8-K 1 ltum_8k.htm FORM
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported) January 25, 2021
LITHIUM
CORPORATION |
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada |
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000-54332 |
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0530295 |
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission File
Number) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
1031 Railroad
St., Ste 102B, Elko, Nevada |
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89801 |
(Address of
principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (775) 410-5287
N/A |
(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report.) |
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined
in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an
emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected
not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act. ☐
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Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
January 25, 2021 (the "Execution Date"), Lithium Corporation
(the "Company") entered into a purchase agreement, dated as of
the Execution Date (the "Purchase Agreement"), and a
registration rights agreement, dated as of the Execution Date (the "Registration
Rights Agreement"), with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC ("Lincoln
Park"), pursuant to which Lincoln Park has committed to purchase up to
$10,300,000 of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the
"Common Stock").
In
connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold, and
Lincoln Park purchased, 380,952 shares of Common Stock for a purchase price of
$160,000 (“Original Purchase”).
Under
the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the Company
has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln
Park is obligated to purchase up to $10,300,000 worth of shares of Common
Stock. Such sales of Common Stock by the Company, if any, will be subject to
certain limitations, and may occur from time to time, at the Company's sole
discretion, over the 36-month period commencing on the date that a registration
statement covering the resale of shares of Common Stock that have been and may
be issued under the Purchase Agreement, which the Company agreed to file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to
the Registration Rights Agreement, is declared effective by the SEC and a final
prospectus in connection therewith is filed and the other conditions set forth
in the Purchase Agreement are satisfied, all of which are outside the control
of Lincoln Park (such date on which all of such conditions are satisfied, the
"Commencement Date"). The Company shall also have the right,
but not the obligation to sell to Lincoln Park up to $150,000 of shares of
Common Stock on the Commencement Date at the Purchase Price (as defined below).
Under
the Purchase Agreement, on any business day over the term of the Purchase
Agreement, the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to present
Lincoln Park with a purchase notice (each, a "Purchase Notice")
directing Lincoln Park to purchase up to 100,000 shares of Common Stock per
business day, which increases to up to 150,000 shares in the event the price of
the Company’s Common Stock is not below $0.25 per share; up to 200,000 shares
in the event the price of the Company’s Common Stock is not below $0.35 per
share and up to 250,000 shares in the event the price of the Company’s Common
Stock is not below $0.50 (the "Regular Purchase") (subject to
adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock
split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction as provided in the
Purchase Agreement). In each case, Lincoln Park's maximum commitment in any
single Regular Purchase may not exceed $500,000. The Purchase Agreement
provides for a purchase price per Purchase Share (the "Purchase Price")
equal to 93% of the lesser of:
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the
lowest sale price of the Company's Common Stock on the purchase date; and |
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the
average of the three lowest closing sale prices for the Company's Common
Stock during the twelve consecutive business days ending on the business day
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In
addition, on any date on which the Company submits a Purchase Notice to Lincoln
Park, the Company also has the right, in its sole discretion, to present
Lincoln Park with an accelerated purchase notice (each, an "Accelerated
Purchase Notice") directing Lincoln Park to purchase an amount of
stock (the "Accelerated Purchase") equal to up to the lesser
of (i) three times the number of shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to
such Regular Purchase; and (ii) 30% of the aggregate shares of the Company's
Common Stock traded during all or, if certain trading volume or market price
thresholds specified in the Purchase Agreement are crossed on the applicable
Accelerated Purchase Date, the portion of the normal trading hours on the
applicable Accelerated Purchase Date prior to such time that any one of such
thresholds is crossed (such period of time on the applicable Accelerated
Purchase Date, the "Accelerated Purchase Period"). The
purchase price per share of Common Stock for each such Accelerated Purchase
will be equal to 93% of the lesser of:
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the
volume weighted average price of the Company's Common Stock during the
applicable Accelerated Purchase Period on the applicable Accelerated Purchase
Date; and |
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the
closing sale price of the Company's Common Stock on the applicable
Accelerated Purchase Date. |
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The Company may also direct Lincoln Park on any business day on which an
Accelerated Purchase has been completed and all of the shares to be purchased
thereunder have been properly delivered to Lincoln Park in accordance with the
Purchase Agreement, to make additional Accelerated Purchases.
The
aggregate number of shares that the Company can sell to Lincoln Park under the
Purchase Agreement may in no case exceed that number which, together with
Lincoln Park’s then current holdings of Common Stock, exceed 4.99% of the
Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the delivery of the Purchase
Notice.
Lincoln
Park has no right to require the Company to sell any shares of Common Stock to
Lincoln Park, but Lincoln Park is obligated to make purchases as the Company
directs, subject to certain conditions. There are no upper limits on the price
per share that Lincoln Park must pay for shares of Common Stock.
The
Company has agreed with Lincoln Park that it will not enter into any
"variable rate" transactions with any third party for a period
defined in the Purchase Agreement.
The
Company issued to Lincoln Park 1,375,779 shares of Common Stock as commitment
shares in consideration for entering into the Purchase Agreement on the
Execution Date.
The
Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement contain customary
representations, warranties, agreements and conditions to completing future
sale transactions, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The
Company has the right to terminate the Purchase Agreement at any time, at no
cost or penalty, subject to the survival of certain provisions set forth in the
Purchase Agreement. During any "event of default" under the Purchase
Agreement, all of which are outside of Lincoln Park's control, Lincoln Park
does not have the right to terminate the Purchase Agreement; however, the
Company may not initiate any regular or other purchase of shares by Lincoln
Park, until such event of default is cured. In addition, in the event of
bankruptcy proceedings by or against the Company, the Purchase Agreement will
automatically terminate.
Actual
sales of shares of Common Stock to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement
will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time
to time, including, among others, market conditions, the trading price of the
Common Stock and determinations by the Company as to the appropriate sources of
funding for the Company and its operations. Lincoln Park has no right to
require any sales by the Company but is obligated to make purchases from the
Company as it directs in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. Lincoln Park
has covenanted not to cause or engage in any manner whatsoever, any direct or
indirect short selling or hedging of the Company's shares.
Lincoln
Park represented to the Company, among other things, that it was an
"accredited investor" (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act")), and the Company sold the securities in reliance upon an
exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act
and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
The
foregoing descriptions of the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights
Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such
agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2,
respectively, and each of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by
reference. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in such
agreements were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific
dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements and may be
subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.
Item 3.02.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
See
Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The net proceeds under
the Purchase Agreement to the Company, other than the Original Purchase, will
depend on the frequency and prices at which the Company sells shares of its
Common Stock to Lincoln Park. The Company expects that any proceeds received by
the Company from such sales to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement,
including proceeds from the Original Purchase, will be used for general
corporate purposes.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 28, 2021, the Company
issued a news releases regarding the Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights
Agreement with Lincoln Park.
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Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
LITHIUM
CORPORATION |
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/s/
Tom Lewis |
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Tom
Lewis |
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President
and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date:
January 28, 2021 |
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EX-10.1 2 ltum_ex101.htm PURCHASE AGREEMENT, BY AND
BETWEEN LITHIUM CORPORATION AND LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC, DATED JANUARY
25, 2021.
EXHIBIT 10.1
Execution Version
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”), dated as of January 25, 2021, by and between LITHIUM
CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and LINCOLN
PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company
(the “Investor”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein are defined in Section 1 hereof.
WHEREAS:
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company wishes to
sell to the Investor, and the Investor wishes to buy from the Company, up to
Ten Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($10,300,000) of the Company’s
common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). The
shares of Common Stock to be purchased hereunder (including, without
limitation, the Initial Purchase Shares and the Commencement Purchase Shares
(each as defined in Section 2(a) hereof)) are referred to
herein as the “Purchase Shares.”
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby
agree as follows:
1.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a)
“Accelerated Purchase Date” means, with respect to any Accelerated
Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof or any
Additional Accelerated Purchase pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof,
the Business Day immediately following the applicable Regular Purchase Date
with respect to the corresponding Regular Purchase made pursuant to Section
2(b) hereof.
(b)
“Accelerated Purchase Period” means, with respect to an Accelerated
Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof, such period of
time on the Accelerated Purchase Date beginning at the official open of trading
on the Principal Market, and ending at the earliest of (i) the official close
of trading on the Principal Market on such Accelerated Purchase Date, (ii) such
time that the total number (or volume) of shares of Common Stock traded on the
Principal Market has exceeded the quotient of (A) the Accelerated Purchase
Share Amount, divided by (B) 0.3, and (iii) such time on the Accelerated
Purchase Date that the Sale Price has fallen below any minimum price threshold
set forth in the applicable Purchase Notice by the Company.
(c)
“Accelerated Purchase Share Amount” means, with respect to an
Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof or
an Additional Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof,
the number of Purchase Shares directed by the Company to be purchased by the
Investor in a Purchase Notice, which number of Purchase Shares shall not exceed
the lesser of (i) 300% of the applicable Regular Purchase Share Limit for the
corresponding Regular Purchase and (ii) 30% of the total volume of shares of
Common Stock traded on the Principal Market during the Accelerated Purchase
Period or the Additional Accelerated Purchase Period, as applicable.
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(d)
“Additional Accelerated Purchase Period” means, with respect to an
Additional Accelerated Purchase pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof,
such period of time on the Accelerated Purchase Date beginning at the latest of
(i) the end of the Accelerated Purchase Period for the corresponding
Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof on
such Accelerated Purchase Date, (ii) the end of the Additional Accelerated
Purchase Period for the most recently completed prior Additional Accelerated
Purchase pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof on such Accelerated
Purchase Date, as applicable, and (iii) the time at which all Purchase Shares
for all prior Purchases, including, those effected on the applicable
Accelerated Purchase Date have theretofore been received by the Investor as
DWAC Shares in accordance with this Agreement, and ending at the earliest of
(i) the official close of trading on the Principal Market on the Accelerated
Purchase Date, (ii) such time that the total number (or volume) of shares of
Common Stock traded on the Principal Market has exceeded the quotient of (A)
the Accelerated Purchase Share Amount, and (B) 0.3, and (iii) such time that
the Sale Price has fallen below any minimum price threshold set forth in the
applicable Purchase Notice by the Company.
(e)
“Available Amount” means, initially, Ten Million Three Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($10,300,000) in the aggregate, which amount shall be reduced by the
Purchase Amount each time the Investor purchases shares of Common Stock
pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
(f)
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or
state law for the relief of debtors.
(g)
“Business Day” means any day on which the Principal Market is open for
trading, including any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading
for a period of time less than the customary time.
(h)
“Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last
closing sale price for such security on the Principal Market as reported by the
Principal Market.
(i)
“Confidential Information” means any information disclosed by either
party to the other party, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or
by inspection of tangible objects (including, without limitation, documents,
prototypes, samples, plant and equipment), which is designated as
“Confidential,” “Proprietary” or some similar designation. Information
communicated orally shall be considered Confidential Information if such
information is confirmed in writing as being Confidential Information within
ten (10) Business Days after the initial disclosure. Confidential Information
may also include information disclosed to a disclosing party by third parties.
Confidential Information shall not, however, include any information which (i)
was publicly known and made generally available in the public domain prior to
the time of disclosure by the disclosing party; (ii) becomes publicly known and
made generally available after disclosure by the disclosing party to the
receiving party through no action or inaction of the receiving party; (iii) is
already in the possession of the receiving party without confidential
restriction at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party as shown by the
receiving party’s files and records immediately prior to the time of
disclosure; (iv) is obtained by the receiving party from a third party without
a breach of such third party’s obligations of confidentiality; or (v) is
independently developed by the receiving party without use of or reference to
the disclosing party’s Confidential Information, as shown by documents and
other competent evidence in the receiving party’s possession.
(j)
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing
substantially the same function for the Company.
(k)
“DWAC Shares” means shares of Common Stock that are (i) issued in
electronic form, (ii) freely tradable and transferable and without restriction
on resale and (iii) timely credited by the Company to the Investor’s or its
designee’s specified Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) account with DTC under
its Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) Program, or any similar program
hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function.
