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Exhibit 10.33.1

 

 

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November 13, 2017

Akoustis Technologies, Inc.

9805 Northcross Center Court

Suite H

Huntersville, NC 28078

 

		Attn:	Mr. Jeffrey Shealy

President & Chief Executive Officer

 

ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR

INVESTMENT BANKING SERVICES

 

Dear Mr. Shealy:

 

This letter agreement
(this “Agreement”) is to confirm the engagement by Akoustis Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates
(the “Company” or “you”) of Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC (“Joseph Gunnar”) as
its non-exclusive financial advisor and placement agent in connection with an institutional equity capital raise(s) (“each
a Transaction” and each an “Offering”).

 

The Offering will raise
a minimum of gross proceeds of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) (the “Minimum Offering Amount”) and a maximum
of gross proceeds of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) (the “Maximum Offering Amount”) through the sale of shares
of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), at the Purchase Price of $5.50 per
share (the “Offering Price”). The minimum subscription is twenty-seven thousand five-hundred dollars ($27,500) or five
thousand shares (5,000), provided, however, that subscriptions in lesser amounts may be accepted by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

Placement of the Securities
by the Joseph Gunnar will be made on a reasonable best efforts basis. The Company agrees and acknowledges that Joseph Gunnar is
not acting as an underwriter with respect to the Offering and the Company shall determine the purchasers in the Offering in its
sole discretion. The Shares will be offered by the Company to potential subscribers, which may include related parties of the Joseph
Gunnar or the Company, commencing on November 13, 2017 through December 22, 2017 (the “Initial Offering Period”), which
date may be extended by the Company in its sole discretion (this additional period, if any, and the Initial Offering Period shall
be referred to as the “Offering Period”). The date on which the Offering is terminated shall be referred to as the
“Termination Date”. The closing of the Offering may be held up to ten days after the Termination Date.

 

	30 Broad Street, 11th Floor ●
    New York, NY 10004	Securities Brokerage ●
    Investment Banking
	Tel:  212.440.9600 ● 888.248.6627 ●
    Fax:  212.440.9634	Member FINRA ●
    SIPC

 

     

     

    

 

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Accordingly, the parties
hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1. Engagement
of Joseph Gunnar. Joseph Gunnar’s services under this Agreement will, to the extent requested and appropriate, consist
of:

 

(a)       advising
you concerning the negotiations, structure, price and other terms and conditions of a Transaction;

 

(b)       identifying
and introducing potential investors and credit enhancement providers to the Company in respect of a Transaction. “Introduced
Investors” shall mean a list of investors, where the Offering was made known to each listed investor.

 

(c)       assisting
with due diligence performed by Investors in respect of a Transaction; and

 

(d)       taking
such actions on your behalf as may be appropriate in Joseph Gunnar’s reasonable judgment with your prior consent.

 

Any and all work product
created by Joseph Gunnar, including but not limited to teasers, presentations, confidential information memoranda, operating and
valuation models, and target investor lists shall not be distributed to any third party without the Company receiving express written
consent of Joseph Gunnar prior to such distribution.

 

The Company acknowledges
that Joseph Gunnar and its affiliates are in the business of providing investment banking services (of all types contemplated by
this agreement) to others. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit or restrict Joseph Gunnar or its affiliates in
conducting such business with respect to others or in rendering such advice to others.

 

Section 2.          Compensation.
As consideration for Joseph Gunnar’s agreement to perform the services described in this Agreement, the Company agrees to
pay Joseph Gunnar the following fees on the closing date of each Transaction (“Transaction Fees”):

 

A.           Cash
Success Fees:

 

i.         For
gross proceeds of less than $3,000,000 from Joseph Gunnar Introduced: 7.0% of the gross proceeds paid or payable for equity
or equity-linked securities issued by the Company, or

 

ii.        In
the event Joseph Gunnar places $3,000,000 or more with Joseph Gunnar Introduced Investors: 8.0% of the entire gross proceeds
paid or payable for equity or equity-linked securities issued by the Company,

 

iii.       Any
aggregated proceeds closed by Joseph Gunnar prior to November 30, 2017, excluding aggregate gross proceeds associated with (i)
any director, officer, or employee of the Company, (ii) those from Katalyst, (iii) those from Drexel Hamilton, OR (iv) those from
investors listed in Annex A-2, shall be subject to a 1% cash fee bonus to Joseph Gunnar.

