UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 19)*

 

SunPower Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

867652 406

(CUSIP Number)

 

Paul Moss-Bowpitt

Legal Director, Corporate Transactions

TOTALENERGIES SE

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

00-331-4135-2834

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

February 14, 2024

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 867652 406

             
1  

Names of Reporting Persons

TotalEnergies SE

2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3   SEC Use Only
4  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

WC

5   Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

France

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

  7  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8  

Shared Voting Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

  9  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10  

Shared Dispositive Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

11  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

129,708,096 (1)(2)

12   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ¨
13  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

59.7% (3)

14  

Type of Reporting Person

CO

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 867652 406

             
1  

Names of Reporting Persons

TotalEnergies Gestion USA SARL

2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3   SEC Use Only
4  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

WC

5   Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

France

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

  7  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8  

Shared Voting Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

  9  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10  

Shared Dispositive Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

11  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

129,708,096 (1)(2)

12   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ¨
13  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

59.7% (3)

14  

Type of Reporting Person

CO

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 867652 406

             
1  

Names of Reporting Persons

TotalEnergies Holdings USA, Inc.

2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3   SEC Use Only
4  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

WC

5   Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

  7  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8  

Shared Voting Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

  9  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10  

Shared Dispositive Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

11  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

129,708,096 (1)(2)

12   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ¨
13  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

59.7% (3)

14  

Type of Reporting Person

CO

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 867652 406

             
1  

Names of Reporting Persons

TotalEnergies Delaware, Inc.

2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3   SEC Use Only
4  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

WC

5   Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

  7  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8  

Shared Voting Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

  9  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10  

Shared Dispositive Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

11  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

129,708,096 (1)(2)

12   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ¨
13  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

59.7% (3)

14  

Type of Reporting Person

CO

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 867652 406

             
1  

Names of Reporting Persons

TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC

2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3   SEC Use Only
4  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

WC

5   Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

  7  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8  

Shared Voting Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

  9  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10  

Shared Dispositive Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

11  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

129,708,096 (1)(2)

12   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ¨
13  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

59.7% (3)

14  

Type of Reporting Person

OO

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 867652 406

             
1  

Names of Reporting Persons

Sol Holding, LLC

2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3   SEC Use Only
4  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

WC

5   Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

  7  

Sole Voting Power

0

  8  

Shared Voting Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

  9  

Sole Dispositive Power

0

  10  

Shared Dispositive Power

129,708,096 (1)(2)

11  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

129,708,096 (1)(2)

12   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ¨
13  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

59.7% (3)

14  

Type of Reporting Person

OO

 

(1) Includes 41,752,640 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) of SunPower Corp. (the “Issuer”) issuable upon the exercise of the First Tranche Warrant (as described in this filing).
(2) The shares of Common Stock reported herein are held directly by Sol Holding, LLC. TotalEnergies Holdings USA, Inc. is the sole shareholder of TotalEnergies Delaware, Inc., which is the sole member of TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC, which is one of two members of Sol Holding, LLC, a limited liability company managed by a board of managers. TotalEnergies Gestion USA SARL, which is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE, is the sole shareholder of TotalEnergies Holdings USA, Inc. As a result, each of the foregoing entities may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock reported herein.
(3) Percentage calculated based on 175,361,088 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 15, 2023 as reported by the Issuer in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2023. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person or entity and the percentage ownership of that person or entity, all shares subject to warrants held by such person or entity were deemed outstanding if such warrants are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of the date of this filing. These shares were not deemed outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person or entity.

 

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 19 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D dated June 23, 2011, as amended on July 1, 2011, November 21, 2011, December 23, 2011, February 2, 2012, March 1, 2012, June 6, 2013, June 18, 2014, December 9, 2015, December 10, 2015, November 25, 2019, January 21, 2020, February 4, 2020, February 19, 2020, March 20, 2020, April 15, 2020, May 25, 2022, August 18, 2022, and September 12, 2022 (the “Filing”), by the Reporting Persons relating to the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) of SunPower Corporation (the “Issuer”). Information reported in the Filing remains in effect except to the extent that it is amended, restated or superseded by information contained in this Amendment. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the respective meanings set forth in the Filing.

 

The information set forth in response to each separate Item below shall be deemed to be a response to all Items where such information is relevant. Information with respect to each Reporting Person is given solely by such Reporting Person and no Reporting Person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information furnished by another Reporting Person, except as otherwise provided in Rule 13d-1(k).

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

Item 3 of the Filing is amended and supplemented as follows:

 

Second Lien Credit Facility

 

On February 14, 2024, the Issuer entered into a second lien credit agreement (the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”) with Sol Holding, LLC (“Sol Holding”), pursuant to which Sol Holding provided an approximately $175 million term loan facility comprised of a $125 million tranche that was borrowed on February 14, 2024 (including the cashless roll of $45 million of outstanding revolving loans plus accrued unpaid interest on such loans into Tranche 1 Loans) (the “Tranche 1 Loans”), and a second tranche of up to $50 million of loans (the “Tranche 2 Loans”) available to be borrowed upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the delivery of a business plan with respect to the use of proceeds of such loans that is satisfactory to the lenders under the Second Lien Credit Agreement. The loans provided under the Second Lien Credit Agreement will mature 91 days after the fifth anniversary of February 14, 2024. Each borrowing of Tranche 2 Loans will be in a principal amount of $10 million or a whole multiple of $10 million in excess thereof. In connection with each $10 million principal amount of borrowing of a Tranche 2 Loan, the Issuer shall issue to Sol Holding, for no additional consideration, a Second Tranche Warrant (as defined below) exercisable for 6,680,423 shares of Common Stock, subject to stockholder approval. For the avoidance of doubt, the number of shares of Common Stock underlying all such Second Tranche Warrants must not exceed 33,402,112 shares.

 

The Issuer is the sole borrower under the Second Lien Credit Agreement. The obligations under the Second Lien Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of the Issuer’s direct and indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiaries and are secured by a pledge of all of the Issuer’s and such subsidiary guarantors’ assets (such pledge is subordinated to the liens pursuant to an outstanding First Lien Credit Agreement between the Issuer and the lenders party thereto (the “First Lien Credit Agreement”)), subject to customary limitations and exclusions.

 

The interest rate for borrowings under the Second Lien Credit Agreement is (i) 13.00% if paying interest in cash and (ii) 15.00% if paying interest in-kind. To the extent permitted under the First Lien Credit Agreement and related documents, the Second Lien Credit Agreement requires mandatory prepayments from the net proceeds of specified types of asset sales (subject to certain reinvestment rights), debt issuances and insurance recoveries (subject to certain reinvestment rights).

 

The Second Lien Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants customarily applicable to second lien credit facilities, including restricting the Issuer’s ability to incur additional indebtedness; create liens or guarantee obligations; enter into sale-leaseback transactions; merge, liquidate or dispose of assets; make acquisitions or other investments; enter into hedging agreements; pay dividends and make other distributions and engage in transactions with affiliates. Under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the Issuer and its subsidiaries may not invest cash or property in, or loan to, certain unrestricted subsidiaries of the Issuer in amounts exceeding the limitations set forth in the Second Lien Credit Agreement. In addition, under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the Issuer must maintain the following financial covenants: (w) First Lien Secured Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) not to exceed 6.00:1.00 for the test period ending on or about March 31, 2025, 5.50:1.00 for the test period ending on or about June 30, 2025, 5.00:1.00 for the test periods ending on or about September 30, 2025 through September 30, 2026 and 4.50:1.00 for the test period ending December 31, 2026 and thereafter, (x) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) not to be less than 1.00:1.00 for the test period ending on or about March 31, 2025, 1.25:1.00 for the test period ending on or about June 30, 2025, 1.50:1.00 for the test period ending on or about September 30, 2025 through September 30, 2026 and 1.75:1.00 for the test period ending on or about December 31, 2026 and thereafter, (y) Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) not to be less than 1.00:1.00 for the test period ending on or about March 31, 2025, 1.25:1.00 for the test period ending on or about June 30, 2025 and 1.50:1.00 for the test period ending on or about September 30, 2025 and thereafter and (z) Liquidity (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) not to be less than $20,000,000 for the test period ending March 31, 2024, $30,000,000 for the test periods ending June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024, $50,000,000 for the test period ending December 31, 2024 and $70,000,000 for the test period ending March 31, 2025 and thereafter.

 

 

 

 

The foregoing description of the Second Lien Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified by the full text of such agreement, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

 

Warrants

 

In connection with the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the Issuer agreed to issue to Sol Holding warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock in two tranches: (i) the first tranche (“First Tranche Warrant”) consisting of a warrant exercisable for 41,752,640 shares of Common Stock and (ii) the second tranche (“Second Trance Warrants” and together with the First Tranche Warrant, the “Warrants”) consisting of additional warrants exercisable for up to 33,402,112 shares of Common Stock. On February 14, 2024, concurrently with the issuance of the Tranche 1 Loans, the Issuer issued the First Tranche Warrant to Sol Holding. The issuance of Second Tranche Warrants is subject to the Issuer’s determination to call the Tranche 2 Loans and the size of the Tranche 2 Loans borrowed, among other conditions not in the control of Sol Holding.

 

The Warrants are exercisable at an initial exercise price of $0.01 per share and will expire ten years following the issuance of the Warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the Warrants, the number of shares for which the Warrants are exercisable and the exercise price for such shares may be adjusted for stock splits, reclassifications, share combinations, dividends or distributions made by the Issuer on the Common Stock, certain issuances of Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock and similar adjustments. Further, in connection with an Event of Default (as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement), the Issuer may be required, at the election of the warrantholder, to either (a) purchase the Warrants for a cash amount equal to the Black-Scholes Value (as defined in the Warrant) of the unexercised portion of the Warrants or (b) permit the exercise of the Warrants pursuant to a cashless default exercise for a number of shares of Common Stock with a value equal to the Black-Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of the Warrants.

 

On February 14, 2024, the Issuer received executed written consents from stockholders approving the issuance of all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the First Tranche Warrant exceeding 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of that date (the “19.99% Cap”), the issuance of Second Tranche Warrants and the issuance of all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Second Tranche Warrants. Sol Holding may not exercise the Warrants to the extent that the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to Sol Holding upon such exercise would exceed the 19.99% Cap until the twentieth calendar day following the date that the Issuer mails an information statement to its stockholders, in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Nasdaq listing rules.

 

The foregoing description of the Warrants does not purport to be complete and is qualified by the full text of the form of Warrant, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

 

 

 

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

 

Item 4 of the Filing is amended and supplemented as follows:

 

The descriptions of the Second Lien Credit Facility and Warrants in Item 3 and the description of the Registration Rights Agreement, Novation Agreement, A&R Affiliation Agreement, and Letter Agreement Amendment in Item 6 are hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 4.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 5 of the Filing is amended and restated in its entirety as follows.

 

The information set forth in the facing pages of this Schedule 13D with respect to the shared beneficial ownership of Common Stock by the Reporting Persons is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.

 

The information set forth in Items 2, 3 and 4 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.

 

(a)-(b) The number and percentage of shares of Common Stock to which this Filing relates is 129,708,096, constituting 59.7% of the 175,361,088 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 15, 2023 as reported by the Issuer in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on December 18, 2023.

 

The shares of Common Stock reported herein are held directly by Sol Holding. TotalEnergies Holdings is the sole shareholder of TotalEnergies Delaware, which is the sole member of TotalEnergies Renewables, which is one of two members of Sol Holding, a limited liability company managed by a board of managers. TotalEnergies Gestion, which is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE, is the sole shareholder of TotalEnergies Holdings. As a result, each of the foregoing entities may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock reported herein.

 

(c) Other than as disclosed in Item 4 of this Amendment, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions in the Common Stock during the past 60 days.

 

(d) None.

 

(e) Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 6 of the Filing is amended and supplemented as follows:

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the issuance of the Warrants, on February 14, 2024, the Issuer entered into a registration rights agreement with Sol Holding (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuer agreed to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 or such other form as required (a “Registration Statement”) on or prior to the date that is five (5) business days following the date on which the Issuer files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2024, to register for resale the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. The Registration Rights Agreement also requires the Issuer to pay certain penalties in the event that the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC by the aforementioned deadline.

