Document:

Exhibit 10.3

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 22, 2019, by and among CHINA XIANGTAI FOOD
CO., LTD., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands whose registered office is at the offices
of Corporate Filing Services Ltd, 3rd Floor, Harbour Centre, PO Box 613, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (the “Company”),
and YA II PN, LTD., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands whose registered office is at
the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, Ugland House, South Church Street, PO Box 309, George Town, Cayman Islands exempted
limited partnership (the “Investor”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

A.           In
connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of even date herewith (the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Securities Purchase
Agreement, to issue and sell to the Investor up to $5,000,000 of secured convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”),
which shall be convertible into ordinary shares in the capital of the Company with a par value of $0.01 each (the “Common
Stock”) (as converted, the “Conversion Shares”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

B.           To
induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively,
the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws and other rights as provided for herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investors hereby agree as follows:

 

1.           
DEFINITIONS.

 

As used in this Agreement,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)              
“Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to a Registration Statement filed hereunder, the 120th calendar
day following the date hereof, provided, however, in the event the Company is notified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) that one of the Registration Statements, as defined below, will not be reviewed or is no longer subject
to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Deadline as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth calendar day following
the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the date required above.

 

(b)              
“Filing Deadline” means, with respect to a Registration Statement required hereunder, the 30th calendar
day following the date hereof.

 

    

     

    

 

(c)              
“Person” means a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization,
a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.

 

(d)              
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation,
a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement
in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with
respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all
other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference
or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

(e)              
“Registrable Securities” means all of (i) the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible
Debentures, and (ii) any additional shares issuable in connection with any anti-dilution provisions of the Convertible Debentures
(without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Convertible Debentures) and (iii) any shares of Common Stock
issued or issuable with respect to the Conversion Shares as a result of any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization
or similar event or otherwise (in each case without giving effect to any limitations on exercise set forth in the Convertible Debentures).

 

(f)               
“Registration Statement” means the registration statements required to be filed hereunder (including
any additional registration statements contemplated by Section 2(c)), including (in each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements
to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material
incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

(g)              
“Required Registration Amount” means (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement at least
1,750,000 shares of Common Stock issued or to be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Debentures, and (ii) with respect to
subsequent Registration Statements at least such number of shares of Common Stock as shall equal up to 300% of the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all Convertible Debentures then outstanding (assuming for purposes hereof
that (x) such Convertible Debentures are convertible at the Conversion Price (as defined therein) in effect as of the date of determination,
and (y) any such conversion shall not take into account any limitations on the conversion of the Convertible Debentures set forth
in the Convertible Debentures), in each case subject to any cutback set forth in Section 2(d); provided that in no event shall
the Required Registration Amount be more than 4,390,6091.

 

(h)              
 “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be
amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose
and effect as such Rule.

 

 

 

1 19.99%
of the outstanding ordinary shares on the date of the RRA.

 

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2.            
REGISTRATION.

 

(a)              
The Company’s registration obligations set forth in this Section 2 including its obligations to file Registration
Statements, obtain effectiveness of Registration Statements, and maintain the continuous effectiveness of Registration Statement
that have been declared effective shall begin on the date hereof and continue until all the Registrable Securities have been sold
or may permanently be sold without any restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant
to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent and the affected Holders
(the “Registration Period”).

 

(b)              
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall, on or prior to the Filing Deadline, prepare and
file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form F-3 (or, if the Company is not then eligible, on Form F-1) covering the resale
by the Investor of Registrable Securities. Each Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least
the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Registration Amount as of date the Registration Statement is initially
filed with the SEC. Each Registration Statement shall contain the “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan
of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and contain all the required
disclosures set forth on Exhibit B. The Company shall use its best efforts to have each Registration Statement declared
effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 am on the business
day following the date of effectiveness, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the
final Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement. Prior to the filing of the Registration
Statement with the SEC, the Company shall furnish a draft of the Registration Statement to the Investor for their review and comment.
The Investor shall furnish comments on the Registration Statement to the Company within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt thereof
from the Company.

 

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(c)               During
the Registration Period, the Company shall (i) promptly prepare and file with the SEC such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in
connection with a Registration Statement, which Prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the
Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration
Period, (ii) prepare and file with the SEC additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the
Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (iii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any
required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed
pursuant to Rule 424; (iv) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the SEC with respect to a
Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible provide the Investors true and
complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to a Registration Statement (provided that the Company may
excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information as to any Investor which has
not executed a confidentiality agreement with the Company); and (v) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such
time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and
supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this
Section 2(c)) by reason of the Company’s filing a report on Form 20-F or Form 6-K or any analogous report under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company shall incorporate such
report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC
on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or
supplement the Registration Statement.

