Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
WARRANT ISSUANCE AGREEMENT
This WARRANT ISSUANCE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of May 12, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), between Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., acting on behalf of certain funds and accounts managed by it or an affiliate, in each case, within its Global Private Debt strategy, or one or more entities owned by such funds or accounts (the “Purchaser”), and Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc., a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, the Company, the guarantors party thereto from time to time, the lenders party thereto from time to time (including the Purchaser) and Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), are party to that certain Credit Agreement and Guaranty, dated as of May 12, 2026 (the “Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the lenders party thereto have agreed to make available to the Company (a) Tranche A Term Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (b) Tranche B Term Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (c) Tranche C Term Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and (d) Tranche D Term Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement, and together with the Tranche A Term Loans, the Tranche B Term Loans and the Tranche C Term Loans, the “Term Loans”);
WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser have agreed that, in connection with the Credit Agreement, on the terms and conditions described in this Agreement, the Company will issue and deliver to the Purchaser or its assigns, from time to time upon the funding of each tranche of Term Loans, warrants for the purchase of shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a “Warrant” and together with the Warrant Shares, the “Securities”), with the number of Warrant Shares and the exercise price per Warrant Share for each Warrant determined in accordance with Section 1 of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide for the issuance of the Warrants and the subscription and purchase of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise thereof.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
Issuance of Warrants. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Purchaser Warrants for the purchase of Warrant Shares, with each Warrant to be issued substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1. The Company shall issue and deliver to the Purchaser:
a.
Tranche A Warrant. On the date of funding of the Tranche A Term Loans under the Credit Agreement, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Purchaser and its assigns a Warrant (the “Tranche A Warrant”) pursuant to which the Purchaser and its assigns shall have the right to purchase that certain number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the product of (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loans funded under the Credit Agreement and (B) 1.75%, by (ii) the Tranche A Initial Exercise Price (as defined herein) (the “Tranche A Warrant Shares”). The exercise price per Tranche A Warrant Share shall be equal to the Thirty Day VWAP (as defined below) as of the date of funding of the Tranche A Term Loans (the “Tranche A Initial Exercise Price”).
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Tranche B Warrant. On the date of funding of the Tranche B Term Loans under the Credit Agreement, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Purchaser and its assigns a Warrant (the “Tranche B Warrant”) pursuant to which the Purchaser and its assigns shall have the right to purchase that certain number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the product of (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans funded under the Credit Agreement and (B) 1.75%, by (ii) the exercise price per Tranche B Warrant Share determined in accordance with this Section 1.b (the “Tranche B Warrant Shares”). The exercise price per Tranche B Warrant Share shall be equal to the lesser of (A) the Tranche A Initial Exercise Price and (B) the Thirty Day VWAP (as defined below) as of the date of funding of the Tranche B Term Loans.
c.
Tranche C Warrant. On the date of funding of the Tranche C Term Loans under the Credit Agreement, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Purchaser and its assigns a Warrant (the “Tranche C Warrant” and, together with the Tranche A Warrant and the Tranche B Warrant, the “Warrants”) pursuant to which the Purchaser and its assigns shall have the right to purchase that certain number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the product of (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche C Term Loans funded under the Credit Agreement and (B) 1.75%, by (ii) the exercise price per Tranche C Warrant Share determined in accordance with this Section 1.c (the “Tranche C Warrant Shares” and, together with the Tranche A Warrant Shares and the Tranche B Warrant Shares, the “Warrant Shares”). The exercise price per Tranche C Warrant Share shall be equal to the lesser of (A) the Tranche A Initial Exercise Price and (B) the Thirty Day VWAP as of the date of funding of the Tranche C Term Loans (the exercise price applicable to each Warrant, the “Exercise Price”).
d.
Exercise Period. Each Warrant shall be exercisable commencing on the date of issuance thereof and shall expire at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is five (5) years after the date of issuance of such Warrant (each such date, an “Expiration Date”). Any unexercised portion of a Warrant shall automatically expire and become null and void upon the applicable Expiration Date without any further action by either party. For the avoidance of doubt, the Tranche A Warrant, the Tranche B Warrant and the Tranche C Warrant shall each have their own independent Expiration Date calculated from the date of issuance of each such Warrant.
“Thirty Day VWAP” means, for any date, the average of the daily VWAP (as defined in the applicable Warrant) of the Common Stock for the thirty (30) Trading Days (as defined in the Credit Agreement) immediately preceding such date.
Consideration. Each Warrant is being issued to the Purchaser in consideration of the Purchaser's commitments and obligations under the Credit Agreement.
