UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October, 2015
Commission File Number: 001-36532
Sphere 3D Corp.
240 Matheson Blvd. East
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L4Z
1X1
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will
file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. [ ] Form 20-F [X]
Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form
6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ]
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6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information
contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Yes [ ] No [X]
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to
the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
The information contained in this Form 6-K is incorporated by
reference into, or as additional exhibits to, as applicable, the registrant's
outstanding registration statements.
A copy of the opinion of Stikeman Elliot LLP related to the legality of the
common shares and common shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and
adjustment warrants purchased pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, dated
October 6, 2015, by and between us, on the one hand, and Patrick ONeill and
Lynn Factor, on the other hand, is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1. A copy of the
opinion of OMelveny & Myers LLP related to the legality of the warrants and the
adjustment warrants purchased pursuant to the subscription agreements is
attached hereto as Exhibit 5.2.
SUBMITTED HEREWITH
Exhibits
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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SPHERE 3D CORP. |
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Date: October 14, 2015 |
/s/
Kurt Kalbfleisch |
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Name: Kurt Kalbfleisch |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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October 14, 2015
Sphere 3D Corp.
240 Matheson Boulevard East
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X1
Canada
Dear Sirs/Mesdames:
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Direct Registered Offering of Shares, Warrants and Adjustment Warrants of
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Sphere 3D Corp.
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We have acted as Canadian special counsel to Sphere 3D Corp., a corporation amalgamated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the "Company"), in connection with the issuance of:
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345,000 common shares (the "Shares") of the Company;
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86,250 warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase common shares of the Company (the "Warrant Shares"); and
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adjustment warrants of the Company (the "Adjustment Warrants", and collectively with the Shares and the Warrants, the "Securities") to purchase common shares of the Company (the "Adjustment Warrants
Shares").
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The Securities are being issued in accordance with the terms of subscription agreements dated October 6, 2015 (the "Subscription Agreements") entered into between the Company and each of Lynn Factor and Patrick
O'Neil, and in connection with a registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-206357) (the "Registration Statement") filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2015, the prospectus dated August 27, 2015
included therein (the "Base Prospectus"), and the prospectus supplement thereto dated October 6, 2015 (the "Prospectus Supplement"). The Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement are collectively referred to as the
"Prospectus".
For the purposes of this opinion, we have examined copies of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the warrant agreements governing the Warrants (the "Warrant Agreements"), the warrant agreements governing the
Adjustment Warrants (the "Adjustment Warrant Agreements") and the Subscription Agreements. We have also
examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of and relied upon the following documents (collectively, the "Corporate Documents"):
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the certificate and articles of amalgamation of the Company;
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the by-laws of the Company;
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certain resolutions of the Company's directors; and
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a certificate of an officer of the Company (the "Officer's Certificate").
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We also have reviewed such other documents, and have considered such questions of law, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinion expressed herein. We have relied upon the Corporate Documents
without independent investigation of the matters provided for therein for the purpose of providing our opinion expressed herein.
In examining all documents and in providing our opinion expressed herein we have assumed that:
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all individuals had the requisite legal capacity;
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all signatures are genuine;
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all documents submitted to us as originals are complete and authentic and all photostatic, certified, telecopied, notarial or other copies conform to the originals;
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all facts set forth in the official public records, certificates and documents supplied by public officials or otherwise conveyed to us by public officials are complete, true and accurate;
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the certificate of amalgamation of the Company (the "Certificate of Amalgamation") is conclusive evidence that the Company is amalgamated and existing under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario); and
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all facts set forth in the certificates supplied by the respective officers and directors, as applicable, of the Company including, without limitation, the Officer's Certificate, are complete, true and accurate;
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In expressing the opinion set out in paragraph (a) below, we have relied exclusively on the Certificate of Amalgamation.
We express no opinion as to any laws, or matters governed by any laws, other than the laws of the province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. Our opinion is expressed with respect to the laws
in effect on the date of this opinion and we do not accept any responsibility to take into account or inform the addressee, or any other person authorized to rely on this opinion, of any changes in law, facts or other developments subsequent to this date that do or
may affect the opinion we express, nor do we have any obligation to advise you
of any other change in any matter addressed in this opinion or to consider
whether it would be appropriate for any person other than the addressee to rely
on our opinion.
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Where our opinion expressed
herein refers to the Registration Shares having been issued as being "fully-paid
and non-assessable" common shares of the Company, such opinion assumes that all
required consideration (in whatever form) has been paid or provided. No opinion
is expressed as to the adequacy of any consideration received.