 

(d)              
Reduction of Registrable Securities Included in a Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein,
in the event that the SEC requires the Company to reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in a Registration
Statement in order to allow the Company to rely on Rule 415 with respect to a Registration Statement, then the Company shall be
obligated to include in such Registration Statement (which may be a subsequent Registration Statement if the Company needs to withdraw
a Registration Statement and refile a new Registration Statement in order to rely on Rule 415) only such limited portion of the
Registrable Securities as the SEC shall permit. Any Registrable Securities that are excluded in accordance with the foregoing terms
are hereinafter referred to as “Cut Back Securities.” To the extent Cut Back Securities exist, as soon as may
be permitted by the SEC, the Company shall be required to file a Registration Statement covering the resale of the Cut Back Securities
(subject also to the terms of this Section) and shall use best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective
as promptly as practicable thereafter.

 

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(e)              
Failure to File or Obtain Effectiveness of the Registration Statement or Remain Current. If: (i) a Registration Statement
is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date, or (ii) a Registration Statement is not declared effective on or prior to Effectiveness
Deadline or the Company fails to file with the SEC a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the
Securities Act, within five (5) Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier)
by the SEC that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or not subject to further review, or (iii) after the
effectiveness, a Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities,
except for Cut Back Securities, for which it is required to be effective, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize
the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for more than 30 consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate
of 40 calendar days during any 12-month period (which need not be consecutive calendar days), or (iv) if after the six month anniversary
of the date hereof, the Company does not have available adequate current public information as set forth in Rule 144(c) (any such
failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”), then in addition to any other rights the holders of the
Convertible Debentures may have hereunder or under applicable law, the Company shall be in breach of the term and conditions of
this Agreement and such Event shall be deemed an event of default under the Convertible Debentures (provided that such event of
default shall cease at such time that the Registration Statement is filed if the Event is due to (i) above, the Registration Statement
becomes effective if the Event is due to (ii) above, and once all Registrable Securities become eligible for public resale pursuant
to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act).

 

3.            
RELATED OBLIGATIONS.

 

(a)               The
Company shall, not less than three (3) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one
(1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except
for annual reports on Form 20-F), furnish to each Investor copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents
(other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the reasonable and prompt review
of such Investors, The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or
supplements thereto to which the Investors shall reasonably object in good faith; provided that, the Company is
notified of such objection in writing no later than two (2) Trading Days after the Investors have been so furnished copies of
a Registration Statement.

 

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(b)              
The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without
charge, (i) at least one (1) copy of such Registration Statement as declared effective by the SEC and any amendment(s) thereto,
including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, all exhibits and each preliminary
prospectus, (ii) ten (10) copies of the final prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements
thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, which are not
publicly available through EDGAR, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition
of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.

 

(c)              
The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Investor
reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration
Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times
during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities
for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition
thereto to (w) make any change to its memorandum or articles of association, (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where
it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(c), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction,
or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify each Investor who
holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration
or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction
in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

(d)               As
promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or development, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing
of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in
effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission 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 (provided
that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and promptly prepare a supplement or
amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such
supplement or amendment to each Investor. The Company shall also promptly notify each Investor in writing (i) when a
Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Investor by
facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a
Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable
determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.

 

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(e)              
The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of
a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction
within the United States of America and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension
at the earliest possible moment and to notify each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such
order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

(f)               
If, after the execution of this Agreement, an Investor believes, after consultation with its legal counsel, that it could
reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the request of any Investor, the Company shall furnish
to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates
as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants
in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public
offering, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement,
in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors. Upon the request
of the documents discussed above pursuant to this Section 3(f), the Investor shall provide documents to the Company typically provided
by an underwriter of its securities in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, including
an opinion of counsel representing the Investor for purposes of such Registration Statement, addressed to the Company.

 

(g)               If,
after the execution of this Agreement, an Investor believes, after consultation with its legal counsel, that it
could reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of Registrable Securities, at the request of any Investor, the Company shall
make available for inspection by (i) any Investor and (ii) one (1) firm of accountants or other agents retained by the
Investors (collectively, the “Inspectors”) all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent
corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably
deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information
which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree, and each Investor hereby
agrees, to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use any Record or other
information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so
notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any
Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the Securities Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant
to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the
information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or
any other agreement of which the Inspector and the Investor has knowledge. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning
that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other
means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent
disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential.