 

The Issuer will pay certain expenses of Sol Holding incurred in connection with the exercise of its rights under the Registration Rights Agreement, and indemnify it for certain securities law matters in connection with any registration statement. The Registration Rights Agreement also grants Sol Holding the right to register the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and/or include in an underwritten offering when either the Issuer or another holder of equity securities initiates a registration and/or underwritten offering. Finally, Sol Holding has the right to request that the Issuer update any effective Registration Statement to accommodate any underwritten offering of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants in excess of $5 million, subject to certain conditions.

 

 

 

 

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified by the full text of such agreement, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

 

Novation Agreement

 

As previously disclosed, in August 2022, all of the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock held by TotalEnergies SE and its affiliates were transferred to Sol Holding, and in September 2022, the Reporting Persons sold 50% less one unit of the equity interests in Sol Holding to GIP III Sol Acquisition, LLC.

 

On February 14, 2024, TotalEnergies Solar INTL SAS and TotalEnergies Gaz & Electricité Holdings SAS entered into that certain Novation Agreement with the Issuer and Sol Holding pursuant to which Sol Holding assumed by way of novation all of the liabilities, duties, and obligations of TotalEnergies Solar INTL SAS and TotalEnergies Gaz & Electricité Holdings SAS under and in respect of that certain Affiliation Agreement dated as of April 28, 2011 (as amended on each of June 7, 2011, December 23, 2011, February 28, 2012, August 10, 2012, April 19, 2021, and October 29, 2021, the “Affiliation Agreement”).

 

The foregoing description of the Novation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified by the full text of such agreement, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

 

Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement

 

In connection with the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the issuance of the Warrants, on February 14, 2024, the Issuer and Sol Holding entered into that certain Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement (the “A&R Affiliation Agreement”), which governs the relationship between the Issuer and Sol Holding. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this section shall have the meanings given to such terms in the A&R Affiliation Agreement.

 

The A&R Affiliation Agreement amends and restates the terms of the previously-disclosed Affiliation Agreement to, among other things, (i) reflect the novation described above, (ii) remove outdated and obsolete terms, (iii) carve out the issuance of the Warrants, including the exercise thereof and issuance of Common Stock thereunder, and the securities of the Issuer held by acquirors of the Investor Group (as defined in the A&R Affiliation Agreement), from the calculation of the Applicable Standstill Limit (as defined in the A&R Affiliation Agreement), (iv) simplify the notices required in connection with the Investor Group’s rights to maintain its percentage ownership, and (v) amend Sol Holding’s board representation rights.

 

The A&R Affiliation Agreement further provides that, during the Standstill Period, no member of the Investor Group shall:

 

·effect or seek any transaction that would result in the Investor Group beneficially owning shares in excess of 70% of the lower of (i) the then outstanding voting stock of the Issuer or (ii) the then outstanding Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect;

 

·take any action which would or would reasonably be expected to require the Issuer to make a public announcement regarding a transaction that results in the Investor Group beneficially owning shares in excess of 70% of the lower of (i) the then outstanding voting stock of the Issuer or (ii) the then outstanding Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect;

 

·request the Issuer or Issuer’s directors who are independent for stock exchange listing purposes and not an Investor Director or officers or employees of the Issuer (such persons, the “Disinterested Directors”), to, directly or indirectly, amend or waive any of the standstill restrictions applicable to the Investor Group; or

 

·enter into any discussions with any third party regarding any of the foregoing.

 

The Standstill Period will end upon:

 

·a change in control of the Issuer;

 

 

 

 

·the first time that the Investor Group beneficially owns less than 15% of the outstanding voting power of the Issuer;

 

·certain breaches of the A&R Affiliation Agreement by the Issuer;

 

·at a time that the Investor Group has reduced its ownership level below specified thresholds, the commencement of a tender offer to acquire the Issuer by a third party (provided that the Standstill Period may be reinstated upon withdrawal of such third-party tender offer and certain other events); or

 

·the termination of the A&R Affiliation Agreement pursuant to its terms.

 

The issuance of the Warrants, including the exercise thereof for Common Stock, will not violate the above restrictions or require notice to the Issuer during the Standstill Period.

 

During the Standstill Period, no member of the Investor Group may, among other things, solicit proxies or become a participant in an election contest relating to the election of directors to the Issuer’s board of directors (the “Board”).

 

The Investor Group has a right to maintain its percentage ownership in connection with any new securities issued by the Issuer unless the Investor Group at any time owns less than 40% of the outstanding voting power of the Issuer. Subject to the standstill limits described above, the Investor Group may also purchase shares on the open market or in private transactions with disinterested stockholders. Generally, the loss of certain rights under the A&R Affiliation Agreement based on the Investor Group’s ownership percentage in the Issuer is subject to a nine-month “grace period,” during which the Investor Group may acquire more shares to stay above the applicable ownership percentage.

 

With respect to the Investor Group’s board representation rights under the A&R Affiliation Agreement, the Board agreed to take all action necessary so that the Board will be comprised of either 11 or nine directors, dependent on whether the Board desires to separate the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.

 

If the Board separates the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, then the Board shall consist of 11 directors designated as follows:

 

(i)the Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer;

 

(ii)a Chairman;

 

(iii)the number of Directors who (a) are or have been designated for such positions by the Investor Group under the A&R Affiliation Agreement, (b) are officers or employees of TotalEnergies SE or its subsidiaries, other than the Issuer and its subsidiaries, or (c) are officers or employees of GIP III Sol Acquisition LLC or its subsidiaries, other than the Issuer and its subsidiaries (each, an “Investor Director”, and collectively, the “Investor Directors”) determined as follows:

 

(A)until the first time that the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own less than 50% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect, six Investor Directors;

(B)upon the first time that the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own less than 50% but not less than 40% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect, five Investor Directors;

(C)upon the first time that the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own less than 40% but not less than 30% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect, four Investor Directors;

(D)upon the first time that the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own less than 30% but not less than 20% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect, three Investor Directors; and

(E)upon the first time that the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own less than 20% but not less than 10% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect, two Investor Directors.

 

 

 

 

(iv)the number of Directors who are “independent directors” within the meaning of Rule 5605(a)(2) and the listing standards of Nasdaq and not Investor Directors (“Disinterested Directors”) necessary as to fill any vacancies in a Board consisting of 11 directors resulting from reductions in the number of Investor Directors designated in accordance with clause (iii) above, such that there will be three Disinterested Directors so long as the Investor Group owns at least 50% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect.

 

If the Board does not separate the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, then the Board shall consist of nine directors designated as follows:

 

(i)the Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer, who shall serve as Chairman;

 

(ii)the number of Investor Directors determined as follows:

 

(A)until the first time that the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own less than 50% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect, five Investor Directors;

(B)upon the first time that the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own less than 50% but not less than 40% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect, four Investor Directors;

(C)upon the first time that the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own less than 40% but not less than 30% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect, three Investor Directors;

(D)upon the first time that the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own less than 30% but not less than 20% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect, two Investor Directors; and

(E)upon the first time that the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own less than 20% but not less than 10% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect, one Investor Director.

 

(iii)the number of Disinterested Directors necessary as to fill any vacancies in a Board consisting of nine directors resulting from reductions in the number of Investor Directors designated in accordance with clause (ii) above, such that there will be three Disinterested Directors so long as the Investor Group owns at least 50% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect.

 

The Investor Group has the right to cause a Disinterested Director to resign from the Board if the Board decides to combine the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board in order for the Board composition to be consistent with the composition described above.

 

So long as Investor Directors serve as members of the Board, such Investor Directors will be allocated across the three classes that comprise the Board’s staggered terms for reelection in as equal an allocation as is practicable.

 

Until the first time that the Investor Group owns 40% or less of the outstanding voting power of the Issuer, the Issuer may not effect any of the following without first obtaining the approval of the Investor Group:

 

·any amendment to the Issuer’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws;

 

·an acquisition by the Issuer where the aggregate net present value of the consideration paid or to be paid exceeds 10% of the Issuer’s market capitalization;

 

·a disposition by the Issuer where the aggregate net present value of the consideration received or to be received exceeds 10% of the Issuer’s market capitalization;

 

·the adoption of any shareholder rights plan or certain changes to the Issuer’s shareholder rights plan;

 

 

 

 

·except for the incurrence of certain permitted indebtedness, the incurrence of additional indebtedness in excess of a specified debt amount that is based on the Issuer’s trailing twelve-month financial performance;

 

·subject to certain exceptions, any voluntary dissolution or liquidation of the Issuer or any company that it controls;

 

·any voluntary bankruptcy filing by the Issuer or any company that it controls or the failure to oppose any other person’s bankruptcy filing or action to appoint a receiver of the Issuer or any company that it controls; or

 

·any repurchase of Common Stock, except in connection with the Issuer’s equity plan.

 

Until the first time that the Investor Group beneficially owns less than 15% of the outstanding voting power of the Issuer, neither the Issuer nor the Board is permitted to adopt any shareholder rights plan that would have specified adverse effects on the Investor Group or a transferee of 40% of the voting power of the Issuer from a member of the Investor Group in accordance with the provisions of the A&R Affiliation Agreement, without the approval of the Investor Group.

 

Additionally, for so long as the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own at least 30% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect:

 

·the Audit Committee of the Board will be comprised of three Disinterested Directors;

 

·the Compensation Committee of the Board will be comprised of two Disinterested Directors and two Investor Directors;

 

·the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board will be comprised of two Disinterested Directors and two Investor Directors; and

 

·any other standing or ad hoc committee of the Board will be comprised of two Disinterested Directors and two Investor Directors;

 

provided that, an Investor Director will not be included in the membership of any such committee, the sole purpose of which is to consider any transaction for which there exists an actual conflict of interest between any member of the Investor Group, on the one hand, and the Issuer or its Affiliates, on the other hand, in the reasonable judgment of the Disinterested Directors.

 

The Investor Group also has the right to designate up to four board observers to attend all meetings of the Board and each committee of the Board until the first time that the Investor Group owns or is deemed to own less than 10% of the Total Current Voting Power of the Issuer then in effect and to the extent the Investor Group is not then entitled to membership of an Investor Director on such committee.

 

At any time when the Investor Group owns at least 30% of the outstanding voting power of the Issuer, neither the Investor Group nor the Issuer may effect any of the following without first obtaining the approval of a majority of the Disinterested Directors:

 

·any amendment to the Issuer’s bylaws or certificate of incorporation;

 

·any transaction that, in the reasonable judgment of the Disinterested Directors, involves an actual conflict of interest between the Investor Group, on the one hand, and the Issuer and its affiliates, on the other hand;

 

·the adoption of any shareholder purchase rights plan or the amendment;

 

 

 

 

·except as provided above, the commencement of any tender offer or exchange offer by the Investor Group for shares of the Issuer or securities convertible into shares of the Issuer, or the approval of a merger of the Issuer or any company that it controls with a member of the Investor Group;

 

·any voluntary dissolution or liquidation of the Issuer or any company that it controls;

 

·any voluntary bankruptcy filing by the Issuer or any company that it controls or the failure to oppose any other person’s bankruptcy filing or action to appoint a receiver of the Issuer or any company that it controls;

 

·any delegation of all or a portion of the authority of the Board to any committee of the Board;

 

·any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the A&R Affiliation Agreement;

 

·any modification of director’s and officer’s insurance coverage; or

 

·any reduction in the compensation of the Disinterested Directors.

