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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 5, 2024
AUDIOEYE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware |
001-38640 |
20-2939845 |
State of Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation |
Commission File Number |
IRS Employer Identification No. |
5210 E. Williams Circle, Suite 750
Tucson, Arizona 85711
(Address of principal executive offices / Zip Code)
(866) 331-5324
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act. |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act. |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act. |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act. |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange
on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share |
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AEYE |
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The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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. ¨
Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On June 5, 2024, AudioEye, Inc. (the “Company”)
entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (the
“Agent”), under which the Company may, from time to time, sell shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate
offering price of up to $7.0 million in “at the market” offerings through or to the Agent, as sales agent or principal.
Sales of the shares of common stock, if any, will be made at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, or as otherwise agreed with
the Agent. The Agent will receive a commission from the Company of 3.0% of the gross proceeds of any shares of common stock sold under
the Sales Agreement.
The Company is not obligated to sell, and
the Agent is not obligated to buy or sell, any shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement. No assurance can be given that the Company
will sell any shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement, or, if it does, as to the price or amount of shares of common stock that
it sells or the dates when such sales will take place.
In
the Sales Agreement, the Company agreed to indemnify the Agent against certain liabilities, including under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or to contribute to payments that the Agent may be required to make because
of such liabilities. The Company and the Agent may each terminate the Sales Agreement at any time upon specified prior written notice.
The shares will be issued pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-276937), which was filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 7, 2024 and declared effective by the Commission on
February 13, 2024, and related prospectus supplement filed with the Commission on June 6, 2024.
The foregoing is only
a brief description of the terms of the Sales Agreement, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of
the parties thereunder, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement that is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
A copy
of the opinion of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP relating to the validity of the shares of common stock that may be sold pursuant
to the Sales Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
* Certain schedules and other similar attachments to this exhibit have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation
S-K. The Company will provide a copy of such omitted documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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.
June 6, 2024 |
AudioEye, Inc. |
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(Registrant) |
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By: |
/s/ James Spolar |
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Name: James Spolar |
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Title: General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit 1.1
AT THE MARKET OFFERING AGREEMENT
June 5, 2024
Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
222 South 9th Street, Suite 350
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Ladies and Gentlemen:
AudioEye, Inc., a corporation
organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), confirms its agreement (this “Agreement”)
with Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (the “Manager”) as follows:
1. Definitions.
The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.
“Accountants” shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(m).
“Act”
shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Action”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(p).
“Affiliate”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(o).
“Applicable
Time” shall mean, with respect to any Shares, the time of sale of such Shares pursuant to this Agreement or any relevant Terms
Agreement.
“Base
Prospectus” shall mean the base prospectus contained in the Registration Statement at the Execution Time.
“Board”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(iii).
“Broker
Fee” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(v).
“Business
Day” shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized
or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, that, for purposes of clarity, commercial banks shall not be deemed
to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential
employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of
any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The
City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
“Commission”
shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.
“Common
Stock Equivalents” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(g).
“Company
Counsel” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(l).
“DTC”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(vii).
“Effective
Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto
became or becomes effective.
“Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.
“Execution
Time” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
“Free
Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“GAAP”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(m).
“Incorporated
Documents” shall mean the documents or portions thereof filed with the Commission on or prior to the Effective Date that are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and any documents or portions thereof filed with the Commission
after the Effective Date that are deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
“Intellectual
Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(v).
“Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.
“Losses”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7(d).
“Material
Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(b).
“Material
Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(t).
“Net Proceeds”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(v).
“Permitted
Free Writing Prospectus” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(g).
“Placement”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(c).
“Proceeding”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(b).
“Prospectus”
shall mean the Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the most recently filed Prospectus Supplement (if any).
“Prospectus
Supplement” shall mean each prospectus supplement relating to the Shares prepared and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) from
time to time.
“Registration
Statement” shall mean the shelf registration statement (File Number 333-276937) on Form S-3, including exhibits
and financial statements and any prospectus supplement relating to the Shares that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and
deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective
amendment thereto becomes effective, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended.
“Representation
Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(k).
“Required
Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(e).
“Rule 158”,
“Rule 164”, “Rule 172”, “Rule 173”, “Rule 405”,
“Rule 415”, “Rule 424”, “Rule 430B” and “Rule 433”
refer to such rules under the Act.
“Sales
Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(i).
“SEC Reports”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(m).
“Settlement
Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b)(vii).
“Subsidiary”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a).
“Terms
Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(a).
“Time
of Delivery” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(c).
“Trading
Day” means a day on which the Trading Market is open for trading.
“Trading
Market” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.
2. Sale
and Delivery of Shares. The Company proposes to issue and sell through or to the Manager, as sales agent and/or principal, from time
to time during the term of this Agreement and on the terms set forth herein, up to such number of shares (the “Shares”)
of the Company’s common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), that does not exceed (a) the
number or dollar amount of shares of Common Stock registered on the Prospectus Supplement, pursuant to which the offering is being
made, (b) the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock (less the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise, conversion or exchange of any outstanding securities of the Company or otherwise reserved from the Company’s authorized
capital stock), or (c) the number or dollar amount of shares of Common Stock that would cause the Company or the offering of the
Shares to not satisfy the eligibility and transaction requirements for use of Form S-3, including, if applicable, General Instruction
I.B.6 of Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the lesser of (a), (b) and (c), the “Maximum Amount”). Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto agree that compliance with the limitations set forth in this Section 2
on the number and aggregate sales price of Shares issued and sold under this Agreement shall be the sole responsibility of the Company
and that the Manager shall have no obligation in connection with such compliance.
(a) Appointment
of Manager as Selling Agent; Terms Agreement. For purposes of selling the Shares through the Manager, the Company hereby appoints
the Manager as exclusive agent of the Company for the purpose of selling the Shares of the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the
Manager agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions stated herein.
The Company agrees that, whenever it determines to sell the Shares directly to the Manager as principal, it will enter into a separate
agreement (each, a “Terms Agreement”) in substantially the form of Annex I hereto, relating to such sale in
accordance with Section 2 of this Agreement.