 

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(h)              
The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Investor provided to the
Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure
of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release
of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of
competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation
of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning
an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written
notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure
of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

 

(i)                
The Company shall either cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement (i) to be listed on each
securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing
of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or (ii) to be included for quotation on
the Nasdaq Capital Markets for such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying
its obligation under this Section 3(i).

 

(j)                
The Company shall cooperate with each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable,
to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable
Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts,
as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investors may request.

 

(k)              
The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement
to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition
of such Registrable Securities.

 

(l)                
The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection
with any registration hereunder.

 

(m)             Within
two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC,
the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such
Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement)
confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.

 

(n)              
The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by each Investor of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

 

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4.            
OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTOR.

 

(a)              
The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described
in Section 3(d) such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement
covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus
contemplated by Section 3(d) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended certificates for shares of Common Stock to a transferee
of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities
with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the
Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

(b)              
The Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as
applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

5.            
EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.

 

All expenses incurred
in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration,
listing and qualifications fees, printers, legal and accounting fees, except legal fees of Investor’s counsel associated
with the review of the Registration Statement and any comment letters issued by the SEC relating to such Registration Statement,
shall be paid by the Company.

 

6.                 
INDEMNIFICATION.

 

With respect to Registrable
Securities which are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:

 

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(a)               To
the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, the
directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor
within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts
paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in investigating,
preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or
before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened,
whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of
them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of
the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities
are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company
files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any
material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements
therein were made, not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation there under
relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the
foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, “Violations”). The Company shall reimburse the
Investors and each such controlling person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees
or disbursements or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (x)
shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon
and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in
connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (y) shall
not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the
prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section
3(c); and (z) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the
prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person.

 

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(b)              
In connection with a Registration Statement, the Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless
and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each
of its officers, employees, representatives, or agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages
to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified
Damages arise out of or is based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection
with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), such Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement
contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for
only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale
of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless
of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of
any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the prospectus was corrected and such
new prospectus was delivered to each Investor prior to such Investor’s use of the prospectus to which the Claim relates.

 

(c)              
Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement
of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying
party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to
the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of
the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified
Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its
own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one (1) counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be
paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation
by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual
or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel
in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection
with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party
all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim. The
indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense
or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim
or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably
withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party
or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include
as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release
from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying
party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms
or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying
party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability
to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced
in its ability to defend such action.

 

(d)              
The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course
of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

 

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(e)              
The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified
Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject
to pursuant to the law.

 

7.            CONTRIBUTION.

 

To the extent any indemnification
by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect
to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however,
that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation;
and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received
by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.

 

8.             REPORTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT.

 

With a view to making
available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation of the
SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule
144”), and as a material inducement to the Investor’s purchase of the Convertible Debentures, the Company represents,
warrants, and covenants to the following:

 

(a)              
The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and has filed all required
reports under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the 12 months prior to the date hereof (or for such shorter period
that the issuer was required to file such reports), other than Form 8-K reports

 

(b)              
During the Registration Period, the Company shall file with the SEC in a timely manner all required reports under section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit the Company’s obligations under the
Securities Purchase Agreement) and such reports shall conform to the requirement of the Exchange Act and the SEC for filing thereunder.

 

(c)              
The Company shall furnish to the Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i)
a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, (ii) a copy of the most recent
annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information
as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

9.            AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

 

Provisions of
this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and
either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and Investors who then hold at least
two-thirds (2/3) of the Registrable Securities. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9 shall
be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to fewer
than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or
consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered
to all of the parties to this Agreement.

 

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10.           MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a)              
A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such
Registrable Securities or owns the right to receive the Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions,
notices or elections from two (2) or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the
basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.

 

(b)              
No Piggyback on Registrations. The Company shall not file any other registration statements on Form F-3, Form F-1,
or otherwise until the initial Registration Statement required hereunder is declared effective by the SEC, provided that this Section
10(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing amendments to registration statements already filed. The Company shall not include
any other securities on a Registration Statement unless otherwise agreed by the Investor.

 

(c)              
Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable
Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offering for
its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form
S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely
in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the stock option
or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall send to each Investor a written notice of such determination and, if within
fifteen (15) days after the date of such notice, any such Investor shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such
registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Investor requests to be registered; provided,
however, that, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 10(c) that
are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration
Statement.