 

The foregoing description of the A&R Affiliation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified by the full text of such agreement, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

 

Amendment to Letter Agreement

 

In connection with the amendments to the Affiliation Agreement described above, TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC, GIP III Sol Acquisition, LLC, and Sol Holding entered into an amendment (the “Letter Agreement Amendment”) to the previously disclosed Letter Agreement dated September 12, 2022 concerning certain governance rights with respect to Sol Holding and the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock held directly by Sol Holding (the “Letter Agreement”). Specifically, with respect to Sol Holding’s right pursuant to the A&R Affiliation Agreement to appoint designees to the Issuer’s board of directors, the Letter Agreement Amendment provides that TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC and GIP III Sol Acquisition, LLC will each have the right to appoint an equal number of such directors, and if the number of directors that Sol Holding is entitled to appoint is an odd number, then the remaining director will be mutually appointed by TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC and GIP III Sol Acquisition, LLC. The Letter Agreement Amendment also deleted certain obsolete provisions and amended certain defined terms used in the Letter Agreement to better align them with the defined terms used in the Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Letter Agreement Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified by the full text of such agreement, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

 

Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits

 

Item 7 of the Filing is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

Exhibit  Number Description
40 Second Lien Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on February 15, 2024).
41 Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock.
42 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2024, by and between SunPower Corporation and Sol Holding, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on February 15, 2024).
43 Novation Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2024, by and among SunPower Corporation, TotalEnergies Solar INTL SAS, TotalEnergies Gaz & Electricité Holdings SAS, and Sol Holding, LLC.
44 Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2024, by and between SunPower Corporation and Sol Holding, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on February 15, 2024).
45 Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated February 14, 2024, by and among TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC, GIP III Sol Acquisition, LLC, and Sol Holding, LLC.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: February 16, 2024

 

  TOTALENERGIES SE
     
  By: /s/ Marine Delaitre
  Name: Marine Delaitre
  Title: Authorized Signatory
     
  TOTALENERGIES GESTION USA SARL
     
  By: /s/ Eric Bozec
  Name: Eric Bozec
  Title: General Manager
     
  TOTALENERGIES HOLDINGS USA, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Richard Frazier
  Name: Richard Frazier
  Title: Assistant Secretary
     
  TOTALENERGIES DELAWARE, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Richard Frazier
  Name: Richard Frazier
  Title: Secretary
     
  TOTALENERGIES RENEWABLES USA, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Richard Frazier
  Name: Richard Frazier
  Title: Secretary
     
  SOL HOLDING, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Christopher Gillies
  Name: Christopher Gillies
  Title: President and Manager

 

 

 

 

Schedule A

 

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REPORTING PERSONS

 

Set forth below is the name and current principal occupation or employment of each director and executive officer, as applicable, of TotalEnergies SE, TotalEnergies Gestion USA SARL, TotalEnergies Holdings USA Inc., TotalEnergies Delaware Inc., TotalEnergies Renewables USA LLC and Sol Holding, LLC. The business address of each of the directors and executive officers of TotalEnergies SE and TotalEnergies Gestion USA SARL is 2, place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France. The business address of each of the other individuals listed below is 1201 Louisiana St. Suite 1800, Houston, TX 77002

 

TOTALENERGIES SE

 

Name Occupation Citizenship
Patrick Pouyanné Chairman and Chief Executive Officer French
Helle Kristoffersen President,Asia French and Danish
Stéphane Michel President, Gas, Renewables & Power French
Thierry Pflimlin President, Marketing & Services French
Bernard Pinatel President, Refining & Chemicals French
Jean-Pierre Sbraire Chief Financial Officer French
Namita Shah President, OneTech French
Nicolas Terraz President, Exploration & Production French
Aurélien Hamelle President Strategy & Sustainability French
Jacques Aschenbroich Director French
Anelise Quintão Lara Director French
Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette Lead Independent Director French
Lise Croteau Director Canadian
Mark Cutifani Director Australian
Emma de Jonge Director representing employee shareholders French
Romain Garcia-Ivaldi Director representing employees French
Maria van der Hoeven Director Netherlands
Glenn Hubbard Director American
Anne-Marie Idrac Director French
Jean Lemierre Director French
Dirk Paskert Director German
Angel Pobo Director representing employees French

 

TOTALENERGIES GESTION USA SARL

 

Eric Bozec General Manager French

 

TOTALENERGIES HOLDINGS USA INC.

 

Mike Naeve Director American
Christophe Vuillez Director, President & Chief Executive Officer French
Alexander Adotevi Director and Chief Financial Officer German
Dawn Lannin Director, General Counsel & Secretary American
Eric Bozec Director French
Esmeralda Fernandez Treasurer American
Rich Frazier Assistant Secretary American

 

TOTALENERGIES DELAWARE INC.

 

Christophe Vuillez Director and President French
Alexander Adotevi Director and Vice President German
Dawn Lannin Director American
Esmeralda Fernandez Treasurer American
Rich Frazier Secretary American

 

 

 

 

TOTALENERGIES RENEWABLES USA LLC

 

Vincent Stoquart Manager Belgian
Marc-Antoine Pignon Manager and Chief Executive Officer French
Olivier Terneaud Manager French
Alexander Adotevi Manager German
David Foulon Manager American
Christopher Gillies Chief Financial Officer Australian
Ali Mirza Vice President, Structured Finance American
Jeff Newcombe Vice President, Technical American
Anais Immas Vice President, Business Development French
Eric Potts Vice President, Managing Director, Distributed Generation  American
Greg Nelson Vice President, Managing Director – Core Solar  American
Esmeralda Fernandez Treasurer American
Rich Frazier Secretary American
Simon Hayes Assistant Secretary British
Ha C. Yi Assistant Secretary American

 

Sol Holding, LLC

 

Vincent Stoquart Manager Belgian
Jonathan Bram Manager American
Christopher Gillies President and Manager Australian
Emmanuel Barrois Manager French
Daniel Barbosa Manager American
Rich Frazier Secretary American
Wendy Barberousse Assistant Secretary American; French

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 41

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, INCLUDING PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR PURSUANT TO A PRIVATE SALE EFFECTED UNDER SECTION 4(a)(7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE FORMAL OR INFORMAL SEC INTERPRETATION OR GUIDANCE, SUCH AS A SO-CALLED “4(a)(1) AND A HALF SALE.” NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.

 

THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF ARE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2024, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AMONG THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN HOLDERS OF ITS OUTSTANDING SECURITIES. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS SECURITY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

 

Warrant to Purchase

41,752,640 shares Warrant Number 2024-1

 

Warrant to Purchase Common Stock

of

SUNPOWER CORPORATION

 

THIS CERTIFIES that Sol Holding, LLC or any transferee, assignee or other subsequent holder hereof (“Holder”) has the right to purchase from SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), 41,752,640 fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), subject to adjustment as provided herein, at a price equal to the Exercise Price as defined in Section 3 below, at any time during the Term (as defined below).

 

The Holder agrees with the Company that this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock of the Company (this “Warrant” or this “Agreement”) is issued and all rights hereunder shall be held subject to all of the conditions, limitations and provisions set forth herein.

 

1.            Date of Issuance and Term.

 

This Warrant shall be deemed to be issued on February 14, 2024 (“Date of Issuance”). The term of this Warrant begins on the Date of Issuance and ends at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that is 10 years after the Date of Issuance (the “Term”). This Warrant was issued in conjunction with that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto as guarantors, the Lender (as defined in the Credit Agreement), GLAS USA LLC, as administrative agent, and GLAS Americas, LLC, as collateral agent (as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Credit Agreement”), and the Registration Rights Agreement (as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Registration Rights Agreement”) by and between the Company and the Holder, each dated as of February 14, 2024.

 

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For purposes hereof:

 

Affiliate” means any person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a person or entity, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 (“Rule 144”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). With respect to the Holder, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Holder will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Holder.

 

Black-Scholes Value” means the Black-Scholes Value of this Warrant or applicable portion thereof as determined by use of the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model using the criteria set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

Cashless Default Exercise” means an exercise of this Warrant as a “Cashless Default Exercise” in accordance with Sections 3(c) and 11(b) hereof.

 

Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Definitive Information Statement” means the definitive information statement incorporating any Commission comments to the Preliminary Information Statement.

 

Derivative Security” means any right, option, warrant or other security convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock.

 

Eligible Market” means the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), the NYSE Arca, the NYSE American, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ GS” and, collectively with the NASDAQ Capital Market and the NASDAQ Global Market, “NASDAQ”), or, in each case, any successor thereto.

 

Enterprise Value” means, as of any date of determination, (i) the product of (x) the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock on such date, multiplied by (y) the per share closing price of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ, or, if that is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, such Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is traded or listed on such date, plus (ii) the amount of the Company’s debt, as shown on the latest financial statements included in any periodic or current report filed with the Commission prior to such date (the “Current Financial Statements”), less (iii) the amount of cash and cash equivalents of the Company, as shown on the Current Financial Statements.

 

Excluded Issuance” means the issuance by the Company (and subsequent vesting, as applicable) after the Date of Issuance of any (a) shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the Warrant or the Second Tranche Warrants (if issued), (b) stock options issued to employees, consultants or non-employee directors in their capacity as such pursuant to any Equity Incentive Plan, so long as the exercise price in respect of any such options is not less than the Market Price of the Company’s Common Stock as of the date such option is granted, (c) shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion or exercise of stock options, or (d) restricted stock units or restricted shares issued to employees, consultants or non-employee directors pursuant to any Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Equity Incentive Plan” means any compensation, severance or incentive plan for officers, employees, consultants or directors of the Company in their capacity as such.

 

Equity Securities” means Common Stock and any Derivative Security of Common Stock.

 

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Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any security or other property, the fair market value of such security or other property as determined by the board of directors of the Company, acting in good faith. If the Holder objects in writing to the board of directors’ calculation of Fair Market Value within 10 days of receipt of written notice thereof, then the valuation dispute resolution procedure set forth in Section 3(d) hereof shall be invoked to determine Fair Market Value.

 

Fully Diluted Basis” means the fully diluted Common Stock and equivalents of the Company calculated of the date of such determination in accordance with GAAP.

 

Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Warrant.

 

Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted, listed or traded on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of a Successor Entity Transaction.

 

Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

Preliminary Information Statement” means the preliminary information statement prepared by the Company pursuant to Section 15, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Holder.

 

Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period for equity trades effected by U.S. broker-dealers, expressed in a number of Trading Days, as in effect on the applicable date.

 

Successor Entity” means (i) any Person acquiring the Company’s assets or Common Stock in a Successor Entity Transaction, if the common stock or equivalent equity security of such Person or successor entity is quoted, listed or traded on an Eligible Market or (ii) any Parent Entity of such Person or successor entity, or any corporation (or similar entity that otherwise becomes a new Parent Entity of the Company as a result of a Successor Entity Transaction); provided, that in the case of a Successor Entity Transaction as to which both of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) apply, the Successor Entity shall be the Person (or successor entity) or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Successor Entity Transaction.

 

Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded for any period on NASDAQ, or on the principal United States securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is then being traded; provided, however, that during any period in which the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on NASDAQ, or any other United States securities exchange or market, the term “Trading Day” shall mean any Business Day.

 

2.            Exercise.

 

(a)            Manner of Exercise. During the Term , and subject to the requirements set forth in Sections 14 and 15 herein, this Warrant may be Exercised as to all or any lesser number of whole shares of Common Stock covered hereby (the “Exercise Shares”) at the Holder’s election by the Holder delivering to the Company (by electronic mail in accordance with Section 20 below) the Exercise Form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Form”) duly completed and executed, and, if applicable, the full Exercise Price (as defined below), which may be satisfied by a Cash Exercise or a Cashless Exercise (as each is defined below), for each share of Common Stock as to which this Warrant is exercised (any such exercise of the Warrant being hereinafter called an “Exercise” of this Warrant). Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder, nor shall any ink-original signature or medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) with respect to any Exercise Form be required.

