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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

File No. 333-218991

 

Prospectus Supplement No. 4 Dated April 16, 2018

(To Prospectus Dated October 27, 2017, as updated and supplemented by Prospectus Supplement No. 1, dated November 22, 2017; Prospectus Supplement No. 2 dated January 17, 2018; and Prospectus Supplement No. 3 Dated February 13, 2018)

 

JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.

 

 1,591,750 Shares of Common Stock and

up to 74,000 Shares of Common Stock Underlying Warrants

  

This Prospectus Supplement No. 4 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) updates and supplements the prospectus of Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) dated October 27, 2017, as updated and supplemented by Prospectus Supplement No. 1, dated November 22, 2017, Prospectus Supplement No. 2, dated January 17, 2018, and Prospectus Supplement No. 3, dated February 13, 2018 (collectively, the “Prospectus”). The purpose of this Prospectus Supplement is to update the Prospectus with the attached documents, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

 

A.Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 21, 2018;
B.Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2018; and
C.Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2018.

 

This Prospectus Supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus, which is required to be delivered with this Prospectus Supplement. This Prospectus Supplement updates, amends and supplements the information included in the Prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in the Prospectus and this Prospectus Supplement, you should rely on the information in this Prospectus Supplement.

 

This Prospectus Supplement is not complete without, and may not be delivered or used except in connection with the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements to it.

 

The purchase of the securities offered through the Prospectus involves a high degree of risk. Before making any investment in our common stock, you should carefully consider the risk factors section beginning on page 8 of the Prospectus.

 

You should rely only on the information contained in the Prospectus, as supplemented or amended by this Prospectus Supplement and any other prospectus supplement or amendment thereto. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this Prospectus Supplement is April 16, 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index to Filings

 

 

Annex

 

Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2018 A
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2018 B
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2018 C

 

 

 

 

Annex A

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2018

 

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 333-218991 81-4701719
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

 

147 W. 35th Street, Room #1603, New York, NY  10001
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 575-9085
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 x

 

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. x

 

 

 

   

 

 

Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

On March 15, 2018, Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. (the “Company”) entered into that certain underwriting agreement with Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. (“Network 1”), as underwriter (the “Underwriting Agreement”) in connection with a public offering in which the Company is offering a minimum of 715,000 and a maximum of 1,430,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”), at a public offering price of $7.00 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of up to $10,010,000 (the “Offering”).

 

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, Network 1 will sell the Shares on a “best efforts” basis and is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of common stock. Amounts Network 1 collects for subscriptions of the Shares will be promptly deposited in a separate escrowed bank account until the minimum amount of Shares have been sold in the Offering. In the event the minimum amount of Shares is not sold prior to May 31, 2018, all monies in the escrow account will be immediately returned to investors, without interest or deduction, within one business day.

 

In connection with the Offering, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a final prospectus, dated March 14, 2018, which was included as part of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222596) that became effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on March 14, 2018 (the “Registration Statement”).

 

At the closing of the Offering, Network 1 will receive a selling commission equal to 7.5% of the gross proceeds of the Shares sold, a non-accountable expense allowance equal to 2% of the gross proceeds received at the closing of the Offering and an accountable expense reimbursement of up to $75,000. Also, at the closing of the Offering, the Company will issue to Network 1, or its designees, warrants to purchase an amount of shares of common stock of the Company equal to 4% of the Shares sold in the Offering for $8.75 per share and exercisable six months from the day of issuance until the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the Registration Statement.

 

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and Network 1, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. There was no material prior relationship between the Company and Network 1.

 

The preceding description of the Underwriting Agreement is a summary of its material terms, does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is being filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Underwriting Agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Underwriting Agreement.

 

This Current Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties, such as statements related to the anticipated closing of the Offering. The risks and uncertainties involved include the Company’s ability to satisfy certain conditions to closing on a timely basis or at all, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2018, between Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. and Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc.

 

   

 

  

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.

 

Dated:  March 21, 2018 By: /s/ Choi Lin Hung
    Choi Lin Hung
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 1.1

 

JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

 

March 15, 2018

 

Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc.

Galleria, Penthouse

2 Bridge Avenue, Building 2

Red Bank, NJ 07701

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of State of Delaware (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the purchasers, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Underwriting Agreement (this “Agreement”) and the Subscription Agreements in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Subscription Agreement”) entered into with the purchasers identified therein (each a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”), a minimum amount (the “Minimum Amount”) of 715,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company up to a maximum amount (the “Maximum Amount”) of 1,430,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Securities”) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). The Company hereby confirms its agreement with Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. (“Network 1” or the “Underwriter”) concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities as follows:

 

1.Purchase and Sale of Securities.

 

1.1.Securities.

 

1.1.1.          Nature and Purchase of Securities.

 

(i)          On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company hereby engages and authorizes Network 1 to act as the Company’s exclusive agent on a “best efforts,” mini/max basis only, to solicit offers for the purchase of the Securities to the Purchasers in connection with the proposed offering of the Securities (the “Offering”). Until the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1.1.2(ii) hereof) or earlier upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.2, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Network 1, solicit or accept offers to purchase the Securities otherwise than through Network 1. Under no circumstances will Network 1 be obligated to underwrite or purchase any of the Securities for its own account or otherwise provide any financing. Network 1 shall have the right to enter into selected dealer agreements with other broker-dealers participating in the Offering (each dealer being referred to herein as a “Dealer” and said dealers being collectively referred to herein as the “Dealers”).

 

(ii)         The Underwriter agrees to exercise its best efforts to arrange for the purchase by the Purchasers from the Company the Securities at a purchase price of $7.00 per share (the “Purchase Price”). The Securities are to be offered initially to the public at the Purchase Price.

 

 

 

  

1.1.2.     Placement Share Payment and Delivery.

 

(i)          Prior to the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) each Purchaser will execute a Subscription Agreement and deliver it to the Underwriter for forwarding to the Company; (ii) the Company will execute each such Subscription Agreement and will forward a copy thereof to the Escrow Agent; (iii) each Purchaser will transfer to the Escrow Account funds in an amount equal to the Purchase Price multiplied by the number of Securities to which such Purchaser has subscribed; (iv) in the event that the Underwriter or any subagent receives subscription funds, such funds will be promptly transmitted to the Escrow Account in compliance with Rule 15c2-4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (v) the Escrow Agent will notify the Company and the Underwriter promptly in writing when the balance of the Escrow Account contains at least the Minimum Amount.