(b) Agent
Sales. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company
will issue and agrees to sell Shares from time to time through the Manager, acting as sales agent, and the Manager agrees to use its
commercially reasonable efforts to sell, as sales agent for the Company, on the following terms:
(i) The
Shares are to be sold on a daily basis or otherwise as shall be agreed to by the Company and the Manager on any day that (A) is
a Trading Day, (B) the Company has instructed the Manager by telephone (confirmed promptly by electronic mail) to make such sales
(“Sales Notice”) and (C) the Company has satisfied its obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement. The
Company will designate the maximum amount of the Shares to be sold by the Manager daily (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2(d))
and the minimum price per Share at which such Shares may be sold. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Manager shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell on a particular day all of the Shares
designated for the sale by the Company on such day. The gross sales price of the Shares sold under this Section 2(b) shall
be the market price for the shares of Common Stock sold by the Manager under this Section 2(b) on the Trading Market at the
time of sale of such Shares.
(ii) The
Company acknowledges and agrees that (A) there can be no assurance that the Manager will be successful in selling the Shares, (B) the
Manager will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity if it does not sell the Shares for any reason
other than a failure by the Manager to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices
and applicable law and regulations to sell such Shares as required under this Agreement, and (C) the Manager shall be under no obligation
to purchase Shares on a principal basis pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise specifically agreed by the Manager and the Company
pursuant to a Terms Agreement.
(iii) The
Company shall not authorize the issuance and sale of, and the Manager shall not be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts
to sell, any Share at a price lower than the minimum price therefor designated from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors
(the “Board”), or a duly authorized committee thereof, or such duly authorized officers of the Company, and notified
to the Manager in writing. The Company or the Manager may, upon notice to the other party hereto by telephone (confirmed promptly by
electronic mail), suspend the offering of the Shares for any reason and at any time; provided, however, that such suspension
or termination shall not affect or impair the parties’ respective obligations with respect to the Shares sold hereunder prior to
the giving of such notice.
(iv) The
Manager may sell Shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415
under the Act, including without limitation sales made directly on the Trading Market, on any other existing trading market for the Common
Stock or to or through a market maker. The Manager may also sell Shares in privately negotiated transactions, provided that the Manager
receives the Company’s prior written approval for any sales in privately negotiated transactions and if so provided in the “Plan
of Distribution” section of the Prospectus Supplement or a supplement to the Prospectus Supplement or a new Prospectus Supplement
disclosing the terms of such privately negotiated transaction.
(v) The
compensation to the Manager for sales of the Shares under this Section 2(b) shall be a placement fee of 3.0% of the gross sales
price of the Shares sold pursuant to this Section 2(b) (“Broker Fee”). The foregoing rate of compensation
shall not apply when the Manager acts as principal, in which case the Company may sell Shares to the Manager as principal at a price
agreed upon at the relevant Applicable Time pursuant to a Terms Agreement. The remaining proceeds, after deduction of the Broker Fee
and deduction of any transaction fees imposed by any clearing firm, execution broker, or governmental or self-regulatory organization
in respect of such sales, shall constitute the net proceeds to the Company for such Shares (the “Net Proceeds”).
(vi) The
Manager shall provide written confirmation (which may be by electronic mail) to the Company following the close of trading on the Trading
Market each day in which the Shares are sold under this Section 2(b) setting forth the number of the Shares sold on such day,
the aggregate gross sales proceeds and the Net Proceeds to the Company, and the compensation payable by the Company to the Manager with
respect to such sales.
(vii) Unless
otherwise agreed between the Company and the Manager, settlement for sales of the Shares will occur at 10:00 a.m. (New York City
time) on the first (1st) Trading Day (or any such shorter settlement cycle as
may be in effect pursuant to Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act from time to time) following the date on which such sales
are made (each, a “Settlement Date”). On or before the Trading Day prior to each Settlement Date, the Company will,
or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer the Shares being sold by crediting the Manager’s or its designee’s
account (provided that the Manager shall have given the Company written notice of such designee at least one Trading Day prior to the
Settlement Date) at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) through its Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian System or
by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto which Shares in all cases shall be freely tradable,
transferable, registered shares in good deliverable form. On each Settlement Date, the Manager will deliver the related Net Proceeds
in same day funds to an account designated by the Company. The Company agrees that, if the Company, or its transfer agent (if applicable),
defaults in its obligation to deliver duly authorized Shares on a Settlement Date, in addition to and in no way limiting the rights and
obligations set forth in Section 7 hereto, the Company will (i) hold the Manager harmless against any loss, claim, damage,
or reasonable, documented expense (including reasonable and documented legal fees and expenses), as incurred, arising out of or in connection
with such default by the Company, and (ii) pay to the Manager any commission, discount or other compensation to which the Manager
would otherwise have been entitled absent such default.
(viii) At
each Applicable Time, Settlement Date, and Representation Date, the Company shall be deemed to have affirmed each representation and
warranty contained in this Agreement as if such representation and warranty were made as of such date, modified as necessary to relate
to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended as of such date. Any obligation of the Manager to use its commercially reasonable
efforts to sell the Shares on behalf of the Company shall be subject to the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties
of the Company herein, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the continuing satisfaction of the additional
conditions specified in Section 6 of this Agreement.
(ix) 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” and the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive the Distribution,
the “Record Date”), the Company hereby covenants that, in connection with any sales of Shares pursuant to a Sales
Notice on the Record Date, the Company shall issue and deliver such Shares to the Manager on the Record Date and the Record Date shall
be the Settlement Date and the Company shall cover any additional costs of the Manager in connection with the delivery of Shares on the
Record Date.
(c) Term
Sales. If the Company wishes to sell the Shares pursuant to this Agreement in a manner other than as set forth in Section 2(b) of
this Agreement (each, a “Placement”), the Company will notify the Manager of the proposed terms of such Placement.
If the Manager, acting as principal, wishes to accept such proposed terms (which it may decline to do for any reason in its sole discretion)
or, following discussions with the Company wishes to accept amended terms, the Manager and the Company will enter into a Terms Agreement
setting forth the terms of such Placement. The terms set forth in a Terms Agreement will not be binding on the Company or the Manager
unless and until the Company and the Manager have each executed such Terms Agreement accepting all of the terms of such Terms Agreement.
In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of a Terms Agreement, the terms of such Terms Agreement
will control. A Terms Agreement may also specify certain provisions relating to the reoffering of such Shares by the Manager. The commitment
of the Manager to purchase the Shares pursuant to any Terms Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations
and warranties of the Company herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth. Each Terms Agreement
shall specify the number of the Shares to be purchased by the Manager pursuant thereto, the price to be paid to the Company for such
Shares, any provisions relating to rights of, and default by, underwriters acting together with the Manager in the reoffering of the
Shares, and the time and date (each such time and date being referred to herein as a “Time of Delivery”) and place
of delivery of and payment for such Shares. Such Terms Agreement shall also specify any requirements for opinions of counsel, accountants’
letters and officers’ certificates pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement and any other information or documents required
by the Manager.
