UNITES 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): July 24, 2015
NEPHROS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in
its Charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) |
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001-32288
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13-3971809
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
41 Grand Avenue, River Edge, New Jersey
07661
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)
(201) 343-5202
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On July 24, 2015,
Nephros, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), together with
a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln
Park”), an Illinois limited liability company.
Under the terms and
subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase
up to $10.0 million in shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”), subject to certain limitations,
from time to time, over the 36-month period commencing on the date that a registration statement, which the Company agreed to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, is declared
effective by the SEC and a final prospectus in connection therewith is filed. The Company may direct Lincoln Park, at its sole
discretion and subject to certain conditions, to purchase up to 100,000 shares of Common Stock on any business day, provided that
at least one business day has passed since the most recent purchase, increasing to up to 200,000 shares depending upon the closing
sale price of the Common Stock (such purchases, “Regular Purchases”). However, in no event shall a Regular Purchase
be more than $500,000. The purchase price of shares of Common Stock related to the future funding will be based on the prevailing
market prices of such shares at the time of sales, but in no event will shares be sold to Lincoln Park on a day the Common Stock
closing price is less than the floor price as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. In addition, the Company may direct Lincoln
Park to purchase additional amounts as accelerated purchases if on the date of a Regular Purchase the closing sale price of the
Common Stock is not below the threshold price as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The Company’s sales of shares of Common
Stock to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement are limited to no more than the number of shares that would result in the beneficial
ownership by Lincoln Park and its affiliates, at any single point in time, of more than 9.99% of the then-outstanding shares of
the Common Stock.
In connection with
the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued to Lincoln Park 250,000 shares of Common Stock. Lincoln Park represented to the Company,
among other things, that it was an “accredited investor” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), and the Company sold the securities in reliance upon
an exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) under the Securities Act. The securities sold may not be offered or sold
in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
The Purchase Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement contain customary representations, warranties, agreements and conditions to completing future
sale transactions, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The Company has the right to terminate the Purchase Agreement
at any time, at no cost or penalty. Actual sales of shares of Common Stock to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement will depend
on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time to time, including, among others, market conditions, the trading
price of the Common Stock and determinations by the Company as to the appropriate sources of funding for the Company and its operations.
There are no trading volume requirements or restrictions under the Purchase Agreement. Lincoln Park has no right to require any
sales by the Company, but is obligated to make purchases from the Company as it directs in accordance with the Purchase Agreement.
Lincoln Park has covenanted not to cause or engage in any manner whatsoever, any direct or indirect short selling or hedging of
Company shares.
The net proceeds under
the Purchase Agreement to the Company will depend on the frequency and prices at which the Company sells shares of its stock to
Lincoln Park. The Company expects that any proceeds received by the Company from such sales to Lincoln Park under the Purchase
Agreement will be used for general corporate purposes and working capital requirements.
This current report
on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of Common Stock, nor shall there
be any sale of shares of Common Stock in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
The foregoing descriptions
of the Purchase Agreements and the Registration Rights Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text
of the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2,
respectively, and each of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. The representations, warranties and covenants
contained in such agreements were made only for purposes of such agreements and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit
of the parties to such agreements, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified
by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with execution of the agreements.
Item 3.02 |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information contained
above in Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Purchase Agreement between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, dated July 24, 2015. |
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10.2 |
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Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, dated July 24, 2015. |
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99.1 |
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Press Release, dated July 27, 2015. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: July 27, 2015 |
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/s/ Daron Evans |
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Daron Evans |
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President & Chief Executive Officer |
Index to Exhibits Filed with this
Report
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Purchase Agreement between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, dated July 24, 2015. |
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10.2 |
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Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, dated July 24, 2015. |
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99.1 |
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Press Release, dated July 27, 2015. |
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Copy
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”), dated as of July 24, 2015, by and between NEPHROS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (the “Investor”).
WHEREAS:
Subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company wishes to sell to the Investor, and the Investor wishes to buy from the
Company, up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common
Stock"). The shares of Common Stock to be purchased hereunder are referred to herein as the "Purchase Shares."
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Accelerated
Purchase Share Amount” means, with respect to any Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the
number of Purchase Shares directed by the Company to be purchased by the Investor on an Accelerated Purchase Notice, which number
of Purchase Shares shall not exceed the lesser of (i) 200% of the number of Purchase Shares to be purchased by the Investor pursuant
to the corresponding Regular Purchase Notice for the corresponding Regular Purchase referred to in Section 2(b) hereof (subject
to the Purchase Share limitations contained in Section 2(a) hereof) and (ii) the Accelerated Purchase Share Percentage multiplied
by the trading volume of the Common Stock on the Principal Market during normal trading hours on the Accelerated Purchase Date.
(b) “Accelerated
Purchase Date” means, with respect to any Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the Business
Day immediately following the applicable Purchase Date with respect to the corresponding Regular Purchase referred to in Section
2(b) hereof.
(c) “Accelerated
Purchase Notice” means, with respect to any Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, an irrevocable
written notice from the Company to the Investor directing the Investor to buy a specified Accelerated Purchase Share Amount on
the applicable Accelerated Purchase Date pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof at the applicable Accelerated Purchase Price.
(d) “Accelerated
Purchase Share Percentage” means, with respect to any Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof,
0.30.
(e) “Accelerated
Purchase Price” means, with respect to any particular Accelerated Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the
lower of (i) ninety-three percent (93%) of the VWAP during (A) the entire trading day on the Accelerated Purchase Date, if the
volume of shares of Common Stock traded on the Principal Market on the Accelerated Purchase Date has not exceeded the Accelerated
Purchase Share Volume Maximum, or (B) the portion of the trading day of the Accelerated Purchase Date (calculated starting at the
beginning of normal trading hours) until such time at which the volume of shares of Common Stock traded on the Principal Market
has exceeded the Accelerated Purchase Share Volume Maximum or (ii) the Closing Sale Price on the Accelerated Purchase Date (to
be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other
similar transaction).
(f) “Accelerated
Purchase Share Volume Maximum” means the number of shares of Common Stock traded on the Principal Market during normal
trading hours on the Accelerated Purchase Date equal to (i) the amount of shares of Common Stock properly directed by the Company
to be purchased on the Accelerated Purchase Notice, divided by (ii) the Accelerated Purchase Share Percentage (to be appropriately
adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction).
(g) “Available
Amount” means, initially, Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) in the aggregate, which amount shall be reduced by the Purchase
Amount each time the Investor purchases shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
(h) “Bankruptcy
Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
(i) “Business
Day” means any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading, including any day on which the Principal Market
is open for trading for a period of time less than the customary time.
(j) “Closing
Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing sale price for such security on the Principal Market
as reported by the Principal Market.
(k) “Confidential
Information” means any information disclosed by either party to the other party, either directly or indirectly, in writing,
orally or by inspection of tangible objects (including, without limitation, documents, prototypes, samples, plant and equipment),
which is designated as "Confidential," "Proprietary" or some similar designation. Information communicated
orally shall be considered Confidential Information if such information is confirmed in writing as being Confidential Information
within ten (10) Business Days after the initial disclosure. Confidential Information may also include information disclosed to
a disclosing party by third parties. Confidential Information shall not, however, include any information which (i) was publicly
known and made generally available in the public domain prior to the time of disclosure by the disclosing party; (ii) becomes publicly
known and made generally available after disclosure by the disclosing party to the receiving party through no action or inaction
of the receiving party; (iii) is already in the possession of the receiving party at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party
as shown by the receiving party’s files and records immediately prior to the time of disclosure; (iv) is obtained by the
receiving party from a third party without a breach of such third party’s obligations of confidentiality; (v) is independently
developed by the receiving party without use of or reference to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information, as shown
by documents and other competent evidence in the receiving party’s possession; or (vi) is required by law to be disclosed
by the receiving party, provided that the receiving party gives the disclosing party prompt written notice of such requirement
prior to such disclosure and assistance in obtaining an order protecting the information from public disclosure.
(l) “Custodian”
means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
(m) “DTC”
means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing substantially the same function for the Company.
(n) “DWAC
Shares” means shares of Common Stock that are (i) issued in electronic form, (ii) freely tradable and transferable and
without restriction on resale and (iii) timely credited by the Company to the Investor’s or its designee’s specified
Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) account with DTC under its Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) Program, or any similar
program hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function.
(o) “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) “Material
Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) the
results of operations, assets, business or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than
any material adverse effect that resulted primarily from (A) any change in the United States or foreign economies or securities
or financial markets in general that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
(B) any change that generally affects the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate that does not have a
disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (C) any change arising in connection with earthquakes,
hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions or any escalation or material worsening of any such hostilities,
acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions existing as of the date hereof, (D) any action taken by the Investor,
its affiliates or its or their successors and assigns with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (E) the
effect of any change in applicable laws or accounting rules that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (F) any change resulting from compliance with terms of this Agreement or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (iii) the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect
on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document to be performed as of the date of determination.
(q) “Maturity
Date” means the first day of the month immediately following the thirty-six (36) month anniversary of the Commencement
Date.
(r) “PEA
Period” means the period commencing at 9:30 a.m., Eastern time, on the twentieth (20th) Business Day immediately
prior to the filing of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement (as defined herein) or New Registration Statement
(as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), and ending at 9:30 a.m., Eastern time, on the Business Day immediately
following, the effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement (as defined herein) or New Registration
Statement (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).
(s) “Person”
means an individual or entity including but not limited to any limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation,
a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
(t) “Principal
Market” means the OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or any nationally recognized successor thereto); provided,
however, that in the event the Company’s Common Stock is ever listed or traded on The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global
Market, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the NYSE Arca, the OTC Bulletin Board or the
OTCQX operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or any nationally recognized successor to any of the foregoing), then the “Principal
Market” shall mean such other market or exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed or traded.