 

(d)              
Any notices, consents, waivers 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 pursuant to the notice provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement
or to such other address and/or electronic mail address and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has
specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation
of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) electronically generated by the
sender’s email service provider containing the time, date, and recipient email or (C) provided by a courier or overnight
courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized
overnight delivery service in accordance with this section.

 

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(e)              
Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising
such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

(f)               
The laws of the State of New York shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and the Investors
as its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement
shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court of the State of New York, sitting in New York County, New York and federal courts for the Southern District of New
York sitting New York, New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction
contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought
in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives
personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof
to such party at the address for such 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 manner permitted by law. 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. EACH PARTY HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER
OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(g)              
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties
hereto.

 

(h)              
The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning
hereof.

 

(i)                
This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall
constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto as
an attachment to an email of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

 

(j)                
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.

 

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(k)              
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.

 

(l)                
This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns,
and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Investor and the Company have caused their signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the
date first above written.

 

	 	COMPANY:
	 	 
	 	CHINA XIANGTAI FOOD CO., LTD.
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Zeshu Dai
	 	Name:	Zeshu Dai
	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
	 	 
	 	INVESTOR:
	 	 
	 	YA II PN, LTD.
	 	 
	 	By:	Yorkville Advisors Global, LP
	 	Its:	Investment Manager
	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	Yorkville Advisors Global II, LLC
	 	 	Its:	 General Partner
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	/s/ Matt Beckman
	 	 	Name:	Matt Beckman
	 	 	Title:	Member

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

AND PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

OTHER DISCLOSURES 

 

[See attachment provided]

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS

OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

 

Attention:

 

		Re:	CHINA XIANGTAI FOOD CO.,
                                         LTD.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We are counsel to CHINA
XIANGTAI FOOD CO., LTD., a Cayman Islands corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection
with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) entered into by and among
the Company and the Investors named therein (collectively, the “Investors”) pursuant to which the Company issued
to the Investors up to $5,000,000 of convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”), which are convertible
into its ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Investors (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) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection with the
Company’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ____, the Company filed a Registration Statement
on Form ________ (File No. 333-_____________) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Investors as a selling
stockholder there under.

 

In connection with
the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order
declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE
OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order
suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the
SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

		Very truly yours,
	 	 
		[Law Firm]
	 	 
	 	By:	 

 

cc:           [LIST
NAMES OF Investors]

 

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Exhibit 4.2
Description of Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
As of November 25, 2019, Evoqua Water Technologies Corp., a Delaware corporation, had one class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”): Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”).  The following summary includes a brief description of the Common Stock, as well as certain related additional information.  Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.
General
        Our authorized capital stock consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, the rights and preferences of which the board of directors may establish from time to time. As of October 31, 2019, there were 114,400,103 outstanding shares of Common Stock (excluding 10,622,857 shares of our Common Stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units outstanding as of October 31, 2019) and no outstanding shares of preferred stock. As of September 30, 2019, we had 325 stockholders of record.
Common Stock
        Holders of our Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights. An election of directors by our stockholders shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election. There will be no cumulative voting in the election of directors, which means that holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock will be able to elect all of the directors, and holders of less than a majority of such shares will be unable to elect any director. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to be paid ratably any dividends as may be declared by our board of directors (in its sole discretion), subject to any preferential dividend rights of outstanding preferred stock (if any).
        In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of our Common Stock are entitled to receive ratably, in proportion to the number of shares held by them, the assets available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights (if any) of any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of our Common Stock have no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for additional shares. The shares of our outstanding Common Stock are not subject to further calls or assessments by us. There are no conversion or redemption rights or sinking fund provisions applicable to the shares of our Common Stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of our Common Stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.
Limitations on Directors' Liability
        Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws contain provisions indemnifying our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law. In addition, in connection with our initial public offering, we entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors which may, in certain cases, be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained under Delaware law.
        In addition, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that no director will be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. The effect of this provision is to restrict our rights and the rights of our stockholders in derivative suits to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except that a director will be personally liable for:
• any breach of his or her duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;

