8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 8, 2024

 

 

Biora Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39334   27-3950390

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 300

San Diego, California

  92122
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (833) 727-2841

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   BIOR   The Nasdaq Global 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 March 8, 2024, Biora Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into the transactions described below (collectively, the “Debt Exchange Transactions”). The Debt Exchange Transactions are expected to close on March 12, 2024 (the “Closing Date”).

Note Exchange Agreement and Note Purchase Agreement

The Company entered into an exchange agreement (the “Note Exchange Agreement”), dated March 8, 2024, with a holder of the Company’s 7.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Existing Notes”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire an aggregate of $5,625,000 of the Company’s Existing Notes from the holder in exchange for (i) $3,825,000 in aggregate principal amount of 11.00% / 13.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”), and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Notes exchanged to, but excluding, the Closing Date.

The Company also entered into a note purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), dated March 8, 2024, with the investor named therein (the “Purchaser”). Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser agreed to purchase $2,812,500 in aggregate principal amount of additional Notes from the Company for cash at par value. Pursuant to the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser was granted warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). For more information regarding the Warrants, see “–Warrants” below.

Copies of the form of Note Exchange Agreement and form of Note Purchase Agreement are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing descriptions of the Note Exchange Agreement and Note Purchase Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.

Indenture and Supplemental Indenture

The Notes will be issued pursuant to, and will be governed by, an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated December 19, 2023, by and between the Company and GLAS Trust Company LLC, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as amended by the supplemental indenture, to be dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture”). The Notes are the Company’s senior secured obligations, and are secured by substantially all of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ assets pursuant to a security agreement, dated December 19, 2023, by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries from time to time party thereto and the Trustee, as collateral agent (the “Security Agreement”).

For more information regarding the Indenture and the Security Agreement, see the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2023.


Copies of the form of Indenture, the form of Note, the form of Supplemental Indenture and the form of Security Agreement are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing descriptions of the Indenture, the form of Note, the Supplemental Indenture and the Security Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.

Warrants

The Warrants have an exercise price of $2.75 per share and are exercisable at any time on or after September 12, 2024 until March 12, 2029. The Warrants are subject to certain exercise limitations, including a limitation on the ability to exercise if the holder’s beneficial ownership of Common Stock (together with its affiliates and certain attribution parties) would exceed 9.9%.

A copy of the form of Warrant is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.4 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Warrants is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

Registration Rights Agreement

Also on the Closing Date, in connection with the Debt Exchange Transactions, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Purchaser, which provides that the Company will register the resale of all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of, or otherwise issuable pursuant to, the Notes or the Warrants issued pursuant to the Note Exchange Agreement or the Note Purchase Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of interest amounts payable on the Notes in accordance with the terms thereof. The Company is required to prepare and file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than five business days after the date on which the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective 120 days after the Closing Date.

A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Item 2.03.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Note Exchange Agreements, the Note Purchase Agreements and the Indenture is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 of this Current Report to the extent required.

 

Item 3.02

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Note Exchange Agreement and the Note Purchase Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference. The exchange of the Existing Notes and the issuance of the Notes pursuant to the Note Exchange Agreement are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) thereof, and the sale of the Notes pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and the issuance of the Warrants pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement are exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof.

 

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 11, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the Debt Exchange Transactions and the monetization of its investment in privately held Enumera Molecular, Inc. The full text of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

This information contained in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed to be


“filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

   Description
 4.1    Form of Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2023, between the Company and GLAS Trust Company LLC (filed with the SEC as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2023).
 4.2    Form of Note (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1) (filed with the SEC as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2023).
 4.3    Form of Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Company, the guarantors party thereto and GLAS Trust Company LLC.
 4.4    Form of March 2024 Warrant.
10.1    Form of Note Exchange Agreement, dated March 8, 2024, between the Company and the holder named therein.
10.2    Form of Note Purchase Agreement, dated March 8, 2024, between the Company and the purchaser named therein.
10.3    Form of Security Agreement, dated as of the December 19, 2023, between the Company, as issuer, subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, and GLAS Trust Company LLC, as Collateral Agent (filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2023).
10.4    Form of Registration Rights Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Company and the investor named therein.
99.1    Press Release, dated March 11, 2024.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

      Biora Therapeutics, Inc.
Date: March 11, 2024     By:  

/s/ Eric d’Esparbes

     

Eric d’Esparbes

Chief Financial Officer

EX-4.3

Exhibit 4.3

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of March 12, 2024, is made by and between Biora Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and GLAS Trust Company LLC, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used herein but otherwise undefined shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Original Indenture (as defined below).

W I T N E S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company, the Trustee and GLAS Trust Company LLC, as collateral agent, are parties to that certain indenture , dated as of December 19, 2023 (the “Original Indenture” and as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of 11.00% / 13.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, Section 8.02 of the Original Indenture provides that, with the consent of the Holders of (a) at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and (b) the then outstanding Notes held by Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company and its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Majority Consent”), the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes in accordance with such Section 8.02, except with respect to, among others, amendments to permit the Company to issue additional Notes for which the consent of the Holders of (a) at least 66 2/3% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and (b) at least 66 2/3% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes held by Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company and its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Supermajority Consent” and, together with the Majority Consent, the “Requisite Consent”), shall be required;

WHEREAS, the Holders of Notes comprising the Requisite Consent have validly tendered, and not withdrawn, their consents to the adoption of certain proposed amendments to the Original Indenture as set forth in Article I to this Supplemental Indenture (the “Proposed Amendments”) to be effectuated by this Supplemental Indenture in accordance with the provisions of the Original Indenture, and the Company, having received the Requisite Consent for the Proposed Amendments for the Notes, desires to amend the Original Indenture as provided in this Supplemental Indenture only in respect of the Notes; and

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore delivered or is delivering contemporaneously herewith to the Trustee the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 8.06 of the Indenture;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and notwithstanding any provision of the Original Indenture which, absent this Supplemental Indenture, might operate to limit such action, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

AMENDMENTS

SECTION 1.01. Amendment of Provisions.

(a) New Defined Terms: Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture is hereby amended to add the following defined terms thereto in the appropriate alphabetical order:

 

  i.

“2023 Exchange Agreements” means those certain exchange agreements, dated December 18, 2023, providing for the issuance by the Company of $23,930,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes.

 

  ii.

“2023 Purchase Agreements” those certain purchase agreements, dated December 18, 2023, providing for the issuance by the Company of $16,953,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes.


  iii.

“2024 Exchange Agreement” means that certain exchange agreement, dated March 8, 2024, providing for the issuance by the Company of $3,825,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes.

 

  iv.

“2024 Purchase Agreement” means that certain purchase agreement, dated March 8, 2024, providing for the issuance by the Company of $2,812,500 aggregate principal amount of Notes.

(b) Amended Defined Terms: Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture is hereby amended by replacing the existing corresponding defined term with each of the below, in its entirety.

 

  i.

“Exchange Agreements” means (i) the 2023 Exchange Agreements and (ii) the 2024 Exchange Agreement.

 

  ii.

“Original Issue Date” means the date on which any Notes were originally issued.

 

  iii.

“Purchase Agreements” means (i) the 2023 Purchase Agreements and (ii) the 2024 Purchase Agreement.

(c) Other Amendments:

a. Section 2.03(B) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety with the following:

 

  i.

“(B) Additional Notes. The Company may not issue any additional Notes under this Indenture except (i) as explicitly contemplated in Section 2.03(C) or (ii) pursuant to Sections 2.10(B), 2.10(C), 2.11 and 2.13, or Notes issued in respect of interest in accordance with Section 2.05(D).”

b. a new clause (c) is hereby added to Section 2.03 of the Original Indenture:

(C) 2024 Notes. On March 12, 2024 there will be originally issued $6,637,500 aggregate principal amount of Notes, subject to the provisions of the Indenture. Notes issued pursuant to this Section 2.03(C) and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, shall be considered part of the same issuance as, and will be of the same class as, the Initial Notes.

ARTICLE II

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 2.01. Ratification and Incorporation of Indenture. The Company hereby confirms and agrees that, except as specifically supplemented hereby, the Original Indenture and the other Notes Documents are, and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are in all respects ratified and confirmed by the Company, and the Original Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument. The Company hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms its liabilities, its payment and performance obligations (contingent or otherwise) and its agreements under the Original Indenture and each other Notes Document, all as amended by this Supplemental Indenture. The Company hereby confirms and agrees that, to the extent that any such Notes Document, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Security Agreement, purports to assign or pledge to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or to grant to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in or Lien on any Collateral as security for the Obligations of the Company from time to time, such pledge, assignment and/or grant of the security interest or Lien is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

 

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SECTION 2.02. Executed in Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Supplemental Indenture by facsimile, electronically in portable document format or in any other format will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

SECTION 2.03. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 2.04. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE 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 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE ORIGINAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

SECTION 2.05. Severability. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 2.06. Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

SECTION 2.07. Requisite Consent. To the extent Requisite Consent is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have not been validly obtained in accordance with the Indenture or applicable laws, the Proposed Amendments shall not be deemed to have occurred.

SECTION 2.08. Trustees Disclaimer. It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that: (1) GLAS Trust Company LLC is entering into this Supplemental Indenture, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee in conclusive reliance upon the Opinion of Counsel and Officer’s Certificate delivered to it; (ii) the recitals contained herein and the statements made in any Officer’s Certificate shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness, and none of the recitals contained herein or the statements made in any Officer’s Certificate are intended to or shall be construed as statements made or agreed to by the Trustee; (iii) the Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the consequences of the Proposed Amendments provided herein; and (iv) for the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall be entitled to all of its rights, protections, immunities, and indemnities as afforded to the Trustee and the other Notes Documents as if the same were fully set forth herein.

SECTION 2.09 Notes Document. This Supplemental Indenture, is, and shall be, one of the Notes Documents.

SECTION 2.10 Amendment. This Supplemental Indenture may be amended in writing from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Supplemental Indenture to be signed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized officer, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]


GLAS TRUST COMPANY LLC,
as Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]

EX-4.4

Exhibit 4.4

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

Warrant Shares: 2,000,000    Initial Exercise Date: September 12, 2024

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, [•] or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the six month anniversary of the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on March 12, 2029 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), up to 2,000,000 shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock (as defined below). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings indicated in this Section 1:

Affiliate” means 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 405 under the Securities Act.

Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.


Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

Business Day” means 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, for clarification, 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” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Person” means 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.

Purchase Agreement” means that certain Convertible Notes Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2024, by and among the Company and purchasers party thereto.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Subsidiary” means the subsidiaries of the Company set forth on Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the Commission on March 30, 2023, and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

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Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

Transfer Agent” means Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 6201 15th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on The Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

Warrants” means this Warrant issued by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

Section 2. Exercise.

a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of

 

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Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $2.75, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

c) Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise hereof there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  (A) =

as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

  (B) =

the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

  (X) =

the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of the Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

 

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d) Mechanics of Exercise.

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by (1) crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (assuming cashless exercise of the Warrants) or (C) the Warrant Shares are eligible freely tradable with no restriction by the Holder pursuant to another exemption from registration, or (2) if the Common Stock is not then on the system of The Depository Trust Company or if none of the conditions in (1)(A) through (1)(C) above are satisfied, by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (A) the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, in each case after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and (B) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by the Warrant Share Delivery Date. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after the Warrant Share Delivery Date) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Notice(s) of Exercise delivered on or prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date, which may be delivered at any time after the time of execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees to deliver the Warrant Shares subject to such notice(s) by 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Initial Exercise Date and the Initial Exercise Date shall be the Warrant Share Delivery Date for purposes hereunder, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received by such Warrant Share Delivery Date.