 

(ii)         If the Escrow Agent shall have received at least the Minimum Amount on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 31, 2018 (the “Termination Date”), the Escrow Agent will release the balance of the Escrow Account for collection by the Company and the Underwriter as provided in the Escrow Agreement and the Company shall deliver the Securities being purchased on the Closing Date to Underwriter, through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), and such Securities shall be registered in such name or names and shall be in such denominations, as the Underwriter may request by written notice to the Company at least two (2) full Business Days prior to the Closing (the “Closing”). The cost of original issue tax stamps and other transfer taxes, if any, in connection with the issuance and delivery of the Securities by the Company to the respective Purchasers shall be borne by the Company. The date on which the Escrow Agent releases the balance of the Escrow Account for collection by the Company and the Underwriter against delivery of the Securities to the Underwriter as described above, is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.” The term “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York, New York.

 

(iii)         If the Minimum Amount has not been received by the Escrow Agent on or before the Termination Date, the Offering will be deemed terminated, the Escrow Agent will promptly return the funds to the Purchasers without interest and the Underwriter shall not be entitled to any compensation hereunder.

 

1.1.3.     Exclusive Agency. During the Offering Period, the Company will not sell or agree to sell any of its debt or equity securities otherwise than through Network 1. Subject to Network 1’s commitment to arrange for the sale of the Securities on a best efforts, minimum/maximum basis as provided herein, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Network 1 from entering into an agency agreement, underwriting or placement agreement, or other similar agreement governing the offer and sale of securities with any other issuer of securities, and nothing contained herein shall be construed in any way as precluding or restricting Network 1’s right to sell or offer for sale securities issued by any other person, including securities similar to, or competing with, the Securities. It is understood between the parties that there is no firm commitment by Underwriter or for the Underwriter to arrange for the purchase of any or all of the Securities.

 

1.1.4.     Obligation to Offer Shares. The Company hereby acknowledges that the Underwriter has agreed, as agent of the Company, to use its best efforts to solicit offers to purchase the Securities from the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus (as defined below). The Underwriter shall use its best efforts to assist the Company in obtaining performance by each Purchaser whose offer to purchase Securities has been solicited by the Underwriter and accepted by the Company, but the Underwriter shall not, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, be obligated to disclose the identity of any potential purchaser or have any liability to the Company in the event any such purchase is not consummated for any reason. Under no circumstances will the Underwriter be obligated to underwrite or purchase any Securities for its own account and, in soliciting purchases of the Securities, the Underwriter shall act solely as the Company’s agent and not as principal.

 

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1.1.5.     Offering Termination Date. The “Offering Period” shall commence on the day that the Prospectus is first made available to prospective investors in connection with the Offering and shall continue until the “Offering Termination Date,” which shall be the earliest of (i) a date mutually acceptable to the Company and Network 1 after which at least the Minimum Amount of Securities are sold at the Purchase Price; (ii) such time as the Maximum Amount of Securities are sold at the Purchase Price; and (iii) the close of business on the Termination Date. The Company and Network 1 agree that unless at least the Minimum Amount of Securities are sold on or before the Offering Termination Date, all funds that have been sent to the Escrow Account (as hereinafter defined) for the Securities will be returned to the subscribers, without charge, interest or deduction. The parties agree that if the Minimum Amount of Securities is sold by the Termination Date, the Offering Termination Date may be extended by the mutual agreement of the Underwriter and the Company for period up to 90 days.

 

1.1.6.     Escrow Agent.

 

(i)          The Company and the Underwriter intend to enter into an escrow agreement substantially in the form included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the “Escrow Agreement”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Escrow Agent”), pursuant to which the Escrow Agent will establish an escrow account, at the Company’s expense, for the benefit of the Purchasers (the “Escrow Account”).

 

(ii)         Prior to the sale of any of the Securities, all funds received from purchasers of the Securities shall be placed in the Escrow Account with the Escrow Agent by noon of the next business day following receipt thereof, pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, and all payments of, from or on account of such funds shall be made pursuant to the Escrow Agreement. In the event that fewer than the Minimum Amount of Securities are subscribed for on the Offering Termination Date, all funds then held in the Escrow Account shall be returned promptly to the respective investors as provided in the Escrow Agreement.

 

(iii)        The Escrow Agent may not utilize sweep arrangements. All participating broker dealers (members of FINRA, or the “Members”) shall confirm, via the selected dealer agreement or similar agreement that it will comply with rule 15c2-4. As per rule 15c2-4 and FINRA notice to members 84-7 (the “Rule”), all checks that are accompanied by a subscription agreement will be promptly sent along with the subscription agreements to the escrow account by noon the next business day. In regards to monies being wired from an investor’s bank account, the Members shall request the investors send their wires to the Escrow Agent by the next business day. Funds in customer accounts with the Underwriter or participating broker-dealers will be transmitted to the Escrow Agent by noon of the next business day.

 

1.2.Compensation.

 

1.2.1.   Underwriter’s Commissions. As compensation for services rendered, on each Closing Date, the Company shall pay to the Underwriter, by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the Closing Date, a selling commission computed at the rate of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the gross proceeds of the Securities sold in that Closing (the “Selling Commission”). The foregoing fee shall be paid to the Underwriter and split among selected dealers and the Underwriter in such amounts as agreed to among them pursuant to a selected dealers’ agreement. The foregoing fee in no way limits or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions of this Agreement. The Underwriter shall furnish the Company with wire instructions and amounts payable to each participating broker-dealers.

 

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1.2.2.   Underwriter’s Warrants. In addition to the Selling Commission, on each Closing Date, the Company shall issue and sell to the Underwriter (and/or its designees) for $10.00 a warrant (“Underwriter’s Warrant”) for the purchase of an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock of the Company equal to four percent (4.0%) of the Securities sold in that Closing. Pursuant to the Underwriter’s Warrant agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement”), the Underwriter’s Warrant shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, commencing one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing Date it is issued and expiring on the five-year anniversary of the Effective Date at an initial exercise price per share of Common Stock equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125.0%) of the Purchase Price of the Securities in the Offering. The Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof are hereinafter referred to together as the “Underwriter’s Securities.” The Underwriter understands and agrees that there are significant restrictions pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 against transferring the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement and the underlying shares of Common Stock during the one hundred eighty (180) days after the Effective Date and by its acceptance thereof shall agree that it will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate the Underwriter’s Securities, or any portion thereof, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of such securities for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the Effective Date to anyone other than (i) an Underwriter or a selected dealer in connection with the Offering, or (ii) a bona fide officer or partner of the Underwriter or of any such Underwriter or selected dealer; and only if any such transferee agrees to the foregoing lock-up restrictions.

 

2.    Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Underwriter as of the Closing Date, as follows:

 

2.1.Filing of Registration Statement.