 

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B.           Warrant
Success Fees:

 

i.          the
issuance to Joseph Gunnar of warrants (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase a number of shares of the
Company’s common stock equal to (i) 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Transaction. The exercise price will be commensurate
with investor warrants, or in the event of no investor warrants, an exercise price equal to 120% of the closing price of the Company’s
common stock on the day immediately preceding the closing date of the final Transaction contemplated by this Agreement

 

ii.         Joseph
Gunnar will not be due any warrants related to investors listed on Annex A-2.;

 

The Placement Agent
Warrants will be issued on the closing date of the last Transaction contemplated by this Agreement. The Placement Agent Warrants
(i) shall not be exercisable until 6 months after the date of issuance, (ii) shall have a term of five-years and 6 months, (iii)
shall include customary piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares underlying them (it being understood and agreed
that the Company shall have no obligation to register or list the Placement Agent Warrants), and (iv) containing such other terms
and conditions as included in any warrants issued to investors. At Joseph Gunnar’s option and upon Joseph Gunnar’s
written instructions to the Company, the Company shall issue all or a portion of any Placement Agent Warrants under this Agreement
directly to specified Gunnar employees. It is agreed that Joseph Gunnar shall bear sole responsibility with respect to compliance
with applicable laws and regulations related to (i) the payment of any portion of the Success Fees to an assisting broker dealers
or any other person, and (ii) the issuance of the Placement Agent Warrants to persons other than Joseph Gunnar (including without
limitation with regulations governing the sharing of fee-based compensation), and that the Company shall not be liable for (or
to indemnify any party with respect to) any actions or proceedings related to the payment of fees or the issuance of the Placement
Agent Warrants to any such persons. If at any time no registration statement including the shares underlying the Placement Agent
Warrants is effective, the Company shall prepare or cause to be prepared, at its expense, any documentation reasonably requested
by the Company’s transfer agent relating to the proposed transfer of such underlying shares, including but not limited to
the Rule 144 comfort letter; provided, that the Company shall have no obligation with respect to any shares with respect to which
the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are not available.

 

It is agreed and understood
that Joseph Gunnar will, at closing, be compensated directly from closing escrow via wire transfer. You agree that, once paid,
the fees or any part thereof payable hereunder will not be refundable, absent a finding of fraud or willful misconduct in relation
to this Agreement by Joseph Gunnar by a court or tribunal or competent jurisdiction, and such fees shall not be subject to reduction
by way of setoff or counterclaim absent a finding of fraud or willful misconduct in relation to this Agreement by Joseph Gunnar
by a court or tribunal or competent jurisdiction.

 

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The Company agrees
that it shall not enter into any agreement with a Joseph Gunnar Introduced Investor that (i) does not require Joseph Gunnar to
be paid its Transaction Fees in full on the closing date of the initial Transaction and any subsequent Transactions in strict accordance
with provision contained in this Agreement and (ii) materially conflicts with the provisions of this Agreement. The Company may,
in its sole discretion, accept or reject, in whole or in part, any prospective investment in the Transaction or allot to any prospective
subscriber less than the number of securities such subscriber wishes to purchase.

 

Section 3. Expenses;
Payments. Whether or not any Transaction is consummated or this Agreement is terminated or expires, the Company agrees, upon
request, but no less frequently than monthly, to reimburse Joseph Gunnar promptly for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) incurred in
connection with the preparation of documents or other matters relating to the Transaction, provided that Joseph Gunnar shall seek
prior written approval from the Company for all expenses in aggregate in excess of $10,000.

 

All fees and expenses
payable under this agreement are payable in U.S. dollars in immediately available funds. All fees, expenses and other payments
under this agreement shall be paid without giving effect to any withholding or deduction of any tax or similar governmental assessment.