 

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ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares on a timely basis pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date (other than any such failure that is solely due to any action by the Holder with respect to such exercise), and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

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vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that, in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

e) Holders Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To avoid doubt, the calculation of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall take into account the concurrent exercise or conversion, as applicable, of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) beneficially owned by the Holder or any Attribution Party, as applicable. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in

 

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relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination (including any determination as to group status pursuant to the next sentence). In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 9.9% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.9% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

Section 3. Certain Adjustments.

a) Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be

 

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the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a), if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, that to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

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d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company (and all of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock or 50% or more of the voting power of the common equity of the Company, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or 50% or more of the voting power of the common equity of the Company (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price

 

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which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction), purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction; provided, however, that, if the Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or any Successor Entity the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered and paid to the holders of Common Stock of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, shares or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Stock are given the choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided, further, that if holders of Common Stock of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Common Stock will be deemed to have received common stock of the Successor Entity (which Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction) in such Fundamental Transaction.

Black Scholes Value” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of (1) the 30 day volatility, (2) the 100 day volatility or (3) the 365 day volatility, each of clauses (1)-(3) as obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the highest VWAP during the period beginning on the Trading Day immediately preceding the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction (or the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, if earlier) and ending on the Trading Day of the Holder’s request pursuant to this Section 3(d) and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable contemplated Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or such other consideration) within the later of (i) five Business Days of the Holder’s election and (ii) the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.

 

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e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

f) Notice to Holder.

i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

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Section 4. Transfer of Warrant.

a) Transferability. Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant to the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with (i) a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney, (ii) at the reasonable request of the Company, of an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the transfer of such portion of this Warrant may be made pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iii) funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Initial Exercise Date of this Warrant and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

d) Reserved.

e) Representation by the Holder. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.

 

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Section 5. Miscellaneous.

a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting the rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a “cashless exercise,” and to receive the cash payments contemplated pursuant to Sections 2(d)(i) and 2(d)(iv), in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant.

b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Trading Day.

d) Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of

 

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Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant and (iv) not take any action that would result in the Exercise Price of this Warrant being less than the then-applicable par value of any Warrant Shares.

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

f) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

 

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g) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that the right to exercise this Warrant terminates on the Termination Date. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

h) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Exercise, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92122, Attention: Clarke Neumann, email address: Clarke.Neumann@bioratherapeutics.com, with a copy to legaldeptcontractnotices@bioratherapeutics.com, or such other telephone number, email address or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or via e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.

i) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

j) Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

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k) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

l) Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder of this Warrant, on the other hand.

m) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

n) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

 

[Signature Page to Common Stock Purchase Warrant]


NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO:

BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

The undersigned hereby elects to purchase __________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

[Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

 

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in lawful money of the United States; or

 

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the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).]

Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

                                         

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

                                         

 

                                         

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

Name of Investing Entity:                            

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:                  

Name of Authorized Signatory:                            

Title of Authorized Signatory:                            

Date:                                      


EXHIBIT B

ASSIGNMENT FORM

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to exercise the Warrant to purchase shares.)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to:

 

Name:   

 

Address:   

 

  

 

  

 

Phone Number:   

 

Email Address:   

 

Dated:   

 

Holder’s Signature:   

 

Holder’s Address:   

 

  

 

  

 

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONVERTIBLE NOTES EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

FOR NEW NOTES

March 8, 2024

The undersigned (the “Undersigned”), with respect to its accounts set forth on Exhibit A hereto (“Accounts”) (each Account, as well as the Undersigned if it is exchanging outstanding notes hereunder, a “Holder”), enters into this Exchange Agreement (this “Agreement”) with Biora Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) as of the date first written above, whereby the Holder will exchange outstanding 7.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 issued by the Company (the “7.25% Notes”) for the Company’s new 11.00%/13.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “New Notes”) that will be issued pursuant to the provisions of an indenture dated as of December 19, 2023 (the “Indenture”) attached hereto as Exhibit B by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and GLAS Trust Company LLC, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) and Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”), as amended by the supplemental indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below) between the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “New Notes Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Old Notes Supplemental Indenture (as defined below), the “Supplemental Indentures”), and secured pursuant to the terms of a security agreement dated December 19, 2023 (the “Security Agreement”) attached hereto as Exhibit D.

On and subject to the terms hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

EXCHANGE OF NOTES

Section 1.1 Exchange. Upon and subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Undersigned hereby agrees to cause the Holder to deliver to the Company the aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Notes set forth opposite the Holder’s name under the heading “Exchanged Notes for New Notes” on Exhibit A hereto (such principal amount of 7.25% Notes, the “Exchanged Notes”) in exchange for, and the Company hereby agrees to issue to the Undersigned, the principal amount of New Notes specified on Exhibit A under the heading “Holder New Notes” and an amount of cash equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Exchanged Notes to but excluding the Closing Date (the “Cash Payment”). The aggregate principal amount of New Notes issued to the Holder as set forth on Exhibit A shall be herein referred to as the “Holder New Notes.” The New Notes will bear interest from and including December 19, 2023; provided; that the Holder shall reimburse the Company for all interest accrued on the Holder New Notes between December 19, 2023 and the Closing Date, which amount is set forth on Exhibit A. The Holder New Notes and the Cash Payment shall be collectively referred to as the “Consideration.” The Consideration shall represent satisfaction in full of all principal and interest on the Exchanged Notes from and after the Closing Date. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation the issuance, delivery and acceptance of the Consideration and the exchange and sale of the Exchanged Notes, are collectively referred to herein as the “Transactions.”


Section 1.2 Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver of all the closing conditions set forth in Article IV hereto, the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall occur on or before 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on or before March 12, 2024 or such other date as the parties may mutually agree (the “Closing Date”). At the Closing, (a) the Holder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company all right, title and interest in and to its Exchanged Notes as specified on Exhibit A hereto, free and clear of any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, encumbrance, title retention agreement, option, equity or other adverse claim thereto (collectively, “Liens”), together with any documents of conveyance or transfer that the Company may deem necessary or desirable to transfer to and confirm in the Company all right, title and interest in and to the Exchanged Notes, free and clear of any Liens and (b) the Company shall deliver to the Holder (or to one or more of the Holder’s Affiliates, as directed by the Undersigned or the Holder) the Consideration as specified on Exhibit A hereto, free and clear of any Liens. Concurrently with the Transactions, the Company is entering into a purchase agreement with the Holder (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) and completing an issuance and sale of New Notes for cash thereunder (the “Other Transactions”). The cancellation of the Exchanged Notes and delivery of the Consideration shall be effected by the electronic exchange of documents at the Closing. At the Closing, (A) the Holder shall deliver the Exchanged Notes via DWAC or physical delivery and (B) the Company shall deliver to the Holder the Holder New Notes specified on Exhibit A hereto in global form through the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or, if required pursuant to the Indenture, by physical certificate, and the Cash Payment by wire transfer to the account as instructed by the Holder.

ARTICLE II

COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE HOLDER

The Holder hereby covenants as follows, and makes the following representations and warranties, each of which is and shall be true and correct on the date hereof and at the Closing, to the Company, and all such covenants, representations and warranties shall survive the Closing.

Section 2.1 Power and Authorization. Each of the Undersigned and such Holder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, and has the power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the Transactions. If the Undersigned is executing this Agreement on behalf of Accounts, (a) the Undersigned has all requisite discretionary and contractual authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of, and bind, each Account listed as a Holder on Exhibit A, and (b) Exhibit A hereto includes the true, correct and complete name and address of such Holder.

Section 2.2 Valid and Enforceable Agreement; No Violations. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Undersigned and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Undersigned and such Holder, enforceable against the Undersigned and such Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, or (b) general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity (the “Enforceability Exceptions”). Upon execution and delivery, each other Transaction Document (as defined below)

 

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to which it is a party will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Undersigned and such Holder, enforceable against the Undersigned and such Holder in accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the Transactions will not violate, conflict with or result in a breach of or default under (i) the Undersigned’s or the Holder’s organizational documents (or any similar documents governing each Account), (ii) any agreement or instrument to which the Undersigned or the Holder is a party or by which the Undersigned or the Holder or any of their respective assets are bound, or (iii) any laws, regulations or governmental or judicial decrees, injunctions or orders applicable to the Undersigned or the Holder, except in the case of clauses (ii) or (iii), where such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults would not affect the Undersigned’s or the Holder’s ability to consummate the Transactions in any material respect.

Section 2.3 Title to the Exchanged Notes. (a) Such Holder is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Exchanged Notes set forth opposite its name on Exhibit A hereto; (b) such Holder has good, valid and marketable title to its Exchanged Notes, free and clear of any Liens (other than pledges or security interests that such Holder may have created in favor of a prime broker under and in accordance with its prime brokerage agreement with such broker and any restrictions on transfer arising by operation of applicable securities laws); (c) such Holder has not, in whole or in part, except as described in the preceding clause (b), (i) assigned, transferred, hypothecated, pledged, exchanged or otherwise disposed of any of its Exchanged Notes or its rights, title or interest in and to its Exchanged Notes or (ii) given any person or entity (other than the Undersigned) any transfer order, power of attorney or other authority of any nature whatsoever with respect to its Exchanged Notes; and (d) upon such Holder’s delivery of its Exchanged Notes to the Company pursuant to the Transactions, such Exchanged Notes shall be free and clear of all Liens created by the Holder or any other person acting for the Holder. To such Holder’s knowledge, the Exchanged Notes set forth on Exhibit A hereto opposite such Holder’s name, together with the Exchanged Notes set forth therein in respect of its Affiliates, if any, comprise all 7.25% Notes currently held by such Holder and its Affiliates.

Section 2.4 Institutional Accredited Investor or Qualified Institutional Buyer. The Holder is either: (a) an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or (b) a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

Section 2.5 No Affiliates. The Holder is not, and has not been at any time during the consecutive three-month period preceding the date hereof, a director, officer or “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (an “Affiliate”) of the Company. A period of at least one year (calculated in the manner provided in Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act) has lapsed since the 7.25% Notes of the Holder were acquired from the Company or from a person known by the Holder or the Undersigned to be an Affiliate of the Company.

 

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Section 2.6 No Prohibited Transactions. The Undersigned and such Holder have not, directly or indirectly, and no person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with it has, disclosed to a third party (other than (i) its advisors or as required by Applicable Law (as defined below) or (ii) with the Company’s prior approval or consent) any information regarding the Transactions, engaged in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Short Sales (as defined below) involving any of the Company’s securities) since the time that the Undersigned was first contacted by either the Company or any other person acting on the Company’s behalf regarding the Transactions or this Agreement, and the Undersigned and such Holder shall not engage in any such activities until the Disclosure Time (as defined below). “Short Sales” include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps, derivatives and similar arrangements (including, without limitation, on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker-dealers or foreign regulated brokers. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.6, subject to the Undersigned’s and such Holder’s compliance with their respective obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws and the Undersigned’s and such Holder’s respective internal policies, (a) “Undersigned” and “Holder” shall not be deemed to include any employees, subsidiaries, desks, groups or “Affiliates” of the Undersigned or the applicable Holder that are effectively walled off by appropriate “fire wall” information barriers approved by the Undersigned’s or such Holder’s respective legal or compliance department (and thus such walled off parties have not been privy to any information concerning the Transactions), and (b) the foregoing representations and covenants of this Section 2.6 shall not apply to any transaction by or on behalf of an Account that was effected without the advice or participation of, or such Account’s receipt of information regarding the Transactions provided by, the Undersigned or the applicable Holder.