 

2.1.1.   Pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission ”) a registration statement, and an amendment or amendments thereto, on Form S-1 (File No. 333-222596) including any related prospectus or prospectuses, for the registration of the Securities and the Underwriter’s Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which registration statement and amendment or amendments have been prepared by the Company in all material respects in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act (the “Securities Act Regulations”) and will contain all material statements that are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. If the Company files any registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, then after such filing, the term “Registration Statement” shall include such registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b). The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission on the date hereof.

 

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Effective Date” means March 14, 2018, the date the Registration Statement was declared effective under the Securities Act by the Commission.

 

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors (other than a “bona fide electronic road show,” as defined in Rule 433 (the “Bona Fide Electronic Road Show”)), as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule 1 hereto.

 

Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.

 

2.1.2.     Pursuant to the Exchange Act. Prior to the initial Closing Date, the Company will file with the Commission a Form 8-A providing for the registration pursuant to Section 12(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of the shares of Common Stock. The registration of the shares of Common Stock under the Exchange Act will be declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the initial Closing Date. The Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the shares of Common Stock under the Exchange Act, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration.

 

2.2.                Stock Exchange Listing. Prior to the initial Closing Date, the shares of Common Stock have been approved for listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market (the “Exchange”), and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, delisting the shares of Common Stock from the Exchange, nor has the Company received any notification that the Exchange is contemplating terminating such listing except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

 

2.3.                No Stop Orders, etc. Neither the Commission nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any state regulatory authority has issued any order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or has instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened to institute, any proceedings with respect to such an order. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information.

 

2.4.                Disclosures in Registration Statement.

 

2.4.1.          Compliance with Securities Act and 10b-5 Representation.

 

(i)   Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. The Prospectus, including the prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment or supplement thereto, at each time it was filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. The Prospectus was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

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(ii)  Neither the Registration Statement nor any amendment thereto, at its effective time, as of the Closing Date, contained, contains or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements made or statements omitted in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company with respect to the Underwriter by the Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto (any such statement or omission, the “Underwriter’s Information”); and

 

(iii) Neither the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto (including any prospectus wrapper), as of its issue date, at the time of any filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), at the Closing Date included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to the Underwriter’s Information.

 

2.4.2.     Disclosure of Agreements. The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, none of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default thereunder and, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses (each, a “Governmental Entity”), including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations.

 

2.4.3.     Prior Securities Transactions. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, during the period commencing six months prior to the date the Company initially filed the Registration Statement with the Commission (or submitted on a confidential basis) until the date the Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission, no securities of the Company have been sold by the Company by on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any person or persons controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company.

 

2.4.4.     Regulations. The disclosures in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus concerning the effects of federal, state, local and all foreign regulation on the Offering and the Company’s business as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects and no other such regulations are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus which are not so disclosed.

 

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2.5.Changes After Dates in Registration Statement.

 

2.5.1.     No Material Adverse Change. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as otherwise specifically stated therein: (i) there has been no material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, nor any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to involve a material adverse change in or affecting the financial condition, results of operations, business, assets or properties of the Company (a “Material Adverse Change”); (ii) there have been no material transactions entered into by the Company, other than in the ordinary course of business or as contemplated pursuant to the Registration Statement; and (iii) no officer or director of the Company has resigned or has notified the Company of their intent to resign from any position with the Company.

 

2.5.2.     Recent Securities Transactions, etc. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and except as may otherwise be indicated or contemplated herein or disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company has not: (i) issued any securities or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; or (ii) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect to its capital stock.

 

2.6.                Independent Accountants. To the knowledge of the Company, Friedman, LLP (the “Auditor”) whose report is filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Auditor has not, during the periods covered by the financial statements included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, provided to the Company any non-audit services, as such term is used in Section 10A(g) of the Exchange Act.

 

2.7.                Financial Statements, etc. The financial statements, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules, if any, included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, fairly present the financial position and the results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods to which they apply; and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), consistently applied throughout the periods involved (provided that unaudited interim financial statements are subject to year-end audit adjustments that are not expected to be material in the aggregate and do not contain all footnotes required by GAAP); and the supporting schedules, if any, included in the Registration Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements are required to be included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus under the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations. The pro forma and pro forma as adjusted financial information and the related notes, if any, included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus have been properly compiled and prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and present fairly the information shown therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission), if any, comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. Each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus discloses all material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations), and other relationships of the Company with unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have a material current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of revenues or expenses. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (a) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions other than in the ordinary course of business, (b) the Company has not declared or paid any dividends or made any distribution of any kind with respect to its capital stock, (c) there has not been any change in the capital stock of the Company or, other than in the course of business, any grants under any stock compensation plan, and (d) there has not been any material adverse change in the Company’s long-term or short-term debt.

 

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2.8.                Authorized Capital; Options, etc. The Company had, at the date or dates indicated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the duly authorized, issued and outstanding capitalization as set forth therein. Based on the assumptions stated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company will have on the Closing Date the adjusted stock capitalization set forth therein. Except as set forth in, or contemplated by, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, on the Effective Date, on the Closing Date, there will be no stock options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized, but unissued shares of Common Stock of the Company or any security convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock of the Company, or any contracts or commitments to issue or sell shares of Common Stock or any such options, warrants, rights or convertible securities.

 

2.9.                Valid Issuance of Securities, etc.

 

2.9.1.     Outstanding Securities. All issued and outstanding securities of the Company issued prior to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof have no rights of rescission with respect thereto, and are not subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and none of such securities were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The authorized shares of Common Stock conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The offers and sales of the outstanding shares of Common Stock were at all relevant times either registered under the Securities Act and the applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws or, based in part on the representations and warranties of the purchasers of such shares, exempt from such registration requirements.

 

2.9.2.     Securities Sold Pursuant to this Agreement. The Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale and, when issued and paid for, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; the Securities are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company; and all corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Securities has been duly and validly taken. The Securities and Underwriter’s Securities conform in all material respects to all statements with respect thereto contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. All corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement has been duly and validly taken; the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Underwriter’s Warrant have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and when paid for and issued in accordance with the Underwriter’s Warrant and the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement, such shares of Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; the holders thereof are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders; and such shares of Common Stock are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company.

 

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2.10.              Registration Rights of Third Parties. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, no holders of any securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or convertible into or exchangeable for securities of the Company have the right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Securities Act or to include any such securities in a registration statement to be filed by the Company.

 

2.11.              Validity and Binding Effect of Agreements. This Agreement and the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by the Company, and, when executed and delivered, will constitute, the valid and binding agreements of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except: (i) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws; and (iii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

2.12.              No Conflicts, etc. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement and all ancillary documents, the consummation by the Company of the transactions herein and therein contemplated and the compliance by the Company with the terms hereof and thereof do not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both: (i) result in a material breach of, or conflict with any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a material default under, or result in the creation, modification, termination or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Charter”) or the by-laws of the Company or the equivalent documents of any of its Subsidiaries; or (iii) violate any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any Governmental Entity as of the date hereof.

