Documents.

 

4.2 AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEMENT; COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS.

 

i.

The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Investment Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement (collectively, the “Registered Offering Transaction Documents”), and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.

 

ii.

The execution and delivery of the Registered Offering Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including without limitation the issuance of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, have been duly and validly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company,
its Board of Directors, or its shareholders.

 

iii.

The Registered Offering Transaction Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company.

 

iv.

The Registered Offering Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’
rights and remedies.

 

4.3 CAPITALIZATION. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of, 480,000,000 shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 49,127,825 shares were issued and outstanding as of May 11, 2016
and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock none are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares have been legally authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.

 

 

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Except as disclosed in the Company’s publicly available filings with the SEC or as otherwise set forth on Schedule 4.3:

 

i.

no shares of the Company’s capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company;

 

ii.

there are no outstanding debt securities;

 

iii.

there are no outstanding shares of capital stock, options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to
issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

iv.

there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the 1933 Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement);

 

v.

there are no outstanding securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

vi.

there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities as described in this Agreement;

 

vii.

the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and

 

viii.

there is no dispute as to the classification of any shares of the Company’s capital stock.

 

The Company has furnished to the Investor, or the Investor has had access through EDGAR to, true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate of Incorporation”),
and the Company’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.

 

4.4 ISSUANCE OF SHARES. As of the Effective Date, the Company will have reserved the amount of Shares included in the Registration Statement for issuance pursuant to the Registered Offering Transaction Documents, which will have been duly authorized
and reserved (subject to adjustment pursuant to the Company’s covenant set forth in Section 5.5 below) pursuant to this Agreement. Upon issuance in accordance with this Agreement, the Securities will be validly issued, fully paid for and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof. In the event the Company cannot reserve a sufficient number of Shares for
issuance pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will use its best efforts to authorize and reserve for issuance the number of Shares required for the Company to perform its obligations hereunder as soon as reasonably practicable.

 

 

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4.5 NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of the Registered Offering Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation
of the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the By-laws; or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event which 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 of, any material agreement, contract, indenture mortgage, indebtedness or instrument to which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or to the Company’s knowledge result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including United States federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market or principal securities exchange or trading market on which the Common Stock is traded or listed) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound
or affected. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of, or in default under, the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the By-laws or their organizational charter or by-laws, respectively, or any contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, except
for possible conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations that would not individually or in the aggregate have or constitute a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted, in violation of any law, statute, ordinance, rule, order or regulation of any governmental authority or agency, regulatory or self-regulatory agency, or court, except for possible violations the sanctions for which
either individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act or any securities laws of any states, to the Company’s knowledge, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization, permit or order of, or make any filing or registration (except the filing of a registration statement as outlined in the Registration Rights Agreement between the parties) with, any court, governmental authority
or agency, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or other third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under, or contemplated by, the Registered Offering Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, permits, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof and are in full force and effect as of the date
hereof. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company is not, and will not be, in violation of the listing requirements of the Principal Market as in effect on the date hereof and on each of the Closing Dates and is not aware of any facts which would reasonably lead to delisting of the Common Stock by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future.

 

4.6 SEC DOCUMENTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. As of the date hereof, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act
(all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, and amendments thereto, being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). The Company has delivered to the Investor or its representatives, or they have had access through EDGAR to, true and complete copies of the SEC Documents.
As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC or the time they were amended, if amended, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, by a firm that is a member of the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”)
consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal
year-end audit adjustments). No other written information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor which is not included in the SEC Documents, including, without limitation, information referred to in Section 4.3 of this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstance under which
they are or were made, not misleading. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or any of their officers, directors, employees or agents have provided the Investor with any material, nonpublic information which was not publicly disclosed prior to the date hereof and any material, nonpublic information provided to the Investor by the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their officers, directors, employees or agents prior to any Closing Date shall be publicly disclosed by the Company prior to such Closing
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4.7 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as otherwise set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company does not intend to change the business operations of the Company in any material way. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently
expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any bankruptcy law nor does the Company or its Subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings.