 

Section 4. Information.
You agree that you will not and will cause your affiliates not to disclose this Agreement, the contents hereof or the activities
of Joseph Gunnar pursuant hereto, directly or indirectly, to any person without the prior written approval of Joseph Gunnar, except
that the Company may disclose this Agreement and the contents hereof (i) to its directors, officers, members, direct or indirect
equity holders, counsel and professional advisors, in each case on a “need-to-know” basis (in which case the Company
will (x) inform any such persons of the confidentiality obligations contained herein and (y) remain responsible for any breaches
of any such obligations by any such persons) and (ii) other than to the extent covered by the preceding clause (i), as required
by applicable law or regulation or compulsory legal, judicial, administrative or regulatory process (in which case the Company
will inform any such persons of the confidentiality obligations contained herein). The obligations of the Company pursuant to this
paragraph shall survive any expiration or termination of this agreement or Joseph Gunnar’s engagement hereunder. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company (and each employee, representative or other agent of the Company)
may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the Company relating
to such tax treatment and structure.

 

In connection with
Joseph Gunnar’s engagement, the Company will actively assist Joseph Gunnar in achieving a placement of the Transaction that
is reasonably satisfactory to the Company in the Company’s sole discretion. Such assistance shall include (a) furnishing
to, or causing to be furnished to, Joseph Gunnar such information concerning the Company that Joseph Gunnar and the Company may
reasonably deem necessary or appropriate to complete such distribution (including, but not limited to, financial projections) (the
“Information”); (b) making reasonably available your officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel and
other representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”); (c) using commercially reasonable efforts to ensure
that the distribution efforts of Joseph Gunnar benefit materially from your existing investor relationships and your existing banking
relationships (without jeopardizing the anticipated financial benefits of identifying new investors); and (d) otherwise reasonably
assisting Joseph Gunnar in its distribution efforts, including by making presentations regarding the business and affairs of the
Company and its subsidiaries, as appropriate, at one or more one-on-one meetings of prospective Investors that have agreed to mutually
acceptable confidentiality arrangements. In performing its services hereunder, Joseph Gunnar shall be entitled to rely upon and
shall not be responsible for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied to it by the Company or any of its Representatives
and shall not be responsible for conducting any appraisal of assets or liabilities.

 

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The Company represents
and warrants to Joseph Gunnar that all Information relating to the Company or which the Company provides in writing (collectively,
the “Materials”) will be materially complete and correct. The Company further represents and warrants that any
projections provided by it to Joseph Gunnar will have been prepared in good faith and will be based upon assumptions, which, in
light of the circumstances under which they are made, are reasonable. The Company recognizes and confirms that Joseph Gunnar (i)
will use and rely primarily on the Materials and on information available from generally recognized public sources in performing
the services contemplated by this Agreement without having independently verified the same; (ii) is authorized to transmit to any
prospective investor the Materials and other legal documentation supplied to Joseph Gunnar for transmission to parties that have
entered into a customary form of confidentiality agreement (including a “click-through” on a secure website) by or
on behalf of the Company; (iii) does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the Materials and such other
information; (iv) will not make an appraisal of the Company; and (v) retains the right to continue to perform due diligence during
the course of its engagement hereunder to the extent that it is reasonably necessary for it to perform the services contemplated
hereby (it being understood that Joseph Gunnar will not be authorized to act as an initial purchaser or underwriter but will merely
be acting as a placement agent without underwriter liability under the Securities Act of 1933).

 

In connection with
Joseph Gunnar’s engagement, for all Transactions reasonably satisfactory to the Company (in the sole discretion of the Company),
it is understood and agreed that Joseph Gunnar will manage and control all aspects of the placement of any Transaction in consultation
with you, including decisions as to the selection of prospective Investors, when commitments will be accepted and the final allocations
of the commitments among the Investors (which shall be done solely with the Company’s approval). It is understood that no
Investor investing in any Transaction will receive compensation from you in order to obtain its commitment, except as contemplated
herein, including upfront fees paid to all Investors to ensure a successful placement of any Transaction, or as otherwise directed
by Joseph Gunnar.