 

2.13.              No Defaults; Violations. No material default exists in the due performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any material license, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note, loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument evidencing an obligation for borrowed money, or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or its Subsidiaries may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company of Subsidiaries is subject. The Company is not in violation of any term or provision of its Charter or by-laws, nor are any of the Subsidiaries in violation of their respective charter documents, or they in violation of any material franchise, license, permit, that alone or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Change on the business or operations of the Company, or any applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment or decree of any Governmental Entity.

 

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2.14.              Corporate Power; Licenses; Consents.

 

2.14.1.   Conduct of Business. Except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company and its Subsidiaries have all requisite corporate power and authority, and have all necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, licenses, certificates and permits of and from all governmental regulatory officials and bodies that they need as of the date hereof to conduct their business purpose as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except for such Permits, the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

2.15.              Transactions Contemplated Herein. The Company has all corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof, and all consents, authorizations, approvals and orders required in connection therewith have been obtained. No consent, authorization or order of, and no filing with, any court, government agency or other body is required for the valid issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities and the consummation of the transactions and agreements contemplated by this Agreement and the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement and as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except with respect to applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of FINRA.

 

2.16.              Director and Officer Questionnaires. The Company has provided the Underwriter with director and officer questionnaires gathered and used by the Company (each, a “D&O Questionnaire”) for each member of the Company’s Board of Directors and senior management listed in the Prospectus. To the knowledge of the Company, each D&O Questionnaire is complete and accurate in all material respects and does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading as of the date hereof and at the Closing. The Company agrees to promptly inform the Underwriter at any time when it (or any officer or director thereof) should learn of any fact that would cause any such D&O Questionnaire to not be complete and accurate in all material respects or to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading as of the date hereof and at the Closing. The Company’s duty to inform the Underwriter shall be satisfied if the Company publicly discloses such information via press release or Form 8-K, or successor form, filed on the Commission’s EDGAR system or successor system. For purposes of this Section 2.16, the knowledge of a director or officer, as the case may be, with respect to his or her own D&O Questionnaire shall not be imputed to the Company.

 

2.17.              Litigation; Governmental Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company or Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in connection with the Company’s listing application for the listing of the Securities on the Exchange.

 

2.18.              Subsidiaries. Other than the Subsidiaries listed on Exhibit 21 to the Registration Statement (each a “Subsidiary,” and together the “Subsidiaries”), there are no other partially or wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company.

 

2.19.              Good Standing. The Company and each Subsidiary has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation or equivalent in the case of a Non-US Subsidiary and is in good standing (or equivalent in the case of a Non-US jurisdiction) under the laws of the state of its incorporation as of the date hereof, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of business requires such qualification, except where the failure to qualify, singularly or in the aggregate, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

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2.20.              Insurance. The Company carries or is entitled to the benefits of insurance, with reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks which the Company believes are adequate, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

2.21.              Transactions Affecting Disclosure to FINRA.

 

2.21.1.   Finder’s Fees. Except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there are no claims, payments, arrangements, agreements or understandings relating to the payment of a finder’s, consulting or origination fee by the Company or any Insider with respect to the sale of the Securities hereunder or any other arrangements, agreements or understandings of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its shareholders that may affect the Underwriter’s compensation, as determined by FINRA.

 

2.21.2.   Payments Within Eighteen (18) Months. Except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and except for payments made to Maxim Group, LLC or its affiliates or employees, the Company has not made any direct or indirect payments (in cash, securities or otherwise) to: (i) any person, as a finder’s fee, consulting fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the Company or introducing to the Company persons who raised or provided capital to the Company; (ii) any FINRA member; or (iii) any person or entity that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member, within the eighteen (18) months prior to the Effective Date, other than the payment to the Underwriter as provided hereunder in connection with the Offering.

 

2.21.3.   Use of Proceeds. None of the net proceeds of the Offering will be paid by the Company to any participating FINRA member or its affiliates, except as specifically authorized herein.

 

2.21.4.   FINRA Affiliation. Except for shares held directly or indirectly by affiliates and employees of Maxim Group, LLC and except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, there is no (i) officer or director of the Company, (ii) beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of the Company's securities or (iii) beneficial owner of the Company's unregistered equity securities which were acquired during the one hundred eighty (180) day period immediately preceding the filing of the Registration Statement that is an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the Offering (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA).

 

2.21.5.   Information. All information provided by the Company to Underwriter Counsel specifically for use by Underwriter Counsel in connection with its Public Offering System filings (and related disclosure) with FINRA is true, correct and complete in all material respects.

 

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2.22.              No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government or regulatory official or employee; (iii) made any bribe, unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; or (iv) violated or is in violation of any provision of (x) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the "FCPA"), (y) any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or (z) any non-U.S. anti-bribery or anti-corruption statute or regulation to which the Company is subject. The Company and its Subsidiaries have instituted and maintain and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

 

2.23.              Economic Sanctions.

 

2.23.1.   Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director officer, employee thereof, nor to the to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned 50% or more or controlled by a person that is:

 

(i)   currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Affairs (OFAC), nor any Hong Kong sanctions administered by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”); nor

 

(ii)  located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive Sanctions (including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).

 

2.23.2.   The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:

 

(i)   to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or

 

(ii)  in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).

 

2.23.3.   For the past five years, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions.

 

2.24.              Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business, the applicable rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity, including but not limited to, the (Chapter 455 of the Laws of Hong Kong), the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance (Chapter 615 of the Laws of Hong Kong), the Drug Trafficking (Recovery of Proceeds) Ordinance (Chapter 405 of the Laws of Hong Kong), the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Chapter 575 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

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2.25.              Officers’ Certificate. Any certificate signed by any duly authorized officer of the Company and delivered to Network 1 or to Underwriter Counsel shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.

 

2.26.              Lock-Up Agreements. Schedule 3 hereto contains a complete and accurate list of the Company’s officers, directors and each owner of 5% or more of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock) (collectively, the “Affiliate Lock-Up Parties”). The Company has caused each of the Affiliate Lock-Up Parties to deliver to the Underwriter an executed Lock-Up Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1 (the “Affiliate Lock-Up Agreement”), prior to the execution of this Agreement. Schedule 3 hereto also contains a complete and accurate list of each beneficial owner of at less than 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock) (collectively, the “Non-Affiliate Lock-Up Parties”). The Company has caused each Non-Affiliate Lock-Up Parties to deliver to the Underwriter an executed Lock-Up Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-2 (the “Non-Affiliate Lock-Up Agreement”).

