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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
January 22, 2024 |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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68 South Service
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Melville,
New York 11747 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
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(631)
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(Registrant’s telephone
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share |
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CMTL |
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an
emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark
if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
COMTECH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/
Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 22, 2024, Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), entered into a Subscription and Exchange Agreement (the “Subscription and Exchange Agreement”)
with certain affiliates and related funds of Magnetar and White Hat Capital Partners LP (each, an “Investor” and collectively,
the “Investors”), relating to (i) the issuance and sale of 45,000 shares of a new series of the Company’s Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share, titled the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock”), for an aggregate purchase price of $45,000,000, or $1,000 per share (the “Primary Issuance”), (ii)
the exchange of 100,000 shares of the Company’s Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Series
A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock), for 115,721.22 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Exchange”) and (iii)
the issuance to the Investors of 5,400 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in lieu of cash for certain expense reimbursements
(the “Additional Issuance” and, together with the Primary Issuance and the Exchange, the “Issuance”). On January
22, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to the terms of the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, the Investors and the Company
consummated the Issuance. As a result of the Exchange, no shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding.
Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will rank senior to the shares
of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Common Stock”), with respect to the payment of dividends
and the distribution of assets upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
will initially have a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Holders of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will be entitled
to a cumulative dividend (the “Dividend”) at the rate of 9.00% per annum, compounding quarterly, paid-in-kind, or 7.75% per
annum, compounding quarterly, paid in cash, at the Company’s election. For any quarter in which the Company elects not to pay the
Dividend in cash with respect to a share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, such Dividend will become part of the liquidation preference
of such share, as set forth in the Certificate of Designations designating the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, which was filed by
the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the Closing Date (the “Certificate of Designations”).
In addition, no dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock will be declared or paid on the Common Stock unless, at the time of
such declaration and payment, an equivalent dividend or distribution is declared and paid on the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
(the “Participating Dividend”), provided that in the case of any such dividend in the form cash, in lieu of a cash payment,
such Participating Dividend will become part of the liquidation preference of the shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, as set
forth in the Certificate of Designations.
Conversion Rights and Mandatory Conversion
The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will be convertible into shares
of Common Stock at the option of the holders thereof at any time. At any time after July 22, 2027, the Company has the right to mandatorily
convert the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to certain restrictions based on the price of the Common Stock in the preceding
thirty (30) trading days. The conversion price for the shares issued in the Issuance is $7.99, subject to certain adjustments set forth
in the Certificate of Designations (as adjusted, the “Conversion Price”).
Voting and Consent Rights
Holders of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will be entitled to
vote with the holders of the Common Stock on an as-converted basis. Holders of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will be entitled
to a separate class vote with respect to, among other things, amendments to the Company’s organizational documents that have an
adverse effect on the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, authorizations or issuances of securities of the Company (other than the issuance
of up $50,000,000 of shares of Common Stock), the payment of dividends, related party transactions, repurchases or redemptions of securities
of the Company, dispositions of businesses or assets, the incurrence of indebtedness and amendments to the Company’s Third Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2023,
by and among the Company and the lenders party thereto (the “Credit
Agreement”) on terms and conditions that, taken as a whole, (A) are materially different from the existing Credit Agreement or (B)
adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations in connection with an optional repurchase of the Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock, in each case, subject to the exceptions and qualifications set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
Repurchase Rights
Each Investor will have the right to require the Company to repurchase
such Investor’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock either (a) on or after October 31, 2028 or (b) upon the consummation of an
Asset Sale (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) meeting certain criteria, in either case, at a price and on the terms set forth
in the Certificate of Designations. The Company will have the right to repurchase all, or less than all, of the shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock upon the consummation of an Asset Sale meeting the same criteria, at a price and on the terms set forth in the Certificate
of Designations.
In addition, each Investor will have the right to cause the Company to
repurchase its shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in connection with a Change of Control, at a price and on the terms set
forth in the Certificate of Designations.
Warrant
Upon the occurrence of a repurchase by an Investor or the Company as described
above, the Company will issue to each Investor whose shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were repurchased a warrant to purchase
Common Stock (a “Warrant”). A Warrant will represent the right to acquire Common Stock, as further described in the Subscription
and Exchange Agreement, for a term of five years and six months from the issuance of such Warrant at an initial exercise price equal to
the Conversion Price on the date of issuance of such Warrant, subject to certain adjustments.
The foregoing description of the Warrant is not complete and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the form of the Warrant, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Right to Nominate Director
For so long as the Investors (or their permitted transferees) own beneficially
and of record an amount of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock with an aggregate Liquidation Preference equal to at least $50,000,000
(including the Liquidation Preference of any shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock previously held that were subsequently converted
into shares of Common Stock for so long as the Investors (or their permitted transferees) continue to own beneficially and of record such
shares of Common Stock), the Investors representing at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
then outstanding will have the right to nominate one person to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
The initial nominee of the Investors is Mark R. Quinlan (who currently serves on the Board). Mr. Quinlan and the Company entered into
an Indemnification Agreement in the same form as the Form of Indemnification Agreement which was previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2007.
Standstill
Until the earliest to occur of (a) January 22, 2025, with respect to clause
(2) below and, otherwise, January 22, 2026, (b) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and (c) certain
Events of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement), subject to the qualifications set forth in the Subscription and Exchange Agreement,
the Investors will be subject to certain standstill restrictions pursuant to which the Investors will be restricted, among other things
and subject to certain customary exceptions, from (1) acquiring more than a specified amount of the Company’s outstanding Common
Stock or securities exchangeable for or convertible into the Common Stock, (2) entering into any derivative or other convertible instruments,
hedging contracts or other derivative securities or similar instruments related to the purchase or sale of Common Stock, (3) making, participating
in or encouraging any proxy solicitation or submitting any shareholder proposal to the Company, (4) publicly proposing any change of control
or other material transaction involving the Company, (5) encouraging or entering into any agreements with any person with respect to any
of the foregoing, (6) purchasing, selling or otherwise trading debt securities of the Company if as a result such Investor would beneficially
own 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding debt securities or (7) taking any action that would require the Company to make a public
announcement regarding any of the foregoing.
Transfer Restrictions
Until the earliest of (a) January 22, 2025 and (b) termination of the standstill
provisions (as described above), the Investors will be restricted from transferring the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, subject
to certain specified exceptions.
The Subscription and Exchange Agreement has been filed as Exhibit 10.1
attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide investors and securityholders with information regarding its terms and conditions.
It is not intended to provide any other information about the Investors or the Company. The Subscription and Exchange Agreement contains
representations, warranties and covenants of the parties thereto made to and solely for the benefit of each other, and such representations,
warranties, and covenants may be subject to materiality and other qualifiers applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those
that may be viewed as material to investors. Investors and securityholders should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants
as characterizations of the actual state of facts. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties
and covenants may change after the date of the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully
reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.
The foregoing description of the Subscription and Exchange Agreement and
the Certificate of Designations is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Subscription and Exchange Agreement,
which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, and the Certificate of Designations, which is attached to this Current
Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Voting Agreements
In connection with the closing of the Issuance, the Company entered into
Voting Agreements with each of the Investors (together, the “Voting Agreements”), pursuant to which the Investors agreed,
among other things, subject to the qualifications and exceptions set forth in the Voting Agreements, to vote their shares of Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock in the same proportion as the vote of all holders (excluding the Investors) of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
or Common Stock, as applicable, with respect to any shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock or shares issued upon conversion of
the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock that would exceed, in the case of Magnetar, 16.50% of the Company’s outstanding voting
power and, in the case of White Hat, 3.4999% of the Company’s outstanding voting power. In connection with the Issuance, the existing
amended and restated voting agreements, each dated as of November 10, 2021, by and between the Company and the Investors party thereto
(collectively, the “Prior Voting Agreements”), were terminated.
The foregoing description of the Voting Agreements is not complete and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of the Voting Agreement, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as
Exhibit 99.2, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the closing of the Issuance, the Company entered into
a Registration Rights Agreement with the Investors, pursuant to which the Company granted the Investors certain customary registration
rights with respect to shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock.
The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is not complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K
as Exhibit 99.3, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Certificate of Elimination
Following completion of the Exchange
and promptly after the related cancellation of all the outstanding shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company will
file a Certificate of Elimination of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Certificate of Elimination”)
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as part of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation in accordance with the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
The foregoing description of the
Certificate of Elimination does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Elimination
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated by reference herein.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell, or
a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Item 1.02. | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
The information related to the termination of the Prior Voting Agreements
contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant. |
The information related to the issuance, sale and exchange of the Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information related to the issuance, sale and exchange of the Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
As described in Item 1.01, pursuant to the terms of the Subscription and
Exchange Agreement, the Company has issued shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to the Investors. This issuance, sale and exchange
is and will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section
4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The Investors represented to the Company that they are “accredited
investors” as defined in Rule 501 of the Securities Act and that the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is being acquired for
investment purposes and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends will be
affixed to any certificates evidencing shares of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock or shares of the Common Stock issued in connection
with any future conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
is incorporated herein by reference.
On January 22, 2024, the Company filed the Certificate of Designations
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to establish the terms, rights, obligations and preferences of the Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock. The Certificate of Designations became effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
The description of the Certificate of Designations contained herein is
not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Designations, which is attached to this Current Report
on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements that
involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the Company’s
results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements
of historical fact could be deemed forward-looking, including, but not limited to, statements about the investment described herein and
achievement of its potential benefits and the intended use of proceeds. Risks and uncertainties that could impact these forward-looking
statements include: the Company’s ability to access capital and liquidity so that it is able to continue as a going concern; the
possibility that the expected synergies and benefits from acquisitions will not be fully realized, or will not be realized within the
anticipated time periods; the risk that the acquired businesses will not be integrated successfully; the possibility of disruption from
acquisitions or dispositions, making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships or retain key personnel; the
risk that the Company will be unsuccessful in implementing its “One Comtech” transformation and integration of individual
businesses into two segments; the risk that the Company will be unsuccessful in implementing a tactical shift in its Satellite and Space
Communications segment away from bidding on large commodity service contracts and toward pursuing contracts for its niche products and
solutions with higher margins; the nature and timing of the Company’s receipt of, and the Company’s performance on, new or
existing orders that can cause significant fluctuations in net sales and operating results; the timing and funding of government contracts;
adjustments to gross profits on long-term contracts; risks associated with international sales; rapid technological change; evolving industry
standards; new product announcements and enhancements; changing customer demands and or procurement strategies; changes in prevailing
economic and political conditions, including as a result of Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war; changes
in the price of oil in global markets; changes in prevailing interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; risks associated with
the Company’s legal proceedings, customer claims for indemnification, and other similar matters; risks associated with the Company’s
obligations under its credit facility and the Company’s ability to refinance its credit facility; risks associated with the Company’s
large contracts; risks associated with supply chain disruptions; and other factors described in this and the Company’s other filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements
or to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 23, 2024
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EXHIBIT 3.1
EXECUTION VERSION
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Certificate of Designations
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
January 22, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS |
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SECTION 2. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION |
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SECTION 3. THE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK |
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(a) Designation; Par Value |
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(b) Number of Authorized Shares |
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(c) Form, Dating and Denominations |
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(d) Method of Payment; Delay When Payment Date is Not a Business Day; Withholding |
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(e) Transfer Agent; Register |
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(f) Legends |
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(g) Transfers and Exchanges; Transfer Taxes; Certain Transfer Restrictions |
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(h) Exchange and Cancellation of Convertible Preferred Stock to Be Converted or Repurchased |
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(i) Status of Retired Shares |
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(j) Replacement Certificates |
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(k) Registered Holders |
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(l) Cancellation |
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(m) Shares Held by the Company or its Affiliates |
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(n) Outstanding Shares |
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(o) Notations and Exchanges |
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(p) CUSIP and /SIN Numbers |
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SECTION 4. RANKING |
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SECTION 5. DIVIDENDS |
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(a) Generally |
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(b) Participating Dividends |
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(c) Treatment of Dividends Upon Repurchase or Conversion |
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SECTION 6. RIGHTS UPON LIQUIDATION, DISSOLUTION OR WINDING UP |
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(a) Generally |
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(b) Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets Deemed Not to Be a Liquidation |
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SECTION 7. CHANGE OF CONTROL |
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(a) Change of Control Notice |
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(b) Withdrawal of Change of Control Notice |
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(c) Optional Repurchase or Conversion Right in Connection with a Change of Control |
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(d) Asset Sale Put Right |
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(e) Asset Sale Call Right |
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SECTION 8. OPTIONAL REPURCHASE RIGHT OF THE HOLDERS |
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(a) Optional Repurchase Right |
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(b) Optional Repurchase Right in Connection with a Change of Control |
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(c) Asset Sale Trigger Repurchase |
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(d) Default Interest |
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(e) Optional Repurchase Date |
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(f) Optional Repurchase Price |
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(g) Procedures to Exercise the Optional Repurchase Right |
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(h) Payment of the Optional Repurchase Price |
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SECTION 9. DIRECTOR NOMINATION RIGHT: VOTING RIGHTS |
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(a) Right to Nominate Director |
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(b) Voting and Consent Rights with Respect to Specified Matters |
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(c) Right to Vote with Holders of Common Stock on an As-Converted Basis |
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(d) Procedures for Voting and Consents |
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SECTION 10. CONVERSION |
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(a) Generally |
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(b) Conversion at the Option of the Holders |
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(c) Mandatory Conversion at the Company’s Election |
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(d) Conversion Procedures |
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(e) Settlement upon Conversion |
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(f) Conversion Price Adjustments |
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(g) [Intentionally omitted] |
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(h) Limitation on Conversion Right |
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(i) Effect of Common Stock Change Event |
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SECTION 11. CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK |
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(a) Equitable Adjustments to Prices |
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(b) Reservation of Shares of Common Stock |
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(c) Status of Shares of Common Stock |
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(d) Taxes Upon Issuance of Common Stock |
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SECTION 12. CALCULATIONS |
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(a) Responsibility; Schedule of Calculations |
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(b) Calculations Aggregated for Each Holder |
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SECTION 13. TAX TREATMENT |
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SECTION 14. NOTICES |
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SECTION 15. NO OTHER RIGHTS |
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Exhibits
Exhibit A: Form of Convertible Preferred
Stock Certificate |
A-1 |
Exhibit B: Optional Conversion Notice |
B-1 |
Exhibit C: Optional Repurchase Notice |
C-1 |
Exhibit D: Form of Restricted Stock Legend |
D-1 |
Certificate of Designations
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify the following:
On January 22, 2024, the Board of Directors
of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) adopted the following resolutions, designating and creating, out of the Two
Million (2,000,000) authorized and One Million Nine Hundred Thousand (1,900,000) unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company, One
Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-Two (166,122) authorized shares having a par value of $0.10 per share of a series of
preferred stock of the Company titled the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”:
NOW, THEREFORE, IT BE RESOLVED that,
pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, a series of preferred stock of the Company titled the “Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock,” and having a par value of $0.10 per share and an initial number of authorized shares equal to One
Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-Two (166,122), is hereby designated and created out of the Two Million (2,000,000) authorized
and One Million Nine Hundred Thousand (1,900,000) unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company, which series has the rights, designations,
preferences, voting powers and other provisions set forth below:
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS.
“Acquisition” means the acquisition
of any Person (including any division thereof) or business, or all, substantially all or a material portion of the assets of a Person,
whether through the acquisition of assets, joint venture, equity acquisition, merger, consolidation or otherwise.
“Additional Shares” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Subscription and Exchange Agreement.
“Affiliate” of any Person
means any Person, directly or indirectly, Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such Person.
“Asset Sale” has the meaning
set forth in Section 9(b)(i)(8).
“Asset Sale Call Purchase Price”
means the cash price payable by the Company to redeem any share of Convertible Preferred Stock upon the consummation of a repurchase pursuant
to an exercise of the Asset Sale Call Right, calculated pursuant to Section 7(e)(iv).
“Asset Sale Call Notice”
means a notice containing the information, or otherwise complying with the requirements, set forth in Section 7(e)(ii).
“Asset Sale Maximum Redemption Amount”
means (i) in connection with the first exercise of the Asset Sale Put Right after the Initial Asset Sale Trigger has occurred, an amount
of Convertible Preferred Stock with an aggregate Liquidation Preference equal to 50% of the difference of (A) the Asset Sale Net Proceeds
minus (B) the Asset Sale Trigger Amount, in each case, measured as of such exercise date and (ii) in connection with any subsequent exercise
of
the Asset Sale Put Right, an amount of Convertible Preferred Stock
with an aggregate Liquidation Preference equal to 50% of any incremental Asset Sale Net Proceeds that have been received since the immediately
preceding exercise of the Asset Sale Put Right.
“Asset Sale Net Proceeds”
means the aggregate net proceeds received by the Company and its Subsidiaries, after deducting applicable taxes and direct and reasonable
out-of-pocket transaction expenses, from one or more Asset Sales after the Issue Date.
“Asset Sale Put Purchase Price”
means the cash price payable by the Company to redeem any share of Convertible Preferred Stock upon the consummation of a repurchase pursuant
to an exercise of the Asset Sale Put Right, calculated pursuant to Section 7(d)(i).
“Asset Sale Put Right” has
the meaning set forth in Section 7(d)(i).
“Asset Sale Put Right Allocation”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d)(iv).
“Asset Sale Trigger” means
(i) the first day on which the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries has consummated one or more Asset Sales after the Issue
Date that results in Asset Sale Net Proceeds in excess of the Asset Sale Trigger Amount as measured on such day (the “Initial
Asset Sale Trigger”) and (ii) after the Initial Asset Sale Trigger has occurred, the consummation of any subsequent Asset Sale.
“Asset Sale Trigger Amount”
means, as of any measurement date, the amount that would be required to pay in full all Loan Document Obligations (as defined in the Existing
Credit Agreement), reduce the LC Exposure (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) to zero and terminate all Commitments (as defined
in the Existing Credit Agreement).
“Board of Directors” means
the Company’s board of directors.
“Business Day” means any
day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive
order to close or be closed.
“Bylaws” means the Third
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated as of September 26, 2017, as the same may be further amended, supplemented or restated.
“Capital Stock” of any Person
means any and all shares of, interests in, rights to purchase, warrants or options for, participations in, or other equivalents of, in
each case however designated, the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity. For the avoidance
of doubt, Capital Stock of the Company shall include any Dividend Junior Stock, Dividend Parity Stock, Dividend Senior Stock, Liquidation
Junior Stock, Liquidation Parity Stock and Liquidation Senior Stock.
“Certificate” means any Physical
Certificate or Electronic Certificate.
“Certificate of Designations”
means this Certificate of Designations, as amended, amended and restated or supplemented from time to time.
“Certificate of Incorporation”
means the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of States of the State of Delaware on August
18, 2006, as the same may be further amended, supplemented or restated.
“Change of Control” means
any of the following events:
(a) a
“person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company,
its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries or a Holder (together with its Affiliates), has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner”
(as defined below) of shares of the Company’s common equity representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all
of the Company’s then-outstanding common equity;
(b) the
consummation of (i) any sale, lease or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person; or (ii) any transaction or series of related transactions
in connection with which (whether by means of merger, consolidation, share exchange, combination, reclassification, recapitalization,
acquisition, liquidation or otherwise) all of the Common Stock is exchanged for, converted into, acquired for, or constitutes solely the
right to receive, other securities, cash or other property; provided, however, that any merger, consolidation, share exchange or
combination of the Company pursuant to which the Persons that directly or indirectly “beneficially owned” (as defined below)
all classes of the Company’s common equity immediately before such transaction directly or indirectly “beneficially own,”
immediately after such transaction, more than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of common equity of the surviving, continuing or acquiring
company or other transferee, as applicable, or the parent thereof, in substantially the same proportions vis-a-vis each other as immediately
before such transaction will be deemed not to be a Change of Control pursuant to this clause (b); or
(c) the
Company or its stockholders adopt a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
For the purposes of this definition, (x) any
transaction or event described in both clause (a) and in clause (b)(i) or (ii) above (without regard to the
proviso in clause (b)) will be deemed to occur solely pursuant to clause (b) above (subject to such proviso); and (y) whether
a Person is a
“beneficial owner” and whether
shares are “beneficially owned” will be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
“Close of Business” means
5:00 p.m., New York City time.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commission” means the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the
common stock, $0.10 par value per share, of the Company, subject to Section 10(i).
“Common Stock Change Event”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10(i)(i).
“Common Stock Liquidity Conditions”
will be satisfied with respect to a Mandatory Conversion if:
(a) either
(i) each Conversion Share would be eligible to be offered, sold or otherwise transferred by the Holder of such share pursuant to Rule
144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), without any requirements as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current
public information (whether or not then satisfied) or notice; or (ii) the offer and sale of such Conversion Share by such Holder are registered
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and such registration statement is reasonably expected by the
Company to remain effective and usable by the Holder to sell such Conversion Share continuously during the period from, and including,
the date the related Mandatory Conversion Notice is sent to, and including, the thirtieth (30th) calendar day after the date such Conversion
Share is issued; provided, however, that each Holder will supply all information reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion,
and required to be included, in any registration statement or prospectus supplement related to the resale of the Conversion Shares; provided,
further, that if a Holder fails to provide such information to the Company within fifteen (15) calendar days following any such request,
then this clause (a)(ii) will automatically be deemed to be satisfied with respect to such Holder;
(b) each
Conversion Share referred to in clause (a) above (i) will, when issued (or, in the case of clause (a)(ii), when sold or
otherwise transferred pursuant to the registration statement referred to in such clause) (1) be admitted for book-entry settlement
through the Depositary with an “unrestricted” CUSIP number; and (2) not be represented by any Certificate that bears a legend
referring to transfer restrictions under the Securities Act or other securities laws; and (ii) will, when issued, be listed and admitted
for trading, without suspension or material limitation on trading, on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NYSE American, The NASDAQ
Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors);
(c) (i)
the Company has not received any written threat or notice of delisting or suspension by the applicable exchange referred to in clause
(b)(ii) above with a reasonable prospect of delisting, after giving effect to all applicable notice and appeal periods; and (ii) no
such delisting or suspension is reasonably likely to occur or is pending based on the Company falling below the minimum listing maintenance
requirements of such exchange;
(d) the
Company has not delivered a notice pursuant to Section 7(a) with respect to an anticipated Change of Control (unless such
notice has been subsequently withdrawn pursuant to Section 7(b)); and
(e) with
respect to any Holder, the Company shall not have provided such Holder information that, at the time such Common Stock Liquidity Condition
is determined, constitutes material non-public information under the U.S. federal securities laws regarding the Company.
“Common Stock Participating Dividend”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b)(i).
“Company” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble.
“Control” (including its
correlative meanings “under common Control with” and “Controlled by”) means, with respect to any Person, the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through ownership
of securities or partnership or other interests, by contract or otherwise.
“Conversion Consideration”
means, with respect to the conversion of any Convertible Preferred Stock, the type and amount of consideration payable to settle such
conversion, determined in accordance with Section 10.
“Conversion Date” means an
Optional Conversion Date or a Mandatory Conversion Date.
“Conversion Price” initially
means, with respect to any Convertible Preferred Stock issued on or about the Issue Date, $7.99; provided, however, that the Conversion
Price is subject to adjustment pursuant to Sections 10(f). Each reference in this Certificate of Designations to the Conversion
Price as of a particular date without setting forth a particular time on such date will be deemed to be a reference to the Conversion
Price immediately before the Close of Business on such date.
“Conversion Share” means
any share of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of any Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Convertible Preferred Stock”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“Daily VWAP” means, for any
VWAP Trading Day, the per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP”
on Bloomberg page “CMTL UW” (or, if such page is not available, its equivalent successor page) in respect of the period from
the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or, if such
volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one (1) share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day, determined,
using a volume-weighted average price method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm the Board of Directors selects).
The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.
“Degressive Issuance” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10(f)(i)(3).
“Depositary” means The Depository
Trust Company or its successor.
“Dividend” means any Regular
Dividend or Participating Dividend.
“Dividend Adjustment Trigger”
means the first day following the redemption of at least fifty percent (50%) of the Series B Preferred Shares pursuant to the exercise
of an Asset Sale Put Right and/or an Asset Sale Call Right.
“Dividend Junior Stock” means
any class or series of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ stock whose terms do not expressly provide that such class or series
will rank senior to, or equally with, the Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends (without
regard to whether or not dividends accumulate cumulatively). Dividend
Junior Stock includes the Common Stock.
“Dividend Parity Stock” means
any class or series of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ stock (other than the Convertible Preferred Stock) whose terms expressly
provide that such class or series will rank equally with the Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends (without
regard to whether or not dividends accumulate cumulatively).
“Dividend Payment Date” means
each Regular Dividend Payment Date with respect to a Regular Dividend and each date on which any declared Participating Dividend is scheduled
to be paid on the Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Dividend Senior Stock” means
any class or series of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ stock whose terms expressly provide that such class or series will
rank senior to the Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends (without regard to whether or not dividends accumulate
cumulatively).
“Effective Price” has the
following meaning with respect to the issuance or sale of any shares of Common Stock or any Equity-Linked Securities:
(a) in
the case of the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock, the value of the consideration received or receivable by (or at the direction
of) the Company or any of its Affiliates for such shares, expressed as an amount per share of Common Stock; and
(b) in
the case of the issuance or sale of any Equity-Linked Securities, an amount equal to a fraction whose:
(i)
numerator is equal to sum, without duplication, of (x) the value of the aggregate consideration received or receivable by (or at
the direction of) the Company or any of its Affiliates for the issuance or sale of such Equity-Linked Securities; and (y) the value of
the minimum aggregate additional consideration, if any, payable to purchase or otherwise acquire shares of Common Stock pursuant to such
Equity-Linked Securities; and
(ii)
denominator is equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Equity-Linked Securities;
provided, however, that:
(w)
for purposes of clauses (a) and (b)(i) above, all underwriting commissions, placement agency commissions or similar
commissions paid to any broker-dealer by the Company or any of its Affiliates in connection with such issuance or sale (excluding any
other fees or expenses incurred by the Company or any of its Affiliates) will be added to the aggregate consideration referred to in such
clause;
(x)
for purposes of clause (b) above, if such minimum aggregate consideration, or such maximum number of shares of Common Stock,
is not determinable at the time such Equity-Linked Securities are issued or sold, then (1) the initial consideration payable under such
Equity-Linked Securities, or the initial number of shares of Common Stock
underlying such Equity-Linked Securities, as applicable, will be
used; and (2) at each time thereafter when such amount of consideration or number of shares becomes determinable or is otherwise adjusted
(including pursuant to “anti-dilution” or similar provisions), there will be deemed to occur, for purposes of Section 10(f)(i)(3)
and without affecting any prior adjustments theretofore made to the Conversion Price, an issuance of additional Equity Linked Securities;
(y)
for purposes of clause (b) above, the surrender, extinguishment, maturity or other expiration of any such Equity-Linked
Securities will be deemed not to constitute consideration payable to purchase or otherwise acquire shares of Common Stock pursuant to
such Equity-Linked Securities; and
(z)
the “value” of any such consideration will be the fair value thereof, as of the date such shares or Equity-Linked Securities,
as applicable, are issued or sold, determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars,
the face amount thereof).
“Electronic Certificate”
means any electronic book-entry maintained by the Transfer Agent that represents any share(s) of Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Equity-Linked Securities”
means any rights, options or warrants to purchase or otherwise acquire (whether immediately, during specified times, upon the satisfaction
of any conditions or otherwise) any shares of Common Stock.
“Exchange Act” means the
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Shares” shall have
the meaning set forth in the Subscription and Exchange Agreement.
“Ex-Dividend Date” means,
with respect to an issuance, dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, the first date on which shares of Common Stock trade on the
applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution (including
pursuant to due bills or similar arrangements required by the relevant stock exchange). For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading
convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Stock under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not
be considered “regular way” for this purpose.
“Exempt Issuance” means (a)
the Company’s issuance or grant of shares of Common Stock or options to purchase shares Common Stock, or other equity-based awards
(including restricted stock units), to employees (or prospective employees who have accepted an offer of employment), directors or consultants
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to plans (i) in existence as of the Issue Date, or (ii) approved or amended by
a majority of the independent members of the Board of Directors, or (iii) assumed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection
with a transaction approved by a majority of the independent members of the Board of Directors; (b) the Company’s issuance of securities
upon the exercise, exchange or conversion of any securities that are exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common
Stock and were outstanding as of the Issue Date, provided that such exercise, exchange or conversion is effected pursuant to the terms
of such securities, subject to customary adjustment provisions, as in effect on the Issue Date; (c) the Company’s issuance of
securities pursuant to any equipment loan or leasing arrangement,
real property leasing arrangement or debt financing from a bank or similar financial institution approved by a majority of the disinterested
members of the Board of Directors; (d) the Company’s issuance of the Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the Subscription and
Exchange Agreement and any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock issued thereunder; (e) the Company’s
issuance of securities pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities
of the Company and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Stock, whether or not the Company bears the ordinary costs
of administration and operation of the plan, including brokerage commissions; (f) the Company’s issuance of securities pursuant
to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan; (g) the Company’s issuance of rights to acquire securities pursuant to
any stockholder rights plan approved by a majority of the independent members of the Board of Directors. For purposes of this definition,
“consultant” means a consultant that may participate in an “employee benefit plan” in accordance with the definition
of such term in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Existing Credit Agreement”
means the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2023, by and among the Company and the lenders party thereto
in effect as of November 7, 2023, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amendment, restatement or replacement approved in accordance
with Section 9(b)(i)(11) and any extension thereof on the same terms.
“Expiration Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10(f)(i)(2).
“Expiration Time” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10(f)(i)(2).
“Floor Price”
means, initially, $6.73, subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Price pursuant to Section
10(f)(i)(1).
“Holder” means a person in
whose name any Convertible Preferred Stock is registered in the Register.
“Initial Asset Sale Trigger”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Asset Sale Trigger.”
“Initial Liquidation Preference”
means one thousand dollars and zero cents ($1,000.00) per share of Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Investors” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Subscription and Exchange Agreement.
“Issue Date” means January
22, 2024.
“Last Reported Sale Price”
of the Common Stock for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average
of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices
and the average last ask prices per share) of the Common Stock on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal
U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. If the Common Stock is not
listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such
Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day in the
over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Stock is not so quoted on such
Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid point of the last bid price and the last ask price per share
of Common Stock on such Trading Day from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms the Company
selects in good faith.
“Liquidation Junior Stock”
means any class or series of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ stock whose terms do not expressly provide that such class
or series will rank senior to, or equally with, the Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon the Company’s
liquidation, dissolution or winding up. Liquidation Junior Stock includes the Common Stock.
“Liquidation Parity Stock”
means any class or series of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ stock (other than the Convertible Preferred Stock) whose terms
expressly provide that such class or series will rank equally with the Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of
assets upon the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
“Liquidation Preference”
means, with respect to the Convertible Preferred Stock, an amount initially equal to the Initial Liquidation Preference per share of Convertible
Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Liquidation Preference is subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5(a)(ii)(1).
“Liquidation Senior Stock”
means any class or series of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ stock whose terms expressly provide that such class or series
will rank senior to the Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s
liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
“Majority Holders” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9(a)(i).
“Mandatory Conversion” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10(c)(i).
“Mandatory Conversion Date”
means a Conversion Date designated with respect to any Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 10(c)(iii).
“Mandatory Conversion Notice”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10(c)(iv).
“Mandatory Conversion Notice Date”
means, with respect to a Mandatory Conversion, the date on which the Company sends the Mandatory Conversion Notice for such Mandatory
Conversion pursuant to Section 10(c)(iv).
“Mandatory Conversion Right”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10(c)(i).
“Market Disruption Event”
means, with respect to any date, the occurrence or existence, during the one-half hour period ending at the scheduled close of trading
on such date on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or other market on which the
Common Stock is listed for trading or trades, of any material suspension
or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in
the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.
“Maximum Cap” has the meaning
set forth in Section 10(h).
“Officer” means the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, the Corporate Secretary, or
any Vice-President of the Company.
“Open of Business” means
9:00 a.m., New York City time.
“Optional Conversion” means
the conversion of any Convertible Preferred Stock other than a Mandatory Conversion.
“Optional Conversion Date”
means, with respect to the Optional Conversion of any Convertible Preferred Stock, the first Business Day on which the requirements set
forth in Section 10(d)(ii) for such conversion are satisfied.
“Optional Conversion Notice”
means a notice substantially in the form of the “Optional Conversion Notice” set forth in Exhibit B.
“Optional Repurchase” means
the repurchase of any Convertible Preferred Stock by the Company pursuant to Section 8.
“Optional Repurchase Date”
means the date fixed, pursuant to Section 8(e), for the settlement of the repurchase of the Convertible Preferred Stock by
the Company pursuant to an Optional Repurchase.
“Optional Repurchase Notice”
means a notice (including a notice substantially in the form of the “Optional Repurchase Notice” set forth in Exhibit C) containing
the information, or otherwise complying with the requirements, set forth in Section 8(g)(i) and Section 8(g)(ii).
“Optional Repurchase Price”
means the cash price payable by the Company to repurchase any share of Convertible Preferred Stock upon its Optional Repurchase, calculated
pursuant to Section 8(f).
“Optional Repurchase Right”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).
“Optional Repurchase Trigger Date”
means (x) in the event of the occurrence of an Asset Sale Trigger, the consummation of the Asset Sale causing such Asset Sale Trigger
and (y) in all other cases, October 31, 2028.
“Ownership Limit Change”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10(h).
“Ownership Limitation” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10(h).
“Ownership Limitation Increase Effective
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(h).
“Participating Dividend”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b)(i).
“Permitted Equity Issuance”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9(b)(i)(2).
“Permitted Transferees” means
(i) any investment fund, investment vehicle or account Controlled by any Holder or any Affiliate thereof, or (ii) any shareholder, limited
partner, limited liability company member, other equity holder or Affiliate of any Holder or any such investment fund, investment vehicle
or account thereof as a result of any distribution.
“Person” or “person”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof. Any division or series of a limited liability company, limited
partnership or trust will constitute a separate “person” under this Certificate of Designations.
“Physical Certificate” means
any certificate (other than an Electronic Certificate) representing any share(s) of Convertible Preferred Stock, which certificate is
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Holder of such share(s) and duly executed by the
Company and countersigned by the Transfer Agent.
“Preferred Stock Director”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9(a)(i).
“Preferred Stock Director Nomination
Right Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(a)(i).
“Preferred Stock Nominee”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9(a)(i).
“Public Announcement” means
the disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a
document publicly filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act.
“Purchased Shares” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Subscription and Exchange Agreement.
“Qualified Offering” means
an offering of any shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Equity-Linked Security or other equity interest
convertible into any Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case for the primary purpose of raising equity capital,
whether pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form
S-8 or any similar or successor form) or an exemption from the registration requirement under the Securities Act.
“Record Date” means, with
respect to any dividend or distribution on, or issuance to holders of, Convertible Preferred Stock or Common Stock, the date fixed (whether
by law,
contract or the Board of Directors or otherwise) to determine the
Holders or the holders of Common Stock, as applicable, that are entitled to such dividend, distribution or issuance.
“Reference Property” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10(i)(i).
“Reference Property Unit”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10(i)(i).
“Register” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3(e).
“Regular Dividend Payment Date”
means, with respect to any share of Convertible Preferred Stock, each March 31st, June 30th, September 30th and December 31st of each
year, beginning on March 31, 2024 (or beginning on such other date specified in the Certificate representing such share).
“Regular Dividend Period”
means each period from, and including, a Regular Dividend Payment Date (or, in the case of the first Regular Dividend Period, from, and
including, the Issue Date) to, but excluding, the next Regular Dividend Payment Date.
“Regular Dividend Rate” means
9.00% per annum, or, solely in respect of a cash Dividend that is paid in accordance with the proviso set forth in Section 5(a)(ii)(1),
7.75% per annum or, in respect of any shares of Convertible Preferred Stock that remain outstanding after the occurrence of the Dividend
Adjustment Trigger, 6.50% per annum, in each case, subject to increase pursuant to Section 8(d).
“Regular Dividend Record Date”
has the following meaning: (a) March 15th in the case of a Regular Dividend Payment Date occurring on March 31st; (b) June 15th in the
case of a Regular Dividend Payment Date occurring on June 30th; (c) September 15th in the case of a Regular Dividend Payment Date occurring
on September 30th; and (d) December 15th in the case of a Regular Dividend Payment Date occurring on December 31st.
“Regular Dividends” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5(a)(i).
“Related Party Transaction”
means any transaction for which disclosure is required pursuant to 17 CFR § 229.404.
“Restricted Stock Legend”
means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit D.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144
under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Rule 5635(b)” has the meaning
set forth in Section 10(h).
“Securities Act” means the
U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Security” means any Convertible
Preferred Stock or Conversion Share.
“Series
A-1 Preferred Stock” the preferred stock of the Company titled “Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock,” par value
$0.10 per share.
“Standard
Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the principal securities
exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded as in effect on the date of delivery of the applicable Conversion
Notice.
“Subscription and Exchange Agreement”
means the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2024, by and among the Company and the Investors, as the same may
be amended, supplemented or restated in accordance with its terms.
“Subsidiary” means, with
respect to any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company)
of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power)
to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (b) any partnership
or limited liability company where (x) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests,
or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general,
special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (y) such Person or any one or more of the other
Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.
“Successive Conversion Period”
means the period beginning upon receipt by the Holders of a notice of a Change of Control and ending on the first year anniversary of
the consummation of the Change of Control.
“Successor Person” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10(i)(iii).
“Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10(f)(i)(2).
“Total Subscription Shares”
means the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock issued on or about the Issue Date.
“Trading Day” means any day
on which (a) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the
Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal
other market on which the Common Stock is then traded; and (b) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Stock is not so listed
or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“Transfer Agent” means the
Company or its successor.
“Transfer-Restricted Security”
means any Security that constitutes a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); provided, however, that such
Security will cease to be a Transfer-Restricted Security upon the earliest to occur of the following events:
(a) such
Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to a registration
statement that was effective under the Securities Act at the time of such sale or transfer;
(b) such
Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to an available
exemption (including Rule 144) from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of, or in a transaction not subject to, the
Securities Act and, immediately after such sale or transfer, such Security ceases to constitute a “restricted security” (as
defined in Rule 144); and
(c) (i)
such Security is eligible for resale, by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company
during the immediately preceding three (3) months, pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitations thereunder as to volume, manner of sale,
availability of current public information or notice; and (ii) the Company has received such certificates or other documentation or evidence
as the Company may reasonably require to determine that such Security is eligible for resale pursuant to clause (i) and the Holder,
holder or beneficial owner of such Security is not, and has not been during the immediately preceding three (3) months, an Affiliate
of the Company.