(l)
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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(m)
“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the
enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) the results of operations,
assets, business or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, other than any material adverse effect that resulted
exclusively from (A) any change in the United States or foreign economies or
securities or financial markets in general that does not have a
disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
(B) any change that generally affects the industry in which the Company and its
Subsidiaries operate that does not have a disproportionate effect on the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (C) any change arising in
connection with earthquakes, hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or
military actions or any escalation or material worsening of any such
hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions existing as
of the date hereof, (D) any action taken by the Investor, its affiliates or its
or their successors and assigns with respect to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, (E) the effect of any change in applicable laws or
accounting rules that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (F) any change resulting from
compliance with terms of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, or (iii) the Company’s ability to perform in
any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction
Document to be performed as of the date of determination.
(n)
“Maturity Date” means the first day of the month immediately following
the Thirty-Six (36) month anniversary of the Commencement Date.
(o)
“New Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
(p)
“Person” means an individual or entity including but not limited to any
limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a
trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or
agency thereof.
(q)
“Principal Market” means the OTCQB operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc.
(or any nationally recognized successor thereto); provided, however, that in
the event the Company’s Common Stock is ever listed or traded on The NASDAQ
Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the
New York Stock Exchange, NYSE American, the NYSE Arca, the OTC Bulletin Board
or the OTCQX operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or any nationally
recognized successor to any of the foregoing), then the “Principal Market” shall
mean such other market or exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then
listed or traded.
(r)
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement, as supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including the
documents and information incorporated by reference therein.
(s)
“Purchase” means the Initial Purchase, or any Regular Purchase,
Accelerated Purchase or Additional Accelerated Purchase made hereunder, as
applicable.
(t)
“Purchase Amount” means, with respect to the Initial Purchase, or any
Regular Purchase, Accelerated Purchase or Additional Accelerated Purchase made
hereunder, as applicable, the portion of the Available Amount to be purchased
by the Investor pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
(u)
“Purchase Notice” means a notice delivered to the Investor pursuant
to Section 2 with respect to any Regular Purchase, Accelerated
Purchase or Additional Accelerated Purchase, respectively.
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(v)
“Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights
Agreement, of even date herewith between the Company and the Investor.
(w)
“Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement.
(x)
“Regular Purchase Date” means, with respect to a Regular Purchase made
pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the Business Day on which the
Investor receives, after 4:00 p.m., Eastern time on such Business Day, a valid
Purchase Notice for such Regular Purchase in accordance with this Agreement;
provided that any Business Day that is twenty (20) days or less before the
filing of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or New
Registration Statement, and until the effective date of any such post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement or New Registration Statement shall not
be a Regular Purchase Date.
(y)
“Regular Purchase Share Limit” means One Hundred Thousand (100,000)
Purchase Shares; provided, however, that (i) if the
Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock is not below $0.25 on the applicable
Regular Purchase Date, the Regular Purchase Share Limit may be increased to up
to One Hundred Fifty Thousand (150,000) Purchase Shares for such Regular
Purchase Date; (ii) if the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock is not below
$0.35 on the applicable Regular Purchase Date, the Regular Purchase Share Limit
may be increased to up to Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) Purchase Shares for
such Regular Purchase Date; and (iii) if the Closing Sale Price of the Common
Stock is not below $0.50 on the applicable Regular Purchase Date, the Regular
Purchase Share Limit may be increased to up to Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
(250,000) Purchase Shares for such Regular Purchase Date, in each case such
number of Purchase Shares and price per share to be adjusted following any
reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse
stock, split or other similar transaction effected with respect to the Common
Stock; provided, that if following such an adjustment, the Regular
Purchase Share Limit as adjusted would preclude the Company from delivering to
the Investor a Purchase Notice hereunder for a Purchase Amount equal to or
greater than Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000), the Regular Purchase
Share Limit shall equal the maximum number of Purchase Shares which would
enable the Company to deliver to the Investor a Purchase Notice for a Purchase
Amount equal to, or as closely approximating, but without exceeding, Seventy
Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000); provided, further, that the Investor’s
committed obligation under any single Regular Purchase shall not exceed Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000).
(z)
“Sale Price” means any sale price for the shares of Common Stock on the
Principal Market as reported by the Principal Market.
(aa)
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(bb)
“Securities” means, collectively, the Purchase Shares and the Commitment
Shares.
(cc)
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(dd)
“Subsidiary” means any Person the Company wholly owns or controls, or in
which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the voting stock
or similar voting interest, in each case that would be disclosable pursuant to
Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
(ee)
“Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement and the
schedules and exhibits hereto, the Registration Rights Agreement and the
schedules and exhibits thereto, and each of the other agreements, documents,
certificates and instruments entered into or furnished by the parties hereto in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
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(ff)
“Transfer Agent” means Nevada Agency and Transfer Company, or such other
Person who is then serving as the transfer agent for the Company in respect of
the Common Stock.
(gg)
“VWAP” means in respect of an applicable Accelerated Purchase Date, the
volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market, as
reported on the Principal Market or by another reputable source such as
Bloomberg, L.P.
2. PURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company has the
right, but not the obligation, to sell to the Investor, in the Company’s sole
and absolute discretion, and the Investor has the obligation to purchase from
the Company, Purchase Shares as follows:
(a) Initial Purchases. On the date hereof the Investor
shall purchase 380,952 Purchase Shares at a purchase price of $0.42 per share
(such purchase the “Initial Purchase” and such Purchase Shares, the “Initial
Purchase Shares”). Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth
in Sections 7 and 8 hereof (the “Commencement”
and the date of satisfaction of such conditions the “Commencement Date”),
the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the
Investor, by its delivery to the Investor of a Purchase Notice, to purchase up
to $150,000 of Common Stock at the Purchase Price (such purchase the “Commencement
Purchase” and such Purchase Shares, the “Commencement Purchase Shares”).
(b) Commencement of Regular Purchases of Common Stock. From and after
the Commencement Date, the Company shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to direct the Investor, by its delivery to the Investor of a
Purchase Notice from time to time on any Regular Purchase Date, to purchase up
to the Regular Purchase Share Limit (each such purchase, a “Regular Purchase”)
at ninety-three percent (93%) of the lower of: (i) the lowest Sale Price of the
Common Stock on the applicable Regular Purchase Date and (ii) the arithmetic
average of the three (3) lowest Closing Sale Prices for the Common Stock during
the twelve (12) consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day
immediately preceding such Regular Purchase Date (the “Purchase Price”).
The Company may deliver a Regular Purchase Notice to the Investor as often as
every Business Day subject to the second sentence of Section 2(g).
(c) Accelerated Purchases.On any Regular Purchase
Date, provided that the Company properly submitted a Purchase Notice for a
Regular Purchase for a number of Purchase Shares not less than the Regular
Purchase Share Limit then in effect on such Regular Purchase Date and subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall also have the
right, but not the obligation, to direct the Investor, by its delivery to the
Investor of a Purchase Notice from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement, to purchase the applicable Accelerated Purchase Share Amount (each
such purchase, an “Accelerated Purchase”) at ninety-three percent (93%)
of the lower of (i) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on such
applicable Accelerated Purchase Date and (ii) the VWAP for the Accelerated
Purchase Period (the “Accelerated Purchase Price”). Within one (1)
Business Day after completion of each Accelerated Purchase Date for an
Accelerated Purchase, the Investor will provide to the Company a written
confirmation of such Accelerated Purchase setting forth the applicable
Accelerated Purchase Share Amount and Accelerated Purchase Price for such
Accelerated Purchase.
(d) Additional Accelerated Purchases. On any
Accelerated Purchase Date, provided that the Company properly submitted a
Purchase Notice for an Accelerated Purchase and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall also have the right, but not
the obligation, to direct the Investor, by its delivery to the Investor of a
Purchase Notice from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, to
purchase the applicable Accelerated Purchase Share Amount (each such purchase,
an “Additional Accelerated Purchase”) at the Accelerated Purchase Price.
The Company may deliver Purchase Notices to the Investor for multiple
Additional Accelerated Purchases on an Accelerated Purchase Date subject to the
second sentence of Section 2(g).
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(e) Payment
for Purchase Shares. For the Initial Purchase, the Commencement
Purchase and each Regular Purchase, the Investor shall pay to the Company an
amount equal to the Purchase Amount with respect to such Initial Purchase,
Commencement Purchase or Regular Purchase, as applicable, as full payment for
such Purchase Shares via wire transfer of immediately available funds on the
same Business Day that the Investor receives such Purchase Shares, if such
Purchase Shares are received by the Investor before 1:00 p.m., Eastern time,
or, if such Purchase Shares are received by the Investor after 1:00 p.m.,
Eastern time, the next Business Day. Within one (1) Business Day after
completion of each Accelerated Purchase Date for an Accelerated Purchase or
Additional Accelerated Purchase, respectively, the Investor will provide to the
Company a written confirmation of such Accelerated Purchase setting forth the
applicable Accelerated Purchase Share Amount and Accelerated Purchase Price for
such purchase. For each Accelerated Purchase and each Additional Accelerated
Purchase, the Investor shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the Purchase
Amount with respect to such purchase as full payment for such Purchase Shares
via wire transfer of immediately available funds no later than the second
Business Day following the date that the Investor receives the Purchase Shares
for such Purchase. If the Company or the Transfer Agent shall fail for any
reason or for no reason to electronically transfer any Purchase Shares (other
than the Initial Purchase Shares) as DWAC Shares with respect to any Purchase
within one (1) Business Day following the receipt by the Company of the
Purchase Price or Accelerated Purchase Price, as applicable, for any Purchase
therefor in compliance with this Section 2(e), and if on or after
such Business Day the Investor purchases (in an open market transaction or
otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the
Investor of Purchase Shares in anticipation of receiving Purchase Shares from
the Company with respect to such Purchase, then the Company shall, within two
(2) Business Days after the Investor’s request, either (i) pay cash to the
Investor in an amount equal to the Investor’s total purchase price (including
customary brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so
purchased (the “Cover Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation
to deliver such Purchase Shares as DWAC Shares shall terminate, or (ii)
promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Investor such Purchase Shares
as DWAC Shares and pay cash to the Investor in an amount equal to the excess
(if any) of the Cover Price over the total Purchase Amount paid by the Investor
pursuant to this Agreement for all of the Purchase Shares to be purchased by
the Investor in connection with such purchases. All payments made under this
Agreement shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America or wire
transfer of immediately available funds to such account as the Company may from
time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this
Agreement is due on any day that is not a Business Day, the same shall instead
be due on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.
(f) Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not
issue or sell, and the Investor shall not purchase or acquire, any shares of
Common Stock under this Agreement which, when aggregated with all other shares
of Common Stock then beneficially owned by the Investor and its affiliates (as
calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3
promulgated thereunder) would result in the beneficial ownership by the
Investor and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the then issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”).
Upon the written or oral request of the Investor, the Company shall promptly
(but not later than twenty-four (24) hours) confirm orally or in writing to the
Investor the amount of Common Stock then outstanding. The Investor and the
Company shall each cooperate in good faith in the determinations required
hereby and the application hereof. The Investor’s written certification to the
Company of the applicability of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the
resulting effect thereof hereunder at any time, shall be conclusive with
respect to the applicability thereof and such result absent manifest error.
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(g) Excess Share Limitations. If the
Company delivers any Purchase Notice for a Purchase Amount in excess of the
limitations contained in this Section 2, such Purchase Notice
shall be void ab initio to the extent of the amount by which
the number of Purchase Shares set forth in such Purchase Notice exceeds the
number of Purchase Shares which the Company is permitted to include in such
Purchase Notice in accordance herewith, and the Investor shall have no
obligation to purchase such excess Purchase Shares in respect of such Purchase
Notice; provided, however, that the Investor shall
remain obligated to purchase the number of Purchase Shares which the Company is
permitted to include in such Purchase Notice. If the Company delivers a
Purchase Notice, and all Purchase Shares subject to all prior Purchases have
not theretofore been received by the Investor as DWAC Shares in accordance with
this Agreement, such Purchase Notice shall not be deemed to have been delivered
and the Investor shall not be required to purchase any Purchase Shares until
all Purchase Shares for such prior Purchases have been received by the Investor
as DWAC Shares. If any issuance of Purchase Shares would result in the issuance
of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round down such
fraction of a share of Common Stock to the nearest whole share and no
fractional shares will be issued.