 

2.27.              Related Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or related party transactions involving the Company or any other person required to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that have not been described as required.

 

2.28.              Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Company is comprised of the persons set forth under the heading of the Prospectus captioned “Management.” Except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the qualifications of the persons serving as board members and the overall composition of the board comply with the Exchange Act, the Exchange Act Regulations, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) applicable to the Company and the listing rules of the Exchange. At least one member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined under Regulation S-K and the listing rules of the Exchange. In addition, at least a majority of the persons serving on the Board of Directors qualify as “independent,” as defined under the listing rules of the Exchange.

 

2.29.              Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.

 

2.29.1.   Disclosure Controls. The Company has developed and currently maintains disclosure controls and procedures that will comply with Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act Regulations, and such controls and procedures are effective to ensure that all material information concerning the Company will be made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s Exchange Act filings and other public disclosure documents.

 

2.29.2.   Compliance. The Company is, or on the Closing Date will be, in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act applicable to it, and has implemented or will implement such programs and taken reasonable steps to ensure the Company’s future compliance (not later than the relevant statutory and regulatory deadlines therefor) with all of the material provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

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2.30.              Accounting Controls. The Company is relying on a transition period for newly public companies to maintain systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined under Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act Regulations) that comply with in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act. Once the transition period ends, the Company will maintain such systems designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including, but not limited to, internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal controls. Once required, the Company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company will be advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are known to the Company’s management and that have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’ ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud known to the Company’s management, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

2.31.              No Investment Company Status. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the Offering and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, will not be, required to register as an “investment company,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

2.32.              No Labor Disputes. No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent.

 

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2.33.              Intellectual Property Rights. The Company owns or possesses or has valid rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and similar rights (“Intellectual Property Rights”) necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company as currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. To the knowledge of the Company, no action or use by the Company necessary for the conduct of its business as currently carried on and as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will involve or give rise to any infringement of, or license or similar fees for, any Intellectual Property Rights of others. The Company has not received any notice alleging any such infringement, fee or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change (A) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no infringement, misappropriation or violation by third parties of any of the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company; (B) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the rights of the Company in or to any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim, that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (C) the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company have not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property Rights, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (D) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary rights of others, the Company has not received any written notice of such claim and the Company is unaware of any other facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim that would, individually or in the aggregate, together with any other claims in this Section 2.32, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; and (E) to the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company is in or has ever been in violation in any material respect of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company, or actions undertaken by the employee while employed with the Company and could reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change. To the Company’s knowledge, all material technical information developed by and belonging to the Company which has not been patented has been kept confidential. The Company is not a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights of any other person or entity that are required to be set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and are not described therein in all material respects. None of the technology employed by the Company has been obtained or is knowingly being used by the Company in material violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or employees, or otherwise in material violation of the rights of any persons.

 

2.34.              Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all returns (as hereinafter defined) required to be filed with taxing authorities prior to the date hereof or has duly obtained extensions of time for the filing thereof. The Company and its Subsidiaries have paid all taxes (as hereinafter defined) shown as due on such returns that were filed and has paid all taxes imposed on or assessed against the Company or its Subsidiaries. The provisions for taxes payable, if any, shown on the financial statements filed with or as part of the Registration Statement are reasonably sufficient for all accrued and unpaid taxes, whether or not disputed, and for all periods to and including the dates of such consolidated financial statements. Except as disclosed in writing to the Underwriter, (i) no issues have been raised (and are currently pending) by any taxing authority in connection with any of the returns or taxes asserted as due from the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (ii) no waivers of statutes of limitation with respect to the returns or collection of taxes have been given by or requested from the Company of its Subsidiaries. The term “taxes” mean all federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto. The term “return” means all returns, declarations, reports, statements and other documents required to be filed in respect to taxes.

 

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2.35.              ERISA Compliance. The Company and any “employee benefit plan” (as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (collectively, “ERISA”)) established or maintained by the Company or its ERISA Affiliates (as defined below) are in compliance in all material respects with ERISA. “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company, any member of any group of organizations described in Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the “Code”) of which the Company is a member. No “reportable event” (as defined under ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates. No “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates, if such “employee benefit plan” were terminated, would have any “amount of unfunded benefit liabilities” (as defined under ERISA). Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any material liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “employee benefit plan” or (ii) Sections 412, 4971, 4975 or 4980B of the Code. Each “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and, to the knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.

 

2.36.              Compliance with Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries: (A) are and at all times has been in compliance with all statutes, rules, or regulations applicable to the ownership, manufacture, packaging, processing, use, distribution, marketing, labeling, promotion, sale, offer for sale, storage, import, export or disposal of any product manufactured or distributed by the Company (“Applicable Laws”), except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change; (B) have not received any correspondence from any governmental authority alleging or asserting noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws (“Authorizations”) that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (C) possess all material Authorizations and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and are not in material violation of any term of any such Authorizations; (D) have not received notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any governmental authority or third party alleging that any product operation or activity is in violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and have no knowledge that any such governmental authority or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding that if brought could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; (E) have not received notice that any governmental authority has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any Authorizations and has no knowledge that any such governmental authority is considering such action; and (F) have filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete and correct in all material respects on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission).

 

2.37.              Ineligible Issuer. At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the Securities Act Regulations) of the Securities and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405, without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an ineligible issuer.

 

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2.38.              Industry Data. The statistical and market-related data included in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate or represent the Company’s good faith estimates that are made on the basis of data derived from such sources.

 

2.39.              Emerging Growth Company. From the time of the initial confidential submission of the Registration Statement to the Commission (or, if earlier, the first date on which the Company engaged directly in or through any Person authorized to act on its behalf in any Testing-the-Waters Communication) through the date hereof, the Company has been and is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act (an “Emerging Growth Company”). “Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act, or successor section of the Securities Act, as may be amended from time to time.

 

2.40.              Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not (i) alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communications, other than Testing-the-Waters Communications with the written consent of the Underwriter and with entities that are qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or institutions that are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and (ii) authorized anyone other than the Underwriter to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company confirms that the Underwriter has been authorized to act on its behalf in undertaking Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications other than those listed on Schedule 2 hereto. “Written Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

2.41.              Electronic Road Show. The Company has made available a Bona Fide Electronic Road Show in compliance with Rule 433(d)(8)(ii) of the Securities Act Regulations such that no filing of any “road show” (as defined in Rule 433(h) of the Securities Act Regulations) is required in connection with the Offering.

 

2.42.              Margin Securities. The Company owns no “margin securities” as that term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), and none of the proceeds of Offering will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the shares of Common Stock to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

 

2.43.              No Foreign Filing Requirements. To the Company’s knowledge, it is not necessary that this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any other document be filed or recorded with any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental authority outside of the United States.