 

4.8 ABSENCE OF LITIGATION AND/OR REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization
or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any of the Company’s or the Company’s Subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.9 ACKNOWLEDGMENT REGARDING INVESTOR’S PURCHASE OF SHARES. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Registered Offering Transaction Documents
and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Registered Offering Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by the Investor or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with the Registered Offering Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
is merely incidental to the Investor’s purchase of the Securities, and is not being relied on by the Company. The Company further represents to the Investor that the Company’s decision to enter into the Registered Offering Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.

 

4.10 NO UNDISCLOSED EVENTS, LIABILITIES, DEVELOPMENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents or required with respect to the Registered Offering Transaction Documents, as of the date hereof, no event, liability, development
or circumstance has occurred or exists, or to the Company’s knowledge is contemplated to occur, with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, assets, prospects, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws on a registration statement filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Company of its Common Stock and which has not been publicly announced.

 

4.11 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is involved in any union labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that relations with their employees are good. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the 1933 Act) has notified the Company that such officer intends to leave the Company’s employ or otherwise terminate such officer’s employment with the Company.

 

4.12 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights,
inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, none of the Company’s trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, government authorizations, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights necessary to conduct its business as now or as proposed to
be conducted have expired or terminated, or are expected to expire or terminate within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of similar or identical trade secrets or technical
information by others and, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its Subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement; and the Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise
to any of the foregoing. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties.

 

 

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4.13 ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are, to the knowledge of the management and directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations
relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have, to the knowledge of the management and directors of the Company, received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance,
to the knowledge of the management and directors of the Company, with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where, in each of the three (3) foregoing cases, the failure to so comply would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.14 TITLE. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances
and defects except such as are described in the SEC Documents or such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such
property and buildings by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

4.15 INSURANCE. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company reasonably believes to be prudent and customary
in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.16 REGULATORY PERMITS. The Company and its Subsidiaries have in full force and effect all certificates, approvals, authorizations and permits from the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities and comparable foreign
regulatory agencies, necessary to own, lease or operate their respective properties and assets and conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, approval, authorization or permit, except for such certificates, approvals, authorizations or permits which if not obtained, or such revocations or modifications which, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.17 INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS. Except as otherwise set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions
are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles by a firm with membership to the PCAOB and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company’s management has determined that the Company’s internal accounting controls were not effective as of the date of this Agreement as further described in the SEC Documents.

 

4.18 NO MATERIALLY ADVERSE CONTRACTS, ETC. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company’s
officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

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4.19 TAX STATUS. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all United States federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to
the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which
such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.

 

4.20 CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents filed at least ten (10) days prior to the date hereof and except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company makes payments in the ordinary course of business
upon terms no less favorable than the Company could obtain from disinterested third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, such that disclosure would be required in the SEC Documents.

 

4.21 DILUTIVE EFFECT. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon purchases pursuant to this Agreement will increase in certain circumstances including, but not necessarily limited to, the
circumstance wherein the trading price of the Common Stock declines during the period between the Effective Date and the end of the Open Period. The Company’s executive officers and directors have studied and fully understand the nature of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and recognize that they have a potential dilutive effect on the shareholders of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company has concluded, in its good faith business judgment, and with full understanding of the implications,
that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company. The Company specifically acknowledges that, subject to such limitations as are expressly set forth in the Registered Offering Transaction Documents, its obligation to issue shares of Common Stock upon purchases pursuant to this Agreement is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.

 

4.22 LOCK-UP. The Company shall cause its officers, insiders, directors, and affiliates or other related parties under control of the Company, to refrain from selling Common Stock during each Pricing Period.

 

4.23 NO GENERAL SOLICITATION. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with
the offer or sale of the Common Stock to be offered as set forth in this Agreement.

 

4.24 NO BROKERS, FINDERS OR FINANCIAL ADVISORY FEES OR COMMISSIONS. No brokers, finders or financial advisory fees or commissions will be payable by the Company, its agents or Subsidiaries, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.