(h) Adjustments
for Shares and Prices. Except as specifically stated otherwise, all
share-related and dollar-related limitations contained in this Section 2,
shall be adjusted to take into account any reorganization, recapitalization,
non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock, split or other similar
transaction effected with respect to the Common Stock.
3. INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The
Investor represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof and
as of the Commencement Date:
(a) Organization,
Authority. Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with the
requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations
hereunder and thereunder.
(b) Accredited
Investor Status. The Investor is an “accredited investor” as that term is
defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
(c) Reliance
on Exemptions. The Investor understands that the Securities may be offered
and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration
requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the
Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Investor’s
compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments
and understandings of the Investor set forth herein in order to determine the
availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Investor to acquire
the Securities.
(d) Investment
Purpose. The Investor is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own
account for investment only and not with a view to or for distributing or
reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities
Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of
distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or
understandings with any other Persons to distribute or regarding the
distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any
applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting
the Investor’s right to sell the Securities at any time pursuant to the
Registration Statement described herein or otherwise in compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws). The Investor is acquiring the
Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
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(e) Information.
The Investor understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high
degree of risk. The Investor (i) is able to bear the economic risk of an
investment in the Securities including a total loss thereof, (ii) has such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of the proposed investment in the Securities
and (iii) has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from
the officers of the Company concerning the financial condition and business of
the Company and other matters related to an investment in the Securities.
Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by
the Investor or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Investor’s
right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained
in Section 4 below. The Investor has sought such accounting,
legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed
investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities and is
not relying on any accounting, legal, tax or other advice from the Company or
its officers, employees, representatives or advisors. The Investor acknowledges
and agrees that the Company neither makes nor has made any representations or
warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than
those specifically set forth in Section 4 hereof.
(f) No
Governmental Review. The Investor understands that no U.S. federal or state
agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any
recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability
of an investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or
endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
(g) Transfer
or Sale. The Investor understands that (i) the Securities may not be
offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) registered pursuant
to the Securities Act or (B) an exemption exists permitting such Securities to
be sold, assigned or transferred without such registration; (ii) any sale of
the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with
the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of
the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person through
whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is
defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption
under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
(h) Validity;
Enforcement. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been
duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Investor
and each is a valid and binding agreement of the Investor enforceable against
the Investor in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability to
general principles of equity and to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and
remedies.
(i) Residency.
The Investor’s principal place of business is in the State of Illinois.
(j) No
Short Selling. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that at
no time prior to the date of this Agreement has any of the Investor, its
agents, representatives or affiliates engaged in or effected, in any manner
whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is
defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock
or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with
respect to the Common Stock.
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4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The
Company represents and warrants to the Investor that as of the date hereof and
as of the Commencement Date:
(a) Organization
and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is
an entity is duly incorporated and each of its Subsidiaries is an entity,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada,
with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its properties
and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions
of its respective articles of incorporation or bylaws except as would not be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly qualified
to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by
it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and no proceeding has been
instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking
to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. The
Company has no Subsidiaries except as set forth in the SEC Documents.
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power
and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement
and each of the other Transaction Documents, and to issue the Securities in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery
of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including without limitation, the
issuance of the Commitment Shares (as defined below in Section 5(e))
and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Purchase Shares
issuable under this Agreement, have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board
of Directors or a validly authorized committee thereof (collectively, the “Board
of Directors”) and no further consent or authorization is required by the
Company, its Board of Directors or any committee thereof, or its stockholders,
(iii) this Agreement has been, and each other Transaction Document shall be on
the Commencement Date, duly executed and delivered by the Company and (iv) this
Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Document upon its execution
on behalf of the Company, shall constitute, the valid and binding obligations
of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’
rights and remedies. The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted all
applicable resolutions (the “Signing Resolutions”) substantially in the
form agreed to by the Investor to authorize this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Signing Resolutions are valid, in full force and
effect and have not been modified or supplemented in any respect. The Company
has delivered to the Investor a true and correct copy of the Signing
Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors. Except as set forth in this
Agreement, no other approvals or consents of the Company’s Board of Directors
and/or stockholders is necessary under applicable laws and the Company’s
Articles of Incorporation in effect on the date hereof (the “Articles of
Incorporation”) and/or the Company’s Bylaws in effect on the date hereof
(the “Bylaws”) to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to,
the issuance of the Commitment Shares and the issuance of the Purchase Shares.
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(c) Capitalization.
As of the date hereof, the authorized and issued capital stock of the Company
is set forth in the SEC Documents (as defined below) or in Schedule 4(c)
hereof. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, (i) no shares of the
Company’s capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar
rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company, (ii)
there are no outstanding debt securities, (iii) there are no outstanding
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of
capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants,
scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital
stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) there are no agreements
or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated
to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act
(except the Registration Rights Agreement), (v) there are no outstanding
securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which
contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may
become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(vi) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar
provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities as
described in this Agreement and (vii) the Company does not have any stock
appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan
or agreement. The Company has furnished to the Investor true and correct copies
of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, and summaries of the material
terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock, if
any, which are not otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, any SEC
Document or filed as an exhibit thereto.
(d) Issuance
of Securities. Upon issuance and payment therefor in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Securities shall be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, charges,
restrictions, rights of first refusal and preemptive rights with respect to the
issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a
holder of Common Stock. 24,523,809 shares of Common Stock (subject to
adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock
split or other similar transaction) have been duly authorized and reserved for
issuance upon purchase under this Agreement as Purchase Shares and Commitment
Shares.
(e) No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction
Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation,
the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Securities) will not (i)
result in a violation of the Articles of Incorporation, any Certificate of
Designations, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred
stock of the Company or the Bylaws or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a
default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or result in a
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations
of the Principal Market applicable to the Company) or by which any property or
asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in
the case of conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations,
cancellations and violations under clause (ii), which would not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or is in default under any
material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument,
judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for possible conflicts, defaults,
terminations or amendments that would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is
not being conducted, and shall not be conducted, in violation of any law,
ordinance, regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible
violations, the sanctions for which either individually or in the aggregate
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the
Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and the rules and
regulations of the Principal Market, the Company is not required to obtain any
consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with,
any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency in
order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or
contemplated by the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof
or thereof. Except as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, all consents,
authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required
to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be obtained or effected on
or prior to the Commencement Date. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,
since one year prior to the date hereof, the Company has not received nor
delivered any notices or correspondence from or to the Principal Market. Except
as disclosed in the SEC Documents, since one year prior to the date hereof, the
Principal Market has not commenced any delisting proceedings against the
Company.
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(f) SEC
Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the
Company with the SEC under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the twelve months preceding the
date hereof (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and
documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to
herein as the “SEC Documents”) on a timely basis or has received a valid
extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to
the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC
Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable. None of the SEC Documents,
when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in
the SEC Documents comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as
in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements (i) have been
prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”),
except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes
thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all
footnotes required by GAAP, and (ii) fairly present in all material respects
the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of
and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. Except as publicly available through
the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR), or
in connection with a confidential treatment request submitted to the SEC, the
Company has received no notices or correspondence from the SEC for the one year
preceding the date hereof. There are no “open” SEC comments. To the Company’s
knowledge, the SEC has not commenced any enforcement proceedings against the
Company.
(g) Absence
of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, since
December 31, 2019, there has been no change that would constitute a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently
expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law nor
does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors
intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings. The Company is financially solvent and is generally able to pay
its debts as they become due.
(h) Absence
of Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there is no
action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court,
public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened
against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company's
Subsidiaries or any of the Company's or the Company's Subsidiaries’ officers or
directors in their capacities as such, which would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Acknowledgment
Regarding Investor’s Status. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the
Investor is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchaser with
respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting
as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity)
with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby and any advice given by the Investor or any of its
representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the
Investor’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the
Investor that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents
has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its
representatives and advisors.
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(j) No
General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor
any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general
solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under
the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.
Neither the Company, nor or any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on
their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any
security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that
would require registration of the offer and sale of any of the Securities under
the Securities Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or
otherwise.
(k) Intellectual
Property Rights. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company and
its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all material
trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service
names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals,
governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct its
business as now conducted. None of the Company’s material trademarks, trade
names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents,
patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, government
authorizations, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights have
expired or terminated, or, by the terms and conditions thereof, could expire or
terminate within two years from the date of this Agreement, except as would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its
Subsidiaries are not, and to the knowledge of the Company, no other party is in
breach of any license agreement related to the intellectual property rights of
the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company does not have any knowledge of any
infringement by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any material
trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions,
licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade
secret or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of similar
or identical trade secrets or technical information by others, and there is no
claim, action or proceeding brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge,
being threatened against, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding
trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license,
service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other
infringement, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(l) Environmental
Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and
all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating
to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or
toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”),
(ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them
under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective business and
(iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit,
license or approval, except where, in each of the three foregoing clauses, the
failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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(m) Title.
The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in all real and
personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, in each case, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances
and defects (“Liens”) and, except for Liens as do not materially affect
the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made
and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its Subsidiaries
and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of
which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties and Liens that would not
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the Subsidiaries are the absolute
legal and beneficial owners of and have good and marketable title to all of the
material assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, including all prospecting,
exploration, development, ingress, egress, access and surface rights, mining
and mineral rights, concessions, claims, licenses, permits, consents,
approvals, authorizations, participant interests and other conventional
property and proprietary interests and rights in respect of mining operations
in the jurisdiction in which such properties are located, in respect of the ore
bodies and minerals located on such properties in which the Company or its
Subsidiaries have a valid, subsisting and enforceable interest to explore for
and exploit the minerals relating thereto (“Mining Rights”). The Mining
Rights grant the Company or its Subsidiaries the right and ability to explore
for and exploit minerals, ore and metals for development and production
purposes as are appropriate in view of the rights and interest therein of the
Company or its Subsidiary, with only such exceptions as do not materially
interfere with the current use made by the Company or its Subsidiary. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries
are held by it under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the
Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with such exceptions as are not
material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such
property and buildings by the Company and its Subsidiaries or would not
reasonably be expected, individually in or the aggregate, to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Insurance.
The Company, its Subsidiaries, or independent contractors conducting operations
on behalf of the Company, as applicable, are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as
management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the
businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or
applied for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to
believe that it will not be able to obtain insurance coverage as may be
necessary to conduct its business at a cost that would not materially and
adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(o) Regulatory
Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all material
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their
respective businesses as currently conducted, including, without limitation,
all permits, certificates and approvals required for the sole right to explore
on its properties, with unrestricted rights to apply for permits necessary for
the development and eventual or actual operation of its mining operations and
real property interests including environmental assessment certificates, water
licenses, land tenures, rezoning or zoning variances and other necessary local,
provincial, state and federal approvals, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any such material certificate, authorization or permit held by
the Company except such notices that would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Tax
Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all
federal, state and foreign income and all other material tax returns, reports
and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless
and only to the extent that the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the
payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other
governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or
determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those
being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision
reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the
periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no
unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority
of any jurisdiction.
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(q) Transactions
With Affiliates. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, to the Company’s
knowledge, none of the Company’s stockholders covered by Item 403(a) of
Regulation S-K, officers or directors or any family member or affiliate of any
of the foregoing, has either directly or indirectly an interest in, or is a
party to, any transaction that is required to be disclosed as a related party
transaction pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the
Securities Act.