(d) Maximum
Number of Shares. Under no circumstances shall the Company cause or request the offer or sale of any Shares if, after giving effect
to the sale of such Shares, the aggregate amount of Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement would exceed the lesser of (A) together
with all sales of Shares under this Agreement, the Maximum Amount, (B) the amount available for offer and sale under the currently
effective Registration Statement and (C) the amount authorized from time to time to be issued and sold under this Agreement by the
Board, a duly authorized committee thereof or a duly authorized executive committee, and notified to the Manager in writing. Under no
circumstances shall the Company cause or request the offer or sale of any Shares pursuant to this Agreement at a price lower than the
minimum price authorized from time to time by the Board, a duly authorized committee thereof or a duly authorized executive officer,
and notified to the Manager in writing. Further, under no circumstances shall the Company cause or permit the aggregate offering amount
of Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement to exceed the Maximum Amount.
(e) Regulation
M Notice. Unless the exceptive provisions set forth in Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M under the Exchange Act are satisfied
with respect to the Shares, the Company shall give the Manager at least one (1) Business Day’s prior notice of its intent
to sell any Shares in order to allow the Manager time to comply with Regulation M.
3. Representations
and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Manager at the Execution Time and on each such time
that the following representations and warranties are repeated or deemed to be made pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth below, except
as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Incorporated Documents.
(a) Subsidiaries.
All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries (individually, a “Subsidiary”) of the Company are set forth on Exhibit 21.1
to the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission. The Company owns, directly or indirectly,
all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any “Liens” (which for purposes
of this Agreement shall mean a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction),
and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable
and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
(b) Organization
and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite 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 nor in default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational
or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation or other entity 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, could not have or reasonably be
expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, (ii) a
material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company
and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement,
the Prospectus or the Incorporated Documents, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any
material respect on a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse
Effect”) and no “Proceeding” (which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean
any action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding,
such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened) has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing
or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.
(c) Authorization
and 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 obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company
and no further action is required by the Company, the Board or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith other than in
connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, when delivered in accordance
with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating
to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification
and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(d) No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the
Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents,
or (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 Subsidiary, or give to others any rights
of termination, amendment, anti-dilution or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time
or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other
understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is
bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary
is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary
is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or in the aggregate,
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to,
or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other “Person”
(defined as an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind, including the Trading Market)
in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, other than (i) the filings required
by this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus Supplement, (iii) the filing of application(s) to
and approval by the Trading Market for the listing of the Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, and (iv) such
filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).
(f) Issuance
of Shares. The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized
capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement. The issuance by the Company of the Shares
has been registered under the Act and all of the Shares are freely transferable and tradable by the purchasers thereof without
restriction (other than any restrictions arising solely from an act or omission of such a purchaser). The Shares are being issued pursuant
to the Registration Statement and the issuance of the Shares has been registered by the Company under the Act. The “Plan of
Distribution” section within the Registration Statement permits the issuance and sale of the Shares as contemplated by this
Agreement. Upon receipt of the Shares, the purchasers of such Shares will have good and marketable title to such Shares and the Shares
will be freely tradable on the Trading Market.
(g) Capitalization.
The capitalization of the Company is as set forth in the SEC Reports. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently
filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s
stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan
and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of securities exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into Common Stock (“Common
Stock Equivalents”) outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person
has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to,
calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any
Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to
issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the
Shares will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person. There are no
outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange
or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding
securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the
Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements
or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding
shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval
or authorization of any stockholder, the Board or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares. There are no stockholders
agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a
party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
(h) Registration
Statement. The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Act and has prepared and filed with the Commission
the Registration Statement, including a related Base Prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Shares.
Such Registration Statement is effective and available for the offer and sale of the Shares as of the date hereof. As filed, the Base
Prospectus contains all information required by the Act and the rules thereunder, and, except to the extent the Manager shall agree
in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to the Manager prior to the Execution Time or
prior to any such time this representation is repeated or deemed to be made. The Registration Statement contains all exhibits and schedules
as required by the Act. Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, if any, at the time it became effective,
complied in all material respects with the Act and the Exchange Act and did not and will 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 not misleading. The Registration
Statement, at the Execution Time, each such time this representation is repeated or deemed to be made, and at all times during which
a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172, 173 or any similar
rule) in connection with any offer or sale of the Shares, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x). The initial Effective
Date of the Registration Statement was not earlier than the date three years before the Execution Time. The Company meets the transaction
requirements as set forth in General Instruction I.B.1 of Form S-3 or, if applicable, as set forth in General Instruction I.B.6
of Form S-3 with respect to the aggregate market value of securities being sold pursuant to this offering and during the twelve
(12) months prior to such time that this representation is repeated or deemed to be made.
(i) Accuracy
of Incorporated Documents. The Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed in all material respects
to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, and none of the Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with
the Commission, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, when such documents are
filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder,
as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(j) Ineligible
Issuer. (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant
made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Shares and (ii) as of the Execution Time and on each such
time this representation is repeated or deemed to be made (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)),
the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the
Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.
(k) Free
Writing Prospectus. The Company is eligible to use Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not
include any information the substance of which conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any
Incorporated Documents and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified; and each Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The foregoing sentence
does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by the Manager specifically for use therein. Any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that the Company is required
to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the
Act and the rules thereunder. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to
Rule 433(d) or that was prepared by or behalf of or used by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with
the requirements of the Act and the rules thereunder. The Company will not, without the prior consent of the Manager, prepare, use
or refer to, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses.
(l) Proceedings
Related to Registration Statement. The Registration Statement is not the subject of a pending proceeding or examination under Section 8(d) or
8(e) of the Act, and the Company is not the subject of a pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Act in connection with
the offering of the Shares. The Company has not received any notice that the Commission has issued or intends to issue a stop-order with
respect to the Registration Statement or that the Commission otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened in writing to do so.
(m) SEC
Reports. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company
under the Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding
the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials,
including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, together with the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement,
being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of
such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the
SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC
Reports, 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 Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements
and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements
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 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.