“Treasury Regulations” means
the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code, as amended.
“Voting Right Expiration Date”
means the date that is the earlier of (a) October 31, 2028, and (b) the date on which the Investors (or their Permitted Transferees) no
longer own beneficially and of record, in the aggregate, an amount of Convertible Preferred Stock with an aggregate Liquidation Preference
equal to at least $50,000,000 (including, for such purpose, the Liquidation Preference of any shares of Convertible Preferred Stock previously
held by the Investors (or their Permitted Transferees) that were subsequently converted into Conversion Shares pursuant to a Mandatory
Conversion or an Optional Conversion, for so long as the Investors (or their Permitted Transferees) continue to own beneficially and of
record such underlying Conversion Shares).
“VWAP Market Disruption Event” means,
with respect to any date, (a) the failure by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is
then listed, or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the principal other market
on which the Common Stock is then traded, to open for trading during its regular trading session on such date; or (b) the occurrence or
existence, for more than one half hour period in the aggregate, of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements
in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures
contracts relating to the Common Stock, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City
time, on such date.
“VWAP Trading Day” means
a day on which (a) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event; and (b) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S.
national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S.
national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock
is not so listed or traded, then “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“Warrant” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Subscription and Exchange Agreement.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary”
of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than
directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
SECTION 2.
RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations:
(a) “or”
is not exclusive;
(b) “including”
means “including without limitation”;
(c) “will”
expresses a command;
(d) the
“average” of a set of numerical values refers to the arithmetic average of such numerical values;
(e) words
in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular, unless the context requires otherwise;
(f) “herein,”
“hereof’ and other words of similar import refer to this Certificate of Designations as a whole and not to any particular
Section or other subdivision of this Certificate of Designations, unless the context requires otherwise;
(g) references
to currency mean the lawful currency of the United States of America, unless the context requires otherwise; and
(h) the
exhibits, schedules and other attachments to this Certificate of Designations are deemed to form part of this Certificate of Designations.
SECTION 3.
THE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK.
(a)
Designation; Par Value. A series of stock of the Company titled the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”
(the “Convertible Preferred Stock”) is hereby designated and created out of the Two Million (2,000,000) authorized
and One Million Nine Hundred Thousand (1,900,000) unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company. The par value of the Convertible
Preferred Stock is $0.10 per share.
(b)
Number of Authorized Shares. The total authorized number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock is One Hundred Sixty-Six
Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-Two (166,122).
(c)
Form, Dating and Denominations.
(i)
Form and Date of Certificates Representing Convertible Preferred Stock. Each Certificate representing any Convertible Preferred
Stock will bear the legends required by Section 3(f) and may bear notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock
exchange rule or usage or the Depositary.
(ii)
Certificates.
(1)
Generally. The Convertible Preferred Stock will be originally issued initially in the form of one or more Electronic Certificates.
Electronic Certificates may be exchanged for Physical Certificates, and Physical Certificates may be exchanged for Electronic Certificates
upon request by the Holder thereof pursuant to customary procedures.
(2)
Electronic Certificates; Interpretation. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, (A) each Electronic Certificate
will be deemed to include the text of the stock certificate set forth in Exhibit A; (B) any legend or other notation that is required
to be included on a Certificate will be deemed to be included in any Electronic Certificate notwithstanding that such Electronic Certificate
may be in a form that does not permit affixing legends thereto; (C) any reference in this Certificate of Designations to the “delivery”
of any Electronic Certificate will be deemed to be satisfied upon the registration of the electronic book-entry representing such Electronic
Certificate in the name of the applicable Holder; and (D) upon satisfaction of any applicable requirements of the Delaware General Corporation
Law, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company, and any related requirements of the Transfer Agent, in each case
for the issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock in the form of one or more Electronic Certificates, such Electronic Certificates will
be deemed to be executed by the Company and countersigned by the Transfer Agent.
(iii)
No Bearer Certificates; Denominations. The Convertible Preferred Stock will be issued only in registered form and only in
whole numbers of shares.
(iv)
Registration Numbers. Each Certificate representing any Convertible Preferred Stock will bear a unique registration number
that is not affixed to any other Certificate representing any other outstanding share of Convertible Preferred Stock.
(d)
Method of Payment; Delay When Payment Date is Not a Business Day; Withholding.
(i)
Method of Payment. The Company will pay all cash amounts due on any Convertible Preferred Stock by wire transfer to an account
of any Holder within the United States, so long as such Holder has delivered wire instructions to the Company no later than the Close
of Business on the following date: (x) with respect to the payment of any declared cash
Dividend due on a Dividend Payment Date for the Convertible Preferred
Stock, the related Record Date; and (y) with respect to any other payment, the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days immediately before
the date such payment is due; provided, however, that if such Holder has failed to timely deliver such wire instructions, then
the Company will pay all such cash amounts by check issued in the name of the Holder thereof.
(ii)
Delay of Payment when Payment Date is Not a Business Day. If the due date for a payment on any Convertible Preferred Stock
as provided in this Certificate of Designations is not a Business Day, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate
of Designations, such payment may be made on the immediately following Business Day and no interest, dividend or other amount will accrue
or accumulate on such payment as a result of the related delay. Solely for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a day on which
the applicable place of payment is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed will be deemed not to be a “Business
Day.”
(iii)
Withholding. The Company or any paying agent of the Company shall be entitled to deduct and withhold on all payments (or
deemed payments) and distributions (or deemed distributions) on the Convertible Preferred Stock to the extent required by applicable law.
To the extent that any amounts are so deducted or withheld, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this
Certificate of Designations as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made. In the event
the Company previously remitted any amounts to a governmental authority with respect to any amounts required to be deducted or withheld
in respect of any payment or distribution (or deemed distribution) with respect to a share of Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company
shall be entitled to offset any such amounts against any amounts otherwise payable in respect of such share of Convertible Preferred Stock.
(e)
Transfer Agent; Register. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as the Transfer Agent. The Company will, or
will retain another Person (who may be the Transfer Agent) to act as registrar who will, keep a record (the “Register”)
of the names and addresses of the Holders, the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock held by each Holder, including denoting
in book-entry format which shares of Convertible Preferred Stock constitute Purchased Shares, Exchange Shares or Additional Shares, and
the transfer, exchange, repurchase and conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock. Absent manifest error, the entries in the Register
will be conclusive and the Company and the Transfer Agent may treat each Person whose name is recorded as a Holder in the Register as
a Holder for all purposes. The Register will be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form reasonably
promptly. The Company will promptly provide a copy of the Register to any Holder upon its request.
(f)
Legends.
(i)
Restricted Stock Legend.
(1)
Each Certificate representing any share of Convertible Preferred Stock that is a Transfer-Restricted Security will bear the Restricted
Stock Legend.
(2)
If any share of Convertible Preferred Stock is issued in exchange for, in substitution of, or to effect a partial conversion of,
any other share(s) of Convertible Preferred Stock (such other share(s) being referred to as the “old share(s)” for purposes
of this Section 3(f)(i)(2)), including pursuant to Section 3(h) or 3(j), then the Certificate representing
such share will bear the Restricted Stock Legend if the Certificate representing such old share(s) bore the Restricted Stock Legend at
the time of such exchange or substitution, or on the related Conversion Date with respect to such conversion, as applicable; provided,
however, that the Certificate representing such share need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend if such share does not constitute
a Transfer-Restricted Security immediately after such exchange or substitution, or as of such Conversion Date, as applicable.
(ii)
Other Legends. The Certificate representing any Convertible Preferred Stock may bear any other legend or text, not inconsistent
with this Certificate of Designations, as may be required by applicable law or by any securities exchange or automated quotation system
on which such Convertible Preferred Stock is traded or quoted or as may be otherwise reasonably determined by the Company to be appropriate.
(iii)
Acknowledgement and Agreement by the Holders. A Holder’s acceptance of any Convertible Preferred Stock represented
by a Certificate bearing any legend required by this Section 3(f) will constitute such Holder’s acknowledgement of,
and agreement to comply with, the restrictions set forth in such legend.
(iv)
Legends on Conversion Shares.
(1)
Each Conversion Share will bear a legend substantially to the same effect as the Restricted Stock Legend if the Convertible Preferred
Stock upon the conversion of which such Conversion Share was issued was (or would have been had it not been converted) a Transfer-Restricted
Security at the time such Conversion Share was issued; provided, however, that such Conversion Share need not bear such a legend
if the Company determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such Conversion Share need not bear such a legend.
(2)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3(f)(iv)(1), a Conversion Share need not bear a legend pursuant
to Section 3(f)(iv)(1) if such Conversion Share is issued in an uncertificated form that does not permit affixing legends
thereto, provided the Company takes measures (including the assignment thereto of a “restricted” CUSIP number) that
it reasonably deems appropriate to enforce the transfer restrictions referred to in such legend.
(g)
Transfers and Exchanges; Transfer Taxes; Certain Transfer Restrictions.
(i)
Provisions Applicable to All Transfers and Exchanges.
(1)
Generally. Subject to this Section 3(g) and Section 4.3 of the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, Convertible
Preferred Stock represented by any Certificate may be transferred or exchanged from time to time, and the Company will direct that each
such transfer or exchange to be recorded in the Register.
(2)
No Services Charge; Transfer Taxes. The Company will not impose any service charge on any Holder for any transfer, exchange
or conversion of any Convertible Preferred Stock, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or
similar governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Convertible Preferred Stock, other than
exchanges pursuant to Section 3(h) or Section 3(o) not involving any transfer.
(3)
[Reserved].
(4)
Legends. Each Certificate representing any share of Convertible Preferred Stock that is issued upon transfer of, or in exchange
for, another share of Convertible Preferred Stock will bear each legend, if any, required by Section 3(f).
(5)
Settlement of Transfers and Exchanges. Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this Certificate of Designations to effect
a transfer or exchange of any Convertible Preferred Stock as well as the delivery of all documentation reasonably required by the Transfer
Agent or the Company in order to effect any transfer or exchange, the Company will direct such transfer or exchange to be effected as
soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the date of such satisfaction.
(ii)
Transfers of Shares Subject to Repurchase or Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of
Designations, the Company will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any share of Convertible Preferred Stock:
(1)
that has been surrendered for conversion; or
(2)
as to which an Optional Repurchase Notice has been duly delivered pursuant to Section 8(g), except to the extent that
the Company fails to pay the related Optional Repurchase Price when due.
(h)
Exchange and Cancellation of Convertible Preferred Stock to Be Converted or Repurchased.
(i)
Partial Conversions or Repurchases of Convertible Preferred Stock. If only a portion of a Holder’s Convertible Preferred
Stock represented by a Certificate (such Certificate being referred to as the “old Certificate” for purposes of this Section 3(h)(i))
is to be converted pursuant to Section 10 or repurchased pursuant to an Optional Repurchase, then, as soon as reasonably practicable
after such Certificate is surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will direct such Certificate to be
exchanged for (1) one or more Certificates that (x) each represent a whole number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock and, in the
aggregate, represent a total number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock
represented by such old Certificate that are not to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable, (y) are registered in the name of such
Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 3(f), and deliver such Certificate(s) to such Holder; and (2)
a Certificate representing a whole number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock represented by such old Certificate that are to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable,
which Certificate will be converted or repurchased, as applicable,
pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations; provided, however, that the Certificate referred to in this clause
(2) need not be issued at any time after which such shares subject to such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, are deemed to
cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 3(n).
(ii)
Cancellation of Convertible Preferred Stock that Is Converted or Repurchased. If a Holder’s Convertible Preferred
Stock represented by a Certificate (or any portion thereof that has not theretofore been exchanged pursuant to Section 3(h)(i))
(such Certificate being referred to as the “old Certificate” for purposes of this Section 3(h)(ii)) is to be converted
pursuant to Section 10 or repurchased pursuant to an Optional Repurchase, then, promptly after the later of the time such
Convertible Preferred Stock is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 3(n) and the time such Certificate is
surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, (A) such Certificate will be cancelled pursuant to Section 3(l);
and (B) in the case of a partial conversion or repurchase, the Company will issue, execute and deliver to such Holder, and cause the Transfer
Agent to countersign one or more Certificates that (x) each represent a whole number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock and, in
the aggregate, represent a total number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock represented by such old Certificate that are not to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable; (y) are registered in the name
of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 3(f).
(i)
Status of Retired Shares. Upon any share of Convertible Preferred Stock ceasing to be outstanding, such share will
be deemed to be retired and to resume the status of an authorized and unissued share of preferred stock of the Company, and such share
cannot thereafter be reissued as Convertible Preferred Stock.
(j)
Replacement Certificates. If a Holder of any Convertible Preferred Stock claims that the Certificate(s) representing
such Convertible Preferred Stock have been mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver,
and cause the Transfer Agent to countersign, in each case in accordance with Section 3(c), a replacement Certificate representing
such Convertible Preferred Stock upon surrender to the Company or the Transfer Agent of such mutilated Certificate, or upon delivery
to the Company or the Transfer Agent of evidence of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking reasonably satisfactory to the Transfer
Agent and the Company. In the case of a lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Certificate representing any Convertible Preferred Stock,
the Company and the Transfer Agent may require the Holder thereof to provide such security or indemnity that is reasonably satisfactory
to the Company and the Transfer Agent to protect the Company and the Transfer Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if such
Certificate is replaced. Every replacement Convertible Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this Section 3(j) will, upon such
replacement, be deemed to be outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock, entitled to all of the benefits of this Certificate of Designations
equally and ratably with all other Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding.
(k)
Registered Holders. Only the Holder of any Convertible Preferred Stock will have rights under this Certificate of Designations
as the owner of such Convertible Preferred Stock.
(l)
Cancellation. The Company may at any time deliver Convertible Preferred Stock that any Holder has surrendered to the
Company to the Transfer Agent for cancellation. The
Company will direct the Transfer Agent to promptly cancel all shares
of Convertible Preferred Stock so surrendered to it in accordance with its customary procedures.
(m)
Shares Held by the Company or its Affiliates. Without limiting the generality of Sections 3(o) and 3(n),
in determining whether the Holders of the required number of outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock have concurred in any
direction, waiver or consent, shares of Convertible Preferred Stock owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be deemed not
to be outstanding.
(n)
Outstanding Shares.
(i)
Generally. The shares of Convertible Preferred Stock that are outstanding at any time will be deemed to be those shares
of Convertible Preferred Stock that, at such time, have been duly executed by the Company and countersigned by the Transfer Agent, excluding
those shares of Convertible Preferred Stock that have theretofore been (1) cancelled by the Transfer Agent or delivered to the Transfer
Agent for cancellation in accordance with Section 3(l); (2) paid in full upon their conversion or repurchase in accordance
with this Certificate of Designations; or (3) deemed to cease to be outstanding to the extent provided in, and subject to, clause (ii),
(iii), or (iv) of this Section 3(n).
(ii)
Replaced Shares. If any Certificate representing any share of Convertible Preferred Stock is replaced pursuant to Section 3(j),
then such share will cease to be outstanding at the time of such replacement, unless the Transfer Agent and the Company receive proof
reasonably satisfactory to them that such share is held by a “bona fide purchaser” under applicable law.
(iii)
Shares to Be Converted. If any Convertible Preferred Stock is to be converted, then, at the Close of Business on the Conversion
Date for such conversion (unless there occurs a default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Section 10
upon such conversion): (1) such Convertible Preferred Stock will be deemed to cease to be outstanding; (2) Regular Dividends will
cease to accumulate on such Convertible Preferred Stock from and after such Conversion Date (without limiting the Company’s obligations
pursuant to Section 5(c)); and (3) the rights of the Holders of such Convertible Preferred Stock, as such, will terminate
with respect to such Convertible Preferred Stock, other than the right to receive such Conversion Consideration as provided in Section 10
(and, if applicable, declared Dividends as provided in Section 5(c)).
(iv)
Shares to Be Repurchased Pursuant to an Optional Repurchase. If, on an Optional Repurchase Date, the Company holds consideration
in kind and amount that is sufficient to pay the aggregate Optional Repurchase Price due on such date, then (unless there occurs a default
in the payment of the Optional Repurchase Price) (1) the Convertible Preferred Stock to be repurchased on such date will be deemed, as
of such date, to cease to be outstanding (without limiting the Company’s obligations pursuant to Section 5(c)); and
(2) the rights of the Holders of such Convertible Preferred Stock, as such, will terminate with respect to such Convertible Preferred
Stock, other than the right to receive the Optional Repurchase Price as provided in Section 8 (and, if applicable, declared
Dividends as provided in Section 5(c)).
(o)
Notations and Exchanges. Without limiting any rights of Holders pursuant to Section 9, if any amendment,
supplement or waiver to the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations changes the terms of any Convertible Preferred
Stock, then the Company may, in its discretion, require the Holder of the Certificate representing such Convertible Preferred Stock to
deliver such Certificate to the Transfer Agent so that the Transfer Agent may place an appropriate notation prepared by the Company on
such Certificate and return such Certificate to such Holder. Alternatively, at its discretion, the Company may, in exchange for such
Convertible Preferred Stock, issue, execute and deliver, and cause the Transfer Agent to countersign, in each case in accordance with
Section 3(c), a new Certificate representing such Convertible Preferred Stock that reflects the changed terms. The failure
to make any appropriate notation or issue a new Certificate representing any Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 3(p)
will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
(p)
CUSIP and /SIN Numbers. The Company may use one or more CUSIP or ISIN numbers to identify any of the Convertible Preferred
Stock, and, if so, the Company will use such CUSIP or ISIN number(s) in notices to Holders; provided, however, that the effectiveness
of any such notice will not be affected by any defect in, or omission of, any such CUSIP or ISIN number.
SECTION 4.
RANKING. The Convertible Preferred Stock will rank (a) senior to (i) Dividend Junior Stock with respect to the payment of
dividends; and (ii) Liquidation Junior Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution
or winding up; (b) equally with (i) Dividend Parity Stock with respect to the payment of dividends; and (ii) Liquidation Parity Stock
with respect to the distribution of assets upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up; and (c) junior to (i) Dividend
Senior Stock with respect to the payment of dividends; and (ii) Liquidation Senior Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon
the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
SECTION 5.
DIVIDENDS.
(a)
Generally.
(i)
Regular Dividends.
(1)
Accumulation and Payment of Regular Dividends. The Convertible Preferred Stock will accumulate cumulative dividends at a
rate per annum equal to the Regular Dividend Rate on the Liquidation Preference thereof (calculated in accordance with Section 5(a)(i)(2)),
regardless of whether or not declared or whether or not funds are legally available for their payment (such dividends that accumulate
on the Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to this sentence, “Regular Dividends”). Subject to the other provisions
of this Section 5 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 5(a)(ii)(1)), such Regular Dividends will be
payable when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for their payment to the extent paid in cash,
quarterly in arrears on each Regular Dividend Payment Date, to the Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular
Dividend Record Date. Regular Dividends on the Convertible Preferred Stock will accumulate on a daily basis from, and
including, the last date to which Regular Dividends have been
paid (or, if no Regular Dividends have been paid, from, and including, the Issue Date), in each case to, but excluding, the next Regular
Dividend Payment Date.
(2)
Computation of Accumulated Regular Dividends. Accumulated Regular Dividends will be computed on the basis of a 360- day
year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Regular Dividends on each share of Convertible Preferred Stock will accrue on the Liquidation
Preference of such share as of immediately before the Close of Business on the preceding Regular Dividend Payment Date (or, if there is
no preceding Regular Dividend Payment Date, on the Initial Liquidation Preference of such share).
(ii)
Method of Payment; Payments in Kind.
(1)
Generally. As of the Close of Business on any Regular Dividend Payment Date the dollar amount of the Regular Dividends (regardless
of whether or not declared) that have accumulated on the Convertible Preferred Stock in respect of the Regular Dividend Period ending
on, but excluding, such Regular Dividend Payment Date (expressed as an amount per share of Convertible Preferred Stock) will (without
duplication) be added, effective immediately before the Close of Business on the related Regular Dividend Payment Date, to the Liquidation
Preference of each share of Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding as of such time; provided, however, that such addition shall
not occur nor be required if as of the Close of Business on such Regular Dividend Payment Date, the Company, in its sole and absolute
discretion, has paid in cash the full amount of the Regular Dividends (regardless of whether or not declared) that have accumulated on
the Convertible Preferred Stock in respect of the Regular Dividend Period ending on, but excluding, such Regular Dividend Payment Date.
(2)
Construction. Any Regular Dividends the amount of which is added to the Liquidation Preference thereof pursuant to Section
5(a)(ii)(1) will be deemed to be “declared” and “paid” on the Convertible Preferred Stock for all purposes
of this Certificate of Designations.
(b)
Participating Dividends.
(i)
Generally. Subject to Section 5(b)(ii), no dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock (whether in cash,
securities or other property, or any combination of the foregoing) will be declared or paid on the Common Stock unless, at the time of
such declaration and payment, an equivalent dividend or distribution is declared and paid, respectively, on the Convertible Preferred
Stock in the form and manner set forth below (such a dividend or distribution on the Convertible Preferred Stock, a “Participating
Dividend,” and such corresponding dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, the “Common Stock Participating Dividend”),
such that (1) the Record Date and the payment date for such Participating Dividend occur on the same dates as the Record Date and payment
date, respectively, for such Common Stock Participating Dividend; and (2) subject to the last sentence of this Section 5(b)(i),
the kind and amount of consideration payable per share of Convertible Preferred Stock in such Participating Dividend is the same kind
and amount of consideration that would be payable in the Common Stock Participating Dividend in respect of a number of shares
of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that
would be issuable (determined in accordance with Section 10 but without regard to Section 10(e)(ii) and Section 10(h))
in respect of one (1) share of Convertible Preferred Stock that is converted with a Conversion Date occurring on such Record Date. With
respect to any Common Stock Participating Dividend that is in the form of cash, in lieu of cash payment thereof, as of the Close of Business
on the payment date for such Common Stock Participating Dividend, the dollar amount of any such Common Stock Participating Dividend (expressed
as an amount per share of Convertible Preferred Stock) will (without duplication) be added, effective immediately before the Close of
Business on such payment date, to the Liquidation Preference of each share of Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding as of such time.
(ii)
Common Stock Change Events and Stock Splits, Dividends and Combinations. Section 5(b)(i) will not apply to,
and no Participating Dividend will be required to be declared or paid in respect of a Common Stock Change Event or an event for which
an adjustment to the Conversion Price is required (or would be required without regard to Section 10(f)(iii)) pursuant to
Section 10(f)(i)(1), as to which Section 10(i) or Section 10(f)(i)(1), respectively, will apply.
(c)
Treatment of Dividends Upon Repurchase or Conversion. If the Optional Repurchase Date or Conversion Date of any share
of Convertible Preferred Stock is after a Record Date for a declared Dividend on the Convertible Preferred Stock and on or before the
next Dividend Payment Date, then the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding
the related Optional Repurchase or conversion, as applicable, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Dividend
Payment Date, such declared Dividend on such share. Solely for purposes of the preceding sentence, and not for any other purpose, a Dividend
will be deemed to be declared only to the extent that it is declared for payment in cash. Except as provided in this Section 5(c),
Regular Dividends on any share of Convertible Preferred Stock will cease to accumulate from and after the Optional Repurchase Date or
Conversion Date, as applicable, for such share, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the related Optional Repurchase Price or
Conversion Consideration, as applicable.
SECTION 6.
RIGHTS UPON LIQUIDATION, DISSOLUTION OR WINDING UP.
(a)
Generally. If the Company liquidates, dissolves or winds up, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, then, subject to
the rights of any of the Company’s creditors or holders of any outstanding Liquidation Senior Stock, each share of Convertible
Preferred Stock will entitle the Holder thereof to receive payment for the greater of the amounts set forth in clause (i) and
(ii) below out of the Company’s assets or funds legally available for distribution to the Company’s stockholders,
before any such assets or funds are distributed to, or set aside for the benefit of, any Liquidation Junior Stock:
(i)
the sum of:
(1)
the Liquidation Preference per share of Convertible Preferred Stock; and
(2)
all unpaid Regular Dividends that will have accumulated on such share to, but excluding, the date of such payment; and
(ii)
the amount such Holder would have received in respect of the number of shares of Common Stock that would be issuable (determined
in accordance with Section 10 but without regard to Section 10(e)(ii) and Section 10(h)) upon conversion
of such share of Convertible Preferred Stock assuming the Conversion Date of such conversion occurs on the date of such payment.
Upon payment of such amount in full on the outstanding Convertible
Preferred Stock, Holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock will have no rights to the Company’s remaining assets or funds, if any.
If such assets or funds are insufficient to fully pay such amount on all outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock and the corresponding
amounts payable in respect of all outstanding shares of Liquidation Parity Stock, if any, then, subject to the rights of any of the Company’s
creditors or holders of any outstanding Liquidation Senior Stock, such assets or funds will be distributed ratably on the outstanding
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock and Liquidation Parity Stock in proportion to the full respective distributions to which such shares
would otherwise be entitled.
(b)
Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets Deemed Not to Be a Liquidation. For purposes of Section 6(a),
the Company’s consolidation or combination with, or merger with or into, or the sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially
all of the Company’s assets (other than a sale, lease or other transfer in connection with the Company’s liquidation, dissolution
or winding up) to, another Person will not, in itself, constitute the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, even if,
in connection therewith, the Convertible Preferred Stock is converted into, or is exchanged for, or represents solely the right to receive,
other securities, cash or other property, or any combination of the foregoing.
SECTION 7.
CHANGE OF CONTROL.
(a)
Change of Control Notice. On or before the twentieth (20th) Business Day before the effective date (or anticipated
effective date) of a Change of Control (or, if later, promptly after the Company discovers that a Change of Control may occur), the Company
will send to each Holder a notice of such Change of Control (either concurrently with or after the Public Announcement of the same information)
containing the following information:
(1)
a brief description of the events causing such Change of Control;
(2)
the effective date (or anticipated effective date) of such Change of Control;
(3)
the Optional Repurchase Price per share of Convertible Preferred Stock, assuming for such purpose that the Optional Repurchase
Date is the effective date (or anticipated effective date) of such Change of Control; and
(4)
the Conversion Price in effect on the date of such notice and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion
Price that may result from such Change of Control.
(b)
Withdrawal of Change of Control Notice. If the underlying Change of Control has been terminated or cancelled and the
Company has previously delivered a notice pursuant to Section 7(a) with respect to such Change of Control, the Company shall
withdraw such notice by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Holders at any time before the effective date (or anticipated
effective date) of such Change of Control that was previously contained in such original notice.
(c)
Optional Repurchase or Conversion Right in Connection with a Change of Control. Prior to the consummation of any Change
of Control, each Holder shall have the right (i) subject to Section 10(b)(iii), to exercise an Optional Conversion in respect
of any and all of its Convertible Preferred Stock prior to or contingent upon the consummation of such Change of Control or (ii) subject
to Section 8(b) to exercise an Optional Repurchase Right in respect of any and all of its Convertible Preferred Stock (A)
contingent upon the consummation of such Change of Control or (B) if after the Optional Repurchase Trigger Date, at any time prior to
the consummation of such Change of Control. The Holders and the Company agree that following the exercise by the Holders of an Optional
Repurchase Right pursuant to the preceding sentence, any obligation of the Company to pay the Optional Repurchase Price to the Holders
is and shall be subordinate in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Loan Document Obligations (as
defined in the Existing Credit Agreement). Unless and until the Loan Document Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement)
shall have been paid in full, the LC Exposure (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall have been reduced to zero and the Commitments
(as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall have been terminated, no payment of any kind or character may be made to or received
by the Holders, whether in cash or other property (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Conversion Shares issued upon any accompanying
conversion) and including by way of set-off, in respect of the Optional Repurchase Right exercised, as applicable, in accordance with
this Section 7(c) (and the holders of such Loan Document Obligations are hereby designated as intended third party beneficiaries
of the foregoing).
(d)
Asset Sale Put Right.
(i)
Asset Sale Put Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Designations, each Holder will have
the right (the “Asset Sale Put Right”) to require the Company to repurchase certain shares of such Holder’s Convertible
Preferred Stock, not to exceed such Holder’s Asset Sale Put Right Allocation of the Asset Sale Maximum Redemption Amount, in accordance
with Section 8(a) following the occurrence of an Asset Sale Trigger and, as may be designated by such Holder, at any time within
90 days thereafter. The Asset Sale Put Purchase Price for any share of Convertible Preferred Stock to be redeemed pursuant of the exercise
of the Asset Sale Put Right is an amount equal to the Optional Repurchase Price pursuant to Section 8(f) in respect of an Optional
Repurchase pursuant to Section 8(a) (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any portion of the full Dividend scheduled to be paid on
any Dividend Payment Date that is not declared and paid in cash and is added to the Liquidation Preference of such share pursuant to Section
5(b)(i) will be included in the Asset Sale Put Purchase Price).
(ii)
Asset Sale Trigger Notice. On or before the twentieth (20th) Business Day before the effective date (or anticipated
effective date) of an Asset Sale Trigger (or, if later,
promptly after the Company discovers that an Asset Sale Trigger
may occur), the Company will send to each Holder a notice of such Asset Sale Trigger (either concurrently with or promptly after the Public
Announcement of the same information) containing the following information:
(1)
a brief description of the events causing such Asset Sale Trigger;
(2)
the effective date (or anticipated effective date) of such Asset Sale Trigger;
(3)
the Optional Redemption Price per share of Convertible Preferred Stock, assuming for such purpose that the Optional Repurchase
Trigger Date is the effective date (or anticipated effective date) of such Asset Sale Trigger; and
(4)
the Conversion Price in effect on the date of such notice and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion
Price that may result from such Asset Sale Trigger.
(iii)
Asset Sale Proceeds. Contemporaneously with any Asset Sale Trigger, the Company shall apply the proceeds from all such subject
Asset Sales to repay all Loan Document Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit
Agreement, reduce the LC Exposure (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) to zero and terminate the Commitments (as defined in the
Existing Credit Agreement), in each case, to the extent necessary to permit the Holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock to exercise
their Asset Sale Put Right. Unless and until the Loan Document Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall have been
paid in full, the LC Exposure (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall have been reduced to zero and the Commitments (as defined
in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall have been terminated, no payment of any kind or character may be made to or received by the Holders,
whether in cash or other property and including by way of set-off, in respect of the Asset Sale Put Right exercised, as applicable, in
accordance with this Section 7(d).
(iv)
Allocation of Asset Sale Put Right. For
purposes of this Section 7(d), the Asset Sale Put Right shall be allocated among the Holders as follows: with respect to each Holder,
the Asset Sale Maximum Redemption Amount multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock issued to such initial Holder pursuant to the Subscription and Exchange Agreement on the Issue Date and the denominator of which
is the aggregate number of all shares of Convertible Preferred Stock issued to the initial Holders pursuant to the Subscription and Exchange
Agreement on the Issue Date (with respect to each initial Holder, the “Asset Sale Put Right Allocation”). In the event
that any initial Holder of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder’s Convertible
Preferred Stock, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such initial Holder’s Asset Sale Put Right Allocation with
respect to such portion of such Convertible Preferred Stock transferred, and the restrictions of the prior sentence shall apply to such
transferee with respect to the portion of the Asset Put Right Allocation allocated to such transferee. The foregoing shall apply similarly
and equally to successive transfers of Convertible Preferred Stock.
(e)
Asset Sale Call Right.
(i)
Asset Sale Call Right. The Company will have the right (the “Asset Sale Call Right”) to repurchase all,
or any whole number of shares that is less than all, of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock immediately following the occurrence of
an Asset Sale Trigger (other than an Asset Sale Trigger that would result in, or otherwise constitute, a Change of Control).
(ii)
Delivery of Asset Sale Call Notice. To exercise an Asset Sale Call Right for any share(s) of Convertible Preferred Stock,
the Company must deliver to each Holder an Asset Sale Call Notice which states:
(1)
if such share(s) are represented by one or more Physical Certificates, the certificate number(s) of such Physical Certificates;
(2)
the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to be repurchased, which must be a whole number;
(3)
that the Company is exercising its Asset Sale Call Right with respect to such share(s); and
(4)
that the Company’s election to effect its exercise of the Asset Sale Call Right is contingent upon the consummation of such
Asset Sale Trigger.
(iii)
Delivery of Asset Sale Call Notice is Irrevocable. Once delivered in accordance with this Section 7(e), an Asset
Sale Call Notice will be irrevocable; provided, however, that if the Asset Sale Trigger is not consummated, such Asset Sale Call Notice
shall be deemed to be withdrawn.
(iv)
Asset Sale Call Purchase Price. The Asset Sale Call Purchase Price for any share of Convertible Preferred Stock to be redeemed
pursuant of the exercise of the Asset Sale Put Right is an amount equal to the Optional Repurchase Price pursuant to Section 8(f)
in respect of an Optional Repurchase pursuant to Section 8(a) (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any portion of the full Dividend
scheduled to be paid on any Dividend Payment Date that is not declared and paid in cash and is added to the Liquidation Preference of
such share pursuant to Section 5(b)(i) will be included in the Asset Sale Call Purchase Price).
(v)
Funds Legally Available for Payment of Asset Sale Call Purchase Price. The Company will not exercise its Asset Sale Call
Right pursuant to this Section 7(e), unless the Company has sufficient funds legally available to fully pay the Asset Sale Call
Purchase Price in respect of all shares of Convertible Preferred Stock elected for repurchase pursuant to the exercise of such Asset Sale
Call Right.
(vi)
Asset Sale Call Repurchase Date. The date of the consummation of the repurchase of any shares of Convertible Preferred Stock
pursuant to the exercise of the Asset Sale Call Right will be the later of (i) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date
the Company has duly delivered the Asset Sale Call Notice to each Holder pursuant to Section 7(e)(ii) and (ii) the Asset Sale Trigger.
(vii)
Payment of the Asset Sale Call Purchase Price. The Company will cause the Asset Sale Call Purchase Price for each share
of Convertible Preferred Stock to be redeemed pursuant to the exercise of the Asset Sale Call Right to be paid to the Holder thereof on
or before the applicable date of the consummation of such repurchase of such share pursuant to the exercise of such Asset Sale Call Right.
(viii)
Selection of Convertible Preferred Stock Subject to Partial Asset Sale Call Repurchase. If less than all shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock then outstanding are repurchased pursuant to the exercise of the Asset Sale Call Right, then the shares of Convertible
Preferred Stock to be subject to such repurchase will be selected by the Company pro rata.
(ix)
Payments Upon Change of Control. In the event the Asset Sale Call Right is exercised pursuant to this Section 7(e)
or the Asset Sale Put Right is exercised pursuant to Section 7(d) and within one year of the consummation of the applicable repurchase
(a) a Change of Control occurs, (b) the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to a Change of Control or (c) the Company
enters into, participates in or engages in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to a Change of Control and, in the
case of clause (b) or (c), a Change of Control occurs on or prior to six months following the end of such twelve month period, then, contemporaneous
with the consummation of such Change of Control, the Company shall make a cash payment to each Holder of repurchased Convertible Preferred
Stock, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account provided by such Holder in writing to the Company, in an aggregate
amount equal to the difference, if positive, obtained by deducting (x) the sum of (i) the Asset Sale Call Purchase Price or Asset Sale
Put Purchase Price actually paid to such Holder in respect of such repurchased Convertible Preferred Stock and (ii) the value received
by such Holder in such Change of Control with respect to the Warrant issued to such Holder in connection with such Asset Sale Call Right
or Asset Sale Put Right, as mutually and reasonably agreed by the Company and such Holder, from (y) the Optional Repurchase Price which
would have been payable upon such Change of Control to such Holder with respect to an exercise of an Optional Repurchase Right pursuant
to Section 8(b) with respect to such repurchased Convertible Preferred Stock. Unless and until the Loan Document Obligations (as
defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall have been paid in full, the LC Exposure (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement)
shall have been reduced to zero and the Commitments (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall have been terminated, no payment
of any kind or character may be made to or received by the Holders, whether in cash or other property and including by way of set-off,
in accordance with this Section 7(e)(ix).
SECTION 8.
OPTIONAL REPURCHASE RIGHT OF THE HOLDERS.
(a)
Optional Repurchase Right. Subject to the other terms of this Section 8, each Holder will have the right
(the “Optional Repurchase Right”) to require the Company to repurchase all, or any whole number of shares that is
less than all, of such Holder’s Convertible Preferred Stock on an Optional Repurchase Date occurring on or after the Optional Repurchase
Trigger Date (determined pursuant to Section 8(e)) for an amount equal to the Optional Repurchase Price per share (determined
pursuant to Section 8(f)); provided that in the event of an Asset Sale Trigger, the Company shall not be required to repurchase
Convertible Preferred Stock that would cause the Asset Sale Maximum Redemption Amount to be exceeded.
(b)
Optional Repurchase Right in Connection with a Change of Control. Subject to Section 7(c) and the other
terms of this Section 8, each Holder shall also be able to exercise the Optional Repurchase Right to require the Company
to repurchase all, or any whole number of shares that is less than all, of such Holder’s Convertible Preferred Stock on an Optional
Repurchase Date occurring on the date of the consummation of a Change of Control (whether before or after the Optional Repurchase Trigger
Date) for a cash purchase price equal to the Optional Repurchase Price. A Holder delivering an Optional Repurchase Notice pursuant to
this Section 8(b) in connection with a Change of Control shall specify in such Optional Repurchase Notice that its election
to effect such Optional Repurchase is contingent upon the consummation of such Change of Control. Any such Optional Repurchase shall
not occur until such time as such Change of Control has been consummated, and if such Change of Control is not consummated, such Optional
Repurchase Notice shall be deemed to be withdrawn.
(c)
Asset Sale Trigger Repurchase. A Holder delivering an Optional Repurchase Notice pursuant to Section 8(a)
in connection with an Asset Sale Trigger shall specify in such Optional Repurchase Notice that its election to effect such Optional Repurchase
is contingent upon the consummation of such Asset Sale Trigger. Any such Optional Repurchase shall not occur until such time as such
Asset Sale Trigger has been consummated, and if such Asset Sale Trigger is not consummated, such Optional Repurchase Notice shall be
deemed to be withdrawn.