(r) Application
of Takeover Protections. The Company and its Board of Directors have taken
or will take prior to the Commencement Date all necessary action, if any, in
order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business
combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Articles of Incorporation or
the laws of the state of its incorporation which is or could become applicable
to the Investor as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the
Investor’s ownership of the Securities.
(s) Disclosure.
Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents that will be timely publicly
disclosed by the Company, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other
Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel
with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material,
non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Registration
Statement or the SEC Documents. The Company understands and confirms that the
Investor will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting purchases and
sales of securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on
behalf of the Company to the Investor regarding the Company, its business and
the transactions contemplated hereby, including the disclosure schedules to
this Agreement, taken as a whole, is true and correct in all material respects
and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor neither makes nor has made
any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3 hereof.
(t) Foreign
Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the
Company, any agent or other Person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i)
directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic
political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political
parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any
contribution made by the Company (or made by any Person acting on its behalf of
which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in
any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
1977, as amended.
(u) DTC
Eligibility. The Company, through the Transfer Agent, currently
participates in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) Program and
the Common Stock can be transferred electronically to third parties via the DTC
Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) Program.
(v) Sarbanes-Oxley.
The Company is in compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, as amended, which are applicable to it as of the date hereof.
(w) Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder’s fees or
commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial
advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or
other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. The Investor shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or
with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a
type contemplated in this Section 4(w) that may be due in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company
shall pay, and hold the Investor harmless against, any liability, loss or
expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and out of pocket
expenses) arising in connection with any such claim.
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(x) Investment
Company. The Company is not, and immediately after giving effect to the
sale of the Purchase Shares in accordance with this Agreement and the
application of the proceeds as described in the Registration Statement under
the caption “Use of Proceeds,” will not be, an “investment company” within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(y) Registration
and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed
to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the
registration of the Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Act nor has the
Company received any notification that the SEC is currently contemplating terminating
such registration. The Company has not been since December 31, 2018, and
currently is not, an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the Exchange
Act). The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the
rules and regulations of the Principal Market.
(z) Accountants.
The Company’s accountants are set forth in the SEC Documents and, to the
knowledge of the Company, such accountants are an independent registered public
accounting firm as required by the Securities Act.
(aa) No
Market Manipulation. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no Person
acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the
price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of
the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for
soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay
to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other
securities of the Company.
(bb) Regulatory.
During the 12-month period immediately preceding the date hereof, except as
described in the SEC Documents, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries: (A)
was and at all times has been in material compliance with all applicable U.S.
and foreign statutes, rules, or regulations applicable to Company and its
Subsidiaries (“Applicable Laws”), except as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect; (B) have not received any material written notice of adverse finding,
warning letter, untitled letter or other correspondence or notice from any
federal, state, or foreign governmental authority having authority over the
Company (“Governmental Authority”) alleging or asserting material
noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any licenses, certificates,
approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits and supplements or amendments
thereto required by any such Applicable Laws (“Authorizations”); (C)
possess all material Authorizations and such material Authorizations are valid
and in full force and effect and, to the Company’s knowledge, are not in
violation of any term of any such material Authorizations; (D) have not
received written notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any Governmental
Authority or third party alleging that any product, operation or activity is in
violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and have no knowledge that
any such Governmental Authority or third party is considering any such claim,
litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding; (E) have
not received written notice that any Governmental Authority has taken, is
taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any
Authorizations and the Company has no knowledge that any such Governmental
Authority is considering such action; and (F) have filed, obtained, maintained
or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications,
records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any
Applicable Laws or material Authorizations and that all such reports,
documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and
supplements or amendments were complete and correct in all material respects on
the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission).
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(cc) Benefit
Plans; Labor Matters. Each benefit and compensation plan, agreement, policy
and arrangement that is maintained, administered or contributed to by the
Company for current or former employees or directors of, or independent
contractors with respect to, the Company has been maintained in compliance with
its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and
regulations, and the Company has complied in all material respects with all
applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations in regard to such plans, agreements,
policies and arrangements. Each stock option granted under any equity incentive
plan of the Company (each, a “Stock Plan”) was granted with a per share
exercise price no less than the market price per common share on the grant date
of such option in accordance with the rules of the Principal Market, and no
such grant involved any “back-dating,” “forward-dating” or similar practice
with respect to the effective date of such grant; each such option (i) was
granted in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Laws and with
the applicable Stock Plan(s), (ii) was duly approved by the Board of Directors
or a duly authorized committee thereof, and (iii) has been properly accounted
for in the Company’s financial statements and disclosed, to the extent
required, in the Company’s filings or submissions with the SEC, and the
Principal Market. No labor problem or dispute with the employees of the Company
exists or is threatened or imminent, and the Company is not aware of any
existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its principal
suppliers or contractors, that would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(dd) Shell
Company Status. The Company is not, and has not been in the past
twenty-four (24) months been, an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1) under the
Securities Act and has filed with the SEC current “Form 10 information” (as
defined in Rule 144(i)(3) under the Securities Act) at least twelve (12) months
prior to the date of this Agreement reflecting its status as an entity that is
no longer an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1) under the Securities Act.
(ee) No
Disqualification Events. None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any
affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the
Company participating in the offering contemplated hereby, any beneficial owner
of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities,
calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any
capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person”) is
subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule
506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”),
except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3) under
the Securities Act. The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine
whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event
(ff) Mining.
Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, all: (i) mines and mining related
activities where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is operator have been
explored, developed and operated in accordance with good mining and engineering
practices and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws,
including all applicable workers’ compensation and health and safety and
workplace laws, during such time as the Company or any of its Subsidiaries was
operator; and (ii) mines located in or on the lands of the Company or any of
the Subsidiaries or lands pooled or unitized therewith, which have been
abandoned by the Company or a Subsidiary have in all material respects been
developed, managed and abandoned in accordance with good mining practices and
in compliance with all applicable laws. The Company and the Subsidiaries hold
the Mining Rights under valid, subsisting and enforceable title documents or
other recognized and enforceable agreements or instruments, sufficient to
permit the Company and the Subsidiaries to access, explore the mineral deposits
relating thereto as are appropriate in view of their respective rights and
interests therein; all such Mining Rights have been validly located and, to the
best of the Company’s knowledge after having made due investigation, recorded
by the applicable regulatory authorities in accordance with all applicable laws
and are valid, in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default of
any of the material provisions of any such agreements, including failure to
fulfill any payment or work obligation thereunder, nor has any such default
been alleged. There are no environmental audits, evaluations, assessments,
studies or tests relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries except for ongoing
assessments conducted by or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries in
the ordinary course.
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5. COVENANTS.
(a) Filing of Current Report and Registration Statement.
The Company agrees that it shall, within the time required under the Exchange
Act, file with the SEC a report on Form 8-K relating to the transactions
contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, the
Transaction Documents (the “Current Report”). The Company shall also
file with the SEC within twenty (20) days of the date hereof, a new
registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) covering the
resale of the
Securities in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the final
pre-filing draft version of the Current Report and the Registration Statement
at least two (2) Business Days prior to the filing of each with the SEC, and
the Company shall not file the Current Report or the Registration Statement
with the SEC in a form to which the Investor reasonably objects. The Investor
shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the final pre-filing
draft version of the Current Report and the Registration Statement within one
(1) Business Day from the date the Investor receives it from the Company.
(b) Blue
Sky. The Company shall take all such action, necessary in order to obtain
an exemption for or to register or qualify (i) the issuance of the Commitment
Shares and the sale of the Purchase Shares to the Investor under this Agreement
and (ii) any subsequent resale of all Commitment Shares and all Purchase Shares
by the Investor, in each case, under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of
the states of the United States in such states as is reasonably requested by
the Investor from time to time, and shall provide evidence of any such action
so taken to the Investor.
(c) Listing/DTC.
The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Purchase Shares and
Commitment Shares to be issued to the Investor hereunder on the Principal
Market (subject to official notice of issuance) and upon each other national
securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common
Stock is then listed, and shall use best efforts to maintain, so long as any
shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all such Securities
from time to time issuable hereunder. The Company shall use best efforts to
maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on the Principal Market
and shall comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other
obligations under the bylaws or rules and regulations of the Principal Market.
The Company shall not take any action that would reasonably be expected to
result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal
Market. The Company shall promptly, and in no event later than the following
Business Day, provide to the Investor copies of any notices it receives from
the Principal Market regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock
for listing on the Principal Market; provided, however, that the Company shall
not be required to provide the Investor copies of any such notice that the
Company reasonably believes constitutes material non-public information and the
Company would not be required to publicly disclose such notice in any report or
statement filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act (including on Form 8-K) or
the Securities Act. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection
with satisfying its obligations under this Section 5(c). The
Company shall take all action necessary to ensure that its Common Stock can be
transferred electronically as DWAC Shares.
(d) Prohibition
of Short Sales and Hedging Transactions. The Investor agrees that beginning
on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date of termination of this
Agreement as provided in Section 11, the Investor and its agents,
representatives and affiliates shall not in any manner whatsoever enter into or
effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined
in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock or (ii)
hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the
Common Stock.
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(e) Issuance of Commitment Shares. In consideration
for the Investor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall
cause to be issued to the Investor a total of 1,375,779 shares of Common Stock
(the “Commitment Shares”) and shall deliver to the Transfer Agent the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions with respect to the issuance of such
Commitment Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, all of the Commitment Shares
shall be fully earned as of the date of this Agreement, whether or not the
Commencement shall occur or any Purchase Shares are purchased by the Investor
under this Agreement and irrespective of any subsequent termination of this
Agreement.
(f) Due
Diligence; Non-Public Information. During the term of this
Agreement, the Investor shall have the right, from time to time as the Investor
may reasonably deem appropriate, and upon reasonable advance notice to the
Company, to perform reasonable due diligence on the Company during normal
business hours. The Company and its officers and employees shall provide
information and reasonably cooperate with the Investor in connection with any
reasonable request by the Investor related to the Investor’s due diligence of
the Company. Each party hereto agrees not to disclose any Confidential
Information of the other party to any third party and shall not use the
Confidential Information for any purpose other than in connection with, or in
furtherance of, the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party hereto
acknowledges that the Confidential Information shall remain the property of the
disclosing party and agrees that it shall take all reasonable measures to
protect the secrecy of any Confidential Information disclosed by the other
party. The receiving party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent
such information is required to be disclosed by law, regulation or order of a
court of competent jurisdiction or regulatory authority, provided that the
receiving party shall promptly notify the disclosing party when such
requirement to disclose arises, and shall cooperate with the disclosing party
so as to enable the disclosing party to: (i) seek an appropriate protective
order; and (ii) make any applicable claim of confidentiality in respect of such
Confidential Information; and provided, further, that the receiving party shall
disclose Confidential Information only to the extent required by the protective
order or other similar order, if such an order is obtained, and, if no such
order is obtained, the receiving party shall disclose only the minimum amount
of such Confidential Information required to be disclosed in order to comply
with the applicable law, regulation or order. In addition, any such
Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Section 5(f) shall
continue to be deemed Confidential Information. Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, the Company and the Investor agree that neither
the Company nor any other Person acting on its behalf shall provide the
Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or may
reasonably be considered to constitute material, non-public information, unless
a simultaneous public announcement thereof is made by the Company in the manner
contemplated by Regulation FD. In the event of a breach of the foregoing
covenant by the Company or any Person acting on its behalf (as determined in
the reasonable good faith judgment of the Investor), in addition to any other
remedy provided herein or in the other Transaction Documents, if the Investor
is holding any Securities at the time of the disclosure of such material
non-public information, the Investor shall have the right to make a public disclosure,
in the form of a press release, public advertisement or otherwise, of such
material, non-public information without the prior approval by the Company;
provided the Investor shall have first provided notice to the Company that it
believes, based on the advice of external counsel, it has received information
that constitutes material, non-public information, the Company shall have at
least twenty-four (24) hours to either publicly disclose such material,
non-public information or to demonstrate to the Investor that such
information does not constitute material, non-public information prior to any
such disclosure by the Investor. The Investor shall not have any liability to
the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries,
or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders or
agents, for any such disclosure. The Company understands and confirms that the
Investor shall be relying on the foregoing covenants in effecting transactions
in securities of the Company.