(u) “Purchase
Amount” means, with respect to any Regular Purchase or any Accelerated Purchase made hereunder, the portion of the Available
Amount to be purchased by the Investor pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
(v) “Purchase
Date” means, with respect to any Regular Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, the Business Day on which
the Investor receives by 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, of such Business Day a valid Regular Purchase Notice that the Investor is to
buy Purchase Shares pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.
(w) “Purchase
Price” means, with respect to any Regular Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, the lower of: (i) the
lowest Sale Price on the applicable Purchase Date and (ii) the arithmetic average of the three (3) lowest Closing Sale Prices for
the Common Stock during the twelve (12) consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately preceding such Purchase
Date (in each case, to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other
similar transaction that occurs on or after the date of this Agreement).
(x) “Regular
Purchase Notice” means, with respect to any Regular Purchase pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, an irrevocable written
notice from the Company to the Investor directing the Investor to buy such applicable amount of Purchase Shares at the applicable
Purchase Price as specified by the Company therein on the Purchase Date.
(y) “Sale
Price” means any trade price for the shares of Common Stock on the Principal Market as reported by the Principal Market.
(z) “SEC”
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(aa) “Securities”
means, collectively, the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares.
(bb) “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(cc) “Subsidiary”
means any Person the Company wholly-owns or controls, or in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the voting
stock or similar voting interest, in each case that would be disclosable pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K promulgated
under the Securities Act.
(dd) “Transaction
Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement and the schedules and exhibits hereto, the Registration Rights Agreement
and the schedules and exhibits thereto, and each of the other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments entered into
or furnished by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(ee) “Transfer Agent”
means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, or such other Person who is then serving as the transfer agent for the Company
in respect of the Common Stock.
(ff) “VWAP”
means in respect of an applicable Accelerated Purchase Date, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the Principal
Market, as reported on the Principal Market.
2. PURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK.
Subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to the Investor, and the Investor has the obligation
to purchase from the Company, Purchase Shares as follows:
(a) Commencement
of Regular Sales of Common Stock. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 7 and 8 hereof
(the “Commencement” and the date of satisfaction of such conditions the “Commencement Date”)
and thereafter, the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the Investor, by its delivery to the Investor
of a Regular Purchase Notice from time to time, to purchase up to One Hundred Thousand (100,000) Purchase Shares (each such purchase
a “Regular Purchase”), at the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date; provided, however, that (i)
the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to One Hundred Fifty Thousand (150,000) Purchase Shares, provided that the Closing
Sale Price of the Common Stock is not below $0.75 on the Purchase Date, and (ii) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to
Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) Purchase Shares, provided that the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock is not below $1.00 on
the Purchase Date (all of which share and dollar amounts shall be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization,
non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction); provided, further, however, that the Investor’s
committed obligation under any single Regular Purchase shall not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000). If the Company
delivers any Regular Purchase Notice for a Purchase Amount in excess of the limitations contained in the immediately preceding
sentence, such Regular Purchase Notice shall be void ab initio to the extent of the amount by which the amount of Purchase
Shares set forth in such Regular Purchase Notice exceeds the amount of Purchase Shares which the Company is permitted to include
in such Purchase Notice in accordance herewith, and the Investor shall have no obligation to purchase such excess Purchase Shares
in respect of such Regular Purchase Notice; provided that the Investor shall remain obligated to purchase the amount of Purchase
Shares which the Company is permitted to include in such Regular Purchase Notice. The Company may deliver multiple Regular Purchase
Notices to the Investor so long as at least one (1) Business Day has passed since the most recent Regular Purchase was completed.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not deliver any Regular Purchase Notices during the PEA Period.
(b) Accelerated
Purchases. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in addition to purchases of Purchase Shares as described
in Section 2(a) above, the Company shall also have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the Investor by the Company’s
delivery to the Investor of an Accelerated Purchase Notice from time to time, and the Investor thereupon shall have the obligation,
to buy Purchase Shares at the Accelerated Purchase Price on the Accelerated Purchase Date in an amount equal to the Accelerated
Purchase Share Amount (each such purchase, an “Accelerated Purchase”). The Company may deliver an Accelerated
Purchase Notice to the Investor only on a Purchase Date on which the Company also properly submitted a Regular Purchase Notice
for a Regular Purchase and the Closing Sale Price is not below $0.75 (to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization,
non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction). If the Company delivers any Accelerated Purchase Notice for an Accelerated
Purchase Share Amount in excess of the limitations contained in the definition of Accelerated Purchase Share Amount, such Accelerated
Purchase Notice shall be void ab initio to the extent of the amount by which the number of Purchase Shares set forth in
such Accelerated Purchase Notice exceeds the Accelerated Purchase Share Amount which the Company is permitted to include in such
Accelerated Purchase Notice in accordance herewith (which shall be confirmed in an Accelerated Purchase Confirmation (defined below)),
and the Investor shall have no obligation to purchase such excess Purchase Shares in respect of such Accelerated Purchase Notice;
provided that the Investor shall remain obligated to purchase the Accelerated Purchase Share Amount which the Company is permitted
to include in such Accelerated Purchase Notice. Upon completion of each Accelerated Purchase Date, the Accelerated Purchase Share
Amount and the applicable Accelerated Purchase Price shall be set forth on a confirmation of the Accelerated Purchase to be provided
to the Company by the Investor (an “Accelerated Purchase Confirmation”).
(c) Payment
for Purchase Shares. For each Regular Purchase, the Investor shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the Purchase Amount
with respect to such Regular Purchase as full payment for such Purchase Shares via wire transfer of immediately available funds
on the same Business Day that the Investor receives such Purchase Shares, if such Purchase Shares are received by the Investor
before 1:00 p.m., Eastern time, or, if such Purchase Shares are received by the Investor after 1:00 p.m., Eastern time, the next
Business Day. For each Accelerated Purchase, the Investor shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the Purchase Amount with
respect to such Accelerated Purchase as full payment for such Purchase Shares via wire transfer of immediately available funds
on the third Business Day following the date that the Investor receives such Purchase Shares. If the Company or the Transfer Agent
shall fail for any reason or for no reason to electronically transfer any Purchase Shares as DWAC Shares in respect of a Regular
Purchase or Accelerated Purchase (as applicable) within three (3) Business Days following the receipt by the Company of the Purchase
Price or Accelerated Purchase Price, respectively, therefor in compliance with this Section 2(c), and if on or after such
Business Day the Investor purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction
of a sale by the Investor of such Purchase Shares that the Investor anticipated receiving from the Company in respect of such Regular
Purchase or Accelerated Purchase (as applicable), then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after the Investor’s
request, either (i) pay cash to the Investor in an amount equal to the Investor’s total purchase price (including brokerage
commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Cover Price”), at which point the Company’s
obligation to deliver such Purchase Shares as DWAC Shares shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to
the Investor such Purchase Shares as DWAC Shares and pay cash to the Investor in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the
Cover Price over the total Purchase Price for such Regular Purchase plus the total Accelerated Purchase Price for such Accelerated
Purchase (as applicable). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any Regular Purchase or Accelerated
Purchase. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction
of a share of Common Stock up or down to the nearest whole share. All payments made under this Agreement shall be made in lawful
money of the United States of America or wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as the Company may from time
to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Whenever any amount expressed to be due
by the terms of this Agreement is due on any day that is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding
day that is a Business Day.
(d) Purchase
Price Floor. The Company and the Investor shall not effect any Regular Purchase under this Agreement on any Purchase Date that
the Closing Sale Price is less than the Floor Price. "Floor Price" means $0.35, which shall be appropriately adjusted
for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction and, effective upon the consummation
of any such reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction, the Floor Price shall
mean the lower of (i) the adjusted price and (ii) $1.00.
(e) Beneficial
Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not issue
or sell, and the Investor shall not purchase or acquire, any shares of Common Stock under this Agreement which, when
aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by the Investor and its affiliates (as calculated pursuant
to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 promulgated thereunder), would result in the beneficial ownership by the Investor
and its affiliates of more than 9.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Beneficial
Ownership Limitation”). Upon the written or oral request of the Investor, the Company shall promptly (but not later than
24 hours) confirm orally or in writing to the Investor the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. The Investor and
the Company shall each cooperate in good faith in the determinations required hereby and the application hereof. The Investor’s
written certification to the Company of the applicability of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the resulting effect thereof
hereunder at any time, shall be conclusive with respect to the applicability thereof and such result absent manifest error.
3. INVESTOR'S
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Investor represents
and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date:
(a) Investment
Purpose. The Investor is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing
or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has
no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other Persons to distribute or regarding the distribution
of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty
not limiting the Investor’s right to sell the Securities at any time pursuant to the Registration Statement described herein
or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Investor is acquiring the Securities
hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(b) Accredited
Investor Status. The Investor is an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation
D promulgated under the Securities Act.
(c) Reliance
on Exemptions. The Investor understands that the Securities may be offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions
from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon
the truth and accuracy of, and the Investor's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and
understandings of the Investor set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of
the Investor to acquire the Securities.
(d) Information.
The Investor understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. The Investor (i) is able to bear
the economic risk of an investment in the Securities including a total loss thereof, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the proposed investment in the Securities
and (iii) has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the officers of the Company concerning the financial
condition and business of the Company and others matters related to an investment in the Securities. Neither such inquiries nor
any other due diligence investigations conducted by the Investor or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Investor's
right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained in Section 4 below. The Investor has sought such accounting,
legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of
the Securities.
(e) No
Governmental Review. The Investor understands that no U.S. federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of an investment
in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
(f) Transfer
or Sale. The Investor understands that (i) the Securities may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless
(A) registered pursuant to the Securities Act or (B) an exemption exists permitting such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred
without such registration; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the
terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller
(or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act)
may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
(g) Validity;
Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Investor and is a
valid and binding agreement of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability
to general principles of equity and to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar
laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors' rights and remedies.
(h) Residency.