 

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(b)            Date of Exercise. The “Date of Exercise” of the Warrant shall be defined as the date that the Exercise Form attached hereto as Exhibit A, completed and executed, is delivered to the Company in accordance with Section 2(a). Upon delivery of the Exercise Form to the Company in accordance with Section 2(a), the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Exercise Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been Exercised, irrespective of the date such Exercise Shares are credited to the Holder’s or its designee’s Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Exercise Shares, as the case may be. In the case of a Cash Exercise of this Warrant, within the earlier of (i) two Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following the date of Exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver to the Company the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Exercise Form by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank. The Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Exercise Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three Trading Days following the date the final Exercise Form is delivered to the Company. Execution and delivery of an Exercise Form with respect to a partial Exercise shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Exercise Shares. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Exercise Shares purchased and the remaining number of Exercise Shares. The Holder and any assignee of the Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Exercise Shares hereunder, the number of Exercise Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

(c)            Delivery of Common Stock Upon Exercise. Within the earlier of (x) two Trading Days and (y) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after any Date of Exercise, or in the case of a Cashless Default Exercise (as defined in Section 5(e) below), within the period provided in Section 3(c), as applicable (but, in the case of a Cash Exercise, within two Trading Days following the Company’s receipt of the full Exercise Price, if later) (the “Delivery Period”), the Company shall issue and deliver (or cause its transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) to issue and deliver) in accordance with the terms hereof to, or upon the order of, the Holder the Exercise Shares. Upon the Exercise of this Warrant or any part hereof, the Company shall, at its own cost and expense, take all necessary action, including obtaining and delivering an opinion of counsel, if applicable, to assure that the Transfer Agent shall transmit to the Holder in accordance with this Section 2(c) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Exercise. The Company warrants that no instructions other than these instructions have been or will be given to the Transfer Agent and that, unless waived by the Holder, this Warrant and the Exercise Shares will be free-trading and freely transferable, if any of the Unrestricted Conditions (as defined below) are met.

 

(d)            Delivery Failure. In addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Holder, in the event that the Company fails for any reason to effect delivery of the applicable Exercise Shares by the end of the Delivery Period (a “Delivery Failure”), the Holder will be entitled to revoke all or part of the relevant Exercise by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Company, whereupon the Company and the Holder shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to the delivery of such notice of revocation, except that the liquidated damages described herein shall be payable through the date such notice of revocation is given to the Company.

 

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(e)            Legends.

 

(i)            Restrictive Legend. The Holder understands that, until such time as this Warrant, the Exercise Shares and the Failure Payment Shares (as defined below) have been registered under the Securities Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, this Warrant, the Exercise Shares and the Failure Payment Shares, as applicable, may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order consistent therewith may be placed against transfer of such shares):

 

“THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, INCLUDING PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO A PRIVATE SALE EFFECTED UNDER SECTION 4(a)(7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE FORMAL OR INFORMAL SEC INTERPRETATION OR GUIDANCE, SUCH AS A SO-CALLED “4(a)(1) AND A HALF SALE.” NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

 

“THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF ARE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2024, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AMONG THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN HOLDERS OF ITS OUTSTANDING SECURITIES. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS SECURITY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”

 

(ii)            Removal of Restrictive Legends. This Warrant and the Exercise Shares and the Failure Payment Shares, as applicable, shall not contain or be subject to (and the Holder shall be entitled to removal of) any legend restricting the transfer thereof (including the legend set forth above in subsection 2(e)(i)) and shall not be subject to any stop-transfer instructions: (A) while a registration statement (including a Registration Statement, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) covering the sale or resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, or (B) upon request by the Holder, following any sale of such Warrant, Exercise Shares and/or Failure Payment Shares pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in customary non-affiliate certifications provided by the Holder or (C) if such Warrant, Exercise Shares and/or Failure Payment Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(b)(1), or (D) at any time on or after the date hereof that the Holder certifies in writing to the Company that (1) it is not an “affiliate” of the Company (as such term is used under Rule 144 pursuant to the Securities Act) and (2) the Holder’s holding period for purposes of Rule 144 and subsection (d)(3)(iii) thereof with respect to such Warrant, Exercise Shares and/or Failure Payment Shares has been at least six months, or (E) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC) (collectively, the “Unrestricted Conditions”). The Company shall cause its counsel to deliver a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent promptly after the Effective Date (as defined below), or at such other time as any of the Unrestricted Conditions have been met, if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the issuance of this Warrant or the applicable Exercise Shares or the Failure Payment Shares, as applicable, without a restrictive legend or removal of the legend hereunder to the extent required or requested as set forth in the immediately following two sentences. If any of the Unrestricted Conditions are met at the time of issuance of this Warrant, the Exercise Shares or the Failure Payment Shares, then the Company shall instruct the Transfer Agent to issue such Warrant, Exercise Shares or Failure Payment Shares, as applicable, free of all legends and stop-transfer instructions. The Company agrees that, following the Effective Date or at such time as any of the Unrestricted Conditions are met or such legend is otherwise no longer required under this Section 2(e), it will, no later than the earlier of (x) two Trading Days and (y) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following the delivery (the “Unlegended Shares Delivery Deadline”) by the Holder to the Company or the Transfer Agent of this Warrant and/or the Exercise Shares and/or the Failure Payment Shares, as applicable, issued with a restrictive legend (such earlier Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder this Warrant and/or the Exercise Shares and/or the Failure Payment Shares free from all restrictive and other legends (or similar notations). For purposes hereof, “Effective Date” shall mean the date that the first Registration Statement covering the Exercise Shares that the Company is required to file pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

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(iii)            Sale of Unlegended Shares. The Holder agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from this Warrant and any shares of Common Stock issuable upon Exercise of this Warrant as set forth in this Section 2(e) above is predicated upon the Company’s reliance that the Holder will sell this Warrant or any Exercise Shares and/or any Failure Payment Shares, as applicable, pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, or an exemption therefrom, and that if such securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and applicable state securities laws, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein.

 

(f)            Cancellation of Warrant. This Warrant shall be canceled upon the full Exercise of this Warrant. If this Warrant is not Exercised in full, then as soon as practical after the Date of Exercise, the Holder shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant (containing terms identical to this Warrant) representing the unexercised portion of this Warrant (in addition to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Exercise); provided, however, as set forth in Section 2(b), the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant if the Warrant is not Exercised in full.

 

(g)            Holder of Record. Each person in whose name any Warrant for shares of Common Stock is issued shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be the Holder of record of such shares on the Date of Exercise, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Common Stock purchased upon the Exercise of this Warrant.

 

(h)            Delivery of Electronic Shares. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Exercise Shares or legend removal, or representing Failure Payment Shares, upon written request of the Holder, the Company shall cause its Transfer Agent to electronically transmit Exercise Shares to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) system. The time periods for delivery and penalties described herein shall apply to the electronic transmittals described herein. Any delivery not effected by electronic transmission shall be effected by delivery of physical certificates.

 

(i)            Buy-In. In addition to any other rights or remedies available to the Holder hereunder or otherwise at law or in equity, if the Company fails to cause its Transfer Agent to deliver to the Holder the Exercise Shares pursuant to an Exercise on or before the last day of the Delivery Period, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder or Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Exercise Shares that the Holder was entitled to receive upon such Exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Exercise Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the Exercise at issue, times (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Exercise Shares for which such Exercise was not honored (and refund the Exercise Price therefor, to the extent paid by the Holder, and/or reinstate the principal amount of any indebtedness used to satisfy the applicable Exercise Price), or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its Exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted Exercise to cover the sale of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In, together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Company. Nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver the shares of Common Stock upon Exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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(i)            HSR Submissions. If the Holder determines that, in connection with the exercise of this Warrant, it and the Company are required to file Premerger Notification Reports with the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and observe the Waiting Period under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the related rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “HSR Act”), the Company agrees to (i) cooperate with the Holder in the Holder’s preparing and making such submission and any responses to inquiries of the FTC and DOJ; and (ii) prepare and make any submission required to be filed by the Company under the HSR Act and respond to inquiries of the FTC and DOJ in connection therewith. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall bear all of its other costs and expenses in connection with such submission, including any of its attorneys’ fees associated therewith.

 

(j)            Taxes. The Company shall be responsible for paying all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar taxes that arise from the execution or delivery of, or the Company’s performance of this Agreement; provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer and the issuance and delivery of any shares of Common Stock in a name other than that of the Holder.

 

3.            Payment of Warrant Exercise Price for Cash Exercise or Cashless Exercise; Cashless Default Exercise.

 

(a)            Exercise Price. The exercise price shall initially equal $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms hereof (as so adjusted, the “Exercise Price”), including but not limited to Section 5 below.

 

Payment of the Exercise Price may be made by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Holder:

 

(i)            Cash Exercise: The Holder may pay all or any portion of the Exercise Price in cash, bank or cashier’s check, wire transfer (a “Cash Exercise”); or

 

(ii)            Cashless Exercise: In lieu of paying all or any portion of the Exercise Price in cash, the Holder, at its option, may exercise this Warrant (in whole or in part) on a cashless basis by making appropriate notation on the applicable Exercise Form in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder a number of shares of Common Stock computed using the following formula (a “Cashless Exercise”):

 

X = Y [(A-B)/A]

 

where: X = the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder.

 

Y = the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is being Exercised.

 

A = the Market Price of one share of Common Stock (for purposes of this Section 3(a)(ii)), where “Market Price,” as of any date, means the arithmetic average of the VWAP (as defined below) of the Company’s Common Stock on each of the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Date of Exercise, or other date in question, as applicable.

 

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B = the Exercise Price.

 

As used herein, the “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (i) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on NASDAQ, the daily volume weighted average sale price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on NASDAQ as reported by, or based upon data reported by, Bloomberg Financial Markets or an equivalent, reliable reporting service mutually acceptable to and hereafter designated by the Holder and the Company (“Bloomberg”), or, if no volume weighted average sale price is reported for the Common Stock, then the last closing trade price of the Common Stock reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last closing trade price is reported for the Common Stock by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for the Common Stock on NASDAQ, (ii) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading and NASDAQ is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the principal securities exchange or securities market where the Common stock is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg or, if no volume weighted average sale price is reported for the Common Stock, then the last closing trade price of the Common Stock reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last closing trade price is reported for the Common Stock by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for the Common Stock on such securities market, as applicable, (iii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on NASDAQ or another national securities exchange or other securities market and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (iv) in all other cases, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock. In the event that a Stock Event (as defined below) is consummated during any period for which the VWAP is to be determined, the VWAP for all Trading Days during such period prior to the effectiveness of the Stock Event shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such Stock Event.

 

For purposes of Rule 144 and subsection (d)(3)(ii) thereof, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that the shares of Common Stock issuable upon Exercise of this Warrant in a Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to have been acquired, and the holding period thereof shall be deemed to have commenced, at the time this Warrant was issued. As provided in Section 2(b), the Holder shall only be required to physically surrender this Warrant in the event that the Holder is exercising this Warrant in full.

 

(b)            Cashless Default Exercise. To the extent the Holder exercises this Warrant as a Cashless Default Exercise pursuant to Section 11(b)(i) below, the Holder shall send to the Company (in any manner permitted under Section 2(a)) the Exercise Form indicating that the Holder is exercising this Warrant pursuant to a Cashless Default Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder, within five Trading Days of the applicable Default Notice, a number of shares of Common Stock (which shares shall be valued at the average of the VWAP on each of the five consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to the date of the applicable Default Notice) equal to the greater of (A) the Black-Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant (or such portion thereof subject to such exercise) as of the date of such Default Notice, and (B) the Black-Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant (or such portion thereof subject to such exercise) on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date that the Exercise Shares in respect of such Cashless Default Exercise are issued to the Holder. As provided in Section 2(b), the Holder shall be permitted to make successive Cashless Default Exercises and send successive Exercise Forms in respect of a Cashless Default Exercise, from time to time at any time from and after the date of the applicable Default Notice through the remainder of the Term.

 

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(c)            Dispute Resolution. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the closing price or the VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock or the arithmetic calculation of the Exercise Price, Market Price, or any determination of Fair Market Value, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via electronic mail within two Trading Days of receipt, or deemed receipt, of the Exercise Form or notice of Fair Market Value, or other event giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within two Trading Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two Trading Days, submit via electronic mail (i) the disputed determination of the closing price or the VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, or (ii) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Exercise Price or Market Price to the Company’s independent, outside registered public accountants. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the investment bank or the accountants, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than five Trading Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountants’ determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error, and the Company and Holder shall each pay one half of the fees and costs of such investment banker or accountant. Notwithstanding the existence of a dispute contemplated by this paragraph, if requested by the Holder, the Company shall issue to the Holder the Exercise Shares, if any, that are not in dispute in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

4.            Transfer and Registration.

 

(a)            Transfer Rights. Subject to the provisions of Section 8, this Warrant may be transferred on the books of the Company, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant properly completed and endorsed. Subject to the provisions of Section 8, this Warrant shall be canceled upon such surrender and, as soon as practicable thereafter, the person to whom such transfer is made shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant or Warrants as to the portion of this Warrant transferred, and the Holder shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant as to the portion hereof retained, if any.