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(g) Purchase
Records. The Investor and the Company shall each maintain records showing
the remaining Available Amount at any given time and the dates and Purchase
Amounts for each Regular Purchase, Accelerated Purchase and Additional
Accelerated Purchase or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to
the Investor and the Company.
(h) Taxes.
The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp or similar taxes that may be
payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of any shares of Common Stock
to the Investor made under this Agreement.
(i) Use
of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering for
any corporate purpose at the sole discretion of the Company.
(j) Other
Transactions. During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall not
enter into, announce or recommend to its stockholders any agreement, plan,
arrangement or transaction in or of which the terms thereof would restrict,
materially delay, conflict with or impair the ability or right of the Company
to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without
limitation, the obligation of the Company to deliver the Purchase Shares and
the Commitment Shares to the Investor in accordance with the terms of the
Transaction Documents.
(k) No Integration. From and after the date of this
Agreement, neither the Company, nor or any of its affiliates will, and the
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that no Person acting
on their behalf will, directly or indirectly, make any offers or sales of any
security or solicit any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that
would require registration of the offer and sale of any of the Securities under
the Securities Act.
(l) Limitation
on Variable Rate Transactions. From and until the later of (i) thirty-six
(36) months from the date hereof or (ii) the Maturity Date (irrespective of any
earlier termination of this Agreement), the Company shall be prohibited from
effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a
combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction, other than
in connection with an Exempt Issuance. The Investor shall be entitled to seek
injunctive relief against the Company and its Subsidiaries to preclude any such
issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages,
without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other
security being required. “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities
of the Company or its Subsidiaries which entitle the holder thereof to acquire
at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred
stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the
holder thereof to receive, Common Stock. “Variable Rate Transaction”
means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any equity or debt
securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or
include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price, exchange rate or
other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or
quotations for the Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such
equity or debt securities (including, without limitation, pursuant to any
“cashless exercise” provision), or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange
price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial
issuance of such equity or debt security or upon the occurrence of specified or
contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company
or the market for the Common Stock (including, without limitation, any “full
ratchet” or “weighted average” anti-dilution provisions, but not including any
standard anti-dilution protection for any reorganization, recapitalization,
non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar
transaction), (ii) issues or sells any equity or debt securities, including
without limitation, Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, either (A) at a
price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial
issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or
contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company
or the market for the Common Stock (other than standard anti-dilution
protection for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock
split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction), or (B) that is
subject to or contains any put, call, redemption, buy-back, price-reset or
other similar provision or mechanism (including, without limitation, a
“Black-Scholes” put or call right) that provides for the issuance of additional
equity securities of the Company or the payment of cash by the Company, or
(iii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an “equity
line”, “at-the-market offering” that is not an Exempt Issuance or other
continuous offering or similar offering of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents, whereby the Company may sell Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents at a future determined price. “Exempt Issuance” means the
issuance of (a) Common Stock, options, restricted stock units or other equity
incentive awards to employees, officers, directors or vendors of the Company
pursuant to any equity incentive plan duly adopted for such purpose, by the
Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee
of directors established for such purpose, (b) any Securities issued to the
Investor pursuant to this Agreement, (c) shares of Common Stock, Common Stock
Equivalents or other securities issued to the Investor pursuant to any other
existing or future contract, agreement or arrangement between the Company and
the Investor, (d) shares of Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents or other
securities upon the exercise, exchange or conversion of any shares of Common
Stock, Common Stock Equivalents or other securities held by the Investor at any
time, (e) any securities issued upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion
of any Common Stock Equivalents issued and outstanding on the date hereof,
provided that such securities or Common Stock Equivalents referred to in this
clause (e) have not been amended since the date hereof to increase the number
of such securities or Common Stock underlying such securities or to decrease
the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities, (f)
Common Stock Equivalents that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable
for, or include the right to receive shares of Common Stock at a conversion
price, exercise price, exchange rate or other price (which may be below the
then current market price of the Common Stock) that is fixed at the time of
initial issuance of such Common Stock Equivalents (subject only to standard
anti-dilution protection for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash
dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction), which
fixed conversion price, exercise price, exchange rate or other price shall not
at any time after the initial issuance of such Common Stock Equivalent be based
upon or varying with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock
or subject to being reset at some future date, (g) securities issued pursuant
to acquisitions, divestitures, licenses, partnerships, collaborations or
strategic transactions approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or a
majority of the members of a committee of directors established for such
purpose, which acquisitions, divestitures, licenses, partnerships,
collaborations or strategic transactions can have a Variable Rate Transaction
component, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the
equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an
operating company or an asset in a business synergistic with the business of
the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to
the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the
Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or
to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, (h) Common
Stock issued pursuant to an “at-the-market offering” by the Company exclusively
through a registered broker-dealer acting as agent of the Company pursuant to a
written agreement between the Company and such registered broker-dealer or (i)
securities (such as warrants) or Common Stock issued in connection with future
financings or offerings of the Company, such as but not limited to, registered
direct offerings, rights offerings, and confidentially marketed public offerings;
provided such underlying transactions do not involve a Variable Rate
Transaction.
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(m) Publicity.
The Company shall afford the Investor and its counsel with the opportunity to
review and comment upon, shall consult with the Investor and its counsel on the
form and substance of, and shall give due consideration to all such comments
from the Investor or its counsel on, disclosure that is part of any press
release, SEC filing or any other public disclosure by or on behalf of the
Company that identifies the Investor, describes its purchases hereunder or
summarizes any aspect of the Transaction Documents or the transactions
contemplated thereby, not less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the
issuance, filing or public disclosure thereof; provided that
(i) the Company shall not be required to provide to the Investor any SEC filing
or any other public disclosure that solely discloses the aggregate number of
shares sold to Lincoln Park and the amounts paid by Lincoln Park for such
shares and (ii) the Company shall not be required to provide to the Investor
any disclosures that are materially similar to those previously reviewed by the
Investor. The Investor must be provided with a substantially final version of
any such disclosure that relates to the Investor, at least twenty-four (24)
hours prior to any release, filing or use by the Company thereof. The Company
agrees and acknowledges that its failure to fully comply with this provision
constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.
6. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
(a)
On the date of this Agreement, the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions
to the Transfer Agent to issue the Initial Purchase Shares and the Commitment
Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (the “Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions”). The certificate(s) or book-entry
statement(s) representing the Initial Purchase Shares and the Commitment
Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear the following restrictive legend
(the “Restrictive Legend”) and no other legend whatsoever.
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE
144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN
OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL, IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(b)
On the earlier of (i) the date the Registration Statement is declared effective
by the SEC and (ii) such time that the Investor shall request, provided all
conditions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act are met, the Company shall, no
later than one (1) Business Day following the delivery by the Investor to the
Company or the Transfer Agent of one or more legended certificates or
book-entry statements representing the Initial Purchase Shares and the
Commitment Shares (which certificates or book-entry statements the Investor
shall promptly deliver on or prior to the first to occur of the events
described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence), as directed by the
Investor, issue and deliver (or cause to be issued and delivered) to the
Investor, as requested by the Investor, either: (A) a certificate or book-entry
statement representing such Initial Purchase Shares and Commitment Shares that
is free from all restrictive and other legends or (B) a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the number of Initial Purchase Shares and Commitment
Shares represented by the certificate(s) or book-entry statement(s) so
delivered by the Investor as DWAC Shares. The Company shall take all actions
necessary to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of the
immediately preceding sentence, including, without limitation, delivering all
such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions to
the Transfer Agent, and any successor transfer agent of the Company, as may be
requested from time to time by the Investor or necessary or desirable to carry
out the intent and accomplish the purposes of the immediately preceding
sentence. On the Commencement Date, the Company shall issue to the Transfer
Agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, (i) irrevocable instructions in the
form substantially similar to those used by the Investor in substantially
similar transactions (the “Commencement Irrevocable Transfer Agent
Instructions”) and (ii) the notice of effectiveness of the Registration
Statement in the form attached as an exhibit to the Registration Rights
Agreement (the “Notice of Effectiveness of Registration Statement”), in
each case to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. All Purchase Shares to be
issued from and after the Commencement Date to the Investor pursuant to this
Agreement shall be issued only as DWAC Shares. The Company represents and
warrants to the Investor that, while this Agreement is effective, no
instruction other than the Commencement Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions
and the Notice of Effectiveness of Registration Statement referred to in this
Section 6(b) will be given by the Company to the Transfer Agent with respect to
the Commitment Shares, or any of the Purchase Shares covered by the
Registration Statement from and after Commencement, and the Commitment Shares
and the Purchase Shares covered by the Registration Statement shall otherwise
be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company. The Company
agrees that if the Company fails to fully comply with the provisions of
this Section 6(b) within five (5) Business Days of the
Investor providing the deliveries referred to above, the Company shall, at the
Investor’s written instruction, purchase such shares of Common Stock containing
the Restrictive Legend from the Investor at the greater of the (i) purchase
price paid for such shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Closing Sale Price of
the Common Stock on the date of the Investor’s written instruction.
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7. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO COMMENCE SALES OF
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
The
right of the Company hereunder to commence sales of the Purchase Shares (other
than the Initial Purchase Shares) on the Commencement Date is subject to the
satisfaction or, where legally permissible, the waiver of each of the following
conditions:
(a)
The Investor shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and
delivered the same to the Company;
(b)
The Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Initial Purchase
Shares and such other Purchase Shares as required pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act by
the SEC and no stop order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be
pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the SEC;
(c)
The Common Stock shall be listed or designated for quotation on the Principal
Market, and all Securities to be issued by the Company to the Investor under
the Transaction Documents shall have been approved for listing on the Principal
Market in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal
Market, subject only to official notice of issuance; and
(d) The
representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all
material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and
warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 3 above,
in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct
without further qualification) as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement
Date as though made at that time.