 

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2.44.              No Immunity. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of its or their respective properties or assets has any immunity from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or otherwise) under the laws of the United States; and, to the extent that the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any of their respective properties or assets may have or may hereafter become entitled to any such right of immunity in any such court in which proceedings may at any time be commenced, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries waives or will waive such right to the extent permitted by law and has consented to such relief and enforcement.

 

3.Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees as follows:

 

3.1.                Amendments to Registration Statement. The Company shall deliver to the Underwriter, prior to filing, any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus proposed to be filed after the Effective Date and not file any such amendment or supplement to which the Underwriter shall reasonably object in writing.

 

3.2.                Federal Securities Laws.

 

3.2.1.   Compliance. The Company, subject to Section 3.2.2, shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of Rule 430A of the Securities Act Regulations, and will notify the Underwriter promptly, and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall become effective or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus shall have been filed; (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities and Underwriter’s Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act concerning the Registration Statement and (v) if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act in connection with the Offering of the Securities and Underwriter’s Securities. The Company shall effect all filings required under Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act Regulations, in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and shall take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such prospectus. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order, prevention or suspension and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment.

 

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3.2.2.   Continued Compliance. The Company shall comply in all material respects with the Securities Act, the Securities Act Regulations, the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172 of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 172”), would be) required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Securities, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriter or for the Company, to (i) amend the Registration Statement in order that the Registration Statement will 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 in the light of the circumstances under which they were made; (ii) amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser or (iii) amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus, as the case may be, in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations, the Company will promptly (A) give the Underwriter notice of such event; (B) prepare any amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement or the Prospectus comply with such requirements and, a reasonable amount of time prior to any proposed filing or use, furnish the Underwriter with copies of any such amendment or supplement and (C) file with the Commission any such amendment or supplement; provided that the Company shall not file or use any such amendment or supplement to which the Underwriter or counsel for the Underwriter shall reasonably object. The Company will furnish to the Underwriter such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriter may reasonably request. The Company has given the Underwriter notice of any filings made pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Exchange Act Regulations within 48 hours prior to the Closing Date. The Company shall give the Underwriter notice of its intention to make any such filing from the date hereof until the Closing Date and will furnish the Underwriter with copies of the related document(s) a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Underwriter or counsel for the Underwriter shall reasonably object.

 

3.2.3.   Exchange Act Registration. For a period of three (3) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the registration of the shares of Common Stock under the Exchange Act. The Company shall not deregister the shares of Common Stock under the Exchange Act without the prior written consent of the Underwriter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 3.2.3 shall not apply to the deregistration of the Common Stock of the Company under the Exchange Act in connection with a Business Combination. As used herein, the term “Business Combination” shall mean effecting a merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses involving the Company.

 

3.2.4.   Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Underwriter, it shall not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” or a portion thereof, required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433; provided that the Underwriter shall be deemed to have consented to each Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus hereto and any “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) that has been reviewed by the Underwriter. The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each such free writing prospectus consented to, or deemed consented to, by the Underwriter as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and that it has complied and will comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 433 with respect thereto, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriter and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

 

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3.2.5.   Testing-the-Waters Communications. If at any time following the distribution of any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify the Underwriter and shall promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication to eliminate or correct such untrue statement or omission.

 

3.3.                Delivery to the Underwriter of Registration Statements. The Company has delivered or made available or shall deliver or make available to the Underwriter and counsel for the Underwriter, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Underwriter, without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (without exhibits). The copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriter will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

3.4.                Delivery to the Underwriter of Prospectuses. The Company has delivered or made available or will deliver or make available to the Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the Securities Act. The Company will furnish to the Underwriter, without charge, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Securities is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the Securities Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as the Underwriter may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriter will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

3.5.                Effectiveness and Events Requiring Notice to the Underwriter. The Company shall notify the Underwriter immediately and confirm the notice in writing: (i) of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iii) of the issuance by any state securities commission of any proceedings for the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iv) of the mailing and delivery to the Commission for filing of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus; (v) of the receipt of any comments or request for any additional information from the Commission; and (vi) of the happening of any event during the prospectus delivery period that, in the judgment of the Company, makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus untrue or that requires the making of any changes in (a) the Registration Statement in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or (b) in the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Commission or any state securities commission shall enter a stop order or suspend such qualification at any time, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain promptly the lifting of such order.

 

3.6.                Review of Financial Statements. For as long as the securities of the Company are registered under the Exchange Act, the Company, at its expense, shall cause its regularly engaged independent registered public accounting firm to review (but not audit) the Company’s financial statements for each of the three fiscal quarters immediately preceding the announcement of any quarterly financial information.

 

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3.7.                Listing. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the shares of Common Stock (including the Securities) on the Exchange for at least two (2) years from the date of this Agreement unless such listing is terminated as a result of a transaction approved by the holders of a majority of the voting securities of the Company.

 

3.8.                Financial Public Relations Firm. As of the Effective Date, the Company shall have retained a financial public relations firm reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter and the Company, which firm shall be experienced in assisting issuers in initial public offerings of securities and in their relations with their security holders, and shall retain such firm or another firm reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter for a period of not less than one (1) year after the Effective Date.

 

3.9.                Reports to the Underwriter.

 

3.9.1.     Periodic Reports, etc. For a period of three (3) years after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish to the Underwriter copies of such financial statements and other periodic and special reports as the Company from time to time furnishes generally to holders of any class of its securities and also promptly furnish to the Underwriter: (i) a copy of each periodic report the Company shall be required to file with the Commission under the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Regulations; (ii) a copy of every press release and every news item and article with respect to the Company or its affairs which was released by the Company; (iii) a copy of each Form 8-K prepared and filed by the Company; (iv) a copy of each registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act; and (v) such additional documents and information with respect to the Company and the affairs of any future Subsidiaries of the Company as the Underwriter may from time to time reasonably request; provided the Underwriter shall sign, if requested by the Company, a Regulation FD compliant confidentiality agreement which is reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter and Underwriter Counsel in connection with the Underwriter’s receipt of such information. Documents filed with the Commission pursuant to its EDGAR system shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Underwriter pursuant to this Section 3.9.1.

 

3.9.2.     Transfer Agent; Transfer Sheets. For a period of twenty-four (24) months after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall retain a transfer agent and registrar acceptable to the Underwriter (the “Transfer Agent”) and, for a period of six (6) months after the date of this Agreement, shall furnish to the Underwriter at the Company’s sole cost and expense such transfer sheets of the Company’s securities as the Underwriter may reasonably request, including the daily and monthly consolidated transfer sheets of the Transfer Agent and DTC. V Stock Transfer, LLC is acceptable to the Underwriter to act as Transfer Agent for the shares of Common Stock.