(n) [RESERVED]
(o) Material
Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within
the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date on which this representation is
being made, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade
payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not
required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission,
(iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution
of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock, (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or “Affiliate” (defined
as any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control
with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Act), except pursuant to existing Company stock
option plans, and (vi) no executive officer of the Company or member of the Board has resigned from any position with the Company.
The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance
of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists
or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects,
properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities
laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior
to the date that this representation is made.
(p) Litigation.
Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or,
to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before
or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign)
(collectively, an “Action”). None of the Actions set forth in the SEC Reports, (i) adversely affects or challenges
the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Shares or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have
or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer
thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws
or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty, which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or the Shares or (ii) would, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the
Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop
order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange
Act or the Act.
(q) Labor
Relations. No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company,
which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees
is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their
relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary,
is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary
information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third
party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability
with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal, state,
local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages
and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Compliance.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been
waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company
or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or
credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether
or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator
or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental
authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational
health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) Environmental
Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in
compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including
ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases
or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous
Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions,
judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder
(“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable
Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such
permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(t) Regulatory
Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except
where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material
Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any Material Permit.
(u) Title
to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good
and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in
each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) 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 the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the
payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment
of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries
are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(v) Intellectual
Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications,
service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights
necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to
so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). None of, and neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired,
terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this
Agreement, except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a
written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of
any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company,
all Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property
Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of
all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Insurance.
The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in
such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not
limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it
will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar
insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
(x) Affiliate
Transactions. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to
the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the
Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other
arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing
for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee
or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is
an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of
salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other
employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(y) Sarbanes
Oxley Compliance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, as amended, that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated
by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and
designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it
files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s
rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures
of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange
Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the
Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their
evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting
(as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(z) Certain
Fees. Other than payments to be made to the Manager, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by
the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other
Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Manager 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 that may be
due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(aa) No
Other Sales Agency Agreement. The Company has not entered into any other sales agency agreements or other similar arrangements with
any agent or any other representative in respect of at the market offerings of the Shares.
(bb) Investment
Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares from the Manager
pursuant to this Agreement, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company”
subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so as
to reasonably ensure that it or its Subsidiaries will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(cc) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is listed on the Trading Market and the issuance of the Shares as contemplated by
this Agreement does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or
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 under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission
is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from
any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with
the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the
foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible
for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in
payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic
transfer.
(dd) Application
of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board have taken 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 Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation
that is or could become applicable to the Shares.
(ee) Solvency.
Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the date hereof, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s
assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities
(including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital
to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular
capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability
thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate
all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect
of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such
debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt) within one year
from the date hereof. The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization
or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the date hereof. The SEC Reports
set forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the
Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness. For
the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in
excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements
and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s
consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection
or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000
due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
(ff) Tax
Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and
all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) 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 and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes
for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material
amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no
basis for any such claim.
(gg) Foreign
Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other
person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, 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 any Subsidiary (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.
(hh) Accountants.
The Company’s accounting firm is set forth in the SEC Reports. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm
(i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect
to the financial statements to be included in the next Annual Report of the Company.
(ii) Regulation
M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one 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 Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any
of the Shares, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities
of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Manager in connection with the Shares.
(jj) [RESERVED]
(kk) Stock
Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance
with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value
of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted
under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no
Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with,
the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results
or prospects.
(ll) Cybersecurity.
(i)(x) There has been no material security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s
information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees,
suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems
and Data”) and (y) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition
that would reasonably be expected to result in, any material security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data; (ii) the
Company and the Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and
regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating
to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation
or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Company and the
Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information
and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Company and the Subsidiaries
have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.
(mm) Compliance
with Data Privacy Laws. (i) The Company and the Subsidiaries are, and at all times during the past three years were, in compliance
with all applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations, including, as applicable, the European Union General Data Protection
Regulation (“GDPR”) (EU 2016/679) (collectively, “Privacy Laws”); (ii) the Company and the
Subsidiaries have in place, comply with, and take appropriate steps reasonably designed to ensure compliance with their policies and
procedures relating to data privacy and security and the collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling and analysis of Personal Data
(the “Policies”); (iii) the Company provides accurate notice of its applicable Policies to its customers, employees,
third party vendors and representatives as required by Privacy Laws; and (iv) applicable Policies provide accurate and sufficient
notice of the Company’s then-current privacy practices relating to its subject matter, and do not contain any material omissions
of the Company’s then-current privacy practices, as required by Privacy Laws, except, in each case, such as would not have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. “Personal Data” means (i) a natural person’s name,
street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number, bank information, or customer or account number;
(ii) any information which would qualify as “personally identifying information” under the Federal Trade Commission
Act, as amended; (iii) “personal data” as defined by GDPR; and (iv) any other piece of information that allows
the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any identifiable data related
to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. (i) None of such disclosures made or contained in any of the
Policies have been inaccurate, misleading, or deceptive in violation of any Privacy Laws and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement will not result in a breach of any Privacy Laws or Policies, except, in each case, such as would not have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries, (i) has, to the knowledge of
the Company, received written notice of any actual or potential liability of the Company or the Subsidiaries under, or actual or potential
violation by the Company or the Subsidiaries of, any of the Privacy Laws; (ii) is currently conducting or paying for, in whole or
in part, any investigation, remediation or other corrective action pursuant to any regulatory request or demand pursuant to any Privacy
Law; or (iii) is a party to any order, decree, or agreement by or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority
that imposed any obligation or liability under any Privacy Law.
(nn) Office
of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any of the directors,
officers or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by an individual
or entity that is: (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of
Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions
authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that
is the subject of Sanctions. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the transactions
contemplated hereby, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other
individual or entity: (i) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any individual or entity or in any country
or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions or (ii) in any other manner that will
result in a violation of Sanctions by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the transactions
contemplated hereby, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). For the past five years, neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has knowingly engaged in, and is not now knowingly engaged in, any dealings or transactions with any individual or entity,
or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions.
(oo) U.S.
Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning
of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon the Manager’s request.
(pp) Bank
Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of
1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal
Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent
(5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of
a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and
to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
(qq) Money
Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable
financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable
money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”),
and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company
or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.