8. CONDITIONS TO THE INVESTOR’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
The
obligation of the Investor to buy Purchase Shares (other than the Initial
Purchase Shares) under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or, where
legally permissible, the waiver of each of the following conditions on or prior
to the Commencement Date and, once such conditions have been initially
satisfied, there shall not be any ongoing obligation to satisfy such conditions
after the Commencement has occurred:
(a)
The Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered
the same to the Investor;
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(b)
The Investor shall have received the opinions and the negative assurances
letter of the Company’s legal counsel dated as of the Commencement Date
substantially in the form agreed to prior to the date of this Agreement by the
Company’s legal counsel and the Investor’s legal counsel;
(c) The representations and warranties of the Company shall be
true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of
such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality
in Section 4 above, in which case, such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects without further
qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Commencement Date as
though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak
as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects
as of such date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied
with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction
Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or
prior to the Commencement Date. The Investor shall have received a certificate,
executed by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, dated as of the Commencement Date, to the foregoing effect in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A;
(d)
The Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted the Signing
Resolutions, which shall be in full force and effect without any amendment or
supplement thereto as of the Commencement Date;
(e)
As of the Commencement Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its
authorized and unissued Common Stock solely for the purpose of effecting
purchases of Purchase Shares hereunder, 24,523,809 shares of Common Stock
(excluding the Commitment Shares and the Initial Purchase Shares);
(f)
The Commencement Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions and the Notice of
Effectiveness of Registration Statement each shall have been delivered to and
acknowledged in writing by the Company and the Company’s Transfer Agent (or any
successor transfer agent);
(g)
The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certified copy of the
Articles of Incorporation and a certificate evidencing the incorporation and
good standing of the Company in the State of Nevada, each issued by the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, as well as a certificate evidencing
the authorization to do business in each state where the Company is required to
be authorized to do business, as of a date within ten (10) Business Days of the
Commencement Date;
(h)
The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a secretary’s certificate
executed by the Secretary of the Company, dated as of the Commencement Date, in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit B;
(i)
The Registration Statement covering the resale of the Purchase Shares shall
have been declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC and no stop
order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or, to the
Company’s knowledge, threatened by the SEC. The Company shall have prepared and
filed with the SEC, not later than two (2) Business Days after the effective
date of the Registration Statement, a final prospectus (the preliminary form of
which shall be included in the Registration Statement) and shall have delivered
to the Investor a true and complete copy thereof. When filed, such prospectus
shall be current and available for the resale by the Investor of all of the
Securities covered thereby. The Current Report shall have been filed with the
SEC, as required pursuant to Section 5(a). All reports,
schedules, registrations, forms, statements, information and other documents
required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC at or prior to the
Commencement Date pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act
shall have been filed with the SEC within the applicable time periods
prescribed for such filings under the Exchange Act;
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(j)
No Event of Default (as defined below) has occurred, and no event which, after
notice and/or lapse of time, would reasonably be expected to become an Event of
Default has occurred;
(k)
No statute, regulation, order, decree, writ, ruling or injunction shall have
been enacted, entered, promulgated, threatened or endorsed by any federal,
state, local or foreign court or governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of or which would materially
modify or delay any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents;
(l)
No action, suit or proceeding before any federal, state, local or foreign
arbitrator or any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction
shall have been commenced or threatened, and no inquiry or investigation by any
federal, state, local or foreign governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction shall have been commenced or threatened, against the Company, or
any of the officers, directors or affiliates of the Company, seeking to
restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, or seeking material damages in connection with such transactions;
and
(m) All
federal, state and local governmental laws, rules and regulations applicable to
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and necessary for
the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby in accordance with the
terms thereof shall have been complied with, and all consents, authorizations
and orders of, and all filings and registrations with, all federal, state and
local courts or governmental agencies and all federal, state and local
regulatory or self-regulatory agencies necessary for the execution, delivery
and performance of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby in accordance with the terms thereof shall
have been obtained or made, including, without limitation, in each case those
required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable state
securities or “Blue Sky” laws or applicable rules and regulations of the
Principal Market, or otherwise required by the SEC, the Principal Market or any
state securities regulators.
9. INDEMNIFICATION.
In
consideration of the Investor’s execution and delivery of the Transaction
Documents and acquiring the Securities hereunder and in addition to all of the
Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall
defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and all of its
affiliates, officers, directors, members, managers, employees and direct or
indirect investors and any of the foregoing Person’s agents or other
representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”)
from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses,
costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection
therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action
for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”),
incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of or relating to:
(a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by
the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument
or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant,
agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents
or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby
or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such
Indemnitee and arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery,
performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other
certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby other than,
in the case of clause (c), with respect to Indemnified Liabilities
which directly and primarily result from the fraud, gross negligence or willful
misconduct of an Indemnitee. The indemnity in this Section 9
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, conditioned or delayed. To the extent that
the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason,
the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction
of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable
law. Payment of under this indemnification shall be made within thirty (30)
days from the date the Indemnitee makes written request for it. A certificate
containing reasonable detail as to the amount of such indemnification submitted
to the Company by the Indemnitee shall be conclusive evidence, absent manifest
error, of the amount due from the Company to the Indemnitee. If any action
shall be brought against any Indemnitee in respect of which indemnity may be
sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall promptly notify the
Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense
thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the
Indemnitee. Any Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in
any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnitee, except to
the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by
the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period
of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action
there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material
conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the
position of such Indemnitee, in which case the Company shall be responsible for
the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel.
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10.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
In
addition to any other rights and remedies under applicable law and this
Agreement, so long as an “Event of Default” has occurred and is continuing, or
if any event that, after notice and/or lapse of time, would reasonably be
expected to become an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing, the
Company shall not deliver to the Investor any Purchase Notice, and the Investor
shall not purchase any shares of Common Stock under this Agreement. An “Event
of Default” shall be deemed to have occurred at any time as any of the
following events occurs:
(a)
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement registering the Securities
lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop
order or similar order), the Registration Statement or any Prospectus is
unavailable for the sale by the Company to the Investor (or the resale by the
Investor) of any or all of the Securities to be issued to the Investor under
the Transaction Documents, and any such lapse or unavailability continues for a
period of ten (10) consecutive Business Days or for more than an aggregate of
thirty (30) Business Days in any 365-day period, but excluding a lapse or
unavailability where (i) the Company terminates the Registration Statement
after the Investor has confirmed in writing that all of the Securities covered
thereby have been resold or (ii) the Company supersedes the Registration
Statement with a New Registration Statement, including (without limitation)
when the Registration Statement is effectively replaced with a New Registration
Statement covering Securities (provided in the case of this clause (ii) that
all of the Securities covered by the superseded (or terminated) registration
statement that have not theretofore been sold to the Investor are included in the
superseding (or new) registration statement);
(b)
the suspension of the Common Stock from trading on the Principal Market for a
period of one (1) Business Day, provided that the Company may not direct the
Investor to purchase any shares of Common Stock during any such suspension;
(c)
the delisting of the Common Stock from the OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets
Group, Inc; provided, however, that the Common Stock is not immediately
thereafter trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, The
NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Arca, the
NYSE American, the OTC Bulletin Board or the OTCQX operated by the OTC Markets
Group, Inc. (or any nationally recognized successor to any of the foregoing);
(d)
the failure for any reason by the Transfer Agent to issue Purchase Shares to
the Investor within one (1) Business Day after the applicable Regular Purchase
Date or Accelerated Purchase Date (as applicable) on which the Investor is
entitled to receive such Purchase Shares;
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(e)
the Company breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or
condition under any Transaction Document if such breach could have a Material
Adverse Effect and except, in the case of a breach of a covenant which is
reasonably curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least five
(5) Business Days;
(f) if
any Person commences a proceeding against the Company pursuant to or within the
meaning of any Bankruptcy Law;
(g) if
the Company is at any time insolvent, or, pursuant to or within the meaning of
any Bankruptcy Law, (i) commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry
of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official
under any Bankruptcy Law (a “Custodian”) of it or for all or
substantially all of its property, or (iv) makes a general assignment for the
benefit of its creditors or is generally unable to pay its debts as the same
become due;
(h) a
court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy
Law that (i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (ii)
appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its
property, or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary; or
(i)
if at any time the Company is not eligible to transfer its Common Stock
electronically as DWAC Shares.
11. TERMINATION
This
Agreement may be terminated only as follows:
(a)
If pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company
commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding against the
Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially
all of its property, or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit
of its creditors (any of which would be an Event of Default as described
in Sections 10(f), 10(g) and 10(h) hereof),
this Agreement shall automatically terminate without any liability or payment
to the Company (except as set forth below) without further action or notice by
any Person.
(b)
In the event that the Commencement shall not have occurred on or before June 1,
2021, due to the failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections
7 and 8 above with respect to the Commencement,
either the Company or the Investor shall have the option to terminate this
Agreement at the close of business on such date or thereafter without liability
of any party to any other party (except as set forth below); provided, however,
that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 11(b)
shall not be available to any party if such party is then in breach of any
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any representation or
warranty of such party contained in this Agreement fails to be true and correct
such that the conditions set forth in Section 7(d) or Section
8(c), as applicable, could not then be satisfied.
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(c)
At any time after the Commencement Date, the Company shall have the option to
terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason by delivering notice
(a “Company Termination Notice”) to the Investor electing to terminate
this Agreement without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party
under this Agreement (except as set forth below). The Company Termination
Notice shall be effective one (1) Business Day after it has been received by
the Investor.
(d) This
Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date that the Company sells and
the Investor purchases the full Available Amount as provided herein, without
any action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability
whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set
forth below).
(e) If,
for any reason or for no reason, the full Available Amount has not been
purchased in accordance with Section 2 of this Agreement by
the Maturity Date, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the Maturity
Date, without any action or notice on the part of any party and without any
liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except
as set forth below).
Except
as set forth in Sections 11(a) (in respect of an Event of
Default under Sections 10(f), 10(g) and 10(h)), 11(d) and 11(e),
any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11 shall
be effected by written notice from the Company to the Investor, or the Investor
to the Company, as the case may be, setting forth the basis for the termination
hereof. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Investor
contained in Sections 3 and 4 hereof, the
indemnification provisions set forth in Section 9 hereof and
the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12 shall
survive the Commencement and any termination of this Agreement. No termination
of this Agreement shall (i) affect the Company’s or the Investor’s rights or
obligations under (A) this Agreement with respect to any pending Initial
Purchase, Regular Purchases, Accelerated Purchases, and Additional Accelerated
Purchases and the Company and the Investor shall complete their respective obligations
with respect to any pending Initial Purchase, Regular Purchases, Accelerated
Purchases and Additional Accelerated Purchases under this Agreement
and (B) the Registration Rights Agreement, which shall survive any such
termination in accordance with its terms, or (ii) be deemed to release the
Company or the Investor from any liability for intentional misrepresentation or
willful breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
12. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. The corporate laws of the State of Nevada
shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its
stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois,
without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule
(whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions) that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of
Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Illinois, County of
Cook, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or under the other
Transaction Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, 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. 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.
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(b) Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of
which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective
when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other
party; provided that a facsimile signature or signature delivered by e-mail in
a “.pdf” format data file shall be considered due execution and shall be
binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the
signature were an original signature.
(c) Headings.
The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not
form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or
the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction.
(e) Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Documents supersede all other prior oral or
written agreements between the Investor, the Company, their affiliates and
Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the subject matter thereof, and
this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced
herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the
matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein
or therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that it has not relied on, in any manner whatsoever,
any representations or statements, written or oral, other than as expressly set
forth in the Transaction Documents. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that
it has not relied on, in any manner whatsoever, any representations or
statements, written or oral, other than as expressly set forth in the
Transaction Documents.
(f) Notices.
Any notices, consents or other communications required or permitted to be given
under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have
been delivered: (i) upon receipt when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt
when sent by facsimile or email (provided confirmation of transmission is
mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending
party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized
overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to
receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If
to the Company:
Lithium
Corporation
1031
Railroad St.
Suite
102B
Elko,
NV 89801
Telephone:
(775) 410-5287
E-mail:
tom@lithiumcorporation.com>
Attention:
Tom Lewis, Chief Executive Officer
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With a
copy to (which shall not constitute notice or service of process):
Macdonald
Tuskey
#409
- 221 W. Esplanade
North
Vancouver BC V7M 3J3
Telephone:
604-973-0579
Facsimile:
604-973-0280
E-mail:
WMacdonald@wlmlaw.ca
Attention:
Bill Macdonald, Esq.
If
to the Investor:
Lincoln
Park Capital Fund, LLC
440
North Wells, Suite 410
Chicago,
IL 60654
Telephone:
(312) 822-9300
Facsimile:
(312) 822-9301
E-mail:
jscheinfeld@lpcfunds.com/jcope@lpcfunds.com
Attention:
Josh Scheinfeld/Jonathan Cope
With
a copy to (which shall not constitute notice or service of process):
K&L
Gates, LLP
200
S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 3900
Miami,
Florida 33131
Telephone:
(305) 539-3306
Facsimile:
(305) 358-7095
E-mail:
clayton.parker@klgates.com
Attention:
Clayton E. Parker, Esq.
If
to the Transfer Agent:
Nevada
Agency and Transfer Company
50
W. Liberty St.
Suite
880
Reno,
NV 89501
Phone:
(775) 322-0626
or
at such other address, email and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of
such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given
to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such
change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such
notice, consent or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically
generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or email account containing the
time, date, and recipient facsimile number or email address, as applicable, and
an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal
service, receipt by facsimile, email or receipt from a nationally recognized
overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above,
respectively.
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(g) Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. The Company shall
not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Investor, including by merger or consolidation.