• acts or omissions not in good faith which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
• the payment of dividends or the redemption or purchase of stock in violation of Delaware law; or
• any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
        This provision does not affect a director's liability under the federal securities laws.
        To the extent that our directors, officers and controlling persons are indemnified under the provisions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, Delaware law or contractual arrangements against liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws and Delaware Law that May Have an Anti-Takeover Effect
        Delaware law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging another party from acquiring control of us. These provisions, which are summarized below, are expected to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board of directors.
Staggered Board; Removal of Directors
        Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws divide our board of directors into three classes with staggered three-year terms. In addition, a director will be subject to removal by our stockholders only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds in voting power of all of our then outstanding Common Stock. Any vacancy on our board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, will be filled by vote of a majority of our directors then in office (subject to the rights of holders of any series of preferred stock or rights granted pursuant to the stockholders' agreement). Furthermore, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the total number of directors may be changed only by the resolution of our board of directors (subject to the rights of holders of any series of preferred stock to elect additional directors). The classification of our board of directors and the limitations on the removal of directors, changes to the total number of directors and filling of vacancies could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or discourage a third party from seeking to acquire, control of our Company.
Stockholder Action by Written Consent; Special Meetings
        Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that any action required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by written consent. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws also provide that, except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of our stockholders can only be called by our chairman of the board or our board of directors.
Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals
        Our amended and restated bylaws establishes an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our board of directors. Stockholders at an annual meeting will only be able to consider proposals or nominations specified in the notice of meeting or brought before the meeting by or at the direction of our board of directors or by a stockholder of record on the record date for the meeting who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has delivered timely written notice in proper form to our secretary of the stockholder's intention to bring such business 

before the meeting. These provisions could have the effect of delaying stockholder actions that are favored by the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities until the next stockholder meeting.
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
        While we have opted out of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), our amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains similar provisions providing that we may not engage in certain "business combinations" with any "interested stockholder" for a three-year period following the time that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
• prior to such time, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
• upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned (a) by persons who are directors and also officers and (b) pursuant to employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
• at or subsequent to that time, the business combination is approved by our board of directors and authorized at an annual of special meeting of our stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of our outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.
        Generally, a "business combination" includes a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction provided for or through our Company resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to certain exceptions, an "interested stockholder" is a person who owns 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock and the affiliates and associates of such person. For purposes of this provision, "voting stock" means any class or series of stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
        Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that certain affiliates of AEA Investors LP (collectively, “AEA”), their respective affiliates and any of their direct or indirect designated transferees (other than in certain market transfers and gifts) and any group of which such persons are a party do not constitute "interested stockholders" for purposes of this provision.
Amendments to Our Bylaws
        The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present at any meeting and entitled to vote on a matter is required to amend a corporation's bylaws, unless a corporation's bylaws requires a greater percentage. Our amended and restated bylaws may be amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.
Exclusive Forum
        Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed to us or our stockholders by any of our directors, officers or employees, (iii) any action asserting a claim against us arising under the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Although we believe this provision benefits us by providing 

increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of claims to which it applies, the provision may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers and may limit our stockholders' ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us.
Corporate Opportunity
        Delaware law permits corporations to adopt provisions renouncing any expectancy in or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in certain transactions or matters that may be investment, corporate or business opportunities and that are presented to a corporation or its officers, directors or stockholders. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, neither (1) AEA, any of its directors, principals, officers, employees or other representatives that may serve as our directors, officers or agents, and each of their affiliates (each, an "Excluded AEA Party") nor (2) any of our directors (other than any Excluded AEA Party) who are not Evoqua officers or employees, and each of their affiliates (each, an "Excluded Director"), shall have any duty refrain from (a) directly or indirectly engaging in any opportunity in which we, directly or indirectly, could have an interest or expectancy or (b) otherwise competing with us. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also renounces, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, any interest or expectancy that we have in any opportunity in which any Excluded AEA Party engages, even if the opportunity is one in which we, directly or indirectly, could have had an interest or expectancy. To the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, in the event that any Excluded AEA Party acquires knowledge of an opportunity that may be an opportunity for itself, himself or herself and for us, such party shall have no duty to communicate or present such opportunity to us and shall not be liable to us or any of our stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty as our stockholder, director or officer solely for having pursued or acquired such opportunity or for offering or directing such opportunity to another person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not renounce any interest in any opportunity that is expressly offered to any Excluded Director solely in his or her capacity as one of our directors. To the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, no business opportunity will be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for us unless we would be permitted to undertake the opportunity under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we have sufficient financial resources to undertake the opportunity and the opportunity would be in line with our business.
Stock Exchange Listing
        Our Common Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "AQUA."
Transfer Agent and Registrar
        The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws.  For additional information we encourage you to read: our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws, as well as the Second Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, dated December 11, 2014, among EWT Holdings I Corp., AEA and certain stockholders, and the Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 16, 2017, among the Company, AEA and certain stockholders (and amendments thereto), all of which are exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K; and applicable provisions of the DGCL, including Section 203.

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