(d)
Default Interest. In the event the Company fails to timely pay the Optional Repurchase Price in respect of any shares
of Convertible Preferred Stock in connection with the exercise of any Optional Repurchase Right by a Holder pursuant to Section 8(a)
or Section 8(b) in addition to any other rights or remedies such Holder may have under applicable law, the Regular Dividend
Rate with respect to any such shares of Convertible Preferred Stock that have not been repurchased as required by Section 8(a)
or Section 8(b), as applicable, shall be increased by 2.00% to 11.00% per annum or, solely in respect of a cash Dividend
that is paid in accordance with the proviso set forth in Section 5(a)(ii)(1), to 9.75% per annum or after the occurrence of the
Dividend Adjustment Trigger, to 8.50% per annum, in each case, from and after the date of such breach.
(e)
Optional Repurchase Date. The Optional Repurchase Date for the Optional Repurchase of any share of Convertible Preferred
Stock will be (i) in the case of an Optional Repurchase pursuant to Section 8(a) other than Asset Sale Trigger Repurchase,
the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date the Holder of such share has duly delivered the Optional Repurchase Notice relating to such
share to the Company pursuant to Section 8(g); provided, however, that the Optional Repurchase Date will in no event
be before the Optional Repurchase Trigger Date, (ii) in the case of an Optional Repurchase pursuant to Section 8(b), the date
of the consummation of the Change of Control or (iii) in the event of an Asset Sale Trigger Repurchase pursuant to Section 7(d), on the
date elected by the Holder in the Optional Repurchase Notice being between the date of the consummation of such Asset Sale Trigger and
no later than 90 days following the consummation of such Asset Sale Trigger.
(f)
Optional Repurchase Price. The Optional Repurchase Price for any share of Convertible Preferred Stock to be repurchased
upon an Optional Repurchase pursuant to Section 8(a) or Section 8(b) will be an amount in cash equal to the product of
(A) 1.0 (in the case of an Optional Repurchase pursuant to Section 8(a) or, solely with respect to Additional Shares,
pursuant to Section 8(b)) or 1.5 (in the case of an Optional
Repurchase pursuant to Section 8(b) other than in respect of Additional Shares) and (B) the sum of (x) the Liquidation Preference
of such share, plus (y) accumulated and unpaid Dividends on such share from, and including, the last date on which Dividends have been
paid thereon (or, if no Dividends have been paid, from, and including, the Issue Date) to, but excluding, such Optional Repurchase Date
(to the extent such accumulated and unpaid Dividends are not included in such Liquidation Preference), together with the issuance of Warrants
to purchase for the applicable number of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 4.8 of the Subscription and Exchange Agreement; provided,
however, that if such Optional Repurchase Date is after a Dividend Record Date for a declared Dividend on the Convertible Preferred
Stock that has been declared for payment in cash and on or before the next Dividend Payment Date, then (1) pursuant to Section 5(d),
the Holder of such share at the Close of Business on such Dividend Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Optional Repurchase,
to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Dividend Payment Date, such declared cash Dividend on such share; and
(2) the Optional Repurchase Price will not include such declared cash Dividend on such share (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any portion
of the full Dividend scheduled to be paid on such Dividend Payment Date that is not declared and paid in cash and is added to the Liquidation
Preference of such share pursuant to Section 5(b)(i) will be included in the Optional Repurchase Price); provided, further,
that no change or amendment to the multiplication factors in clause (A) above shall be requested by Holders or effected prior to October 31,
2024.
(g)
Procedures to Exercise the Optional Repurchase Right.
(i)
Delivery of Optional Repurchase Notice and Shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to be Repurchased. To exercise its Optional
Repurchase Right for any share(s) of Convertible Preferred Stock, the Holder thereof must deliver to the Company:
(1)
a duly completed, written Optional Repurchase Notice with respect to such share(s); and
(2)
such share(s), duly endorsed for transfer;
provided, however, that, with respect to any Optional Repurchase
pursuant to Section 8(a), no such Optional Repurchase Notice may be delivered before, and each purported delivery of an Optional
Repurchase Notice will be deemed null and void if delivered before, the tenth (10th) Business Day before the Optional Repurchase
Trigger Date.
(ii)
Contents of Optional Repurchase Notices. Each Optional Repurchase Notice with respect to any share(s) of Convertible Preferred
Stock must state:
(1)
if such share(s) are represented by one or more Physical Certificates, the certificate number(s) of such Physical Certificates;
(2)
the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to be repurchased, which must be a whole number;
(3)
that such Holder is exercising its Optional Repurchase Right with respect to such share(s); and
(4)
if applicable, that such Holder is exercising its Optional Repurchase Right pursuant to Section 8(b) in connection
with a Change of Control, in which case such Optional Repurchase Notice shall specify that such Holder’s election to effect such
Optional Repurchase is contingent upon the consummation of such Change of Control.
(iii)
Delivery of Optional Repurchase Notice is Irrevocable. Once delivered in accordance with this Section 8(g),
an Optional Repurchase Notice will be irrevocable subject to Section 8(b) (in the case of an Optional Repurchase pursuant
to Section 8(b) in connection with a Change of Control) and Section 8(c) (in the case of an Optional Repurchase pursuant
to Section 8(a) in connection with an Asset Sale Trigger).
(h)
Payment of the Optional Repurchase Price. Subject to Section 7(c), Section 7(d) and Section 8(d),
the Company will cause the Optional Repurchase Price for each share of Convertible Preferred Stock to be repurchased pursuant to an Optional
Repurchase to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the later of (i) the applicable Optional Repurchase Date; and (ii) the second
Business Day after the date any Physical Certificate representing such share is delivered to the Company.
SECTION 9.
DIRECTOR NOMINATION RIGHT: VOTING RIGHTS. The Convertible Preferred Stock will have no voting rights except as set forth
in this Section 9 or as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or required by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
(a)
Right to Nominate Director.
(i)
Generally. For so long as the Investors (or their Permitted Transferees) own, in the aggregate, beneficially and of record
an amount of Convertible Preferred Stock with an aggregate Liquidation Preference equal to at least $50,000,000 (including, for such purpose,
the Liquidation Preference of any shares of Convertible Preferred Stock previously held by the Investors (or their Permitted Transferees)
that were subsequently converted into Conversion Shares pursuant to a Mandatory Conversion or an Optional Conversion, for so long as the
Investors (or their Permitted Transferees) continue to own beneficially and of record such underlying Conversion Shares) (the “Preferred
Stock Director Nomination Right Condition”), the Investors representing at least a majority of the outstanding shares
of Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding (the “Majority Holders”) will have the right, exercisable by written
consent of the Majority Holders to nominate one (1) person to serve on the Board of Directors (such nominee, the “Preferred Stock
Nominee”, and such director, the “Preferred Stock Director”). The initial Preferred Stock Nominee
shall be Mark R. Quinlan. For so long as the Preferred Stock Director Nomination Right Condition continues to be satisfied, the Company
shall nominate the Preferred Stock Nominee as designated by the Majority Holders in writing for election (or re-election, as applicable)
as a director at the end of each term of the Preferred Stock Director as part of the slate proposed by the Company that is included in
the proxy statement (or consent solicitation or similar document) of the Company relating to the election of the Board of Directors. At
such time as the Preferred Stock Director Nomination Right Condition is no longer satisfied, the Preferred Stock Director shall offer
in writing to resign from the Board of Directors and any committees thereof effective as of a date
within thirty (30) days after the first date that the Preferred
Stock Director Nomination Right Condition is no longer satisfied, and, from and after such date, neither the Investors (nor their Permitted
Transferees) shall have any rights under this Section 9(a).
(ii)
Removal and Vacancies of the Preferred Stock Director.
(1)
[Reserved].
(2)
Filling Vacancies. At all times when the Preferred Stock Director Nomination Right Condition is satisfied, a vacancy in
the office of the Preferred Stock Director (other than vacancies before the initial election and designation of the Preferred Stock Director)
shall only be filled by the written consent of the Majority Holders and the Company shall cause such Preferred Stock Nominee to fill such
resulting vacancy.
(iii)
Preferred Stock Director Qualifications. Each Preferred Stock Nominee, including any Preferred Stock Nominee filling a vacancy
in the office the Preferred Stock Director, shall (1) meet all requirements regarding service as a director of the Company under applicable
law and stock exchange rules regarding service as a director of the Company and all other criteria and qualifications for service as a
director applicable to all directors of the Company, including the Company’s Standards of Business Conduct and Corporate Governance
Guidelines, and (2) make himself or herself reasonably available for interviews and consent to such reference and background checks or
other investigations as the Board of Directors may reasonably request (and consistent with those performed on other directors of the Company)
to determine the Preferred Stock Nominee’s eligibility and qualification to serve as a director of the Company. No Preferred Stock
Nominee shall be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors if he or she has been involved in any of the events enumerated under Item
2(d) of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act or Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, is a “Bad Actor” as
defined in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) promulgated under the Securities Act or is subject to any judgment prohibiting service as a director
of any public company. As a condition to any Preferred Stock Nominee’s election to the Board of Directors or nomination for election
as a director of the Company at any meeting of the Company’s stockholders, the Preferred Stock Nominee must provide to the Company:
(A) all information reasonably requested by the Company that is required to be or is customarily disclosed for directors and candidates
for directors in a proxy statement or other filings in accordance with applicable law, any stock exchange rules or listing standards,
in each case, relating to the Preferred Stock Nominee’s election as a director of the Company or the Company’s operations
in the ordinary course of business; (B) all information reasonably requested by the Company in connection with assessing eligibility and
other criteria applicable to directors or satisfying compliance and legal or regulatory obligations, in each case, relating to the Preferred
Stock Nominee’s nomination or election, as applicable, as a director of the Company or the Company’s operations in the ordinary
course of business; (C) an undertaking in writing (in a form provided by the Secretary of the Company) by the Preferred Stock Nominee
to be subject to, bound by and duly comply with the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and Standards of Business Conduct,
with such changes thereto (or such successor policies) as are applicable to all other directors, in each case, as such changes or successor
policies are adopted in good faith by the Board of Directors, and do not by their terms materially, adversely and disproportionately impact
the Preferred Stock Nominee relative to all other directors; and (D) an undertaking to immediately resign, at the
request of the Board of Directors made at such time as the Preferred
Stock Director Nomination Right Condition is no longer satisfied, from the Board of Directors and any committees thereof effective as
of the first date the Preferred Stock Director Nomination Right Condition is no longer satisfied.
(b)
Voting and Consent Rights with Respect to Specified Matters.
(i)
From the Issue Date until the Voting Right Expiration Date, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take
any of the following actions (including by means of merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, amendment to the Certificate
of Incorporation or other organizational documents or otherwise) without, the prior affirmative vote or written consent of Holders (solely
in the case of clause (10) below, not be unreasonably withheld), voting exclusively as a single class, representing at least a
majority of the outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock:
(1)
authorization or creation, or increase in the authorized number of shares of, any class or series of, or any Equity-Linked Security
or other equity interest convertible into, any Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than in connection solely
with any Exempt Issuance or issuance that is subject to the provisions of Section 10(f)(i)(1);
(2)
issuance of any shares of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Equity-Linked Security or other equity
interest convertible into Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than (x) any Exempt Issuance, (y) any issuance
that is subject to the provisions of Section 10(f)(i)(1) and (z) on or after the Issue Date, one or more issuances of, in the aggregate,
up to $50,000,000 of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Qualified Offerings (each such issuance pursuant to this clause (z), a “Permitted
Equity Issuance”);
(3)
amendment, alteration, repeal or other modification to any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation (including this Certificate
of Designations) in a manner that would adversely affect the powers, preferences, rights or privileges of the Convertible Preferred Stock;
provided, however, that (i) any increase in the amount of the authorized Common Stock, and (ii) any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation
and any certificate of designations (but excluding this Certificate of Designations) (x) to implement any Exempt Issuance or issuance
that is subject to the provisions of Section 10(f)(i)(1), or (y) necessary to implement a merger or consolidation that constitutes
a Common Stock Change Event effected in compliance with the terms of this Certificate of Designations, will not be deemed to adversely
affect the powers, preferences, rights or privileges of the Convertible Preferred Stock;
(4)
any Related Party Transaction to be entered into after the Issue Date;
(5)
declaration or payment of any dividends or distributions, other than the declaration or payment of Regular Dividends in respect
of Convertible Preferred
Stock, and any dividends or distributions that are subject
to the provisions of Section 10(f)(i)(1);
(6)
repurchase or redemption of any Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Equity-Linked Security or other
equity interest convertible into any Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than (A) repurchases of Convertible
Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations, (B) [reserved], (C) pursuant to an odd-lot tender offer pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(h)(5) under the Exchange Act, (D) in connection with tax withholding upon vesting or settlement of options, restricted stock
units, performance share units or other similar equity awards or upon forfeiture or cashless exercise of options or other equity awards,
(E) repurchases of any equity-based awards (including restricted stock units) issued to employees (or prospective employees who have accepted
an offer of employment), directors or consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to plans that have been approved
by a majority of the independent members of the Board of Directors or that existed as of the Issue Date, and (F) in connection with any
stockholder rights plan;
(7)
exchange, reclassification or cancellation of any Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Equity-Linked
Security or other equity interest convertible into any Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to
a Common Stock Change Event effected in compliance with the terms of this Certificate of Designations;
(8)
sale, disposition, lease, license, spin-off, split-off or other transfer or divestiture of any businesses, business units or assets
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary or other entity), in each case, in any transaction
or series of related transactions (any such transaction, an “Asset Sale”) involving consideration having a fair value
in excess of $75,000,000 (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors), other than a transaction that constitutes a Change of
Control;
(9)
incurrence of any secured indebtedness for borrowed money unless permitted under the Existing Credit Agreement (without giving
effect to any consent or waiver made by the lenders thereunder);
(10)
incurrence of unsecured indebtedness for borrowed money or issuance of any Disqualified Equity Interest (as defined in the Existing
Credit Agreement), except for (x) any existing operating leases or operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business substantially
consistent with past practice, or (y) any unsecured indebtedness that is assumed in connection with a Permitted Acquisition under and
as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement;
(11)
amend, restate or replace the Existing Credit Agreement on terms and conditions that, taken as a whole, (A) are materially different
from the Existing Credit Agreement or (B) adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations in connection with any
Optional Repurchase pursuant to Section 8(a) of this
Certificate of Designations from and after the dates specified
therein (for the avoidance of doubt, without giving effect to any extension of the Existing Credit Agreement not approved in accordance
with this clause (11)), it being understood, however, that an extension of the Existing Credit Agreement on the same terms shall
not require consent hereunder for so long as clause (B) is complied with; or
(12)
agree or consent to any of the actions prohibited by this Section 9(b)(i).
(c)
Right to Vote with Holders of Common Stock on an As-Converted Basis. Subject to the other provisions of, and without
limiting the other voting rights provided in, this Section 9, and except as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation
or required by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Holders will have the right to vote together as a single class with the holders
of the Common Stock on each matter submitted for a vote or consent by the holders of the Common Stock, and, for these purposes, (i) the
Convertible Preferred Stock of each Holder will entitle such Holder to be treated as if such Holder were the holder of record, as of
the record or other relevant date for such matter, of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock
that would be issuable (determined in accordance with Section 10(e), including Section 10(e)(ii)) upon conversion
of such Convertible Preferred Stock, assuming such Convertible Preferred Stock were converted with a Conversion Date occurring on such
record or other relevant date; and (ii) the Holders will be entitled to notice of all stockholder meetings or proposed actions by written
consent in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Company, and the Delaware General Corporation Law as if
the Holders were holders of Common Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, the voting rights set forth in this Section 9(c) will
not be limited or eliminated by the provisions in Section 10(h).
(d)
Procedures for Voting and Consents.
(i)
Rules and Procedures Governing Votes and Consents. If any vote or consent of the Holders will be held or solicited, including
at a regular annual meeting or a special meeting of stockholders, then (1) the Board of Directors will adopt customary rules and procedures
at its discretion to govern such vote or consent, subject to the other provisions of this Section 9; and (2) such rules and
procedures may include fixing a record date to determine the Holders that are entitled to vote or provide consent, as applicable, rules
governing the solicitation and use of proxies or written consents and customary procedures for the nomination and designation, by Holders,
of Preferred Stock Directors for election; provided, however, that with respect to any voting rights of the Holders pursuant to
Section 9(c), such rules and procedures will be the same rules and procedures that apply to holders of the Common Stock with
respect to the applicable matter referred to in Section 9(c).
(ii)
Voting Power of the Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of Convertible Preferred Stock will be entitled to one vote
on each matter on which the Holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to vote separately as a class and not together with
the holders of any other class or series of stock.
(iii)
Written Consent in Lieu of Stockholder Meeting. A consent or affirmative vote of the Holders pursuant to Section 9(b)
may be given or obtained either in writing without a
meeting or in person or by proxy at a regular annual meeting or
a special meeting of stockholders.
SECTION 10.
CONVERSION.
(a)
Generally. Subject to the provisions of this Section 10, the Convertible Preferred Stock may be converted
only pursuant to a Mandatory Conversion or an Optional Conversion.
(b)
Conversion at the Option of the Holders.
(i)
Conversion Right; When Shares May Be Submitted for Optional Conversion. Holders will have the right to submit all, or any
whole number of shares that is less than all, of their shares of Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to an Optional Conversion; provided,
however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Designations, shares of Convertible Preferred Stock
that are subject to Mandatory Conversion may not be submitted for Optional Conversion after the Close of Business on the Business Day
immediately before the related Mandatory Conversion Date.
(ii)
[Reserved].
(iii)
Contingent Conversion Notice. A Holder delivering an Optional Conversion Notice hereunder in connection with a Change of
Control may specify in such Optional Conversion Notice that its election to effect such conversion is contingent upon the consummation
of such Change of Control, in which case such Optional Conversion shall not occur until such time as is immediately prior to (and subject
to) the consummation of such Change of Control, and if such Change of Control is not consummated, such Optional Conversion Notice shall
be deemed to be withdrawn.
(c)
Mandatory Conversion at the Company’s Election.
(i)
Mandatory Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of this Section 10, the Company has the right (the “Mandatory
Conversion Right”), exercisable at its election, to designate any Business Day after July 22, 2027 as a Conversion Date for
the conversion (such a conversion, a “Mandatory Conversion”) of all, or any portion that is a whole number, of the
outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, but only if the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock exceeds $25.00 (as
adjusted for any event contemplated by Section 10(f)(i)(1)) per share of Common Stock on each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days
(whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before
the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date for such Mandatory Conversion.
(ii)
Mandatory Conversion Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. The Company will not exercise its Mandatory Conversion Right,
or otherwise send a Mandatory Conversion Notice, with respect to any Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 10(c)
unless the Common Stock Liquidity Conditions are satisfied with respect to the Mandatory Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Section 10(c), the Company’s exercise of its Mandatory Conversion Right, and any related Mandatory Conversion
Notice, will not apply to any share of Convertible Preferred Stock as to which an Optional
Repurchase Notice has been duly delivered, and not withdrawn, pursuant
to Section 8(a) or Section 8(b).
(iii)
Mandatory Conversion Date. The Mandatory Conversion Date for any Mandatory Conversion will be a Business Day of the Company’s
choosing that is no more than twenty (20), nor less than ten (10), Business Days after the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date for such Mandatory
Conversion.
(iv)
Mandatory Conversion Notice. To exercise its Mandatory Conversion Right with respect to any shares of Convertible Preferred
Stock, the Company must (x) send to each Holder of such shares a written notice of such exercise (a “Mandatory Conversion Notice”)
and (y) substantially contemporaneously therewith, issue a press release through such national newswire service as the Company then uses
(or publish the same through such other widely disseminated public medium as the Company then uses, including its website) containing
the information set forth in the Mandatory Conversion Notice. Such Mandatory Conversion Notice must state:
(1)
that the Company has exercised its Mandatory Conversion Right to cause the Mandatory Conversion of the shares, briefly describing
the Company’s Mandatory Conversion Right under this Certificate of Designations;
(2)
the Mandatory Conversion Date for such Mandatory Conversion and the date scheduled for the settlement of such Mandatory Conversion;
(3)
that shares of Convertible Preferred Stock subject to Mandatory Conversion may be converted earlier at the option of the Holders
thereof pursuant to an Optional Conversion at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the Mandatory
Conversion Date;
(4)
the Conversion Price in effect on the Mandatory Conversion Notice Date for such Mandatory Conversion; and
(5)
the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Convertible Preferred Stock.
(v)
Selection and Optional Conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock Subject to Partial Mandatory Conversion. If less than all
shares of Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding are subject to Mandatory Conversion, then:
(1)
the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to be subject to such Mandatory Conversion will be selected by the Company pro rata;
and
(2)
if only a portion of the Convertible Preferred Stock is subject to Mandatory Conversion and a portion of such Convertible Preferred
Stock is subject to Optional Conversion, then the converted portion of such Convertible Preferred Stock will be deemed to be from the
portion of such Convertible Preferred Stock that was subject to Mandatory Conversion.
(d)
Conversion Procedures.
(i)
Mandatory Conversion. If the Company duly exercises, in accordance with Section 10(c), its Mandatory Conversion
Right with respect to any share of Convertible Preferred Stock, then (1) the Mandatory Conversion of such share will occur automatically
and without the need for any action on the part of the Holder(s) thereof; and (2) the shares of Common Stock due upon such Mandatory Conversion
will be registered in the name of, and, if applicable, the cash due upon such Mandatory Conversion will be delivered to, the Holder(s)
of such share of Convertible Preferred Stock as of the Close of Business on the related Mandatory Conversion Date.
(ii)
Requirements for Holders to Exercise Optional Conversion Right.
(1)
Generally. To convert any share of Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to an Optional Conversion, the Holder of such share
must (w) complete, sign and deliver to the Company an Optional Conversion Notice; (x) deliver any Physical Certificate(s), if any, representing
such Convertible Preferred Stock to the Company (at which time such Optional Conversion will become irrevocable); (y) furnish any endorsements
and transfer documents that the Company may require; and (z) if applicable, pay any documentary or other taxes.
(2)
Optional Conversion Permitted only During Business Hours. Convertible Preferred Stock may be surrendered for Optional Conversion
only after the Open of Business and before the Close of Business on a day that is a Business Day.
(iii)
Treatment of Accumulated Regular Dividends upon Conversion.
(1)
No Adjustments for Accumulated Regular Dividends. Without limiting the operation of Sections 5(a)(ii)(1) and 10(e)(i),
the Conversion Price will not be adjusted to account for any accumulated and unpaid Regular Dividends on any Convertible Preferred Stock
being converted.
(2)
Conversions Between A Record Date and a Dividend Payment Date. If the Conversion Date of any share of Convertible Preferred
Stock to be converted is after a Record Date for a declared Dividend on the Convertible Preferred Stock and on or before the next Dividend
Payment Date, then such Dividend will be paid pursuant to Section 5(c) notwithstanding such conversion.
(iv)
When Holders Become Stockholders of Record of the Shares of Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The Person in whose name
any share of Common Stock is issuable upon conversion of any Convertible Preferred Stock will be deemed to become the holder of record
of such share as of the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for such conversion.
(e)
Settlement upon Conversion.
(i)
Generally. Subject to Section 5(c), Section 10(e)(ii), Section 10(h) and Section 12(b),
the consideration due upon settlement of the conversion of each share of
Convertible Preferred Stock will consist of a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (I) the sum of (x) the Liquidation Preference of such share of Convertible Preferred
Stock immediately before the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for such conversion; and (y) an amount equal to accumulated and
unpaid Regular Dividends on such share of Convertible Preferred Stock from, and including, the last date on which Regular Dividends have
been paid thereon (or, if no Regular Dividends have been paid, from, and including, the Issue Date) to, but excluding, the Conversion
Date (but only to the extent such accumulated and unpaid Regular Dividends are not included in the Liquidation Preference referred to
in the preceding clause (x)); by (II) the Conversion Price in effect immediately before the Close of Business on such Conversion
Date.
(ii)
Payment of Cash in Lieu of any Fractional Share of Common Stock. Subject to Section 12(b), in lieu of delivering
any fractional share of Common Stock otherwise due upon conversion of any Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company will, to the extent
it is legally able to do so and permitted under the terms of its indebtedness for borrowed money, pay cash based on the Last Reported
Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Conversion Date for such conversion (or, if such Conversion Date is not a Trading Day, the
immediately preceding Trading Day).
(iii)
Delivery of Conversion Consideration. Except as provided in Sections 10(f)(i)(2) and 10(i), the Company
will pay or deliver, as applicable, the Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of any Convertible Preferred Stock on or before the
earlier of (i) the second (2nd) Business Day and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period,
in each case, immediately after the Conversion Date for such conversion.
(f)
Conversion Price Adjustments.
(i)
Events Requiring an Adjustment to the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price will be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(1)
Stock Dividends, Splits and Combinations. If the Company issues solely shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution
on all or substantially all shares of the Common Stock, or if the Company effects a stock split or a stock combination of the Common Stock
(in each case excluding an issuance solely pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 10(i) will apply),
then the Conversion Price will be adjusted based on the following formula:
where:
CP0 |
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the Conversion Price in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately before the Close of Business on the effective date of such stock split or stock combination, as applicable; |
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the Conversion Price in effect immediately after the Close of Business on such |
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Record Date or effective date, as applicable; |
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the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Close of Business on such Record Date or effective date, as applicable, without giving effect to such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination; and |
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the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination. |
If any dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination
of the type described in this Section 10(f)(i)(1) is declared or announced, but not so paid or made, then the Conversion Price
will be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors, or any Officer acting pursuant to authority conferred by the Board
of Directors, determines not to pay such dividend or distribution or to effect such stock split or stock combination, to the Conversion
Price that would then be in effect had such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination not been declared or announced.
(2)
Tender Offers or Exchange Offers. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer
or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock (other than solely pursuant to an odd-lot tender offer pursuant to Rule 13e-4(h)(5) under
the Exchange Act, ), and the value (determined as of the Expiration Time by the Board of Directors) of the cash and other consideration
paid per share of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer differs from the average of the Daily VWAP for each of the ten (10) consecutive
VWAP Trading Days commencing on, and including, the VWAP Trading Day next succeeding the last day on which tenders or exchanges may be
made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended) (the “Expiration Date”), then the Conversion
Price will be adjusted based on the following formula:
where:
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the Conversion Price in effect immediately before the time (the “Expiration Time”) such tender or exchange offer expires; |
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the Conversion Price in effect immediately after the Expiration Time; |
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the average of the Daily VWAP for each of the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date; |
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the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Expiration Time (including all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); |
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the aggregate value (determined as of the Expiration Time by the Board of |
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Directors) of all cash and other consideration paid for shares of Common Stock purchased or exchanged in such tender or exchange offer; and |
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the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (excluding all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); |
provided, however, that the Conversion Price will in no event
be adjusted up pursuant to this Section 10(f)(i)(2), except to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph.
The adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 10(f)(i)(2) will be calculated as of the Close of Business
on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period but will be given effect immediately after the Expiration Time,
with retroactive effect. If the Conversion Date for any share of Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted occurs on the Expiration
Date or during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Designations,
the Company will, if necessary, delay the settlement of such conversion until the second (2nd) Business Day after the last Trading Day
of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period.
To the extent such tender or exchange offer is announced but not
consummated (including as a result of being precluded from consummating such tender or exchange offer under applicable law), or any purchases
or exchanges of shares of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer are rescinded, the Conversion Price will be readjusted to the
Conversion Price that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the purchases or exchanges of shares of
Common Stock, if any, actually made, and not rescinded, in such tender or exchange offer.
(3)
Degressive Issuances. Subject to Section 10(h), if, on or after the Issue Date the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
issues or otherwise sells any shares of Common Stock, or any Equity-Linked Securities, other than pursuant to a Permitted Equity Issuance,
in each case at an Effective Price per share of Common Stock that is less than the Conversion Price in effect (before giving effect to
the adjustment required by this Section 10(f)(i)(3)) as of the date of the issuance or sale of such shares or Equity Linked
Securities (such an issuance or sale, a “Degressive Issuance”), then, effective as of the Close of Business on such
date, the Conversion Price will be decreased to an amount equal to the greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) the Weighted Average Issuance
Price. For these purposes, the “Weighted Average Issuance Price” will be equal to:
where:
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such Conversion Price; |
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the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such Degressive Issuance; |
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the Effective Price per share of Common Stock in such Degressive Issuance; and |
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the sum, without duplication, of (x) the total number of shares of Common Stock issued or sold in such Degressive Issuance; and (y) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Equity-Linked Securities issued or sold in such Degressive Issuance; |
provided, however, that (A) the Conversion Price will not
be adjusted pursuant to this Section 10(f)(i)(3) solely as a result of an Exempt Issuance; (B) the issuance of shares of Common
Stock pursuant to any Equity-Linked Securities will not constitute an additional issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock for purposes
of this Section 10(f)(i)(3) (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the issuance or sale of such Equity Linked
Securities, or any re-pricing or amendment thereof, will be subject to this Section 10(f)(i)(3)); and (C) in no event will
the Conversion Price be increased pursuant to this Section 10(f)(i)(3). For purposes of this Section 10(f)(i)(3),
any re-pricing or amendment of any Equity-Linked Securities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Equity-Linked Securities existing
as of the Issue Date) will be deemed to be the issuance of additional Equity-Linked Securities, without affecting any prior adjustments
theretofore made to the Conversion Price.
(ii)
No Adjustments in Certain Cases.
(1)
Certain Events. Without limiting the operation of Sections 5(a)(ii)(1) and 10(e)(i), the Company will
not be required to adjust the Conversion Price except pursuant to Section 10(f)(i). Without limiting the foregoing, the Company
will not be required to adjust the Conversion Price on account of:
(A)
except as otherwise provided in Section 10(f)(i), the sale of shares of Common Stock for a purchase price that is less
than the market price per share of Common Stock or less than the Conversion Price;
(B)
except as provided in Section 10(f)(i)(3), the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future
plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional
optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any such plan;
(C)
except as provided in Section 10(f)(i)(3), the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase
shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of, or assumed by, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(D)
except as provided in Section 10(f)(i)(3), the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant,
right or convertible or exchangeable security of the Company outstanding as of the Issue Date; or
(E)
solely a change in the par value of the Common Stock.
(iii)
Adjustment Deferral. If an adjustment to the Conversion Price otherwise required by this Certificate of Designations would
result in a change of less than one percent
(1%) to the Conversion Price, then the Company may, at its election,
defer such adjustment, except that all such deferred adjustments must be given effect immediately upon the earliest of the following:
(1) when all such deferred adjustments would result in a change of at least one percent (1%) to the Conversion Price; (2) the Conversion
Date of any share of Convertible Preferred Stock; (3) the date of an Optional Repurchase Notice for any Optional Repurchase; and (4) the
occurrence of any vote of the stockholders of the Company.
(iv)
Stockholder Rights Plans. If any shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon conversion of any Convertible Preferred Stock
and, at the time of such conversion, the Company has in effect any stockholder rights plan, then the Holder of such Convertible Preferred
Stock will be entitled to receive, in addition to, and concurrently with the delivery of, the consideration otherwise due upon such conversion,
the rights set forth in such stockholder rights plan.
(v)
Determination of the Number of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock. For purposes of Section 10(f)(i), the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time will (1) include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of
fractions of shares of Common Stock; and (2) exclude shares of Common Stock held in the Company’s treasury (unless the Company pays
any dividend or makes any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in its treasury).
(vi)
Calculations. All calculations with respect to the Conversion Price and adjustments thereto will be made to the nearest
1/100th of a cent (with 5/1,000ths rounded upward).
(vii)
Notice of Conversion Price Adjustments. Upon the effectiveness of any adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 10(f)(i),
the Company will, as soon as reasonably practicable (and, if such information constitutes material non-public information under U.S. federal
securities laws, either concurrently with or after Public Announcement of the same information) and no later than ten (10) Business Days
after the date of such effectiveness, send notice to the Holders containing (1) a brief description of the transaction or other event
on account of which such adjustment was made; (2) the Conversion Price in effect immediately after such adjustment; and (3) the effective
time of such adjustment.
(g)
[Intentionally omitted].
(h)
Limitation on Conversion Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Designations, except
with respect to the Conversion Shares resulting from a Mandatory Conversion as to which the restrictions in this Section 10(h)
shall not apply, no shares of Common Stock will be issued or delivered upon conversion of any Convertible Preferred Stock of any
Holder, and no Convertible Preferred Stock of any Holder will be convertible, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that
such issuance, delivery or conversion would result in such Holder, either alone or as a part of a “group” (within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) “beneficially owning” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange
Act and for purposes of Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act) in excess of nine and ninety-nine hundredths percent (9.99%) of
the then outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Ownership Limitation”); provided that the
Ownership Limitation shall only apply to the extent that the Common
Stock is deemed to constitute an “equity security” pursuant to Rule 13d-1(i) promulgated under the Exchange Act; provided,
further that, a Holder may include in the Optional Conversion Notice that is delivered to the Company in connection with a Change
of Control, a notice stating that such Holder is electing to make successive conversions, which conversions shall occur (in each case
by written notice from such Holder to the Company) from time to time as determined by such Holder at any time during the Successive Conversion
Period (each such conversion being subject to the Ownership Limitation), it being acknowledged that the intent of this provision is to
respect and preserve the Ownership Limitation for purposes of Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act, but not restrict a Holder
subject to the Ownership Limitation from being able to fully convert its Convertible Preferred Stock in connection with a Change of Control
(on a successive basis, if necessary) and therefore receive the Change of Control consideration (if any) payable in respect of all Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of any such Convertible Preferred Stock subject to such Optional Conversion Notice.
By written notice to the Company, a Holder may
from time to time increase or decrease the maximum percentage (each, an “Ownership Limit Change”) to any other percentage
specified not in excess of 19.99% (the “Maximum Cap”) in such notice; provided that any such increase will not be effective
until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company (such sixty-first (61st) day, the “Ownership Limitation
Increase Effective Date”) provided further, that (i) the Maximum Cap shall only apply to the extent required by Nasdaq Marketplace
Rule 5635(b) (“Rule 5635(b)”) and if the Maximum Cap is not required pursuant to Rule 5625(b), then, the Convertible
Preferred Stock held by such Holder shall be convertible on or after the Ownership Limitation Increase Effective Date following the delivery
of the notice up to any percentage of the outstanding shares set forth in such notice without regard to the Maximum Cap, and (ii) such
Maximum Cap may not be amended or waived absent Company stockholder approval in accordance with Rule 5635(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any Holder who has acquired or holds shares of Convertible Preferred Stock with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing the control
of the Company, or in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect, shall not be permitted to
effect an Ownership Limit Change pursuant to the preceding sentence to increase the Ownership Limitation in excess of 9.99%.
For purposes hereof, in determining the number of outstanding shares
of Common Stock for purposes of this Section 10(h), the Holders may rely on (I) the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock
as stated in the Company’s most recent quarterly or annual report filed with the Commission, or any current report filed by the
Company with the Commission subsequent thereto, (II) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (III) a written confirmation
by the Company or the Transfer Agent, within two (2) Trading Days following a written request from a Holder, of the number of shares of
Common Stock then outstanding. With prior written consent of the applicable Holder, the provisions of this Section 10(h) shall
be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 10(h) to correct
all or any portion hereof which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or
to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.
(i)
Effect of Common Stock Change Event.
(i)
Generally. If there occurs any:
(1)
recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock, other than (x) changes solely resulting from a subdivision or
combination of the Common Stock, (y) a change only in par value or from par value to no par value or no par value to par value or (z)
stock splits and stock combinations that do not involve the issuance of any other series or classes of securities;
(2)
consolidation, merger, combination or binding or statutory share exchange involving the Company;
(3)
sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
to any Person; or
(4)
other similar event,
and, as a result of which, the Common Stock is converted into,
or is exchanged for, or represents solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property, or any combination of the foregoing
(such an event, a “Common Stock Change Event,” and such other securities, cash or property, the “Reference
Property,” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one (1) share of Common Stock would be entitled to
receive on account of such Common Stock Change Event (without giving effect to any arrangement not to issue or deliver a fractional portion
of any security or other property), a “Reference Property Unit”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Certificate of Designations,
(A)
from and after the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, each share of Convertible Preferred Stock will remain outstanding
(unless otherwise converted or repurchased in accordance with the terms hereof) and (I) the consideration due upon conversion of any Convertible
Preferred Stock will be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in this Section 10
or in Section 11, or in any related definitions, were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units;
(II) for purposes of Section 7 and Section 10(c), each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in such
Sections (or in any related definitions) will instead be deemed to be a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units and (III)
for purposes of the definition of “Change of Control,” the terms “Common Stock” and “common equity”
will be deemed to mean the common equity (including depositary receipts representing common equity), if any, forming part of such Reference
Property; and
(B)
for these purposes, (I) the Daily VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that consists of a class of common equity
securities will be determined by reference to the definition of “Daily VWAP,” substituting, if applicable, the Bloomberg page
for such class of securities in such definition; and (II) the Daily VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not
consist of a class of common equity securities, and the Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that
does not consist of a class of securities, will be the
fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof,
as applicable, determined in good faith by the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).
If the Reference Property consists of more than a single type
of consideration to be determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election, then the composition of the Reference Property
Unit will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received, per share of Common Stock,
by the holders of Common Stock. The Company will notify the Holders of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination
is made.
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Compliance Covenant. The Company will not become a party to any Common Stock Change Event unless its terms are consistent
with this Section 10(i).
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Execution of Supplemental Instruments. On or before the date the Common Stock Change Event becomes effective, the Company
and, if applicable, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) of such Common Stock Change Event (the “Successor
Person”) will execute and deliver such supplemental instruments, if any, as the Company reasonably determines are necessary
or desirable to (1) provide for subsequent adjustments to the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 10(f)(i) in a manner consistent
with this Section 10(i); and (2) give effect to such other provisions, if any, as the Company reasonably determines are appropriate
to preserve the economic interests of the Holders and to give effect to Section 10(i)(i). If the Reference Property includes
shares of stock or other securities or assets of a Person other than the Successor Person, then such other Person will also execute such
supplemental instrument(s) and such supplemental instrument(s) will contain such additional provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably
determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of Holders.