 

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3.10.              Payment of Expenses. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.10.3, the Company hereby agrees to pay on the Closing Date, an amount equal to the sum of all documented out-of-pocket and other expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, including, but not limited to: (a) all filing fees and communication expenses relating to the registration of the shares of Common Stock to be sold in the Offering with the Commission; (b) all Public Filing System filing fees associated with the review of the Offering by FINRA; (c) all fees and expenses relating to the listing of such Securities on the Exchange and such other stock exchanges as the Company and the Underwriter together determine; (d) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to background checks of the Company’s officers, directors and entities in an amount not to exceed $15,000 in the aggregate; (e) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration or qualification, if required, of the Securities under the “blue sky” securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Underwriter may reasonably designate (including, without limitation, all filing and registration fees, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of “blue sky” counsel in an amount not to exceed $10,000; the parties recognize, however, that the Underwriter will incur no such blue sky counsel fees if and to the extent the Securities are listed on the Exchange); (f) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration, qualification or exemption of the Securities under the securities laws of such foreign jurisdictions, if required as reasonably designated by the Underwriter and agreed by the Company; (g) the costs of all printing and mailing the underwriting documents (including, without limitation, the Underwriting Agreement and the Selected Dealers’ Agreement), Registration Statements, Prospectuses and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto and as many preliminary and final Prospectuses as the Underwriter may reasonably deem necessary; (h) the costs and expenses of a public relations firm; (i) the costs of preparing, printing and delivering certificates representing the Securities; (j) fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent for the Securities as well as for the clearing firms that will transfer the Securities to the investors therein; (k) any stock transfer and/or stamp taxes; (l) to the extent approved by the Company in writing, the costs associated with post-Closing advertising the Offering in the national editions of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times; (m) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants; (n) the fees and expenses of the Company’s legal counsel and other agents and representatives; (o) up to $25,000 of the Underwriter’s actual accountable “road show” expenses for the Offering; (p) the reasonable fees and expenses of the Underwriter’s legal counsel not to exceed $75,000; (q) reasonable travel expenses; and (r) reasonable clearing DTC charges provided, however, that the accountable expenses to be reimbursed shall not exceed $75,000 in the aggregate. The Underwriter may deduct from the net proceeds of the Offering payable to the Company on the Closing Date, the expenses set forth herein to be paid by the Company to the Underwriter, less the Advance (as defined in Section 7.3) which shall be credited against the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Underwriter in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(C).

 

3.11.              Non-Accountable Expense Allowance. The Company agrees that on each Closing Date, it shall pay, in addition to the Selling Commission, to the Underwriter by deduction from the net proceeds of the Offering contemplated herein, a fee equal to two percent (2.0%) of the gross proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities on such Closing Date (the “Non-Accountable Expense Allowance”).

 

3.12.              Application of Net Proceeds. The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the Offering received by it in a manner consistent with the application thereof described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

 

3.13.              Delivery of Earnings Statements to Security Holders. The Company shall make generally available (which includes any filing pursuant to the Exchange Act made publicly through the EDGAR system) to its security holders as soon as practicable, but not later than the first day of the fifteenth (15th) full calendar month following the date of this Agreement, an earnings statement (which need not be certified by independent registered public accounting firm unless required by the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations, but which shall satisfy the provisions of Rule 158(a) under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) covering a period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months beginning after the date of this Agreement.

 

3.14.              Stabilization. Neither the Company nor, to its knowledge, any of its employees, directors or shareholders (without the consent of the Underwriter) has taken or shall take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under Regulation M of the Exchange Act, or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

 

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3.15.              Internal Controls. The Company shall maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary in order to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

3.16.              Accountants. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company shall retain an independent registered public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter, and the Company shall continue to retain a nationally recognized independent registered public accounting firm for a period of at least three (3) years after the date of this Agreement. The Underwriter acknowledges that the Auditor is acceptable to the Underwriter.

 

3.17.              FINRA. The Company shall advise the Underwriter (who shall make an appropriate filing with FINRA) if it is or becomes aware that (i) any officer or director of the Company, (ii) any beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of the Company's securities or (iii) any beneficial owner of the Company's unregistered equity securities which were acquired during the 180 days immediately preceding the filing of the Registration Statement is or becomes an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA member participating in the Offering (as determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA).

 

3.18.              No Fiduciary Duties. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriter’s responsibility to the Company is solely contractual in nature and that none of the Underwriter or its affiliates or any Underwriter shall be deemed to be acting in a fiduciary capacity with respect to, or otherwise owes any fiduciary duty to, the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with the Offering and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

3.19.              Company Lock-Up Agreements.

 

3.19.1.   Restriction on Sales of Capital Stock. The Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, it will not, for a period of 180 days after the date of this Agreement (the “Lock-Up Period ”), (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (ii) file or cause to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company, excluding a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act covering the 1,484,250 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2018 Stock Incentive Plan; or (iii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of capital stock of the Company, whether any such transaction described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of capital stock of the Company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.

 

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The restrictions contained in this Section 3.18.1 shall not apply to (i) the shares of Common Stock to be sold hereunder, or (iii) the issuance by the Company of stock options or shares of capital stock of the Company under any equity compensation plan of the Company.

 

3.20.              Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriter, if necessary, to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the Underwriter may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required to complete the distribution of the Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. The parties acknowledge and agree that, to the extent the Securities are listed on the Exchange, no such blue-sky filings will be required.

 

3.21.              Reporting Requirements. The Company, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Securities is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under Section 174(d) of the Securities Act, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Regulations.

 

3.22.              Emerging Growth Company Status. The Company shall promptly notify the Underwriter if the Company ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time prior to the later of (i) completion of the distribution of the Securities within the meaning of the Securities Act and (ii) fifteen (15) days following the completion of the Lock-Up Period.

 

4.    Conditions of Underwriter’s Obligations. The obligations of the Underwriter to solicit Purchasers to buy the Securities, as provided herein, shall be subject to (i) the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date; (ii) the accuracy of the statements of officers of the Company made pursuant to the provisions hereof; (iii) the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; and (iv) the following conditions:

 

4.1.                Regulatory Matters.

 

4.1.1.     Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Rule 430A Information. The Registration Statement has become effective not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date of this Agreement or such later date and time as shall be consented to in writing by Network 1, and, at the Closing Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the Securities Act, no order preventing or suspending the use the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, contemplated by the Commission. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information. The Prospectus containing the Rule 430A Information shall have been filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time frame required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)) or a post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed with, and declared effective by, the Commission in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430A.