The Investor is a resident of the State of Illinois.
(i) No
Short Selling. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that at no time prior to the date of this Agreement has
any of the Investor, its agents, representatives or affiliates engaged in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly,
any (i) "short sale" (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock
or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.
4. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents
and warrants to the Investor that as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date:
(a) Organization
and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite corporate
power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or Certificate
of Incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly
qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the
nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and
no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail
such power and authority or qualification. The Company has no Subsidiaries except as set forth in Schedule 4(a) hereof.
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement; Validity. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents, and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof
and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Commitment Shares (as defined below in Section
5(e)) and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Purchase Shares issuable under this Agreement, have been duly
authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of
Directors or its stockholders, (iii) this Agreement has been, and each other Transaction Document shall be on the Commencement
Date, duly executed and delivered by the Company and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Document upon
its execution on behalf of the Company, shall constitute, the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against
the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement
of creditors' rights and remedies. The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the resolutions (the “Signing Resolutions”)
substantially in the form as set forth as Exhibit B attached hereto to authorize this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Signing Resolutions are valid, in full force and effect and have not been modified or supplemented in
any respect. The Company has delivered to the Investor a true and correct copy of a unanimous written consent adopting the Signing
Resolutions executed by all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company. Except as set forth in this Agreement, no
other approvals or consents of the Company’s Board of Directors, any authorized committee thereof, and/or stockholders is
necessary under applicable laws and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and/or Bylaws to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the issuance of the Commitment
Shares and the issuance of the Purchase Shares.
(c) Capitalization.
As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company is set forth in Schedule 4(c) hereof. Except as disclosed
in the SEC Documents (as defined below), (i) no shares of the Company's capital stock are subject to preemptive rights or any other
similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or permitted by the Company, (ii) there are no outstanding debt securities,
(iii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to
issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe
to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital
stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act (except the Registration
Rights Agreement), (v) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which contain
any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (vi) there are
no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities
as described in this Agreement and (vii) the Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or "phantom stock" plans
or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. The Company has furnished to the Investor true and correct copies of the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Certificate of Incorporation"),
and the Company's Bylaws, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof (the "Bylaws"), and summaries of the
terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock, if any, and copies of any documents containing the material
rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
(d) Issuance
of Securities. Upon issuance and payment therefor in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchase
Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, charges, restrictions, rights of first
refusal and preemptive rights with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder
of Common Stock. Upon issuance in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Commitment Shares (as defined
below in Section 5(e)) shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, charges, restrictions,
rights of first refusal and preemptive rights with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights
accorded to a holder of Common Stock. 28,571,428 shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon
purchase under this Agreement as Purchase Shares.
(e) No
Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the
Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the reservation for issuance and issuance
of the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate
of Designation, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or the Bylaws or (ii) conflict
with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market applicable to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or
affected, except in the case of conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations under
clause (ii), which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries
is in violation of any term of or in default under its Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designation, Preferences
and Rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or Bylaws or their organizational charter or bylaws, respectively.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or is in default under any material contract, agreement,
mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company
or its Subsidiaries, except for possible conflicts, defaults, terminations or amendments that could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted,
in violation of any law, ordinance, regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations, the sanctions for which
either individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically
contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and the rules and regulations
of the Principal Market, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration
with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform
any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Except
as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, all consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is
required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be obtained or effected on or prior to the Commencement Date. Since
one year prior to the date hereof, the Company has not received nor delivered any notices or correspondence from or to the Principal
Market. The Principal Market has not commenced any delisting proceedings against the Company.
(f) SEC
Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required
to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof,
for the 24 months preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such
material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively
referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time
of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective
dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as
applicable. None of the SEC Documents, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at
the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise
specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all
footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject,
in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents,
the Company has received no notices or correspondence from the SEC for the one year preceding the date hereof. The SEC has
not commenced any enforcement proceedings against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(g) Absence
of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, since December 31, 2014, there has been no material adverse change
in the business, properties, operations, financial condition or results of operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company
has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law nor
does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary
bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings. The Company is financially solvent and is generally able to pay its debts as they
become due.
(h) Absence
of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government
agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened
against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' officers or directors in their
capacities as such, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Acknowledgment
Regarding Investor's Status. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of arm's
length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further
acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with
respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by the Investor
or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby is merely incidental to the Investor's purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Investor that
the Company's decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company
and its representatives and advisors.
(j) No
General Solicitation; No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its
or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under
the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities. Neither the Company, nor or any of its affiliates,
nor any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers
to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the offer and sale of any of the Securities under the
Securities Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise, or cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated
with prior offerings by the Company in a manner that would require stockholder approval pursuant to the rules of the Principal
Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder
does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Principal Market.
(k) Intellectual
Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all material trademarks,
trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses,
approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted.
None of the Company's material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent
rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, government authorizations, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights
have expired or terminated, or, by the terms and conditions thereof, could expire or terminate within two years from the date of
this Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries
of any material trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service
marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of similar or identical
trade secrets or technical information by others, and there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or
to the Company's knowledge, being threatened against, the Company or its Subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents,
patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement,
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Environmental
Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local
laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or
wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other
approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance
with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where, in each of the three foregoing clauses, the
failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Title.
The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable
title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case
free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects (“Liens”) and, except for Liens as do not materially affect
the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company
and its Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor
subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries are held
by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with such
exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by
the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(n) Insurance.
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company
and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or
applied for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to
continue its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(o) Regulatory
Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate
federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor
any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate,
authorization or permit.
(p) Tax
Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal and state income and all other material tax
returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported
taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to
be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision
reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations
apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the
officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
(q) Transactions
With Affiliates. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents,
none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental
of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or,
to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting
fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits,
including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(r) Application
of Takeover Protections. The Company and its board of directors have taken or will take prior to the Commencement Date all
necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including
any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation or the
laws of the state of its incorporation which is or could become applicable to the Investor as a result of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company's issuance of the Securities and the Investor's ownership of the
Securities.
(s) Disclosure. Except
with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents that will be timely
publicly disclosed by the Company, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided
the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public
information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement or the SEC Documents. The Company understands
and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting purchases and sales of securities of the
Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor regarding the Company, its business
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the disclosure schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct in all material
respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to
make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases
disseminated by the Company during the 12 months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit 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 and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges
and agrees that the Investor neither makes nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3 hereof.
(t) Foreign
Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge
of the Company, any agent or other Person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any
unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns
from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any Person acting on its
behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(u) DTC
Eligibility. The Company, through the Transfer Agent, currently participates in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer
(FAST) Program and the Common Stock can be transferred electronically to third parties via the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer
(FAST) Program.
(v) Sarbanes-Oxley.
The Company is in compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, which are applicable to it as of
the date hereof.
(w) Certain
Fees. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4(w), no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable
by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person
with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4(w), the Investor
shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees
of a type contemplated in this Section 4(w) that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
(x) Investment
Company. The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities will not be, an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(y) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company
has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the
Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is currently contemplating
terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received any notice from
any Person to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of the Principal Market.
The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all
such listing and maintenance requirements.
(z) Accountants.
The Company’s accountants are set forth in the SEC Documents and, to the knowledge of the Company, such accountants are an
independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act.
(aa) No
Market Manipulation. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no Person acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly
or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation
for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting
another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
(bb) Shell
Company Status. The Company is not currently, and has never been, an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1) under the Securities
Act.
(cc) No
Disqualification Events. None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer,
other officer of the Company participating in the offering contemplated hereby, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company's
outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule
405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered
Person”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii)
under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2)
or (d)(3) under the Securities Act. The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is
subject to a Disqualification Event.
5. COVENANTS.
(a) Filing
of Current Report and Registration Statement. The Company agrees that it shall, within the time required under the Exchange
Act, file with the SEC a report on Form 8-K relating to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and
conditions of, the Transaction Documents (the “Current Report”). The Company shall also file with the SEC, within
sixty (60) calendar days from the date hereof, a new registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) covering
only the resale of the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement
between the Company and the Investor, dated as of the date hereof (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The
Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report at least
two (2) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give due consideration to all such comments. The
Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report within
one (1) Business Day from the date the Investor receives it from the Company.
(b) Blue
Sky. The Company shall take all such action, if any, as is reasonably necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to register
or qualify (i) the issuance of the Commitment Shares and the sale of the Purchase Shares to the Investor under this Agreement and
(ii) any subsequent resale of all Commitment Shares and all Purchase Shares by the Investor, in each case, under applicable securities
or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States in such states as is reasonably requested by the Investor from
time to time, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Investor.
(c) Listing/DTC.
The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Purchase Shares and Commitment Shares to be issued to the Investor
hereunder on the Principal Market (subject to official notice of issuance) and upon each other national securities exchange or
automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed, and shall maintain, so long as any shares of Common
Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all such Securities from time to time issuable hereunder. The Company shall use commercially
reasonable best efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on the Principal Market and shall use commercially reasonable
best efforts to comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules
and regulations of the Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action that would reasonably
be expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market. The Company shall promptly, and
in no event later than the following Business Day, provide to the Investor copies of any notices it receives from any Person regarding
the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses
in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 5(c). The Company shall take all action necessary to ensure
that its Common Stock can be transferred electronically as DWAC Shares.
(d) Prohibition
of Short Sales and Hedging Transactions. The Investor agrees that beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the
date of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 11, the Investor and its agents, representatives and affiliates shall
not in any manner whatsoever enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined
in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short
position with respect to the Common Stock.
(e) Issuance
of Commitment Shares. In consideration for the Investor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall
cause to be issued to the Investor, immediately upon the execution of this Agreement, 250,000 shares of Common Stock (collectively,
the “Commitment Shares”) and shall deliver to the Transfer Agent the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions
with respect to the issuance of the Commitment Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, all of the Commitment Shares shall be fully
earned as of the date of this Agreement, whether or not the Commencement shall occur or any Purchase Shares are purchased by the
Investor under this Agreement and irrespective of any subsequent termination of this Agreement.