(rr) FINRA
Member Shareholders. There are no affiliations with any FINRA member firm among the Company’s officers, directors or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any five percent (5%) or greater stockholder of the Company, except as set forth in the Registration Statement,
the Base Prospectus, any Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus.
4. Agreements.
The Company agrees with the Manager that:
(a) Right
to Review Amendments and Supplements to Registration Statement and Prospectus. During any period when the delivery of a prospectus
relating to the Shares is required (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172, 173
or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act in connection with the offering or the sale of Shares, the Company will not
file any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement (including any Prospectus Supplement) to the Base Prospectus unless the
Company has furnished to the Manager a copy for its review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement
to which the Manager reasonably objects. The Company has properly completed the Prospectus, in a form approved by the Manager, and filed
such Prospectus, as amended at the Execution Time, with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) by
the Execution Time and will cause any supplement to the Prospectus to be properly completed, in a form approved by the Manager, and will
file such supplement with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed
thereby and will provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Manager of such timely filing. The Company will promptly advise the
Manager (i) when the Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b), (ii) when, during any period when the delivery of a prospectus (whether physically or through compliance with
Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) is required under the Act in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares, any amendment
to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective (other than any annual report of the Company filed pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act), (iii) of any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment
of the Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional information, (iv) of the issuance by
the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or
the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding
for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the occurrence of any such
suspension or objection to the use of the Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain
as soon as possible the withdrawal of such stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing
an amendment to the Registration Statement or a new registration statement and using its best efforts to have such amendment or new registration
statement declared effective as soon as practicable.
(b) Subsequent
Events. If, at any time on or after an Applicable Time but prior to the related Settlement Date, any event occurs as a result of
which the Registration Statement or Prospectus would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company will
(i) notify promptly the Manager so that any use of the Registration Statement or Prospectus may cease until such are amended or
supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply
any such amendment or supplement to the Manager in such quantities as the Manager may reasonably request.
(c) Notification
of Subsequent Filings. During any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is required (including in circumstances
where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act, any event
occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading,
or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply
with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder, including in connection with use or delivery of the Prospectus,
the Company promptly will (i) notify the Manager of any such event, (ii) subject to Section 4(a), prepare and file with
the Commission an amendment or supplement or new registration statement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such
compliance, (iii) use its best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement declared
effective as soon as practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Prospectus and (iv) supply any supplemented Prospectus
to the Manager in such quantities as the Manager may reasonably request.
(d) Earnings
Statements. As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Manager an earnings
statement or statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and
Rule 158. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act shall be
deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4(d).
(e) Delivery
of Registration Statement. Upon the request of the Manager, the Company will furnish to the Manager and counsel for the Manager,
without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by
the Manager or dealer may be required by the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to
Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule), as many copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any supplement
thereto as the Manager may reasonably request. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating
to the offering.
(f) Qualification
of Shares. The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Shares for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions
as the Manager may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Shares;
provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified
or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the
Shares, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.
(g) Free
Writing Prospectus. The Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Manager, and the
Manager agrees with the Company that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Company,
it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would
otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the Company with the
Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Manager or the Company
is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company agrees that (i) it has treated
and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (ii) it has
complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.
(h) Subsequent
Equity Issuances. The Company shall not deliver any Sales Notice hereunder (and any Sales Notice previously delivered shall not apply
during such two (2) Trading Days) for at least two (2) Trading Days prior to any date on which the Company or any Subsidiary
offers, sells, issues, contracts to sell, contracts to issue or otherwise disposes of, directly or indirectly, any other shares of Common
Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (other than the Shares), subject to Manager’s right to waive this obligation, provided that,
without compliance with the foregoing obligation, the Company may issue and sell Common Stock pursuant to any employee equity plan, stock
ownership plan or dividend reinvestment plan of the Company in effect at the Execution Time and the Company may issue Common Stock issuable
upon the conversion or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding at the Execution Time.
(i) Market
Manipulation. Until the termination of this Agreement, the Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to
or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization
or manipulation in violation of the Act, Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares or otherwise violate any provision of Regulation M under the Exchange Act.
(j) Notification
of Incorrect Certificate. The Company will, at any time during the term of this Agreement, as supplemented from time to time, advise
the Manager immediately after it shall have received notice or obtained knowledge thereof, of any information or fact that would alter
or affect any opinion, certificate, letter and other document provided to the Manager pursuant to Section 6 herein.
(k) Certification
of Accuracy of Disclosure. Upon commencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement (and upon the recommencement of the
offering of the Shares under this Agreement following the termination of a suspension of sales hereunder lasting more than thirty (30)
Trading Days), and each time that (i) the Registration Statement or Prospectus shall be amended or supplemented, other than by means
of Incorporated Documents, (ii) the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act, (iii) the Company
files its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act, (iv) the Company files a Current Report on Form 8-K containing
amended financial information (other than information that is furnished and not filed), if the Manager reasonably determines that the
information in such Form 8-K is material, or (v) the Shares are delivered to the Manager as principal at the Time of Delivery
pursuant to a Terms Agreement (such commencement or recommencement date and each such date referred to in (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and
(v) above, a “Representation Date”), unless waived by the Manager, the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished
to the Manager promptly a certificate dated and delivered on the Representation Date, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Manager
to the effect that the statements contained in the certificate referred to in Section 6 of this Agreement which were last furnished
to the Manager are true and correct at the Representation Date, as though made at and as of such date (except that such statements shall
be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to such date) or, in lieu of such certificate,
a certificate of the same tenor as the certificate referred to in said Section 6, modified as necessary to relate to the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the date of delivery of such certificate.
(l) Bring
Down Opinions; Negative Assurance. Within five (5) Trading Days of each Representation Date, unless waived by the Manager, the
Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to the Manager and to counsel to the Manager a written opinion of counsel to
the Company (“Company Counsel”), including a negative assurance representation, addressed to the Manager and dated
and delivered within five (5) Trading Days of such Representation Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Manager.
The requirement to furnish or cause to be furnished an opinion (but not with respect to a negative assurance representation) under this
Section 4(l) shall be waived for any Representation Date other than a Representation Date on which a material amendment to
the Registration Statement or Prospectus is made or the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K or a material amendment thereto
under the Exchange Act, unless the Manager reasonably requests such deliverable required by this Section 4(l) in connection
with a Representation Date, upon which request such deliverable shall be deliverable hereunder.