Section 2.7 Adequate Information; No Reliance. The Holder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Holder has been furnished with all materials it considers relevant to making an investment decision to enter into the Transactions and has had the opportunity to review the Company’s filings and submissions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including, without limitation, all information filed or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Public Filings”), and (b) the Holder has had the opportunity to ask questions of the Company concerning the Company, its business, operations, financial performance, financial condition and prospects and the terms and conditions of the Transactions, (c) the Holder has had the opportunity to consult with its accounting, tax, financial and legal advisors to be able to evaluate the risks involved in the Transactions and to make an informed investment decision with respect to such Transactions, (d) the Holder has evaluated the tax and other consequences of the Transactions and receipt and ownership of the Consideration, as applicable, with its tax, accounting or legal advisors, (e) the Company is not acting as a fiduciary or financial or investment advisor to the Holder and (f) the Holder is not relying, and none have relied, upon any statement, advice (whether accounting, tax, financial, legal or other), representation or warranty made by the Company or any of its Affiliates or representatives except for (i) the Public Filings and (ii) the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement. Each of the Undersigned and such Holder is able to fend for itself in the Transactions, has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Holder New Notes; has the ability to bear the economic risks of its prospective investment and can afford the complete loss of such investment; and acknowledges that investment in the Holder New Notes involves a high degree of risk.

 

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Section 2.8 Acknowledgements. The Undersigned acknowledges and agrees on behalf of itself and such Holder that there is no assurance that a public market will exist or continue to exist for the New Notes. Such Holder acknowledges that neither the issuance of the New Notes pursuant to the Transactions nor the issuance of any shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) upon conversion of or payment of interest on any of the New Notes (the “Conversion Shares”) has been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and the New Notes and any Conversion Shares are being offered and sold in reliance upon exemptions provided in the Securities Act and state securities laws for transactions not involving any public offering and, therefore, cannot be sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered and qualified under the Securities Act and applicable state laws or unless an exemption from such registration and qualification is available.

Section 2.9 Taxpayer Information. Such Holder will deliver to the Company a complete and accurate IRS Form W-9 or IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN E or W-8ECI, as appropriate.

Section 2.10 Further Action. Each of the Undersigned and such Holder agrees that it will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company, the Trustee or the Company’s transfer agent to be reasonably necessary to complete the Transactions.

ARTICLE III

COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company hereby covenants as follows, and makes the following representations and warranties, each of which is and shall be true and correct on the date hereof and at the Closing, to the Holder, and all such covenants, representations and warranties shall survive the Closing.

Section 3.1 Power and Authorization. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and has the power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the Transactions. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any governmental entity or third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except as may be required under any state or federal securities laws.

Section 3.2 Valid and Enforceable Agreements; No Violations. This Agreement, the Indenture and the Security Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. Upon execution and delivery, the New Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Supplemental Indentures (this Agreement, together with the Indenture, the New Notes, the Security Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Supplemental Indentures, collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms,

 

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except as such enforcement may be subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will not violate, conflict with or result in a breach of or default under (a) the charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company, (b) any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its assets are bound, or (c) any laws, regulations or governmental or judicial decrees, injunctions or orders applicable to the Company, except in the case of clauses (b) or (c), where such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial position, business or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole or affect the Company’s ability to consummate the Transactions in any material respect.

Section 3.3 Validity of Holder New Notes. The issuance of the Holder New Notes has been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed by the Company and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to the Holder pursuant to the Transactions against delivery of the Exchanged Notes therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Holder New Notes will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be free of any Liens created by the Company, and the issuance of the Holder New Notes will not be subject to any preemptive, participation, rights of first refusal or other similar rights.

Section 3.4 Validity of Conversion Shares. The maximum number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest on the New Notes has been duly authorized and reserved by the Company for issuance upon conversion of or payment of interest on the Holder New Notes and, when issued upon conversion of or payment of interest on the Holder New Notes in accordance with the terms of the Holder New Notes and the Indenture, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any Liens created by the Company, and the issuance of any such Conversion Shares will not be subject to any preemptive, participation, rights of first refusal or other similar rights.

Section 3.5 [Reserved.]

Section 3.6 [Reserved.]

Section 3.7 Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of each Holder’s representations and warranties hereunder, the Holder New Notes and the Conversion Shares (a) will be issued in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, (b) will be issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and (c) will, at the Closing, be free of any restrictions on resale by such Holder pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and will not be subject to any restricted or similar legend unless, at the time of issuance, the Holder is an Affiliate of the Company. For the purposes of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company acknowledges that, assuming the accuracy of each Holder’s representations and warranties hereunder, the holding period of the Holder New Notes, and the Conversion Shares may be tacked onto the holding period of the Exchanged Notes, and the Company agrees not to take a position contrary thereto.

 

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Section 3.8 Listing. At the Closing, the Conversion Shares shall be approved for listing on The Nasdaq Global Market (the “Nasdaq”). At the Closing, the Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, delisting the Common Stock from the Nasdaq nor, except as disclosed to the Undersigned, has the Company received any notification that the Nasdaq is contemplating terminating such listing.

Section 3.9 Disclosure. On or before 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the first business day following the date of this Agreement (the “Disclosure Time”), the Company shall file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the Transactions and the Other Transactions (the “8-K Filing”). From and after the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company represents to the Holder that such Holder shall not be in possession of any material, nonpublic information provided by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, that is not disclosed in the 8-K Filing. In addition, effective upon the earlier of (i) the filing of such 8-K Filing and (ii) the Disclosure Time, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, on the one hand, and the Holder or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Company understands and confirms that the Holder and its Affiliates will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. Without the prior written consent of the Holder, the Company shall not disclose the name of the Holder in any filing or announcement, unless such disclosure is in accordance with Section 6.5 below.

Section 3.10 No Litigation. There is no action, lawsuit, arbitration, claim or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company that relates to or that would reasonably be expected to impede the consummation of the Transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 3.11 SEC Filings; Disclosure. The Company has filed with the SEC all reports, schedules and statements required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act on a timely basis for the most recent twelve-month period. As of their respective filing dates, the Public Filings filed since January 1, 2023 complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the requirements of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such Public Filings, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC), fairly present (subject in the case of unaudited statements to normal, recurring and year end audit adjustments) in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, and none of such Public Filings, at the time they were filed with the SEC, 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Other than the Transactions and the Other Transactions, as of the date hereof, no material event or circumstance has occurred which would be required to be publicly disclosed or announced pursuant to the provisions of the SEC’s Form 8-K which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed on Form 8-K.

 

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Section 3.12 [Reserved.]

Section 3.13 Certain Approvals. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including without limitation any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s constituent documents or the laws of the State of Delaware that are or could become applicable to any Holder as a result of any Holder or the Company fulfilling their respective obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Holder New Notes or the Conversion Shares, as the case may be. In light of Section 2.21 of the Indenture, there are no change of control, severance, bonus or similar payments due and payable by the Company as a result of the Company fulfilling its obligations or exercising its rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Holder New Notes or the Conversion Shares, as the case may be.

Section 3.14 Further Action. The Company agrees that (i) it will cancel all 7.25% Notes acquired in connection with the Transactions and the Other Transactions and (ii) it will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Undersigned or the Holder or the Trustee or the Company’s transfer agent to be reasonably necessary or desirable to complete the Transactions.

Section 3.15 Solvency. After giving effect to the Transactions, (a) the fair saleable value of the Company’s consolidated assets exceeds the fair value of the Company’s liabilities, (b) the Company will not be left with unreasonably small capital and (c) the Company will be able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise) (without taking into account any forbearance or extensions related thereto).

Section 3.16 No Material Adverse Effect. Since September 30, 2023, except as disclosed in the Public Filings, the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a single enterprise, have conducted their business in the ordinary course, and (a) there has been no material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or under the Transactions or the Other Transactions on a full and timely basis or on the financial condition, business, assets or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a single enterprise (collectively, a “Material Adverse Effect”); and (b) except as otherwise disclosed in the Public Filings, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred any liability or obligation or entered into any transaction or agreement that, individually or in the aggregate, is material with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and none of the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business or operations from fire, explosion, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster or calamity, regardless of whether covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or disturbance or court or governmental action, order or decree, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.17 Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Transactions and the Other Transactions, will not be, an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 3.18 Brokers. No broker, finder or intermediary is entitled to a fee or commission from the Holder in connection with the Transactions.

Section 3.19 Subsidiaries. The Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any subsidiaries, other than Biora Therapeutics UK Limited, which the Company is in the process of dissolving.

Section 3.20 Collateral. The representations and warranties of the Company included in Article IV of the Security Agreement are deemed to be incorporated herein and part hereof.

ARTICLE IV

CLOSING CONDITIONS & NOTIFICATION

Section 4.1 Conditions to Obligations of the Undersigned, the Holder and the Company. The obligations of the Undersigned to cause the Holder to deliver the Exchanged Notes and of the Company to deliver the Consideration are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:

 

  (a)

no governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect and precludes, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the Transactions, the Other Transactions, or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and no statute, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any governmental authority that prohibits or makes illegal this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the Other Transactions;

 

  (b)

there shall be no action, lawsuit, arbitration, claim or proceeding pending that enjoins the consummation of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the Other Transactions;

 

  (c)

solely with regard to the obligations of the Undersigned to cause the Holder to deliver the Exchanged Notes, (i) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Article III shall be true and correct as of the Closing in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made as of the Closing, and, unless notice is given pursuant to Section 4.2 below, each of the representations and warranties contained therein shall be deemed to have been reaffirmed and confirmed as of the Closing Date and (ii) the Company shall have complied, in all material respects, with all covenants and other agreements in this Agreement required to be performed by the Company at or prior to Closing;

 

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  (d)

solely with regard to the obligation of the Company to deliver the Consideration, (i) the representations and warranties of the Holder contained in Article II shall be true and correct as of the Closing in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made as of the Closing, and, unless notice is given pursuant to Section 4.2 below, each of the representations and warranties contained therein shall be deemed to have been reaffirmed and confirmed as of the Closing Date and (ii) the Holder shall have complied, in all material respects, with all covenants and other agreements in this Agreement required to be performed by them at or prior to Closing;

 

  (f)

the Company and the Trustee shall have entered into the New Notes Supplemental Indenture.

 

  (g)

the Company and the Undersigned shall have entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) in substantially the form of Exhibit E;

 

  (h)

solely with regard to the obligations of the Undersigned to cause each Holder to deliver the Exchanged Notes, except as otherwise provided for in the Security Documents (as defined in the Indenture), the Indenture or the other documents entered into in connection with the Transactions, on the Closing Date, the Security Documents and other certificates, agreements or instruments necessary to create a valid security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of the New Notes, in all of the Collateral described in the Security Agreement, together with, subject to the requirements of the Security Documents, stock certificates and promissory notes required to be delivered pursuant to the Security Documents, in each case accompanied by instruments of transfer and stock powers undated and endorsed in blank, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in appropriate form for filing, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office in appropriate form for filing where applicable and each such document, instrument or filing shall, unless expressly not required by the Indenture, the Security Documents or applicable law, be in full force and effect;

 

  (i)

the Company and the Trustee shall have entered into a supplemental indenture to the indenture for the 7.25% Notes (the “Old Notes Supplemental Indenture”) in substantially the form of Exhibit F;

 

  (j)

the Other Transactions shall be consummated concurrently with the Closing of the Transactions, in accordance with the terms of the documents related thereto in the form entered into on the date hereof, and no amendments, modifications or waivers of any documentation relating to the Other Transactions shall have been made since the executed versions of such documentation provided to the Undersigned concurrently with the execution of this Agreement;

 

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  (k)

solely with regard to the obligations of the Undersigned to cause the Holder to deliver the Exchanged Notes, the Company shall have delivered to the Holder (i) an opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, counsel to the Company, addressed to such Holder, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such Holder and (ii) such other customary documentation as such Holder shall reasonably request;

 

  (l)

solely with regard to the obligations of the Undersigned to cause the Holder to deliver the Exchanged Notes, the Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Undersigned, dated as of the Closing Date, a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or other officer satisfactory to the Undersigned, stating that (i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article II of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of such date; (ii) the Company has complied with all the agreements and covenants hereunder and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such date; and

 

  (m)

The Holder New Notes shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC under an unrestricted CUSIP.