 

Section 5.          Public
Announcements. The Company acknowledges that Joseph Gunnar may, at its option and expense and after the Closing Date or the
consummation of any Transaction, place announcements and advertisements describing Joseph Gunnar’s role in such transaction
and such other information as is publicly disclosed (which may include the reproduction of the Company’s logo and a hyperlink
to the Company’s website on Joseph Gunnar’s website). Furthermore, if requested by Joseph Gunnar, the Company shall
include a mutually acceptable reference to Joseph Gunnar in any press release or other public announcement made by the Company
regarding the matters described in this agreement.

 

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Section 6.          Indemnity.
Since Joseph Gunnar will be acting on behalf of the Company in connection with this engagement, the Company and Joseph Gunnar
agree to the indemnity provisions and other matters set forth in Annex B, which is incorporated by reference into this
agreement and is an integral part hereof. The obligations of the Company pursuant to Annex B shall survive any expiration
or termination of this agreement or Joseph Gunnar’s engagement hereunder.

 

Section 7.          Term
and Termination. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties hereto, this Agreement shall terminate upon the first
to occur of: (i) the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof; (ii) the Final Closing; or (iii) an Early Termination as defined
in the Section 7 below (the “Term”). Joseph Gunnar’s engagement hereunder may be terminated by either Joseph
Gunnar or the Company at any time upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to the other Party. Upon any termination
of this Agreement, the obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate, except for their obligations under Section 4 (with
respect to confidentiality), this Section 7, any outstanding obligations under Section 2 and Sections 3, 4, 6, 8-13. If within
the three (3) months following the termination of this Agreement by the Company, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates
consummates any Transaction with a Joseph Gunnar Introduced Investor as included on Annex A as amended from time to time in writing,
including email, Joseph Gunnar shall be entitled to payment in full of the applicable fees and the benefit of the other provisions
described in Section 2 of this Agreement with respect to such transaction or transactions. If within the six (6) months following
the termination of this Agreement by the Company if the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates consummates any Transaction
with a Joseph Gunnar Introduced Investor who actually participates in the Transaction, as included on Annex A, contemplated by
this Agreement, Joseph Gunnar shall be entitled to payment in full of the applicable fees and the benefit of the other provisions
described in Section 2 of this Agreement with respect to such transaction or transactions. The three (3) and six (6) month periods
referred to in the preceding two sentences shall collectively be referred to as the “Tail Period” in this Agreement.
Joseph Gunnar will provide the Company with a completed Annex A for Joseph Gunnar within five (5) days of the Final Closing. Joseph
Gunnar agrees and acknowledges that the Company will have final approval on Annex A submitted by Joseph Gunnar.

 

Section 8.          Late
Payment Fee. Any amounts due Joseph Gunnar pursuant to this Agreement that are not paid on the due date specified herein shall
accrue interest thereon at the rate of 1.5% per month, compounded monthly until paid in-full.

 

Section 9.          Non-Circumvention.
During the term of this Agreement and for the Tail Period, unless otherwise authorized by Joseph Gunnar in a specific written consent,
the Company will not, and Company will cause each of its affiliates and representatives not to initiate, maintain contact to discuss
or attempt to enter into or enter into (i) a Transaction with any Joseph Gunnar Introduced Investor without the active ongoing
involvement of Joseph Gunnar and (ii) any other transaction not contemplated in this Agreement with a Joseph Gunnar Introduced
Investor without first entering into a compensation agreement with Joseph Gunnar in respect of any such transactions.

 

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Section 10.         Required
Notices and Disclosures. The Company shall provide written notice and disclosure to Joseph Gunnar during the term of this Agreement
and for the Tail Period with respect to any of the following events as follows:

 

(a)       within
three (3) days of the receipt of a term sheet or commitment letter by the Company from a party with respect to any Transaction
or from any Joseph Gunnar Introduced Investor with respect to any other transaction not contemplated under this Agreement. Such
notice will include a copy of such term sheet or commitment letter; and

 

(b)       no
less than five (5) days prior to the expected receipt of funds by the Company or the closing of any transaction with a Joseph Gunnar
Introduced Investor so that Joseph Gunnar can prepare and deliver an invoice for payment to the Company. Such notice will include
the amount and expected date of receipt of funds to be received on account of a transaction.