(m) Auditor
Bring Down “Comfort” Letter. Within five (5) Trading Days of each Representation Date, unless waived by the Manager,
the Company shall cause (1) the Company’s auditors (the “Accountants”), or other independent accountants
satisfactory to the Manager forthwith to furnish the Manager a letter, and (2) the Chief Financial Officer of the Company forthwith
to furnish the Manager a certificate, in each case dated within five (5) Trading Days of such Representation Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Manager, of the same tenor as the letters and certificate referred to in Section 6 of this Agreement but modified
to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date of such letters and certificate.
(n) Due
Diligence Session. Upon commencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement (and upon the recommencement of the offering
of the Shares under this Agreement following the termination of a suspension of sales hereunder lasting more than thirty (30) Trading
Days), and on or about the time of each Representation Date, the Company will conduct a due diligence session, as requested by and in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Manager, which shall include representatives of management, Accountants and Company
Counsel. The Company shall cooperate timely with any reasonable due diligence request from or review conducted by the Manager or its
agents from time to time in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, providing
information and available documents and access to appropriate corporate officers and the Company’s agents during regular business
hours, and timely furnishing or causing to be furnished such certificates, letters and opinions from the Company, its officers and its
agents, as the Manager may reasonably request. The Company shall reimburse the Manager for Manager’s counsel’s fees in each
such due diligence update session, up to a maximum of $5,000 per update, plus any incidental expense incurred by the Manager in connection
therewith.
(o) Acknowledgment
of Trading. The Company consents to the Manager trading in the Common Stock for the Manager’s own account and for the account
of its clients at the same time as sales of the Shares occur pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant to a Terms Agreement.
(p) Disclosure
of Shares Sold. The Company will disclose in its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as applicable,
the number of Shares sold through the Manager under this Agreement, the Net Proceeds to the Company and the compensation paid by the
Company with respect to sales of Shares pursuant to this Agreement during the relevant quarter; and, if required by any subsequent change
in Commission policy or request, more frequently by means of a Current Report on Form 8-K or a further Prospectus Supplement.
(q) Rescission
Right. If to the knowledge of the Company, the conditions set forth in Section 6 shall not have been satisfied as of the applicable
Settlement Date, the Company will offer to any person who has agreed to purchase Shares from the Company as the result of an offer to
purchase solicited by the Manager the right to refuse to purchase and pay for such Shares.
(r) Bring
Down of Representations and Warranties. Each acceptance by the Company of an offer to purchase the Shares hereunder, and each execution
and delivery by the Company of a Terms Agreement, shall be deemed to be an affirmation to the Manager that the representations and warranties
of the Company contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement are true and correct as of the date of such acceptance or of such Terms
Agreement as though made at and as of such date, and an undertaking that such representations and warranties will be true and
correct as of the Settlement Date for the Shares relating to such acceptance or as of the Time of Delivery relating to such sale, as
the case may be, as though made at and as of such date (except that such representations and warranties shall be deemed to relate to
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented relating to such Shares).
(s) Reservation
of Shares. The Company shall ensure that there are, at all times, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for the issuance,
free of any preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or shares of Common Stock held in treasury,
of the maximum aggregate number of Shares authorized for issuance by the Board pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Company will
use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shares to be listed for trading on the Trading Market and to maintain such listing.
(t) Obligation
Under Exchange Act. During any period when the delivery of a prospectus relating to the Shares is required (including in circumstances
where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172, 173 or any similar rule) to be delivered under the Act, the Company
will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the
Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder.
(u) DTC
Facility. The Company shall cooperate with the Manager and use its reasonable best efforts to permit the Shares to be eligible for
clearance and settlement through the facilities of DTC.
(v) Use
of Proceeds. The Company will apply the Net Proceeds from the sale of the Shares in the manner set forth in the Prospectus.
(w) Filing
of Prospectus Supplement. If any sales are made pursuant to this Agreement which are not made in “at the market” offerings
as defined in Rule 415, including, without limitation, any Placement pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the Company shall file a Prospectus
Supplement describing the terms of such transaction, the amount of Shares sold, the price thereof, the Manager’s compensation,
and such other information as may be required pursuant to Rule 424 and Rule 430B, as applicable, within the time required by
Rule 424.
(x) Additional
Registration Statement. To the extent that the Registration Statement is not available for the sales of the Shares as contemplated
by this Agreement, the Company shall file a new registration statement with respect to any additional shares of Common Stock necessary
to complete such sales of the Shares and shall cause such registration statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. After
the effectiveness of any such registration statement, all references to “Registration Statement” included in this
Agreement shall be deemed to include such new registration statement, including all documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant
to Item 12 of Form S-3, and all references to “Base Prospectus” included in this Agreement shall be deemed
to include the final form of base prospectus, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, included in any such registration
statement at the time such registration statement became effective.
5. Payment
of Expenses. The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement,
whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, including without limitation: (i) the preparation, printing
or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), the
Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction)
and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus, and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably
requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance
and delivery of certificates for the Shares, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale
of the Shares; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements
or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of the Shares; (v) the registration of the Shares
under the Exchange Act, if applicable, and the listing of the Shares on the Trading Market; (vi) any registration or qualification
of the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including filing fees and the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel for the Manager relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) the transportation and other
expenses incurred by or on behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the Shares;
(viii) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special
counsel) for the Company; (ix) the filing fee under FINRA Rule 5110; (x) the reasonable fees and expenses of the
Manager’s counsel, not to exceed $100,000 (excluding any periodic due diligence fees provided for under Section 4(n)), which
shall be paid upon the Execution Time; and (xi) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations
hereunder.
6. Conditions
to the Obligations of the Manager. The obligations of the Manager under this Agreement and any Terms Agreement shall be subject to
(i) the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the Execution Time, each
Representation Date, and as of each Applicable Time, Settlement Date and Time of Delivery, (ii) the performance by the Company of
its obligations hereunder and (iii) the following additional conditions:
(a) Filing
of Prospectus Supplement. The Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, required by Rule 424 to be filed with the Commission have
been filed in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) with respect to any sale of Shares; each Prospectus
Supplement shall have been filed in the manner required by Rule 424(b) within the time period required hereunder and under
the Act; any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed
with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose
shall have been instituted or threatened.
(b) Delivery
of Opinion. The Company shall have caused the Company Counsel to furnish to the Manager its opinion and negative assurance representation,
dated as of such date and addressed to the Manager in form and substance acceptable to the Manager.