Section 4.2 Notification. The Undersigned hereby covenants and agrees to promptly notify the Company upon the occurrence of any event prior to the Closing that would cause any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in Article II to be false or incorrect in any material respect (or, with respect to those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, in any respects). The Company hereby covenants and agrees to notify the Undersigned and the Holder upon the occurrence of any event prior to the Closing that would cause any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in Article III to be false or incorrect in any material respect (or, with respect to those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, in any respects).

ARTICLE V

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 5.1 Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify the Holder and its Affiliates, and their respective equityholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, members, partners, managers, advisors (and any other persons with a functionally equivalent role notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) and each person, if any, who controls a Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each, a “Indemnified Party” and, collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses or liabilities, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations, litigation or inquiries), demands, and causes of action, and, in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all costs, losses, claims, damages or liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the documented fees and disbursements of counsel and all other documented expenses

 

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incurred in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such matter that may be incurred by them or asserted against or involve any of them) (collectively, “Losses”), as a result of, relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any Third-Party Claim (as defined herein) asserted against such Indemnified Party arising from or in any way related to, or as a result of any action taken or purported to have been taken by any person in connection with the consummation of, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

Section 5.2 Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after any Indemnified Party has received notice of any indemnifiable claim hereunder, or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by a third person (other than the Company and its Affiliates, but including any derivative action, suit or proceeding) (each a “Third-Party Claim”), which the Indemnified Party believes in good faith is an indemnifiable claim under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give the Company prompt written notice of such Third-Party Claim or the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding, but failure to so notify the Company will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder except to the extent that the Company is prejudiced by such failure, and then only to the extent of such prejudice. Such notice shall state the nature and the basis of such Third-Party Claim to the extent then known. The Company shall have the right to defend and settle, at its own expense and by its own counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, any such matter as long as the Company pursues the same diligently and in good faith. After the Company has notified the Indemnified Party of its intention to undertake to defend or settle any such asserted liability, and for so long as the Company diligently pursues such defense, the Company shall not be liable for any additional legal expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with any defense or settlement of such asserted liability; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall be entitled (i) at its expense, to participate in the defense of such asserted liability and the negotiations of the settlement thereof and (ii) if the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, or if the Indemnified Party has, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of such Indemnified Party and any other party being represented by such counsel selected by the Company, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select its own counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the documented expenses and fees of one such counsel (in addition to any necessary local counsel) and other documented expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the Company as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (x) the Company shall not settle any Third-Party Claim under which indemnification may be sought hereunder without the consent of the applicable Indemnified Parties unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete, unconditional and irrevocable release from liability of, and does not include any statement or admission of fault, culpability, wrongdoing or malfeasance by, the Indemnified Party and (y) the Company shall not be liable for any settlement entered into by an Indemnified Party without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

If the indemnification provided in the preceding paragraph is insufficient, not permitted by applicable law or is judicially determined to be unavailable, then in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any applicable losses and expenses.

 

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Section 5.3 Limitation on Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Company nor its Affiliates shall be required to indemnify or hold harmless any Indemnified Party to the extent of any Losses that are finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party or from a claim solely among the Indemnified Parties. To the extent that the Company or its Affiliates have provided indemnification pursuant to this Article V prior to any such determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, each Indemnified Party so determined to have suffered such non-indemnifiable Losses shall promptly refund to the Company, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, any amounts so advanced by the Company or its Affiliates.

Section 5.4 Release. In consideration for the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement, the Company, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates, knowingly, voluntarily and unconditionally releases and forever discharges from and for, and covenants not to sue, each Indemnified Party for any and all actions or inactions arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the Transactions that the Company has or may have, now or in the future; provided, however, that this Section 5.4 will not apply to any claims against the Holder with respect to a breach of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any rights of the Company under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and any documents and agreements executed in connection with the Transactions embody the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous oral or written agreements, representations, warranties, contracts, correspondence, conversations, memoranda and understandings between or among the parties or any of their agents, representatives or Affiliates relative to such subject matter, including, without limitation, any term sheets, emails or draft documents.

Section 6.2 Construction. References in the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. References in the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter, and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. Headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meanings of the provisions hereof. Neither party, nor its respective counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of this Agreement for purposes of construing the provisions of this Agreement, and all language in all parts of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either party.

Section 6.3 Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall in all respects be construed in accordance with and governed by the substantive laws of the State of New York, without reference to its choice of law rules. Each of the Company and the Undersigned, on behalf of itself and on behalf of each Holder, irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury with respect to any legal proceeding arising out of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Section 6.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any counterpart or other signature hereon delivered by facsimile or any standard form of telecommunication or e-mail shall be deemed for all purposes as constituting good and valid execution and delivery of this Agreement by such party.

Section 6.5 Use of Holder Names. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates and subsidiaries (if any) (collectively, the “Company Group”) shall identify, or permit any of its employees, agents or representatives to identify, the Undersigned or the Holder (whether in connection with the Company or in the Undersigned or the Holder’s capacity as an investor in the Company) in any written or oral public communications or issue any press release or other disclosure of the Undersigned’s or the Holder’s name or the name of any of its Affiliates, or any derivative of any of the foregoing names (collectively, the “Holder Names”), in each case except (i) as authorized in writing in advance by the Holder in each such instance (electronic mail to suffice) or (ii) as required by applicable law, legal process or regulatory request (“Applicable Law”); provided, that such disclosing member of the Company Group as soon as practicable notifies the Holder of such requirement (except where prohibited by Applicable Law) so that the Holder (or its applicable Affiliate) may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy prior to such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may make disclosures to an auditor or governmental or regulatory authority pursuant to any routine investigation, inspection, examination or inquiry without providing the Holder with any notification thereof, unless the Holder is the subject of any such investigation, inspection, examination or inquiry (in which case the preceding sentence shall govern).

Section 6.6 Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Holder for all documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions promptly and, to the extent such documented fees and expenses are invoiced to the Company at least one business day prior to Closing, on the Closing Date.

Section 6.7 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof will in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision or the validity and enforceability of this Agreement.

Section 6.8 Assignment; Binding Effect. No Holder shall convey, assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the express written consent of the Company, except to an Affiliate of such Holder who assumes its obligations hereunder pursuant to a joinder or similar agreement reasonably acceptable to the Company, and the Company shall not convey, assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the express written consent of the Holder. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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Section 6.9 Waiver; Remedies. No delay on the part of the Undersigned, the Holder or the Company in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of the Holder or the Company of any right, power or privilege under this Agreement operate as a waiver of any other right, power or privilege of such party under this Agreement, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege under this Agreement. All waivers under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver is to be enforced.

Section 6.10 Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement of each of the parties to this Agreement.

Section 6.11 Survival. The provisions of Article II, Article III, Section 4.2, Article V and Article VI shall survive the Closing.

Section 6.12 Notice. Any notice or communications hereunder shall be in writing and will be deemed to have been given if delivered in person or by electronic transmission or by registered or certified first-class mail or courier service to the following addresses, or such other addresses as may be furnished hereafter by notice in writing:

if to the Company:

4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 300

San Diego, CA 92122

Email: clarke.neumann@bioratherapeutics.com

With a copy to: legaldeptcontractnotices@bioratherapeutics.com

if to the Holder, as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.

Section 6.13 Termination. The Company may terminate this Agreement if there has occurred any breach or withdrawal by the Undersigned or the Holder of any covenant, representation or warranty set forth in Article II. The Undersigned or the Holder may terminate this Agreement if (i) there has occurred any breach or withdrawal by the Company of any covenant, representation or warranty set forth in Article III or (ii) the Closing has not occurred by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the tenth (10th) business day following the date hereof.

Section 6.14 Other Transactions. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document or other document related to the Other Transactions, and no action taken by the Holder pursuant hereto or thereto or by any other party pursuant to such other documents, shall be deemed to constitute the Holder and any other party under such other documents as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that such entities are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to their obligations hereunder or thereunder or with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

Section 6.15 Consent to Transactions. The Holder consents to the amendment of the indenture for the 7.25% Notes as set forth in the Supplemental Indenture.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

CONVERTIBLE NOTES EXCHANGE AGREEMENT


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

“UNDERSIGNED”:
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

CONVERTIBLE NOTES EXCHANGE AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT A

Holders

 

Holder Name and Address*

   Exchanged Notes
for New Notes

 

(principal amount of

7.25% Notes to be
exchanged for New
Notes)

     Holder New
Notes*
     Accrued Interest
on Exchanged
Notes due to
Holder**
     Reimbursed
Interest on
Holder New
Notes**
 
           

 

  *

Address to be provided no later than the date of settlement.

 

  **

Assumes Closing Date of March 12, 2024. To be adjusted to reflect accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the actual Closing Date.

EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

March 8, 2024

The undersigned (the “Undersigned”), with respect to its accounts set forth on Exhibit A hereto (“Accounts”) (each Account, as well as the Undersigned if it is acquiring Purchaser New Notes hereunder, a “Purchaser”), enters into this Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) with Biora Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) as of the date first written above, whereby the Purchaser will purchase the Company’s new 11.00%/13.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes 2028 (the “New Notes”) that will be issued pursuant to the provisions of an indenture dated as of December 19, 2023 (the “Indenture”) attached hereto as Exhibit B between the Company, the guarantors party thereto and GLAS Trust Company LLC, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) and Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”), as amended by the supplemental indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below) between the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “New Notes Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Old Notes Supplemental Indenture (as defined below), the “Supplemental Indentures”), and secured pursuant to the terms of the security agreement attached hereto as Exhibit D dated as of December 19, 2023 (the “Security Agreement”).

On and subject to the terms hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

PURCHASE OF NOTES

Section 1.1 Purchase and Sale. Upon and subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, (a) the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company an amount in cash, in immediately available funds, as set forth under the heading “Purchase Price” on Exhibit A hereto and (b) upon receipt of the Purchase Price, the Company hereby agrees to issue to the Purchaser the principal amount of New Notes specified on Exhibit A under the heading “Purchaser New Notes.” The aggregate principal amount of New Notes issued to the Purchaser as set forth on Exhibit A shall be herein referred to as the “Purchaser New Notes.” The New Notes will bear interest from and including December 19, 2023; provided; that the Holder shall reimburse the Company for all interest accrued on the Holder New Notes between December 19, 2023 and the Closing Date, which amount is set forth on Exhibit A. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation, the issuance, delivery and acceptance of the New Notes and Warrants (as defined below) and the payment of the Purchase Price to the Company, are collectively referred to herein as the “Transactions.”

Section 1.2 Warrants. Upon the Closing (as defined below), the Purchaser shall receive a warrant (“Warrant”) with a five-year term and an exercise price of $2.75 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”). The Warrant shall be exercisable for 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”). The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the amount of consideration paid under and in connection with this Agreement by the Purchaser in exchange for the Warrant is de minimis (and the amount of such consideration fairly reflects the fair market value of the Warrant) and (ii) there will be no “original issue discount” on the New Notes, as determined pursuant to Sections 1271-1275 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, by reason of the Purchaser’s acquisition of the Warrant.


Section 1.3 Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver of all closing conditions set forth in Article IV hereto, the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall occur on or before 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on or before March 12, 2024, or such other date as the parties may mutually agree (the “Closing Date”). At the Closing, (a) the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the Purchase Price as specified on Exhibit A hereto and (b) the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser the aggregate principal amount of Purchaser New Notes and the Warrant, each as specified on Exhibit A hereto, free and clear of any Liens created by the Company. Concurrently with the Transactions, the Company is entering into an exchange agreement with Purchaser and completing an exchange relating to the Company’s outstanding 7.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Outstanding Notes”) (the “Other Transactions”). At the Closing, (A) the Purchaser shall deliver the Purchase Price via wire transfer to the account designated by the Company, (B) the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser the Purchaser New Notes specified on Exhibit A hereto in global form through the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or, if required pursuant to the Indenture, by physical certificate and (C) the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser the executed Warrant.