 

All notices to Joseph
Gunnar hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be sent to:

 

Eric Lord

Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC

30 Broad Street, 11th Fl

New York, NY 10004

elord@jgunnar.com

 

Section 11.          Acknowledgements.
The Company acknowledges that Joseph Gunnar and its affiliates are involved in a wide range of banking, investment banking, private
banking, private equity, asset management and other investment and financial businesses and services, both for its own account
and for the accounts of clients and customers. Joseph Gunnar and its affiliates provide a full range of securities services, including
securities trading and brokerage activities. Joseph Gunnar and its affiliates may acquire, hold or sell, for its own accounts
and the accounts of customers, equity, debt and other securities and financial instruments (including bank loans and other obligations)
of the Company and any other company that may be involved in the transactions and other matters contemplated by this Agreement,
as well as provide investment banking and other financial services to such companies. Joseph Gunnar and its affiliates may have
interests, or be engaged in a broad range of transactions involving interests, that differ from those of the Company. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that Joseph Gunnar has no obligation to disclose such interests or transactions (or information relating
thereto) to the Company.

 

The Company expressly
acknowledges and agrees that Joseph Gunnar’s obligations hereunder are on a reasonable best efforts basis only and that the
execution of this Agreement does not constitute a commitment by Joseph Gunnar and its affiliates to purchase any portion of any
Transaction and does not ensure the successful placement of any Transaction or any portion thereof or the success of Joseph Gunnar
or its affiliates with respect to securing any other financing on behalf of the Company.

 

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The Company further
acknowledges and agrees that Joseph Gunnar has been retained solely to provide the services set forth in this Agreement and that
no fiduciary or agency relationship between the Company and Joseph Gunnar has been created in respect of Joseph Gunnar’s
engagement hereunder, regardless of whether Joseph Gunnar has advised or is advising the Company on other matters. In connection
with this engagement, Joseph Gunnar is acting as an independent contractor, with obligations owing solely to the Company and not
in any other capacity.

 

The Company understands
that Joseph Gunnar is not undertaking to provide any legal, accounting or tax advice in connection with this agreement. Joseph
Gunnar shall not be responsible for the underlying business decision of the Company to effect the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or for the advice or services provided by any of the Company’s other advisors or contractors.

 

Section 12.          Miscellaneous.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, Joseph Gunnar and their respective successors. Except
as contemplated by Annex B, this agreement is not intended to confer rights upon any persons not a party hereto (including
security holders, employees or creditors of the Company). This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and
supersedes all prior agreements, both written and oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no modification of this
Agreement or waiver of the terms and conditions contained herein shall be binding upon the parties hereto unless approved in writing
by each party. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction herein (including Annex B) is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions and restrictions
contained herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be modified or invalidated.

 

This Agreement may
be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one
and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or by electronic
“.pdf” transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart.

 

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Section 13.          Governing
Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. All aspects of the relationship created by this agreement or the engagement hereunder, any other
agreements relating to the engagement hereunder and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) that
may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this agreement or the engagement hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, applicable to contracts made and to be performed therein and, in connection therewith.
The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in New York County, New York, in connection with any claim
or dispute relating to this Agreement or any services or advice provided hereunder. The prevailing party in any such litigation
shall be entitled to recover its attorney’s fees and costs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for purposes of enforcing
the Company’s obligations under Annex B, the Company consents to personal jurisdiction, service and venue in any court proceeding
in which any claim or cause of action relating to or arising out of this agreement or the engagement hereunder is brought by or
against any Indemnified Person. Joseph Gunnar AND THE COMPANY EACH HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT
TO ANY CLAIM, COUNTER CLAIM OR ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ENGAGEMENT HEREUNDER.