(iv)
Notice of Common Stock Change Event. The Company will provide notices of each Common Stock Change Event to Holders (and,
if such information constitutes material non-public information under U.S. federal securities laws, either concurrently with or after
Public Announcement of the same information) no later than (A) twenty (20) Business Days prior to the anticipated effective date of any
Common Stock Change Event and (B) the second (2nd) Business Day after the effective date of the Common Stock Change Event, together with
a description of the kind and amount of the cash, securities or other property that constitutes the Reference Property.
(v)
Successive Common Stock Change Events. The above provisions of this Section 10 shall similarly apply to successive
Common Stock Change Events.
SECTION 11.
CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK.
(a)
Equitable Adjustments to Prices. Whenever this Certificate of Designations requires the Company to calculate the average
of the Last Reported Sale Prices or Daily VWAPs, or any function thereof, over a period of multiple days (including to calculate an adjustment
to the Conversion Price), the Company will make appropriate adjustments, if any, to those
calculations to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Price
pursuant to Section 10(f)(i) that becomes effective, or any event requiring such an adjustment to the Conversion Price where
the Ex-Dividend Date, effective date or Expiration Date, as applicable, of such event occurs, at any time during such period.
(b)
Reservation of Shares of Common Stock. For so long as the Convertible Preferred Stock remains outstanding, the Company
will keep reserved, out of its authorized, unreserved and not outstanding shares of Common Stock, for delivery upon conversion of the
Convertible Preferred Stock, a number of shares of Common Stock that would be sufficient to settle the conversion in full of all shares
of Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding, if any. To the extent the Company delivers shares of Common Stock held in the Company’s
treasury in settlement of any obligation under this Certificate of Designations to deliver shares of Common Stock, each reference in
this Certificate of Designations to the issuance of shares of Common Stock in connection therewith will be deemed to include such delivery.
(c)
Status of Shares of Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock delivered upon conversion of on the Convertible Preferred
Stock of any Holder will be a newly issued or treasury share and will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, free from
preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim (except to the extent of any lien or adverse claim created by the action or inaction
of such Holder or the Person to whom such share of Common Stock will be delivered). If the Common Stock is then listed on any securities
exchange, or quoted on any inter-dealer quotation system, then the Company will cause each such share of Common Stock, when so delivered,
to be admitted for listing on such exchange or quotation on such system.
(d)
Taxes Upon Issuance of Common Stock. The Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or
duty due on the issue of any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock of any Holder, except any tax
or duty that is due because such Holder requests those shares to be registered in a name other than such Holder’s name.
SECTION 12.
CALCULATIONS.
(a)
Responsibility; Schedule of Calculations. Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Designations, the Company
will be responsible for making all calculations called for under this Certificate of Designations or the Convertible Preferred Stock,
including determinations of the Conversion Price, the Daily VWAPs, the Last Reported Sale Prices and accumulated Regular Dividends on
the Convertible Preferred Stock. The Company will make all calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, its calculations will
be final and binding on all Holders. The Company will provide a schedule of such calculations to any Holder upon written request.
(b)
Calculations Aggregated for Each Holder. The composition of the Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of the
Convertible Preferred Stock of any Holder will be computed based on the total number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock of such
Holder being converted with the same Conversion Date. For these purposes, any cash amounts due to such Holder in respect thereof will
be rounded to the nearest cent.
SECTION 13.
TAX TREATMENT. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Certificate of Designations, for U.S. federal and other applicable state and local income tax purposes, it is intended that the Convertible
Preferred Stock will not be treated as “preferred stock” within the meaning of Section 305(b)(4) of Code and Treasury
Regulations Section l.305-5(a). The Company will, and will cause its Subsidiaries and agents to, report consistently with, and take
no positions or actions inconsistent with, the foregoing treatment unless otherwise required by a determination within the meaning of
Section 1313(a) of the Code.
SECTION 14.
NOTICES. The Company will send all notices or communications to Holders pursuant to this Certificate of Designations in
writing and delivered personally or e-mail (with confirmation of receipt from the recipient, in the case of e-mail), or sent by nationally
recognized overnight courier service to the Holder’s respective addresses shown on the Register. Notwithstanding anything in the
Certificate of Designations to the contrary, any defect in the delivery of any such notice or communication will not impair or affect
the validity of such notice or communication and the failure to give any such notice or communication to all the Holders will not impair
or affect the validity of such notice or communication to whom such notice is sent.
SECTION 15.
NO OTHER RIGHTS. The Convertible Preferred Stock will have no rights, preferences or voting powers except as provided in
this Certificate of Designations or the Certificate of Incorporation or as required by applicable law. Without limiting the generality
of the immediately preceding sentence, (a) the Holders shall not have any preemptive rights, (b) except as expressly provided in
this Certificate of Designations, the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable or otherwise mature and the term of
the Convertible Preferred Stock shall be perpetual, and (c) shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be subject to or entitled
to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this
Certificate of Designations to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK CERTIFICATE
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
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Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), certifies that [ ]
is the registered owner of [_] shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Convertible Preferred
Stock”) represented by this certificate (this “Certificate”). The special rights, preferences and voting
powers of the Convertible Preferred Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Designations of the Company establishing the Convertible
Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”).
Additional terms of this Certificate are set
forth on the other side of this Certificate.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Comtech Telecommunications
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REVERSE OF SECURITY
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. (THE “COMPANY”)
THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO
SO REQUESTS, A SUMMARY OF THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS AND PREFERENCES, OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OF THE COMPANY AND
THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS, AND THE VARIATIONS IN RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS
DETERMINED FOR EACH SERIES, WHICH ARE FIXED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY, AS AMENDED, AND THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE VARIATIONS FOR FUTURE SERIES. SUCH REQUEST
MAY BE MADE TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY OR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER OF A
LOST OR DESTROYED STOCK CERTIFICATE, OR HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES TO GIVE THE COMPANY A BOND TO INDEMNIFY IT AND ITS TRANSFER AGENTS AND
REGISTRARS AGAINST ANY CLAIM THAT MAY BE MADE AGAINST THEM ON ACCOUNT OF THE ALLEGED LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF ANY SUCH CERTIFICATE.
[INSERT RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSCRIPTION
AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ___________________ hereby sell, assign and
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the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _______________ as agent to transfer the said shares of Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the within-named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
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or credit union reasonably acceptable to the Company or meeting the requirements of any transfer agent appointed by the Company from time
to time, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP)
or such other signature guarantee program as may be determined by the Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for,
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EXHIBIT B
OPTIONAL CONVERSION NOTICE
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Designations,
by executing and delivering this Optional Conversion Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Convertible Preferred Stock identified below
directs the Company to convert (check one):
all of the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock
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EXHIBIT C
OPTIONAL REPURCHASE NOTICE
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Designations, by executing
and delivering this Optional Repurchase Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Convertible Preferred Stock identified below is exercising
its Optional Repurchase Right with respect to (check one):
Pursuant to Section 8(a)
Pursuant to Section 8(b)
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK LEGEND
THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS SECURITY AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND THIS SECURITY AND SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR (B) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED AS PERMITTED BY THE SUBSCRIPTION AND
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY 22, 2024.
EXHIBIT 3.2
CERTIFICATE OF
ELIMINATION
OF
SERIES A-1 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.
(Pursuant to Section 151(g)
of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware)
Comtech Telecommunications
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company’’), hereby certifies in accordance with the provisions of Section 15l(g)
of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”), as follows:
First: Pursuant
to Section 151 of the DGCL and the authority granted to and vested in the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”)
in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of
Incorporation”), the Board, by resolutions duly adopted, authorized the issuance of the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock of
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock’’) and established the voting powers, designations,
preferences and relative, participating, optional and other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, and authorized
the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 14, 2023
(the “Series A-1 Certificate”).
Second: In connection
with the exchange (the “Exchange”) of all shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock into shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock of the Company on January 22, 2024, none of the authorized shares of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock are outstanding and none will
be issued subject to the Series A-1 Certificate.
Third: The Board,
at a meeting of the Board held on January 19, 2024, duly adopted the following resolutions approving the elimination of the Series A-1
Preferred Stock as set forth herein:
RESOLVED FURTHER that
following the Exchange, no shares of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock will be outstanding and no shares of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock
will be issued subject to the Series A-1 Certificate;
RESOLVED FURTHER that
when a certificate setting forth this resolution (the “Certificate of Elimination”) becomes effective, it shall have the effect
of eliminating from the Certificate of Incorporation all matters set forth in the Series A-1 Certificate with respect to the Series A-1
Preferred Stock, and the shares that were designated to such series will be returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares of
the preferred stock of the Company, without designation as to series;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that
the Board hereby approves and declares advisable, the Certificate of Elimination to cancel the Series A-1 Certificate following the Exchange,
in substantially the form reviewed by the Special Committee of the Company; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that
the Authorized Officers be, and each hereby is, authorized, in the name and on behalf of the Company, to prepare, execute and file with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificate of Elimination relating to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this
Certificate of Elimination to be signed by Michael A. Bondi, its Chief Financial Officer, on this day of January, 2024.
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EXHIBIT 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
AND
THE ENTITIES LISTED ON EXHIBIT B HERETO
Dated as of January 22, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I. PURCHASE, SALE and exchange OF SHARES |
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Section 1.1 Purchase, Sale and Exchange |
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Section 1.2 Closing |
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Section 1.3 Closing Deliverables |
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ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
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Section 2.1 Organization and Power |
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Section 2.2 Authorization, Etc. |
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Section 2.3 Government Approvals |
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Section 2.4 Authorized and Outstanding Stock |
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Section 2.5 Subsidiaries |
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Section 2.6 Private Placement |
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Section 2.7 SEC Documents; Financial Information |
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Section 2.8 Internal Control Over Financial Reporting |
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Section 2.9 Disclosure Controls and Procedures |
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Section 2.10 Litigation |
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Section 2.11 Compliance with Laws; Permits |
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Section 2.12 Taxes |
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Section 2.13 Employee and Labor Matters |
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Section 2.14 Environmental Matters |
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Section 2.15 Registration Rights |
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Section 2.16 Investment Company Act |
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Section 2.17 Nasdaq |
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Section 2.18 Properties |
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Section 2.19 Privacy and Data Security |
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Section 2.20 Insurance |
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Section 2.21 [Reserved] |
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Section 2.22 No Brokers or Finders |
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Section 2.23 Illegal Payments; FCPA Violations |
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Section 2.24 Economic Sanctions |
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Section 2.25 No Integrated Offering |
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Section 2.26 Shell Company Status |
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Section 2.27 Accounting |
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Section 2.28 No Additional Representations |
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Section 2.29 No Reliance on Investor Representations |
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Section 2.30 Holding Period |
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ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTORS |
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Section 3.1 Organization and Power |
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Section 3.2 Authorization, Etc. |
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Section 3.3 Government Approvals |
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Section 3.4 Title |
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Section 3.5 Investment Representations |
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Section 3.6 No Brokers or Finders |
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Section 3.7 No Covered Transaction |
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Section 3.8 Financing |
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Section 3.9 No Additional Representations |
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Section 3.10 No Reliance |
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ARTICLE IV. COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES |
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Section 4.1 Board of Directors |
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Section 4.2 Public Announcement |
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Section 4.3 Restrictions on Transfer |
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Section 4.4 Restrictive Legends |
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Section 4.5 Use of Proceeds |
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Section 4.6 Financial Statements and Other Information |
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Section 4.7 Standstill. |
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Section 4.8 Information; Confidentiality |
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Section 4.9 Warrants |
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Section 4.10 Elimination of Series A-1 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations |
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Section 4.11 Termination of Prior Voting Agreement |
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Section 4.12 Efforts to Consummate |
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ARTICLE V. Conditions to closing |
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Section 5.1 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the Investors |
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Section 5.2 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company to Effect the Closing |
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Section 5.3 Conditions to the Obligations of the Investors to Effect the Closing |
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ARTICLE VI. MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 6.1 Survival |
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Section 6.2 Counterparts |
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Section 6.3 Governing Law |
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Section 6.4 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary; Reclassification |
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Section 6.5 Expenses |
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Section 6.6 Notices |
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Section 6.7 Successors and Assigns |
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Section 6.8 Headings |
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Section 6.9 Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 6.10 Interpretation; Absence of Presumption |
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Section 6.11 Severability |
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Section 6.12 Specific Performance |
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Section 6.13 Corporate Opportunities |
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Section 6.14 Net Funding |
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Section 6.15 Public Announcement |
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Defined Terms |
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Exhibit B Investors |
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Exhibit C Form of Certificate of Designations |
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Exhibit D Form of Form of Registration Rights Agreement |
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Exhibit E Disclosure Schedule |
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Exhibit F Press Release |
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Exhibit G Form of Voting Agreement |
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Exhibit H Form of Warrant |
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SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT dated as of January 22, 2024 (this “Agreement”), is by and among Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and the entities that are listed on Exhibit B attached hereto (each, an “Investor”
and collectively, the “Investors”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them
in Exhibit A attached hereto.
WHEREAS, the Company and
certain of the Investors previously entered into that certain Subscription Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2021 (the “Subscription
Agreement”), pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company issued and sold to
certain of the Investors, and certain of the Investors purchased from the Company, 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock;
WHEREAS, the Company and
certain of the Investors previously entered into that certain Exchange Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2023 (the “Exchange
Agreement”), pursuant to which certain Investors exchanged all Series A Preferred Stock owned by such Investors for an equal
number of shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock;
WHEREAS, the Company has
authorized a new series of its preferred stock titled the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock,” par value $0.10 per share,
with an initial stated value of $1,000 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), in an aggregate number of 166,122
shares;
WHEREAS, (i) the Investors
severally and not jointly desire to purchase from the Company, and the Company desires to issue and sell to the Investors, the number
of shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock set forth next to their name on Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Purchased
Shares”), and (ii) those Investors which own Series A-1 Preferred Stock severally and not jointly desire to exchange all of
the shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock of the Company owned by them (the “Exchanged Shares”), with each Exchanged
Share exchanged for 1.1572122 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Exchange Shares” and such exchange, the “Exchange”),
in each case, as set forth next to their name on Exhibit B attached hereto and on the terms hereinafter set forth;
WHEREAS, the Investors
participating in the Exchange and the Company intend that the Exchange qualify as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a)(1)(E) of the Code and a reclassification within the meaning of Rule 16b-7 promulgated under the Exchange Act; and
WHEREAS, at the Closing,
as a condition of and inducement to the Investors’ willingness to enter into this Agreement, (a) the Company and the Investors will
enter into the Registration Rights Agreement, and (b) the Company and the Investors will each enter into a Voting Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
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PURCHASE, SALE and exchange OF SHARES
Section 1.1
Purchase, Sale and Exchange. On the terms set forth in this Agreement and subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, waiver by the party entitled to the benefit thereof) of the conditions set forth in Article V, at
the Closing, (a) the Investors shall purchase, and the Company shall issue, sell, convey and deliver to the Investors, the Purchased Shares,
with a stated value of $1,000 per share, free and clear of any liens, pledges, mortgages, security interests or other encumbrances or
charges of any kind (other than Permitted Liens) for an aggregate purchase price of $45,000,000 and for an individual purchase price set
forth opposite the name of such Investor on Exhibit B under the heading “Applicable Purchase Price for the Purchased Shares”
(the “Applicable Purchase Price”), (b) the Investors participating in the Exchange shall exchange and deliver to the
Company the Exchanged Shares, and in exchange therefor the Company hereby agrees to issue and deliver to such Investors the Exchange Shares
and (c) the Company hereby agrees to issue and deliver the Additional Shares, with a stated value of $1,000 per share, free and clear
of any liens, pledges, mortgages, security interests or other encumbrances or charges of any kind (other than Permitted Liens), to the
Investors who have elected to receive the Additional Reimbursement in Additional Shares pursuant to Section 6.5. The Series B Preferred
Stock shall have the rights, powers, preferences and privileges set forth in the Certificate of Designations (the “Certificate
of Designations”) attached hereto as Exhibit C.
Section 1.2
Closing. On the terms set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the (i) issuance, sale and purchase of the Purchased Shares,
(ii) the issuance of the Exchange Shares in exchange for the Exchanged Shares and (iii) the issuance of the Additional Shares (collectively,
the “Closing”) shall take place remotely via the exchange of final documents and signature pages, on the date hereof
or at such other times as the Company and the Investors may agree in writing. The date on which the Closing is to occur is herein referred
to as the “Closing Date.”
Section 1.3
Closing Deliverables. At the Closing:
(a)
each Investor shall, severally and not jointly, (i) pay, or cause to be paid, to the Company the full amount of the Applicable
Purchase Price payable by such Investor by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company
at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, (ii) deliver, or cause to be delivered, its respective Exchange Shares for cancellation,
(iii) deliver to the Company a duly executed, valid, accurate and properly completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, (iv) deliver to
the Company a duly executed counterpart to the Registration Rights Agreement, and (v) deliver to the Company a duly executed counterpart
to the Voting Agreement; and
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the Company shall (i) issue and deliver to each Investor evidence reasonably satisfactory to such Investor of the issuance of the
applicable Issued Shares in the name of such Investor by book-entry on the books and records of the Company, (ii) file the Certificate
of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and provide evidence of such filing to the Investors, (iii) deliver
to the Investors a duly executed counterpart to the Registration Rights Agreement and (iv) deliver to the Investors a duly executed counterpart
to the Voting Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents
and warrants to the Investors as of the date of this Agreement, as of the Closing (except to the extent made only as of a specified date,
in which case such representation and warranty is made as of such date) that, except as (a) as set forth in the SEC Documents (other than
disclosures in the “Risk Factors” or “Forward Looking Statements” sections or similarly captioned sections of
any such filings) and (b) set forth on Exhibit E (the “Disclosure Schedule”) (all such exceptions disclosed
in the Disclosure Schedule being numbered to correspond to the applicable Section of this Article II, provided, however,
that any such exception shall be deemed to be disclosed with respect to each other representation or warranty to which the relevance of
such exception is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure):
Section 2.1
Organization and Power.
(a)
The Company is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite
corporate power and authority necessary to own or lease its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted, except (other
than with respect to the Company’s valid existence and good standing) as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign corporation
in each jurisdiction wherein the character of its property or the nature of the activities presently conducted by it, makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)
Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity validly existing
and in good standing (where such concept is recognized under applicable law) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
formation (as applicable), except, with respect only to each Subsidiary of the Company that would not constitute a Significant Subsidiary
(as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X (17 C.F.R. Part 210)), where the failure to be so existing and in good standing has not had,
and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company’s
Subsidiaries has all requisite corporate, limited liability company, partnership or other entity power and authority necessary to own
or lease its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted, except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly licensed or qualified
to do business as a foreign corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity in each jurisdiction wherein the character
of its property or the nature of the activities presently conducted by it, makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure
to be so licensed or qualified has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 2.2
Authorization, Etc.
(a)
The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority and has taken all necessary corporate action required for the due
authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each other agreement contemplated hereby, and
the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the filing of the Certificate of Designations with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and for the due authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Purchased Shares and
the Additional Shares, the issuance and delivery of the Exchange Shares and the reservation, issuance and delivery of the Conversion Shares
(as defined below).
(b)
The authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each other agreement contemplated hereby,
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the filing of the Certificate of Designations
and the issuance of the Issued Shares and the Conversion Shares do not and will not: (i) violate or result in the breach of any provision
of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and Certificate of Designations; or (ii) with such exceptions that have not had, and would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (x) violate any provision of, constitute
a breach of, or default under, any judgment, order, writ, or decree applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any material
contract, mortgage or credit agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party; (y) violate any provision of, constitute
a breach of, or default under, any applicable state, federal or local law, rule or regulation; or (z) result in the creation of any liens,
pledges, mortgages, security interests or other encumbrances or charges of any kind upon any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or the suspension, revocation or forfeiture of any franchise, permit or license granted by a governmental authority to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, other than liens under federal or state securities laws.
(c)
No shareholder approval is required pursuant to the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market in connection with the issuance of the Issued
Shares or Conversion Shares. This Agreement has been, and the other agreements contemplated hereby, at the Closing will be, duly executed
and delivered by the Company. Assuming due execution and delivery thereof by each of the other parties hereto or thereto, this Agreement
and the other agreements contemplated hereby will each be a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar legal requirement relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and except as such enforceability
is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The
Company has taken all appropriate actions so that the restrictions on business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL will
not apply with respect to or as a result of the issuance of the Issued Shares (or the Conversion Shares) to the Investors or the Transfer
thereof to its Permitted Transferees in accordance with this Agreement, without any further action on the part of the stockholders of
the Company or the Board of Directors.
Section 2.3
Government Approvals. No consent, approval or authorization of, or filing with, any court or governmental authority is or
will be required on the part of the Company in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement
and the other agreements contemplated hereby, or in connection with the issuance of the Issued Shares and the Conversion Shares, except
for (a) the filing of the Certificate of Designations and
Certificate of Elimination (as defined below)
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; (b) those which have already been made or granted, including the approval of the
listing of the Conversion Shares with the Nasdaq Stock Market; (c) the filing of a Form D and current report on Form 8-K with the SEC;
and (d) filings with applicable state securities commissions.
Section 2.4
Authorized and Outstanding Stock.
(a)
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share (“Common
Stock”), and 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.10 per value per share (“Preferred Stock”). Of such
Preferred Stock, (i) no shares are designated as the Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) 100,000 shares are designated as the Series A-1 Preferred
Stock and (iii) upon the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, 166,122 shares
will be designated as Series B Preferred Stock. The Company does not have any other issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.
Following the filing of the Certificate of Elimination, no shares of Preferred Stock will be designated as Series A-1 Preferred Stock
and all 100,000 shares of previously designated shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock will return to their status as authorized Preferred
Stock available for issuance.
(b)
The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended October 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on December
7, 2023, accurately sets forth as of such date (i) the shares of Common Stock held by the Company as treasury shares, (ii) the shares
of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options to purchase Common Stock or in connection with the settlement
of outstanding vested or unvested restricted stock units or performance shares awards issued pursuant to the Stock Plans or the vesting
of outstanding unvested restricted stock units not issued pursuant to the Stock Plans (assuming, in the case of any awards that are subject
to the attainment of performance goals, that applicable performance goals are attained at the maximum level) and (iii) the shares
of Common Stock purchased by employees of the Company under the Company’s employee stock purchase plan. As of immediately prior
to the date hereof, 0 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding and 100,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock
were issued and outstanding. As of the date hereof, there are 28,472,972 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
(c)
All of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock of the Company are, and when issued in
accordance with the terms hereof, the Issued Shares will be, duly authorized and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Issued Shares (the “Conversion Shares”) have been reserved for
issuance and, when issued upon conversion thereof in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations in accordance with their
terms will be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable and will not be subject to any preemptive right or any restrictions on
transfer under applicable law or any contract to which the Company is a party, other than those under applicable state and federal securities
and antitakeover laws, this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. When issued in accordance with the terms hereof, the Issued
Shares and the Conversion Shares will be free and clear of all liens (other than Permitted Liens).
(d)
Except as otherwise expressly described in this Agreement: (i) no subscription, warrant, option, convertible security or other
right issued by the Company to purchase or acquire any shares of capital stock of the Company is authorized or outstanding; (ii)
there is not any commitment of the Company
to issue any subscription, warrant, option, convertible security or other such right or to issue or distribute to holders of any shares
of its capital stock; (iii) the Company has no obligation to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or
to pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect thereof; and (iv) there are no agreements between the Company and any holder
of its capital stock relating to the acquisition, disposition or voting of the capital stock of the Company. No person or entity is entitled
to any preemptive right granted by the Company with respect to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company.
Section 2.5
Subsidiaries. The Company, directly or indirectly, owns of record and beneficially, free and clear of all liens, pledges,
mortgages, security interests or other encumbrances or charges of any kind, other than Permitted Liens, all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock or equity interests of each of its Subsidiaries. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock or equity interests of
the Company’s Subsidiaries has been duly authorized and validly issued, and in the case of corporations, is fully paid and non-assessable.
There are no outstanding rights, options, warrants, preemptive rights, conversion rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights for
the purchase or acquisition from any of the Company’s Subsidiaries of any securities of such Subsidiaries nor are there any commitments
to issue or execute any such rights, options, warrants, preemptive rights, conversion rights or rights of first refusal.
Section 2.6
Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Investors set forth in Section
3.5 (Investment Representations), the offer and sale of the Purchased Shares, the issuance of the Additional Shares and exchange of
the Exchange Shares pursuant to this Agreement will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
Section 2.7
SEC Documents; Financial Information. Since August 1, 2021, the Company has timely filed (a) all annual and quarterly reports
and proxy statements (including all amendments, exhibits and schedules thereto) and (b) all other reports and other documents (including
all amendments, exhibits and schedules thereto), in each case required to be filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange
Act and the Securities Act except, in the case of clause (b), where the failure to file has not had, and would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. As of their respective filing dates (or, if amended or superseded
by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such amended or superseding filing), such SEC Documents complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable
to such SEC Documents, and as of their respective dates (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement,
on the date of such amended or superseding filing) none of the SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents (the “Financial
Statements”) comply as of their respective dates in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules
and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of the unaudited statements,
as permitted by Form 10-Q promulgated by the SEC), and present fairly in all material respects as of their respective dates the consolidated
financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates thereof and the consolidated
results of their operations and their consolidated
cash flows for each of the respective periods, all in conformity with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved
(except as may be indicated in such Financial Statements or the notes thereto and subject, in the case of the unaudited financial statements,
to normal and recurring year-end and audit adjustments). There is no transaction, arrangement or other relationship between the Company
and/or any of its Subsidiaries and an unconsolidated or other off-balance sheet entity that is required by applicable law to be disclosed
by the Company in its SEC Documents and is not so disclosed. Since July 31, 2023 through the date hereof, no event has occurred that has
had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company satisfies the “registrant requirements”
for use of Form S-3 set forth in General Instruction I.A to Form S-3 promulgated by the SEC. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have
any liabilities or obligations that would be required under GAAP, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, to be reflected on a consolidated
balance sheet of the Company (accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), other than liabilities or obligations (i) reflected on, reserved
against, or disclosed in the notes to, the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet included in the SEC Documents, (ii)
that were incurred after the date of the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet included in the SEC Documents in the ordinary
course of business, (iii) as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, (iv) that have been discharged or paid prior to the date of this Agreement, or (v) as have not had, and would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 2.8
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. The Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date
hereof, to the Company’s outside auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (a) any significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange
Act) that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information
and (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
Section 2.9
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such
term is defined in Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information
relating to the Company, including its Subsidiaries, that is required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it furnishes
or files under the Exchange Act is reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that such material
information is communicated to the Company’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Section 2.10
Litigation. There is no litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in
writing, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affecting any of the business, operations, properties or assets of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries which, in any such case, would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default with respect to any order, writ, injunction, decree, ruling
or decision of any court, commission, board or other government agency that is expressly applicable to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries which, in any such case,
would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 2.11
Compliance with Laws; Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable laws, except as has
not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its
Subsidiaries possess all permits and licenses of governmental authorities that are required to conduct their business as currently conducted,
except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 2.12
Taxes. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has filed all Tax Returns required to be filed within the applicable periods
for such filings (with due regard to any extension) and has timely paid all Taxes required to be paid (whether or not shown as due on
a Tax Return), except for any such failures to file or pay that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not, and it has never been, a “United States real property holding
corporation” within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code, and the Company has filed with the Internal Revenue Service all statements,
if any, that are required under Section 1.897-2(h) of the Treasury Regulations. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed
to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries know of no basis for any such
claim. There is no deficiency for any material amount of taxes has been asserted or assessed by any governmental authority in writing
against the Company or any Subsidiary, which deficiency has not been paid or resolved. There are no material audit or other proceeding
by any governmental authority is currently in progress, pending or threatened in writing against the Company or any Subsidiary with respect
to any taxes due from such entities. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are currently contesting any material tax liability
before any governmental authority.
Section 2.13
Employee and Labor Matters. Except where the failure to comply has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable
laws relating to labor, employment, fair employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, and wages and hours, and with the terms
of the ERISA Documents, and (b) each such ERISA Document is in compliance with all applicable requirements of ERISA. None of the Company,
its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees or agents has engaged in any transaction that would reasonably be
expected to subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to any tax or civil penalty that would reasonably
be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Since January 1, 2021, there have not been any
strikes, labor disputes, lockouts, slowdowns or other material labor disputes against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending,
or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. To the knowledge of the Company, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not give rise to any right of termination or
any payment right under any employment or consulting agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or any right
of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
bound.
Section 2.14
Environmental Matters. The Company and
its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Requirements of Environmental Law, except where the failure to comply has not had,
and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries
have not received within the past three years any written notice from any Governmental Entity of any violation or alleged violation of
any Requirements of Environmental Law in connection with their respective properties, except as has not had, and would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 2.15
Registration Rights. Except as provided in this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement or disclosed in the SEC Documents
(including any prior registration rights agreements), the Company has not granted any rights to register under the Securities Act any
of its presently outstanding securities or any of its securities that may be issued subsequently.
Section 2.16
Investment Company Act. The Company is not, and immediately after giving effect to the sale of the Purchased Shares, the
issuance of the Additional Shares and the exchange of the Exchange Shares, in each case, in accordance with this Agreement and the application
of the proceeds thereof, will not be required to be registered as, an “investment company” or a company “controlled”
by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.
Section 2.17
Nasdaq. As of the date hereof, the Company’s Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and no event has occurred,
and the Company is not aware of any event that is reasonably likely to occur, that would result in the Common Stock being delisted from
the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with applicable continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq
Stock Market.
Section 2.18
Properties. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and
personal property material to its business free and clear of any liens, pledges, mortgages, security interests or other encumbrances or
charges of any kind, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and for Permitted
Liens. Except as have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect,
(i) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries exclusively owns, or is validly licensed to use, or otherwise has the valid right to use,
all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property used in, held for use in or necessary to its business
as currently conducted free and clear of any liens, pledges, mortgages, security interests or other encumbrances or charges of any kind,
except for Permitted Liens, and (ii) neither the use thereof, or the operation of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries businesses,
by the Company and each Subsidiary infringes upon, violates or misappropriates (or has infringed upon, violated or misappropriated) the
rights of any other Person. No claim or litigation regarding any trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents or other intellectual property
owned by, used by, or held for use by the Company or its Subsidiaries (including any claims or litigations challenging the validity or
enforceability thereof) is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company
that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All (i) trademark and service
mark registrations and applications, (ii) patents and patent applications,
(iii) copyright registrations and applications,
and (iv) domain name registrations, in each case, owned or purported to be owned by the Company or a Subsidiary, is subsisting, valid,
and enforceable, except, individually or in the aggregate, as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable measures to maintain and protect their right, title and interest in
all intellectual property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or a Subsidiary, and the Company has maintained the confidentiality
of all confidential information and trade secrets in its possession, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 2.19
Privacy and Data Security. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the Company
and its Subsidiaries have established written privacy policies applicable to the collection, use, disclosure, maintenance and transmission
of Personal Data, (b) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with their written privacy policies,
contracts which impose requirements relating to the collection, processing, storage, disclosure, disposal or other handling of Personal
Data, any applicable laws relating to privacy, data protection, anti-spam, personal information and similar consumer protection laws,
and any applicable industry standards which impose requirements on the collection, processing, storage, disclosure, disposal or other
handling of Personal Data (collectively, the “Privacy Requirements”). Except as would not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the operation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any its websites nor the content thereof
or data processed, collected, stored or disseminated by such entity in connection therewith, violates in any material respect any applicable
law regarding privacy, data protection, anti-spam, personal information and similar consumer protection laws. Since January 1, 2021, none
of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced (i) incidents of unauthorized access or other security breaches, including
any loss, misuse, damage, unauthorized access, unauthorized disclosure or unauthorized use of any Personal Data, or (ii) any other event
that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries required a data breach notice to any Person or Governmental Entity under Privacy Requirements,
except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as, individually or in the aggregate,
would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the hardware, software, databases, web sites, mobile applications,
servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, circuits, networks, communications networks, and other information technology owned, licensed,
leased or otherwise used, distributed or held for use by the Company or its Subsidiaries (i) have not, within the three (3) years
prior to the date of this Agreement, malfunctioned or failed in a manner that resulted in chronic or otherwise material disruptions to
the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) are adequate for the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’
businesses as currently conducted.
Section 2.20
Insurance. As of the date of this Agreement, the insurance policies of the Company and its Subsidiaries are in full force
and effect and all premiums in respect of such insurance have been timely paid except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company
believes that the insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in such amounts and against such risks as
is (a) customarily maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar
locations and (b) adequate for the type of business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Section 2.21
[Reserved].
Section 2.22
No Brokers or Finders. No Person has or will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any right,
interest or claim against or upon the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the Investors for any commission, fee or other compensation
as a finder or broker because of any act of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 2.23
Illegal Payments; FCPA Violations. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2021, none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge
of the Company, any officer, director, employee, agent, representative or consultant acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(and only in their capacities as such) has, in connection with the business of the Company: (a) unlawfully offered, paid, promised to
pay, or authorized the payment of, directly or indirectly, anything of value, including money, loans, gifts, travel, or entertainment,
to any Government Official with the purpose of (i) influencing any act or decision of such Government Official in his or her official
capacity; (ii) inducing such Government Official to perform or omit to perform any activity in violation of his or her legal duties; (iii)
securing any improper advantage; or (iv) inducing such Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of such Governmental
Entity, except, with respect to the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), as permitted under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or other
applicable law; (b) made any illegal contribution to any political party or candidate; (c) made, offered or promised to pay any unlawful
bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate, or other similar unlawful payment of any nature, directly or indirectly,
in connection with the business of the Company, to any Person, including any supplier or customer; (d) knowingly established or maintained
any unrecorded fund or asset or made any false entry on any book or record of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any purpose;
or (e) otherwise violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the UK Bribery Act 2010, as amended, or any other
applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery law.
Section 2.24
Economic Sanctions. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Material Adverse Effect, the Company is not in contravention of any sanction, and has not engaged in any conduct sanctionable, under
U.S. economic sanctions laws, including applicable laws administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office
of Foreign Assets Control, 31 C.F.R. Part V, the Iran Sanctions Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and
Divestment Act, as amended, the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, as amended, the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation
Act of 2012, as amended, and any executive order issued pursuant to any of the foregoing.
Section 2.25
No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has,
directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that
would cause this offering of the Purchased Shares, the issuance of the Additional Shares or the exchange of the Exchanged Shares for the
Exchange Shares, as applicable, to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) applicable federal securities
laws which would require the registration of any such securities under such laws, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions
of the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Section 2.26
Shell Company Status. The Company is
not, and has never been, an issuer identified in, or subject to, Rule 144(i)(1) of the Securities Act.
Section 2.27
Accounting. Neither any transaction contemplated herein, including the offer and sale of the Purchased Shares, the issuance
of the Additional Shares and the exchange of the Exchanged Shares for the Exchange Shares, nor any commission or fee contemplated herein
or in any other transaction document shall be treated as compensatory for purposes of GAAP.
Section 2.28
No Additional Representations. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Article II,
neither the Company nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any Subsidiaries
or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, employees, employee benefit plans, conditions or prospects, and the Company
hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties. In particular, without limiting the foregoing disclaimer, neither the Company
nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty to the Investors, or any of their Affiliates or representatives,
with respect to (a) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospect information relating to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or their respective business, or (b) any oral or written information presented to the Investors or any of their Affiliates
or representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of the Company, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course
of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right
of the Investors and their Affiliates to rely on the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Article II, nor
will anything in this Agreement operate to limit any claim by any Investor or any of its respective Affiliates for Fraud.
Section 2.29
No Reliance on Investor Representations. The Company acknowledges and agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that,
except for the representations and warranties contained in Article III, neither the Investors nor any other Person, makes any express
or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Investors, their Affiliates or their respective businesses, operations, assets,
liabilities, employees, conditions or prospects, and the Company, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby disclaims reliance upon
any such other representations or warranties.
Section 2.30
Holding Period. For the purposes of Rule 144 of the Securities Act, the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i)
the holding period of the Exchanged Shares (and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the terms of the Exchanged Shares) may be
tacked onto the holding period of the Exchange Shares and (ii) it will not to take a position contrary to this Section 2.30.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTORS
Each Investor, severally
and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company as of the date of this Agreement, as of the Closing (except to the extent made
only as of a specified date, in which case such representation and warranty is made as of such date), as to itself only, that:
Section 3.1
Organization and Power. Each Investor
is a limited liability company or a limited partnership, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its formation and has all requisite limited liability company, limited partnership or other entity power and authority necessary to
own its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted.
Section 3.2
Authorization, Etc.
(a)
Each Investor has all necessary limited liability company, limited partnership or other entity power and authority and has taken
all necessary actions required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of this Agreement and the
other agreements contemplated hereby and the consummation by such Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(b)
The authorization, execution, delivery and performance by each Investor of this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated
hereby, and the consummation by such Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (a) violate or
result in the breach of any organizational documents of such Investor; or (b) with the exceptions that are not reasonably likely to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other
agreements contemplated hereby: (i) violate any provision of, constitute a breach of, or default under, any judgment, order, writ, or
decree applicable to such Investor or any material contract to which such Investor is a party; or (ii) violate any provision of, constitute
a breach of, or default under, any applicable state, federal or local law, rule or regulation.
(c)
This Agreement has been, and the other agreements contemplated hereby, at the Closing will be, duly executed and delivered by each
Investor. Assuming due execution and delivery thereof by the other parties hereto or thereto, this Agreement and the other agreements
contemplated hereby will each be a valid and binding obligation of each Investor enforceable against such Investor in accordance with
its terms, except as the enforceability may be limited by applicable laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other similar legal requirement relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and except as the enforceability is subject
to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 3.3
Government Approvals. No consent, approval, license or authorization of, or filing with, any court or governmental authority
is or will be required on the part of each Investor in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of this
Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby, except for: (a) those which have already been made or granted; (b) the filing
with the SEC of a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G to report ownership of the Issued Shares or the Conversion Shares; (c) the filing with
the SEC of any filings under Section 16 of the Exchange Act; or (d) those where the failure to obtain such consent, approval or license
would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Investor to perform its obligations hereunder.