 

(b)            Registrable Securities. The Common Stock issuable upon Exercise of this Warrant entitles the Holder (and applicable assignees or transferees of this Warrant and/or shares of Common Stock issuable upon Exercise of this Warrant) to registration and other rights in respect of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon Exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

5.            Adjustments Upon Certain Events.

 

(a)            Participation. The Holder, as the holder of this Warrant, shall be entitled to receive such dividends paid and distributions of any kind made to the holders of Common Stock of the Company to the same extent as if the Holder had Exercised this Warrant into Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on exercise herein or elsewhere and without regard to whether or not a sufficient number of shares are authorized and reserved to effect any such exercise and issuance) and had held such shares of Common Stock on the record date for such dividends and distributions (or, if there is no record date therefor, on the date of such dividend or distribution). Payments under the preceding sentence shall be made concurrently with the dividend or distribution to the holders of Common Stock.

 

(b)            Recapitalization or Reclassification. If the Company shall at any time effect any subdivision of outstanding Common Stock (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise), combination of outstanding Common Stock (by consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or otherwise), reclassification or other similar transaction of such character that shares of Common Stock shall be changed into or become exchangeable for a larger or smaller number of shares (a “Stock Event”), then upon the effective date thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock which the Holder shall be entitled to purchase upon Exercise of this Warrant shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, in direct proportion to the increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock by reason of such Stock Event, and the Exercise Price shall be, in the case of an increase in the number of shares, proportionally decreased or, in the case of decrease in the number of shares, proportionally increased. The Company shall give the Holder the same notice it provides to holders of Common Stock of any transaction described in this Section 5(b).

 

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(c)            Taxable Distributions. In the event that the Company shall fix a payment date for the making of a dividend or distribution to all holders of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities (other than Common Stock, options or convertible securities), property or options by way of a dividend (including a cash dividend), spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction), at any time after the issuance of the Warrant, then, to the extent the Holder is treated as receiving a deemed distribution under Section 305(c) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) that is treated as a taxable distribution of property under Section 301 of the Code, the Company shall distribute to the Holder an amount sufficient to allow the Holder to satisfy their tax liability attributable to such deemed distribution.

 

(d)            Other One-Time Adjustments; Treatment of Derivative Securities; Treatment of Expired or Terminated Equity Securities.

 

(i)            In the event the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Date of Issuance issue, or in accordance with Section 5(d)(ii) is deemed to have issued, shares of Common Stock or equivalents (a “Reduced Price Issuance”), other than in an Excluded Issuance, at a price (such price, the “Reduced Price”) that is less than 92.5% of the 10-day VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock (determined as of the date of the first public announcement of the Reduced Price Issuance, or if there is no public announcement of the Reduced Price Issuance prior to entering into a definitive agreement with respect to such Reduced Price issuance, the date of a binding agreement regarding the Reduced Price Issuance (the “Measurement Date”)), then the number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder shall be entitled to purchase upon Exercise of this Warrant after such Reduced Price Issuance shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

 

where:

 

W’ = the adjusted Number Issuable (as defined below).
W = the Number Issuable on the Measurement Date.
O = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Measurement Date (measured on a Fully Diluted Basis).
N = the number of shares of Common Stock issued (or deemed to be issued) in a Reduced-Price Issuance plus, as it relates to Equity Securities outstanding prior to the Reduced-Price Issuance, the increase in the number of shares of Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis (on an as-converted basis) as a result of the Reduced-Price Issuance.
R = the Reduced Price.
M = On the Measurement Date, (a) the closing price of a share of Common Stock as reported on NASDAQ or, if the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on NASDAQ on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Measurement Date, as reported on such other Eligible Market that is then the principal trading market for Common Stock, for the Trading Day immediately preceding the Measurement Date or (b) if the foregoing clause (a) is not applicable because the Common Stock is not listed or quoted on an Eligible Market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock .

 

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Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the consummation of such Reduced Price Issuance.

 

(ii)            In the event the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Date of Issuance issue any Derivative Securities, other than in an Excluded Issuance, at a price per share (which shall be obtained by dividing (i) the sum of (x) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance of such Derivative Securities, plus (y) the aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of all such Derivative Securities, by (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Derivative Securities) that is less than 92.5% of the 10-day VWAP of the Company’s Common Stock (determined as of the date of the public announcement of such issuance, or if there is no public announcement of such issuance prior to entering into a definitive agreement with respect to such issuance, the date of a binding agreement regarding such issuance), then the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of the total amount of such Derivative Securities shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of issuance of such Derivative Securities (and thereafter shall be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of adjusting the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the valid exercise of a Warrant (the “Number Issuable”) pursuant to Section 5(d)(i)), at a price per share equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of (x) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Company as consideration for the issuance of such Derivative Securities, plus (y) the aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the Company upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of all such Derivative Securities, by (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Derivative Securities. No further adjustment of the Number Issuable shall be made upon the actual issuance of Common Stock upon exercise, conversion or exchange of such Derivative Securities for which adjustments of the Number Issuable have been made pursuant to this Section 5(d).

 

(iii)            Upon the expiration or termination of any unexercised, unconverted or unexchanged Equity Security (or portion thereof) for which any adjustment was made pursuant to this Section 5, the Number Issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall forthwith be changed pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5 to the Number Issuable that would have been in effect at the time of such expiration or termination had such unexercised, unconverted or unexchanged Equity Security (or portion thereof), to the extent outstanding immediately prior to such expiration or termination, never been issued.

 

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(iv)            Assumption and Organic Change.

 

(A)            Any assumption of the Company’s obligations under this paragraph shall be referred to herein as an “Assumption.” Unless otherwise provided in writing by the Holder, the Company shall not consummate any consolidation, merger, or any other similar transaction in which the Company is not the surviving entity or as a result of which the Company has a new Parent Entity, in each case, as a result of which shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or otherwise changed into (or shares of Common Stock become entitled to receive) the same or a different number of shares of the same or another class or classes of stock or other securities of another entity (each, a “Successor Entity Transaction”) unless (A) each Person acquiring the Company’s assets or Common Stock (or Parent Entity thereof, as applicable) assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant, the Second Tranche Warrants (as defined below), the Credit Agreement (but only as they relate to the Warrants or the Exercise Shares) and the Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(d)(iv) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder prior to the consummation of such Successor Entity Transaction (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), including agreements to deliver to each Holder in exchange for its Warrants a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to the Warrants, that, among other things, (1) is exercisable for the appropriate number of shares of the Successor Entity’s capital stock (subject to the restrictions and limitations described in Sections 14 and 15 herein or any other restriction or limitation on exercise), (2) has an exercise price similar to the then-effective Exercise Price (taking into account any conversion or exchange ratio applicable to the Common Stock in the Major Transaction) and exercise price adjustment provisions similar to those in the Warrants; and (3) provides for registration rights similar to those provided by the Registration Rights Agreement and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Holder; and (B) the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) is a publicly traded corporation (or similar entity) whose common stock (or equivalent equity security) is quoted or listed for trading on an Eligible Market. For the avoidance of doubt, Holder’s reasonable satisfaction referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be constructed only to apply to confirmation that the warrant or other comparable security and registration rights agreement delivered to Holder upon an assumption hereunder shall conform to the requirements of this Section 5(b)(i) and this Section 5(b)(i) shall not be construed as granting consent or approval rights to Holder with respect to the terms of such transaction or to permit Holder to demand any additional consideration in respect of this Warrant other than provided herein, provided, that Holder may exercise such consent or approval rights as set forth in the A&R Affiliation Agreement (as defined below) or any shareholder or similar agreement that Holder has entered into with the Company that grants Holder such consent or approval rights. Upon the consummation of any Successor Entity Transaction with respect to which Holder shall have delivered an Assumption Election Notice, any Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Successor Entity Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant, the Second Tranche Warrants and the Registration Rights Agreement referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein. Upon consummation of the Successor Entity Transaction, the Successor Entity shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time after the consummation of the Successor Entity Transaction, in lieu of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property) issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants prior to such Successor Entity Transaction, such shares of publicly traded common stock or equivalent equity securities of the Successor Entity, as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and equally to successive Successor Entity Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant.

 

(f)            Any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, or any other similar transaction, in each case, that is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to, or in exchange for, Common Stock, in each case, other than a Successor Entity Transaction, is referred to herein as an “Organic Change.” Without limiting the rights of the Holder under Section 5(a) or any other provision of this Warrant, unless otherwise provided in writing by the Holder, prior to the consummation of any Organic Change, the Company will make appropriate provision (pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants and approved by the Holder prior to the consummation of such Organic Change (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)) to ensure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise acquirable or receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant (subject to restrictions and limitations described in Sections 14 and 15 herein or any other restriction or limitation on exercise), such shares, securities and/or assets as would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to, or in exchange for, the number of shares of Common Stock which would have been acquirable or receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such Organic Change (subject to the restrictions and limitations described in Sections 14 and 15 herein or any other restriction or limitation on exercise). In any such case, the Company will make appropriate provision (pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder prior to the consummation of such Organic Change (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)) with respect to the Holder’s rights and interests to ensure that the provisions of this Section will thereafter be applicable to this Warrant. Exercise Price Adjusted. As used in this Warrant, the term “Exercise Price” shall mean the purchase price per share specified in Section 3(a) of this Warrant, until the occurrence of an event stated in this Section 5 or otherwise set forth in this Warrant, and thereafter shall mean said price as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this subsection 5. No adjustment made pursuant to any provision of this Section 5 shall have the net effect of increasing the Exercise Price in relation to the split adjusted and distribution adjusted price of the Common Stock.

 

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(g)            Adjustments: Additional Shares, Securities or Assets. In the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5 or otherwise, the Holder shall, upon Exercise of this Warrant, become entitled to receive shares and/or other securities or assets (other than Common Stock) then, wherever appropriate, all references herein to shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares and/or other securities or assets; and thereafter the number of such shares and/or other securities or assets shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and upon terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions of this Section 5.

 

(h)            Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the Exercise Price and/or number or type of securities issuable upon Exercise is adjusted pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder a notice (an “Exercise Price Adjustment Notice”) setting forth the Exercise Price and/or number or type of securities issuable upon Exercise after such adjustment and setting forth a statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. The Company shall, upon the written request at any time of the Holder, furnish to the Holder a like Warrant setting forth (i) such adjustment or readjustment, (ii) the Exercise Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon Exercise of the Warrant. For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides an Exercise Price Adjustment Notice pursuant to this Section 5(h), upon the occurrence of any event that leads to an adjustment of the Exercise Price, the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Exercise Shares based upon the new Exercise Price, as adjusted, for exercises occurring on or after the date of such adjustment, regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the adjusted Exercise Price in the Exercise Form.

 

(i)            Choice of Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Successor Entity Transaction or Organic Change, then Holder shall be given the same choice as to the type of consideration it receives upon any Exercise of this Warrant in connection with such Successor Entity Transaction or Organic Change.

 

6.            Fractional Interests.

 

No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issuable upon the Exercise of this Warrant, but on Exercise of this Warrant, the Holder may purchase only a whole number of shares of Common Stock. If, on Exercise of this Warrant, the Holder would be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock or a right to acquire a fractional share of Common Stock, such fractional share shall be disregarded and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon Exercise shall be the next higher whole number of shares.

 

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7.            Reservation of Shares.