 

SECTION V

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

5.1 BEST EFFORTS. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions set forth in Section 7 of this
Agreement.

 

5.2 REPORTING STATUS. Until one of the following occurs, the Company shall file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status, or take an action or fail to take any action,
which would terminate its status as a reporting company under the 1934 Act: (i) this Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 8 and the Investor has the right to sell all of the Securities without restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act, or such other exemption, or (ii) the date on which the Investor has sold all the Securities and this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section
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5.3 USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares (excluding amounts paid by the Company for fees as set forth in the Registered Offering Transaction Documents) for general corporate and working capital purposes
and acquisitions or assets, businesses or operations or for other purposes that the Board of Directors, in its good faith deem to be in the best interest of the Company.

 

5.4 FINANCIAL INFORMATION. During the Open Period, the Company agrees to make available to the Investor via EDGAR or other electronic means the following documents and information on the forms set forth: (i) within five (5) Trading Days after
the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and any Registration Statements or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act; (ii) copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the shareholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the shareholders; and (iii) within two (2) calendar days of filing or delivery thereof, copies of all documents
filed with, and all correspondence sent to, the Principal Market, any securities exchange or market, or the Financial Industry Regulatory Association, unless such information is material nonpublic information.

 

5.5 RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Company shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved the amount of Shares included in the Registration Statement for issuance pursuant to the Registered Offering Transaction Documents.
In the event that the Company determines that it does not have a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock to reserve and keep available for issuance as described in this Section 5.5, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock by seeking shareholder approval for the authorization of such additional shares.

 

5.6 LISTING. The Company shall promptly secure and maintain the listing of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) on the Principal Market and each other national securities exchange and automated
quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain, such listing of all Registrable Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Registered Offering Transaction Documents. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market (excluding suspensions of not more than one (1) Trading
Day resulting from business announcements by the Company). The Company shall promptly provide to the Investor copies of any notices it receives from the Principal Market regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such automated quotation system or securities exchange. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 5.6.

 

5.7 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, enter into, amend, modify or supplement, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, amend, modify or supplement, any agreement, transaction,
commitment or arrangement with any of its or any Subsidiary’s officers, directors, persons who were officers or directors at any time during the previous two (2) years, shareholders who beneficially own 5% or more of the Common Stock, or Affiliates or with any individual related by blood, marriage or adoption to any such individual or with any entity in which any such entity or individual owns a 5% or more beneficial interest (each a “Related
Party”), except for (i) customary employment arrangements and benefit programs on reasonable terms, (ii) any agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement on an arms-length basis on terms no less favorable than terms which would have been obtainable from a disinterested third party other than such Related Party, or (iii) any agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement which is approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company. For purposes
hereof, any director who is also an officer of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall not be a disinterested director with respect to any such agreement, transaction, commitment or arrangement. “Affiliate” for purposes hereof means, with respect to any person or entity, another person or entity that, directly or indirectly, (i) has a 5% or more equity interest in that person or entity, (ii) has 5%
or more common ownership with that person or entity, (iii) controls that person or entity, or (iv) is under common control with that person or entity. “Control” or “Controls” for purposes hereof means that a person or entity has the power, directly or indirectly, to conduct or govern the policies of another
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5.8 FILING OF FORM 8-K. On or before the date which is four (4) Trading Days after the Execution Date, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing the terms of the transaction contemplated by the Registered Offering
Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act, if such filing is required.

 

5.9 CORPORATE EXISTENCE. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company.

 

5.10 NOTICE OF CERTAIN EVENTS AFFECTING REGISTRATION; SUSPENSION OF RIGHT TO MAKE A PUT. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor upon the occurrence of any of the following events in respect of a Registration Statement or related prospectus
in respect of an offering of the Securities: (i) receipt of any request for additional information by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or related prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that
purpose; (iii) receipt of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or notice of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv) the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in
the Registration Statement, related prospectus or documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the related prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (v) the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement would be appropriate, and the Company shall promptly make available to Investor any such supplement or amendment to the related prospectus. The Company shall not deliver to Investor any Put Notice during the continuation of any of the foregoing events in this Section
5.10.