Section 3.4
Title. If such Investor is participating in the
Exchange, such Investor holds of record and owns beneficially all of the Exchanged Shares set forth opposite the name of such Investor
on Exhibit B, free and clear of any liens (other than Permitted Liens).
Section 3.5
Investment Representations.
(a)
Each Investor is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under
the Securities Act.
(b)
Each Investor has been advised by the Company that none of the Purchased Shares, the Additional Shares nor the Exchange Shares,
have been registered under the Securities Act, that the Purchased Shares, the Additional Shares and the Exchange Shares will be issued
on the basis of the statutory exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder,
or both, relating to transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering and under similar exemptions under certain state securities
laws, that this transaction has not been reviewed by, passed on or submitted to any federal or state agency or self-regulatory organization
where an exemption is being relied upon, and that the Company’s reliance thereon is based in part upon the representations made
by each Investor in this Agreement. Each Investor acknowledges that it has been informed by the Company of, or is otherwise familiar with,
the nature of the limitations imposed by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder on the transfer of securities.
(c)
Each Investor is purchasing, exchanging or electing to receive, as applicable, the Purchased Shares, the Exchange Shares and the
Additional Shares for its own account and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of
federal or state securities laws.
(d)
By reason of its business or financial experience, each Investor has the capacity to protect its own interest in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereunder.
(e)
The Company has provided to each Investor all documents and information that such Investor has requested relating to an investment
in the Company. Each Investor recognizes that investing in the Company involves substantial risks, and has taken full cognizance of and
understands all of the risk factors related to the purchase, exchange or receipt, as applicable, of the Purchased Shares, the Exchange
Shares or the Additional Shares. Each Investor has carefully considered and has, to the extent it believes such discussion necessary,
discussed with such Investor’s professional legal, tax and financial advisers the suitability of and risks relating to an investment
in the Company, and each Investor has determined that the purchase, exchange or receipt, as applicable, of the Purchased Shares, the Exchange
Shares and the Additional Shares, is a suitable investment for such Investor and that it can bear the economic risk of a total loss in
respect of such investment. No Investor has relied on the Company for any tax or legal advice in connection with the purchase, exchange
or receipt, as applicable, of the Purchased Shares, the Exchange Shares or the Additional Shares. In evaluating the suitability of an
investment in the Company, no Investor has relied upon any representations or other information relating to the Company (other than the
representations and warranties of the Company expressly set forth in Article II).
Section 3.6
No Brokers or Finders. No Person has
or will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any right, interest or claim against or upon the Company,
any of its Subsidiaries or any Investor for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker because of any act by each
Investor.
Section 3.7
No Covered Transaction. No Investor is a Foreign Person within the meaning of 31 C.F.R. § 800.224. No Investor’s
direct or indirect participation in the transaction described in this Agreement would cause such transaction to be a “covered transaction”
within the meaning of 50 U.S. Code § 4565(a)(4).
Section 3.8
Financing. At the Closing, each Investor will have available funds necessary to consummate the purchase of the Purchased
Shares on the terms and conditions contemplated by this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, such Investor is not aware of any
reason why the funds sufficient to pay such Purchaser’s Applicable Purchase Price for the Purchased Shares will not be available
on the Closing Date.
Section 3.9
No Additional Representations. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Investors (severally and not jointly)
in this Article III, neither the Investors nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect
to the Investors, their Affiliates or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, employees, employee benefit plans,
conditions or prospects, and the Investors, on behalf of themselves and their respective Affiliates and their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents and other representatives, hereby disclaim any such other representations or warranties. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of the Company and its Affiliates to rely on the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements expressly set forth in this Article III, nor will anything in this Agreement operate to limit
any claim by the Company and its Affiliates for Fraud.
Section 3.10
No Reliance. Each Investor acknowledges and agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that, except for the representations
and warranties contained in Article II, neither the Company nor any other Person, makes any express or implied representation or
warranty with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, employees, employee
benefit plans, conditions or prospects, and each Investor, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby disclaims reliance upon any
such other representations or warranties. In particular, without limiting the foregoing disclaimer, each Investor acknowledges and agrees,
on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that neither the Company nor any other Person, makes or has made any representation or warranty
with respect to, and each Investor, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby disclaims reliance upon (a) any financial projection,
forecast, estimate, budget or prospect information relating to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective business, or (b) without
limiting the representations and warranties made by the Company in Article II, any information presented to each Investor or any
of its Affiliates or representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of the Company, the negotiation of this Agreement
or in the course of the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
Section 4.1
Board of Directors. The Investors shall have the right to nominate one director to the Board of Directors (the “Series
B Director”) to the extent provided in the Certificate of Designations. In connection with the appointment of the Series B Director
to the Board of Directors (to the extent not already a member of the Board of Directors), the Company shall enter into an Indemnification
Agreement with the Series B Director if it has not already done so.
Section 4.2
Public Announcement. The Company shall issue a Press Release in the form attached as Exhibit F (the “Press
Release”) and file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, including the Exhibits hereto, and attaching as exhibits any documents related to such transactions as are required
by SEC rules and regulations.
Section 4.3
Restrictions on Transfer.
(a)
Until the earliest of (x) one (1) year from the date hereof and (y) the Standstill Termination Date, no Investor shall Transfer
any of the Exchange Shares, Purchased Shares, or the Additional Shares, as applicable (but excluding (except as set forth in the last
sentence of this Section 4.3(a)), for the avoidance of doubt, any Conversion Shares), to any Person without prior written consent
of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, however, that, without the consent
of the Company, each Investor may Transfer the Exchange Shares, Purchased Shares or the Additional Shares, as applicable (i) to a Permitted
Transferee of such Investor that agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement (including Section 4.7) and such Investor’s
Voting Agreement pursuant to a written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company; (ii) in connection
with bona fide financing arrangements, including, for example, pledging shares as collateral to secure a bona fide loan or other obligation,
in each case entered into with a nationally recognized financial institution, and any foreclosure by such financial institution or transfer
to such financial institution in lieu of foreclosure and subsequent sale of the securities; provided, however, that
in the event of any foreclosure by such financial institution or transfer to such financial institution in lieu of foreclosure, (1) the
transferee shall not be a Permitted Transferee of the Investor for purposes of Section 9(a) or Section 9(b) of the Certificate of Designations,
(2) the transferee shall not Transfer (other than in a transaction described in the parenthetical in the last sentence of this Section
4.3(a)) such foreclosed Exchange Shares, Purchased Shares, Additional Shares or Conversion Shares to an Activist Investor; or (iii)
following the date the Company commences a voluntary case under Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other similar insolvency
laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until the earliest of (x) one (1) year from the date hereof, (y) the Standstill Termination Date
and (z) the date the Company commences a voluntary case under Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other similar insolvency
laws, no Investor shall Transfer any of the Exchange Shares, the Purchased Shares or the Additional Shares, as applicable, or any Conversion
Shares issued upon conversion of any of the Exchange Shares, the Purchased Shares or the Additional Shares, to an Activist Investor to
the extent that the identity of the transaction counterparty can be reasonably ascertained (excluding any Transfers of Conversion Shares
into the public market pursuant to a bona fide, broadly distributed underwritten public
offering or Transfers through a bona fide sale
to the public, which is not directed at a particular transferee, without registration effectuated pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities
Act).
(b)
In any event, Restricted Securities shall not be Transferred except upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section
4.4, which conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. Any attempted Transfer in violation
of this Section 4.3 shall be void ab initio.
(c)
At any time between the Closing Date and the Voting Right Expiration Date, upon reasonable written notice from the Company to the
Investors, the Investors will promptly provide the Company with information regarding the amount of the securities of the Company beneficially
owned by each such Investor or Affiliates thereof.
Section 4.4
Restrictive Legends.
(a)
All Issued Shares and Conversion Shares (unless otherwise permitted by the provisions of Section 4.4(c)) shall be stamped
or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form (in addition to any legend required under applicable state securities
laws):
“THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS SECURITY
AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), AND THIS SECURITY AND SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR (B)
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING
THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED AS PERMITTED BY THE SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY 22, 2024.”
(b)
In addition, for so long as the Exchange Shares, the Purchased Shares, Additional Shares or the Conversion Shares are subject to
the restrictions set forth in Section 4.3, each certificate representing such shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with
a legend in substantially the following form:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN THE SUBSCRIPTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY
22, 2024, BY AND AMONG THE COMPANY AND THE INVESTORS NAMED THEREIN. THE COMPANY WILL MAIL TO THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE A COPY OF
SUCH SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT, AS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF MAILING,
WITHOUT CHARGE, PROMPTLY AFTER RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR.”
(c)
Each Investor consents to the Company making a notation on its records and giving instructions to any transfer agent of the applicable
Issued Shares or the Conversion Shares in order to implement the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4.4.
(d)
Prior to any proposed Transfer of any Restricted Securities, unless there is in effect a registration statement under the Securities
Act covering the proposed Transfer, the applicable Investor shall give written notice to the Company of such Investor’s intention
to effect such Transfer (“Transfer Notice”). Each such notice shall describe the manner and circumstances of the proposed
Transfer in sufficient detail, and shall be accompanied by either (i) an opinion of legal counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company
to the effect that the proposed Transfer of the Restricted Securities may be effected without registration under the Securities Act, or
(ii) any other evidence reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the Company, whereupon such Investor shall be entitled to Transfer such
Restricted Securities in accordance with the Transfer Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the applicable Investor gives the Company
a representation letter containing such representations as the Company may reasonably request, the Company will not require such legal
opinion or such other evidence (A) in a routine sales transaction in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or (B) in any
transaction in which an Investor that is a partnership or limited liability company distributes Restricted Securities solely to its Affiliates
(including affiliated fund partnerships), or partners or members of such Investor or its Affiliates for no consideration. Each certificate
evidencing the Restricted Securities transferred shall bear the appropriate restrictive legend set forth in Sections 4.4(a) and (b),
except that such certificate shall not bear the first such restrictive legend if such legend is not required in order to establish compliance
with any provisions of the Securities Act. Upon the request of an Investor holding a certificate bearing the first such restrictive legend
and, if necessary, the appropriate evidence as required by clause (i) or (ii) above, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days of
the request, remove the first such restrictive legend from such certificate and from the certificate to be issued to the applicable transferee
if such legend is not required in order to establish compliance with any provisions of the Securities Act. If an Investor holds a certificate
bearing the second restrictive legend, upon the written request of such Investor, the Company shall remove such restrictive legend from
such certificate when the provisions of Section 4.3 are no longer applicable to the applicable shares represented by such certificate.
Section 4.5
Use of Proceeds. Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Designations (including the receipt of any required approvals
thereunder), the Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Purchased Shares as set forth on Section 4.5 of the Disclosure
Schedule.
Section 4.6
Financial Statements and Other Information.
(a)
If between the Closing Date and the Voting Right Expiration Date, the Common Stock is deregistered under the Exchange Act and the
Company is no longer required to file periodic reports with the SEC, until the Voting Right Expiration Date, the Company shall deliver
to each of the Investors:
(i)
as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, its audited consolidated
(and unaudited consolidating) balance sheet and audited consolidated (and unaudited consolidating) statements of operations and comprehensive
income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year, and related notes thereto, setting forth
in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent
public accountants of recognized national standing to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations and cash flow of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end
of and for such fiscal year in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and accompanied by a narrative management’s discussion
and analysis report describing the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries;
and
(ii)
as soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year
of the Company, its unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet and unaudited consolidated and consolidating statements of
operations and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then
elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods
of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by the Chief Financial Officer of
the Company (or equivalent) as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and such portion of the fiscal
year in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and reduced footnote disclosures, and
accompanied by a narrative management’s discussion and analysis report describing the financial position, results of operations
and cash flows of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries;
(b)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, financial statements and other reports required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 4.6
filed by the Company with the SEC and available on EDGAR (or such other free, publicly-accessible internet database that may be established
and maintained by the SEC as a substitute for or successor to EDGAR) shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Investors on the date
on which the Company posts such documents to EDGAR (or such other free, publicly-accessible internet database that may be established
and maintained by the SEC as a substitute for or successor to EDGAR).
(c)
Between the Closing Date and the Voting Right Expiration Date, the Investors or their representatives shall have the reasonable
right to consult from time to time, but not more frequently than once per quarter, with the senior officers of the Company at its principal
place of business or virtually (as determined by the Company) regarding operating and financial matters of the Company; provided
that the exercise of such right does not materially interfere with the operations of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.7
Standstill. The Magnetar Investors and the White Hat Investors, severally and not jointly, agree that, until the earliest
of (i) the one (1) year anniversary of the date hereof with respect to clause (b) below and, otherwise, the two (2) year anniversary of
the date hereof, (ii) the occurrence of any Bankruptcy Event (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and (iii)
the occurrence of (1) an Event of Default
(as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement, or any similar event under any other indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or
any Subsidiary thereof incurred as part of a refinancing of, or substitution or exchange for, the indebtedness for borrowed money under
the Existing Credit Agreement, in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, after taking into account any applicable cure periods contained
in the Existing Credit Agreement or the applicable credit agreement); provided, that in the event of such an Event of Default
pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof (or any similar event under any other such indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary
thereof for borrowed money) in respect of a failure to observe or perform a covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02
of the Existing Credit Agreement, such event must continue for at least seven (7) Business Days and not otherwise be subject to an irrevocable
waiver from the Administrative Agent and Required Lenders (in each case, as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) by such seventh
(7th) Business Day to constitute a Standstill Termination Event hereunder or (2) the acceleration of the maturity of the obligations
under the Existing Credit Agreement (or under any other indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof incurred
as part of a refinancing of, or in substitution or exchange for, the indebtedness for borrowed money under the Existing Credit Agreement)
and such acceleration has not been rescinded by the requisite holders of such indebtedness for borrowed money within seven (7) Business
Days following such acceleration (the earliest of (i), (ii) and (iii), the “Standstill Termination Date”), without
the prior consent, invitation, or authorization of the Company or the Company’s Board of Directors, not to:
(a)
other than pursuant to clause (b) below, acquire or agree to acquire, whether by private or open market purchase, a block trade,
or a tender or exchange offer, beneficial ownership of, or any economic interest in, any right to direct the voting or disposition of,
or any other right with respect to any equity securities or direct or indirect rights to acquire any equity securities of the Company,
any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such equity securities, in each case solely to the extent that, after giving effect
to such acquisition or transaction, either (i) the Magnetar Investors, taken together with their respective Affiliates, would beneficially
own (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), in the aggregate, greater than 19.99% of the then outstanding
Common Stock or (ii) the White Hat Investors, taken together with its respective Affiliates, would beneficially own (as determined in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), in the aggregate, greater than 9.99% of the then outstanding Common Stock;
(b)
enter into any options, puts, calls, swaps or other derivative or convertible instruments, hedging contracts or other derivative
securities or similar contracts or instruments in any way related to the purchase or sale of Common Stock and/or price of shares of the
Common Stock;
(c)
(i) make, publicly support or become a “participant” in (as such term is defined or used under the Exchange Act, other
than solely by voting shares or complying with applicable reporting requirements under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) or by virtue
of having a representative serving on the Company’s Board of Directors, any “solicitation” of “proxies”
or consents (whether or not relating to the election or removal of directors), as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC (but without
regard to the exclusion set forth in Rule 14a-1(l)(2)(iv) promulgated under the Exchange Act), to vote any voting securities of the Company
or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any such voting securities, (ii) request, call or seek to call (or,
for the avoidance of doubt, publicly support another Person’s request or call for) a meeting of
the Company’s stockholders or action
by written consent (or the setting of a record date therefor), other than of or by the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock voting
as a separate class for the purpose of voting or consenting to the matters on which the holders of Series B Preferred Stock have the right
to vote or consent to under Section 9 of the Certificate of Designations, (iii) initiate any stockholder proposal for action by the Company’s
stockholders, (iv) except as contemplated by this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations, seek representation on the Board of Directors,
or (v) advise, assist, knowingly encourage or direct any Person to do, or to advise, assist, knowingly encourage or direct any other Person
to do, any of the foregoing prohibited actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv); provided that nothing in this clause (c) shall restrict
the voting by proxy in the ordinary course of business;
(d)
make any public announcement with respect to, offer or take any action that would reasonably be expected to require the Company
to make a public announcement regarding (in each case with or without conditions, but other than a public announcement in respect of the
implementation of proposals, actions or transactions approved by the Company), either alone or in concert with others, any merger, consolidation,
business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization or purchase of more than 50% of the assets, properties
or securities of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any other extraordinary transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary
of the Company (it being understood that the foregoing shall not restrict a Person from tendering shares, receiving payment for shares
or otherwise participating in any such transaction on the same basis as other stockholders of the Company); provided, that, nothing in
this clause (d) is intended to prohibit the Investors’ compliance with applicable reporting requirements under Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act;
(e)
enter into any agreements, arrangements or understandings with any third party (including security holders of the Company) with
respect to any of the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), including forming, joining or in any way participating in a “group”
(as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with any third party in connection with any of the foregoing (it being understood
that each Investor and its Affiliates, or the Investors collectively, shall not be considered a “group” for purposes of this
clause (e));
(f)
except as contemplated by this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations, request the Company or any of its Representatives,
directly or indirectly, to amend or waive any provision of this Section 4.7; provided that this clause shall not prohibit the making
of a confidential request to the Company seeking an amendment or waiver of the provisions of this Section 4.7, which the Company
may accept or reject in its sole discretion, so long as any such request is made in a manner that does not require public disclosure thereof
by any Person; or
(g)
purchase, sell or otherwise trade debt securities of the Company if as a result of such purchase, sale or trade such Investor beneficially
owns 19.99% or more of the Company’s outstanding debt securities;
provided, however, that subject to the terms
of Section 4.3 and the Voting Agreements, nothing in this Section 4.7 will (i) prevent the Investors’ designee serving
on the board of directors of the Company from taking any action while acting in such designee’s capacity as a director of the Company
in accordance with his or her fiduciary duties as a director, (ii) limit the ability to vote or transfer shares of Common Stock, privately
make and submit to the Board of Directors any proposal
that is intended to be made and submitted on
a non-publicly disclosed or announced basis (and would not reasonably be expected to require public disclosure by any Person, but other
than a public disclosure in respect of the implementation of proposals, actions or transactions approved by the Company), participate
in rights offerings made by the Company to all holders of Common Stock, receive any dividends or similar distributions with respect to
any securities of the Company, or tender shares of Common Stock into any tender or exchange offer or (iii) prohibit the Investors from
complying with applicable reporting requirements under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
This Section 4.7 shall supersede and
replace Section 4.5 of the Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Section 4.7
shall limit the rights of the Investors and their Affiliates under this Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Voting Agreement and/or the Warrant.
Section 4.8
Information; Confidentiality.
(a)
The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and each of their respective officers, directors and employees
to not, and shall direct and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its attorneys, representatives and agents to not, provide any
Investor or their Affiliates (excluding the Investors’ designee serving on the Board of Directors of the Company) with any material
non-public information under U.S. federal securities laws regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries if not specifically requested
by such Investor or without the express prior consent of such Investor; provided that the Company shall have the ability to cure any inadvertent
disclosure of material non-public information prohibited by this Section 4.8(a) by promptly making a public disclosure thereof.
(b)
Until the one year anniversary following the Voting Right Expiration Date, the Investors shall, and shall cause their respective
Affiliates and Representatives who actually receive Confidential Information to, keep confidential any information (including oral, written
and electronic information) concerning the Company, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates that may be furnished to the Investor, its Affiliates
or its or their respective Representatives by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Representatives pursuant to this Agreement or
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (“Confidential Information”) and to use the Confidential Information
solely for the purposes of monitoring, administering or managing the Investors’ investment in the Company made pursuant to this
Agreement; provided that Confidential Information will not include information that (a) was or becomes available to the public other than
as a result of a breach of any confidentiality obligation in this Agreement by an Investor or its Affiliates or their respective Representatives,
(b) was or becomes available to an Investor or its Affiliates or their respective Representatives from a source other than the Company
or its Representatives; provided that such source is reasonably believed by such Investor or such Affiliates not to be subject to an obligation
of confidentiality (whether by agreement or otherwise), (c) at the time of disclosure is already in the possession of an Investor or its
Affiliates or their respective Representatives from a source other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
Representatives, (d) was independently developed by an Investor or its Affiliates or their respective Representatives without reference
to, incorporation of, or other use of any Confidential Information; provided that the Investor may disclose Confidential Information (i)
to its attorneys, accountants, consultants and financial and other professional advisors to the extent necessary to obtain their services
in connection with its investment in the Company, (ii) to
any Affiliate, partner, member, limited partners,
prospective partners or co-investors, or related investment fund of an Investor and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers,
employees, consultants and representatives, in each case in the ordinary course of business (provided that the recipients of such confidential
information are directed to abide by the confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations contained herein), (iii) as may be reasonably
determined by the Investor to be necessary in connection with the Investor’s enforcement of its rights in connection with this Agreement
or its investment in the Company, or (iv) as may otherwise be required by law or legal, judicial or regulatory process; and provided,
further, that (x) any breach of the confidentiality and use terms herein by any Person to whom an Investor and its Permitted Transferees
may disclose Confidential Information pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding proviso shall be attributable to such Investor
for purposes of determining such Investor’s compliance with this Section 4.8, except those who have entered into a separate
confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement or obligation with the Company, and (y) that such Investor takes commercially reasonable steps
(at the Company’s sole expense) to minimize the extent of any required disclosure described in clause (iv) of the preceding proviso.
Section 4.9
Warrants. In the event of (a) an Optional Repurchase in connection with an Asset Sale Trigger, on each applicable Optional
Repurchase Date, or (b) the consummation of each repurchase pursuant to an exercise of the Asset Sale Call Right (the “Optional
Call Date”), the Company agrees to issue to each Investor whose shares of Series B Preferred Stock were redeemed pursuant to
the Optional Repurchase or consummation of the repurchase pursuant to such Asset Sale Call Right, in each case, a warrant to purchase
Common Stock in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (each individually a “Warrant” and collectively the “Warrants”)
representing the right of such Investor to acquire for a term of five (5) years and six (6) months from such issuance an initial amount
of Common Stock representing the quotient of (x) the aggregate Liquidation Preference of shares of Series B Preferred Stock repurchased
by the Company divided by (y) the Conversion Price as of such Optional Repurchase Date or the Optional Call Date, as applicable, in each
case, subject to adjustments as set forth in the Warrant, and with an initial exercise price equal to the Conversion Price as of such
Optional Repurchase Date or the Optional Call Date, as applicable, in each case, subject to adjustments set forth in the Warrant.
Section 4.10
Elimination of Series A-1 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations. Promptly following the Closing, the Company shall
file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Elimination (the “Certificate of Elimination”)
with respect to the Certificate of Designations of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, and take such additional action as may be necessary
to cancel the Certificate of Designations of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and otherwise terminate the authority of the Company to issue
additional shares of, and retire, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
Section 4.11
Termination of Prior Voting Agreement. Each Investor to the extent a party to that certain Amended and Restated Voting Agreement
dated as of November 10, 2021 by and between the Company and such Investor or group of affiliated Investors, as applicable, (each, a “Prior
Voting Agreement”), severally and not jointly with any other Investor, hereby agrees with the Company that effective as of the
date hereof, the Prior Voting Agreement to which it is a party, including all obligations thereunder, shall terminate and be of no further
force or effect in its entirety without further action by any of the parties thereto and notwithstanding Section 3 thereof or anything
else to the contrary in such Prior Voting Agreement.
Section 4.12
Efforts to Consummate. Subject to the
terms and conditions herein provided, each of the parties shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action
and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
V.
Conditions to closing
Section 5.1
Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the Investors. The respective obligations of each of the Company and the
Investors to effect the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable law) on or prior to the
Closing Date, as applicable, of the following conditions:
(a)
no temporary or permanent order, judgment, injunction, ruling, writ or decree of any Governmental Entity (including in respect
of a claim brought by a third party) shall have been enacted, promulgated, issued, entered, amended or enforced by any Governmental Entity
nor shall any proceeding brought by a Governmental Entity seeking any of the foregoing be pending, or any applicable law shall be in effect
enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“Restraints”);
and
(b)
to the extent applicable, all required antitrust filings, notices and approvals shall have been made, given, or as applicable,
received, and any waiting period associated therewith shall have expired or been terminated.
Section 5.2
Conditions to the Obligations of the Company to Effect the Closing. The obligations of the Company to effect the Closing
shall be further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following
conditions:
(a)
the representations and warranties of the Investors contained in Article III shall be true and correct in all material respects
as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date (other than those representations and warranties that
address matters as of particular dates, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such dates);
(b)
each of the Investors shall have complied with or performed in all material respects its obligations required to be complied with
or performed by it pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing; and
(c)
each of the Investors shall have delivered to the Company a certificate executed by an authorized officer of such Investor stating
that the conditions set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b) have been satisfied.
Section 5.3
Conditions to the Obligations of the Investors to Effect the Closing. The obligations of the Investors to effect the Closing
shall be further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following
conditions:
(a)
the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Article II shall be true and correct in all respects (other
than for de minimis inaccuracies) as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date (other than
those representations and warranties that address matters as of particular dates, which shall be true and correct as of such dates);
(b)
the Company shall have complied with or performed in all material respects its obligations required to be complied with or performed
by it pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing; and
(c)
the Company shall have delivered to each of the Investors the deliverables set forth in Section 1.3(b) together with a certificate
executed by an authorized officer of the Company stating that the conditions set forth in Sections 5.3(a) and 5.3(b) have
been satisfied.
ARTICLE
VI.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 6.1
Survival. Except in the case of Fraud, the representations and warranties of the parties contained in Article II
and Article III hereof made at the Closing shall survive for twelve (12) months following the Closing. All covenants and agreements
of the parties contained herein shall survive the Closing in accordance with their terms.
Section 6.2
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement, and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by a party and delivered to the other parties. Copies
of executed counterparts of signature pages to this Agreement may be transmitted by PDF (portable document format) or facsimile and such
PDFs or facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.
Section 6.3
Governing Law.
(a)
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect
to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
(b)
Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard first in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and, if applicable, in any state or federal
court located in of Delaware in which appeal from the Court of Chancery may validly be taken under the laws of the State of Delaware (each
a “Chosen Court” and collectively, the “Chosen Courts”), and the parties agree to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of the Chosen Courts. Such Persons further agree that any proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based
on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or by any matters related to
the foregoing (the “Applicable Matters”) shall be brought exclusively in a Chosen Court, and that any proceeding arising
out of this Agreement or any other Applicable Matter shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business in the State of Delaware,
and each of the foregoing Persons hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such Chosen Courts in any such proceeding and
irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that such Person may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit,
action or proceeding in any such Chosen Court or that any such proceeding brought in any such Chosen Court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.
(c)
Such Persons further covenant not to bring a proceeding with respect to the Applicable Matters (or that could affect any Applicable
Matter) other than in such Chosen Court and not to challenge or enforce in another jurisdiction a judgment of such Chosen Court.
(d)
Process in any such proceeding may be served on any Person with respect to such Applicable Matters anywhere in the world, whether
within or without the jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court. Without limiting the foregoing, each such Person agrees that service of process
on such party as provided in Section 6.6 shall be deemed effective service of process on such Person.
(e)
Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO, FOR ITSELF AND ITS AFFILIATES, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
Section 6.4
Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary; Reclassification. This Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, the Voting
Agreement, the Expense Reimbursement Agreements (as defined below) and the Registration Rights Agreement contain the entire agreement
by and among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and all prior negotiations, writings and understandings relating to
the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Person not a party hereto (or their successors
and permitted assigns) any rights or remedies hereunder. The Exchange and the issuance of the Exchange Shares constitute a reclassification
within the meaning of Rule 16b-7 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Section 6.5
Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any other transaction document, all fees, costs and expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including accounting and legal fees, shall be paid
by the party incurring such fees, costs and expenses; provided, that at the Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Investors for expenses
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and other transactions between the Company and the Investors or their Affiliates (payable
in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds or by offset against the Applicable Purchase Price pursuant to Section 6.14),
(a) as set forth in the (i) letter agreement dated as of September 23, 2023 between the Company and Magnetar Capital LLC, as amended to
date (the “Magnetar Expense Reimbursement Agreement”) and (ii) letter agreement dated as of September 18, 2023 between
the Company and White Hat Capital Partners LP, as amended to date (the “White Hat Expense Reimbursement Agreement”
and, together with the Magnetar Expense Reimbursement Agreement, the “Expense Reimbursement Agreements”), and (b) in
an amount equal to
$6,400,000, which shall be paid to the Investors
in an individual amount equal to such Investor’s Pro Rata Share (the “Additional Reimbursement”). The Additional
Reimbursement payable to each Investor shall be payable, at the election of such Investor, in (x) immediately available funds, (y) additional
shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Additional Shares”) which will be deemed fully paid upon issuance or (z) any
combination of the foregoing. Exhibit B sets forth, with respect to each Investor who has elected to receive the Additional Reimbursement
in Additional Shares, the applicable amount of Additional Shares to be issued thereto hereunder at the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt,
the Additional Reimbursement is in addition to, and not in replacement of, the expense reimbursement provided for in the Expense Reimbursement
Agreements. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the parties agree that the Additional Reimbursement shall be treated as an adjustment
to the purchase price of the Purchased Shares and shall not be subject to any withholding. The parties shall report in a manner consistent
with such treatment.
Section 6.6
Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to have been duly given or made as follows: (a) if sent by registered or certified mail in the United States return receipt requested,
upon receipt, (b) if sent by nationally recognized overnight air courier, one (1) Business Day after mailing, (c) if sent by e-mail transmission,
with a copy sent on the same day in the manner provided in the foregoing clause (a) or (b), when transmitted and receipt is confirmed,
and (d) if otherwise actually personally delivered, when delivered, provided, that such notices, requests, demands and other communications
are delivered to the address set forth below, or to such other address as any party shall provide by like notice to the other parties
to this Agreement:
If to the Company, to:
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
68 South Service Road, Suite 230
Melville, New York 11747
E-mail: don.walther@comtech.com
Attention: Don Walther
with a copy (which shall
not constitute notice) to:
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
E-mail: rrusso@paulweiss.com
Attention: Raphael M. Russo
If to the Investors, to the address
set forth on the signature pages hereto
with a copy (which shall
not constitute notice) to:
Counsel to the Magnetar Investors:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
E-mail: ehalperin@willkie.com, sewen@willkie.com
Attention: Eric Halperin, Sean Ewen
Counsel to the White Hat Investors:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
E-mail: Eleazer.Klein@srz.com
Attention: Eleazer Klein
Section 6.7
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement may be assigned in connection with a Transfer to a Permitted Transferee permitted by
Section 4.3(a)(i), subject to the terms set forth therein. No other assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations
hereunder may be made by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. Any purported assignment or delegation
in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio.
Section 6.8
Headings. The Section, Article and other headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference
only and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 6.9
Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument or instruments in writing
signed by each party hereto. Any party hereto may, only by an instrument in writing, waive compliance by any other party or parties hereto
with any term or provision hereof on the part of such other party or parties hereto to be performed or complied with. No failure or delay
of any party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of
any right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any term or provision hereof shall
not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive
of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder.
Section 6.10
Interpretation; Absence of Presumption.
(a)
For the purposes hereof: (i) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall
be held to include the other gender as the context requires; (ii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” and “herewith”
and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules
and Exhibits) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit and Schedule references
are to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, Exhibits, and Schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (iii) the word “including”
and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless the context otherwise
requires or unless otherwise specified; and (iv) the word “or” shall not be exclusive.
(b)
With regard to each and every term and condition of this Agreement and any and all agreements and instruments subject to the terms
hereof, the parties hereto understand and agree that the same have or has been mutually negotiated, prepared and drafted, and if at any
time the parties hereto desire or are required to interpret or construe any such term or condition or any agreement or instrument subject
hereto, no consideration will be given to the issue of which party hereto actually prepared, drafted or requested any term or condition
of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument subject hereto.
Section 6.11
Severability. Any provision hereof that is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent
jurisdiction, shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, without affecting in any way
the remaining provisions hereof, provided, however, that the parties will attempt in good faith to reform this Agreement
in a manner consistent with the intent of any such ineffective provision for the purpose of carrying out such intent.
Section 6.12
Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage could occur and that the a party may not have any
adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their terms or were
otherwise breached. Accordingly, each party shall without the necessity of proving the inadequacy of money damages or posting a bond be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms, provisions and covenants
contained therein, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
Section 6.13
Corporate Opportunities. Subject to the proviso set forth in the penultimate sentence of this Section 6.13, the Company,
on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, (a) acknowledges and affirms that the Investors
or their Affiliates, portfolio companies and Representatives, including the Series B Director (the “Investor Group”):
(i) have participated (directly or indirectly) and will continue to participate (directly or indirectly) in private equity, venture capital
and other direct investments in corporations, joint ventures, limited liability companies and other entities (“Other Investments”),
including Other Investments engaged in various aspects of businesses similar to those engaged in by the Company and its Subsidiaries (and
related services businesses) that may, are or will be competitive with the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ businesses
or that could be suitable for the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ interests, (ii) do business with any client, customer,
vendor or lessor of any of the Company or its Affiliates or any other Person with which any of the Company or its Affiliates has a business
relationship, (iii) have interests in, participate with, aid and maintain seats on the board of directors or similar governing bodies
of, or serve as officers of, Other Investments, (iv) may develop or become aware of business opportunities for Other Investments; and
(v) may or will, as a result of or arising from the matters referenced in this Section 6.13, the nature of the Investor Group’s
businesses and other factors, have conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest, (b) hereby renounces and disclaims any interest
or expectancy in any business opportunity (including any Other Investments or any other opportunities that may arise in connection with
the circumstances described in the foregoing clauses (a)(i) through (a)(v) (each, a “Renounced Business Opportunity”)),
(c) acknowledges and affirms that no member of Investor Group, including the Series B Director, shall have any obligation to communicate
or offer any Renounced Business Opportunity to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any member of Investor Group may pursue a Renounced
Business Opportunity and (d) waives any claim against the
Investor Group and each member thereof in connection
with the foregoing, except, in the case of the foregoing clauses (b), (c) and (d), in the case of the Series B Director, for any such
opportunity expressly offered to the Series B Director solely in his or her capacity as a director of the Company. The Company agrees
that in the event that the Investor Group or any member thereof acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may constitute
a corporate opportunity for both (x) the Investor Group and (y) the Company or its Subsidiaries, a member of the Investor Group shall
not have any duty to offer or communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company or its Subsidiaries, except
in the case of the Series B Director, for any such opportunity expressly offered to the Series B Director solely in his or her capacity
as a director of the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and except as set forth in this Section 6.13, the
Company hereby waives any claim against the Investor Group and each member thereof that such member or the Investor Group is liable to
the Company or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that the Investor Group or such member of
the Investor Group (A) pursues or acquires any corporate opportunity for its own account or the account of any Affiliate or other person,
(B) directs, recommends, sells, assigns or otherwise transfers such corporate opportunity to another Person or (C) does not communicate
information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company.
Section 6.14
Net Funding. In order to simplify the cash movements in respect of (i) the payment of the purchase price set forth in Section
1.1, (ii) the reimbursement amount pursuant to the Expense Reimbursement Agreements and (iii) the Additional Reimbursement, the Company
and the Investors hereby agree that, at the option of the Investors, the then-outstanding reimbursement amount payable pursuant to the
Expense Reimbursement Agreements, subject to the terms of the Expense Reimbursement Agreements, and the Additional Reimbursement shall
be deducted from such purchase price, whereupon, following the payment of such reduced purchase price amount, all obligations of the Investors
under this Agreement in connection with its payment of such purchase price set forth in Section 1.1, shall be deemed to have been
satisfied in full as if the Investors had paid the full amount of the purchase price set forth in Section 1.1 to the Company. For
the avoidance of doubt, the aggregate amount reimbursable pursuant to the Expense Reimbursement Agreements (by way of deduction from the
Applicable Purchase Price hereunder pursuant to this Section 6.14) at the Closing shall not exceed $800,000 in the aggregate. For
the avoidance of doubt, any amount reimbursable pursuant to the Expense Reimbursement Agreements or the Additional Reimbursement not offset
against the Applicable Purchase Price pursuant to this Section 6.14 shall be payable by the Company in cash by wire transfer of
immediately available funds or, with respect to Additional Reimbursement payable in Additional Shares, by the issuance thereof to the
applicable Investor(s).
Section 6.15
Public Announcement. Subject to each party’s disclosure obligations imposed by applicable law or the rules of any
stock exchange upon which its securities are listed, each of the parties hereto will cooperate with each other in the development and
distribution of all news releases and other public information disclosures with respect to this Agreement and any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and neither the Company nor any Investor will make any such news release or public disclosure (other than
the Press Release) without first consulting with the other, and, in each case, also receiving the other’s consent (which shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and each party shall reasonably coordinate with the party whose consent is required with respect
to any such news release or public disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 6.15 shall not apply to any press release
or other public statement made
by the Company or an Investor (a) that is consistent
with prior disclosure and does not contain any information relating to the transactions that has not been previously announced or made
public in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (b) is made to its auditors, attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, limited
partners or other Permitted Transferees or (c) made in accordance with Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated
thereunder.
Section 6.16
Indemnification. In consideration of each Investor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and acquiring the applicable
Issued Shares and, upon conversion of any Issued Shares, the Conversion Shares (collectively, the “Shares”), and without
limiting any of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, and notwithstanding Section 6.14 of this Agreement, the Company
shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and all of their shareholders, partners, affiliates, members, officers,
directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents, managers, advisors or other representatives
(including, without limitation, Magnetar Capital LLC and White Hat Capital Partners LP) and all of their respective shareholders, partners,
affiliates, members, officers, directors and employees (collectively, the “Indemnitees” and each, an “Indemnitee”)
from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees (including requests for plaintiffs’
attorneys’ fee), liabilities and damages, and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection herewith or in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification
hereunder is sought), and including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and expenses (collectively, the “Indemnified
Liabilities”), actually incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, arising out of, or relating to any cause of action, suit,
claim, subpoena or other discovery request (and any appeals therefrom) brought or made against such Indemnitee, the Company or any of
its affiliates (including any officers or directors of the Company or its affiliates) and arising out of, resulting from, or relating
to the acquisition of the Shares, to the extent permitted under applicable law, and except for any claim asserted by the Company (other
than a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) or any claim asserted by any Indemnitee against any other Indemnitee. The Company
shall not be liable for any settlement of any pending or threatened action or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and the Company shall have the right to settle any pending or threatened
action or proceeding in respect of which indemnity has been sought hereunder without the consent of any Indemnitee so long as any and
all monetary payments in connection therewith are paid by the Company and such settlement (i) includes a provision unconditionally releasing
the applicable Indemnitees from liability in respect thereof and (ii) contains no admission of liability on behalf of any Indemnitee in
respect thereof.