 

From and after the date hereof, the Company shall at all times reserve for issuance such number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock (or other securities substituted therefor as provided herein above) as shall be sufficient for the Exercise of this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price, based on the actual number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon Exercise of this Warrant (without regard to the limitations and restrictions described in Sections 14 and 15 herein). If at any time the number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved for issuance is below the number of shares sufficient for the Exercise of this Warrant (a “Share Authorization Failure”), the Company will promptly take all corporate action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares, including, without limitation, calling a special meeting of stockholders to authorize additional shares to meet the Company’s obligations under this Section 7, in the case of an insufficient number of authorized shares, and using its best efforts to obtain stockholder approval of an increase in such authorized number of shares. The Company also covenants and agrees to indemnify Holder for any economic benefit lost to Holder in the event of a Share Authorization Failure after Holder’s delivery of an Exercise Form to the Company in connection with the delay in Holder’s acquisition of the Exercise Shares. The Company also acknowledges and agrees that any delay caused by a Share Authorization Failure will not affect any rights Holder had under a shareholder or similar agreement with the Company prior to delivery of such Exercise Form that relate to Holder’s ownership interest in the Company. The Company also covenants and agrees that upon the Exercise of this Warrant, all shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights of any Person. The Company covenants and agrees that all shares of Common Stock issuable upon Exercise of this Warrant shall be approved for listing on NASDAQ, or, if that is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, such principal market on which the Common Stock is traded or listed.

 

8.            Restrictions on Transfer.

 

(a)            Registration or Exemption Required. This Warrant has been issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of Regulation D and exempt from state registration or qualification under applicable state securities (or “blue sky”) laws. None of the Warrant, the Exercise Shares or Failure Payment Shares may be transferred, sold or assigned except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws, including Rule 144 under the Securities Act, Regulation S under the Securities Act, Section 4(a)(7) of the Securities Act or a so-called “4(a)(1) and a half” transaction.

 

(b)            Assignment. Subject to Section 8(a) and Section 8(c), the Holder may sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise dispose of this Warrant, in whole or in part. The Holder shall deliver a written notice to the Company, substantially in the form of the Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit B, indicating the Person or Persons to whom the Warrant shall be assigned and the respective number of warrants to be assigned to each assignee. Subject to the last two sentences of this paragraph, the Company shall effect the assignment within three Trading Days (the “Transfer Delivery Period”), and shall deliver to the assignee(s) designated by the Holder a Warrant or Warrants of like tenor and terms entitling the assignee(s) to purchase the appropriate number of shares. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant, and shall be enforceable by any such Holder. For avoidance of doubt, in the event the Holder notifies the Company that such sale or transfer is being effected pursuant to Section 4(a)(7) of the Securities Act or in a so called “4(a)(1) and half” transaction, the parties hereto agree that a legal opinion from outside counsel for the Holder delivered to counsel for the Company substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C shall be the only requirement to satisfy an exemption from registration under the Securities Act to effectuate such transaction. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an Assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Exercise Shares immediately upon effectiveness of such assignment without having a new Warrant issued.

 

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(c)            Transfer Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none of the Warrant, the Exercise Shares or Failure Payment Shares may be transferred, sold or assigned prior to November 30, 2024, except (i) to any other member of the Investor Group (provided that such member of the Investor Group to which any of the Warrant, the Exercise Shares or Failure Payment Shares are transferred, sold or assigned shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section) or (ii) pursuant to a sale or an offer to purchase 100% of the outstanding Common Stock, whether pursuant to a merger, tender offer or otherwise, to a third party or group of third parties resulting in a Change of Control (as defined below) and approved by the Company’s board of directors, provided that, in the event that such a Change of Control is not completed, the Warrant, the Exercise Shares or Failure Payment Shares shall remain subject to the restrictions contained in this Section and title to Holder’s Warrant, the Exercise Shares and Failure Payment Shares shall remain with Holder. For the purposes of this Section, “Change of Control” shall mean the transfer (whether by tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to a person or group of affiliated persons, of the Company’s voting securities if, after such transfer, such person or group of affiliated persons would hold more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company (or the surviving entity). For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 8(c) (i) shall not restrict the exercise of the Warrants and (ii) does not apply to any shares of Common Stock held by the Holder that are not Exercise Shares or Failure Payment Shares, including any shares of Common Stock purchased in the open market after the date hereof.

 

9.            Noncircumvention.

 

The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, and (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 

10.            Events of Failure; Definition of Black-Scholes Value.

 

(a)            Definition.

 

The occurrence of each of the following shall be considered to be an “Event of Failure.”

 

(i)            A Delivery Failure occurs, where a “Delivery Failure” shall be deemed to have occurred if the Company fails to use reasonable best efforts to deliver Exercise Shares to the Holder within any applicable Delivery Period (other than due to the limitations contained in Section 14);

 

(ii)            A Legend Removal Failure occurs, where a “Legend Removal Failure” shall be deemed to have occurred if the Company fails to use reasonable best efforts to issue this Warrant and/or Exercise Shares without a restrictive legend, or fails to use reasonable best efforts to remove a restrictive legend, when and as required under Section 2(e) hereof;

 

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(iii)            a Transfer Delivery Failure occurs, where a “Transfer Delivery Failure” shall be deemed to have occurred if the Company fails to use reasonable best efforts to deliver a Warrant within any applicable Transfer Delivery Period; and

 

(iv)            a Registration Failure (as defined below).

 

For purpose hereof, “Registration Failure” means that (A) the Company fails to file with the Commission on or before the Filing Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) any Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement, (B) the Company fails to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain effectiveness with the SEC, prior to the Registration Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), of any Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) that is required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement, or fails to use its reasonable best efforts to keep each such Registration Statement current and effective as required in Section 3 of the Registration Rights Agreement, (C) the Company fails to file any additional Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii) of the Registration Rights Agreement on or before the Additional Filing Deadline (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) or fails to use its reasonable best efforts to cause such additional Registration Statement to become effective on or before the Additional Registration Deadline (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), (D) the Company fails to file any amendment to any Registration Statement, or any additional Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Registration Rights Agreement within 20 days of the applicable Registration Trigger Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), or fails to use its reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective within 60 days of the applicable Registration Trigger Date, (E) any Registration Statement required to be filed under the Registration Rights Agreement, after its initial effectiveness and during the Registration Period (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), lapses in effect or sales of all of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) cannot otherwise be made thereunder (whether by reason of the Company’s failure to amend or supplement the prospectus included therein in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company’s failure to file and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain effectiveness with the Commission of an additional Registration Statement or amended Registration Statement required pursuant to Sections 2(a)(ii) or 3(b) of the Registration Rights Agreement, as applicable, or otherwise), or (F) the Company fails to provide a commercially reasonable written response to any comments to any Registration Statement submitted by the Commission within 25 days of the date that such SEC comments are received by the Company.

 

(b)            Failure Payments; Black-Scholes Determination. The Company understands that any Event of Failure (as defined above) could result in economic loss to the Holder. In the event that any Event of Failure occurs, as compensation to the Holder for such loss, the Company agrees to make payments (as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to the Holder in an amount payable, at the Company’s option, either (i) in cash or (ii) in shares of Common Stock that are valued for these purposes at the VWAP on the date of such calculation (“Failure Payments”), in each case at a rate equal to 15% per annum (or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, whichever is less) of the Black-Scholes Value (as determined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such Event of Failure (as recalculated on the first Trading Day of each month thereafter for as long as Failure Payments shall continue to accrue), which shall accrue daily from the date of such Event of Failure until the Event of Failure is cured, accruing daily and compounded monthly. For purposes of clarification, it is agreed and understood that Failure Payments shall continue to accrue following any Event of Default until the applicable Default Amount (as defined below) is paid in full. The Company shall satisfy any Failure Payments under this Section pursuant to Section 10(c) below. Failure Payments shall be in addition to any Shares that the Holder is entitled to receive upon Exercise of this Warrant.

 

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(c)            Payment of Accrued Failure Payments. The Failure Payments and Failure Shares representing accrued Failure Payments for each Event of Failure shall be paid or issued and delivered, as the case may be, on or before the fifth Trading Day of each month following a month in which Failure Payments accrued. Nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual damages (to the extent in excess of the Failure Payments) for the Company’s Event of Failure, and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief). Notwithstanding the above, if a particular Event of Failure results in an Event of Default pursuant to Section 11 hereof, then the Failure Payments, for that Event of Failure only, shall be considered to have been satisfied upon payment to the Holder of an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Failure Payments, or (ii) the Default Amount, payable in accordance with Section 11.

 

(d)            Maximum Interest Rate. Nothing contained herein or in any document referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest or dividends required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the Holder and thereby refunded to the Company.

 

11.            Default.

 

(a)            Events Of Default. Each of the following events shall be considered to be an “Event of Default,” unless waived by the Holder:

 

(i)            Failure To Effect Registration. (A) With respect to all Registration Failures, a Registration Failure occurs and remains uncured for a period of more than 30 days (or 45 days in the case where the Company (1) has, by the Filing Deadline (as defined the Registration Rights Agreement) filed a Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) covering this Warrant and the number of shares required by the Registration Rights Agreement, and (2) has responded in writing to any comments to the Registration Statement that the Company has received from the Commission within 10 Trading Days of such receipt, and nevertheless the Commission has not declared effective a Registration Statement covering the this Warrant and the Warrant Shares by the Registration Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement)), and such Registration Failure relates solely to the Company’s failure to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the Registration Deadline (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement); and (B) with respect to a Registration Failure provided in clause (e) of the definition of “Registration Failure,” such Registration Failure occurs and remains uncured for a period of more than 30 days;

 

(ii)            Failure To Deliver Common Stock or Cash. A Delivery Failure (as defined above) occurs and remains uncured for a period of more than 20 days; or, at any time, the Company announces or states in writing that it will not honor its obligations to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon Exercise by the Holder of the Exercise rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Warrant;

 

(iii)            Legend Removal Failure. A Legend Removal Failure (as defined above) occurs and remains uncured for a period of 20 days;

 

(iv)            Transfer Delivery Failure. A Transfer Delivery Failure (as defined above) occurs and remains uncured for a period of 20 days; and

 

(b)            Mandatory Early Termination.

 

(i)            Mandatory Early Termination Amount; Cashless Default Exercise. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing within one Business Day of the occurrence of an Event of Default. If any Events of Default shall occur then, at the option of the Holder, exercisable through delivery of written notice to the Company (the “Default Notice”) the Holder may elect to either (x) continue its and the Company’s rights and obligations under this Warrant, (y) exercise this Warrant, at any time and from time to time, pursuant to a Cashless Default Exercise in accordance with Section 3(c) above, or (z) have the Company terminate the outstanding amount of this Warrant and pay to the Holder (a “Mandatory Early Termination”), in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder by delivery of a notice to such effect to the Holder within two Trading Days following receipt of the Default Notice, an amount payable in cash (the “Mandatory Early Termination Amount” or the “Default Amount”) equal to the greater of (A) the Black-Scholes Value (as determined in accordance with Section 10(b)) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of such Default Notice and (B) the Black-Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date that the Mandatory Early Termination Amount is paid to the Holder.

 

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The Mandatory Early Termination Amount shall be payable within five Trading Days following the date of the applicable Default Notice.

 

(ii)            Liquidated Damages. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the sums payable as Failure Payments or pursuant to a Mandatory Early Termination shall constitute partial liquidated damages and not penalties. The parties further acknowledge that (i) the amount of loss or damages likely to be incurred by the Holder is incapable or is difficult to precisely estimate, (ii) the amounts specified bear a reasonable proportion and are not plainly or grossly disproportionate to the probable loss likely to be incurred by the Holder, and (iii) the parties are sophisticated business parties and have been represented by sophisticated and able legal and financial counsel and negotiated this Agreement at arm’s length.

 

The Default Amount, together with all other amounts payable hereunder, shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

 

(c)            Posting Of Bond. In the event that any Event of Default occurs hereunder, the Company may not raise as a legal defense (in any Lawsuit, as defined below, or otherwise) or justification to such Event of Default any claim that such Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, unless the Company has posted a surety bond (a “Surety Bond”) for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 130% of the aggregate Surety Bond Value (as defined below) of all of the Holder’s Warrants (the “Bond Amount”), which Surety Bond shall remain in effect until the completion of litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent Holder obtains judgment.

 

For purposes hereof, a “Lawsuit” shall mean any lawsuit, arbitration or other dispute resolution filed by either party herein pertaining to any of this Warrant, the Second Tranche Warrants, the Credit Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or any other Loan Document (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

 

Surety Bond Value,” for the Warrants shall mean 130% of the of the Black-Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the Trading Day preceding the date that such bond goes into effect.