 

5.11 TRANSFER AGENT. Upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and for so long as the Registration Statement is effective, following delivery of a Put Notice, the Company shall deliver instructions to its transfer agent to issue Shares
to the Investor that are covered for resale by the Registration Statement, and the Company shall ensure that upon delivery to the transfer agent of evidence of the sale of any such Shares in accordance with the Plan of Distribution section of the then current prospectus relating to such Registration Statement, such Shares shall be issued to the purchaser thereof free of restrictive legends in accordance with Section 3.11 of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

5.12 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TERMS. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investor that: (i) it is voluntarily entering into this Agreement of its own freewill, (ii) it is not entering this Agreement under economic duress, (iii) the terms
of this Agreement are reasonable and fair to the Company, and (iv) the Company has had independent legal counsel of its own choosing review this Agreement, advise the Company with respect to this Agreement, and represent the Company in connection with this Agreement.

 

SECTION VI

CONDITIONS OF THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL

 

The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Securities to the Investor is further subject to the satisfaction, at or before each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions set forth below. These conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion.

 

6.1 The Investor shall have executed this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.

 

6.2 The Investor shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price for the Securities being purchased by the Investor between the end of the Pricing Period and the Closing Date via a Put Settlement Sheet (hereto attached as Exhibit D).
After receipt of confirmation of delivery of such Securities to the Investor, the Investor, by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to the wire instructions provided by the Company will disburse the funds constituting the Purchase Amount. The Investor shall have no obligation to disburse the Purchase Amount until the Company delivers the Securities pursuant to a Put Notice.

 

 

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6.3 No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

SECTION VII

FURTHER CONDITIONS OF THE INVESTOR’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE

 

The obligation of the Investor hereunder to purchase Securities is subject to the satisfaction, on or before each Closing Date, of each of the following conditions set forth below.

 

7.1 The Company shall have executed the Registered Offering Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Investor.

 

7.2 The Common Stock shall be authorized for quotation on the Principal Market and trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Principal Market or the SEC, at any time beginning on the date hereof and through and including the respective Closing Date (excluding suspensions of not more than one (1) Trading Day resulting from business
announcements by the Company, provided that such suspensions occur prior to the Company’s delivery of the Put Notice related to such Closing).

 

7.3 The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the applicable Closing Date as though made at that time and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Registered Offering Transaction Documents to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company on or before such Closing Date. The Investor may request an update as of such Closing Date regarding the representation contained in Section 4.3.

 

7.4 The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Investor the certificates representing, or have executed electronic book-entry transfer of, the Securities (in such denominations as the Investor shall request) being purchased by the Investor at such Closing.

 

7.5 The Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions consistent with Section 4.2(ii) (the “Resolutions”) and such Resolutions
shall not have been amended or rescinded prior to such Closing Date.

 

7.6 No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

7.7 The Registration Statement shall be effective on each Closing Date and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration statement shall be in effect or to the Company’s knowledge shall be pending or threatened. Furthermore, on each Closing Date (i) neither the Company nor the Investor shall have received notice that the SEC has
issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to such Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so (unless the SEC’s concerns have been addressed), and (ii) no other suspension of the use or withdrawal of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or related prospectus shall exist.

 

7.8 At the time of each Closing, the Registration Statement (including information or documents incorporated by reference therein) and any amendments or supplements thereto shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or which would require public disclosure or an update supplement to the prospectus.

 

 

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7.9 If applicable, the shareholders of the Company shall have approved the issuance of any Shares in excess of the Maximum Common Stock Issuance in accordance with Section 2.5 or the Company shall have obtained appropriate approval pursuant
to the requirements of Nevada law and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws.

 

7.10 The conditions to such Closing set forth in Section 2.3 shall have been satisfied on or before such Closing Date.

 

7.11 The Company shall have certified to the Investor the number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding when a Put Notice is given to the Investor. The Company’s delivery of a Put Notice to the Investor constitutes the Company’s certification of the existence of the necessary number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance.

 

SECTION VIII

TERMINATION

 

This Agreement shall terminate upon any of the following events:

 

i.

when the Investor has purchased Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) in the Common Stock of the Company pursuant to this Agreement; or

 

ii.

on the date which is thirty-six (36) months after the Effective Date; or

 

iii.

at such time that the Registration Statement is no longer in effect

 

Any and all shares, or penalties, if any, due under this Agreement shall be immediately payable and due upon termination of this Agreement.

 

SECTION IX

SUSPENSION

 

This Agreement shall be suspended upon any of the following events, and shall remain suspended until such event is rectified:

 

i.