(The next page is the signature page)
The parties have caused
this Subscription and Exchange Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
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[Signature Page to Subscription and Exchange
Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
DEFINED TERMS
1. The
following capitalized terms have the meanings indicated:
“Activist Investor”
means, as of any date, any Person (other than an Investor or any of its Affiliates, as of the date hereof) that has been identified on
the most recent “SharkWatch 50” list, or any publicly disclosed Affiliate funds of any Person.
“Affiliate”
of any Person means any Person, directly or indirectly, Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such Person.
“Asset Sale Call
Right” has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Asset Sale Trigger”
has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Board of Directors”
means the Company’s board of directors.
“Business Day”
means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law
or executive order to close or be closed.
“Bylaws”
means the Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated as of September 26, 2017, as the same may be further amended, supplemented
or restated.
“Certificate of
Incorporation” means the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware on August 18, 2006, as the same may be further amended, supplemented or restated.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Control”
(including its correlative meanings “under common Control with,” “Controlled by” and “Controlling”)
means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
or policies of such Person, whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other interests, by contract or otherwise.
“Conversion Price”
has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“DGCL”
means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (as amended from time to time).
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Documents”
means all material “employment benefit plans” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that are maintained or sponsored
by the Company or its Subsidiaries for
the benefit of their respective current or
former employees and with respect to which the Company or its Subsidiaries have any liability.
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Existing Credit
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Fraud”
means actual, not constructive, common law fraud (under the laws of the State of Delaware), committed with scienter, in the making of
the representations and warranties expressly given in this Agreement.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States.
“Government Official”
means any officer or employee of a foreign governmental authority or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or of a public
international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any such foreign governmental authority or
department, agency, or instrumentality, or for or on behalf of any such public international organization, or any political party, party
official, or candidate thereof, excluding officials of the governments of the United States, the several states thereof, any local subdivision
of any of them or any agency, department or unit of any of the foregoing.
“Governmental Entity”
means any supranational, national, state, municipal, local or foreign government, any court, tribunal, arbitrator, administrative agency,
commission or other governmental official, authority or instrumentality.
“Hazardous Substance”
means any waste, substance, product or material defined or regulated as “hazardous” or “toxic” by
any applicable law, rule, regulation or order described in the definition of “Requirements of Environmental Law,” including
petroleum and any fraction thereof, and any radioactive materials and waste.
“Indemnification
Agreement” means the Indemnification Agreement between the Company and the Series B Director in substantially the form attached
as Exhibit 10(k) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023.
“Investment Company
Act” mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“Issued Shares”
means, collectively, the Purchased Shares, the Exchange Shares and the Additional Shares.
“Liquidation Preference”
has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Magnetar Investors”
means Magnetar Structured Credit Fund, LP, Magnetar Longhorn Fund LP, Purpose Alternative Credit Fund - F LLC, Purpose Alternative Credit
Fund -
T LLC, Magnetar Lake Credit Fund LLC, Magnetar
Alpha Star Fund LLC and Magnetar Capital Fund II LP.
“Material Adverse
Effect” means a material adverse effect upon the financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that any such effect resulting or arising from or relating to
any of the following matters shall not be considered when determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably
be expected to occur: (a) any change, development, occurrence or event affecting the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries
operate; (b) any conditions affecting the United States general economy or the general economy in any geographic area in which the Company
or its Subsidiaries operate or developments or changes therein or the financial and securities markets and credit markets in the United
States or elsewhere in the world; (c) political conditions, including the continuation, occurrence, escalation, outbreak or worsening
of any hostilities, war, political action, acts of terrorism, sabotage or military conflicts, whether or not pursuant to the declaration
of an emergency or war; (d) any conditions resulting from the existence, occurrence, continuation or worsening of any force majeure events,
including any earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical storms, fires or other natural or manmade disasters, any epidemic,
pandemic or other similar outbreak (including any non-human epidemic, pandemic or other similar outbreak) or any other national, international
or regional calamity; (e) changes in any law, rule, regulation or GAAP; (f) changes in the market price or trading volume of the Common
Stock or any other equity, equity-related or debt securities of the Company or its Affiliates (it being understood that the underlying
circumstances, events or reasons giving rise to any such change can be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect
has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur); (g) any failure to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts, estimates
or guidance for any period (it being understood that the underlying circumstances, events or reasons giving rise to any such failure can
be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur); (h) the
announcement, execution or delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company and its Subsidiaries with employees, suppliers, customers,
partners, vendors or any other third Person; (i) any actions taken by, or at the written request of, the Investors; and (j) any action,
suit or proceeding arising from allegations of breach of fiduciary duty or otherwise relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby by any stockholder of the Company; provided, that any of the matters described in clauses (a), (b) or (c), will be taken
into account for purposes of determining whether or not a Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent that such matter disproportionately
and adversely affects the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared with other companies operating in the industry in
which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate.
“Optional Redemption
Right” has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Optional Repurchase”
has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Optional Repurchase
Date” has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Permitted Liens”
means any liens incurred by the Investors or their respective Affiliates, restrictions arising under applicable federal and state securities
laws, or restrictions imposed by this Agreement, the Certificate of Designations or the Registration Rights Agreement.
“Permitted Transferee”
means (i) any investment fund, investment vehicle or account Controlled by any Investor or any Affiliate thereof, or (ii) any shareholder,
limited partner, limited liability company member, other equityholder or Affiliate of any Investor or any such investment fund, investment
vehicle or account thereof as a result of any distribution.
“Person”
means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or unincorporated organization or a government
or agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Personal Data”
has the same meaning as “personal data,” “personal information,” or other analogous terms under Privacy Requirements,
including information that allows the identification of a natural person or any data that, if it were subject to unauthorized access,
would require notification under Privacy Requirements to the data subject.
“Pro Rata Share”
means the product obtained by multiplying (i) $6,400,000, and (ii) a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the sum of (A) the Applicable
Purchase Price funded by such Investor to the Company and (B) the aggregate liquidation preference of Exchange Shares issued to such Investor,
if any, pursuant to this Agreement and (y) the denominator of which is $160,721,222.
“Registration Rights
Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company and the Investors, in the form
attached to the Agreement as Exhibit D.
“Release” means
any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into
or through the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within or upon any
building, structure, facility or fixture.
“Representatives”
means a Persons’ Affiliates, employees, agents, consultants, accountants, attorneys or financial advisors and direct or indirect
members or partners or Affiliates of the foregoing.
“Requirements of Environmental
Law” means all requirements imposed by any law, rule, regulation, or order of any governmental authority which relate to (a)
the environment, (b) the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, (c) the generation, management, Release or threatened Release
of any Hazardous Substance, or (d) health and safety matters.
“Restricted Securities”
means any equity security that constitutes a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); provided, however,
that such equity security will cease to be a Restricted Security upon the earliest to occur of the following events:
| (a) | such equity security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate
of the Company) pursuant to a registration statement that was effective under the Securities Act at the time of such sale or transfer; |
| (b) | such equity security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate
of the Company) pursuant to an available exemption (including Rule 144) from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of,
or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and, immediately after such sale or transfer, such equity security ceases to constitute
a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); and |
| (c) | (i) such equity security is eligible for resale, by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company and
that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) months, pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitations
thereunder as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice; and (ii) the Company has received such
certificates or other documentation or evidence as the Company may reasonably require to determine that such equity security is eligible
for resale pursuant to clause (i) and the holder or beneficial owner of such equity security is not, and has not been during the immediately
preceding three (3) months, an Affiliate of the Company. |
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC Documents”
means all reports, schedules, registration statements, proxy statements and other documents (including all amendments, exhibits and schedules
thereto) filed by the Company with the SEC on or after January 1, 2021.
“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Series A Preferred
Stock” means the preferred stock of the Company titled “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,” par value $0.10 per
share.
“Series A-1 Preferred
Stock” means the preferred stock of the Company titled “Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock,” par value $0.10
per share.
“Stock Plans”
means the Company’s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, and 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability
company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the capital stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence
of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting
power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity
is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such
Person; and (b) any partnership or limited
liability company where (x) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests, or
of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general,
special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (y) such Person or any one or more of the other
Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.
“Tax”
and “Taxes” means all federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including, without limitation, income, franchise, property,
sales, withholding, payroll and employment taxes), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Entity, including any
interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Tax Return”
means any return, report or similar filing (including the attached schedules) filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes (and
any amendments thereto), including any information return, claim for refund or declaration of estimated Taxes.
“Transfer”
means, with respect to the applicable securities, any direct or indirect (a) sale, transfer, hypothecation, assignment, gift, bequest
or disposition of such securities by any other means, whether for value or no value and whether voluntary or involuntary (including, without
limitation, by realization upon any lien or by operation of law or by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment, bankruptcy or other legal
or equitable proceedings, but excluding any conversion or exchange of securities in connection with a merger or other business combination
involving the Company) or (b) grant of any option, warrant or other right to purchase such securities. The term “Transferred”
shall have a correlative meaning.
“Voting Agreement”
means the separate Voting Agreement by and between the Company and each of the Investors, in the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit
C.
“Voting Right Expiration
Date” has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“White Hat Investors”
means White Hat Strategic Partners LP and White Hat Strategic Partners II LP.
2. The
following terms are defined in the Sections of the Agreement indicated:
INDEX OF TERMS
Term |
Section |
Additional Reimbursement |
6.5 |
Agreement |
Preamble |
Applicable Matters |
6.3(b) |
Applicable Purchase Price |
1.1 |
Certificate of Designations |
1.1 |
Certificate of Elimination |
4.7 |
Chosen Court |
6.3(b) |
Closing |
1.2 |
Closing Date |
1.2 |
Common Stock |
2.4(a) |
Company |
Preamble |
Confidential Information |
4.6(b) |
Conversion Shares |
2.4(c) |
Disclosure Schedule |
Article II |
Exchange |
Recitals |
Exchange Shares |
Recitals |
Exchanged Shares |
Recitals |
Expense Reimbursement Agreement |
6.5 |
Financial Statements |
2.7 |
Indemnified Liabilities |
6.16 |
Indemnitees |
6.16 |
Investor |
Preamble |
Investor Group |
6.13 |
Magnetar Expense Reimbursement Agreement |
6.5 |
Optional Call Date |
4.7 |
Other Investments |
6.13 |
Preferred Stock |
2.4(a) |
Press Release |
4.2 |
Prior Voting Agreement |
4.9 |
Privacy Requirements |
2.19 |
Purchased Shares |
Recitals |
Renounced Business Opportunity |
6.13 |
Restraints |
5.1(a) |
Series B Director |
4.1 |
Series B Preferred Stock |
Recitals |
Shares |
6.16 |
Standstill Termination Date |
4.7 |
Transfer Notice |
4.3(d) |
Warrant |
4.7 |
Warrants |
4.7 |
White Hat Expense Reimbursement Agreement |
6.5 |
Exhibit B
Investors
Investor |
Purchased Shares |
Applicable Purchase Price for the Purchased Shares |
Exchanged Shares |
Exchange Shares |
Additional Shares |
Issued Shares |
Magnetar Structured Credit Fund, LP |
10,580.70 |
$10,580,700.00 |
22,080.00 |
25,551.25 |
1,438.79 |
37,570.74 |
Magnetar Longhorn Fund LP |
6,138.60 |
$6,138,600.00 |
4,880.00 |
5,647.19 |
469.32 |
12,255.11 |
Purpose Alternative Credit Fund - F LLC |
3,178.50 |
$3,178,500.00 |
15,200.00 |
17,589.63 |
827.00 |
21,595.13 |
Purpose Alternative Credit Fund - T LLC |
510.90 |
$510,900.00 |
2,400.00 |
2,777.31 |
130.94 |
3,419.15 |
Magnetar Lake Credit Fund LLC |
5,678.40 |
$5,678,400.00 |
35,440.00 |
41,011.60 |
1,859.22 |
48,549.22 |
Magnetar Alpha Star Fund LLC |
11,961.30 |
$11,961,300.00 |
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- |
476.30 |
12,437.60 |
Magnetar Capital Fund II LP |
951.60 |
$951,600.00 |
- |
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37.89 |
989.49 |
White Hat Strategic Partners LP |
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- |
20,000.00 |
23,144.24 |
127.49 |
23,271.73 |
White Hat Strategic Partners II LP |
6,000.00 |
$6,000,000.00 |
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33.05 |
6,033.05 |
Total: |
45,000.00 |
$45,000,000.00 |
100,000.00 |
115,721.22 |
5,400.00 |
166,121.22 |
Exhibit C
Form of Certificate of Designations
Exhibit D
Form of Registration Rights
Agreement
Exhibit E
Disclosure Schedule
Exhibit F
Press Release
Exhibit G
Form of Voting Agreement
Exhibit H
Form of Warrant
EXHIBIT 99.1
Final Form
FORM OF
WARRANT
TO PURCHASE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
OF
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.
Original Issue Date: _______, __, 202_1 |
No. W-_ |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the
undersigned, Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”),
hereby certifies that [_______] or any transferee, assignee or other subsequent holder hereof (the “Holder”) is entitled
to subscribe for and purchase, at the Exercise Price per share, the Warrant Share Number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Common Stock”). This
Warrant is issued pursuant to that certain Subscription and Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2024, by and among the Company
and the entities listed on Exhibit B of that certain Subscription and Exchange Agreement (as may be amended, restated, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Subscription and
Exchange Agreement”). The Common Shares (as defined below) issuable hereunder (the “Warrant Shares”) are
entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below). Capitalized terms used in this Warrant and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in Section 8 hereof or, if not specified in Section 8 hereof,
the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, regardless of whether the Subscription and Exchange
Agreement or the Certificate of Designations, as applicable, remains in effect as of any date of determination.
1.
Term. The right to subscribe for and purchase Warrant Shares represented hereby commences on the Original Issue Date and
shall expire on the date that is five years and six months following the Original Issue Date (such period being the “Term”).
2.
Method of Exercise; Payment; Issuance of New Warrant; Transfer and Exchange.
(a)
Exercise of Warrant. The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any
time and from time to time during the Term by delivering to the Company (by electronic mail or otherwise in accordance with Section
11) written notice of such exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, an “Exercise Form”)
and the applicable Exercise Price, which may be satisfied by a Cash Exercise or a Cashless Exercise (as each is defined below), for each
Warrant Share as to which this Warrant is being exercised. The “Exercise Date” in respect of each exercise of this
Warrant shall be defined as the date that the Exercise Form in respect of such exercise is delivered to the Company in accordance with
the
1 Insert the date of
the consummation of the applicable Asset Sale Put Right or Asset Sale Call Right.
terms hereof. In the event that this Warrant
has not been exercised in full as of the last Business Day during the Term and the fair market value of one share of Common Stock on the
Exercise Date exceeds the Exercise Price, subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, the Holder shall be deemed to have exercised
the purchase rights represented by this Warrant in full as a Cashless Exercise as of 4:59 p.m. (New York City time) on such last Business
Day (and such last Business Day shall be deemed the Exercise Date for purposes of such exercise).
(b)
Cash Exercise. The Holder may pay the Exercise Price in respect of any Warrant Share(s) in cash (a “Cash
Exercise”). In the case of a Cash Exercise, within two (2) Trading Days (or, if less, the number of Trading Days comprising
the Standard Settlement Period on the Exercise Date) following the Exercise Date as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate
Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares specified in the applicable Exercise Form by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United
States bank.
(c)
Cashless (Net Issue) Exercise. In lieu of paying the Exercise Price in respect of any Warrant Share(s) 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 Warrant Shares computed using the following formula (a
“Cashless Exercise”):
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the number of the Warrant Shares to be issued to the Holder. |
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the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which the Warrant is exercised. |
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the fair market value of one share of Common Stock on the Exercise Date. |
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the Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation). |
For purposes of this Section 2(c), the
“fair market value” of one share of Common Stock on the date of determination shall mean:
(i)
if the Market Price can be calculated in accordance with the definitions of “Market Price” and “Volume Weighted
Average Price,” the Market Price per share of Common Stock as of the Exercise Date; and
(ii)
if the Market Price cannot be calculated in accordance with the definitions of “Market Price” and “Volume Weighted
Average Price,” the fair market value of a share of Common Stock shall be the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as mutually
determined in good faith by the Company and the Holder.
The date of determination for purposes of this Section 2(c)
shall be the date the Exercise Form is delivered by the Holder to the Company.
(d)
Issuance of Warrant Shares and New Warrant. In the event of any exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof, the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise shall be delivered by the Company, (i) in
the case of an exercise at a time when any of the Unrestricted Conditions is met as of the Exercise Date in respect of such Warrant Shares,
by causing the Company’s designated transfer agent (“Transfer Agent”) to electronically transmit the Warrant
Shares issuable upon such exercise to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust
Company (“DTC”), through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) system, as specified in the
relevant Exercise Form, no later than the later of (x) two (2) Trading Days (or, if less, the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard
Settlement Period) after the relevant Exercise Date; and, (y) in the case of a Cash Exercise, one (1) Trading Day after the date the applicable
aggregate Exercise Price is received by the Company, provided that a delay in delivering the Warrant Shares in accordance with this clause
(i) to the extent it is caused solely by a failure by the Holder or its designee to accept such DWAC transmission shall not be deemed
a breach of this Section 2(d), or (ii) in the case of an exercise at a time when the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise
are required to bear a restrictive legend pursuant to Section 2(f)(ii) because none of the Unrestricted Conditions is met in respect
thereof, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Form, a certificate, registered in the name
of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise, within two
(2) Trading Days after the relevant Exercise Date. 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(d) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon such
exercise. The Company warrants that no instructions other than these instructions have been given and, the Company agrees that no instructions
other than these instructions will be given, to the Transfer Agent in respect of the Warrant Shares and the Company covenants and agrees
that it shall cause the Warrant Shares to not contain any legend or be subject to any stop transfer or similar instruction, if any of
the Unrestricted Conditions is met in respect thereof. Upon the delivery of an Exercise Form in accordance with Section 2(a), the
Holder shall be deemed for all purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has
been exercised, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s or its designee’s DTC account or
the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be. The Holder shall not be required to physically
surrender this Warrant to the Company, except as provided in Section 2(e) in connection with a transfer of this Warrant. Execution
and delivery of an Exercise Form (i) 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 Warrant Shares, and (ii) in respect of an exercise
of this Warrant in full, shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant.
The Holder and the Company shall maintain records
showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the remaining number of Warrant Shares. The Holder and any assignee of the Holder,
by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledges and agrees that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of
a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the Warrant Share Number (and, therefore, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase
hereunder) at any given time may be less than the amount stated herein.
(e)
Transferability of Warrant. Subject to Section 2(f)(iii), this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable,
in whole or in part, by the Holder without charge to the Holder, upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its then principal executive
offices with a properly completed and duly executed Assignment Form in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. Within two (2) Trading
Days of such surrender and delivery (the “Transfer Delivery Period”), the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant
or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue
to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant, if any, not so assigned and this Warrant shall promptly thereafter
be cancelled. 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 Warrant Shares immediately upon such assignment without having a new Warrant issued. The Company shall
pay any Transfer Taxes as such term is defined in Section 5(a) (below) imposed in connection with such transfer or assignment (if
any).
(f)
Restrictive Legend.
(i)
The Holder understands that until such time as the Warrant Shares 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, the Warrant Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following
form (and a stop-transfer order consistent therewith may be placed against transfer of the certificates for such securities) (the “Securities
Law Legend”):
“THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS SECURITY
AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS SECURITY AND SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT
TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR (B) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT
SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. 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.
(ii)
The Warrant Shares (and any certificates or electronic book entries evidencing the Warrant Shares) shall not contain or be subject
to (and Holder shall be entitled to
removal of) any legend (or stop transfer or
similar instruction) restricting the transfer thereof (including the Securities Law Legend): (A) while a registration statement (including
a Shelf Registration, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) covering the sale or resale of such Warrant Shares is effective
under the Securities Act and the Holder has undertaken in writing to conduct all sales of such Warrant Shares pursuant to such registration
statement or an exemption from such registration, or (B) if the Holder provides customary paperwork to the effect that it has sold, or
is selling substantially contemporaneously with the delivery of such paperwork, such securities pursuant to such a registration statement
or Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or (C) if such Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(b)(1) under the Securities Act
as set forth in customary, non-affiliate paperwork provided by the Holder, or (D) if at any time on or after the date hereof the Holder
certifies that it is not a Rule 144 Affiliate, and has not been a Rule 144 Affiliate for the preceding three (3) months, and that the
Holder’s holding period for purposes of Rule 144 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, subsection (d)(3)(ii) thereof) is at least
six (6) months, and if such holding period is less than one (1) year, the current public information requirement of Rule 144(b)(1) is
then met, or (E) if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations
and pronouncements issued by the staff of the SEC) as determined in good faith by counsel to the Company or as set forth in a legal opinion
delivered by a nationally recognized counsel to the Holder (collectively, the “Unrestricted Conditions”). The Company
shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent, promptly after the Registration Effective Date, or at such other
time as any of the Unrestricted Conditions has been satisfied, if the Transfer Agent requires such an opinion to effect the issuance of
the Warrant Shares without a restrictive legend or removal of the legend hereunder. If any of the Unrestricted Conditions is met at the
time of issuance of the Warrant Shares then such Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends and stop-transfer instructions. The
Company agrees that following the Registration Effective Date or at such other time as any of the Unrestricted Conditions is met or such
legend is otherwise no longer required under this Section 2(f), it will, no later than the earlier of (x) two (2) Trading Days
and (y) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following the delivery by the Holder to the Company or the
Transfer Agent of the Warrant Shares issued with a restrictive legend, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder or its designee
the Warrant Shares free from all restrictive and other legends (or similar notations) by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime
broker with DTC, through its DWAC system. For purposes hereof, “Registration Effective Date” shall mean the first date
that the first Resale Shelf Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Right Agreement) covering the Warrant Shares that the
Company is required to file pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement has been declared effective by the SEC. The Company acknowledges
and agrees that, the Holder shall be deemed to have certified that it is not a Rule 144 Affiliate and has not been a Rule 144 Affiliate
for the preceding three (3) months upon each delivery of an Exercise Form, unless the Holder otherwise advises the Company in writing.
For purposes of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and subsection (d)(3)(ii) thereof, it is intended, understood and acknowledged that
this Warrant the and the Warrant Shares issuable upon any exercise of this Warrant pursuant to a Cashless Exercise shall be deemed to
have been acquired, and the holding period thereof shall be deemed to have commenced as of [October 18, 2021]2
[January 22, 2024]3 in accordance with the Subscription and Exchange Agreement. The
Holder,
2 Insert in Warrant issued
in exchange for the Exchange Shares.
3 Insert in Warrant issued
in exchange for the Purchased Shares.
by acceptance hereof, acknowledges and agrees
that the removal of any restrictive legends from any securities as set forth in this Section 2(f)(ii) is predicated upon the Company’s
reliance that the Holder will sell such securities 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, they will be sold while such registration statement
is effective and available for resales of such securities, in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein.
(iii)
The Holder, by acceptance hereof, covenants that it will not sell or otherwise transfer any Warrants or Warrant Shares except pursuant
to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act.
(g)
No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional Warrant Shares shall be issued
upon the exercise of this Warrant. If pursuant to an exercise of this Warrant the Holder would be entitled to a fractional Common Share,
then the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up or down to the nearest whole share of Common Stock (with 0.5
rounded up), and no cash payment will be made in lieu thereof where rounded down.
(h)
Replacement of Warrant. On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction
or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory
in form and substance to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall execute
and deliver, in lieu of this Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor and amount.
(i)
No Rights of Stockholders. Except as otherwise provided herein, including in Section 4(c), the Holder, as
such, shall not be entitled to vote or be otherwise deemed the holder of Common Shares or any other securities of the Company that may
at any time be issuable on the exercise hereof for any purpose, nor shall anything contained herein be construed to confer upon the Holder,
as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted
to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether upon any recapitalization, issuance
of stock, reclassification of stock, change of par value, or change of stock to no par value, consolidation, merger, conveyance, or otherwise)
or to receive notice of meetings.
(j)
Holder’s Exercise Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Section herein, the
Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and the Holder shall not be entitled to exercise this Warrant for Warrant Shares
to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise such Holder, either alone or as a part of a “group” (within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) “beneficially owning” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange
Act and for purposes of Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act) in excess of nine and ninety-nine hundredths percent (9.99%) (the
“Beneficial Ownership Limitation”) of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, provided, that the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation shall only apply to the extent that the Common Stock is deemed to constitute an “equity security” pursuant to Rule
13d-(i)1 under the Exchange Act. For purposes
of this Warrant, in determining the number
of outstanding Common Shares, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding Common Shares as reflected in (x) the Company’s most
recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, or any current report filed by the Company with the Commission subsequent
thereto, in each case, filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) a written
confirmation by the Company or the Transfer Agent, within two (2) Trading Days following a written request from a Holder, of the number
of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Upon the written request of the Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Trading Days confirm
in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of Common Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding Common
Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by
the Holder and its Rule 144 Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding Common Shares was reported. By written notice
to the Company, the Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the maximum percentage to any other percentage specified not in
excess of 19.99% (the “Maximum Cap”) in such notice; provided that any such increase will not be effective until the
sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company (such sixty-first (61st) day, the “Effective Date”)
provided further, that (i) the Maximum Cap shall only apply to the extent required by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(b) (“Rule
5635(b)”) and if the Maximum Cap is not required pursuant to Rule 5625(b), then, the Warrant held by the Holder shall be exercisable
on or after the Ownership Limitation Increase Effective Date following the delivery of the notice up to any other percentage of outstanding
shares set forth in such notice without regard to the Maximum Cap, and (ii) such Maximum Cap may not be amended or waived absent Company
stockholder approval in accordance with Rule 5635(b). [Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Holder who has acquired or holds Warrants with
the purpose or effect of changing or influencing the control of the Company, or in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purpose or effect, shall not be permitted to increase the Ownership Limitation in excess of 9.99%.]4
For purposes of this Section 2(j), the aggregate number of Common Shares or voting securities beneficially owned by the Holder
and its Rule 144 Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Shares would be aggregated with the Holder’s
for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act shall include the Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant with respect
to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Common Shares which would be issuable upon (x) exercise of
the remaining unexercised and non-cancelled portion of this Warrant by the Holder and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised, non-converted
or non-cancelled portion of any other securities of the Company that do not have voting power (including, without limitation, any securities
of the Company which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred
stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock), is subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation
contained herein and is beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Rule 144 Affiliates and other Persons whose beneficial ownership
of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. This Section 2(j)
shall not limit the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant for purposes of determining the
4 To be inserted only
in Warrants to be issued to affiliates of White Hat Capital Partners LP.
amount of securities or other consideration
that such Holder may receive in the event of a Major Transaction or an Organic Change as contemplated in this Warrant.
(k)
Cash Damages for Failure to Timely Issue Warrant Shares. If by the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (y) the
number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, in each case, following the delivery by the Holder to the Company or
the Transfer Agent of an Exercise Form (the “Cash Damages Trigger Date”) the Company shall fail to issue and deliver
a certificate to the Holder for, or, if as required by Section 2(d) hereof the Company shall fail to credit the Holder’s
or its designee’s balance account with DTC with, the applicable number of Warrant Shares (in each case, free of any restrictive
legend, provided that any Unrestricted Condition is satisfied), the Company shall pay additional damages to the Holder, in cash, for each
thirty (30) day period after such Cash Damages Trigger Date such exercise is not timely effected in an amount equal to (prorated for any
partial period) one percent (1.00%) of (the product of (I) the number of Warrant Shares not issued and delivered to the Holder (in each
case, free of any restrictive legend, provided, that any Unrestricted Condition is satisfied) or its designee prior to the Cash Damages
Trigger Date and to which the Holder is entitled and (II) the Volume Weighted Average Price of a share of Common Stock on the last day
of the Delivery Period. In addition to any other rights or remedies available to the Holder under this Warrant, the Subscription and Exchange
Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, or otherwise at law or in equity, at the written election of the Holder made in the Holder’s
sole discretion, if, on or after the last day of the Delivery Period in respect of such Exercise, the Holder or its brokerage firm purchases
(in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant
Shares that the Holder was entitled to receive upon such exercise (such purchased shares, “Buy-In Shares”), the Company
shall (1) be obligated to promptly pay to the Holder (in addition to all other available remedies that the Holder may otherwise have),
105% of the amount by which (A) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for such Buy-In Shares
exceeds (B) the net proceeds received by the Holder from the sale of a number of shares equal to up to the number of Warrant Shares such
Holder was entitled to receive but had not received on or before the last day of such Delivery Period date, and (2) at the option of the
Holder, either reinstate the portion of this Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (and
refund the Exercise Price therefor, to the extent paid by Holder), or deliver to the Holder the number of Common Shares that would have
been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s
right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive
relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver the Common Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as required pursuant
to the terms hereof.
(l)
Void Exercise Form. If for any reason the Holder has not received all of the Warrant Shares (free of any restrictive
legend, provided that any Unrestricted Condition is satisfied) prior to the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (y) the number of
Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period, in each case, following the delivery by the Holder to the Company or the Transfer
Agent of an Exercise Form, then the Holder, upon written notice to the Company by electronic mail (a “Void Exercise Notice”),
may void its Exercise Form with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, any portion of this Warrant with respect
to which Warrant Shares have not been delivered pursuant to the Holder’s Exercise Form;
provided, that the voiding of the Holder’s
Exercise Form shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments that have accrued prior to the date of such Void Exercise
Notice pursuant to this Section 2(l).
3.
Certain Representations and Agreements. The Company represents, warrants, covenants and agrees:
(a)
This Warrant is, and any Warrant issued in substitution for or replacement of this Warrant shall be, upon issuance, duly authorized
and validly issued.
(b)
All Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of, or otherwise pursuant to, this Warrant pursuant to the terms hereof shall be,
upon issuance, and the Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that such Warrant Shares are, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, issued without violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any stockholder of the Company,
and free from all taxes, liens and charges. As of the Original Issue Date, the Company has reserved from its authorized and unissued Common
Shares, exclusively for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant, and from and after the Original Issue Date the Company shall at all times
reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Common Shares solely for the purpose of effecting exercises of this Warrant,
such number of Common Shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the exercise of this Warrant in full for cash (without
giving effect to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or any other limitations on exercise herein or elsewhere); and if at any time the
number of authorized but unissued Common Shares shall not be sufficient to effect the exercise of this Warrant in full, the Company will
use reasonable best efforts to take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Common Shares to
such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purpose, including, without limitation, calling a special meeting of stockholders
and/or any other relevant corporate body to amend the Company’s charter increasing the authorized share capital of the sufficiently
high to meet the Company’s obligations under this Section 3(b).
(c)
The Company shall take all such actions as may be necessary to ensure that all Warrant Shares are issued without violation of any
applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any securities exchange upon which shares of the Company’s capital
stock may be listed at the time of such exercise.
(d)
The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to procure, subject to issuance or notice of issuance, the listing of any Warrant
Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant on the principal stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded.
(e)
The authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Warrant, and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the issuance of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares do not and will not: (i) violate or result
in the breach of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and Certificate of Designations; or (ii) with such exceptions
that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (x) violate
any provision of, constitute a breach of, or default under, any judgment, order, writ, or decree applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any material contract, mortgage or credit agreement to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party; (y) violate any provision of, constitute a breach of, or default under, any applicable state, federal or local law, rule or regulation;
or (z) result in the creation of any liens, pledges, mortgages, security interests or other encumbrances or charges of any kind upon any
assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the suspension, revocation or forfeiture of any franchise, permit or license granted
by a governmental authority to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than liens under federal or state securities laws.
(f)
No shareholder approval is required pursuant to the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market in connection with the issuance of this Warrant
or the Warrant Shares. The Company has taken all appropriate actions so that the restrictions on business combinations contained in Section
203 of the DGCL will not apply with respect to or as a result of the issuance of this Warrant (or the Warrant Shares) to the Holder or
the transfer thereof, without any further action on the part of the stockholders of the Company or the Board of Directors.
(g)
No consent, approval or authorization of, or filing with, any court or governmental authority is or will be required on the part
of the Company in connection with the issuance of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares, except for those which have already been made or
granted, including the approval of the listing of the Warrant Shares with the Nasdaq Stock Market.
4.
Adjustments and Other Rights. The Exercise Price and Warrant Share Number shall be subject to adjustment from time to time
as follows; provided that no single event shall cause an adjustment or distribution under more than one subsection of this Section
4 so as to result in duplication.
(a)
Degressive Issuance. The Exercise Price shall be adjusted to the same extent as the Conversion Price (as defined
in the Certificate of Designations) is or would be adjusted pursuant to Section 10(f)(i)(3) under the Certificate of Designations as a
result of a Degressive Issuance (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), as applied mutatis mutandis to the terms hereof
(and regardless of whether Certificate of Designations remains in effect).
(b)
Stock Splits, Subdivisions, Reclassifications or Combinations. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time
(i) pay or make a dividend or make a distribution on its Common Stock in Common Shares, (ii) split, subdivide or reclassify the outstanding
Common Shares into a greater number of shares or (iii) combine or reclassify the outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of shares
(each of the transactions described in clauses (i)-(iii), a “Stock Event”), the Warrant Share Number at the time of
the record date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such split, subdivision, combination or reclassification shall
be proportionately adjusted so that the Holder immediately after such record date or effective date, as the case may be, shall be entitled
to purchase the number of Common Shares which such Holder would have owned or been entitled to receive in respect of the Common Shares
subject to this Warrant after such date had such Holder held a number of Common Shares equal to the Warrant Share Number immediately prior
to such record date or effective date, as the case may be. In the event of such adjustment, the Exercise Price in effect at the time of
the record date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such split, subdivision, combination or reclassification shall
be immediately adjusted to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product
of (1) the Warrant Share Number before the
adjustment determined pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record
or effective date, as the case may be, for the dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, combination or reclassification giving rise
to such adjustment by (y) the new Warrant Share Number determined pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence. If any Stock Event is
declared or announced, but not so paid or made, the Exercise Price and the Warrant Share Number shall again be adjusted to be the Exercise
Price and Warrant Share Number that would then be in effect had such Stock Event not been declared or announced.
(c)
Distributions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (including, for the avoidance of doubt,
Section 2(j)), the Holder, as the holder of this Warrant, shall be entitled to receive, and shall be paid by the Company, any dividend
paid or distribution of any kind made to the holders of Common Stock, other than a dividend or distribution resulting in an adjustment
pursuant to Section 4(b), to the same extent as if the Holder had exercised this Warrant in full in a Cash Exercise (without regard
to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or any other limitations on exercise herein or elsewhere and without regard to whether or not a
sufficient number of shares are authorized, reserved and available to effect any such exercise and issuance) and had held such Warrant
Shares on the record date for such dividend or distribution (or, if there is no record date therefor, on the date of such dividend or
distribution). Payments or distributions under this Section 4(c) shall be made concurrently with the dividend or distribution to
holders of the Common Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any options, convertible securities
or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of its capital stock (the
“Purchase Rights”), and such grant, issuance or sale does not result in a dividend or distribution resulting in an
adjustment pursuant to Section 4(b), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights,
the aggregate Purchase Rights that the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable
upon exercise in full of this Warrant (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or any other limitations on exercise herein
or elsewhere and without regard to whether or not a sufficient number of shares are authorized, reserved and available to effect any such
exercise and issuance) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights,
or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale
of such Purchase Rights. For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of a dividend or distribution for which an adjustment is required to
be made pursuant to Section 4(b), the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution pursuant to
this Section 4(c).
(d)
Event of Default. Not later than two (2) Business Days following the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company
shall deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier to the Holder (a “Default Notice”),
which notice shall prominently indicate that it is a “Default Notice,” and make a public announcement of such Event of Default.
In the event of an Event of Default, the Company shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable by written election of the Holder delivered
to the Company at any time prior to the thirtieth (30th) day following the occurrence of the Event of Default (or, if later,
the thirtieth (30th) day following the date of delivery to the Holder of the Default Notice in respect of such Event of Default),
purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying or delivering to the Holder an amount in cash equal to the
Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion
of this Warrant. For purposes of clarification, the Holder shall not be required to exercise the Warrant or pay the Exercise Price in
order to receive such Black-Scholes Value. The payment of such Black-Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately available
funds within five (5) Business Days of the Holder’s election. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation and any other restriction or limitation
on exercise of this Warrant shall be disregarded for purposes of the determination of the Black Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised
portion of this Warrant.
(e)
Organic Change and Major Transaction.
(i)
At least thirty (30) days prior to the occurrence of any Major Transaction or Organic Change, but, in any event, within one (1)
Trading Day following the (x) the date of the first public announcement by any Person of such Major Transaction or Organic Change if such
announcement is made before 4:00 p.m., New York City time, or (y) the day following the public announcement of such Major Transaction
or Organic Change if such announcement is made at or after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof
via electronic mail and overnight courier to Holder (a “Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice”); provided,
however, that, with respect to any Major Transaction or Organic Change that is not a Successor Major Transaction, the applicable
deadline by which the Company must deliver the Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice shall be one (1) Trading Day following (x) the
date of the first public announcement by any Person of such Major Transaction or Organic Change if such announcement is made before 4:00
p.m., New York City time, or (y) the day following the date of the first public announcement by any Person of such Major Transaction or
Organic Change if such announcement is made on or after 4:00 p.m., New York City time; and provided, further, that the Company shall make
a public announcement of any Major Transaction or Organic Change no later than one (1) Trading Day after the Company first has knowledge
of the occurrence thereof. Each Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice shall prominently indicate that it is a “Major Transaction/Organic
Change Notice” and the subject of any email that contains or attaches a Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice shall be “Comtech
– Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice.” Each Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice shall set forth the date on which
the applicable Major Transaction or Organic Change has been or will be consummated or occur (or, if such date is not known, the Company’s
good faith estimate of the date of such consummation or occurrence). If a Major Transaction or Organic Change shall not have been consummated
or occurred within thirty (30) days following any date on which a Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice with respect thereto shall have
been delivered to the Holder, then promptly following such thirtieth (30th) day, such Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice
shall be re-sent in accordance with this Section 4(e)(i) (provided, that such notice shall be updated, if applicable, to reflect
the Company’s good faith estimate of the date on which the Major Transaction or Organic Change will be consummated or occur as of
the date such notice is re-sent). Such notices shall be sent successively after each 30-day period following delivery of a Major Transaction/Organic
Change Notice that the applicable Major Transaction or Organic Change is not consummated or does not occur, unless the Company shall have
publicly announced that such Major Transaction or Organic Change shall not occur or be consummated. Without limiting the rights and remedies
of the Holder hereunder or under the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, Certificate of Designations, or otherwise at law or in equity,
the failure to timely deliver or re-send any Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice or other notice pursuant to this
Section 4 or to include any required
information in such notice shall toll any time period hereunder for any response responding to, or taking any action following, such notice
by the Holder.