(c) Delivery
of Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Manager a certificate of the Company
signed by the Chief Executive Officer or the President and the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated as of
such date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any
Prospectus Supplement and any documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements or amendments thereto and this Agreement
and that:
(i) the
representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except if such representation
and warranty is qualified by Material Adverse Effect then true and correct in all respects) on and as of such date with the same effect
as if made on such date and the Company has complied in all material respects (except if such representation and warranty is qualified
by Material Adverse Effect then true and correct in all respects) with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part
to be performed or satisfied at or prior to such date;
(ii) no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings
for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since
the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Incorporated Documents,
there has been no Material Adverse Effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth
in or contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
(d) Delivery
of Accountants’ “Comfort” Letter. The Company shall have requested and caused the Accountants to have furnished
to the Manager letters (which may refer to letters previously delivered to the Manager), dated as of such date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Manager, confirming that they are independent accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and
the respective applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder and that they have performed an audit of any
audited financial information of the Company, and/or a review of any unaudited interim financial information of the Company included
or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and provide customary “comfort” as to such
review in form and substance satisfactory to the Manager.
(e) No
Material Adverse Event. Since the respective dates as of which information is disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
and the Incorporated Documents, except as otherwise stated therein, there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease in previously
reported results specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (d) of this Section 6 or (ii) any change,
or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business
or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of
business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Incorporated Documents (exclusive
of any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is,
in the sole judgment of the Manager, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or
delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Incorporated Documents
and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
(f) Payment
of All Fees. The Company shall have paid the required Commission filing fees relating to the Shares within the time period required
by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) of the Act without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and
457(r) of the Act and, if applicable, shall have updated the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in accordance with
Rule 456(b)(1)(ii) either in a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or on the cover page of a prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).
(g) No
FINRA Objections. FINRA shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the terms and arrangements
under this Agreement.
(h) Shares
Listed on Trading Market. The Shares shall have been listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the Trading Market, and satisfactory
evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the Manager.
(i) Other
Assurances. Prior to each Settlement Date and Time of Delivery, as applicable, the Company shall have furnished to the Manager such
further information, certificates and documents as the Manager may reasonably request.
If any of the conditions
specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and
certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Manager
and counsel for the Manager, this Agreement and all obligations of the Manager hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to,
any Settlement Date or Time of Delivery, as applicable, by the Manager. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in
writing or by telephone and confirmed in writing by electronic mail.
The
documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered (physically or electronically) to Ellenoff Grossman &
Schole LLP, counsel for the Manager, at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, email: capmkts@egsllp.com, on each
such date as provided in this Agreement.
7. Indemnification
and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification
by Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Manager, the directors, officers, employees and agents of the Manager
and each person who controls the Manager within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal
or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the Base Prospectus,
any Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, or arise out of or are based upon any Proceeding, commenced or threatened (whether or not the Manager
is a target of or party to such Proceeding) or result from or relate to any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided,
however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises
out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Manager specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have.
(b) Indemnification
by Manager. The Manager agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs
the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the
same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Manager, but only with reference to written information relating to the
Manager furnished to the Company by the Manager specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity; provided,
however, that in no case shall the Manager be responsible for any amount in excess of the Broker Fee applicable to the Shares
and paid hereunder. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Manager may otherwise have.
(c) Indemnification
Procedures. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action,
such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify
the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not
relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of
such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will
not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation
provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying
party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification
is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel
retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent
the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel),
and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel
chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the
actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which
are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of
the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at
the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties,
settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding
in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential
parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified
party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.
(d) Contribution.
In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 7 is unavailable to or insufficient
to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Manager agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims,
damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending the same)
(collectively “Losses”) to which the Company and the Manager may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and by the Manager on the other from the offering of the Shares;
provided, however, that in no case shall the Manager be responsible for any amount in excess of the Broker Fee applicable
to the Shares and paid hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the
Company and the Manager severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but
also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Manager on the other in connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed
to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the Manager
shall be deemed to be equal to the Broker Fee applicable to the Shares and paid hereunder as determined by this Agreement. Relative fault
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or the Manager on
the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue
statement or omission. The Company and the Manager agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined
by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this
Section 7, each person who controls the Manager within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer,
employee and agent of the Manager shall have the same rights to contribution as the Manager, and each person who controls the Company
within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement
and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms
and conditions of this paragraph (d).
8. Termination.
(a) The
Company shall have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter specified, to terminate the provisions of this Agreement relating
to the solicitation of offers to purchase the Shares in its sole discretion at any time upon five (5) Business Days’ prior
written notice. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that (i) with respect to
any pending sale, through the Manager for the Company, the obligations of the Company, including in respect of compensation of the Manager,
shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the termination and (ii) the provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
12, 14 and 15 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.
(b) The
Manager shall have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter specified, to terminate the provisions of this Agreement relating
to the solicitation of offers to purchase the Shares in its sole discretion at any time. Any such termination shall be without liability
of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 15 of this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.
(c) This
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until such date that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Sections 8(a) or
(b) above or otherwise by mutual agreement of the parties, provided that any such termination by mutual agreement shall in all cases
be deemed to provide that Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 15 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(d) Any
termination of this Agreement shall be effective on the date specified in such notice of termination, provided that such termination
shall not be effective until the close of business on the date of receipt of such notice by the Manager or the Company, as the case may
be. If such termination shall occur prior to the Settlement Date or Time of Delivery for any sale of the Shares, such sale of the Shares
shall settle in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(b) of this Agreement.
(e) In
the case of any purchase of Shares by the Manager pursuant to a Terms Agreement, the obligations of the Manager pursuant to such Terms
Agreement shall be subject to termination, in the absolute discretion of the Manager, by prompt oral notice given to the Company prior
to the Time of Delivery relating to such Shares, if any, and confirmed promptly by electronic mail, if since the time of execution of
the Terms Agreement and prior to such delivery and payment, (i) trading in the Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission
or the Trading Market or trading in securities generally on the Trading Market shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices
shall have been established on such exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State
authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a
national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment
of the Manager, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Prospectus (exclusive
of any amendment or supplement thereto).
9. Representations
and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company
or its officers and of the Manager set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of
any investigation made by the Manager or the Company or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred
to in Section 7, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Shares.