The trading of the Common Stock is suspended by the SEC, the Principal Market or FINRA for a period of two (2) consecutive Trading Days during the Open Period; or,

 

ii.

The Common Stock ceases to be registered under the 1934 Act or listed or traded on the Principal Market or the Registration Statement is no longer effective (except as permitted hereunder).

 

Immediately upon the occurrence of one of the above-described events, the Company shall send written notice of such event to the Investor.

 

SECTION X

INDEMNIFICATION

 

In consideration of the parties mutual obligations set forth in the Transaction Documents, each of the parties (in such capacity, an “Indemnitor”) shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the other and all of the other party’s
shareholders, officers, directors, employees, counsel, and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing person’s agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees,
liabilities and damages, and reasonable expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (I) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation
or warranty made by the Indemnitor or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby; (II) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Indemnitor contained in the Registered Offering Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby; or (III) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement
of the Registered Offering Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, except insofar as any such misrepresentation, breach or any untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission or alleged omission is made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to Indemnitor which is specifically intended for use in the preparation of any such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, prospectus or amendments to the prospectus. To the
extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Indemnitor may be unenforceable for any reason, the Indemnitor shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. The indemnity provisions contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar rights Indemnitor may have, and any liabilities the Indemnitor or the Indemnitees may be subject to.

 

 

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SECTION XI

GOVERNING LAW; DISPUTES SUBMITTED TO ARBITRATION.

 

11.1 LAW GOVERNING THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the Texas state courts or federal courts sitting in Houston, Texas. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The
parties executing this Agreement and other agreements referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith on behalf of the Company agree to submit to the in personam jurisdiction of such courts and hereby irrevocably waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or
unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or
proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

11.2 LEGAL FEES; AND MISCELLANEOUS FEES. Except as otherwise set forth in the Registered Offering Transaction Documents (including but not limited to Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement), each party shall pay the fees and expenses
of its advisers, counsel, the accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. Any attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by either the Company or the Investor in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of any amendments to this Agreement or relating to the enforcement of the rights of any party, after the occurrence of any breach of the terms of
this Agreement by another party or any default by another party in respect of the transactions contemplated hereunder, shall be paid on demand by the party which breached the Agreement and/or defaulted, as the case may be. The Company shall pay all stamp and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the issuance of any Securities.

 

11.3 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different signatories hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute
but one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile transmission, PDF, electronic signature or other similar electronic means with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

11.4 HEADINGS; SINGULAR/PLURAL. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. Whenever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular shall
include the plural and masculine shall include the feminine.

 

 

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11.5 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction
or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

 

11.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS. This Agreement is the FINAL AGREEMENT between the Company and the Investor with respect to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and, the terms of this Agreement may not be contradicted by evidence of
prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the Parties. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Investor, and no provision hereof may be waived other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. The execution and delivery of the Registered Offering Transaction Documents shall not alter the force and effect of any other agreements between the Parties, and the obligations under those
agreements.

 

11.7 NOTICES. Any notices or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (I) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (II) upon receipt,
when sent by electronic mail (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (III) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

 

	
If to the Company:
	
Lode-Star Mining Inc.

13529 Skinner Road, Suite N

Cypress, TX 77429-1775

Attn: Mark Walmesley

Email: markw@lode-starmining.com

Telephone: (281) 734-3690

	
 

With a copy to (that does not constitute notice):
	
 

Sonfield & Sonfield

2500 Wilcrest Drive, 3rd Floor

Houston, Texas 77042-2754

Attn: Robert L. Sonfield, Jr.

Email: Robert@sonfield.com

Telephone: (713) 877-8333

Facsimile: (713) 877-1547

	
 

If to the Investor :
	
 

Crane Creek, Inc.

One Sugar Creek Center Blvd., Suite 1080

Sugar Land, Texas 77478

Attn: Jenni Rebecca Stephenson, President

Email: jenni.rebecca@gmail.com

Telephone: (281) 610-1948

Facsimile: (713) 650-0146

 

Each party shall provide five (5) days prior written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.

 

11.8 NO ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement may not be assigned. However, upon receipt of a Put Notice, Investor may assign the put to a third party who will be obligated to deliver the funds to the Company in the same amount and at the same time Investor
is obligated to deliver the funds, regardless of whether the put notice has been assigned.