(f) Due
Diligence; Non-Public Information. The Investor shall have the right, from time to time as the Investor may reasonably deem
appropriate, to perform reasonable due diligence on the Company during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance written
notice to the Company. The Company and its officers and employees shall provide information and reasonably cooperate with the Investor
in connection with any reasonable request by the Investor related to the Investor's due diligence of the Company. Each party hereto
agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the other party to any third party and shall not use the Confidential Information
for any purpose other than in connection with, or in furtherance of, the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party hereto acknowledges
that the Confidential Information shall remain the property of the disclosing party and agrees that it shall take all reasonable
measures to protect the secrecy of any Confidential Information disclosed by the other party. The Company confirms that neither
it nor any other Person acting on its behalf shall provide the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes
or might constitute material, non-public information, unless a simultaneous public announcement thereof is made by the Company
in the manner contemplated by Regulation FD. In the event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by the Company or any Person acting
on its behalf (as determined in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Investor), in addition to any other remedy provided herein
or in the other Transaction Documents, if the Investor is holding any Securities at the time of the disclosure of material, non-public
information, the Investor shall have the right to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public advertisement
or otherwise, of such material, non-public information without the prior approval by the Company; provided the Investor shall have
first provided notice to the Company that it believes it has received information that constitutes material, non-public information,
the Company shall have at least 24 hours to publicly disclose such material, non-public information prior to any such disclosure
by the Investor, or to demonstrate to the Investor in writing why such information does not constitute material, non-public information,
and (assuming the Investor and Investor’s counsel disagree with the Company’s determination) the Company shall have
failed to publicly disclose such material, non-public information within such time period. The Investor shall not have any liability
to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders or agents, for
any such disclosure. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor shall be relying on the foregoing covenants in effecting
transactions in securities of the Company.
(g) Purchase
Records. The Investor and the Company shall each maintain records showing the remaining Available Amount at any given time
and the dates and Purchase Amounts for each Regular Purchase and Accelerated Purchase or shall use such other method, reasonably
satisfactory to the Investor and the Company.
(h) Taxes.
The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp or similar taxes
that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of any shares of Common Stock to the Investor made under this Agreement.
(i) Use
of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering as described in the Registration Statement or the SEC
Documents.
(j) Other
Transactions. The Company shall not enter into, announce or recommend to its stockholders any agreement, plan, arrangement
or transaction in or of which the terms thereof would restrict, materially delay, conflict with or impair the ability or right
of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the obligation of the
Company to deliver the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares to the Investor in accordance with the terms of the Transaction
Documents.
(k) Integration.
From and after the date of this Agreement, neither the Company, nor or any of its affiliates will, and the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to ensure that no Person acting on their behalf will, directly or indirectly, make any offers or sales
of any security or solicit any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the offer and
sale of any of the Securities under the Securities Act.
(l) Limitation
on Variable Rate Transactions. From and after the date of this Agreement until the 36-month anniversary of the date of this
Agreement (irrespective of any earlier termination of this Agreement), the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering
into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
(or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction, other than in connection with an Exempt Issuance. “Common
Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries which entitle the holder thereof to acquire
at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument
that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common
Stock. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or
equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares
of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that
is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance
of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some
future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events
directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock (including, without limitation,
any “full ratchet” or “weighted average” anti-dilution provisions) or (ii) enters into any agreement, including,
but not limited to, an “equity line of credit”, “at-the-market offering” or other continuous offering or
similar offering of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, whereby the Company may sell Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
at a future determined price. “Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) Common Stock or options to employees,
officers, directors or vendors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by the Board
of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise
or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible
into Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since
the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion
price of such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by the Board of
Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of directors established for such purpose, which acquisitions or strategic
transactions can have a Variable Rate Transaction component, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the
equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an asset in a business synergistic
with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but
shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an
entity whose primary business is investing in securities.
6. TRANSFER
AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
(a)
On the date of this Agreement, the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit D to issue the Commitment Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (the
“Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). The certificate(s) representing the Commitment Shares, except as
set forth below, shall bear the following restrictive legend (the “Restrictive Legend”):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE
OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL,
IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(b) On
the earlier of (i) the Commencement Date and (ii) such time that the Investor shall request, provided all conditions of Rule 144
under the Securities Act are met, the Company shall, no later than one (1) Business Day following the delivery by the Investor
to the Company or the Transfer Agent of one or more legended certificates representing the Commitment Shares (which certificates
the Investor shall promptly deliver on or prior to the first to occur of the events described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence),
as directed by the Investor, issue and deliver (or cause to be issued and delivered) to the Investor, as requested by the Investor,
either: (A) a certificate representing such Commitment Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends or (B) a number
of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Commitment Shares represented by the certificate(s) so delivered by the Investor
as DWAC Shares. The Company shall take all actions to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of the immediately preceding
sentence, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions
to the Transfer Agent, and any successor transfer agent of the Company, as may be requested from time to time by the Investor or
necessary or desirable to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence. On the Commencement
Date, the Company shall issue to the Transfer Agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, (i) irrevocable instructions in the form
substantially similar to those used by the Investor in substantially similar transactions (the “Commencement Irrevocable
Transfer Agent Instructions”) and (ii) the notice of effectiveness of the Registration Statement in the form attached
as an exhibit to the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Notice of Effectiveness of Registration Statement”),
in each case to issue the Commitment Shares and the Purchase Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement. All Purchase Shares to be issued from and after Commencement to or for the benefit of the Investor pursuant to
this Agreement shall be issued only as DWAC Shares. The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that, while this Agreement
is effective, no instruction other than the Commencement Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions and the Notice of Effectiveness
of Registration Statement referred to in this Section 6(b) will be given by the Company to the Transfer Agent with respect
to the Commitment Shares or the Purchase Shares from and after Commencement, and the Commitment Shares and the Purchase Shares
covered by the Registration Statement shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company. The Company
agrees that if the Company fails to fully comply with the provisions of this Section 6(b) within five (5) Business Days
of the Investor providing the deliveries referred to above, the Company shall, at the Investor’s written instruction, purchase
such shares of Common Stock containing the Restrictive Legend from the Investor at the greater of the (i) Purchase Price or Accelerated
Purchase Price paid for such shares of Common Stock (as applicable) and (ii) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the
date of the Investor’s written instruction.
7. CONDITIONS
TO THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO COMMENCE SALES OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
The right of the Company
hereunder to commence sales of the Purchase Shares on the Commencement Date is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following
conditions:
(a) The
Investor shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Company;
(b) The
Registration Statement covering the resale of the Commitment Shares and Purchase Shares shall have been declared effective
under the Securities Act by the SEC and no stop order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or threatened
by the SEC; and
(c) The
representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as
of the Commencement Date as though made at that time.
8. CONDITIONS
TO THE INVESTOR'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
The obligation of the
Investor to buy Purchase Shares under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior
to the Commencement Date and, once such conditions have been initially satisfied, there shall not be any ongoing obligation to
satisfy such conditions after the Commencement has occurred:
(a) The
Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Investor;
(b) The
Company shall have issued or caused to be issued to the Investor (i) one or more certificates representing the Commitment Shares
free from all restrictive and other legends or (ii) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Commitment Shares
as DWAC Shares, in each case in accordance with Section 6(b);
(c) The
Common Stock shall be listed or quoted on the Principal Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been within the last
365 days suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market, and all Securities to be issued by the Company to the Investor pursuant
to this Agreement shall have been approved for listing or quotation on the Principal Market in accordance with the applicable rules
and regulations of the Principal Market, subject only to official notice of issuance;
(d) The
Investor shall have received the opinions of the Company's legal counsel dated as of the Commencement Date substantially in the
form heretofore agreed by the parties hereto;
(e) The
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any
of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 4 above, in which case, such representations
and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date as
though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct
as of such date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required
by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Commencement Date. The
Investor shall have received a certificate, executed by the CEO, President or CFO of the Company, dated as of the Commencement
Date, to the foregoing effect substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A;
(f) The
Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted the Signing Resolutions which shall be in full force and effect without any
amendment or supplement thereto as of the Commencement Date;
(g) As
of the Commencement Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose
of effecting purchases of Purchase Shares hereunder, 28,571,428 shares of Common Stock;
(h) The
Commencement Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions and the Notice of Effectiveness of Registration Statement each shall have
been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company and the Company's Transfer Agent (or any successor transfer agent);
(i) The
Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certificate evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company in the
State of Delaware issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date within ten (10) Business Days of the Commencement
Date;
(j) The
Company shall have delivered to the Investor a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation as certified by the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware within ten (10) Business Days of the Commencement Date;
(k) The
Company shall have delivered to the Investor a secretary's certificate executed by the Secretary of the Company, dated as of the
Commencement Date, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C;
(l) The
Registration Statement covering the resale of the Commitment Shares and Purchase Shares shall have been declared effective
under the Securities Act by the SEC and no stop order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or threatened
by the SEC. The Company shall have prepared and filed with the SEC, not later than one (1) Business Day after the effective date
of the Registration Statement, a final and complete prospectus (the preliminary form of which shall be included in the Registration
Statement) and shall have delivered to the Investor a true and complete copy thereof. Such prospectus shall be current and available
for the resale by the Investor of all of the Securities covered thereby. The Current Report shall have been filed with the SEC,
as required pursuant to Section 5(a). All reports, schedules, registrations, forms, statements, information and other documents
required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC at or prior to the Commencement Date pursuant to the reporting requirements
of the Exchange Act shall have been filed with the SEC within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings under the
Exchange Act;
(m) No
Event of Default has occurred, or any event which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default has occurred;
(n) All
federal, state and local governmental laws, rules and regulations applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents and necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby in accordance with the terms thereof shall have been complied with, and all consents, authorizations and orders
of, and all filings and registrations with, all federal, state and local courts or governmental agencies and all federal, state
and local regulatory or self-regulatory agencies necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby in accordance with the terms thereof shall have been obtained or
made, including, without limitation, in each case those required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable state securities
or “Blue Sky” laws or applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market, or otherwise required by the SEC, the
Principal Market or any state securities regulators;
(o) No
statute, regulation, order, decree, writ, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, threatened or endorsed
by any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation
of or which would materially modify or delay any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; and
(p) No
action, suit or proceeding before any federal, state, local or foreign arbitrator or any court or governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction shall have been commenced or threatened, and no inquiry or investigation by any federal, state, local or foreign governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction shall have been commenced or threatened, against the Company, or any of the officers, directors
or affiliates of the Company, seeking to restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents,
or seeking material damages in connection with such transactions.