(ii)
Subject to the right of the Holder to elect a Major Transaction Repurchase, in the event of a Major Transaction, then, upon any
subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable
upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Major Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation
in Section 2(d) on the exercise of this Warrant or any other limitations on exercise herein or elsewhere and without regard to
whether or not a sufficient number of shares are authorized, reserved and available to effect any such exercise and issuance), the number
of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional
consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Major Transaction by a holder of the number
of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Major Transaction (without regard to the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation or any other limitations on exercise herein or elsewhere and without regard to whether or not a sufficient number
of shares are authorized, reserved and available to effect any such exercise and issuance), assuming this Warrant were exercised for cash.
If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Major Transaction, then the
Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Major
Transaction.
(iii)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or any other
limitations on exercise herein or elsewhere and without regard to whether or not a sufficient number of shares are authorized, reserved
and available to effect any such exercise and issuance, in the event of a Major Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity shall,
at the Holder’s option, exercisable by written election of the Holder delivered to the Company, (A) in the case of a Successor Major
Transaction, at any time during the period beginning on the date the Company first delivers (or by which it is first obligated to deliver)
such Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice and ending on the later of five (5) Trading Days immediately prior to the occurrence of such
Major Transaction and fifteen (15) Trading Days after such Holder’s receipt of the last Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice
received by such Holder and (B) in the case of a Major Transaction other than a Successor Major Transaction, at any time beginning on
the date the Company delivers (or by which it is obligated to deliver) a Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice with respect thereto
for so long as this Warrant remains outstanding, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying or delivering to the Holder the Major
Transaction Consideration (a “Major Transaction Repurchase”). For purposes of clarification, the Holder shall not be
required to exercise the Warrant or pay the Exercise Price in order to receive the Major Transaction Consideration. The payment of the
cash component of the Major Transaction Consideration will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds within five (5) Business
Days of the Holder’s election (or, if later, on the effective date of the Major Transaction) and the delivery of any non-cash component(s)
of the Major Transaction Consideration shall be delivered to the Holder on substantially the same basis as a holder of Common Shares would
be entitled to receive comparable consideration as a result of the Major Transaction. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation and any other
restriction or limitation on exercise of this Warrant (including any such restriction or limitation resulting from an
insufficient number of authorized, reserved
and available shares to effect the exercise of this Warrant) shall be disregarded for purposes of the determination of the Black Scholes
Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant.
(iv)
The Company shall cause any acquiring, surviving or successor entity in a Major Transaction or Organic Change in which the Company
does not survive as the parent entity (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company
under this Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof pursuant to written agreements
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Required Holders prior to such Major Transaction or Organic
Change, including agreements to deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written
instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant that is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital
stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise
of this Warrant (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or any other limitations on exercise herein or elsewhere and without
regard to whether or not a sufficient number of shares are authorized, reserved and available to effect any such exercise and issuance,
and assuming this Warrant is exercised for cash) prior to such Major Transaction or Organic Change, as applicable, and with an exercise
price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares
of Common Stock pursuant to such Major Transaction or Organic Change and the value of such shares of capital stock, to the extent necessary
to protect the Holders from any loss of value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Major Transaction), and which
is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Organic Change or Major Transaction in
which there is a Successor Entity, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for the Company (so that from and after the
occurrence of such Organic Change or Major Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall refer
instead to the Successor Entity), and the Successor Entity shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the
Registration Rights Agreement with the same effect as if the Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein and therein.
(v)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Holder may deliver an Exercise Form not less than five (5) Business
Days prior to the closing of a Major Transaction or the occurrence of any other transaction or event that provides for the exercise of
this Warrant (in whole or in part), that is conditioned upon, and, at the election of the Holder, shall occur concurrently with, or immediately
prior to, the consummation of such Major Transaction, other transaction or event (which, in the case of an Asset Sale, may be the distribution
of assets to the Company’s stockholders); provided, that delivery of such an Exercise Form shall not prohibit the Holder
from exercising this Warrant in accordance with its terms during such five (5) Business Day period.
(vi)
If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding an Organic Change is consummated or otherwise occurs, then, upon exercise of
this Warrant, the Holder shall be entitled to receive in lieu of (or in addition to, as the case may be) the Warrant Shares, the kind
and amount of securities, cash or other property of the Company or the Successor Entity, as the case may be, resulting from such Organic
Change, which a Holder of the Warrant Share Number
(at the time of such Organic Change and, for
the avoidance of doubt, without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or any other restriction or limitation on exercise) of Warrant
Shares would have been entitled to receive upon consummation of such Organic Change if such Warrant Shares had been outstanding immediately
prior to such Organic Change; and in any such case, if applicable, the provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interests
thereafter of the Holder shall be appropriately adjusted (pursuant to a written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Required Holders) so as to be applicable, as nearly as may reasonably be, to the Holder’s right to exercise this Warrant
in exchange for any shares of stock or other securities or property pursuant to this paragraph. If holders of Common Shares are given
any choice as to the kind and/or amount of stock and/or other securities or property (including cash) to be received in an Organic Change,
then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Organic
Change. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the provisions of this Section 4(e)(vi) nor any partial exercise of this Warrant following
the occurrence of an Organic Change shall in any way limit the right of the Holder to elect a Major Transaction Repurchase.
(vii)
The Company shall not effect a Successor Major Transaction with respect to which Holder has elected to cause a repurchase of this
Warrant in accordance with this Section 4(e) without first either (a) placing into an escrow account with an independent escrow
agent, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the closing date of the Successor Major Transaction, the relevant Major Transaction Consideration
or (b) obtaining the written agreement of any Successor Entity that the payment of the Major Transaction Consideration shall be a condition
precedent to consummation of such Successor Major Transaction. In the event that the Company attempts to consummate a Major Transaction
without complying with this Section 4(e), the Holder shall have the right to apply for an injunction in any state or federal court
sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan to prevent the closing of such Major Transaction until the Company (and, if applicable,
the Successor Entity) shall have complied with provisions of this Section 4(e), without the necessity of showing economic loss
and without any bond or other security being required.
(viii)
For the avoidance of doubt, the rights and obligations of the Company and each Holder upon the occurrence of a Major Transaction
or Organic Change are conditional upon such Major Transaction or Organic Change being consummated (or actually occurring, as applicable)
and in the event that a Major Transaction or Organic Change for which a Holder is given notice is not consummated (or does not occur),
then upon written notice from the Company to such Holder confirming that such Major Transaction or Organic Change has not and will not
be consummated (or occur), all actions taken under this Section 4(e) prior to such written notice in connection with such Major
Transaction or Organic Change shall be deemed to be rescinded and null and void. In the event that such Major Transaction is being consummated
pursuant to an agreement between the Company (or any Rule 144 Affiliate thereof) and any other Person, the Company shall not deliver the
written notice contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence unless such agreement has terminated.
(f)
Certain Repurchases of Common Shares. In case the Company effects a Pro Rata Repurchase of shares of Common Stock
and the value (determined as of the time (the “Expiration Time”) such Pro Rata Repurchase expires by the Company in
good faith) of the cash
and other consideration paid per share of Common
Stock in such Pro Rata Repurchase exceeds the Closing Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately after the last date
(the “Expiration Date”) on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such Pro Rata Repurchase (such Closing
Price, the “Pro Rata Repurchase Closing Price”), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced (but in no event increased)
to the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the Expiration Time by a fraction of which the
numerator shall be (i) the product of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Pro Rata Repurchase
(including the shares to be repurchased or exchanged in the Pro Rata Repurchase) and (y) the Pro Rata Repurchase Closing Price, minus
(ii) the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (determined as of the Expiration Time by the Company in good faith) paid
or payable for shares purchased in such Pro Rata Repurchase, and of which the denominator shall be the product of (x) the number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Pro Rata Repurchase, excluding the shares to be repurchased or exchanged in the
Pro Rata Repurchase and (y) the Pro Rata Repurchase Closing Price. In such event, the Warrant Share Number shall be increased (but in
no event decreased) to the number obtained by dividing (i) the product of (x) the Warrant Share Number before such adjustment, and (y)
the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the Pro Rata Repurchase giving rise to this adjustment by (ii) the new Exercise Price
determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
(g)
Other Events. If any event of the type contemplated by the provisions of Section 4(a), 4(b),
4(d), 4(e) or 4(f) or any other provision hereof that provides for an adjustment of Exercise Price, the Warrant Share
Number, or the number and class of shares of capital stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, but not expressly provided for by any
such provision occurs, then the Company shall make an appropriate adjustment in the Exercise Price, the Warrant Share Number and/or number
and class of shares of capital stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant so as to protect the rights of the Holder in a manner consistent
with such provisions; provided, that no such adjustment shall increase the Exercise Price or decrease the Warrant Share Number except
as otherwise determined pursuant to the express provisions of Section 4(a) or 4(b).
(h)
Calculations. All calculations under this Section 4 shall be made to the nearest one-hundredth (1/100th) of
a cent or to the nearest one-tenth (l/10th) of a share, as the case may be.
(i)
Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the Exercise Price or the Warrant Share Number shall be adjusted as provided in this
Section 4, the Company shall as promptly as practicable prepare and make available to the Holder a statement showing in reasonable
detail the facts requiring such adjustment and the Exercise Price and Warrant Share Number that shall be in effect after such adjustment.
(j)
Adjustment Rules. Any adjustments pursuant to this Section 4 shall be made successively whenever an event
referred to herein shall occur. If an adjustment in Exercise Price made hereunder would reduce the Exercise Price to an amount below the
par value of the Common Stock, then such adjustment in Exercise Price made hereunder shall reduce the Exercise Price to the par value
of the Common Stock.
(k)
Proceedings Prior to any Action Requiring Adjustment. As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which
would require an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, the Company shall take such actions as are necessary, which may include
obtaining regulatory, stock exchange or stockholder approvals or exemptions, in order that the Company may thereafter validly and legally
issue as fully paid and nonassessable Common Shares (and any other securities, if applicable) that the Holder is entitled to receive upon
exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 4.
5.
Taxes; HSR.
(a)
Taxes. The Company shall be responsible for paying all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible,
recording, filing or similar taxes (“Transfer Taxes”) that arise from the issuance of this Warrant and any issuance
of the Warrant Shares under this Warrant.
(b)
HSR Submissions. If the Holder determines in good faith that the exercise of this Warrant is subject to notification
under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the related rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(collectively, the “HSR Act”), each of the Company and the Holder agrees to (i) cooperate with the other party in the
other party’s preparing and making such submission and any responses to inquiries of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)
and/or Department of Justice (“DOJ”); and (ii) prepare and make any submission required to be filed by the Company
or the Holder, as applicable, under the HSR Act and respond to inquiries of the FTC and DOJ in connection therewith. The Company shall
pay, or reimburse the Holder for, the costs of any required filing fees for any submissions under the HSR Act. Where the Holder notifies
the Company that, pursuant to this section, the Holder has determined that an HSR filing is required, the Company shall not issue Warrant
Shares until the expiration or early termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act.
6.
Dispute Resolution. In the case of a dispute between the Company and the Holder as to the determination of the Exercise
Price, Market Price, Volume Weighted Average Price, Major Transaction Consideration or Major Transaction Warrant Share Number, the Company
shall issue, or instruct the Transfer Agent to issue, as applicable, to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that is not disputed and
shall transmit an explanation of the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations to the Holder via email within two (2) Business
Days of receipt or deemed receipt of the Holder’s Exercise Form or other date of determination. If the Holder and the Company are
unable to agree upon the determination of the Exercise Price, Market Price, Volume Weighted Average Price, Major Transaction Consideration
or Major Transaction Warrant Share Number within one (1) Business Day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being transmitted
to the Holder, then the Company shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) submit via email (A) the disputed determination
of the Exercise Price, Market Price, Volume Weighted Average Price, Major Transaction Consideration or Major Transaction Warrant Share
Number, to an independent, reputable investment banking firm selected by the Holder and subject to the approval of the Company (such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (B) in the case of a dispute as to the arithmetic calculation of the Exercise
Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Volume Weighted Average Price, Major Transaction Consideration or Major Transaction Warrant
Share Number, to an independent registered public accounting firm selected by the Holder and, if not the Company’s auditors,
subject to the approval of the Company (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), as the case may be. The Company shall direct the investment bank or
the accounting firm, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results
no later than two (2) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s
or accounting firm’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent manifest error.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any such final determination in respect of a dispute in connection with a Major Transaction
in which the Company is not the surviving parent entity, shall be made prior to the occurrence of such Major Transaction.
7.
Frustration of Purpose. 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,
issuance 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 Common Shares 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 Common
Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant.
8.
Definitions. For the purposes of this Warrant, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Action”
means any legal, regulatory or administrative proceeding, suit, investigation, arbitration or action.
“Asset Sale”
means a transaction described in clause (B) of the definition of “Major Transaction.”
“Beneficial Ownership
Limitation” has the meaning specified in Section 2(j) hereof.
“Black Scholes
Value” means the value of this Warrant or applicable portion thereof as determined by use of the Black-Scholes Option Pricing
Model using the applicable criteria set forth on Schedule A hereto.
“Bloomberg”
means Bloomberg Financial Markets or an equivalent, reliable reporting service mutually acceptable to and hereafter designated by the
Required Holders and the Company.
“Business Day”
means any day, except a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, on which banking institutions in the city of New York, New York are authorized
or obligated by law or executive order to close; provided, however, for clarification, bank institutions shall not be deemed
to be authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed due to “stay at home,” “shelter-in-place,”
“non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the
direction of any governmental authority so long as
the electronic funds transfer systems (including
for wire transfers) of commercial banks in the City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
“Cash Exercise”
has the meaning specified in Section 2(b) hereof.
“Cashless Exercise”
has the meaning specified in Section 2(c) hereof.
“Closing Price”
means, for any security as of any Trading Day, the closing (last sale) price per share for such security on its Principal Market on such
Trading Day (at the end of regular trading hours on such Principal Market), as reported by Bloomberg, or if no closing price per share
is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the last bid and last ask price (or if more than one in either case, the average
of the average last bid and average last ask prices) per share for such security on such Trading Day as reported in the composite transactions
for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is traded. If such security is not listed for
trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on the relevant Trading Day, then the Closing Price for such security will
be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and last ask prices per share for such security in the over-the-counter market on the
relevant Trading Day as reported by OTC Markets Group or similar organization. If the Closing Price cannot be calculated for a security
on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value per share of
such security as mutually determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company and the Required Holders.
“Common Shares”
means shares of Common Stock.
“Common Stock”
has the meaning specified in the preamble hereof.
“Company”
has the meaning specified in the preamble hereof.
“Delivery Failure”
means the Company fails to deliver Warrant Shares to Holder within any applicable Delivery Period (other than due to the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation).
“Delivery Period”
means, in respect of each exercise of the Holder’s purchase right hereunder, the period commencing on the delivery of an Exercise
Form in respect of such exercise and ending on the deadline for delivery of the applicable Warrant Shares as set forth in Section 2(d).
“DTC”
has the meaning specified in Section 2(d) hereof.
“DWAC”
has the meaning specified in Section 2(d) hereof.
“Event of Default”
means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) a Registration Failure occurs and remains uncured for a period of more than thirty (30)
days; (ii) a Public Reporting Failure occurs and remains uncured for a period of more than thirty (30) days; (ii) a Delivery Failure occurs
and remains uncured for a period of more than ten (10) Business Days; or at any time, the Company announces or states in writing that
it will not honor its obligations to issue and deliver Common Shares to Holder upon exercise by Holder of this Warrant; (iii) a Legend
Removal Failure occurs and remains uncured for a period of ten (10) days; (iv) a Transfer Delivery Failure
occurs and remains uncured for a period of
twenty (20) days; (v) the Company breaches any of its obligations under Section 4(e) hereof in respect of a Major Transaction;
(vi) the Company commits any other material breach of its obligation hereunder or under the Registration Rights Agreement and such breach
remains uncured for a period of more than thirty (30) days following notice of such breach; (vii) the liquidation, bankruptcy, insolvency,
dissolution or winding up (or the occurrence of any analogous proceeding) of the Company; (viii) the Common Shares cease to be listed,
traded or publicly quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market and are not promptly re-listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American,
the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Capital Market (or, in each case, any successor thereto); or (ix)
the Common Stock ceases to be registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exercise Date”
has the meaning specified in Section 2(a) hereof.
“Exercise Form”
has the meaning specified in Section 2(a) hereof.
“Exercise Price”
means $[]5 per share, subject to
adjustment as provided herein.
“Holder”
means the Person or Persons who shall from time to time own this Warrant.
“Legend Removal
Failure” means the Company fails to issue this Warrant and/or Warrant Shares without a restrictive legend, or fails to remove
a restrictive legend, when and as required under Section 2(f) hereof.
“Major Transaction”
means any of the following events:
(A) a
consolidation, merger, exchange of shares, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, business combination, purchase
or sale of shares or other similar event, (1) following which the holders of Common Stock, or of the voting power of voting stock, immediately
preceding such consolidation, merger, exchange, recapitalization, reorganization, business combination, sale of shares or other event
either (a) no longer own a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or of the shares or voting power of voting stock of the
Company or (b) no longer have the ability to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company, or (2) as a result of which the
Common Stock shall be changed into (or the holders of the 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 securities of the Company or of another entity (other than (i) to the extent
the shares of Common Stock are changed or exchanged solely to reflect a change in the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation, (ii)
any Stock Event or (iii) solely a change in par value of the Common Stock) (a “Change in Control Transaction”);
(B)
the sale, lease or transfer or other conveyance (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by way of an exclusive license), in one transaction
or a series of related transactions of (i) all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company (including, for the avoidance
of doubt, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole)
5 Insert the Conversion
Price in effect on the Original Issue Date.
to any Person other than one or more of the
Company’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries or (ii) assets of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, assets of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) to any Person other than one or more of the Company’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries for a purchase
price equal to more than 50% of the Enterprise Value (as defined below) of the Company. For purposes of this clause (B), “Enterprise
Value” shall mean (I) the product of (x) the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock on the date the Company
first delivers (or by which it is first obligated to deliver) the Major Transaction/Organic Change Notice multiplied by (y) the Closing
Price of the Common Stock on such date plus (II) the aggregate principal amount of the Company’s and its consolidated subsidiaries’
debt as shown on the latest consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries filed with the Commission (the “Current
Financial Statements”), plus (III) if applicable, the aggregate liquidation preference of each class of the Company’s
outstanding preferred stock, if any, less (III) the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries, as shown on the Current Financial Statements;
(C) the stockholders of
the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company;
(D) a “person”
or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, the Holder or its Rule 144 Affiliates
files any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial
owner” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act of the Company’s Stock representing beneficial ownership of more than
50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or of the shares or voting power of the Company’s voting stock; provided, that no
person or group shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any securities tendered pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer made
by or on behalf of such “person” or “group” until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange
under such offer;
(E) the Common Stock ceases
to be listed on any Eligible Market on which it is then listed and is not immediately re-listed on another Eligible Market. For the purposes
of this clause (E), “Eligible Market” means the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, The Nasdaq Capital Market,
The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or, in each case, any successor thereto); or
(F) the Common Stock ceases
to be registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
“Major Transaction
Consideration” means (a) the amount of cash, property and other assets and the number of securities or other property of the
Successor Entity, the Company or other entity that would be issuable in the Major Transaction, in respect of a number of shares equal
to the Major Transaction Warrant Share Number (assuming, for these purposes, that such shares had been issued and outstanding immediately
prior to consummation of such Major Transaction) or (b) if none of the foregoing applies, an amount in cash equal to the Black-Scholes
Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant. If holders of Common Shares are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property
to be received in a Major Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Major Transaction Consideration it receives
upon a Major Transaction
Repurchase (without giving effect to the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation or any other limitation on exercise herein, and assuming the exercise hereof for cash).
“Major Transaction
Warrant Share Number” means an amount equal to the Black-Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant determined
as of the date the applicable Major Transaction is consummated or otherwise occurs, divided by the Closing Price of the Common Stock on
the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded on the Trading Day immediately preceding
the date on which the applicable Major Transaction is consummated or otherwise occurs.
“Market Price”
means, with respect to a share of Common Stock or any other security, on any given day, the arithmetic average of the Volume Weighted
Average Price (as defined below) of the Company’s Common Stock or such security on each of the five (5) consecutive Trading Days
ending immediately prior to the Exercise Date or other date of determination (or, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of the determination
of the Market Price in the case of an exercise of this Warrant, or any other event, occurring on a Trading Date after the end of regular
trading hours on the applicable exchange or trading market, ending on such Exercise Date or other date of determination). In the event
that a Stock Event is consummated during any period for which the arithmetic average of the Volume Weighted Average Prices is to be determined,
the Volume Weighted Average Price for all Trading Days during such period prior to the effectiveness of the Stock Event shall be appropriately
adjusted to reflect such Stock Event.
“Organic Change”
means any merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, spin-off or other transaction,
other than a Major Transaction, in each case, that is effected in such a way that the outstanding Common Shares are converted into, are
exchanged for or become the right to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) cash, securities or other property.
“Original Issue
Date” means the date this Warrant is originally issued pursuant to the Subscription and Exchange Agreement.
“Person”
means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization
or any other entity.
“Principal Market”
means, with respect to the Common Stock, the principal Eligible Market on which the Common Stock is listed, and with respect to any other
security, the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security.
“Pro Rata Repurchase”
means any purchase of shares of Common Stock by the Company or any subsidiary thereof pursuant to any tender offer or exchange offer subject
to Section 13(e) of the Exchange Act (other than solely pursuant to an odd-lot tender offer pursuant to Rule 13e-4(h)(5) under the Exchange
Act); provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, “Pro Rata Repurchase” shall not include any purchase
of shares by the Company or any subsidiary thereof made in accordance with the requirements of Rule 10b-18 as in effect under the Exchange
Act.
“Public Reporting
Failure” means the failure of the Company to file with the Commission in a timely manner (giving effect to any extensions pursuant
to Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act) all reports and other materials required to be filed by the Company by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, as applicable (provided, that the failure to file Current Reports on Form 8-K shall not be deemed a Public Reporting Failure
to the extent that Rule 144 remains available for the resale of the Warrant Shares).
“Registration
Failure” means the failure of the Company to use its reasonable best efforts to (A) obtain effectiveness with the SEC in respect
of any Shelf Registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, or (B) keep such Shelf Registration current, effective and available
for the resale of the Registrable Securities (including, as applicable, by amending or supplementing such Shelf Registration, as required
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
“Registration
Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2024, among the Company, and the
Investors (as defined therein) from time to time signatory thereto, as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Required
Holders” means the Holders holding a majority in interest of the Warrants.
“Rule 144 Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person as of the applicable time of determination, that such Person is not as of such time a “person”
that is an “affiliate” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 144.
“SEC”
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Standard Settlement
Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on
the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded as in effect on the date of delivery of
the applicable Exercise Form.
“Subscription
and Exchange Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereof.
“Successor Major
Transaction” means a Change in Control Transaction in which the outstanding shares of Common Stock are converted into the right
to receive cash, securities of another entity and/or other assets or an Asset Sale.
“Term”
has the meaning specified in Section 1 hereof.
“Trading Day”
means, in respect of any security, any day on which trading of such security occurs on its Principal Market. If the Common Shares are
not so listed or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“Transfer Delivery
Failure” means the Company has failed to deliver a Warrant within any applicable Transfer Delivery Period.
“Unrestricted
Conditions” has the meaning specified in Section 2(f)(ii) hereof.
“Volume Weighted
Average Price” means, with respect to a share of Common Stock or any other security as of any date, the volume weighted average
sale price on the principal United States exchange or market on which the Common Stock or such security is then being traded as reported
by, or based upon data reported by, Bloomberg, or, if no volume weighted average sale price is reported for such security, then the last
closing trade price of such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last closing trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg,
the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security on the OTC Bulletin Board, the OTCQX Market, the OTCQB Market or
Pink Open Market of OTC Markets Group (or, in each case, any successor to such market).
“Warrant”
means this Warrant and any other warrants of like tenor issued in substitution or exchange for any thereof pursuant to the provisions
of Section 2(d) hereof.
“Warrant Share
Number” means [_______]6, subject to adjustment as set forth herein, including
reduction for each Common Share as to which this Warrant has been exercised (whether pursuant to a Cash Exercise or a Cashless Exercise)
hereunder (subject to the Company’s compliance with its obligations with respect to each such exercise under Section 2 hereof).
“Warrant Shares”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Warrants”
means, collectively, this Warrant and each other warrant issued pursuant to the Subscription and Exchange Agreement and any Warrants issued
in exchange, transfer or replacement hereof or thereof, as any of the foregoing may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time.
9.
Amendment and Waiver. Any term, covenant, agreement or condition in this Warrant may be amended, or compliance therewith
may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), by a written instrument or written
instruments executed by the Company and the Holder. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver
or modification of any provision of any of this Warrant, unless the same consideration (other than the reimbursement of legal fees) also
is ratably offered to the holders of all other Warrants.
10.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Specific Performance. This Warrant 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, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York. All Actions arising
out of or relating to this Warrant shall be heard and determined in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of
6 Insert the quotient
of (x) the aggregate Liquidation Preference of shares of Series B Preferred Stock repurchased by the Company pursuant to the exercise
of the applicable Asset Sale Put Right or Asset Sale Call Right, as applicable, in connection with such Asset Sale Trigger, divided by
(y) the Conversion Price as of such Optional Repurchase Date or consummation of such Asset Sale Call Right, as applicable.
the United States located in the Borough of
Manhattan, New York City, New York, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts
in any such Action and irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum or lack of jurisdiction to the maintenance of any such Action.
The consents to jurisdiction and venue set forth in this Section 10 shall not constitute general consents to service of process in the
State of New York and shall have no effect for any purpose except as provided in this paragraph and shall not be deemed to confer rights
on any Person other than the parties hereto. Each party hereto agrees that service of process upon such party in any Action arising out
of or relating to this Warrant shall be effective if notice is given by overnight courier at the address set forth or referred to in Section
11 of this Warrant. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law; provided, however, that nothing in the foregoing
shall restrict any party’s rights to seek any post-judgment relief regarding, or any appeal from, a final trial court judgment.
The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage for which monetary relief, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would
occur in the event that the parties hereto do not perform the provisions of this Warrant in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise
breach such provisions. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and agree that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions,
specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Warrant and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions
hereof in the courts without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under
this Warrant, the Subscription and Exchange Agreement or the Certificate of Designations, and this right of specific enforcement is an
integral part of the terms of this Warrant. The parties agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid,
contrary to law or inequitable for any reason, and agree not to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy
or that the parties otherwise have an adequate remedy at law. The parties acknowledge and agree that any party shall not be required to
provide any bond or other security in connection with its pursuit of an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Warrant
to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof. The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to
all other remedies available under this Warrant, the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, and the Certificate of Designations at law or
in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief).
11.
Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Warrant shall be in writing and shall
be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service,
by email, or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties hereto at the following
respective addresses (or at such other address for a party hereto as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section
11):
(a)
If to the Holder to the address for the notice to the Holder pursuant to the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, or at such other
address or contact information delivered by the Holder to the Company in writing.
(b)
If to the Company:
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
68 South Service Road, Suite 230
Melville, New York 11747
E-mail: don.walther@comtech.com
Attention: Don Walther
with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
E-mail: rruss@paulweiss.com
Attention: Raphael M. Russo
In connection with any exercise or assignment
of this Warrant, no ink-original Exercise Form or Assignment Form, as applicable, shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee
(or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Exercise Form or Assignment Form be required.
12.
Successors and Assigns. This Warrant and the rights evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Company and the Holder and their respective successors and permitted assigns (subject to Section 2(e) with respect to the Holder);
provided that the Company shall not assign its obligations under this Warrant except to a Successor Entity in connection with a Successor
Major Transaction as provided in Section 4(e).
13.
Modification and Severability. The provisions of this Warrant will be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability
of any provision will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
if any provision of this Warrant, or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable
and equitable provision will be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose
of such invalid or unenforceable provision, and (b) the remainder of this Warrant and the application of such provision to other Persons,
entities or circumstances will not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability.
14.
Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Warrant to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Warrant
unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Warrant are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Warrant. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including”
are used in this Warrant, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words “hereof,”
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Warrant shall refer to this Warrant as
a whole and not to any particular provision of this Warrant unless the context requires otherwise. The words “date hereof’
when used in this Warrant shall refer to the date of this Warrant. The terms “or,” “any” and “either”
are not exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or
other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the
same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” All terms defined in this Warrant shall have the defined meanings
when used in any document made or delivered
pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Warrant are applicable to the singular as well as
the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument
or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument
or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent
and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments
incorporated therein. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all references to “dollars” or “$” shall refer
to, and all payments hereunder shall be made in, the lawful money of the United States. References to a Person are also to its successors
and permitted assigns. When calculating the period of time between which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step
taken pursuant to this Warrant, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded (and, unless otherwise
required by law, if the last day of such period is not a Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business
Day).
15.
Withholding.
(a)
On or prior to the Original Issue Date (or in the case of any transfer, the date such transferee becomes the Holder), and thereinafter
upon reasonable request or as required under applicable laws, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, the Holder shall deliver to
the Company tax forms or other documentation (including any applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-9) reasonably satisfactory to the
Company to establish an exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax that may apply to any payment for
dividends or any constructive dividend under Section 305(c) of the Code.
(b)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any Holder that is not a “United States Person” (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30)
of the Code) (a “non-U.S. Holder”) agrees that, if such Holder is deemed to have received a distribution subject to
U.S. federal income tax under Section 305 of the Code as a result of an adjustment or the non-occurrence of an adjustment to the Exercise
Price or Warrant Share Number, then (i) the Company may, at its option, withhold or set off (or cause to be withheld or set off) any applicable
withholding taxes on behalf of such Holder against payments or deliveries under the Warrant, and (ii) if the Company pays any such withholding
taxes on behalf of such Holder, then the Company may, at its option, withhold from or set off such payments against payments of cash or
the delivery of the Warrant Shares or other consideration under the Warrant.
(c)
The Company shall notify, or shall cause to be notified, the applicable non-U.S. Holder of its intention to make any such withholding
or deduction the Company is required to make, as determined in good faith by the Company, hereunder reasonably in advance of doing so,
and shall reasonably consult with the Holder regarding the amount and imposition of any such withholding or deduction and use commercially
reasonable efforts to assist the Holder with claiming any exemption or reduction from such withholding or deduction allowable by applicable
laws. The Company shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, a receipt or other evidence of payment of any such taxes deducted or withheld
to such non-U.S. Holder within 30 days after making any deduction or withholding of such Taxes.
[Signature pages follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company has duly executed this Warrant.
Dated: [_____ __, 202_].
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF EXERCISE
NOTICE
(To be executed by the registered holder hereof)
Reference is made to the Warrant to Purchase
Common Shares of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. No. W-[_] (the “Warrant”).
The undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises
the Warrant with respect to shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Comtech Telecommunications
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
Check the applicable box:
| ☐ | The undersigned is exercising the Warrant with respect to [_______] shares of Common Stock pursuant to
a Cashless Exercise resulting in a delivery obligation of the Company to the Holder of [_______] shares of Common Stock, 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. |
| ☐ | The undersigned is exercising the Warrant with respect to [__________] shares of Common Stock pursuant
to a Cash Exercise. [IF APPLICABLE: The undersigned hereby encloses, or has delivered by wire transfer to an account designated by the
Company, $____ as payment of the Exercise Price.] |
2. Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined in this Exercise Form shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Warrant.
Please issue shares of Common Stock in the
following name and, if applicable, to the following address:
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To be executed by the registered holder hereof)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the
undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the within Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby and does irrevocably constitute
and appoint , attorney, to transfer the said Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT
(To be executed by the registered holder hereof)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the
undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the right to purchase Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the attached Warrant,
and does irrevocably constitute and appoint , attorney, to transfer that part of the said Warrant on the books of the within named corporation.
Schedule A
Black-Scholes Value
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The greatest of (1) the per share closing (last sale) price of the
Common Shares on The Nasdaq Global Market, or, if that is not the principal trading market for the Common Shares, such principal market
on which the Common Shares are traded or listed (the “Closing Market Price”) on the Trading Day immediately preceding
the date on which the Major Transaction is consummated or otherwise occurs, (2) the first Closing Market Price following the first public
announcement of the Major Transaction, and (3) the Closing Market Price as of the date immediately preceding the first public announcement
of the Major Transaction.
Event of Default:
The greatest of (1) the Closing Market Price on the Trading Day
immediately preceding the date on which the Event of Default occurs, (2) the first Closing Market Price following the first public announcement
of the Event of Default, and (3) the Closing Market Price as of the date immediately preceding the first public announcement of the Event
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EXHIBIT 99.2
Final
Form
FORM
OF
COMTECH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.
VOTING
AGREEMENT
VOTING AGREEMENT
THIS
VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of January 22, 2024,
by and between Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned [Magnetar]
/ [White Hat] Investors (each, an “Investor”; together, the “Investors”). Capitalized terms used
but not defined herein shall have their respective meanings set forth in that certain Subscription and Exchange Agreement (the “Subscription
and Exchange Agreement”), dated as of January 22, 2024, by and among the Company, Investors,
and certain other parties thereto.
RECITALS
| A. | The Company has authorized a new series of its preferred stock titled the
“Series B Convertible Preferred Stock,” par value $0.10 per share, with an initial stated value of $1,000 per share (the “Series
B Preferred Stock”), in an aggregate number of 166,122 shares; |
| B. | Pursuant to the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, (i) the Investors will
purchase from the Company, and the Company will issue and sell to the Investors, shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock,
including Additional Shares and (ii) the Investors will exchange all shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock of the Company held thereby
for a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of Series A-1 Preferred
Stock being exchanged, by (y) 1.1572122 (collectively, the “Offering”); |
| C. | Pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, Holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock generally will have the right to vote on an as-converted basis together as a single class with the holders of the Common Stock on
each matter submitted for a vote or consent by the holders of the Common Stock; and |
| D. | In connection with the Offering, the parties hereto desire to enter into
this Agreement to set forth their agreements and understandings with respect to how the shares of Series B Preferred Stock and Common
Stock held or owned, directly or indirectly, by them or over which they exercise direct or indirect voting power, will be voted. |
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Voting.
(a)
At each meeting of the stockholders of the Company (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents
if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual
or special meeting of stockholders of the Company) and at every postponement or adjournment thereof, the Investors shall vote, all of
the shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Conversion Shares beneficially owned by the Investors, in the aggregate (the “Voting
Shares”), and entitled to vote at such meeting of the stockholders (collectively, the “Voting Investors”),
in the same proportion as the vote of all holders (excluding the Voting Investors) of shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Common Stock,
as applicable; provided, however, such obligation shall only apply to a vote by the Voting Investors of the Voting Investors’
shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Conversion Shares, as applicable
which exceeds
[16.50%] [3.4999%]1 of the Company’s
outstanding voting power, in the aggregate, as of January 22, 2024.
(b)
The Investors shall be present, in person or by proxy, at all meetings of the stockholders of the Company so that all Voting Shares
may be counted for the purposes of determining the presence of a quorum and voted in accordance with Section 1(a) at such meetings
(including at any adjournments or postponements thereof). The foregoing provision shall also apply to the execution by such Persons of
any consent in lieu of a meeting of holders of shares of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock. Not later than five (5) Business Days
prior to each meeting of the Company’s stockholders, the Investors shall vote in accordance with this Section 1.
(c)
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 1 shall not apply to the voting and consent rights of the holders
of Series B Preferred Stock set forth in Section 9(b) of the Certificate of Designations.
(d)
Nothing in this Section 1 will prevent the designee of the Investors serving on the Board of Directors from taking any action
while acting in such designee’s capacity as a director of the Company in accordance with his or her fiduciary duties as a director.
2.
Term. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall continue in effect
until, and shall terminate automatically upon, such time as the Investors and their Affiliates cease to beneficially own (i) the shares
of Series B Preferred Stock, (ii) the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock and (iii)
the Warrants and any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants.
3.
Transfer Restrictions.
3.1
Restrictions on Transfer. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the shares of Series
B Preferred Stock and any Conversion Shares are subject to the applicable restrictions on Transfer set forth in Section 4.3 of the Subscription
and Exchange Agreement.
3.2
Joinder. Each Permitted Transferee of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall continue
to be subject to the terms hereof, and as a condition to any Transfer of Series B Preferred Stock to a Permitted Transferee pursuant to
Section 4.3 of the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, such Permitted Transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by and subject to
the terms of this Agreement by executing and delivering to the Company a joinder to this Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to
the Company (a “Joinder”). Upon the execution and delivery of a Joinder to the Company by any Permitted Transferee,
such Permitted Transferee shall be deemed to be a party hereto as if such Permitted Transferee were the Transferor and such Permitted
Transferee’s signature appear on the signature page to this Agreement. Any Transfer not made in compliance with the requirements
of this Section 3.2 shall be null and void ab initio.
3.3
Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage could occur and that
a party may not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance
with their terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each party shall without the necessity of proving the inadequacy of money damages
or posting a bond be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically
| 1 | Magnetar Investors will be subject to the 16.5% cap and White Hat Investors will be subject to 3.4999%
cap, respectively. |
the terms, provisions
and covenants contained therein, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
4.