 

11.9 NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person, except that the Company acknowledges that the rights
of the Investor may be enforced by its general partner.

 

 

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11.10 SURVIVAL. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Investor contained in Sections 3 and 4, the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 5 and 6, and the indemnification provisions set forth in Section
10, shall survive each of the Closings and the termination of this Agreement.

 

11.11 PUBLICITY. The Company and the Investor shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no party shall issue any such press release
or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure is required by law, in which such case the disclosing party shall provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Investor without the prior consent of the Investor, except to the extent required
by law. The Investor acknowledges that this Agreement and all or part of the Registered Offering Transaction Documents may be deemed to be “material contracts” as that term is defined by Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, and that the Company may therefore be required to file such documents as exhibits to reports or registration statements filed under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act. The Investor further agrees that the status of such documents and materials as material contracts shall be determined
solely by the Company, in consultation with its counsel.

 

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

 

11.13 PLACEMENT AGENT. If so required, the Company agrees to pay a registered broker dealer, to act as placement agent, a percentage of the Put Amount on each Put toward the fee as outlined in that certain placement agent agreement entered into
between the Company and the placement agent. The Investor shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other persons or entities for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Registered Offering Transaction Documents. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, their employees, officers, directors, agents, and partners, and their respective affiliates, from and against
all claims, losses, damages, costs (including the costs of preparation and attorney’s fees) and expenses incurred in respect of any such claimed or existing fees, as such fees and expenses are incurred.

 

11.14 NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party, as the parties mutually
agree that each has had a full and fair opportunity to review this Agreement and seek the advice of counsel on it.

 

11.15 REMEDIES. The Investor shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and all rights and remedies which such holders have been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract
and all of the rights which the Investor has by law. Any person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any default or breach of any provision of this Agreement, including the recovery of reasonable attorneys fees and costs, and to exercise all other rights granted by law.

 

11.16 PAYMENT SET ASIDE. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Investor hereunder or under the Registration Rights Agreement or the Investor enforces or exercises its rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment
or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

 

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11.17 PRICING OF COMMON STOCK. For purposes of this Agreement, the bid price of the Common Stock shall be as reported on Bloomberg, L.P.

 

SECTION XII

NON-DISCLOSURE OF NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION

 

The Company shall not disclose non-public information to the Investor, its advisors, or its representatives.

 

Nothing in the Registered Offering Transaction Documents shall require or be deemed to require the Company to disclose non-public information to the Investor or its advisors or representatives, and the Company represents that it does not disseminate non-public information to any investors who purchase stock in the Company in a public offering,
to money managers or to securities analysts, provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company will, as hereinabove provided, immediately notify the advisors and representatives of the Investor and, if any, underwriters, of any event or the existence of any circumstance (without any obligation to disclose the specific event or circumstance) of which it becomes aware, constituting non-public information (whether or not requested of the Company specifically or generally during
the course of due diligence by such persons or entities), which, if not disclosed in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement would cause such prospectus to include a material misstatement or to omit a material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements, therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. Nothing contained in this Section 12 shall
be construed to mean that such persons or entities other than the Investor (without the written consent of the Investor prior to disclosure of such information) may not obtain non-public information in the course of conducting due diligence in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and nothing herein shall prevent any such persons or entities from notifying the Company of their opinion that based on such due diligence by such persons or entities, that the Registration Statement contains an untrue statement
of material fact or omits a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

 

SECTION XIII

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree to the following: (i) the Investor makes no representations or covenants that it will not engage in trading in the securities of the Company, other than the Investor will not short the Common Stock at any time during the Open Period; (ii) the Company
shall comply with its obligations under Section 5.8 in a timely manner; (iii) the Company has not and shall not provide material non-public information to the Investor unless prior thereto the Investor shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of such information; and (iv) the Company understands and confirms that the Investor will be relying on the acknowledgements set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above if the Investor effects any transactions in the securities of the
Company.

 

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Your signature on this Signature Page evidences your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Investment Agreement as of the date first written above. The undersigned signatory hereby certifies that he has read and understands the Investment Agreement, and the representations made by the undersigned in this Investment Agreement are true
and accurate, and agrees to be bound by its terms.