ARTICLE II

COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

The Purchaser hereby covenants as follows, and makes the following representations and warranties, each of which is and shall be true and correct on the date hereof and at the Closing, to the Company, and all such covenants, representations and warranties shall survive the Closing.

Section 2.1 Power and Authorization. The Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, and has the power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the Transactions. If the Undersigned is executing this Agreement on behalf of Accounts, (a) the Undersigned has all requisite discretionary and contractual authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of, and bind, each Account listed as a Purchaser on Exhibit A, and (b) Exhibit A hereto includes the true, correct and complete name and address of the Purchaser.

Section 2.2 Valid and Enforceable Agreement; No Violations. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Undersigned and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Undersigned and the Purchaser, enforceable against the Undersigned and the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, or (b) general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity (the “Enforceability Exceptions”). Upon execution and delivery, each other Transaction Document (as defined below) to which it is a party will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Undersigned and the Purchaser, enforceable against the Undersigned and the Purchaser in

 

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accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the Transactions will not violate, conflict with or result in a breach of or default under (i) the Undersigned’s or the Purchaser’s organizational documents (or any similar documents governing each Account), (ii) any agreement or instrument to which the Undersigned or the Purchaser is a party or by which the Undersigned or the Purchaser or any of their respective assets are bound, or (iii) any laws, regulations or governmental or judicial decrees, injunctions or orders applicable to the Undersigned or the Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (ii) or (iii), where such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults would not affect the Undersigned’s or the Purchaser’s ability to consummate the Transactions in any material respect.

Section 2.3 Institutional Accredited Investor or Qualified Institutional Buyer. The Purchaser is either: (a) an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or (b) a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

Section 2.4 No Affiliates. The Purchaser is not, and has not been at any time during the consecutive three-month period preceding the date hereof, a director, officer or “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (an “Affiliate”) of the Company.

Section 2.5 No Prohibited Transactions. The Undersigned and the Purchaser have not, directly or indirectly, and no person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with it has, disclosed to a third party (other than (i) its advisors or as required by Applicable Law (as defined below) or (ii) with the Company’s prior approval or consent) any information regarding the Transactions, engaged in any transactions in the securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any Short Sales (as defined below) involving any of the Company’s securities) since the time that the Undersigned was first contacted by either the Company or any other person acting on the Company’s behalf regarding the Transactions, this Agreement or an investment in the New Notes, and the Undersigned and the Purchaser shall not engage in any such activities until the Disclosure Time (as defined below). “Short Sales” include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps, derivatives and similar arrangements (including, without limitation, on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker-dealers or foreign regulated brokers. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.5, subject to the Undersigned’s and the Purchaser’s compliance with their respective obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws and the Undersigned’s and the Purchaser’s respective internal policies, (a) “Undersigned” and “Purchaser” shall not be deemed to include any employees, subsidiaries, desks, groups or Affiliates of the Undersigned or the Purchaser that are effectively walled off by appropriate “fire wall” information barriers approved by the Undersigned’s or the Purchaser’s respective legal or compliance department (and thus such walled off parties have not been privy to any information concerning the Transactions), and (b) the foregoing representations and covenants of this Section 2.5 shall not apply to any transaction by or on behalf of an Account that was effected without the advice or participation of, or such Account’s receipt of information regarding the Transactions provided by, the Undersigned or the Purchaser.

 

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Section 2.6 Adequate Information; No Reliance. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Purchaser has been furnished with all materials it considers relevant to making an investment decision to enter into the Transactions and has had the opportunity to review the Company’s filings and submissions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including, without limitation, all information filed or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Public Filings”), and (b) the Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask questions of the Company concerning the Company, its business, operations, financial performance, financial condition and prospects and the terms and conditions of the Transactions, (c) the Purchaser has had the opportunity to consult with its accounting, tax, financial and legal advisors to be able to evaluate the risks involved in the Transactions and to make an informed investment decision with respect to such Transactions, (d) the Purchaser has evaluated the tax and other consequences of the Transactions and receipt and ownership of the Purchaser New Notes and the Warrant with its tax, accounting or legal advisors, (e) the Company is not acting as a fiduciary or financial or investment advisor to the Purchaser and (f) the Purchaser is not relying, and none have relied, upon any statement, advice (whether accounting, tax, financial, legal or other), representation or warranty made by the Company or any of its Affiliates or representatives except for (i) the Public Filings and (ii) the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement. Each of the Undersigned and the Purchaser is able to fend for itself in the Transactions; has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Purchaser New Notes and the Warrant; has the ability to bear the economic risks of its prospective investment and can afford the complete loss of such investment; and acknowledges that investment in the Purchaser New Notes involves a high degree of risk.

Section 2.7 Acknowledgements. The Undersigned acknowledges and agrees on behalf of itself and the Purchaser that there is no assurance that a public market will exist or continue to exist for the New Notes. The Purchaser (a) acknowledges that neither the issuance of the New Notes or the Warrant pursuant to the Transactions nor the issuance of any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of or payment of interest on any of the New Notes (the “Conversion Shares”) or the exercise of the Warrant) has been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and the New Notes, the Warrant and any Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares are being offered and sold in reliance upon exemptions provided in the Securities Act and state securities laws for transactions not involving any public offering and, therefore, cannot be sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered and qualified under the Securities Act and applicable state laws or unless an exemption from such registration and qualification is available, and (b) is purchasing the New Notes, Warrant and any Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares for investment purposes only for its own account and not with any view toward a distribution thereof or with any intention of selling, distributing or otherwise disposing of the New Notes, the Warrant or any Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares in a manner that would violate the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Purchaser acknowledges that the New Notes, the Warrant and any Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares will bear a legend to the effect that the Purchaser may not transfer any New Notes, Warrant or such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares except (i) to a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of and in accordance with Rule 144A, (ii) under any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to a registration statement that has become effective under the Securities Act or (iv) as otherwise specified in such legend.

 

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Section 2.8 Taxpayer Information. The Purchaser will deliver to the Company a complete and accurate IRS Form W-9 or IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN E or W-8ECI, as appropriate.

Section 2.9 Further Action. Each of the Undersigned and the Purchaser agrees that it will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company, the Trustee or the Company’s transfer agent to be reasonably necessary to complete the Transactions.

ARTICLE III

COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company hereby covenants as follows, and makes the following representations and warranties, each of which is and shall be true and correct on the date hereof and at the Closing, to the Purchasers, and all such covenants, representations and warranties shall survive the Closing.

Section 3.1 Power and Authorization. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and has the power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the Transactions and the Other Transactions. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any governmental entity or third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except as may be required under any state or federal securities laws.

Section 3.2 Valid and Enforceable Agreements; No Violations. This Agreement, the Indenture and the Security Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. Upon execution and delivery, the New Notes, the Warrant, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Supplemental Indentures (this Agreement, together with the New Notes, the Warrant, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Supplemental Indentures, collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will not violate, conflict with or result in a breach of or default under (a) the charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company, (b) any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its assets are bound, or (c) any laws, regulations or governmental or judicial decrees, injunctions or orders applicable to the Company, except in the case of clauses (b) or (c), where such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial position, business or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole or affect the Company’s ability to consummate the Transactions in any material respect.

 

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Section 3.3 Validity of Purchaser New Notes and Warrants. The issuance of the Purchaser New Notes and Warrant has been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture (in the case of the Purchaser New Notes) and delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to the Transactions against delivery of the Purchase Price therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Purchaser New Notes and the Warrant will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and the Purchaser New Notes and the Warrant will not be subject to any preemptive, participation, rights of first refusal or other similar rights. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties hereunder, the Purchaser New Notes and the Warrant (a) will be issued in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and will bear a restricted legend as contemplated by Section 2.7 above, and (b) will be issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws.

Section 3.4 Validity of Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares. The maximum number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest on the New Notes and the maximum number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant have been duly authorized and reserved by the Company for issuance upon conversion of or payment of interest on the Purchaser New Notes or exercise of the Warrant, as applicable, and, when issued upon conversion of or payment of interest on the Purchaser New Notes in accordance with the terms of the Purchaser New Notes and the Indenture or upon exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms of the Warrant, as applicable, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of any such Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive, participation, rights of first refusal or other similar rights. Upon delivery of the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares in connection with a conversion of or payment of interest on the Purchaser New Notes or exercise of the Warrant, as applicable, such Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares shall be free and clear of all Liens created by the Company.

Section 3.5 Listing. At the Closing, the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares shall be approved for listing on The Nasdaq Global Market (the “Nasdaq”). At the Closing, the Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, delisting the Common Stock from the Nasdaq nor, except as disclosed to the Undersigned, has the Company received any notification that the Nasdaq is contemplating terminating such listing.

Section 3.6 Disclosure. On or before 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the first business day following the date of this Agreement (the “Disclosure Time”), the Company shall file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the Transactions and the Other Transactions (the “8-K Filing”). From and after the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company represents to the Purchaser that the Purchaser shall not be in possession of any material, nonpublic information provided by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, that is not disclosed in the 8-K Filing. In addition, effective upon the earlier of (i) the filing of such 8-K Filing and (ii) the Disclosure Time, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any

 

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and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, on the one hand, and the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchaser and its Affiliates will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. Without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Company shall not disclose the name of the Purchaser in any filing or announcement, unless such disclosure is in accordance with Section 6.5 below.

Section 3.7 No Litigation. There is no action, lawsuit, arbitration, claim or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company that relates to or that would reasonably be expected to impede the consummation of the Transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 3.8 SEC Filings; Disclosure. The Company has filed with the SEC all reports, schedules and statements required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act on a timely basis for the most recent twelve-month period. As of their respective filing dates, the Public Filings filed since January 1, 2023 complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the requirements of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such Public Filings, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC), fairly present (subject in the case of unaudited statements to normal, recurring and year-end audit adjustments) in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, and none of such Public Filings, at the time they were filed with the SEC, 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Other than the Transactions and the Other Transactions, as of the date hereof, no material event or circumstance has occurred which would be required to be publicly disclosed or announced pursuant to the provisions of the SEC’s Form 8-K which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed on Form 8-K.

Section 3.9 [Reserved].

Section 3.10 Certain Approvals. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including without limitation any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s constituent documents or the laws of the State of Delaware that are or could become applicable to the Purchaser as a result of the Purchaser or the Company fulfilling its obligations or exercising its rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation, as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Purchaser New Notes, Warrant, Conversion Shares or Warrant Shares. In light of Section 2(e) of the Warrant and Section 2.21 of the Indenture, there are no change of control, severance, bonus or similar payments due and payable by the Company as a result of the Company fulfilling its obligations or exercise its rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Holder New Notes, the Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares, as the case may be.

 

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Section 3.11 Further Action. The Company agrees that (i) it will cancel all Outstanding Notes acquired in connection with the Transactions and the Other Transactions and (ii) it will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Undersigned or the Purchaser, the Trustee or the Company’s transfer agent to be reasonably necessary or desirable to complete the Transactions.

Section 3.12 Solvency. After giving effect to the Transactions, (a) the fair saleable value of the Company’s consolidated assets exceeds the fair value of the Company’s liabilities, (b) the Company will not be left with unreasonably small capital and (c) the Company will be able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise) (without taking into account any forbearance or extensions related thereto).