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Delivery. On each date on which a funding of Tranche A Term Loans, Tranche B Term Loans or Tranche C Term Loans occurs under the Credit Agreement (each such date, a “Warrant Delivery Date”), the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser the applicable Warrant, duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of the Purchaser or its designee. Delivery of each Warrant shall take place remotely by electronic transfer of documentation on the applicable Warrant Delivery Date.
Registration Rights
a.
Filing. Within forty-five (45) days following the issuance of each Warrant (each such date, a “Filing Deadline”), the Company shall prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”): a registration statement on Form S-3 or an amendment to an effective Company registration statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company to register for resale the Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Warrant, on such other appropriate form as the Company shall determine in good faith) or the then appropriate form for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any successor rule thereto, covering the resale of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of such Warrant by the holder thereof on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 (each, a “Registration Statement”). If permitted under the Securities Act, such Registration Statement shall be an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. The Company will provide customary indemnification to Purchaser, its assigns and transferees, and each of the persons who control them (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
b.
Effectiveness. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as promptly as practicable after the applicable Filing Deadline.
c.
Maintenance. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, and to keep each Registration Statement continuously effective and available for use, including by notifying the holders of Securities promptly after the Company becomes aware that the Registration Statement or prospectus therein, as then amended or supplemented, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and by filing any necessary post-effective amendments and prospectus supplements necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act and by filing one or more replacement or renewal Registration Statements upon the expiration of any such Registration Statement, if required by Rule 415 under the Securities Act, until the earlier of (i) the date on which all Warrant Shares covered by such Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to such Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act and (ii) the applicable Expiration Date of the relevant Warrant. The Company shall bear all expenses related to the filing and maintenance of the continuous effectiveness of each Registration Statement.
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Representations and Warranties of the Company.
a.
Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its respective obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further consent or action is required by the Company, or its Board of Directors or stockholders. The Agreement has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company, and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company, in accordance with its 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 applicable creditors’ rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law.
b.
No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the reservation of Common Stock for the issuance of the Securities and the subsequent issuance of the Securities) do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company or any of its subsidiaries’ certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing the Company or a subsidiary’s debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any governmental authority to which the Company or any subsidiary is subject (including, without limitation, foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) to which the Company is subject), or by which any property or asset of the Company or any subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) above, as would not reasonably be expected to (x) have or result in a material adverse effect on the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement, (y) have or result in a material adverse effect on the business operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or liabilities of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (z) have or result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s authority or ability to perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement.
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Consents. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization, permit or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any governmental authority or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, other than (i) the filing of any requisite notices and/or application(s) to Nasdaq for the issuance of the Warrants and the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants and the listing of the Warrant Shares for trading thereon, and (ii) the filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K, or the disclosure required thereby in another filing, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not in violation of any material requirements of Nasdaq and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which would reasonably be expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock after the date hereof.
d.
Issuance of the Securities. The issuance of the Warrants is duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, each Warrant will be validly issued free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens (other than transfer limitations imposed by applicable securities laws) and charges with respect to the issue thereof. As of each applicable Warrant Delivery Date, the Company shall have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock not less than 100% of the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the applicable Warrant (without taking into account any limitations on the exercise of such Warrant set forth therein). Upon exercise in accordance with each Warrant, the Warrant Shares, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock (as set forth in the applicable charter documents).
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.
a.
Binding Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Purchaser does not and will not conflict with, violate or cause a breach of any provision of the organizational documents of the Purchaser.
b.
Accredited Investor Status. The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
c.
Purchase for Own Account. The Purchaser and each of its permitted assigns is acquiring, and will acquire, any securities of the Company for its own account, for investment purposes only, and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act.
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Other Agreements of the Parties.
a.
Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the Warrants in which the Company shall record the name and address of the person in whose name each Warrant has been issued (including the name and address of each permitted transferee) and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of each Warrant held by such person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all times during business hours upon reasonable notice for inspection of the Purchaser or its legal representatives.
b.
Transfer. All of Purchaser’s rights hereunder are transferable and assignable, in whole or in part, to any affiliate or any managed, advised, or sub-advised fund or account of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. or an affiliate, or one or more entities owned by such funds or accounts.