 

	
Crane Creek, Inc.

 

By: _/s/ Jenni Rebecca Stephenson    

Jenni Rebecca Stephenson

President 
	
Lode-Star Mining Inc.

 

By: _/s/ Mark Walmesley                

Mark Walmesley

President and CEO

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF INVESTMENT AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

 

EXHIBIT A 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

EXHIBIT B 

Notice of Effectiveness

 

EXHIBIT C 

Put Notice

 

EXHIBIT D 

Put Settlement Sheet

 

EXHIBIT E 

Plan of Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS

OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Date: __________

 

[TRANSFER AGENT]

 

Re: Lode-Star Mining Inc.

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We are counsel to Lode-Star Mining Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Investment Agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company and Crane Creek, Inc. (the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue
to the Investor shares of the Company’s common stock with $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”) on the terms and conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Investor (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), including the
shares of Common Stock issued or issuable under the Investment Agreement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ___, 2016, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S- 1 (File No. 333-________) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names the Investor
as a selling shareholder thereunder.

 

In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that the Registration Statement has become effective under the 1933 Act at [ enter the time of effectiveness ] on [ enter the date
of effectiveness ] and to the best of our knowledge, no stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

	
 
	Very truly yours,
	
 
	
 

	
 
	[Company Counsel]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                       

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EXHIBIT C

 

PUT NOTICE

 

[____________], 201__

 

Crane Creek, Inc.

[______________ ]

[______________ ]

[______________ ]

Attn: [______________ ]

 

RE:             Investment Agreement made and entered into effective as of _________, 2016 (the “Agreement”), by and between Lode-Star Mining Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
and Crane Creek, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Texas (“Investor”).  All capitalized terms below shall have the meaning given to them in the Agreement.

 

This is to inform you that as of today, the Company, hereby elects to exercise a Put and to require Investor to purchase the Shares described below as of the Closing Date, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Accordingly, at the applicable Closing Date, the Company will issue and sell shares to Investor, as Subscriber, according to the following
terms:

 

	
●         Put Amount:
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
●         Put Notice Date:
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
●         Share Price:
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
●         Shares to be sold:
	
 

	
 
	
 

	

●         Remaining Commitment under the Agreement:  

 

Lode-Star Mining Inc.

 

 

By: _________________________

Its: _________________________ 

 

Subscriber hereby acknowledges receipt of this Notice and chooses the Closing Date set forth below, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

 

Closing Date: _______________

 

Crane Creek, Inc.

 

By: _________________________

Its: _________________________ 

 

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

PUT SETTLEMENT SHEET

 

Date: ________________

 

Dear Mr. ________,

 

Pursuant to the Put given by Lode-Star Mining Inc. to Crane Creek, Inc. (“Crane”) on _________________ 2016, we are now submitting the amount of common shares for you to issue to Crane.

 

Please have a certificate bearing no restrictive legend totaling __________ shares issued to Crane Creek, Inc. immediately and send via DWAC to the following account:

 

[INSERT]

 

If not DWAC eligible, please send FedEx Priority Overnight to:

 

[INSERT ADDRESS]

 

When the shares are received by us, we will have the funds wired to the Company.

 

Regards,

 

Crane Creek, Inc.

 

By:_________________

Name:_______________

Title:________________

 

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EXHIBIT E

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are registering shares of Common Stock that have been or may be issued by us from time to time to Terra First under the Investment Agreement to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock after the issuance thereof by the Selling Stockholder from time to time after the date of this Prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale
by the Selling Stockholder of the shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock.

 

The Selling Stockholder may decide not to sell any shares of Common Stock. The Selling Stockholder may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions
or commissions from the Selling Stockholder and/or the purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent. In effecting sales, broker-dealers that are engaged by the Selling Stockholder may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate. Terra First is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. Any brokers, dealers or agents who participate in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholder may also be deemed to be “underwriters,”
and any profits on the sale of the shares of Common Stock by them and any discounts, commissions or concessions received by any such brokers, dealers or agents may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Terra First has advised us that it will use an unaffiliated broker-dealer to effectuate all resales of our Common Stock. To our knowledge, Terra First has not entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any particular broker-dealer or market maker with
respect to the shares of Common Stock offered hereby, nor do we know the identity of the broker-dealers or market makers that may participate in the resale of the shares. Because Terra First is, and any other selling stockholder, broker, dealer or agent may be deemed to be, an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, Terra First will (and any other selling stockholder, broker, dealer or agent may) be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and may be subject
to certain statutory liabilities of the Securities Act (including, without limitation, Sections 11, 12 and 17 thereof) and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act.