9. INDEMNIFICATION.
In consideration of
the Investor's execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities hereunder and in addition to all
of the Company's other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless
the Investor and all of its affiliates, stockholders, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of
the foregoing Person's agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Indemnitees") from and against any and all actions, causes
of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective
of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable
attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of,
or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in
the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any
covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or
document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee and
arising out of or resulting from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents or any other
certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, other than, in the case of clause (c), with respect to Indemnified
Liabilities which directly and primarily result from the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of an Indemnitee. The indemnity
in this Section 9 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written
consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. To the extent that the foregoing
undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment
and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. Payment under this indemnification
shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date Investor makes written request for it. A certificate containing reasonable
detail as to the amount of such indemnification submitted to the Company by Investor shall be conclusive evidence, absent manifest
error, of the amount due from the Company to Investor. If any action shall be brought against any Indemnitee in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company
shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee. Any
Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnitee, except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof
has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time
to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate
counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Indemnitee, in
which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel.
10. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT.
An "Event of
Default" shall be deemed to have occurred at any time as any of the following events occurs:
(a) the
effectiveness of a registration statement registering the resale of the Securities lapses for any reason (including, without limitation,
the issuance of a stop order or similar order) or such registration statement (or the prospectus forming a part thereof) is unavailable
to the Investor for resale of any or all of the Securities to be issued to the Investor under the Transaction Documents, and such
lapse or unavailability continues for a period of ten (10) consecutive Business Days or for more than an aggregate of thirty (30)
Business Days in any 365-day period, but excluding a lapse or unavailability where (i) the Company terminates a registration statement
after the Investor has confirmed in writing that all of the Securities covered thereby have been resold or (ii) the Company supersedes
one registration statement with another registration statement, including (without limitation) by terminating a prior registration
statement when it is effectively replaced with a new registration statement covering Securities (provided in the case of this clause
(ii) that all of the Securities covered by the superseded (or terminated) registration statement that have not theretofore been
resold are included in the superseding (or new) registration statement);
(b) the
suspension of the Common Stock from trading on the Principal Market for a period of three (3) consecutive Business Days, provided
that the Company may not direct the Investor to purchase any shares of Common Stock during any such suspension;
(c) the
delisting of the Common Stock from the OTCQB operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc., provided, however, that the Common Stock
is not immediately thereafter trading on the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, The
NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NYSE MKT, the NYSE Arca, the OTC Bulletin Board or the OTCQX operated by the OTC Markets Group,
Inc. (or nationally recognized successor to any of the foregoing);
(d) the
failure for any reason by the Transfer Agent to issue Purchase Shares to the Investor within three (3) Business Days after the
applicable Purchase Date or Accelerated Purchase Date (as applicable) on which the Investor is entitled to receive such Purchase
Shares;
(e) the
Company breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or condition under any Transaction Document unless such breach
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and except, in the case of a breach of a covenant which is reasonably
curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least five (5) Business Days;
(f) if
any Person commences a proceeding against the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law;
(g) if
the Company, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, (i) commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry
of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or
substantially all of its property, or (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or is generally unable to
pay its debts as the same become due;
(h) a
court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Company in
an involuntary case, (ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or (iii) orders
the liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary; or
(i) if
at any time the Company is not eligible to transfer its Common Stock electronically as DWAC Shares.
In addition to any other rights and remedies
under applicable law and this Agreement, so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or if any event which,
after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing, or so long as the Closing
Sale Price is below the Floor Price, the Company shall not deliver to the Investor any Regular Purchase Notice or Accelerated Purchase
Notice.
11. TERMINATION
This Agreement may
be terminated only as follows:
(a) If
pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding
against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or the Company makes
a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors (any of which would be an Event of Default as described in Sections 10(f),
10(g) and 10(h) hereof), this Agreement shall automatically terminate without any liability or payment to the Company
(except as set forth below) without further action or notice by any Person.
(b) In
the event that the Commencement shall not have occurred on or before October 31, 2015, due to the failure to satisfy the conditions
set forth in Sections 7 and 8 above with respect to the Commencement, either the Company or the Investor shall have
the option to terminate this Agreement at the close of business on such date or thereafter without liability of any party to any
other party (except as set forth below); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 11(b)
shall not be available to any party if such party is then in breach of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or
any representation or warranty of such party contained in this Agreement fails to be true and correct such that the conditions
set forth in Section 7(c) or Section 8(e), as applicable, could not then be satisfied.
(c) At
any time after the Commencement Date, the Company shall have the option to terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason
by delivering notice (a “Company Termination Notice”) to the Investor electing to terminate this Agreement without
any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth below). The Company Termination
Notice shall not be effective until one (1) Business Day after it has been received by the Investor.
(d) This
Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date that the Company sells and the Investor purchases the full Available Amount
as provided herein, without any action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever of any party to
any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth below).
(e) If,
for any reason or for no reason, the full Available Amount has not been purchased in accordance with Section 2 of this
Agreement by the Maturity Date, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the Maturity Date, without any action or notice
on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set
forth below).
Except as set forth in Sections 11(a)
(in respect of an Event of Default under Sections 10(f), 10(g) and 10(h)), 11(d) and 11(e), any termination
of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11 shall be effected by written notice from the Company to the Investor, or the
Investor to the Company, as the case may be, setting forth the basis for the termination hereof. The representations and warranties
and covenants of the Company and the Investor contained in Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 hereof, the indemnification
provisions set forth in Section 9 hereof and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 10, 11
and 12 shall survive the Commencement and any termination of this Agreement. No termination of this Agreement shall (i)
affect the Company’s or the Investor’s rights or obligations under (A) this Agreement with respect to pending Regular
Purchases and Accelerated Purchases and the Company and the Investor shall complete their respective obligations with respect to
any pending Regular Purchases and Accelerated Purchases under this Agreement and (B) the Registration Rights Agreement, which shall
survive any such termination, or (ii) be deemed to release the Company or the Investor from any liability for intentional misrepresentation
or willful breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
12. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. The corporate laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative
rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois, without
giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions)
that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Illinois, County of Cook, for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, or with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action
or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding
is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute
good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT
TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(b) Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement
and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile
signature or signature delivered by e-mail in a “.pdf” format data file shall be considered due execution and shall
be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original signature.
(c) Headings.
The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this
Agreement.
(d) Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability
of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e) Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Documents supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor, the Company,
their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the subject matter thereof, and this Agreement, the other Transaction
Documents and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered
herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. The Company acknowledges and agrees that is has not relied on,
in any manner whatsoever, any representations or statements, written or oral, other than as expressly set forth in the Transaction
Documents.
(f) Notices.
Any notices, consents or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing
and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt when sent by facsimile
or email (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party);
or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed
to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
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Nephros, Inc. |
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41 Grand Avenue |
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River Edge, New Jersey 07661 |
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Telephone: |
(201) 343-5202 |
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Facsimile: |
(201) 343-5207 |
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E-mail: |
daron@nephros.com |
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Attention: |
Daron Evans |
With a copy to (which shall not
constitute notice or service of process):
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Fredrikson & Byron P.A. |
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200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000 |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 |
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Telephone: |
(612) 492-7369 |
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Facsimile: |
(612) 492-7077 |
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E-mail: |
cmelsha@fredlaw.com |
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Attention: |
Christopher J. Melsha, Esq. |
If to the Investor:
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Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC |
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440 North Wells, Suite 410 |
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Chicago, IL 60654 |
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Telephone: |
312-822-9300 |
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Facsimile: |
312-822-9301 |
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E-mail: |
jscheinfeld@lpcfunds.com/jcope@lpcfunds.com |
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Attention: |
Josh Scheinfeld/Jonathan Cope |
With a copy to (which
shall not constitute notice or service of process):
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
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The MetLife Building |
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200 Park Avenue |
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New York, NY 10166 |
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Telephone: |
(212) 801-9200 |
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Facsimile: |
(212) 801-6400 |
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E-mail: |
marsicoa@gtlaw.com |
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Attention: |
Anthony J. Marsico, Esq. |
If to the Transfer Agent:
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Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company |
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17 Battery Place |
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New York, NY 10004-1125 |
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Telephone: |
(212) 845-3217 |
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Facsimile: |
(212) 616-7616 |
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Attention: |
Michael Mullings |
or at such other address and/or facsimile
number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other
party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient
of such notice, consent or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine
or email account containing the time, date, and recipient facsimile number or email address, as applicable, and an image of the
first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence
of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with
clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(g) Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
the Investor, including by merger or consolidation. The Investor may not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement.
(h) No
Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted
successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
(i) Publicity.