 

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We are delighted to
accept this engagement and look forward to working with you on this assignment. Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing
by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy of this agreement. 

	 	 	 
	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	JOSEPH GUNNAR & CO., LLC
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Eric Lord
	 	 
	 	Name:   Eric Lord
	 	 
	 	Title:  Head of Investment Banking/ Underwritings

	 	 	 
	Accepted and agreed to as of the date first written above:	 
	 	 	 
	AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	 
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Shealy	 
	 	 	 
	Name:   Jeffrey Shealy	 
	 	 	 
	Title:  President & Chief Executive Officer	 

 

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ANNEX A – Joseph Gunnar Introduced
Investors

 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

 

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ANNEX A-2 –List of investors introduced
by another financial advisor.

 

Anson Advisors, Inc.

Avondale Conquest, LLC

AWM Investment Company, Inc. / Special Situations Funds

Ayrton Capital, LLC

Bortel Investment Management, LLC / Tiburon Opportunity Fund,
L.P.

CPMG, Inc.

Empery Asset Management, L.P.

Esousa Holdings, LLC

Heights Capital Management, Inc.

Herald Investment Management, LTD

Hudson Bay Capital Management, L.P.

Invicta Capital Management, LLC

Lagunitas Investments

Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC

Nokomis Capital, LLC

P.A.W. Capital Partners, L.P.

Pennington Capital Management, LLC

Pinnacle Family Office, LLC

Potomac Capital Management, Inc.

SBP Management, Inc.

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Technology Opportunity Partners, L.P.

Toronado Partners, LLC

Wellscroft Investments, LLC

Wolverine Asset Management, LLC

 

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ANNEX B

 

In further consideration of the agreements
contained in the Agreement of which this Annex B is a part, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Joseph Gunnar, its
affiliates, the respective members, directors, officers, partners, agents and employees of Joseph Gunnar, and any person controlling
Joseph Gunnar or any of its affiliates (collectively, “Indemnified Persons”) from and against, and the Company agrees
that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability to the Company or its owners, parents, affiliates, security holders or creditors
for, any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (including actions or proceedings in respect thereof) (collectively, “Liabilities”)
(A) related to or arising out of (i) the Company’s actions or failures to act (including statements or omissions made or
information provided by the Company or its agents) in connection with the Transaction or (ii) actions or failures to act by an
Indemnified Person with the Company’s consent or in reliance on the Company’s actions or failures to act in connection
with the Transaction or (B) otherwise related to or arising out of the Agreement, Joseph Gunnar’s performance thereof or
any other services Joseph Gunnar is asked to provide to the Company (in each case, including related activities prior to the date
hereof), except that this clause (B) shall not apply to any Liabilities to the extent that they are finally determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from the gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified
Person.

 

If such indemnification is for any reason
not available or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Person harmless, the Company agrees to contribute to the Liabilities involved
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and by Joseph Gunnar,
on the other hand, in respect of the Agreement or, if such allocation is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unavailable, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect other equitable considerations such as the relative fault of the Company
on the one hand and of Joseph Gunnar on the other hand; provided, however, that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the
Indemnified Persons shall not be responsible for expenses and Liabilities which in the aggregate are in excess of the amount of
all fees actually received by Joseph Gunnar from the Company pursuant to the Agreement. Relative benefits to the Company, on the
one hand, and Joseph Gunnar, on the other hand, in respect of the Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (i)
the total value received or proposed to be received by the Indemnifying Parties in connection with any financing contemplated by
the Agreement, bears to (ii) all fees actually received by or committed to Joseph Gunnar in connection with the Agreement.

 

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The Company will not permit any settlement
or compromise to include, or consent to the entry of any judgment that includes, a statement as to, or an admission of, fault,
culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of an Indemnified Person, without such Indemnified Person’s prior written
consent, which shall not be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or withheld. If any Indemnified Person becomes involved in any capacity
in any action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding, actual or threatened, brought by or against any person, including stockholders
of the Company, in connection with or as a result of the engagement or any matter referred to in the engagement the Company also
agrees to reimburse such Indemnified Persons for their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable legal fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for and responding to third
party subpoenas or enforcing the engagement) as such expenses are incurred. The Company’s obligations pursuant to this Annex
B shall inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of each Indemnified Person and are
in addition to any rights that each Indemnified Person may have at common law or otherwise.