Representations and Warranties. The Investors hereby represent and warrant, severally and
not jointly, as follows:
4.1
Power and Authority.
Each Investor is a limited liability company or a limited partnership, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all requisite limited liability company, limited partnership or other entity power and authority
necessary to own its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted.
4.2
Due Authorization.
Each Investor is a limited liability company or a limited partnership, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all requisite limited liability company, limited partnership or other entity power and authority
necessary to own its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted.
4.3
Execution and Delivery.
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Investor and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation
of each Investor enforceable against such Investor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability may be limited by applicable
laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar legal requirement relating to or affecting creditors’
rights generally and except as the enforceability is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
4.4
No Conflict. The
authorization, execution, delivery and performance by each Investor of this Agreement, and the consummation by Investor of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not and will not: (a) violate or result in the breach of any provision of the organizational documents of Investor;
or (b) with such exceptions that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material
adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement: (i) violate any provision of, constitute a breach of, or
default under, any judgment, order, writ, or decree applicable to such Investor or any material contract to which Investor is a party;
or (ii) violate any provision of, constitute a breach of, or default under, any applicable state, federal or local law, rule or regulation.
5.
Miscellaneous.
5.1
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement may be assigned in connection with a Transfer of
Series B Preferred Stock to a Permitted Transferee permitted by Section 4.3 of the Subscription and Exchange Agreement and subject
to Section 3 hereof, subject to the terms set forth therein. No other assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations
hereunder may be made by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. Any purported assignment or delegation
in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio.
5.2
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the state
of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of Delaware.
5.3
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall
be considered one and the same agreement, and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by a party and delivered
to the other parties. Copies of executed counterparts of signature pages to this Agreement may be transmitted by PDF (portable document
format) or facsimile and such PDFs or facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.
5.4
Headings. The Section, Article and other headings contained in this Agreement are inserted
for convenience of reference only and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
5.5
Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made as follows: (a) if sent by registered or certified mail in the United
States return receipt requested, upon receipt; (b) if sent by nationally recognized overnight air courier, one (1) Business Day after
mailing; (c) if sent by e-mail transmission, with a copy sent on the same day in the manner provided in the foregoing clause (a) or (b),
when transmitted and receipt is confirmed; and (d) if otherwise actually personally delivered, when delivered, provided, that such
notices, requests, demands and other communications are delivered to the address set forth below, or to such other address as any party
shall provide by like notice to the other parties to this Agreement:
If to the Company, to:
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
68 South Service Road, Suite 230
Melville, NY 11747
E-mail: don.walther@comtech.com
Attention: Don Walther
with a copy (which shall
not constitute notice) to:
Paul,
Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285
Avenue of the Americas
New
York, NY 10019-6064
E-mail: rrusso@paulweiss.com
Attention: Raphael M. Russo
If to Investors, to the address
set forth on the signature pages hereto
with a copy (which shall
not constitute notice) to:
[Counsel to the Magnetar Investors:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
E-mail: ehalperin@willkie.com; sewen@willkie.com
Attention: Eric Halperin; Sean Ewen]
[Counsel to the White Hat Investors:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
E-mail: Eleazer.Klein@srz.com
Attention: Eleazer Klein]
5.6
Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument
or instruments in writing signed by each party hereto. Any party hereto may, only by an instrument in writing, waive compliance by any
other party or parties hereto with any term or provision hereof on the part of such other party or parties hereto to be performed or complied
with. If, and whenever on or after the date hereof during the term of this Agreement, the Company amends, modifies or waives any term,
condition or other provision of the Voting Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the [White Hat] / [Magnetar] Investors
in substantially the same form as this Agreement (the “[White Hat] / [Magnetar] Voting Agreement”), that
is more favorable to the [White Hat] / [Magnetar] Investors than those terms, conditions or other provisions included in this Agreement
with respect to the Investors, then (i) the Company shall provide written notice thereof to the Investors promptly following the occurrence
thereof and (ii) the terms, conditions and other provisions of this Agreement shall be, without any further action by the Investors or
the Company, automatically amended and modified in an economically and legally equivalent manner such that the Investors shall receive
the benefit of the more favorable terms, conditions and other provisions set forth in the [White Hat] / [Magnetar] Voting Agreement, as
such agreement has been so amended, modified or waived, provided that upon written notice to the Company within ten (10) Business Days
following receipt of notice from the Company of such amendment, modification or waiver, the Investors may elect not to accept the benefit
of any such amended, modified or waived terms, conditions or other provisions, in which event the terms, conditions or other provisions
contained in this Agreement shall apply to the Investors as it was in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or waiver
as if such amendment, modification or waiver never occurred with respect to the Investors. The foregoing shall apply similarly and equally
to each amendment, modification or waiver of the [White Hat] / [Magnetar] Voting Agreement. No failure or delay of any party in exercising
any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right or power, or any
abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right or power. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any term or provision hereof shall not be construed as a waiver
of any subsequent breach. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies
that they would otherwise have hereunder.
5.7
Severability. Any provision hereof that is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability,
without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof, provided, however, that the parties will attempt in good faith
to reform this Agreement in a manner consistent with the intent of any such ineffective provision for the purpose of carrying out such
intent.
5.8
Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary. This Agreement, the Certificate of Designations,
the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, the Expense Reimbursement Agreements and the Registration Rights Agreement contain the entire
agreement by and among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and all prior negotiations, writings and understandings relating
to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Person not a party hereto (or their successors
and permitted assigns) any rights or remedies hereunder.
5.9
Dispute Resolution. Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard first in the Delaware Court
of Chancery, and, if applicable, in any state or federal court located in of Delaware in which appeal from the Court of Chancery may validly
be taken under the laws of the State of Delaware (each a “Chosen
Court”
and collectively, the “Chosen Courts”), and the parties agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Chosen
Courts. Such Persons further agree that any proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in
connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or by any matters related to the foregoing (the “Applicable
Matters”) shall be brought exclusively in a Chosen Court, and that any proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any other
Applicable Matter shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business in the state of Delaware, and each of the foregoing Persons
hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such Chosen Courts in any such proceeding and irrevocably and unconditionally waives,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that such Person may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such
suit, action or proceeding in any such Chosen Court or that any such proceeding brought in any such Chosen Court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum.
5.10
Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH
PARTY HERETO, FOR ITSELF AND ITS AFFILIATES, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION,
PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
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WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
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EXHIBIT 99.3
EXECUTION VERSION
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.,
AND
THE ENTITIES LISTED ON EXHIBIT B HERETO
Dated as of January 22, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I Resale Shelf Registration |
1 |
Section 1.1. Resale Shelf Registration Statement |
1 |
Section 1.2. Effectiveness Period |
2 |
Section 1.3. Subsequent Shelf Registration |
2 |
Section 1.4. Supplements and Amendments |
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Section 1.5. Subsequent Holder Notice |
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Section 1.6. Underwritten Offering |
3 |
Section 1.7. Take-Down Notice |
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ARTICLE II Company Registration |
4 |
Section 2.1. Notice of Registration |
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Section 2.2. Underwriting |
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Section 2.3. Right to Terminate Registration |
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ARTICLE III Additional Provisions Regarding Registration Rights |
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Section 3.1. Registration Procedures |
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Section 3.2. Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights |
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Section 3.3. Expenses of Registration |
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Section 3.4. Information by Holders |
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Section 3.5. Rule 144 Reporting |
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ARTICLE IV Indemnification |
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Section 4.1. Indemnification by Company |
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Section 4.2. Indemnification by Holders |
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Section 4.3. Notification |
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Section 4.4. Contribution |
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ARTICLE V Termination of Registration Rights; ASSIGNMENT |
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Section 5.1. Termination of Registration Rights |
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Section 5.2. Assignment |
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ARTICLE VI Miscellaneous. |
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Section 6.1. Counterparts |
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Section 6.2. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 6.3. Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary |
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Section 6.4. Expenses |
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Section 6.5. Notices |
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Section 6.6. Successors and Assigns |
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Section 6.7. Headings |
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Section 6.8. Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 6.9. Interpretation; Absence of Presumption |
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Section 6.10. Severability |
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of January 22, 2024, by and among Comtech Telecommunications Corp.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the entities that are listed on Exhibit B attached hereto (each,
an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”). Capitalized terms used but not defined elsewhere
herein are defined in Exhibit A.
Concurrently with this
Agreement, the Company is entering into a Subscription and Exchange Agreement with the Investors (as amended from time to time, the “Subscription
and Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Investors have acquired 50,400.00 shares of a newly-created
series of shares of preferred stock of the Company titled “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”, with a par value of $0.10
per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), including 5,400.00 Additional Shares (as defined in the Certificate of
Designations), (ii) all Investors that own Series A-1 Preferred Stock have exchanged such shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock in exchange
for a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of Series A-1 Preferred
Stock being exchanged, by (y) 1.1572122 and (iii) certain Investors may be issued warrants (the “Warrants”) by the
Company to acquire shares of Common Stock after the date hereof.
As a condition to each
of the parties’ obligations under the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, the Company and the Investors are entering into this
Agreement for the purpose of granting certain registration and other rights to the Investors.
In consideration of the
premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Resale Shelf Registration
Section 1.1.
Resale Shelf Registration Statement. Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, upon the written request
of any Investor, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file within sixty (60) days of such request a registration statement
covering the sale or distribution from time to time by the Holders, on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities
Act of all of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable
Securities on Form S-3, then such registration shall be on another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable
Securities for resale by such Holders in accordance with any reasonable method of distribution elected by the Holders) (the “Resale
Shelf Registration Statement” and such registration, the “Resale Shelf Registration”), and if the Company
is a WKSI as of the filing date, the Resale Shelf Registration Statement shall be an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement. If the Resale
Shelf Registration Statement is not an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, then the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts
to cause such Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as promptly as practicable after the filing
thereof, but in
any event prior to the date that is one hundred
eighty (180) days after the original request made pursuant to this Section 1.1.
Section 1.2.
Effectiveness Period. Once declared effective, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days thereof, file a prospectus
supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act and, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, use its reasonable
best efforts to cause the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be continuously effective and usable until such time as there are no
longer any Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”).
Section 1.3.
Subsequent Shelf Registration. If (i) any Shelf Registration ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason
at any time during the Effectiveness Period, or (ii) the Company issues additional Registrable Securities to a Holder that are not covered
by any previously filed Shelf Registration, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to, in the case of clause (i), promptly
cause such Shelf Registration to again become effective under the Securities Act (including obtaining the prompt withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration), and in any event shall within thirty (30) days of such cessation of effectiveness,
amend such Shelf Registration in a manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such
Shelf Registration or, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), file a post-effective amendment to a previously filed registration statement
or file an additional registration statement (each, a “Subsequent Shelf Registration”) for an offering to be made on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale from time to time by Holders thereof of
all securities that are Registrable Securities as of the time of such filing. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to (a) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration to become effective under the Securities Act as
promptly as is reasonably practicable after such filing, but in no event later than the date that is ninety (90) days after such Subsequent
Shelf Registration is filed and (b) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration (or another Subsequent Shelf Registration) continuously effective
until the end of the Effectiveness Period. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be a Registration Statement on Form S-3 to the
extent that the Company is eligible to use such form, and if the Company is a WKSI as of the filing date, such Registration Statement
shall be an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on another appropriate form
and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by such Holders in accordance with any reasonable method
of distribution elected by the Holders.
Section 1.4.
Supplements and Amendments. The Company shall supplement and amend any Shelf Registration if required by the rules, regulations
or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration if required by the Securities Act
or as reasonably requested by the Holders covered by such Shelf Registration.
Section 1.5.
Subsequent Holder Notice. If a Person becomes a Holder of Registrable Securities after a Shelf Registration becomes effective
under the Securities Act, the Company shall, as promptly as is reasonably practicable following delivery of written notice to the Company
of such Person becoming a Holder and requesting for its name to be included as a selling securityholder in the prospectus related to the
Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Holder Notice”):
(a)
if required and permitted by applicable law, file with the Commission a supplement to the related prospectus or a post-effective
amendment to the Shelf Registration so that such Holder is named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration and the related
prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver a prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance
with applicable law;
(b)
if, pursuant to Section 1.5(a), the Company shall have filed a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration that is
not automatically effective, use its reasonable best efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to become effective under the Securities
Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable, but in any event by the date that is ninety (90) days after the date such post-effective
amendment is required by Section 1.5(a) to be filed; and
(c)
notify such Holder as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective
amendment filed pursuant to Section 1.5(a).
Section 1.6.
Underwritten Offering. The Holders of Registrable Securities may on up to three (3) occasions after the Resale Shelf Registration
Statement becomes effective deliver a written notice to the Company (with copy to the other Holders) specifying that the sale of some
or all of the Registrable Securities subject to the Shelf Registration is intended to be conducted through an underwritten offering, so
long as the anticipated gross proceeds of such underwritten offering is not less than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) (unless the
Holders are proposing to sell all of their remaining Registrable Securities) (the “Underwritten Offering”). In the
event of an Underwritten Offering:
(a)
The Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in the Underwritten Offering shall select the managing underwriter
or underwriters to administer the Underwritten Offering; provided, that the choice of such managing underwriter or underwriters
shall be subject to the written consent of the Company, which is not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 1.6, if the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten
Offering advises the Board of Directors of the Company that in its or their opinion the number of Registrable Securities requested to
be included in such Underwritten Offering exceeds the number which can be sold in such Underwritten Offering in light of market conditions,
the Registrable Securities shall be included on a pro rata basis upon the number of securities that each Holder shall have requested to
be included in such offering. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, such Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom
by written notice to the Company and the managing underwriter or underwriters.
Section 1.7.
Take-Down Notice. Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, at any time that any Shelf Registration
Statement is effective, if a Holder delivers a notice to the Company (a “Take-Down Notice”) stating that it intends
to effect a sale or distribution of all or part of its Registrable Securities included by it on any Shelf Registration Statement (a “Shelf
Offering”) and stating the number of Registrable Securities to be included in
such Shelf Offering, then, subject to the other
applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary in
order to enable such Registrable Securities to be sold and distributed pursuant to the Shelf Offering.
ARTICLE
II
Company Registration
Section 2.1.
Notice of Registration. If at any time or from time to time the Company shall determine to file a registration statement
with respect to an offering (or to make an underwritten public offering pursuant to a previously filed registration statement) of its
Common Stock, whether or not for its own account (other than (i) a registration statement on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms,
(ii) a registration relating solely to employment benefit plans, (iii) a registration the primary purpose of which is to register
debt securities, or (iv) a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required
to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of Registrable Securities), the Company will:
(a)
promptly give to each Holder written notice thereof, which notice shall be given, to the extent reasonably practicable, no later
than five (5) Business Days prior to the filing or launch date (except in the case of an offering that is an “overnight offering”,
in which case such notice must be given no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the filing or launch date); and
(b)
subject to Section 2.2, include in such registration or underwritten offering (and any related qualification under blue
sky laws or other compliance) all the Registrable Securities specified in a written request or requests made within three (3) Business
Days after receipt of such written notice from the Company by any Holder (except in the case of an offering that is an “overnight
offering”, in which case such notice must be given no later than one (1) Business Day after receipt of such written notice from
the Company).
Section 2.2.
Underwriting. The right of any Holder to registration pursuant to Section 1.6 or this Article II shall be
conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of Registrable Securities in the underwriting
to the extent provided herein. Each Holder proposing to distribute its securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Company
and the other holders distributing their securities through such underwriting) enter into and perform such Holder’s obligations
under an underwriting agreement with the managing underwriter selected for such underwriting by the Company or by the stockholders of
the Company who have the right to select the underwriters (such underwriting agreement to be in the form negotiated by the Company or
such stockholders, as the case may be). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article II, if the managing underwriter or
underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering with respect to which Holders of Registrable Securities have exercised their piggyback
registration rights advise the Board of Directors of the Company that in its or their opinion the number of Registrable Securities requested
to be included in the offering thereby and all other securities proposed to be sold in the offering exceeds the number which can be sold
in such underwritten offering in light of market conditions, the Registrable Securities and such other securities to be included in such
underwritten offering shall be allocated, (a) first, (i) in the event such offering was initiated by the Company, up to the total number
of securities that the Company has requested to be included in such registration and (ii) in the event such offering was initiated
by the holders of securities (other than the
Holders) who have exercised their demand registration rights, up to the total number of securities that such holders of such securities
have requested to be included in such offering, (b) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (a) have been included,
up to the total number of securities that the Holders and other holders of securities that have contractual rights to be included in such
registration have requested to be included in such offering (pro rata based upon the number of securities that each of them shall have
requested to be included in such offering) and (c) third, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (b) have been included,
all other securities proposed to be included in such offering that, in the opinion of the managing underwriter or underwriters can be
sold without having such adverse effect. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, such Holder may elect to withdraw
therefrom by written notice to the Company and the managing underwriter or underwriters. Any securities excluded or withdrawn from such
underwriting shall be withdrawn from such registration.
Section 2.3.
Right to Terminate Registration. The Company or the holders of securities who have caused a registration statement to be
filed as contemplated by this Article II, as the case may be, shall have the right to have any registration initiated by it or
them under this Article II terminated or withdrawn prior to the effectiveness thereof, whether or not any Holder has elected to
include securities in such registration.
ARTICLE
III
Additional Provisions Regarding Registration Rights
Section 3.1.
Registration Procedures. In the case of each registration effected by the Company pursuant to Article I or II,
the Company will keep each Holder participating in such Registration reasonably informed as to the status thereof and, at its expense,
the Company will:
(a)
prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement with respect to such securities in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Agreement, provided that no Holder shall be identified as an underwriter in any such registration statement without
the prior written consent of such Holder;
(b)
prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to such registration
statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement (including to permit the intended
method of distribution thereof) and as may be necessary to keep the registration statement continuously effective for the period set forth
in this Agreement;
(c)
furnish to the Holders participating in such registration and to their legal counsel copies of the registration statement proposed
to be filed, and provide such Holders and their legal counsel the reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such registration statement;
(d)
furnish to the Holders participating in such registration and to the underwriters of the securities being registered such reasonable
number of copies of the registration statement, preliminary prospectus and final prospectus as the such underwriters may reasonably request
in order to facilitate the public offering of such securities;
(e)
use reasonable best efforts to notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time
when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the Company’s knowledge of the happening
of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement
of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or incomplete in the light of the circumstances then existing, and, subject to Section 3.1(n), at the request of any such Holder,
prepare promptly and furnish to such Holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may
be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchaser of such shares, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or incomplete in the light of the circumstances then existing;
(f)
use reasonable best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities
or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service
of process in any such states or jurisdictions;
(g)
in the event that the Registrable Securities are being offered in an underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations
under an underwriting agreement on customary terms and in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;
(h)
in connection with an underwritten public offering, cause its officers to use their reasonable best efforts to support the marketing
of the Registrable Securities covered by such offering (including participation in “road shows” or other similar marketing
efforts);
(i)
if such securities are being sold through underwriters, (i) furnish, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered
to the underwriters, an opinion, dated as of such date, of the legal counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration,
in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any,
and a “negative assurance letter,” dated as of such date, of the legal counsel representing the Company for purposes of such
registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters and (ii) furnish, on the date of the underwriting agreement
and on the date that the Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters, a letter dated as of such date, from the independent
certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants
to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters;
(j)
use reasonable best efforts to list the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement with any securities exchange
on which the Common Stock is then listed;
(k)
in connection with a customary due diligence review, make available for inspection by the Holders, any underwriter participating
in any such disposition of Registrable Securities, if any, and any counsel or accountants retained by the Holders or underwriter (collectively,
the “Offering Persons”), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company
and its subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information and
participate in customary due diligence sessions in each case reasonably requested by any such representative, underwriter, counsel or
accountant in connection with such registration statement, subject to customary confidentiality obligations to be agreed with the Offering
Persons;
(l)
cooperate with the Holders and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of Registrable Securities and their respective
counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;
(m)
as promptly as is reasonably practicable notify the Holders (i) when the prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment has been filed and, with respect to such registration statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective,
(ii) of any request by the Commission or other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such registration
statement or related prospectus or to amend or to supplement such prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such
purpose, (iv) if at any time the Company has reason to believe that the representations and warranties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement contemplated by Section 3.1(g) above) cease to be true and correct
or (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification
of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
(n)
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to effect any Underwritten Offering or
Shelf Offering within thirty (30) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of a registration statement
for an underwritten public offering of the Company’s securities and for such a period of time after such a filing as the managing
underwriters request, provided that such period shall not exceed ninety (90) days from the closing date of any such underwritten public
offering and provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Holders shall be entitled to the rights set forth in Section 2.1
with respect to any such underwritten offering; and
(o)
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Board of Directors of the Company has determined in good faith that
the disclosure necessary for continued use of the prospectus and registration statement by the Holders could be materially detrimental
to the Company, the Company shall have the right not to file or not to cause the effectiveness of any registration covering any Registrable
Securities and to suspend the use of the prospectus and the registration statement covering any Registrable Security for such period of
time as its use would be materially detrimental to the Company by delivering written notice of such suspension to all Holders listed on
the Company’s records; provided, however, that in any 12-month period the
Company may exercise the right to such suspension
not more than twice. From and after the date of a notice of suspension under this Section 3.1(o), each Holder agrees not to use
the prospectus or registration statement until the earlier of (i) notice from the Company that such suspension has been lifted or (ii)
the day following the sixtieth (60th) day of suspension, at which time the Company shall be required to lift such suspension.
Section 3.2.
Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights. From and after the date hereof, the Company shall not, without the prior written
consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of
any securities of the Company that would (i) allow such holder or prospective holder to include such securities in any registration unless,
under the terms of such agreement, such holder or prospective holder may include such securities in any such registration only to the
extent that the inclusion of such securities will not reduce the number of the Registrable Securities of the Holders that are included;
(ii) allow such holder or prospective holder to initiate a demand for registration of any securities held by such holder or prospective
holder; or (iii) otherwise conflict with the rights granted to the Holders herein.
Section 3.3.
Expenses of Registration. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration pursuant to Article
I or II shall be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses relating to securities registered on behalf of the Holders shall
be borne by the Holders of the registered securities included in such registration.
Section 3.4.
Information by Holders. The Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities included in any registration shall furnish to the
Company such information regarding such Holder or Holders and their respective Affiliates, the Registrable Securities held by them and
the distribution proposed by such Holder or Holders and their respective Affiliates as the Company may reasonably request in writing and
as shall be required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Agreement. It is understood
and agreed that the obligations of the Company under Article I or II are conditioned on the timely provisions of the foregoing
information by such Holder or Holders and, without limitation of the foregoing, will be conditioned on compliance by such Holder or Holders
with the following:
(a)
such Holder or Holders will, and will cause their respective Affiliates to, cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation
of the applicable registration statement, and for so long as the Company is obligated to keep such registration statement effective, such
Holder or Holders will and will cause their respective Affiliates to, provide to the Company, in writing and in a timely manner, for use
in such registration statement (and expressly identified in writing as such), all information regarding themselves and their respective
Affiliates and such other information as may be required by applicable law to enable the Company to prepare such registration statement
and the related prospectus covering the applicable Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders and to maintain the currency
and effectiveness thereof;
(b)
during such time as such Holder or Holders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a distribution of the Registrable
Securities, such Holder or Holders will, and they will cause their respective Affiliates to, comply with all laws applicable to such distribution,
including Regulation M promulgated under the
Exchange Act, and, to the extent required by such laws, will, and will cause their respective Affiliates to, among other things: (i) not
engage in any stabilization activity in connection with the securities of the Company in contravention of such laws; (ii) distribute the
Registrable Securities acquired by it solely in the manner described in the applicable registration statement; and (iii) if required by
applicable law, cause to be furnished to each agent or broker-dealer to or through whom such Registrable Securities may be offered, or
to the offeree if an offer is made directly by such Holder or Holders or their respective Affiliates, such copies of the applicable prospectus
(as amended and supplemented to such date) and documents incorporated by reference therein as may be required by such agent, broker-dealer
or offeree;
(c)
such Holder or Holders shall, and they shall cause their respective Affiliates to, permit the Company and its representatives and
agents to examine such documents and records and will supply in a timely manner any information as they may be reasonably request to provide
in connection with the offering or other distribution of Registrable Securities by such Holder or Holders; and
(d)
on receipt of written notice from the Company of the happening of any of the events specified in Section 3.1(m) or Section
3.1(o), or that requires the suspension by such Holder or Holders and their respective Affiliates of the distribution of any of the
Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders, then such Holders shall, and they shall cause their respective Affiliates to,
cease offering or distributing the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders until the offering and distribution of the Registrable
Securities owned by such Holder or Holders may recommence in accordance with the terms hereof and applicable law.
Section 3.5.
Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of Rule 144 to the Holders, the Company agrees that, for
so long as a Holder owns Registrable Securities, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to:
(a)
make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
(b)
file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and
(c)
so long as a Holder owns any Restricted Securities, furnish to the Holder forthwith upon written request a written statement by
the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
ARTICLE
IV
Indemnification
Section 4.1.
Indemnification by Company. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will, with respect to any Registrable
Securities as to which registration or qualification or compliance under applicable “blue sky” laws has been effected pursuant
to this Agreement, indemnify each Holder, each Holder’s current and former officers, directors, partners
and members, and each Person controlling such
Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and each underwriter thereof, if any, and each Person who controls any
such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Company Indemnified Parties”),
against all expenses, claims, losses, damages and liabilities, joint or several, (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based
on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary
prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any amendment or supplement thereto incident to any such registration, qualification
or compliance or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or any violation by the Company
of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or state securities laws applicable to the Company in connection
with any such registration, and the Company will reimburse each of the Company Indemnified Parties for any reasonable legal and any other
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action,
as such expenses are incurred. The indemnity agreement contained in this Section 4.1 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement
of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), nor shall the Company be liable to a Holder in any such case for any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action (a) to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a violation or alleged violation of any state
or federal law (including any claim arising out of or based on any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission in the registration statement or prospectus) which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
expressly for use in connection with such registration by or on behalf of any Holder or (b) in the case of a sale directly by a Holder
of Registrable Securities (including a sale of such Registrable Securities through any underwriter retained by such Holder engaging in
a distribution solely on behalf of such Holder), such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was
corrected in a final or amended prospectus, and such Holder failed to deliver a copy of the final or amended prospectus at or prior to
the confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities to the Person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability in any case
in which such delivery is required by the Securities Act.
Section 4.2.
Indemnification by Holders. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Holder will, if identified as a selling stockholder
as to which such registration or qualification or compliance under applicable “blue sky” laws is being effected, indemnify,
severally and not jointly, the Company, each of its current and former directors, officers, partners and members, and each Person who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Holder Indemnified Parties”),
against all expenses, claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement
(or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, offering
circular or other document, or any amendment or supplement thereto incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance or based
on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or any violation by such Holder of any rule or regulation
promulgated under the Securities Act,
Exchange Act or state securities law applicable
to such Holder, and will reimburse each of the Holder Indemnified Parties for any reasonable legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred
in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, as such expenses are incurred,
in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission)
is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by such Holder and stated to be specifically for use therein, provided, however,
that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 4.2 payable by a Holder exceed the amount by which the net proceeds actually
received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities included in such registration exceeds the amount of any other losses,
expenses, settlements, damages, claims and liabilities that such Holder has been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission or violation. The indemnity agreement contained in this Section 4.2 shall not apply to
amounts paid in settlement of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent
of the applicable Holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), nor shall the Holder be liable for any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action where such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was corrected
in a final or amended prospectus, and the Company or the underwriters failed to deliver a copy of the final or amended prospectus at or
prior to the confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities to the Person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability
in any case in which such delivery is required by the Securities Act
Section 4.3.
Notification. Each party entitled to indemnification under this Article IV (the “Indemnified Party”)
shall give written notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) promptly after
such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party
to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, provided, however, that counsel for the Indemnifying
Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not
unreasonably be withheld or delayed), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party’s expense; provided,
further, however, that an Indemnified Party (together with all other Indemnified Parties) shall have the right to retain
one (1) separate counsel, with the reasonable fees and expenses to be paid by the Indemnifying Party, if representation of such Indemnified
Party by the counsel retained by the Indemnifying Party would be reasonably inappropriate due to conflicting interests between such Indemnified
Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not
be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed). The failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall relieve the Indemnifying
Party of its obligations under this Article IV, only to the extent that, the failure to give such notice is materially prejudicial
or harmful to an Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend such action. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or
litigation, shall, except with the prior written consent of each Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving
by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such
claim or litigation. The indemnity agreements
contained in this Article IV shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such
settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. The indemnification set forth in this Article IV shall be in addition to any other indemnification rights or agreements
that an Indemnified Party may have.
Section 4.4.
Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Article IV is held by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party, other than pursuant to its terms, with respect to any claim, loss, damage, liability or action
referred to therein, then, subject to the limitations contained in Article IV, the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying
such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such claim,
loss, damage, liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the
one hand and the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the actions that resulted in such claims, loss, damage, liability or
action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission
to state a material fact related to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the
Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4 were based solely upon the number
of entities from whom contribution was requested or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to above in this Section 4.4. In no event shall any Holder’s contribution obligation under this Section 4.4
exceed the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities included in such
registration exceeds the amount of any other losses, expenses, settlements, damages, claims and liabilities that such Holder has been
required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission or violation. No Person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
ARTICLE
V
Termination of Registration Rights; ASSIGNMENT
Section 5.1.
Termination of Registration Rights. The rights of any particular Holder to cause the Company to register securities under
Articles I and II shall terminate with respect to such Holder upon the date upon which such Holder no longer holds any Registrable
Securities.
Section 5.2.
Assignment. The rights under this Agreement may be assigned (but only with all related obligations) by a Holder to any Permitted
Transferee in connection with any permitted transfer pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Subscription and Exchange Agreement, assignment
or other conveyance of Registrable Securities (other than a transfer pursuant to a registration statement or under Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act); provided, however, that (x) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished
with written notice of the name and address of such transferee and the Registrable Securities with respect to which such rights are being
transferred; and (y) such transferee agrees in a written
instrument delivered to the Company to be bound
by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VI
Miscellaneous.
Section 6.1.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement, and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by a party and delivered to the other parties. Copies
of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed
counterparts for purposes of this Section 6.1, provided that receipt of copies of such counterparts is confirmed.
Section 6.2.
Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a)
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effect
to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the state of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of Delaware.
(b)
Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard first in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and, if applicable, in any state or federal
court located in of Delaware in which appeal from the Court of Chancery may validly be taken under the laws of the State of Delaware (each
a “Chosen Court” and collectively, the “Chosen Courts”), and the parties agree to the exclusive jurisdiction
and venue of the Chosen Courts. Such Persons further agree that any proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter
arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or by any matters related to the foregoing
(the “Applicable Matters”) shall be brought exclusively in a Chosen Court, and that any proceeding arising out of this
Agreement or any other Applicable Matter shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business in the state of Delaware, and each
of the foregoing Persons hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such Chosen Courts in any such proceeding and irrevocably
and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that such Person may now or hereafter have to the laying
of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such Chosen Court or that any such proceeding brought in any such Chosen Court
has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(c)
Such Persons further covenant not to bring a proceeding with respect to the Applicable Matters (or that could affect any Applicable
Matter) other than in such Chosen Court and not to challenge or enforce in another jurisdiction a judgment of such Chosen Court.
(d)
Process in any such proceeding may be served on any Person with respect to such Applicable Matters anywhere in the world, whether
within or without the jurisdiction of any such Chosen Court. Without limiting the foregoing, each such Person agrees that service of process
on such party as provided in Section 6.5 shall be deemed effective service of process on such Person.
(e)
Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO, FOR ITSELF AND ITS AFFILIATES, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
Section 6.3.
Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary. This Agreement, the Certificate of Designations (as defined in the Subscription
and Exchange Agreement), the applicable Expense Reimbursement Agreement (as defined in the Subscription and Exchange Agreement), the applicable
Voting Agreement (as defined in the Subscription and Exchange Agreement) and the Subscription and Exchange Agreement contain the entire
agreement by and among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and all prior negotiations, writings and understandings relating
to the subject matter of this Agreement. Except as provided in Article IV, this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Person
not a party hereto (or their successors and permitted assigns) any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section 6.4.
Expenses. Except as provided in Section 3.3, all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including accounting and legal fees shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses.
Section 6.5.
Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to have been duly given or made as follows: (a) if sent by registered or certified mail in the United States return receipt requested,
upon receipt; (b) if sent by nationally recognized overnight air courier, one (1) Business Day after mailing; (c) if sent by e-mail transmission,
when transmitted and receipt is confirmed; and (d) if otherwise actually personally delivered, when delivered, provided, that such
notices, requests, demands and other communications are delivered to the address set forth below, or to such other address as any party
shall provide by like notice to the other parties to this Agreement:
If to the Company,
to:
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
68 South Service Road, Suite 230
Melville, NY 11747
E-mail: don.walther@comtech.com
Attention: Don Walther
with a copy (which
shall not constitute notice) to:
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
E-mail: rrusso@paulweiss.com
Attention: Raphael M. Russo
If to the Investors, to the addresses set forth on the signature pages
hereto, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Counsel to the Magnetar Investors:
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
E-mail: ehalperin@willkie.com; sewen@willkie.com
Attention: Eric Halperin; Sean Ewen
Counsel to the White Hat Investors:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
E-mail: Eleazer.Klein@srz.com
Attention: Eleazer Klein
Section 6.6.
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. Except as provided in Section 5.2, no assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations
hereunder may be made by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. Any purported assignment or delegation
in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio.
Section 6.7.
Headings. The Section, Article and other headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference
only and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 6.8.
Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument or instruments in writing
signed by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities outstanding at the time of such amendment. Any party
hereto may, only by an instrument in writing, waive compliance by any other party or parties hereto with any term or provision hereof
on the part of such other party or parties hereto to be performed or complied with. No failure or delay of any party in exercising any
right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right or power, or any abandonment
or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right or power. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any term or provision hereof shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would
otherwise have hereunder.
Section 6.9.
Interpretation; Absence of Presumption.
(a)
For the purposes hereof: (i) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender
shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires; (ii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” and “herewith”
and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement, and Section and paragraph references are to the Sections and paragraphs in this Agreement unless otherwise
specified; (iii) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including,
without limitation,” unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified; and (iv) the word “or” shall
not be exclusive.
(b)
With regard to each and every term and condition of this Agreement, the parties hereto understand and agree that the same have
or has been mutually negotiated, prepared and drafted, and if at any time the parties hereto desire or are required to interpret or construe
any such term or condition, no consideration will be given to the issue of which party hereto actually prepared, drafted or requested
any term or condition of this Agreement.
Section 6.10.
Severability. Any provision hereof that is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent
jurisdiction, shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, without affecting in any way
the remaining provisions hereof, provided, however, that the parties will attempt in good faith to reform this Agreement
in a manner consistent with the intent of any such ineffective provision for the purpose of carrying out such intent.
(The next page is the signature
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed
this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT A
DEFINED TERMS
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“Affiliate”
of any Person means any Person, directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person.
“Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement” means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405.
“Business Day”
means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law
or executive order to close or be closed.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock”
means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.10 per share.
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
“Holder”
means (a) any Investor holding Registrable Securities and (b) any transferee to which the rights under this Agreement have been transferred
in accordance with Section 5.2.
“Permitted Transferee”
has the meaning given to such term in the Subscription and Exchange Agreement.
“Person”
means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization,
other legal entity, or any government or governmental agency or authority.
“register”,
“registered” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration
statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such registration statement.
“Registration
Expenses” means (a) all expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Articles I and II, including, without
limitation, all registration, qualification, listing and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses, and the expense of any special audits incident to or required by any such registration; and
(b) the reasonable fees and expenses of any one counsel to the Holders (and one local counsel, if necessary); provided, however,
that, in the case of this clause (b), such fees and expenses shall not exceed $50,000 with respect to any particular registration pursuant
to Article I or II.
“Registrable Securities”
means (a) any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock, (b) any other shares of Common
Stock issued in respect of preemptive rights of the Holders or acquired by the Holders in the open market or otherwise, (c) any shares
of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any Warrants and (d) any Common Stock or other securities issued in respect of
the securities described in clauses (a) through (c) above or this clause (d) upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reclassification,
merger, consolidation or similar event; provided, however, that the securities described in clauses (a) through (c) and
this clause (d) above shall only be treated as Registrable Securities until the earliest of: (i) the date on which such security has been
registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with an effective Registration Statement relating thereto; (ii) the
date on which such security has been sold pursuant to Rule 144 (or another transaction that constitutes a sale under the Securities Act)
and the security is no longer a Restricted Security; (iii) following any date that the Holders collectively own or have a right to receive
(by conversion, acquisition, exercise or otherwise) Registrable Securities having a value of less than $20,000,000 (based on then current
market price), the date on which the Holder of the securities is able to immediately sell such securities under Rule 144 without any restrictions
or limitation on transfer (and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required
under subsection (c)(1) of Rule 144), as reasonably determined by the Holder; and (iv) with respect to any such security, the date on
which such security and the instrument that may result in the issuance of such security shall have ceased to be outstanding.
“Restricted Securities”
means any Common Stock required to bear the legend set forth in Section 4.3(a) of the Subscription and Exchange Agreement.
“Rule 144”
means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any successor provision.
“Rule 405”
means Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act and any successor provision.
“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any similar federal statute and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
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means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities registered by the Holders.
“Series A-1 Preferred
Stock” means the Company’s Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share.
“Shelf Registration”
means the Resale Shelf Registration or a Subsequent Shelf Registration, as applicable.
“WKSI”
means a “well known seasoned issuer” as defined under Rule 405.
| 2. | The following terms are defined in the Sections of the Agreement indicated: |
INDEX OF TERMS
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|
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|
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|
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|
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Warrants |
|
Recitals |
EXHIBIT B
InvestorS
Magnetar Structured Credit Fund,
LP
Magnetar Longhorn Fund LP
Purpose Alternative Credit Fund
- F LLC
Purpose Alternative Credit Fund
- T LLC
Magnetar Lake Credit Fund LLC
Magnetar Alpha Fund LLC
Magnetar Capital Fund II LP
White Hat Strategic Partners LP
White Hat Strategic Partners II
LP
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