 

The Selling Stockholder will act independently of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. The shares of Common Stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales
may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, pursuant to one or more of the following methods:

 

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on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

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in the over-the-counter market in accordance with the rules of NASDAQ;

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in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;

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through the writing or settlement of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

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block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

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privately negotiated transactions;

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broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

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a combination of any such methods of sale; and

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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

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The Selling Stockholder may also sell shares of Common Stock covered by this Prospectus pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this Prospectus. In addition, the Selling Stockholder may transfer the shares of Common Stock by other means not described in this Prospectus.

 

Any broker-dealer participating in such transactions as agent may receive commissions from the Selling Stockholder (and, if they act as agent for the purchaser of such shares, from such purchaser). Terra First has informed us that each such broker-dealer will receive commissions from Terra First which will not exceed customary brokerage commissions. Broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholder to sell a specified number of shares at a stipulated price per share, and, to the extent such a broker-dealer is unable to do so acting as agent for the Selling Stockholder, to purchase as principal any unsold shares at the price required to fulfill the broker-dealer commitment to the Selling Stockholder. Broker-dealers who acquire shares as principal may thereafter resell such shares from time to time in one or more transactions (which may involve crosses and block transactions
and which may involve sales to and through other broker-dealers, including transactions of the nature described above and pursuant to the one or more of the methods described above) at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices, and in connection with such resales may pay to or receive from the purchasers of such shares commissions computed as described above. To the extent required under the Securities Act, an amendment
to this Prospectus or a supplemental prospectus will be filed, disclosing:

 

●       the name of any such broker-dealers;

●       the number of shares involved;

●       the price at which such shares are to be sold;

●       the commission paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealers, where applicable;

●       that such broker-dealers did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as supplemented; and

●       other facts material to the transaction.

Terra First has informed us that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. Pursuant to a requirement of FINRA, the maximum commission or discount and other compensation to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker-dealer shall not be greater than
eight percent (8%) of the gross proceeds received by us for the sale of any securities being registered pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act.

 

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available
and is complied with.

 

There can be no assurance that the Selling Stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, of which this Prospectus forms a part.

 

Underwriters and purchasers that are deemed underwriters under the Securities Act may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the Common Stock, including the entry of stabilizing bids or syndicate covering transactions or the imposition of penalty bids. The Selling Stockholder and any other person participating
in the sale or distribution of the shares of Common Stock will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder (including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act), which may restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by, the Selling Stockholder and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution
of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making and certain other activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. In addition, the anti-manipulation rules under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of the shares of Common Stock in the market. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock.

 

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We have agreed to pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, estimated to be $251,974.86 in total, including, without limitation, SEC filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “Blue Sky” laws; provided , however , Terra First will pay all selling commissions,
concessions and discounts, and other amounts payable to underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, as well as transfer taxes and certain other expenses associated with the sale of the shares of Common Stock. We have agreed to indemnify Terra First and certain other persons against certain liabilities in connection with the offering of shares of Common Stock offered hereby, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act or, if such indemnity is unavailable, to contribute amounts required to be paid in respect
of such liabilities. Terra First has agreed to indemnify us against liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any written information furnished to us by Terra First specifically for use in this Prospectus or, if such indemnity is unavailable, to contribute amounts required to be paid in respect of such liabilities.

 

At any time a particular offer of the shares of Common Stock is made by the Selling Stockholder, a revised prospectus or prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed. Such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment will be filed with the SEC to reflect the disclosure of any required additional information with respect to the distribution
of the shares of Common Stock. We may suspend the sale of shares by the Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Prospectus for certain periods of time for certain reasons, including if the Prospectus is required to be supplemented or amended to include additional material information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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