 

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ANNEX C

 

BAD ACTOR DISQUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE

 

Instructions: On September 23, 2013,
the Commission issued a rule disqualifying securities offerings involving certain “felons and other ‘bad actors’”
from reliance on Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act went into effect. The new rule triggers disclosure of
bad actors and bad acts that occurred on or prior to September 23, 2013, and provides that bad actors/bad acts occurring after
September 23, 2013 cause the disqualification from reliance on Rule 506. In order to confirm that the Company remains eligible
to rely on Rule 506 and to comply with the related disclosure requirements, each director, executive officer, general partner or
managing member of the company, or beneficial owner of 20% or more of the company’s outstanding voting equity securities,
is required to complete and execute this Bad Actor Disqualification Questionnaire (this “Questionnaire”).

 

If you are a person described in clauses
(a) or (b) above, you need to complete this Questionnaire. Please answer “Yes” or “No” with respect to
each of the items set forth below. If you answer “Yes” to any of the following, please provide a detailed written description
of all relevant facts and circumstances relating the applicable event, conviction, order, proceeding or action.

 

	(1)  Have you been convicted, within the prior ten years, of any felony or misdemeanor: (A) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security; (B) involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; or (C) arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment advisor or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities?	☐ Yes          ☐ No
	 	 
	(2)   Are you subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, entered within the prior five years, that restrains or enjoins you from engaging or continuing to engage in any conduct or practice: (A) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security; (B) involving the making of any false filing with the SEC; or (C) arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment advisor or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities?	☐ Yes          ☐ No

 

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	(3)   Are you subject to a final order of a U.S. state securities commission (or an agency or officer of a U.S. state performing like functions); a U.S. state authority that supervises or examines banks, savings associations, or credit unions; a U.S. state insurance commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); an appropriate U.S. federal banking agency; the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”); or the U.S. National Credit Union Administration that: (A) bars you from: (1) association with an entity regulated by such commission, authority, agency, or officer; (2) engaging in the business of securities, insurance or banking; or (3) engaging in savings association or credit union activities; or (B) constitutes a final order based on a violation of any law or regulation that prohibits fraudulent, manipulative, or deceptive conduct entered within the last ten years?	☐ Yes          ☐ No
	 	 
	(4)   Are you subject to an order of the SEC entered pursuant to section 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or section 203(e) or (f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), that (A) suspends or revokes your registration as a broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer or investment adviser; (B) places limitations on your activities, functions or operations; or (C) bars you from being associated with any entity or from participating in the offering of any penny stock?	☐ Yes          ☐ No
	 	 
	(5)   Are you subject to any order of the SEC entered within the last five years that orders you to cease and desist from committing or causing a violation or future violation of: (A) any scienter-based anti-fraud provision of the federal securities laws, including without limitation section 17(a)(1) of the 1933 Act, section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, and 17 CFR 240.10b-5, section 15(c)(1) of the Exchange Act and section 206(1) of the Advisers Act, or any other rule or regulation thereunder; or (B) Section 5 of the 1933?	☐ Yes          ☐ No
	 	 
	(6)   Are you suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from association with a member of, a registered national securities exchange or a registered national or affiliated securities association for any act or omission to act constituting conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade?	☐ Yes          ☐ No
	 	 
	(7)   Have you filed (as a registrant or issuer), or were you an underwriter or were you named as an underwriter in, any registration statement or Regulation A offering statement filed with the SEC that, within the prior five years, was the subject of a refusal order, stop order, or order suspending the Regulation A exemption, or are you the subject of an investigation or proceeding to determine whether a stop order or suspension order should be issued?	☐ Yes          ☐ No

 

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	(8)   Are you subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order entered within the last five years, or are you subject to a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction with respect to conduct alleged by the United States Postal Services to constitute a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means of false representations?	☐ Yes          ☐ No
	 	 
	(9)   To the best of your knowledge, are you now the subject of any action, regulatory complaint, proceeding or other event that could result in a “yes” answer to any part of items 1-8 above?	☐ Yes          ☐ No

 

 

You hereby certify, represent and warrant
that each of the above statements is true and correct and agree to immediately notify the company if such information becomes inaccurate
in any respect. You further agree to immediately notify the company of any action, proceeding, investigation, event, action or
development that could result in a “Yes” answer to any of the statements set forth above.