Section 3.13 No Material Adverse Effect. Since September 30, 2023, except as disclosed in the Public Filings, the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a single enterprise, have conducted their business in the ordinary course, and (a) there has been no material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or under the Transactions or the Other Transactions on a full and timely basis or on the financial condition, business, assets or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a single enterprise (collectively, a “Material Adverse Effect”); and (b) except as otherwise disclosed in the Public Filings, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred any liability or obligation or entered into any transaction or agreement that, individually or in the aggregate, is material with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and none of the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business or operations from fire, explosion, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster or calamity, regardless of whether covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or disturbance or court or governmental action, order or decree, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.14 Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Transactions and the Other Transactions, will not be, an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 3.15 Brokers. No broker, finder or intermediary is entitled to a fee or commission from the Purchaser in connection with the Transactions.

Section 3.16 New Class. The Purchaser New Notes, when issued, will not be of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in a U.S. automated inter-dealer quotation system, within the meaning of Rule 144A(d)(3)(i) under the Securities Act.

 

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Section 3.17 Subsidiaries. The Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any subsidiaries, other than Biora Therapeutics UK Limited, which the Company is in the process of dissolving.

Section 3.18 Collateral. The representations and warranties of the Company included in Article IV of the Security Agreement are deemed to be incorporated herein and part hereof.

ARTICLE IV

CLOSING CONDITIONS & NOTIFICATION

Section 4.1 Conditions to Obligations of the Undersigned, the Purchaser and the Company. The obligations of the Undersigned to cause the Purchaser to deliver the Purchase Price and of the Company to deliver the New Notes and the Warrant are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:

 

  (a)

no governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect and precludes, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the Transactions, the Other Transactions or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and no statute, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any governmental authority that prohibits or makes illegal this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the Other Transactions;

 

  (b)

there shall be no action, lawsuit, arbitration, claim or proceeding pending that enjoins the consummation of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the Other Transactions;

 

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solely with regard to the obligations of the Undersigned to cause the Purchaser to deliver the Purchase Price, (i) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Article III shall be true and correct as of the Closing in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made as of the Closing, and unless notice is given pursuant to Section 4.2 below, each of the representations and warranties contained therein shall be deemed to have been reaffirmed and confirmed as of the Closing Date and (ii) the Company shall have complied, in all material respects, with all covenants and other agreements in this Agreement required to be performed by the Company at or prior to Closing;

 

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solely with regard to the obligation of the Company to deliver the New Notes and the Warrant, (i) the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Article II shall be true and correct as of the Closing in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same effect

 

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  as though such representations and warranties had been made as of the Closing, and unless notice is given pursuant to Section 4.2 below, each of the representations and warranties contained therein shall be deemed to have been reaffirmed and confirmed as of the Closing Date and (ii) the Purchaser shall have complied, in all material respects, with all covenants and other agreements in this Agreement required to be performed by them at or prior to Closing;

 

  (e)

the Company and the Trustee shall have entered into the New Notes Supplemental Indenture;

 

  (f)

the Company and the Undersigned shall have entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) in substantially the form of Exhibit F;

 

  (g)

solely with regard to the obligations of the Undersigned to cause the Purchaser to deliver the Purchase Price, except as otherwise provided for in the Security Documents (as defined in the Indenture), the Indenture or the other documents entered into in connection with the Transactions, on the Closing Date, the Security Documents and other certificates, agreements or instruments necessary to create a valid security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of the New Notes, in all of the Collateral described in the Security Agreement, together with, subject to the requirements of the Security Documents, stock certificates and promissory notes required to be delivered pursuant to the Security Documents, in each case accompanied by instruments of transfer and stock powers undated and endorsed in blank, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in appropriate form for filing, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office in appropriate form for filing where applicable and each such document, instrument or filing shall, unless expressly not required by the Indenture, the Security Documents or applicable law, be in full force and effect;

 

  (h)

the Company and the Trustee shall have entered into a supplemental indenture to the indenture for the Outstanding Notes (the “Old Notes Supplemental Indenture”) in substantially the form of Exhibit G;

 

  (i)

the Other Transactions shall be consummated concurrently with the Closing of the Transactions in accordance with the terms of the documents related thereto in the form entered into on the date hereof, and no amendments, modifications or waivers of any documentation relating to the Other Transactions shall have been made since the executed versions of such documentation provided to the Undersigned concurrently with the execution of this Agreement;

 

  (j)

solely with regard to the obligations of the Undersigned to cause the Purchaser to deliver the Purchase Price, the Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser (i) an opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, counsel to the Company, addressed to the Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, and (ii) such other customary documentation as the Purchaser shall reasonably request;

 

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  (k)

solely with regard to the obligations of the Undersigned to cause the Purchaser to deliver the Purchase Price, the Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Undersigned, dated as of the Closing Date, a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or other officer satisfactory to the Undersigned, stating that (i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article II of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of such date; (iii) the Company has complied with all the agreements and covenants hereunder and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such date; and

 

  (l)

the Purchaser New Notes shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC under a 144A CUSIP.

Section 4.2 Notification. The Undersigned hereby covenants and agrees to promptly notify the Company upon the occurrence of any event prior to the Closing that would cause any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in Article II to be false or incorrect in any material respect (or, with respect to those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, in any respects). The Company hereby covenants and agrees to notify the Undersigned and the Purchaser upon the occurrence of any event prior to the Closing that would cause any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in Article III to be false or incorrect in any material respect (or, with respect to those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, in any respects).

ARTICLE V

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 5.1 Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and its Affiliates, and their respective equityholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, members, partners, managers, advisors (and any other persons with a functionally equivalent role notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) and each person, if any, who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each, a “Indemnified Party” and, collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses or liabilities, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations, litigation or inquiries), demands, and causes of action, and, in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all costs, losses, claims, damages or liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the documented fees and disbursements of counsel and all other documented expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such matter that may be incurred by them or asserted against or involve any of them) (collectively, “Losses”), as a result of, relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any Third-Party Claim (as defined herein) asserted against such Indemnified Party arising from or in any way related to, or as a result of any action taken or purported to have been taken by any person in connection with the consummation of, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

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Section 5.2 Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after any Indemnified Party has received notice of any indemnifiable claim hereunder, or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by a third person (other than the Company and its Affiliates, but including any derivative action, suit or proceeding) (each a “Third-Party Claim”), which the Indemnified Party believes in good faith is an indemnifiable claim under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give the Company prompt written notice of such Third-Party Claim or the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding, but failure to so notify the Company will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder except to the extent that the Company is prejudiced by such failure, and then only to the extent of such prejudice. Such notice shall state the nature and the basis of such Third-Party Claim to the extent then known. The Company shall have the right to defend and settle, at its own expense and by its own counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, any such matter as long as the Company pursues the same diligently and in good faith. After the Company has notified the Indemnified Party of its intention to undertake to defend or settle any such asserted liability, and for so long as the Company diligently pursues such defense, the Company shall not be liable for any additional legal expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with any defense or settlement of such asserted liability; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall be entitled (i) at its expense, to participate in the defense of such asserted liability and the negotiations of the settlement thereof and (ii) if the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, or if the Indemnified Party has, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of such Indemnified Party and any other party being represented by such counsel selected by the Company, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select its own counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the documented expenses and fees of one such counsel (in addition to any necessary local counsel) and other documented expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the Company as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (x) the Company shall not settle any Third-Party Claim under which indemnification may be sought hereunder without the consent of the applicable Indemnified Parties unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete, unconditional and irrevocable release from liability of, and does not include any statement or admission of fault, culpability, wrongdoing or malfeasance by, the Indemnified Party and (y) the Company shall not be liable for any settlement entered into by an Indemnified Party without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

If the indemnification provided in the preceding paragraph is insufficient, not permitted by applicable law or is judicially determined to be unavailable, then in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any applicable losses and expenses.

Section 5.3 Limitation on Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Company nor its Affiliates shall be required to indemnify or hold harmless any Indemnified Party to the extent of any Losses that are finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party, or from a claim solely among the Indemnified Parties. To the extent that the Company or its Affiliates have provided indemnification pursuant to this Article V prior

 

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to any such determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, each Indemnified Party so determined to have suffered such non-indemnifiable Losses shall promptly refund to the Company, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, any amounts so advanced by the Company or its Affiliates.

Section 5.4 Release. In consideration for the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement, the Company, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates, knowingly, voluntarily and unconditionally releases and forever discharges from and for, and covenants not to sue, each Indemnified Party for any and all actions or inactions arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the Transactions that the Company has or may have, now or in the future; provided, however, that this Section 5.4 will not apply to any claims against any Holder with respect to a breach of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any rights of the Company under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and any documents and agreements executed in connection with the Transactions embody the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous oral or written agreements, representations, warranties, contracts, correspondence, conversations, memoranda and understandings between or among the parties or any of their agents, representatives or Affiliates relative to such subject matter, including, without limitation, any term sheets, emails or draft documents.

Section 6.2 Construction. References in the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. References in the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter, and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. Headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meanings of the provisions hereof. Neither party, nor its respective counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of this Agreement for purposes of construing the provisions of this Agreement, and all language in all parts of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either party.

Section 6.3 Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall in all respects be construed in accordance with and governed by the substantive laws of the State of New York, without reference to its choice of law rules. Each of the Company and the Undersigned, on behalf of itself and on behalf of the Purchaser, irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury with respect to any legal proceeding arising out of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 6.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any counterpart or other signature hereon delivered by facsimile or any standard form of telecommunication or e-mail shall be deemed for all purposes as constituting good and valid execution and delivery of this Agreement by such party.

 

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Section 6.5 Use of Purchaser Names. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates and subsidiaries (if any) (collectively, the “Company Group”) shall identify, or permit any of its employees, agents or representatives to identify, the Undersigned or the Purchaser (whether in connection with the Company or in the Undersigned or the Purchaser’s capacity as an investor in the Company) in any written or oral public communications or issue any press release or other disclosure of the Undersigned’s or the Purchaser’s name or the name of any of its Affiliates, or any derivative of any of the foregoing names (collectively, the “Purchaser Names”), in each case except (i) as authorized in writing in advance by the Purchaser in each such instance (electronic mail to suffice) or (ii) as required by applicable law, legal process or regulatory request (“Applicable Law”); provided, that such disclosing member of the Company Group as soon as practicable notifies the Purchaser of such requirement (except where prohibited by Applicable Law ) so that the Purchaser (or its applicable Affiliate) may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy prior to such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may make disclosures to an auditor or governmental or regulatory authority pursuant to any routine investigation, inspection, examination or inquiry without providing the Purchaser with any notification thereof, unless the Purchaser is the subject of any such investigation, inspection, examination or inquiry (in which case the preceding sentence shall govern).

Section 6.6 Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Purchaser for all reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions promptly and, to the extent such documented fees and expenses are invoiced to the Company at least one business day prior to Closing, on the Closing Date.

Section 6.7 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof will in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision or the validity and enforceability of this Agreement.

Section 6.8 Assignment; Binding Effect. The Purchaser shall not convey, assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the express written consent of the Company, except to an affiliate of the Purchaser who assumes its obligations hereunder pursuant to a joinder or similar agreement reasonably acceptable to the Company, and the Company shall not convey, assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the express written consent of the Purchaser. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 6.9 Waiver; Remedies. No delay on the part of the Purchaser or the Company in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of the Purchaser or the Company of any right, power or privilege under this Agreement operate as a waiver of any other right, power or privilege of such party under this Agreement, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege under this Agreement. All waivers under this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver is to be enforced.

 

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Section 6.10 Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement of each of the parties to this Agreement.

Section 6.11 Survival. The provisions of Article II, Article III, Section 4.2, Article V and Article VI shall survive the Closing.