The Investor may not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement.
(h) No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and,
except as set forth in Section 9, is not for the benefit of, nor
may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
(i) Further
Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all
such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other
party may reasonably request in order to consummate and make effective, as soon
as reasonably possible, the Commencement, and to carry out the intent and
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(j) No
Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to
be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no
rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
(k) Remedies, Other
Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The Investor’s
remedies provided in this Agreement, including, without limitation, the
Investor’s remedies provided in Section 9, shall be cumulative and
in addition to all other remedies available to the Investor under this
Agreement, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance
and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy of the Investor contained herein
shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such
remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Investor’s right to pursue actual
damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this
Agreement. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations
hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Investor and that the remedy at
law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that,
in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Investor shall be
entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction
restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and
without any bond or other security being required.
(l) Enforcement
Costs. If: (i) this Agreement is placed by the Investor in the hands of an
attorney for enforcement or is enforced by the Investor through any legal
proceeding; (ii) an attorney is retained to represent the Investor in any
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceedings affecting
creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Agreement; or (iii) an
attorney is retained to represent the Investor in any other proceedings
whatsoever in connection with this Agreement, then the Company shall pay to the
Investor, as incurred by the Investor, all reasonable costs and expenses
including attorneys’ fees incurred in connection therewith, as incurred, in addition
to all other amounts due hereunder.
(m) Waiver;
Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be
amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto and
(ii) no provision of this Agreement may be waived other than in a written
instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is
sought. No failure or delay in the exercise of any power, right or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise
of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise
thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
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Investor and the Company have caused this Purchase Agreement to be duly
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF OFFICER’S
CERTIFICATE
This
Officer’s Certificate (“Certificate”) is being delivered pursuant to
Section 8(c) of that certain Purchase Agreement dated as of January 25, 2021,
(“Purchase Agreement”), by and between LITHIUM CORPORATION, a
Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL
FUND, LLC (the “Investor”). Capitalized terms used herein and
not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase
Agreement.
The
undersigned, Tom Lewis, President of the Company, hereby certifies, on behalf
of the Company and not in his individual capacity, as follows:
1. I am the
President of the Company and make the statements contained in this Certificate;
2. The representations
and warranties of the Company are true and correct in all material respects
(except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is
already qualified as to materiality in Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement, in
which case, such representations and warranties are true and correct without
further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Commencement Date
as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties
are true and correct in all material respects as of such date);
3. The Company has
performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with covenants,
agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be
performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the
Commencement Date, to the extent not otherwise waived.
4. The Company has
not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek
protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law nor does the Company currently have
any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate
involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings. The Company is currently
financially solvent and is generally able to pay its debts as they become due.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunder signed my name as of the date first written
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EX-10.2 3 ltum_ex102.htm REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.2
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as
of January 25, 2021, by and between LITHIUM CORPORATION, a Nevada
corporation (the “Company”), and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC,
an Illinois limited liability company (together with its permitted assigns, the
“Buyer”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement by and
between the parties hereto, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Purchase
Agreement”).
WHEREAS:
The
Company has the right, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Purchase Agreement, to sell and issue to the Buyer up to Ten Million Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($10,300,000) of Purchase Shares and to induce the
Buyer to enter into the 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 (collectively, the “Securities Act”),
and applicable state securities laws.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the promises 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 Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a.
“Investor” means the Buyer, any transferee or assignee thereof to whom
the Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement in accordance with Section
9 and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement,
and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns
its rights under this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and
who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement.
b.
“Person” means any individual or entity including but not limited to any
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.
c.
“Register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing one or more registration
statements of the Company in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering
securities on a continuous basis (“Rule 415”), and the declaration or
ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement(s) by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
d.
“Registrable Securities” means all of the Initial Purchase Shares and
Commitment Shares, and the Purchase Shares that may, from time to time, be
issued or become issuable to the Investor under the Purchase Agreement (without
regard to any limitation or restriction on purchases), and any and all shares
of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the Purchase Shares or the
Commitment Shares or the Purchase Agreement as a result of any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise,
without regard to any limitation on purchases under the Purchase Agreement.
e.
“Registration Statement” means one or more registration statements of
the Company covering only the resale of the Registrable Securities.
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2. REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory
Registration. The Company shall, within twenty (20) days from the date
of this Agreement, file with the SEC an initial Registration Statement covering
the maximum number of Registrable Securities as the Company shall be permitted
to be included thereon in accordance with applicable SEC rules, regulations and
interpretations so as to permit the resale of such Registrable Securities by
the Investor under Rule 415 under the Securities Act at then prevailing market
prices (and not fixed prices), as mutually determined by both the Company and
the Investor in consultation with their respective legal counsel (in any case
including all of the Initial Purchase Shares and Commitment Shares), subject to
the aggregate number of authorized shares of the Company’s Common Stock then
available for issuance in its Articles of Incorporation. The initial
Registration Statement shall register only the Registrable Securities. The
Investor and its counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and
comment upon such Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement to
such Registration Statement and any related prospectus prior to its filing with
the SEC, and the Company shall give due consideration to all comments. The
Investor acknowledges that it will be identified in the initial Registration
Statement as an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the
Securities Act and shall furnish all information reasonably requested by the
Company for inclusion therein. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to
have the Registration Statement and any amendment declared effective by the SEC
as soon as practicable. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to keep
the Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the
Securities Act and available for the resale by the Investor of all of the
Registrable Securities covered thereby at all times until the date on which the
Investor shall have resold all the Registrable Securities covered thereby and
no Available Amount remains under the Purchase Agreement (the “Registration
Period”). The Registration Statement (including any amendments or
supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
b. Rule
424 Prospectus. The Company shall, as required by applicable securities
regulations, from time to time file with the SEC, pursuant to Rule 424
promulgated under the Securities Act, the prospectus and prospectus
supplements, if any, to be used in connection with resales of the Registrable
Securities by the Buyer under the Registration Statement. The Investor and its
counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such
prospectus prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give due
consideration to all comments. The Investor shall use its reasonable best
efforts to provide any such comments within one (1) Business Day from the date
the Investor receives the final pre-filing version of such prospectus.
c. Sufficient
Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available
under the Registration Statement is insufficient to cover all of the
Registrable Securities, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement or
file a new Registration Statement (a “New Registration Statement”), so
as to cover all of such Registrable Securities (subject to the limitations set
forth in Section 2(a)) as soon as practicable, but in any event not
later than ten (10) Business Days after the necessity arises, subject to any
limits that may be imposed by the SEC pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities
Act. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
amendment and/or New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as
practicable following the filing thereof.
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d. Offering.
If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize
any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this
Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such
Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the
Investor under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed
prices), or if after the filing of the initial Registration Statement with the
SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company is otherwise required by
the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in
such initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number
of Registrable Securities to be included in such initial Registration Statement
(with the prior consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned, of the Investor and its legal counsel as to the specific
Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff
and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and
be used as aforesaid. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities
pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file one or more New Registration
Statements in accordance with Section 2(c) until such time as
all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that
have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available
for use by the Investor. Notwithstanding any provision herein or in the
Purchase Agreement to the contrary, the Company’s obligations to register
Registrable Securities (and any related conditions to the Investor’s
obligations) shall be qualified as necessary to comport with any requirement of
the SEC or the Staff as addressed in this Section 2(d).
3. RELATED
OBLIGATIONS.
With
respect to the Registration Statement and whenever any Registrable Securities
are to be registered pursuant to Section 2, including on any
New Registration Statement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance
with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the
Company shall have the following obligations:
a.
The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to any Registration Statement and
the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which
prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities
Act, as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement or any New
Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period,
and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered
by the Registration Statement or any New 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 Investor as set forth in such
Registration Statement.
b.
The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the
Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and all amendments and
supplements thereto at least two (2) Business Days prior to their filing with
the SEC, and not file any document in a form to which Investor reasonably
objects. The Investor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to comment
upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and any
amendments or supplements thereto within two (2) Business Days from the date
the Investor receives the final version thereof. The Company shall furnish to
the Investor, without charge any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of
the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to the Registration
Statement or any New Registration Statement.
c.
Upon request of the Investor, the Company shall furnish to the Investor, (i)
promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy
of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including
financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by
reference and all exhibits, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration
Statement, a copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and
all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as the
Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including
copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as the Investor may reasonably
request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the
Registrable Securities owned by the Investor. For the avoidance of doubt, any
filing available to the Investor via the SEC’s live EDGAR system shall be
deemed “furnished to the Investor” hereunder.
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The Company shall use commercially reasonable 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 the 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 (x)
qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be
required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (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
the 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 threatening of any proceeding for
such purpose.
e.
As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or facts, the
Company shall notify the Investor of the happening of any event or existence of
such facts as a result of which the prospectus included in any Registration
Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact
or omits 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, non-public information regarding the Company), and promptly
prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct
such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a copy of such supplement or
amendment to the Investor (or such other number of copies as the Investor may
reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify the 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 the Investor by email or facsimile on the
same day of such effectiveness or by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by
the SEC for amendments or supplements to any 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.
f.
The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the
issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of any
Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction 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 the Investor 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.
g.
The Company shall (i) cause all the Registrable Securities 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) secure
designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities on the Principal
Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with
satisfying its obligation under this Section 3.
h.
The Company shall comply with Section 6(b) of the Purchase
Agreement with respect to the issuance of Registrable Securities.
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The Company shall at all times provide a transfer agent and registrar with
respect to its Common Stock.
j.
If reasonably requested by the Investor, the Company shall (i) as soon as
practicable after receipt of written notice from the Investor, incorporate in a
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the
Investor reasonably believes necessary to be included therein relating to the
sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation,
information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold,
the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of
the Registrable Securities; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after being
notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any
Registration Statement.
k.
The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Registrable Securities covered by any 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.
On the date any Registration Statement which includes the Registrable
Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and
shall cause its legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent
for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor) confirmation that
such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, or such
other form agreed to by the Investor. Thereafter, if reasonably requested by
the Buyer at any time, the Company (acting directly or through its counsel)
shall deliver to the Buyer, which may be via e-mail, a written confirmation
whether or not the effectiveness of such Registration Statement has lapsed at
any time for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop
order by the SEC) and whether or not the Registration Statement is available to
the Buyer for sale of all of the Registrable Securities.
m.
Company agrees to take all other reasonable actions as necessary and reasonably
requested in writing by the Investor to expedite and facilitate disposition by
the Investor of the Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration
Statement.
4. OBLIGATIONS
OF THE INVESTOR.
a.
The Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company
reasonably requires from the Investor in connection with any Registration
Statement hereunder. The Investor shall as soon as practicable furnish to the
Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by
it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by
it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such
Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such
registration as the Company may reasonably request.
b.
The Investor agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by
the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration
Statement hereunder and any amendments and supplements thereto.
c.
The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
happening of any event or existence of facts of the kind described in Section
3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e), the Investor will immediately
discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration
Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt
of the copies of a notice regarding the resolution or withdrawal of the stop
order or suspension as contemplated by Section 3(f) or the
supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated by the first sentence
of 3(e). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company
shall cause its transfer agent to promptly deliver shares of Common Stock
without any restrictive legend in accordance with the terms of the 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 to the Investor of the happening of any
event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first
sentence of Section 3(e) and for which the Investor has not
yet settled.
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5. EXPENSES
OF REGISTRATION.