The Company shall afford the Investor and its counsel with the opportunity to review and comment upon, shall consult with the Investor
and its counsel on the form and substance of, and shall give due consideration to all such comments from the Investor or its counsel
on, any press release, SEC filing or any other public disclosure by or on behalf of the Company relating to the Investor, its purchases
hereunder or any aspect of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, not less than 24 hours prior to
the issuance, filing or public disclosure thereof. The Investor must be provided with a final version of any such press release,
SEC filing or other public disclosure at least 24 hours prior to any release, filing or use by the Company thereof. The Company
agrees and acknowledges that its failure to fully comply with this provision constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Further
Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall
execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request
in order to consummate and make effective, as soon as reasonably possible, the Commencement, and to carry out the intent and accomplish
the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) No
Financial Advisor, Placement Agent, Broker or Finder. The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that, except as disclosed
in Schedule 4(w), it has not engaged any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that it has not engaged any financial advisor, placement
agent, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall be responsible for the payment
of any fees or commissions, if any, of any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder relating to or arising out of the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold the Investor harmless against, any liability, loss or expense
(including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and out of pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim.
(l) No
Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express
their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
(m) Remedies,
Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The Investor’s remedies provided in this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the Investor’s remedies provided in Section 9, shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available
to the Investor under this Agreement, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief),
no remedy of the Investor contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy
and nothing herein shall limit the Investor's right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the
terms of this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm
to the Investor and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event
of any such breach or threatened breach, the Investor shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction
restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
(n) Enforcement
Costs. If: (i) this Agreement is placed by the Investor in the hands of an attorney for enforcement or is enforced by the Investor
through any legal proceeding; (ii) an attorney is retained to represent the Investor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership
or other proceedings affecting creditors' rights and involving a claim under this Agreement; or (iii) an attorney is retained to
represent the Investor in any other proceedings whatsoever in connection with this Agreement, then the Company shall pay to the
Investor, as incurred by the Investor, all reasonable costs and expenses including attorneys' fees incurred in connection therewith,
in addition to all other amounts due hereunder.
(o) Amendment
and Waiver; Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and
after the date that is one (1) Business Day immediately preceding the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. Subject
to the immediately preceding sentence, (i) no provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by a written instrument signed
by both parties hereto and (ii) no provision of this Agreement may be waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party
against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. No failure or delay in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other
or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
* * * * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Investor and the Company have caused this Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
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NEPHROS, INC. |
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/s/ Daron Evans |
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Name: |
Daron Evans |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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INVESTOR: |
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LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC |
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BY: LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC |
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BY: ALEX NOAH INVESTORS, INC. |
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Jonathan Cope |
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Title: |
President |
SCHEDULES
Schedule 4(a) |
Subsidiaries |
Schedule 4(c) |
Capitalization |
Schedule 4(w) |
Agent’s Fees |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A |
Form of Officer’s Certificate |
Exhibit B |
Form of Resolutions of Board of Directors of the Company |
Exhibit C |
Form of Secretary’s Certificate |
Exhibit D |
Form of Letter to Transfer Agent |
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
Schedule 4(a) – Subsidiaries
Schedule 4(c) – Capitalization
Schedule 4(w) – Agent’s Fees
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
This Officer’s
Certificate (“Certificate”) is being delivered pursuant to Section 8(e) of that certain Purchase Agreement
dated as of July 24, 2015, (“Purchase Agreement”), by and between NEPHROS, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC (the “Investor”). Terms used herein
and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
The undersigned, Daron
Evans, President, Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies as follows:
1. I
am the President, Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company and make the statements contained in
this Certificate;
2. The
representations and warranties of the Company are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such
representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement, in which case, such
representations and warranties are true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Commencement
Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, in which case such
representations and warranties are true and correct as of such date);
3. The
Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with covenants, agreements and conditions required by the
Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Commencement Date.
4. The
Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy
Law nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate
involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings. The Company is financially solvent and is generally able to pay its debts as
they become due.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have hereunder signed my name on this ___ day of ___________.
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Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Acting
Chief Financial Officer |
The undersigned as
Secretary of NEPHROS, INC., a Delaware corporation, hereby certifies that Daron Evans is the duly elected, appointed, qualified
and acting President, Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company and that the signature appearing
above is his genuine signature.
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF COMPANY RESOLUTIONS
FOR SIGNING PURCHASE AGREEMENT
UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT OF
NEPHROS, INC.
In accordance with
the corporate laws of the state of Delaware, the undersigned, being all of the directors of NEPHROS, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the “Corporation”) do hereby consent to and adopt the following resolutions as the action of the Board of Directors
for and on behalf of the Corporation and hereby direct that this Consent be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board
of Directors:
WHEREAS, there has
been presented to the Board of Directors of the Corporation a draft of the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
by and between the Corporation and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”), providing for the purchase by Lincoln
Park of up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) of the Corporation’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common
Stock”); and
WHEREAS, after careful
consideration of the Purchase Agreement, the documents incident thereto and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors,
the Board of Directors has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation to engage in the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, including, but not limited to, the issuance of 250,000 shares of Common Stock to Lincoln
Park as a commitment fee (the “Commitment Shares”) and the sale of shares of Common Stock to Lincoln Park up to the
available amount under the Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Shares").
Transaction Documents
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, that the transactions described in the Purchase Agreement are hereby approved and the President, Chief Executive Officer
and Acting Chief Financial Officer and the Acting Secretary (the “Authorized Officers”) are severally authorized to
execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement, and any other agreements or documents contemplated thereby including, without limitation,
a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) providing for the registration of the shares
of the Company’s Common Stock issuable in respect of the Purchase Agreement on behalf of the Corporation, with such amendments,
changes, additions and deletions as the Authorized Officers may deem to be appropriate and approve on behalf of, the Corporation,
such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the signature of an Authorized Officer thereon; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the terms and provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Corporation and Lincoln Park are hereby approved
and the Authorized Officers are authorized to execute and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement (pursuant to the terms of the
Purchase Agreement), with such amendments, changes, additions and deletions as the Authorized Officer may deem appropriate and
approve on behalf of, the Corporation, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the signature of an Authorized Officer thereon;
and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the terms and provisions of the forms of Commencement Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions and Notice of Effectiveness of Registration
Statement (collectively, the “Instructions”) are hereby approved and the Authorized Officers are authorized to execute
and deliver the Instructions on behalf of the Company in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, with such amendments, changes,
additions and deletions as the Authorized Officers may deem appropriate and approve on behalf of, the Corporation, such approval
to be conclusively evidenced by the signature of an Authorized Officer thereon; and
Execution of Purchase
Agreement
FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Corporation be and it hereby is authorized to execute the Purchase Agreement providing for the purchase of up to Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000) of the Corporation’s common stock; and
Issuance of Common
Stock
FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Corporation is hereby authorized to issue to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, 250,000 shares of Common Stock as Commitment Shares
and that upon issuance of the Commitment Shares pursuant to the Purchase Agreement the Commitment Shares shall be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Corporation is hereby authorized to issue shares of Common Stock upon the purchase of Purchase Shares up to the Available Amount
under the Purchase Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and that, upon issuance of the Purchase Shares
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable with
no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof; and
FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Corporation shall initially reserve 28,571,428 shares of Common Stock
for issuance as Purchase Shares under the Purchase Agreement.
Approval of Actions
FURTHER RESOLVED, that,
without limiting the foregoing, the Authorized Officers are, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to proceed on
behalf of the Corporation and to take all such steps as deemed necessary or appropriate, with the advice and assistance of counsel,
to cause the Corporation to consummate the agreements referred to herein and to perform its obligations under such agreements;
and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Authorized Officers be, and each of them hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed on behalf of and in the name of the
Corporation, to take or cause to be taken all such further actions and to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered
all such further agreements, amendments, documents, certificates, reports, schedules, applications, notices, letters and undertakings
and to incur and pay all such fees and expenses as in their judgment shall be necessary, proper or desirable to carry into effect
the purpose and intent of any and all of the foregoing resolutions, and that all actions heretofore taken by any officer or director
of the Corporation in connection with the transactions contemplated by the agreements described herein are hereby approved, ratified
and confirmed in all respects.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Directors
has executed and delivered this Consent effective as of __________, 2015.
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Lawrence Centella |
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being all of the directors of NEPHROS, INC.
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE
This Secretary’s
Certificate (“Certificate”) is being delivered pursuant to Section 8(k) of that certain Purchase Agreement dated
as of July 24, 2015 (“Purchase Agreement”), by and between NEPHROS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”)
and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company may sell to the Investor
up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) of the Company's Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock").
Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
The undersigned, Paul A. Mieyal, Acting
Secretary of the Company, hereby certifies as follows:
1. I
am the Acting Secretary of the Company and make the statements contained in this Secretary’s Certificate.
2. Attached
hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B are true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s Bylaws (“Bylaws”)
and Certificate of Incorporation (“Charter”), in each case, as amended through the date hereof, and no action has been
taken by the Company, its directors, officers or stockholders, in contemplation of the filing of any further amendment relating
to or affecting the Bylaws or Charter.
3. Attached
hereto as Exhibit C are true, correct and complete copies of the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company on _____________, at which a quorum was present and acting throughout. Such resolutions have not been amended, modified
or rescinded and remain in full force and effect and such resolutions are the only resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board
of Directors, or any committee thereof, or the stockholders of the Company relating to or affecting (i) the entering into and performance
of the Purchase Agreement, or the issuance, offering and sale of the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares and (ii) and the
performance of the Company of its obligation under the Transaction Documents as contemplated therein.
4. As
of the date hereof, the authorized, issued and reserved capital stock of the Company is as set forth on Exhibit D hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have hereunder signed my name on this ___ day of ____________, 2015.
The undersigned as President, Chief Executive
Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of NEPHROS, INC., a Delaware corporation, hereby certifies that Paul A. Mieyal
is the duly elected, appointed, qualified and Acting Secretary of the Company, and that the signature appearing above is his genuine
signature.