Miscellaneous. Sections 14.01, 14.02, 14.04, 14.05, 14.08, 14.09, 14.10, 14.11, 14.13, 14.14 of the Credit Agreement relating to governing law, jurisdiction, waiver of jury trial, counterparts, severability, amendments and waivers, notices, successors and assigns, and entire agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective representatives thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
COMPANY:
Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
By:
/s/ Daniel Barber
Name: Daniel Barber
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
PURCHASER:
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., solely in its capacity as manager of certain funds and accounts in its global private debt strategy
By:
/s/ Mary Gallegly
Name: Mary Gallegly
Title: Managing Director
By:
/s/ Jessica Dombroff
Name: Jessica Dombroff
Title: Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF WARRANT
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COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Warrant Shares:
Initial Exercise Date: [•], 2026
Original Issuance Date: [•], 2026
THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., acting on behalf of certain funds and accounts managed by it or an affiliate, in each case, within its Global Private Debt strategy, or one or more entities owned by such funds or accounts or its assigns (“Purchaser” and, together with any assignee(s) or transferee(s), “Holder” or “Holders”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after [•] (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on [•] (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware (the “Company”), up to [_____] shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Credit Agreement and Guaranty, dated May 12, 2026 (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the guarantors party thereto from time to time, the lenders party thereto from time to time and Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC, as administrative agent.
Section 2. Exercise.
(a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
For the avoidance of doubt, there is no circumstance that would require the Company to net cash settle the Warrants.
(b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $[•], subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
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(c) Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, at the option of the Holder, this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;
(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and
(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.
If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrants being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).
“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
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“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
(d) Mechanics of Exercise.
(i) Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in a Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of such Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company for the relevant Warrant Shares and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of such Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of a Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the applicable Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of such Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the applicable Notice of Exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Credit Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by such Warrant Share Delivery Date.
(ii) Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
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(iii) Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.
(iv) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
(v) No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.
(vi) Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.
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(vii) Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
(e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. If the Warrant is unexercisable as a result of the Holder’s Beneficial Ownership Limitation, no alternate consideration is owing to the Holder.
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Section 3. Certain Adjustments.
(a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
(b) [RESERVED]
(c) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
(d) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
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(e) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company (or any Subsidiary), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
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(f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
(g) Notice to Holder.
(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with a Fundamental Transaction, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
(h) Voluntary Adjustment By Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company.
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Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.
(a) Transferability. This Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants, substantially identical in all other respects to this Warrant, in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
(b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.
(c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.
Section 5. Representations and Warranties.
(a) Duly Incorporated. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) Power and Authority. The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Warrant and otherwise to carry out its respective obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by the Company of the Warrant and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further consent or action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors, or its stockholders. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Warrant and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the reservation of Common Stock for the subsequent issuance of the Common Stock) does not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provisions of the Company or any of its subsidiaries’ certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both) a default under any material agreement of the Company, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any lien upon any assets of the Company, or (iv) violate any material provision of applicable law, rule, regulation, order, judgment injunction, decree or other restriction of any governmental authority (including, without limitation, foreign, federal, or state securities laws and rules and regulations of the Trading Market).
(c) Validly Issued. This Warrant is, and any Warrant issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant shall be, upon issuance, duly authorized and validly issued. This Warrant constitutes, and any Warrant issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant shall be, upon issuance, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
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(d) Consents. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization, permit or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any governmental authority or other person in connection with the execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of this Warrant. The Company is not in violation of any material requirements of Nasdaq and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which would reasonably be expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Company Common Stock after the date hereof.
Section 6. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.
(b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
(c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.
(d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the complete exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the complete exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, charges and preemptive or similar rights created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue). The Company will take all such action as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to assure that the Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violating any applicable law or regulation, or any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Company Common Stock may be listed.
Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
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Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
(e) Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement.
(f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.
(g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Credit Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.
(h) Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Credit Agreement.
(i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
(j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.
(l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
(m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.
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(n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
(o) Tax Treatment. No later than ninety (90) days after the Initial Issuance Date, the Company shall provide the Oaktree Fund Administration, LLC (“Oaktree”), on behalf of the Purchaser, with a valuation of the Warrant for tax purposes (the “Proposed Valuation”). If Oaktree disagrees with the Proposed Valuation, it (on behalf of the Purchaser) shall propose reasonable comments to the Proposed Valuation within fifteen (15) days of receiving the Proposed Valuation, and the Company shall consider such comments in good faith. If the parties cannot agree as to the Proposed Valuation within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Initial Issuance Date after good faith discussion, an independent valuation firm shall be engaged (at the joint expense of the Company and Oaktree (on behalf of the Purchaser)) to provide the Company and the Holder with a final valuation of the Warrant for tax purposes (the “Final Valuation”) within thirty (30) days of its engagement, and such Final Valuation shall be binding on the Purchaser and the Company for all U.S. tax purposes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.
AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.,
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO: AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or
[ ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:
[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]
Name of Investing Entity:
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:
Name of Authorized Signatory:
Title of Authorized Signatory:
Date:
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Dated:
Holder’s Signature:
Holder’s Address:
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