Based and relying upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion
that:
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The Company is a corporation amalgamated and existing
under the laws of Ontario. |
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The Shares have been duly issued by the Company as fully
paid and non-assessable. |
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The Company has the corporate power to enter into the
Warrant Agreements and the Adjustment Warrant Agreements, and the
performance by the Company of its obligations under the Warrant Agreements
and the Adjustment Warrant Agreements have been authorized by all necessary
corporate actions on the part of the Company. |
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The Warrant Shares, when issued upon exercise of the
Warrants in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreements, will be
validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable. |
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The Adjustment Warrant Shares, when issued upon exercise
of the Adjustment Warrants in accordance with the terms of the Adjustment
Warrant Agreements, will be validly issued as fully paid and non-
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This opinion has been prepared
for your use in connection with the Registration Statement and is expressed as
of the date hereof. Our opinion is expressly limited to the matters set forth
above and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise, as to any
other matters relating to the Company, the Registration Statement or the
securities described therein. The opinions expressed herein may be relied upon
by O'Melveny & Myers LLP for the purposes of its opinion dated the date
hereof and addressed to you with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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We hereby consent to the filing
of this opinion as an exhibit to the current report on Form 6-K to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing the issuance of the Securities
for incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Legal Matters" in the Prospectus
Supplement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the
category of persons whose consent is required under the Act or the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. This opinion may not be quoted from or
referred to in any documents other than the Registration Statement as provided for
herein without our prior written consent.
Yours truly,
/s/ Stikeman Elliot LLP
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October 14, 2015 |
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Sphere 3D Corp. |
240 Matheson Boulevard East |
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X1 |
Canada |
Re: Registration of
Securities of Sphere 3D Corp.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Sphere 3D Corp., a
corporation amalgamated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the
Company), in connection with the issuance of (i) 345,000
common shares of the Company (the Shares) of no par value
(Common Shares), (ii) warrants (Warrants)
exercisable to purchase up to 86,250 Common Shares (the Warrant
Shares), and (iii) adjustment warrants (Adjustment
Warrants and together with the Warrants, the Warrant
Agreements) exercisable to purchase a number of common shares to be
determined at such time as such Adjustment Warrants become exercisable following
an additional financing by us prior to December 31, 2015 (the
Adjustment Warrant Shares and, together with h the Shares,
the Warrants, the Warrant Shares, and the Adjustment Warrants, the
Securities) pursuant to (i) an effective Registration
Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333- 206357) (the Registration
Statement) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the Securities Act), on August 14, 2015, as
amended, and declared effective by the Commission on August 28, 2015, (ii) the
related prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement (the
Base Prospectus), as supplemented by the prospectus
supplement dated as of October 6, 2015 (the Prospectus
Supplement and collectively with the Base Prospectus, the
Prospectus), and (iii) the subscription agreements,
each
dated as of October 6, 2015, by and among the Company and the investors set forth
on the signature pages thereto (the Subscription Agreements).
In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or
copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such corporate
and other records and documents as we considered appropriate including, without
limitation:
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the Registration Statement; |
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the certificate and articles of amalgamation of the
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the by-laws of the Company; and |
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certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the
Company; and |
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the Warrant Agreements. |
In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all
natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all
documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of
all documents submitted to us as certified, conf formed or photostatic copies
and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. We hav ve also
assumed that the Company is validly existing, has the corporate power to perform
its obligations under any War rrant Agreement, and that it has taken the
required steps to authorize the creation of such obligations under the Business
Corporations Act (Ontario). We have also assumed that the choice of New York law
to govern the Warrant Agreements is a valid and legal provision. As to any facts
material to the opinions expressed herein which were not independently
established or verified, we have relied upon oral or written statements an nd
representations of officers and other representatives of the Company.
On the basis of such examination, our reliance upon the
assumptions in this opinion and our consideration of those questions of law we
considered relevant, and subjec ct to the limitations and qualifications in this
opinion, we are of the opinion that: the Warrant Agreements will be legally
valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors
rights generally (including, without limitation, fraudulent conveyance laws),
and by general principles of equity including, without limitation, concepts of
materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible
unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief, regardless of
whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, and possible judicial
action giving effect to foreign governmental actions or foreign laws affecting
creditors' rights.
The law covered by this opinion is limited to the present law
of the State of New York. We express no opinion as to the laws of any other
jurisdiction and no opinion regarding the statutes, administrative decisions,
rules, regulations or requirements of any county, municipality, subdivision or
local authority of any jurisdiction.
This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the
requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the
Securities Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining
to the contents of the Registration Statement, the prospectus included in the
Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement, other than as expressly
stated herein with respect to the Securities.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to
the Companys Current Report on Form 6-K to be filed with the Commission on or
about October 14, 2015, which will be incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, and to the reference to this firm under the heading
Legal Matters in the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration
Statement.
Respectfully submitted
/s/ OMelveny & Myers LLP
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