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF LETTER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE COMMITMENTS SHARES AT SIGNING OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
[COMPANY LETTERHEAD]
[DATE]
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company
17 Battery Place
New York, NY 10004-1125
Attn: Michael Mullings, Vice President
Re: Issuance of Common Stock to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
Dear Mr. Mullings,
On behalf of NEPHROS, INC., (the
“Company”), you are hereby instructed to issue as soon as possible a share certificate representing an
aggregate of 250,000 shares of our common stock in the name of Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC. The share certificate
should be dated July 24, 2015. I have included a true and correct copy of a unanimous written consent executed by all of the members
of the Board of Directors of the Company adopting resolutions approving the issuance of these shares. The share certificate should
bear the following restrictive legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE
OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL,
IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The share certificate should be sent as soon as possible
via overnight mail to the following address:
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Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC |
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440 North Wells, Suite 410 |
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Chicago, IL 60654 |
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Attention: Josh Scheinfeld/Jonathan Cope |
Thank you very much for your help. Please call me at (201) 343-5202
if you have any questions or need anything further.
NEPHROS, INC.
BY: |
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Daron Evans |
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Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Copy
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of July 24, 2015, by and between NEPHROS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC, an
Illinois limited liability company (together with it permitted assigns, the “Buyer”). Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement by and between
the parties hereto, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Purchase Agreement").
WHEREAS:
The Company has agreed,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, to sell to the Buyer up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000)
of Purchase Shares and to induce the Buyer to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute
(collectively, the "Securities Act"), and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a. "Investor"
means the Buyer, any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement in accordance with
Section 9 and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement, and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a
transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and who agrees to become bound by the
provisions of this Agreement.
b. "Person"
means any individual or entity including but not limited to any corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership,
an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
c. "Register,"
"registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one
or more registration statements of the Company in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities
Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous basis ("Rule 415"), and the declaration
or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement(s) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
d. "Registrable
Securities" means all of the Commitment Shares and all of the Purchase Shares that may, from time to time, be issued or
become issuable to the Investor under the Purchase Agreement (without regard to any limitation or restriction on purchases), and
any and all shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the Purchase Shares or the Commitment Shares or the
Purchase Agreement as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without
regard to any limitation on purchases under the Purchase Agreement.
e. "Registration
Statement" means one or more registration statements of the Company covering only the sale of the Registrable Securities.
2. REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory
Registration. The Company shall, within sixty (60) calendar days after the date hereof, file with the SEC an initial Registration
Statement covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities as shall be permitted to be included thereon in accordance with
applicable SEC rules, regulations and interpretations so as to permit the resale of such Registrable Securities by the Investor
under Rule 415 under the Securities Act at then prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices), as mutually determined by both
the Company and the Investor in consultation with their respective legal counsel, subject to the aggregate number of authorized
shares of the Company’s Common Stock then available for issuance in its Certificate of Incorporation. The initial Registration
Statement shall register only the Registrable Securities. The Investor and its counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review
and comment upon such Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement and any related prospectus
prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give due consideration to all reasonable comments. The Investor shall furnish
all information reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion therein. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to
have the Registration Statement and any amendment declared effective by the SEC at the earliest possible date. The Company shall
use reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities
Act and available for the resale by the Investor of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby at all times until the date
on which the Investor shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered thereby and no Available Amount remains under the
Purchase Agreement (the "Registration Period"). The Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements
thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were
made, not misleading.
b. Rule
424 Prospectus. The Company shall, as required by applicable securities regulations, from time to time file with the SEC, pursuant
to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, the prospectus and prospectus supplements, if any, to be used in connection with
sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement. The Investor and its counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity
to review and comment upon such prospectus prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give due consideration to all
such comments. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon such prospectus within one (1) Business Day from
the date the Investor receives the final pre-filing version of such prospectus.
c. Sufficient
Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under the Registration Statement is insufficient to
cover all of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement
(a ”New Registration Statement”), so as to cover all of such Registrable Securities (subject to the limitations
set forth in Section 2(a)) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than ten (10) Business Days after the necessity therefor
arises, subject to any limits that may be imposed by the SEC pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company shall use
reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment and/or New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following
the filing thereof.
d. Offering.
If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration
Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement
to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices),
or if after the filing of the initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company is otherwise required
by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such initial Registration Statement, then the
Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such initial Registration Statement (with the prior
consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor and its legal counsel as to the specific Registrable Securities
to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective
and be used as aforesaid. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall
file one or more New Registration Statements in accordance with Section 2(c) until such time as all Registrable Securities have
been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for
use by the Investor. Notwithstanding any provision herein or in the Purchase Agreement to the contrary, the Company’s obligations
to register Registrable Securities (and any related conditions to the Investor’s obligations) shall be qualified as necessary
to comport with any requirement of the SEC or the Staff as addressed in this Section 2(d).
3. RELATED
OBLIGATIONS.
With respect to the
Registration Statement and whenever any Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to Section 2 including on any New
Registration Statement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities
in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
a. The
Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to any registration
statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule
424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement
effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act
with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by the Registration Statement or any New Registration
Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods
of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such registration statement.
b. The
Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and all
amendments and supplements thereto at least two (2) Business Days prior to their filing with the SEC, and not file any document
in a form to which Investor reasonably objects. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the Registration
Statement or any New Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto within two (2) Business Days from the date
the Investor receives the final version thereof. The Company shall furnish to the Investor, without charge any correspondence from
the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to the Registration Statement or any New Registration
Statement.
c. Upon
request of the Investor, the Company shall furnish to the Investor, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the
SEC, at least one copy of such registration statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules,
all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any registration statement, a
copy of the prospectus included in such registration statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number
of copies as the Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final
prospectus, as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by the Investor. For the avoidance of doubt, any filing available to the Investor via the SEC’s live EDGAR
system shall be deemed “furnished to the Investor” hereunder.
d. The
Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement
under such other securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Investor reasonably
requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to
such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period,
(iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during
the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities
for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition
thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section
3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any
such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company
of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for
sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice
of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
e. As
promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or facts, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the happening
of any event or existence of such facts as a result of which the prospectus included in any registration statement, as then in
effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and promptly prepare
a supplement or amendment to such registration statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a copy of such
supplement or amendment to the Investor (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall
also promptly notify the Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has
been filed, and when a registration statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness
shall be delivered to the Investor by email or facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of
any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any registration statement or related prospectus or related information,
and (iii) of the Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a registration statement would be appropriate.
f. The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of
any registration statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and,
if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment
and to notify the Investor of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation
or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
g. The
Company shall (i) cause all the Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same
class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted
under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities on the Principal Market.
The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section.
h. The
Company shall cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive
legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to any registration statement and enable such certificates
to be in such denominations or amounts as the Investor may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investor may
request.
i. The
Company shall at all times provide a transfer agent and registrar with respect to its Common Stock.
j. If
reasonably requested by the Investor, the Company shall (i) promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
such information as the Investor believes should be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities,
including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold, the purchase price
being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable upon notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any registration statement.
k. The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by any registration statement to be
registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition
of such Registrable Securities.
l. Within
one (1) Business Day after any registration statement which includes the Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC,
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 Investor) confirmation that such registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. Thereafter, if requested by the Buyer at any time, the Company shall require its
counsel to deliver to the Buyer a written confirmation whether or not the effectiveness of such registration statement has lapsed
at any time for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) and whether or not the registration statement
is current and available to the Buyer for sale of all of the Registrable Securities.
m. The
Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investor of Registrable
Securities pursuant to any registration statement.
4. OBLIGATIONS
OF THE INVESTOR.
a. The
Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company reasonably requires from the Investor in connection
with any registration statement hereunder. The Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required
to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration
as the Company may reasonably request.
b. The
Investor agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing
of any registration statement hereunder.
c. The
Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event or existence of facts of the kind
described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e), the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities
pursuant to any registration statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e). Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to promptly deliver shares of Common Stock without any restrictive legend
in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which
an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor's receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening
of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e) and for which the Investor has not yet
settled.
5. EXPENSES
OF REGISTRATION.
All reasonable expenses,
other than sales or brokerage commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections
2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be paid by the Company.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
a. To
the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, each
Person, if any, who controls the Investor, the members, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of
the Investor and each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (each, an "Indemnified Person"), against any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, attorneys' fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses,
joint or several, (collectively, "Claims") incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim,
suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative
or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a
party thereto ("Indemnified Damages"), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions
or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact in the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other "blue
sky" laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered ("Blue Sky Filing"), or the omission
or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
(ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented,
if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein
any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein
were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any
other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer
or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement or (iv) any material
violation by the Company of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, "Violations").
The Company shall reimburse each Indemnified Person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable
legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to
a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with
information about the Investor furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with
the preparation of the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto,
if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); (ii) with respect to any
superseded prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim purchased
the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue
statement or omission of material fact contained in the superseded prospectus was corrected in the revised prospectus, as then
amended or supplemented, if such revised prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section
3(e), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise
to a violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it; (iii) shall not be available to the extent such
Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company,
if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); and (iv) shall not apply
to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant
to Section 9.
b. In
connection with the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, the Investor agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and
defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of
its officers who signs the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, each Person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (collectively and together with an Indemnified Person, an "Indemnified
Party"), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case
to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information about
the Investor set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto and furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection
with such registration statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), the Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement
contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only
that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such registration statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant
to Section 9.
c. Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or
proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall,
if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party
a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent
the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense
thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the
case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel
with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying
party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate
due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented
by such counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party
in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying
party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim.
The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the
defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action,
claim or proceeding effected without its written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably
withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional
term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability
in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated
to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating
to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified
Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability
to defend such action.
d. The
indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation
or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
e. The
indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party
or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject
to pursuant to the law.
7. CONTRIBUTION.
To the extent any indemnification
by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect
to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however,
that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation;
and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received
by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
8. REPORTS
AND DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACTS.