All
reasonable expenses, other than sales or brokerage commissions, incurred in
connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections
2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration,
listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be paid by the Company.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
a.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does,
indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, each Person, if any, who
controls the Investor, the members, directors, officers, partners, employees,
agents, managers, and representatives of the Investor and each Person, if any,
who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 reasonable expenses, joint or several,
(collectively, “Claims”) reasonably 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 the Registration Statement, any New 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 the 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, (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 thereunder relating to the offer or
sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or
any New Registration Statement or (iv) any material violation by the Company of
this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being,
collectively, “Violations”). The Company shall reimburse each
Indemnified Person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and
payable, for any reasonable and documented legal fees 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): (i) 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
about the Investor furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified
Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration
Statement, any New Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or
supplement thereto or prospectus contained therein, if such Registration
Statement, New Registration Statement or amendment thereof or supplement
thereto or prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant
to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); (ii) with respect
to any superseded prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified
Person from whom the Indemnified Person asserting any such Claim purchased the
Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any
person controlling such Indemnified Person) if the untrue statement or omission
of material fact contained in the superseded prospectus was corrected in the
revised prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such revised prospectus
was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section
3(e), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the
incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation and such
Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it; (iii) 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) or Section 3(e); and (iv) 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, delayed or conditioned. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and
effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified
Person and shall survive the transfer of the rights and obligations hereunder
pursuant to Section 9.
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In connection with the Registration Statement or any New Registration
Statement, the Investor agrees to 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 who signs the
Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, each Person, if any,
who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act (collectively and together with an Indemnified Person, 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 are 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
about the Investor set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto and
furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with
such Registration Statement (as such information about the Investor may be updated
and furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection
with any New Registration Statement or prospectus); and, subject to Section
6(d), the Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by any Indemnified Party 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
the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned; 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 the 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 and shall
survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant
to Section 9.
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 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 written
consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably
withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without
the 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.
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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.
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 applicable 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
AND DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
With
a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC
that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to
the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees, at the
Company’s sole expense, so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities:
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a.
make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and
defined in Rule 144;
b.
file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the
Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and
other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144;
c.
furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities,
promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has
complied with the reporting and or disclosure provisions of Rule 144, the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (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 Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without
registration; and
d.
take such additional action as is reasonably requested by the Investor to
enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144,
including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents,
certificates, resolutions and instructions to the Company’s Transfer Agent as
may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Investor and otherwise
fully cooperate with Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of
securities pursuant to Rule 144.
The
Company agrees that damages may be an inadequate remedy for any breach of the
terms and provisions of this Section 8 and that Investor
shall, whether or not it is pursuing any remedies at law, be entitled to seek
equitable relief in the form of a preliminary or permanent injunction, without
having to post any bond or other security, upon any breach or threatened breach
of any such terms or provisions.
9. ASSIGNMENT OF
REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
The
Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of the Investor; provided, however, that any
transaction, whether by merger, reorganization, restructuring, consolidation,
financing or otherwise, whereby the Company remains the surviving entity immediately
after such transaction shall not be deemed an assignment. The Investor may not
assign its rights under this Agreement without the written consent of the
Company, other than to an affiliate of the Investor controlled by Jonathan Cope
or Josh Scheinfeld, in which case the assignee must agree in writing to be
bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
10. AMENDMENT
OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
No
provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and
after the date that is one (1) Business Day immediately preceding the initial
filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. Subject to the immediately
preceding sentence, no provision of this Agreement may be (i) amended other
than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto or (ii) waived other
than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of
such waiver is sought. 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.
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11. 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. If the
Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two 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.
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: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally;
(ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile or email (provided confirmation of
transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by
the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a
nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly
addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such
communications shall be:
If
to the Company:
Lithium
Corporation
1031 Railroad St.
Suite 102B
Elko, NV 89801
Telephone: (775)
410-5287
E-mail:
tom@lithiumcorporation.com>
Attention: Tom
Lewis, Chief Executive Officer
With a copy to
(which shall not constitute notice or service of process):
Macdonald Tuskey
#409 - 221 W.
Esplanade
North Vancouver BC
V7M 3J3
Telephone:
604-973-0579
Facsimile:
604-973-0280
E-mail: WMacdonald@wlmlaw.ca
Attention: Bill
Macdonald, Esq.
If
to the Investor:
Lincoln Park
Capital Fund, LLC
440 North Wells,
Suite 410
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone:
312.822.9300
Facsimile:
312.822.9301
E-mail:
jscheinfeld@lpcfunds.com or jcope@lpcfunds.com
Attention: Josh
Scheinfeld or Jonathan Cope
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With
a copy to (which shall not constitute notice or service of process):
K&L Gates, LLP
200 S. Biscayne
Blvd., Ste. 3900
Miami, Florida
33131
Telephone:
305.539.3306
Facsimile:
305.358.7095
E-mail:
clayton.parker@klgates.com
Attention: Clayton
E. Parker, Esq.
or at
such other address, email address and/or facsimile number and/or to the
attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written
notice given to each other party at least three (3) Business 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)
mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or
email account containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number or email
address, as applicable, or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile,
email or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in
accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
c.
All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the
State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of
law provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or any other
jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdictions other than the State of Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting
in the State of Illinois, County of Cook, 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.
d.
This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement among
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There
are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings among the parties
hereto, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This
Agreement and the Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and
understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof.
e.
Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted
assigns of each of the parties hereto.
f.
The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
g.
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 by facsimile transmission or by e-mail in a “.pdf” format
data file of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so
delivering this Agreement.
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h.
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.
i.
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.
j.
This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor
may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
12. TERMINATION.
The
obligations of the Company contained in Sections 2, 3, 5 and 8 of this Agreement
shall terminate in their entirety upon the earlier of (i) the date on which the
Investor shall have sold all the Securities and no Available Amount remains
under the Purchase Agreement and (ii) 180 days following the earlier of (A) the
Maturity Date and (B) the date of termination of the Purchase Agreement;
provided that as long as any Securities remain unsold by the Investor, the
Company must make available “current public information” pursuant to Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act until the Investor may sell the Securities
thereunder without any restrictions (including any restrictions under Rule
144(c) or Rule 144(i)).
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as
of day and year first above written.
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTICE OF
EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
[Date]
Nevada
Agency and Transfer Company
50 W.
Liberty St.
Suite
880
Reno,
NV 89501
Re:
Lithium Corporation – Registration Statement on Form S-1
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
are counsel to Lithium Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Purchase
Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2021 (the “Purchase Agreement”),
entered into by and between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (the
“Buyer”) pursuant to which, among other things, the Company has issued
to the Buyer an aggregate of [●] shares of the
Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”),
and may in the future issue to the Buyer shares of Common Stock in an amount up
to [Ten Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($10,300,000)], in accordance
with the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2021 with the Buyer (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other
things, to register the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection
with the Company’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement, on [_____________], 2021, the Company filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-[_________]) (the “Registration
Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to register
for resale the following securities:
(1)
[_______] shares of Common Stock which have been issued to the Buyer pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement (the “Initial Purchase Shares”).
(2)
[_______] shares of Common Stock which have been issued to the Buyer as a
commitment fee pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Commitment Shares”).
(3) Up to
[__________] shares of Common Stock to be issued upon purchase from the Company
by the Buyer from time to time pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase
Shares”).
In
connection with the foregoing, we advise you that (i) based solely on our
review of the Notice of Effectiveness posted by the SEC on the SEC’s EDGAR
system, the SEC declared the Registration Statement effective under the
Securities Act at __:__ am/pm on _______ __, 2021, (ii) to our knowledge, based
solely on our review of the Commission’s “Stop Orders” web page (http://sec.gov/litigation/stoporders.shtml),
no stop order suspending the Registration Statement’s effectiveness has been
issued, and to our knowledge, no proceedings for that purpose are pending
before, or threatened by, the SEC, and (iii) the Initial Purchase Shares, the
Commitment Shares and the Purchase Shares are available for resale under the
Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement and may be issued without
any restrictive legend referencing the Securities Act provided that at the time
of such issuance, we or the Company has not otherwise notified you that the
Registration Statement is unavailable for the sale of the Purchase Shares or
the Commitment Shares.
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EXHIBIT B
TO REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Information About
The Investor Furnished To The Company By The Investor
Expressly For Use
In Connection With The Registration Statement
Information
With Respect to Lincoln Park Capital
“As
of the date of the Purchase Agreement, Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC,
beneficially owned 0 shares of our common stock. Josh Scheinfeld and Jonathan
Cope, the Managing Members of Lincoln Park Capital, LLC, the manager of Lincoln
Park Capital Fund, LLC, are deemed to be beneficial owners of all of the shares
of common stock owned by Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC. Messrs. Cope and
Scheinfeld have shared voting and investment power over the shares being
offered under the prospectus filed with the SEC in connection with the
transactions contemplated under the Purchase Agreement. Lincoln Park Capital,
LLC is not a licensed broker dealer or an affiliate of a licensed broker
dealer.”
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EX-99.1 4 ltum_ex991.htm NEWS RELEASE DATED JANUARY
28, 2021
EXHIBIT 99.1
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FOR
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OTCQB:
LTUM |
LITHIUM
CORPORATION ANNOUNCES UP TO $10.3M PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL
FUND, LLC.
Elko,
NV – January 28th, 2021 – Lithium Corporation (OTCQB:LTUM) (“LTUM” or “the
Company”), a North American company focused on energy metals for the growing
energy storage sector and high-tech industries, has recently entered into a
purchase agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (LPC), under which LPC
has agreed to purchase up to $10.3 million dollars of LTUM’s common shares.
Under
the terms of the purchase agreement, LPC made an initial purchase of $160,000
of LTUM’s common stock at $0.42 per share. Going forward, subsequent to the
satisfaction of the conditions of the purchase agreement, including an S-1
resale registration statement being filed and declared effective by the SEC,
LTUM has the option, but not the obligation, to sell up to a further $10.14
million dollars of its common stock to Lincoln Park Capital over the next three
years. The Company, at its sole discretion, will control the timing and
amount of future sales of its common stock to LPC. There are no upper
limits to the price LPC may pay to purchase common stock and the purchase price
of the shares will be based on the prevailing market prices of LTUM’s shares at
the time of each sale to LPC. LPC has agreed not to cause or engage in
any manner whatsoever, any direct or indirect short selling, or hedging of the
Company’s common stock. The Company retains the right to terminate the
agreement at any time, without any additional cost or penalty.
“Following
considerable research, LTUM came to the conclusion that the timing for
financing is ideal as the market for energy metals is rapidly becoming more
bullish,” states Tom Lewis, President and CEO of LTUM. “After discussions
with numerous groups over the years the Company is of the opinion that the LPC
purchase agreement provides a low-cost solution that minimizes dilution for
existing investors and allows the Company to maintain control and issue shares
as we execute on our plan. We welcome LPC as an investor and value their
experience in the metal and mining sector.”
LTUM
intends to primarily use the proceeds of funding to ramp up its exploration and
development plans on its existing properties, to evaluate and possibly acquire
other energy metal assets, and also to satisfy ongoing general, and
administrative needs.
A
more detailed description of the agreement is set forth in Lithium
Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC.
This
press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to buy the securities in this offering, nor will there be any sale of
these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer solicitation or sale
are unlawful prior to registration or qualification under securities laws of
any such jurisdiction.
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About
Lithium Corporation
Lithium
Corporation is an exploration company based in Nevada devoted to the
exploration for energy storage related resources throughout North America, and
looking to capitalize on opportunities within the ever-expanding next
generation energy storage markets. The Company maintains a strategic alliance
with Altura Mining, an ASX listed Lithium explorer. Website: www.lithiumcorporation.com.
Contact
Info
Tom
Lewis, CEO
Lithium
Corporation
775-410-5287
info@lithiumcorporation.com
Notice
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
current report contains "forward-looking statements," as that term is
defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release
which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include any
statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future.
Actual
results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due
to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the inherent
uncertainties associated with mineral exploration and difficulties associated
with obtaining financing on acceptable terms. We are not in control of minerals
prices and these could vary to make development uneconomic. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and we
assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the
reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the beliefs, plans,
expectations and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable, there
can be no assurance that such beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will
prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of the information set forth
herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in our
most recent annual report for our last fiscal year, our quarterly reports, and
other periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Lithium
Corporation (OTC-LTUM) 1031 Railroad St. Ste 102B Elko NV 89801 (775) 410-5287 www.lithiumcorporation.com
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