 

(d)            Injunction and Posting of Bond. In the event that the Event of Default referred to in subsection (a) of this Section 11 pertains to the Company’s failure to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to Holder pursuant to an Exercise, legend removal request, or otherwise, the Company may not refuse such unlegended share delivery based on any claim that Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, unless an injunction from a court, on prior notice to Holder, restraining and/or enjoining Exercise of all or part of this Warrant shall have been sought and obtained by the Company, and the Company has posted a Surety Bond for the benefit of Holder in the amount of the Bond Amount, which Surety Bond shall remain in effect until the completion of litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to Holder to the extent Holder obtains judgment.

 

(e)            Remedies, Other Obligations, Breaches And Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant, the Second Tranche Warrants, the Credit Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and any other Loan Document, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder 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 holder of this Warrant 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.

 

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12.            Holder’s Early Terminations. In the event that the Company does not deliver the applicable Default Amount or the Exercise Shares in respect of an election of a Cashless Default Exercise, as the case may be, to the Holder within the time period or as otherwise required pursuant to the terms hereof, at any time thereafter the Holder shall have the option, upon notice to the Company, in lieu of an election of a Cashless Default Exercise, as the case may be, to require the Company to promptly return to the Holder all or any portion of this Warrant that was submitted for election of a Cashless Default Exercise or Exercise, as the case may be. Upon the Company’s receipt of such notice, (x) the applicable election of a Cashless Default Exercise or Exercise, as the case may be, shall be null and void with respect to such applicable portion of this Warrant, (y) the Company shall immediately return this Warrant, or issue a new Warrant to the Holder representing the portion of this Warrant that was submitted for early termination or exercise and (z) the Exercise Price of this Warrant or such new Warrant shall be adjusted to the lesser of (A) the Exercise Price as in effect on the date on which the applicable early termination, default or exercise notice, as the case may be, is voided and (B) the lowest closing price for the Common Stock on the NASDAQ, or, if the NASDAQ is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded, during the period beginning on and including the date on which the applicable early termination, default or exercise notice, as the case may be, is delivered to the Company and ending on and including the date on which the applicable early termination or exercise is voided. The Holder’s delivery of a notice voiding an early termination or exercise and exercise of its rights following such notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments of Failure Payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice with respect to the Warrant subject to such notice.

 

13.            Benefits of this Warrant.

 

Nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to confer upon any person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Warrant, and this Warrant shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and the Holder; provided, however, that AP Nebula Solar Holdings (DC), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is an express third party beneficiary, with right of enforcement, of the restrictions on assignment and transfer set forth in Section 8(c) and the restriction on amendments or modifications set forth in the last sentence of Section 21, and shall be entitled to legal and equitable remedies in the event of any breach of the terms thereof.

 

14.            Stockholder Approval.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not issue to the Holder, and the Holder may not acquire, a number of shares of Common Stock upon Exercise of this Warrant to the extent that, upon such Exercise, such number exceeds 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof (the “19.99% Cap”), unless stockholder approval is obtained in accordance with the listing rules of NASDAQ and in accordance with the Company’s organizational documents (“Stockholder Approval”). The Company shall obtain Stockholder Approval by written consent as promptly as reasonably practical after the date hereof, which shall authorize the Exercise of such number of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Warrant exceeding the 19.99% Cap, in addition to the issuance of additional warrants from the Company to Holder (the “Second Tranche Warrants”) and the shares of Common Stock exercisable under the Second Tranche Warrants (the “Second Tranche Warrant Shares”). If the Company does not obtain Stockholder Approval initially by written consent, then the Company shall call a stockholders’ meeting every three months thereafter to seek Stockholder Approval.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder may Exercise this Warrant immediately upon receipt of this Warrant and may acquire shares of Common Stock in an amount up to the 19.99% Cap.

 

15.            Information Statement.

 

As promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, but in no event more than seven Business Days after the date hereof, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Preliminary Information Statement, relating to the Stockholder Approval, which shall include that stockholders of the Company have voted in favor of the adoption and approval of all shares of Common Stock exceeding the 19.99% Cap subject to Stockholder Approval, the transactions contemplated herein, the issuance of the Second Tranche Warrants and the underlying Second Tranche Warrant Shares. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Definitive Information Statement to be filed with the Commission and mailed to the Company stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt of a no review decision or any comments from the staff of the Commission on the Preliminary Information Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Preliminary Information Statement or the Definitive Information Statement will be made by the Company without providing the Holder’s outside counsel at least two Business Days to review and comment reasonably and in good faith thereon. If any information relating to the Company, or any of its Affiliates, directors or officers, should be discovered by the Company that is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Definitive Information Statement, so that such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify the Holder’s outside counsel and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the Commission and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to the Company’s stockholders. The Company shall promptly notify the Holder’s outside counsel of the receipt of any and all comments from the Commission or the staff of the Commission and of any request by the Commission or the staff of the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Preliminary Information Statement or the Definitive Information Statement for additional information and shall supply the Holder’s outside counsel with copies of all written correspondence between the Company or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the Commission or the staff of the Commission, on the other hand, with respect to the Preliminary Information Statement or the Definitive Information Statement. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond to any and all comments from the Commission or the staff of the Commission and to any request by the Commission or the staff of the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Preliminary Information Statement or the Definitive Information Statement, as promptly as reasonably practicable. Any response to the Commission and any amendments or supplements to the Preliminary Information Statement or the Definitive Information Statement shall be subject to the approval of Holder’s outside counsel, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The issuance of the shares of Common Stock exceeding the 19.99% Cap contemplated by the Stockholder Approval may not occur or become effective, as the case may be, prior to the end of the 20 calendar days’ waiting period after the Definitive Information Statement is sent to all holders of Common Stock as of the record date in accordance with Rule 14c-2(b) of the Exchange Act.

 

16.            Applicable Right to Maintain Percentage. Provided that the Holder of this Warrant is a member of the Investor Group (as such term is defined in the Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement by and between the Company and Sol Holding, LLC, dated as of the date hereof and as may be amended from time to time (the “A&R Affiliation Agreement”)), from and after the date hereof until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the end of the Term of this Warrant, provisions relating to Investor Group’s Applicable Right to Maintain Percentage shall apply to the Holder with respect to any issuances of any Equity Securities issued by the Company after the date hereof, including New Equity Securities (as such term is defined in the A&R Affiliation Agreement).

 

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17.            Governing Law.

 

This Agreement and all matters concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation hereof or otherwise relating hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement or defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise arising hereunder or relating hereto (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this 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 other manner permitted by law. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF, THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED. THIS WAIVER APPLIES TO ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 17, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

18.            Indemnification.

 

The Company agrees to indemnify and hold Holder and its directors, officers, stockholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, stockholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless against, any and all loss, liability, obligation, damage, claim, contingency, cost or expense, including all judgments, amount paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Warrant, the Second Tranche Warrants, the Credit Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant, the Second Tranche Warrants, the Credit Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under this Warrant, the Second Tranche Warrants, the Credit Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (c) in connection with the Preliminary Information Statement, the Definitive Information Statement, and the Registration Statement, the Company will indemnify each Purchaser Party, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, as incurred, arising out of or relating to (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such information statement, registration statement, any prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Purchaser Party furnished in writing to the Company by such Purchaser Party expressly for use therein, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder in connection therewith. If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Warrant, such Purchaser Party 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 Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party 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 Purchaser Party except to the extent that (x) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (y) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (z) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Warrant (1) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (2) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Warrant, the Second Tranche Warrants, the Credit Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement. The indemnification required by this Section 18 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 are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

 

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19.            Loss of Warrant.

 

Upon receipt by the Company of evidence of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date.

 

20.            Notice or Demands.

 

Except as otherwise provided herein, notices or demands pursuant to this Warrant, including, without limitation, an Exercise Form, shall be given in writing, (i) if delivered (a) from within the domestic United States, by first-class registered or certified airmail, or nationally recognized overnight express courier, postage prepaid or electronic mail or (b) from outside the United States, by International Federal Express or electronic mail, and (ii) will be deemed given (a) if delivered by first-class registered or certified mail domestic, three Business Days after so mailed, (b) if delivered by nationally recognized overnight carrier, one Business Day after so mailed, (c) if delivered by International Federal Express, two Business Days after so mailed, and (d) at the time of transmission, if delivered by electronic mail to the email address specified in this Section 20 prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on a Trading Day, and will be delivered and addressed as follows:

 

If to the Company:

 

SunPower Corporation

880 Harbour Way South, Suite 600

Richmond, CA 94804

Attention: Eileen Evan (Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary)

Phone: (408) 240-5500

 

With copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

609 Main Street

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Julian J. Seiguer, P.C.; Adam D. Larson, P.C.

 

If to the Holder, at such address or other contact information delivered by the Holder to Company or as is on the books and records of the Company.

 

21.            Amendment; Waiver.

 

This Warrant and all other Warrants outstanding as of the date of any required consent, amendment or waiver may be amended and provisions hereof may be waived and any other required approvals or consents obtained (including, without limitation, any approvals or consents required under Section 5(d)(iv)  above), only by written consent of the Company and holders of Warrants exercisable for a majority of the total number of Warrant Shares then issuable pursuant to all Warrants (the “Required Holders”). Any approval, consent, amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 21 or otherwise effected pursuant to the terms of this Warrant shall be binding upon each holder of Warrants. Notwithstanding anything herein to the foregoing, prior to November 30, 2024, Section 8(c), Section 13 and this sentence shall not be amended, modified or waived, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of AP Nebula Solar Holdings (DC), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

22.            Construction.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, (a) all references to Articles, Sections, Schedules or Exhibits are to Articles, Sections, Schedules or Exhibits contained in or attached to this Warrant, (b) words in the singular or plural include the singular and plural and pronouns stated in either the masculine, the feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter and (c) the use of the word “including” in this Warrant shall be by way of example rather than limitation.

 

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23.            Signatures.

 

An electronic signature (including a “.pdf” or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) to this Warrant shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such electronic (including “.pdf”) signature page were an original thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be obligated to deliver to the Holder an original signature to this Warrant. At the request of any party, each other party shall promptly re-execute an original form of this Warrant or any amendment hereto and deliver the same to the other party. No party hereto shall raise the use of an electronic signature to this Warrant or any amendment hereto or the fact that such signature was transmitted or communicated through the use of e-mail delivery as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract, and each party hereto forever waives any such defense.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Warrant as of the 14th day of February, 2024.

 

  SUNPOWER CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Elizabeth Eby
  Print Name: Elizabeth Eby
  Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Authorized Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

EXERCISE FORM FOR WARRANT

 

TO: [ ]

 

CHECK THE APPLICABLE BOX:

 

¨         Cash Exercise or Cashless Exercise

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises Warrant Number ___________ (the “Warrant”) with respect to [___________] shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock”) of SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

 

[IF APPLICABLE: The undersigned is delivering $___________ as payment of the Exercise Price.]

 

¨ This undersigned is exercising the Warrant with respect to [___________] shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Cashless Exercise, and makes payment of the Exercise Price with respect to such shares in full, all in accordance with the conditions and provisions of the Warrant applicable to such Cashless Exercise.

 

¨         Cashless Default Exercise

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises the Warrant pursuant to a Cashless Default Exercise, in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

1.The undersigned requests that any shares of Common Stock be issued free of any restrictive legend, if appropriate, and, if requested by the undersigned, a warrant representing any unexercised portion hereof be issued, pursuant to the Warrant in the name of the undersigned and delivered to the undersigned at the address set forth below.