With a view to making
available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation
of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration ("Rule
144"), the Company agrees, at the Company’s sole expense, so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, to
use reasonable best efforts, to:
a. make
and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
b. file
with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required
for the applicable provisions of Rule 144;
c. furnish
to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company
that it has complied with the reporting and or disclosure provisions of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii)
a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company,
and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule
144 without registration; and
d. take
such additional action as is reasonably requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant
to Rule 144, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions
to the Company’s Transfer Agent as may be requested from time to time by the Investor and otherwise fully cooperate with
Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of securities pursuant to Rule 144.
The Company agrees
that damages may be an inadequate remedy for any breach of the terms and provisions of this Section 8 and that Investor shall,
whether or not it is pursuing any remedies at law, be entitled to equitable relief in the form of a preliminary or permanent injunctions,
without having to post any bond or other security, upon any breach or threatened breach of any such terms or provisions.
9. ASSIGNMENT
OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
The Company shall not
assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Investor may
not assign its rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company, other than to an affiliate of the
Investor controlled by Jonathan Cope or Josh Scheinfeld.
10. AMENDMENT
OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
No provision of this
Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and after the date that is one Business Day immediately preceding the initial
filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, no provision of this Agreement
may be (i) amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto or (ii) waived other than in a written instrument
signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under
this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
a. A
Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable
Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the
same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered
owner of such Registrable Securities.
b. Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be
in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent
by facsimile or email (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the
sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case
properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
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Nephros, Inc. |
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41 Grand Avenue |
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River Edge, New Jersey 07661 |
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Telephone: |
(201) 343-5202 |
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Facsimile: |
(201) 343-5207 |
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E-mail: |
daron@nephros.com |
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Attention: |
Daron Evans |
With a copy to (which shall not
constitute notice or service of process):
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Fredrikson & Byron P.A. |
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200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000 |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 |
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Telephone: |
(612) 492-7369 |
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Facsimile: |
(612) 492-7077 |
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E-mail: |
cmelsha@fredlaw.com |
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Attention: |
Christopher J. Melsha, Esq. |
If to the Investor:
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Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC |
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440 North Wells, Suite 410 |
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Chicago, IL 60654 |
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Telephone: |
312-822-9300 |
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Facsimile: |
312-822-9301 |
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E-mail: |
jscheinfeld@lpcfunds.com/jcope@lpcfunds.com |
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Attention: |
Josh Scheinfeld/Jonathan Cope |
With a copy to (which
shall not constitute notice or service of process):
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
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The MetLife Building |
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200 Park Avenue |
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New York, NY 10166 |
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Telephone: |
(212) 801-9200 |
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Facsimile: |
(212) 801-6400 |
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E-mail: |
marsicoa@gtlaw.com |
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Attention: |
Anthony J. Marsico, Esq. |
or at such other address and/or facsimile
number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other
party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient
of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile
machine or email account containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number or email address, as applicable, and an image of
the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable
evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance
with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
c. The
corporate laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders.
All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by
the internal laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether
of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than
the State of Illinois. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting
the State of Illinois, County of Cook, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction
contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought
in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives
personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof
to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve
process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that
jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER
OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
d. This
Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to
herein and therein. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
e. Subject
to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted
assigns of each of the parties hereto.
f. The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
g. This
Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute
one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission
or by e-mail in a “.pdf” format data file of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering
this Agreement.
h. Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver
all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry
out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
i. The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules
of strict construction will be applied against any party.
j. This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and is not for
the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
* * * * * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
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THE COMPANY: |
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NEPHROS, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Daron Evans |
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Name: |
Daron Evans |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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BUYER: |
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LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC |
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BY: LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC |
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BY: ALEX NOAH INVESTORS, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Jonathan Cope |
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Name: |
Jonathan Cope |
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Title: |
President |
EXHIBIT A
TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Date]
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company
17 Battery Place
New York, NY 10004-1125
Attn: Michael Mullings, Vice President
Re: Nephros, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to
NEPHROS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection
with that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2015 (the “Purchase Agreement”), entered into by
and between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (the “Buyer”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed
to issue to the Buyer shares of the Company's Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”), in an amount
up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) (the “Purchase Shares”), in accordance with the terms of the Purchase
Agreement. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Company has registered with the
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission the following shares of Common Stock:
(1) [__________[
shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Buyer upon purchase from the Company by the Buyer from time to time (the “Purchase
Shares”).
(2) 250,000
shares of Common Stock that have been issued to the Buyer as a commitment fee from time to time (the “Commitment Shares”).
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the
Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2015 with the Buyer (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Purchase Shares and the
Commitment Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection with the
Company's obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, on [_____________], 2015, the Company
filed a Registration Statement (File No. 333-[_________]) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the resale of the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares.
In connection with
the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC's staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring
the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at [_____] [A.M./P.M.] on [__________], 201[__] and we have no knowledge,
after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that
any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares
are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement and may be issued without any restrictive
legend.
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Very truly yours, |
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[Company Counsel] |
| cc: | Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC |
EXHIBIT B
TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Information About The Investor Furnished
To The Company By The Investor
Expressly For Use In Connection With
The Registration Statement
Information With Respect to Lincoln
Park Capital
As of the date of the Purchase Agreement,
Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, beneficially owned 250,000 shares of our common stock. Josh Scheinfeld and Jonathan Cope, the Managing
Members of Lincoln Park Capital, LLC, the manager of Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, are deemed to be beneficial owners of all
of the shares of common stock owned by Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC. Messrs. Cope and Scheinfeld have shared voting and investment
power over the shares being offered under the prospectus filed with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated under
the Purchase Agreement. Lincoln Park Capital, LLC is not a licensed broker dealer or an affiliate of a licensed broker dealer.
Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE |
Nephros, Inc.
41 Grand Ave
River Edge, NJ 07661
T: 201. 343. 5202
F: 201. 343. 5207
www.nephros.com |
Nephros, Inc. Enters Into Purchase Agreement with Lincoln
Park Capital Fund, LLC
RIVER EDGE, N.J., July 27, 2015 –
Nephros, Inc. (OTCBB: NEPH), a commercial stage medical device company that develops and
sells high performance liquid purification ultrafilters and an on-line mid-dilution hemodiafiltration (“HDF”) system
for use with a hemodialysis machine for the treatment of patients with end stage renal disease, announced today that it
has entered into a purchase agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“LPC”), a Chicago-based institutional investor.
Under the terms of the purchase agreement, over a 36-month term, Nephros will have the right and the sole discretion to sell to
LPC up to $10 million worth of shares of Nephros common stock in amounts as set forth in the agreement. Nephros will control the
timing and amount of any future investment and LPC will be obligated to make purchases in accordance with the agreement.
“We are pleased to enter into this purchase agreement
with LPC, an existing investor in Nephros,” commented Daron Evans, CEO of Nephros. “This commitment provides us with
a vehicle for accessing capital as we target profitability through growth in our filter business. Additionally, we will be able
to continue to work with our strategic partners to treat patients with our HDF system, growing our experience in the commercial
setting.”
There are no upper limits to the price LPC may pay to purchase
common stock from Nephros and the purchase price of the shares related to any future investments will be based on the prevailing
market prices of the Company’s shares immediately preceding the notice of sale to LPC. LPC has agreed not to cause or engage
in any manner whatsoever, any direct or indirect short selling or hedging of the Company’s shares of common stock.
In consideration for entering into the agreement, Nephros has issued shares of common stock to LPC as a commitment fee. The agreement
may be terminated by Nephros at any time, at its sole discretion, without any monetary cost.
Under the terms of the purchase agreement
and related registration rights agreement, Nephros has agreed to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) covering the sale of the shares that may be issued to LPC.
A more detailed description of the agreement is set forth in
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K recently filed with the SEC which the Company encourages be reviewed carefully.
This press release does not constitute
an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in this offering, nor will there be any sale of these securities
in any jurisdiction in which such offer solicitation or sale are unlawful prior to registration or qualification under securities
laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Nephros, Inc.
Nephros is a commercial stage medical
device company that develops and sells high performance liquid purification filters, as well as a hemodiafiltration system for
the treatment of patients with end stage kidney disease. Its filters, which it calls ultrafilters, are primarily used in dialysis
centers for the removal of biological contaminants from water, bicarbonate concentrate and/or blood.
Nephros was founded in 1997 by healthcare
professionals affiliated with Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital to develop and commercialize a
hemodiafiltration system, an alternative method to hemodialysis. Since its founding, the company has extended its filtration technologies
to meet the demand for liquid purification in other areas, in particular water purification.
For more information about Nephros
and its products, please visit the company’s website at www.nephros.com.
About Lincoln Park Capital (“LPC”)
LPC is an institutional investor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
LPC’s experienced professionals manage a portfolio of investments in public and private entities. These investments are in
a wide range of companies and industries emphasizing life sciences, specialty financing, energy and technology. LPC’s investments
range from multiyear financial commitments to fund growth to special situation financings to long-term strategic capital offering
companies certainty, flexibility and consistency. For more information, visit www.lpcfunds.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements
that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such statements include statements regarding Nephros’ plan to access
capital under its agreement with Lincoln Park, and other statements that are not historical facts, including statements which may
be accompanied by the words “intends,” “may,” “will,” “plans,” “expects,”
“anticipates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “estimates,” “aims,” “believes,”
“hopes,” “potential” or similar words. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these
forward-looking statements due to certain factors, including Nephros’ ability to satisfy the conditions required to require
Lincoln Park to access capital under the parties’ agreement, changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory
reforms, and foreign exchange rate fluctuations. These and other risks and uncertainties are detailed in Nephros Inc.’s reports
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including with respect to Nephros, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2014. Nephros, Inc.does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this
release.
Contact:
Investor:
PCG Advisory Group
Kirin M. Smith, Chief Operating Officer
Direct: 646-863-6519
www.pcgadvisory.com