Section 6.12 Notice. Any notice or communications hereunder shall be in writing and will be deemed to have been given if delivered in person or by electronic transmission or by registered or certified first-class mail or courier service to the following addresses, or such other addresses as may be furnished hereafter by notice in writing:

if to the Company:

4330 La Jolla Village Drive

Suite 200

San Diego, CA 92122

Email: clarke.neumann@bioratherapeutics.com

With a copy to: legaldeptcontractnotices@bioratherapeutics.com

if to the Purchaser, as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.

Section 6.13 Termination. The Company may terminate this Agreement if there has occurred any breach or withdrawal by the Undersigned or the Purchaser of any covenant, representation or warranty set forth in Article II. The Undersigned or the Purchaser may terminate this Agreement if (i) there has occurred any breach or withdrawal by the Company of any covenant, representation or warranty set forth in Article III or (ii) the Closing has not occurred by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the tenth (10th) business day following the date hereof.

Section 6.14. Other Transactions. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document or other document related to the Other Transactions, and no action taken by the Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto or by any other party pursuant to such other documents, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchaser and any other party under such other documents as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that such entities are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to their obligations hereunder or thereunder or with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PURCHASE AGREEMENT


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

“UNDERSIGNED”:

 

(in its capacities described in the first paragraph hereof)
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PURCHASE AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT A

Purchaser

 

Purchaser Name and Address*

   Purchase Price      Purchaser New
Notes

 

(principal amount
of New Notes to
be issued)

     Warrant
Shares
underlying
Commitment
Warrant
     Reimbursed
Interest on
Purchaser New
Notes**
 
           

 

*

Address to be provided no later than the date of settlement

**

Assumes Closing Date of March 12, 2024. To be adjusted to reflect accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the actual Closing Date.


EXHIBIT B

Indenture


EXHIBIT C

Form of New Notes Supplemental Indenture


EXHIBIT D

Security Agreement


EXHIBIT E

Form of Warrant


EXHIBIT F

Form of Registration Rights Agreement


EXHIBIT G

Form of Old Notes Supplemental Indenture

EX-10.4

Exhibit 10.4

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 12, 2024, is by and between the undersigned (together with any of their permitted transferees and assigns pursuant to Section 9 hereof) (collectively, the “Investors”), and Biora Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

RECITALS

A. The Company and the Investors party hereto on the date hereof have entered into(i) exchange agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to which the Investors will exchange certain of their 7.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 of the Company for a new issue of first lien convertible senior notes due 2028 (the “New Notes”) and (ii) a purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Purchase Agreement” and, together with the Exchange Agreement, the “Transaction Agreements”), pursuant to which the Investors will purchase New Notes and acquire warrants (“Warrants”) to purchase shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”).

B. Pursuant to the terms of, and in consideration for the Investors entering into, the Transaction Agreements, and to induce the Investors to execute and deliver the Transaction Agreements, the Company has agreed to provide the Investors with certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined herein) as set forth herein.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Transaction Agreements, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Investors hereby agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Transaction Agreements. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

(b) “Allowable Grace Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3(n).

(c) “Blue Sky Filing” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).


(d) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

(e) “Claims” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

(f) “Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor entity.

(g) “Common Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

(h) “Company” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble of this Agreement.

(i) “Conversion Shares” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Registrable Securities.

(j) “Effective Date” means the date that the applicable Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission.

(k) “Effectiveness Deadline” means the earlier of (i) the one hundred and twentieth (120th) calendar day after the date of this Agreement if the SEC notifies the Company that it will review the Initial Registration Statement and (ii) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the Commission notifies the Company that it will not review or has completed its review of the Initial Registration Statement.

(l) “Exchange Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

(m) “Filing Deadline” means the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 (which filing will include all information required by Part III of Form 10-K).

(n) “Indemnified Damages” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

(o) “Initial Registration Statement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(a).

(p) “Investor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble of this Agreement.

(q) “Investor Party” and “Investor Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in Section 6(a).

(r) “Legal Counsel” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(b).

 

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(s) “New Registration Statement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c).

(t) “Person” means any person or entity, whether a natural person, trustee, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, business association, firm, joint venture, governmental agency or authority.

(u) “Prospectus” means the prospectus in the form included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented from time to time by any Prospectus Supplement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein.

(v) “Prospectus Supplement” means any prospectus supplement to the Prospectus filed with the Commission from time to time pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the documents incorporated by reference therein.

(w) “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

(x) “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration Statements in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 and the declaration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the Commission.

(y) “Registrable Securities” means (i) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of, or otherwise issuable pursuant to, the New Notes or the Warrants issued pursuant to the Exchange Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of interest amounts payable on the New Notes in accordance with the terms thereof (collectively “Conversion Shares”) and (ii) any capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to such Conversion Shares, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the shares of Common Stock are converted or exchanged and shares of capital stock of a successor entity into which the shares of Common Stock are converted or exchanged, in each case until such time as such securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(f).

(z) “Registration Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3(a).

(aa) “Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act covering the resale by the Investor of Registrable Securities, as such registration statement or registration statements may be amended and supplemented from time to time, including all documents filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein.

(bb) “Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration.

 

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(cc) “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any other similar or successor rule or regulation of the Commission providing for offering securities on a delayed or continuous basis.

(dd) “Staff” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c).

(ee) “Subsidiaries” means the consolidated subsidiaries of the Company.

(ff) “Transaction Agreements” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.

(gg) “Violations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

2. REGISTRATION.

(a) Mandatory Shelf Registration. The Company shall prepare and, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the Commission an initial shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3, or equivalent if Form S-3 is unavailable to the Company (or any successor form) or a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1 to the extent Form S-3 is unavailable to register all Registrable Securities, covering the resale by the Investors of all of the Conversion Shares, so as to permit the resale of such Registrable Securities by the Investors under Rule 415 under the Securities Act on a delayed or continuous basis at then prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices or as otherwise permitted by law (the “Initial Registration Statement”). Such initial Registration Statement shall name any Investor requesting inclusion therein as a selling shareholder, and provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Investors named therein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Initial Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission as promptly as practicable, and in any event not later than by the Effectiveness Deadline. In the event the Company files a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as soon as the Company qualifies for, and is able to include all Registrable Securities on, Form S-3, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) convert the Registration Statement on Form S- 1 (and any New Registration Statement) to a Form S-3 Registration Statement or (ii) file a Form S-3 Registration Statement, as the case may be, in each case, as soon as practicable.

(b) Legal Counsel. The Investors who are Affiliates of the Company, on the one hand, and the Investors that are not Affiliates of the Company, on the other hand, shall each have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee, solely on their behalf, any registration pursuant to this Section 2 (“Legal Counsel”).

(c) Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by the Initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) as a result of Section 2(e) or otherwise, the Company shall then use its best efforts to file with the Commission one or more additional shelf Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by such initial Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable (taking into account any position of the staff of the Commission (“Staff”) with respect to the date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed

 

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with the Commission and the rules and regulations of the Commission) (each such additional Registration Statement, a “New Registration Statement”). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof with the Commission.

(d) No Inclusion of Other Securities. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(c) without consulting the Investors and Legal Counsel prior to filing such Registration Statement with the Commission. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the Company’s ability to comply with the terms of any separate registration rights agreement.

(e) Offering. If the Staff or the Commission seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investors on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415, or if after the filing of any Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a), Section 2(c), or Section 2(g), the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the Commission to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration Statement (after consultation with the Investors and Legal Counsel as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the Commission shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if after giving effect to the actions referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Staff or the Commission does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investors on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415, the Company shall not request acceleration of the Effective Date of such Registration Statement and the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 48 hours) request the withdrawal of such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall then use its commercially reasonable efforts to file one or more New Registration Statements with the Commission in accordance with Section 2(c) as promptly as practicable until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the Prospectuses contained therein are available for use by the Investors. For the avoidance of doubt, if Form S-3 is not available for the inclusion of all Registrable Securities thereon, the obligation under Section 2(a), (c) and (e) to file an Initial Registration Statement or a New Registration Statement shall include the obligation to file such Registration Statement(s) on Form S-1 (or any successor or equivalent form).

(f) Any Registrable Security shall cease to be a “Registrable Security” at the earliest of the following: (i) when a Registration Statement covering such Registrable Security becomes or has been declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement; (ii) when such Registrable Security is held by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries; and (iii) the date on which such Registrable Security may be sold by the holder thereof without volume or manner of sale restrictions under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

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(g) If any Registration Statement ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason during the Registration Period, the Company shall, subject to Section 3(n), use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Registration Statement to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or file an additional shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 or, if required by the terms hereof, Form S-1 (each, a “Subsequent Registration Statement”) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities. If a Subsequent Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof and (ii) keep such Subsequent Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit the Investors named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act During the Registration Period.

3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.

The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:

(a) Subject to Allowable Grace Periods, the Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective (and the Prospectus contained therein available for use) pursuant to Rule 415 for resales by the Investor on a continuous basis at then-prevailing market prices at all times until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investor shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which the Investors no longer own any Registrable Securities (the “Registration Period”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (but subject to the provisions of Section 3(n) hereof), the Company shall ensure that, when filed and at all times while effective, each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) and the Prospectus (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) used in connection with such Registration Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of Prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading. The Company shall submit to the Commission, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date that the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the Staff or that the Staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement (as the case may be), a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date as soon as reasonably practicable in accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act.

 

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(b) Subject to Section 3(c) of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection with each such Registration Statement, which Prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep each such Registration Statement effective (and the Prospectus contained therein current and available for use) at all times during the Registration Period for such Registration Statement, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company required to be covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Investors. In the case of amendments and supplements to any Registration Statement or Prospectus related thereto which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to this Section 3(c)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q or Form 10-K or any analogous report under the Exchange Act, the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement and Prospectus, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus with the Commission on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus, for the purpose of including or incorporating such report into such Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus (including, without limitation, any supplement thereto) included in each Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and with the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the jurisdictions in which the Registrable Securities may be sold by the Investors, in connection with the resale of the Registrable Securities and for such period of time thereafter as such Prospectus (including, without limitation, any supplement thereto) (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with resales of Registrable Securities.

(c) The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel an opportunity to review and comment upon (i) each Registration Statement at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing with the Commission and (ii) all amendments and supplements to each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, the Prospectus contained therein) (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any similar or successor reports or Prospectus Supplements the contents of which is limited to that set forth in such reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the Commission, and (B) shall reasonably consider any comments of the Investors and Legal Counsel on any such Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto or to any Prospectus contained therein. The Company shall promptly furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) electronic copies of any correspondence from the Commission or the Staff to the Company or its representatives relating to each Registration Statement (which correspondence shall be redacted to exclude any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), after the same is prepared and filed with the Commission, one (1) electronic copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by the Investors, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, one (1) electronic copy of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to furnish any document (other than the Prospectus, which may be provided in .PDF format) to Legal Counsel to the extent such document is available on EDGAR.

 

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(d) The Company shall promptly furnish to the Investors, without charge, (i) after the same is prepared and filed with the Commission, at least one (1) electronic copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by the Investors, all exhibits thereto, (ii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, one (1) electronic copy of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as the Investors may reasonably request from time to time) and (iii) such other documents, including, without limitation, copies of any final Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement thereto, as the Investors may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investors; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to furnish any document (other than the Prospectus, which may be provided in .PDF format) to the Investors to the extent such document is available on EDGAR.