10. Notices.
All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and will be mailed, delivered, or e-mailed to the addresses
of the Company and the Manager, respectively, set forth on the signature page hereto.
11. Successors.
This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers,
directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 7, and no other person will have any right or obligation
hereunder.
12. No
Fiduciary Duty. The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement is an
arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Manager and any affiliate through which it may
be acting, on the other, (b) the Manager is acting solely as sales agent and/or principal in connection with the purchase and sale
of the Company’s securities and not as a fiduciary of the Company and (c) the Company’s engagement of the Manager in
connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity.
Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective
of whether the Manager has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will
not claim that the Manager has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the
Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.
13. Integration.
This Agreement and any Terms Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company
and the Manager with respect to the subject matter hereof.
14. Amendments;
Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in
the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Manager. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement
of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other
provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner
impair the exercise of any such right.
15. Applicable
Law. This Agreement and any Terms Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York. Each of the Company and the Manager: (i) agrees
that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be instituted exclusively in New York Supreme
Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, (ii) waives any objection
which it may have or hereafter to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and (iii) irrevocably consents to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York in any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of the Company and the Manager further agrees to accept and acknowledge service of
any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or
in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and agrees that service of process upon the Company mailed
by certified mail to the Company’s address shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company, in any
such suit, action or proceeding, and service of process upon the Manager mailed by certified mail to the Manager’s address shall
be deemed in every respect effective service process upon the Manager, in any such suit, action or proceeding. If either party shall
commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provision of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall
be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
16. Waiver
of Jury Trial. The Company hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial
by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Terms Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby.
17. Counterparts.
This Agreement and any Terms Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the
same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon one and the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic
mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic
Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered
shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
18. Headings.
The section headings used in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance
with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your
acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company and the Manager.
Very truly yours,
AudioEye, Inc. |
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/s/
Kelly Georgevich |
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Name:
Kelly Georgevich |
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer |
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Address for Notice:
AudioEye, Inc.
5210 East Williams Circle, Suite 750
Tucson, Arizona 85711
Email: jspolar@audioeye.com
Attention: James Spolar
The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the
date first written above.
Craig-Hallum
Capital Group LLC |
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By: |
/s/
Rick Hartfiel |
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Name:
Rick Hartfiel |
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Title:
Head of Investment Banking |
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Address for Notice:
222 South 9th Street, Suite 350
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Attention: Rick Hartfiel, Director of Investment
Banking
E-mail: rick.hartfiel@craig-hallum.com
Exhibit 5.1
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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
+1 612 766 7000 main
+1 612 766 1600 fax |
June 6, 2024
AudioEye, Inc.
5210 E. Williams Circle, Suite 750
Tucson, Arizona 85711
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to AudioEye, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the offering of up to $7,000,000
of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), that may be issued and sold (the “Shares”) under
an At The Market Offering Agreement entered into by the Company with Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC on June 5, 2024 (the
“Sales Agreement”). The prospectus for the offer and sale of the Shares is included in the Company’s Registration Statement
on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-276937) (as may be amended or supplemented, the “Prospectus”).
This opinion
letter is being delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K.
As counsel for the Company, we are familiar with
the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and the Amended and Restated Bylaws
(the “Bylaws”) of the Company, each as amended to the date hereof, and we have reviewed originals, or copies certified or
otherwise authenticated to our satisfaction, of (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the Prospectus, (iii) the Sales Agreement
and (iv) the proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the authorization of the Sales Agreement and the Shares. We
have also examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise authenticated to our satisfaction, of such corporate records of the Company
and other instruments, certificates of public officials and representatives of the Company, and other documents as we have deemed necessary
as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed and have made such examination of statutes and decisions and reviewed such questions
of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion letter.
Based on and subject to the foregoing and to the
other assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that, when (i) the Shares have been issued by
the Company against payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor in accordance with the provisions of the Sales Agreement, and (ii)
certificates representing the Shares have been duly executed by the duly authorized officers of the Company, countersigned by the transfer
agent therefor and delivered to the purchasers thereof (or in the case of Shares issued without certificates, the due registration of
issuance and constructive delivery through book entry of such Shares), then, upon the happening of such events, such Shares will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
The foregoing opinions assume that
(a) the Registration Statement and any amendments relating thereto will continue to be effective, (b) the Company will
remain duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (c) at the time any
Shares are issued, (i) there will not have occurred any change in the law or in the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws
affecting the issuance of such Shares, and (ii) no relevant corporate actions will have been modified or rescinded,
(d) the Shares will be issued within the limits of the then remaining authorized but unreserved and unissued amounts of Common
Stock under the Certificate of Incorporation, (e) all certificates evidencing any Shares will be in the form required by law
and approved for issuance by the Company, (f) the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding
uncertificated shares provided in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and (g) future issuances of Shares will be
made in accordance with the parameters established by the Board of Directors or a Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors, as
such parameters may be established from time to time.
We have relied upon certificates of public officials
as to the accuracy of all matters addressed therein and, with respect to certain factual matters, upon certificates of and information
provided by officers and employees of the Company as to the accuracy of such factual matters, in each case without independent verification
thereof or other investigation. We have assumed, without investigation, the following: (a) the genuineness of signatures, including
electronic signatures, appearing upon the certifications, documents, and proceedings submitted to us for review, (b) that each document
submitted to us for review is accurate and complete, each such document that is an original is authentic and each such document that is
a copy conforms to an authentic original, (c) the legal capacity of natural persons who are involved on behalf of the Company to
enter into and perform the referenced instrument or agreement or to carry out their role in the transactions contemplated thereby, (d) the
truth, accuracy and completeness of the information, representations and warranties contained in the documents, instruments, certificates
and records we have reviewed, and (e) the absence of any undisclosed modifications to the agreements and instruments reviewed by
us.
Our opinions set forth herein are limited to the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we express no opinion as to the effect of any other laws.
This opinion letter is rendered as of the date
first written above, and we assume no responsibility for updating this opinion letter or the opinions set forth herein to take into account
any event, action, interpretation or change in law or facts occurring subsequent to the date hereof that may affect the validity of such
opinions. This opinion letter is expressly limited to the matters set forth above, and we render no opinion, whether by implication or
otherwise, as to any other matters relating to the Company or the Shares.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion
letter as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
without implying or admitting that we are “experts” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to any part of the Registration
Statement, including this opinion letter.
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/s/ Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
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