 

2.Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Exercise Form shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Warrant. Dated:

 

Signature

 

Print Name

 

Address

 

NOTICE

 

The signature to the foregoing Exercise Form must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the attached Warrant.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

(To be executed by the registered holder
desiring to transfer the Warrant)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned holder of the attached warrant (the “Warrant”) hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the person or persons below named the right to purchase ___________ shares of the Common Stock of SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation, evidenced by the attached Warrant and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________ attorney to transfer the said Warrant on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:      
   
   
  Signature

 

Fill in for new registration of Warrant:

 

Name  
   
Address  
   
Please print name and address of assignee  
(including zip code number)  

 

NOTICE

 

The signature to the foregoing Assignment must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the attached Warrant.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF OPINION

 

___________, 20__

 

[___________]

 

Re: SunPower Corporation (the “Company”)

 

Dear Sir:

 

[___________] (“[___________]”) intends to transfer ___________ Warrants (the “Warrants”) of the Company to ___________ (“___________”) without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection therewith, we have examined and relied upon the truth of representations contained in an Investor Representation Letter attached hereto and have examined such other documents and issues of law as we have deemed relevant.

 

Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the transfer of the Warrants by ___________ to ___________ may be effected without registration under the Securities Act.

 

The foregoing opinion is furnished only to ___________ and may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to or relied upon by you for any purposes other than the purpose for which furnished or by any other person for any purpose, without our prior written consent.

 

Very truly yours,

 

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[FORM OF INVESTOR REPRESENTATION LETTER]

 

___________, 20__

 

[___________]

 

Gentlemen:

 

___________ (“___________”) has agreed to purchase ___________ Warrants (the “Warrants”) of SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) from [___________] (“[___________]”). We understand that the Warrants are “restricted securities.” We represent and warrant that is a sophisticated institutional investor that would qualify as an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

___________ represents and warrants as of the date hereof as follows:

 

1.            That it is acquiring the Warrants and the shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share underlying such Warrants (the “Exercise Shares”) solely for its account as principal and not with a view to or for sale or distribution of said Warrants or Exercise Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act. _____________ also represents that the entire legal and beneficial interests of the Warrants and Exercise Shares _________ is acquiring or being acquired for, and will be held for, its account only;

 

2.            That the Warrants and the Exercise Shares must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. _____________ recognizes that the Company has no obligation to register the Warrants, or to comply with any exemption from such registration; or

 

3.            That neither the Warrants nor the Exercise Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 adopted under the Securities Act unless certain conditions are met.

 

We acknowledge that the Company will place stop orders with respect to the Warrants and the Exercise Shares, and if a registration statement is not effective, the Exercise Shares shall bear the following restrictive legend:

 

“THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, INCLUDING PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR PURSUANT TO A PRIVATE SALE EFFECTED UNDER SECTION 4(a)(7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE FORMAL OR INFORMAL SEC INTERPRETATION OR GUIDANCE, SUCH AS A SO-CALLED “4(a)(1) AND A HALF SALE.” NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

 

“THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF ARE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2024, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AMONG THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN HOLDERS OF ITS OUTSTANDING SECURITIES. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS SECURITY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”

 

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At any time and from time to time after the date hereof, _________ shall, without further consideration, execute and deliver to [________] or the Company such other instruments or documents and shall take such other actions as they may reasonably request to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Very truly yours,

 

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Schedule 1

 

Black-Scholes Value

 

 

Calculation Under Section 10(b) or 11(b)

Remaining Term Number of calendar days from, as applicable, (i) with respect to a calculation under Section 10(b), the date of the Event of Failure, (ii) with respect to a calculation under Section 11(b)(ii), the applicable date described in the definition of the term “Default Amount” in Section 11(b)(ii) and (iii) with respect to a calculation relating to Surety Bond Value, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date that such bond goes into effect, until the last date on which the Warrant may be exercised.
   
Interest Rate A risk-free interest rate corresponding to the SOFR for a period equal to the remaining Term.*
   
Cost to Borrow Zero
   
Volatility The arithmetic mean of the historical volatility for the 10, 30 and 50 Trading Day periods ending on the date of such determination, obtained from the HVT or similar function on Bloomberg.
   
Stock Price The VWAP on the date of such calculation.
   
Dividends Zero.
   
Strike Price Exercise Price as defined in section 3(a).

 

*If the SOFR shall cease to exist in substantially its current form, Holder shall be permitted to select an alternate interest rate that reasonably approximates the rate of interest per annum at which deposits of United States dollars in immediately available funds are offered by major financial institutions reasonably satisfactory to Holder in the New York interbank market (or a replacement interbank market reasonably determined by the Required Holders in consultation with the Company).

 

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Exhibit 43

 

NOVATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS NOVATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of February 14, 2024, by and among SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), TotalEnergies Solar INTL SAS, formerly known as Total Gas & Power USA, SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“TotalEnergies”), TotalEnergies Gaz & Electricité Holdings SAS, formerly known as Total Gaz Electricité Holdings France SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France (“Total Gaz”), and Sol Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Investor”).

 

WHEREAS, TotalEnergies and the Company entered into an affiliation agreement, dated as of April 28, 2011 (as amended on each of June 7, 2011, December 23, 2011, February 28, 2012, August 10, 2012, April 19, 2021, and October 29, 2021, the “Affiliation Agreement”), governing the relationship between the Company and TotalEnergies and its Affiliates, including Total Gaz, Parent, the Terra Group, and each Terra Controlled Corporation (such entities are referred to collectively herein as “Total”);

 

WHEREAS, on September 12, 2022, TotalEnergies and Total Gaz each contributed all of its Company common stock to Investor and subsequently sold fifty percent (50%) less one unit of the equity interests of Investor to GIP III Sol Acquisition, LLC (“GIP Sol”);

 

WHEREAS, TotalEnergies, Total Gaz, the Company, and Investor wish that Investor assume by way of novation all of the liabilities, duties, and obligations of Total under and in respect of the Affiliation Agreement, and that, in connection with such novation, Total be released from all obligations to the Company under the Affiliation Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Affiliation Agreement.

 

NOWTHEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Novation. In accordance with Section 6.2 of the Affiliation Agreement:

 

(a) Investor shall be substituted for Total in the Affiliation Agreement, and shall become obligated to perform all of the duties, obligations and liabilities of Total under and in respect of the Affiliation Agreement. Investor undertakes full performance of the Affiliation Agreement in the place of Total and hereby agrees to faithfully and fully perform the Affiliation Agreement as if Investor had been the original party thereto.

 

(b) The Company shall owe to Investor all the rights that were, immediately prior to the novation, owed to Total under and in respect of the Affiliation Agreement.

 

(c) The Company shall perform and discharge all obligations under and in respect of the Affiliation Agreement and be bound by its terms in every way as if the Investor had been the original party thereto in place of Total.

 

2. Amendment and Restatement of Affiliation Agreement. Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Affiliation Agreement, Investor and the Company shall enter into an Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement”), to reflect the novation hereunder and to make such other amendments and modifications as mutually agreed among Investor and the Company.

 

3. Release of Total from Liabilities. In connection with the novation set forth in Section 1, and except as set forth in the Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement, Total shall be released and discharged of all obligations to perform under the Affiliation Agreement as of the date hereof, and shall be fully relieved of all liability to Investor or the Company arising out of the Affiliation Agreement.

 

 

 

 

4. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, as such laws are applied to contracts entered into and performed in such State without resort to that State’s conflict-of-laws rules.

 

5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Execution and delivery of this Agreement by email or exchange of facsimile copies bearing the facsimile signature of a party hereto shall constitute a valid and binding execution and delivery of this Agreement by such party.

 

6. Successors and Assigns. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party’s respective successors and assigns.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

  SUNPOWER CORPORATION
       
  By:  /s/ Elizabeth Eby
    Name:  Elizabeth Eby
    Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Authorized Officer
       
  TOTALENERGIES SOLAR INTL SAS
       
  By: /s/ Grégory Texier
    Name: Grégory Texier
    Title: Vice-President
       
  TOTALENERGIES GAZ & ELECTRICITÉ HOLDINGS SAS
       
  By: /s/ Laurent Wolffsheim
    Name: Laurent Wolffsheim
    Title: President
       
  SOL HOLDING, LLC
       
  By:  /s/ Daniel Barbosa
    Name:  Daniel Barbosa
    Title: Manager

 

[Signature Page to Novation Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 45

 

AMENDMENT TO LETTER AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) to the Letter Agreement, dated September 12, 2022 (the “Letter Agreement”), by and between GIP III Sol Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GIP”), TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TotalEnergies USA”, and together with GIP, the “Sponsors”) and Sol Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company” and together with the Investors, the “Parties”), is made and entered into as of February 14, 2024 by and between the Sponsors and the Company. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to them in the Letter Agreement.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Parties entered into the Letter Agreement to memorialize certain governance, transfer, exit and related rights with respect to the Company and SunPower Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“SPWR”);

 

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, the Company and SPWR entered into an Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement (the “Affiliation Agreement”) governing the relationship between SPWR and the Company and its Affiliates;

 

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend certain terms of the Letter Agreement to align such terms with the terms of the Affiliation Agreement, as set forth below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the matters set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.             Defined Terms. To better align certain defined terms used in the Letter Agreement with the defined terms used in the Affiliation Agreement, the Letter Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

a.             The term “GIP Investor” in the Letter Agreement shall be replaced by the term “GIP”.

 

b.             The term “TTE Investor” in the Letter Agreement shall be replaced by the term “TotalEnergies USA”.

 

c.             The terms “Investor” and “Investors” in the Letter Agreement shall be replaced by the terms “Sponsor” and “Sponsors,” respectively.

 

d.             The term “Terra” in the Letter Agreement, including related terms “Terra Director,” “Terra Group,” “Terra Tender Offer,” and “Terra Merger” shall be replaced by the term “Investor”, including related terms “Investor Director,” “Investor Group,” “Investor Tender Offer,” and “Investor Merger”.

 

e.             The term “Affiliation Agreement” in the Letter Agreement shall mean the Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2024, by and between the Company and SPWR, as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to time.

 

 

 

 

2.             Voting Agreement. Section 2 of the Letter Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“2.           Voting Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in Section 3 of this Letter Agreement to the contrary, except as may otherwise be agreed by each of the Sponsors in writing, the Company shall, and each Sponsor agrees to, take all actions necessary or reasonably advisable to cause the Company, and any Manager designated by such Sponsor, to:

 

(a)             designate, nominate, appoint, classify and elect to the SPWR Board of Directors such individuals as the Company is entitled to appoint pursuant to the Affiliation Agreement; provided, however, that (x) for so long as the Company is entitled to appoint an even number of directors to the SPWR Board of Directors, GIP and TotalEnergies USA shall have the right to appoint an equal number of such directors, and (y) for so long as the Company is entitled to appoint an odd number of directors greater than (1) director, GIP and TotalEnergies USA shall have the right to appoint an equal number of such directors and the remaining director shall be mutually appointed by GIP and TotalEnergies USA; provided, further, that, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of the Affiliation Agreement, any such individual appointed to the SPWR Board of Directors pursuant to this Letter Agreement shall be considered an Investor Director (as such term is defined under the Affiliation Agreement);

 

(b)             cause the Company to operate in accordance with, and subject to, the rights and obligations of the Company under the Affiliation Agreement; and

 

(c)             enter into any voting, proxy, consent or similar agreement reasonably requested by a Sponsor, so as to ensure the provision of any designation rights contemplated to be provided to such Sponsor pursuant to this Section 2 of this Letter Agreement.”

 

3.             Restrictions on Transfers of Units. Subsection (x) of Section 4(a)(ii) of the Letter Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

4.             Agreement. All references to the “Agreement” set forth in the Letter Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Letter Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

 

5.             Headings. The headings set forth in this Amendment are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment or any term or provision hereof.

 

6.             Confirmation of the Letter Agreement. Other than as expressly modified pursuant to this Amendment, all provisions of the Letter Agreement remain unmodified and in full force and effect. The applicable provisions of Sections 11 and 13 through 16 of the Letter Agreement shall apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.

 

[Execution page follows.]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers to be effective as of the date first above written.

 

  TOTALENERGIES RENEWABLES USA, LLC
     
  By:

/s/ Christopher Gilles

    Name: Christopher Gilles
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  GIP III SOL ACQUISITION, LLC
     
  By:

/s/ Gregg Myers

    Name: Gregg Myers
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
  SOL HOLDING, LLC
     
  By:

/s/ Daniel Barbosa

    Name: Daniel Barbosa
    Title: Manager

 

 

 

 


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