 

	By:	 	 

 

	Name:	 	 

 

	Date:	 	 

  

    17Exhibit 10.33.2

 

Highly
Confidential

 

December
8, 2017

 

Akoustis
Technologies, Inc.

9805
Northcross Center Court

Suite
H

Huntersville,
NC 28078

 

Attn:       Mr.
Jeffrey Shealy

President
and Chief Executive Officer

 

FIRST
AMENDMENT TO ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR INVESTMENT BANKING SERVICES

 

Dear
Mr. Shealy:

 

This
letter (“First Amendment”) hereby amends the Engagement Agreement Providing for Investment Banking Services
(the “Engagement”) dated November 13, 2017 between Akoustis Technologies, Inc. and Joseph Gunnar & Co.,
LLC. As between the parties this amendment letter shall be effective as of December 7, 2017.

 

This
First Amendment hereby amends and restates the third paragraph of Section 4 as follows:

 

The
Company represents and warrants to Joseph Gunnar that all Information relating to the Company or which the Company provides in
writing (collectively, the “Materials”) will be materially complete and correct. Joseph Gunnar agrees that
it will not and will cause its affiliates not to disclose the Materials, this Agreement, the contents thereof or the activities
of the Company pursuant hereto, directly or indirectly, to any person without the prior written approval of the Company, except
that Joseph Gunnar may disclose the Materials (i) to any prospective investor that has entered into a customary form of confidentiality
agreement (including a “click-through” on a secure website) by or on behalf of the Company and (ii) as required by
applicable law or regulation or compulsory legal, judicial, administrative or regulatory process (in which case Joseph Gunnar
will inform any such persons of the confidentiality obligations contained herein). The obligations of Joseph Gunnar pursuant to
this paragraph shall survive any expiration or termination of this agreement or Joseph Gunnar’s engagement hereunder. The
Company represents and warrants that any projections provided by it to Joseph Gunnar will have been prepared in good faith and
will be based upon assumptions, which, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, are reasonable. The Company recognizes
and confirms that Joseph Gunnar (i) will use and rely primarily on the Materials and on information available from generally recognized
public sources in performing the services contemplated by this Agreement without having independently verified the same; (ii)
is authorized to transmit to any prospective investor the Materials and other legal documentation supplied to Joseph Gunnar for
transmission to parties that have entered into a customary form of confidentiality agreement (including a “click-through”
on a secure website) by or on behalf of the Company; (iii) does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of
the Materials and such other information; (iv) will not make an appraisal of the Company; and (v) retains the right to continue
to perform due diligence during the course of its engagement hereunder to the extent that it is reasonably necessary for it to
perform the services contemplated hereby (it being understood that Joseph Gunnar will not be authorized to act as an initial purchaser
or underwriter but will merely be acting as a placement agent without underwriter liability under the Securities Act of 1933).

 

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Highly
Confidential

 

All
other provisions of the Engagement shall remain unchanged.

 

(intentionally
blank, signature page to follow)

 

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Highly
Confidential

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this First Amendment has been executed on the date first above written.

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 	 
	 	JOSEPH GUNNAR & CO., LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Eric
    Lord
	 	 	 
	 	Name: Eric Lord
	 	 	 
	 	Title: Head of Investment Banking/Underwritings

 

Accepted
and agreed to as of the date first written above:

 

	AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	 
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ John
    T. Kurtzweil	 
	 	 	 
	Name:     John
    T. Kurtzweil	 
	 	 	 
	Title:       Chief
    Financial Officer	 

 

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