(e) The Company shall take such action as is reasonably necessary to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies which allows the Registrable Securities to be freely tradable, the resale by the Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “Blue Sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request (or provide evidence satisfactory to such holders that the Registrable Securities are exempt from such registration or qualification), (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and the Investors of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

(f) The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and the Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and, subject to Section

 

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3(c), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement and such Prospectus contained therein to correct such untrue statement or omission and deliver one (1) electronic copy of such supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and the Investors (or such other number of copies as Legal Counsel or the Investors may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and the Investors in writing (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and the Investors by facsimile or e-mail on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), and when the Company receives written notice from the Commission that a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment will be reviewed by the Commission, (ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or related information, (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate and (iv) of the receipt of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for any additional information relating to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or any related Prospectus. The Company shall respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto. Nothing in this Section 3(f) shall limit any obligation of the Company under the Purchase Agreement.

(g) The Company shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the use of any Prospectus contained therein, or the suspension of the qualification, or the loss of an exemption from qualification, of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible time and (ii) promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge notify in writing Legal Counsel and the Investors of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding.

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

 

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(i) Upon the written request of the Investors, the Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of notice from the Investors and subject to Section 3(b) hereof, (i) incorporate in a Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Investors reasonably request to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus Supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement or Prospectus contained therein if reasonably requested by the Investors.

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

(k) The Company shall otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission in connection with any registration hereunder.

(l) Within one (1) Business Day after each Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission in a form to be provided by counsel to the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Investors.

(m) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (but subject to the last sentence of this Section 3(n)), at any time after the Effective Date of a particular Registration Statement, the Company may, upon written notice to the Investors (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), suspend Investors’ use of any prospectus that is a part of any Registration Statement (in which event the Investors shall discontinue sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, but shall settle any previously made sales of Registrable Securities) if the Company (x) is pursuing an acquisition, merger, tender offer, reorganization, disposition or other material transaction and the Company determines in good faith that (A) the Company’s ability to pursue or consummate such a material transaction would be materially adversely affected by any required disclosure of such transaction in such Registration Statement or other registration statement or (B) such material transaction renders the Company unable to comply with Commission requirements, in each case under circumstances that would make it impractical or inadvisable to cause any Registration Statement (or such filings) to be used by Investor or to promptly amend or supplement any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement on a post effective basis, as applicable, or (y) has other material non-public information the disclosure of which at such time, in the good faith judgment of the Company, would materially adversely affect the Company (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”); provided, however, that in no event shall the Investor be suspended from selling Registrable Securities (i) pursuant to any another exemption from registration, or (ii) pursuant to any Registration Statement for a period that exceeds (x) 60 days for each Allowable Grace Period, (y) two Allowable Grace Periods in any 365-day period, or (z) an aggregate of 120

 

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days in any 365-day period. Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition described above, the Company shall provide prompt notice, but in any event within one Business Day of such disclosure or termination, to the Investor and shall promptly terminate any suspension of sales it has put into effect and shall take such other reasonable actions to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated in this Agreement (including as set forth in the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable).

(n) The Company shall cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each national securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed.

(o) The Company shall provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement.

(p) The Company shall make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule then in effect).

(q) The Company shall, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Investors, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with such registration of the Registrable Securities.

4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTORS.

(a) At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of each Registration Statement (or such shorter period to which the parties agree), the Company shall notify the Investors in writing of any other information the Company requires from the Investors with respect to such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of each Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.

(b) Each of the Investors, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of each Registration Statement hereunder, unless the Investor has notified the Company in writing of the Investor’s election to exclude all of the Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

 

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(c) The Investors agree that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in the first sentence of Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(g), the Investor shall immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(b) or the or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required or that the stop-order or other suspension has been withdrawn.

(d) The Investors covenant and agree that they shall comply with the prospectus delivery and other requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to them in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.

All reasonable expenses, other than sales or brokerage commissions of the Investors, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and Legal Counsel for the Investors, selected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, shall be paid by the Company.

6. INDEMNIFICATION.

(a) In the event any Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement under this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor, each of its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, advisors, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title) and each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and each of the directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees, agents, advisors, representatives (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding the lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling Persons (each, an “Investor Party” and collectively, the “Investor Parties”), against any losses, obligations, claims, damages, liabilities, contingencies, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs (including, without limitation, court costs, documented attorneys’ fees, costs of defense and investigation), amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “Claims”) reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the Commission, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an Investor Party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “Blue Sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) or in any Prospectus Supplement or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to

 

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make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Investor Parties, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other properly documented expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Investor Party arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Investor Party for such Investor Party expressly for use in connection with the preparation of such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto (it being hereby acknowledged and agreed that the written information set forth on Exhibits A and B attached hereto is the only written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement); (ii) shall not be available to the Investor to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) made available by the Company (to the extent applicable), including, without limitation, a corrected Prospectus, if such Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) or corrected Prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d) and then only if, and to the extent that, following the receipt of the corrected Prospectus no grounds for such Claim would have existed; and (iii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Investor Party and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9.

(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which the Investor is participating, the Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Company Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case, to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to the Investor furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement, the Prospectus included therein or any Prospectus Supplement thereto (it being hereby acknowledged and agreed that the written information set forth on Exhibits A and B attached hereto is the only written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement); and, subject to Section 6(c) and the below provisos in this Section 6(b), the Investor shall reimburse a Company Party any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Company Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and provided, further that the Investor shall be liable

 

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under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the applicable sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Company Party and shall survive the transfer of any of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including, without limitation, any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Investor Party or the Company Party (as the case may be); provided, however, an Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by the indemnifying party if: (i) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Claim in a reasonable period of time and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) in any such Claim; or (iii) the named parties to any such Claim (including, without limitation, any impleaded parties) include both such Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be), or an Investor Party that is an Affiliate of the Company and an Investor Party that is not an Affiliate of the Company, and the indemnifying party, and such Investor Party or such Company Party (as the case may be) shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Investor Party or such Company Party and such other Investor Party or the indemnifying party (in which case, if such Investor Party or such Company Party (as the case may be) notifies the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, then the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof on behalf of the indemnified party and such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party, provided further that in the case of clause (iii) above the indemnifying party shall not be responsible for the documented fees and expenses of more than two (2) separate legal counsel for all Investor Parties or one (1) separate legal counsel for all Company Parties (as the case may be)). The Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party shall keep the Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation, and such

 

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settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Company Party. For the avoidance of doubt, the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to Sections 6(a) and 6(b) hereof. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Company Party or Investor Party (as the case may be) with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Investor Party or Company Party (as the case may be) under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially and adversely prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

(d) No Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities who is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to indemnification from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who is not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.

(e) The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred; provided that any Person receiving any payment pursuant to this Section 6 shall promptly reimburse the Person making such payment for the amount of such payment to the extent a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such Person receiving such payment was not entitled to such payment.

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

7. CONTRIBUTION.

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law or unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Claims or Indemnified Damages, the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Claims and Indemnified Damages in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by in the case of an omission), such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however: (i) no contribution shall be made under circumstances where the maker would not have been liable for indemnification under the fault standards set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement, (ii) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) in connection with

 

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such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (iii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the applicable sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, the Investor shall not be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by the Investor from the applicable sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the Claim exceeds the amount of any damages that the Investor has otherwise been required to pay, or would otherwise be required to pay under Section 6(b), by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

8. REPORTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT.

With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144, the Company agrees to:

(a) so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, use its commercially reasonable efforts to make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

(b) so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit any of the Company’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144;

(c) furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting, submission and posting requirements of Rule 144 and the Exchange Act, if applicable (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company with the Commission if such reports are not publicly available via EDGAR, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration; and

(d) take such additional action as is reasonably requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions to the Company’s Transfer Agent as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Investor and otherwise fully cooperate with Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of securities pursuant to Rule 144.

9. ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder in whole or in part without the prior written consent of the Investors. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of an Investor hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part to a transferee of Registrable Securities; provided, that each of the Investors shall be permitted to

 

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transfer its rights hereunder as an Investor to one or more Affiliates or any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of such Investor (it being understood that no such transfer shall reduce any rights of such Investor or such transferees). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such assignment shall be binding or obligate the Company unless and until the assignee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

10. AMENDMENT OR WAIVER.

No provision of this Agreement may be (i) amended other than by a written instrument signed by the parties hereto or (ii) waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Investor, solely in its capacity as a holder of Registrable Securities, in a manner that is materially different from the other Investors (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Investor so affected. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

11. MISCELLANEOUS.

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

(b) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be given in accordance with Section 6.12 of the Purchase Agreement and each Exchange Agreement or as otherwise modified by a party following the date hereof by notice to the other parties hereto.

(c) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. The Company and the Investors acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement by the other parties and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof (without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required), this being in addition to any other remedy to which either party may be entitled by law or equity.

(d) All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the

 

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exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(e) The Transaction Agreements set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties solely with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, negotiations and understandings between the parties, both oral and written, solely with respect to such matters. There are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by either party relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth in the Transaction Agreements.

(f) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors. This Agreement is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any Person, other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns in accordance with the terms hereof, and the Persons referred to in Sections 6 and 7 hereof.

(g) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found.

(h) This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature or signature delivered by e-mail in a “.pdf” format data file, including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com, www.echosign.adobe.com, etc., shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original signature.

 

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(i) Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(j) The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

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

 

COMPANY:
BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:    
 

Name: Eric d’Esparbes

Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


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

 

INVESTORS:

[•]

By:

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title:

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Biora Therapeutics Further Reduces Net Debt and Monetizes Legacy Asset

Monetization of legacy asset brings in $3 million in nondilutive capital

Convertible notes exchange brings in another $2.8 million in new capital and reduces Biora’s net debt

SAN DIEGO, March 11, 2024 – Biora Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOR), the biotech company that is reimagining therapeutic delivery, today announced an agreement with institutional investor Context Capital to invest $2.8 million in new capital alongside a convertible note exchange, and announced the monetization of its investment in privately held Enumera Molecular, Inc. (“Enumera”) in a separate transaction that results in $3 million of nondilutive funding for Biora.

“Since September 2023, we have reduced Biora’s debt by more than $80 million in three separate note exchange transactions with institutional investors, who also invested $19.8 million of new capital, a strong indication of investors’ continued confidence in our programs. By monetizing our interest in Enumera, which is related to our legacy business, we are also bringing in additional funding to complement our shareholders’ capital investment,” said Eric d’Esparbes, Chief Financial Officer of Biora Therapeutics. “We continue to make substantive progress toward optimizing the capital structure of Biora, and developing our therapeutics programs, which are progressing well. We look forward to sharing data from the SAD portion of our phase 1 clinical trial during our corporate update later this month,” continued Mr. d’Esparbes.

Biora has agreed with Context Capital to exchange an aggregate of $5.6 million principal amounts of its senior convertible notes due 2025 for an aggregate of $3.8 million convertible senior secured notes due 2028 issued pursuant to an indenture dated December 19, 2023 (the “2028 Notes”). Context Capital has also agreed to purchase $2.8 million of 2028 Notes and common stock purchase warrants. The transaction is expected to close on March 12, 2024. Details of the transaction can be found in the company’s separate filing on SEC Form 8-K.

In May 2022, Biora contributed legacy assets related to its single-molecule detection platform to Enumera in exchange for a minority ownership stake in Enumera. On March 8, 2024, Biora sold its minority stake to Enumera investors for $3 million.

This press release is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities of the company. The securities described herein have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration thereunder or an applicable exemption the registration requirements thereof.

About Biora Therapeutics

Biora Therapeutics is reimagining therapeutic delivery. By creating innovative smart pills designed for targeted drug delivery to the GI tract, and systemic, needle-free delivery of biotherapeutics, the company is developing therapies to improve patients’ lives.

Biora is focused on development of two therapeutics platforms: the NaviCap targeted oral delivery platform, which is designed to improve outcomes for patients with inflammatory bowel disease through treatment at the site of disease in the gastrointestinal tract, and the BioJet systemic oral delivery platform, which is designed to replace injection for better management of chronic diseases through needle-free, oral delivery of large molecules.


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