 

4.1.2.     FINRA Clearance. On or before the date of this Agreement, the Underwriter shall have received clearance from FINRA as to the amount of compensation allowable or payable to the Underwriter as described in the Registration Statement.

 

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4.1.3.     Exchange Stock Market Clearance. On the Closing Date, the Company’s shares of Common Stock, including the Securities, shall have been approved for listing on the Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance.

 

4.2.                Company Counsel Matters.

 

4.2.1.     Closing Date Opinion of Counsel. On the Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received the favorable opinion of Harter Secrest & Emery, LLP, counsel to the Company, and 10b-5 letter of negative assurance, in each case dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriter, substantially in the form of Exhibit D and Exhibit E, respectively, attached hereto.

 

4.2.2.     Reliance. In rendering such opinions, such counsel may rely: (i) as to matters involving the application of laws other than the laws of the United States and jurisdictions in which they are admitted, to the extent such counsel deems proper and to the extent specified in such opinion, if at all, upon an opinion or opinions (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriter) of other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Underwriter, familiar with the applicable laws; (ii) as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates or other written statements of officers of the Company and officers of departments of various jurisdictions having custody of documents respecting the corporate existence or good standing of the Company, provided that copies of any such statements or certificates shall be delivered to Underwriter Counsel if requested; and (iii) otherwise as set forth on Exhibit D attached hereto.

 

4.3.                Comfort Letters.

 

4.3.1.     Cold Comfort Letter. At the time this Agreement is executed Network 1 shall have received a cold comfort letter containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ comfort letters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, addressed to the Underwriter and in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to Network 1 and to the Auditor, dated as of the date of this Agreement. All costs associated with providing this letter, including auditor’s consents, shall be borne by the Company.

 

4.3.2.     Bring-down Comfort Letter. On the Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received from the Auditor a letter, dated as of the Closing, to the effect that the Auditor reaffirms the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to Section 4.3.1, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three (3) business days prior to the Closing. All costs associated with providing this letter, including auditor’s consents, shall be borne by the Company.

 

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4.4.                Officers’ Certificates.

 

4.4.1.     Officers’ Certificate. The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriter a certificate, dated the Closing Date, of its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer stating that (i) such officers have carefully examined the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and, in their opinion, the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, as of the Closing Date did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as of its date and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, as of the respective date thereof and as of the Closing Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, (ii) since the effective date of the Registration Statement, no event has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, (iii) to their knowledge after reasonable investigation, as of the Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date, and (iv) there has not been, subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company, or any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a Material Adverse Change or a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company, except as set forth in the Prospectus.

 

4.4.2.     Secretary’s Certificate. On the Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received a certificate of the Company signed by the Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date, certifying: (i) that each of the Charter and Bylaws is true and complete, has not been modified and is in full force and effect; (ii) that the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors relating to the Offering are in full force and effect and have not been modified; (iii) as to the accuracy and completeness of all correspondence between the Company or its counsel and the Commission; and (iv) as to the incumbency of the officers of the Company. The documents referred to in such certificate shall be attached to such certificate.

 

4.5.                No Material Changes. Prior to and on the Closing Date: (i) there shall have been no Material Adverse Change of the Company from the latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; (ii) no action, suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, shall have been pending or threatened against the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Insider before or by any court or federal or state commission, board or other administrative agency wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding may cause a Material Adverse Change, except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; (iii) no stop order shall have been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings therefor shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and (iv) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto shall contain all material statements which are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

4.6.                Delivery of Agreements.

 

4.6.1.     Lock-Up Agreements. On or before the date of this Agreement, the Company shall have delivered to the Underwriter executed copies of the Affiliate Lock-Up Agreements or Non-Affiliate Lock-up Agreements from the persons listed in Schedule 3 hereto.

 

4.6.2.     Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement. On the Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to the Underwriter executed copies of the Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement.

 

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4.7.                Additional Documents. At the Closing Date, Underwriter Counsel shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling Underwriter Counsel to deliver an opinion to the Underwriter, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities and the Underwriter’s Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and Underwriter Counsel.

 

5.    Indemnification.

 

5.1.                Indemnification of the Underwriter.

 

5.1.1.     General. Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter, its affiliates and each of its and their respective directors, officers, members, employees, representatives and agents and each person, if any, who controls any such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively the “Underwriter Indemnified Parties,” and each an “Underwriter Indemnified Party”), against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, whether arising out of any action between any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and the Company or between any of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties and any third party, or otherwise) to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other statute or at common law or otherwise or under the laws of foreign countries, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (i) the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication (as from time to time each may be amended and supplemented); (ii) any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the Offering, including any “road show” or investor presentations made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically); or (iii) any application or other document or written communication (in this Section 5, collectively called “application”) executed by the Company or based upon written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Securities and Underwriter’s Securities under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any state securities commission or agency, the Exchange or any other national securities exchange; or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, the Underwriter’s Information. With respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in the Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5.1.1 shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter Indemnified Party to the extent that any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense of such Underwriter Indemnified Party results from the fact that a copy of the Prospectus was not given or sent to the person asserting any such loss, liability, claim or damage at or prior to the written confirmation of sale of the Securities to such person as required by the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, and if the untrue statement or omission has been corrected in the Prospectus, unless such failure to deliver the Prospectus was a result of non-compliance by the Company with its obligations under Section 3.3 hereof.

 

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5.1.2.     Procedure. If any action is brought against an Underwriter Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company pursuant to Section 5.1.1, such Underwriter Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the institution of such action and the Company shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment and fees of counsel (subject to the reasonable approval of such Underwriter Indemnified Party) and payment of actual expenses. Such Underwriter Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Underwriter Indemnified Party unless (i) the employment of such counsel at the expense of the Company shall have been authorized in writing by the Company in connection with the defense of such action, or (ii) the Company shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such action, or (iii) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from or additional to those available to the Company (in which case the Company shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one additional firm of attorneys selected by the Underwriter Indemnified Party (in addition to local counsel) shall be borne by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any Underwriter Indemnified Party shall assume the defense of such action as provided above, the Company shall have the right to approve the terms of any settlement of such action, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

5.2.                Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and persons who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the several Underwriter, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or in any application, in reliance upon, and in strict conformity with, the Underwriter’s Information. In case any action shall be brought against the Company or any other person so indemnified based on the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any application, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any Underwriter, such Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company and each other person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the several Underwriter by the provisions of Section 5.1.2. The Company agrees promptly to notify the Underwriter of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the Company or any of its officers, directors or any person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities or in connection with the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication.

 

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5.3.                Contribution.

 

5.3.1.     Contribution Rights. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 shall for any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other, from the arrangement of the Offering of the Securities, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other, with respect to the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other, with respect to such Offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the Offering of the Securities purchased under this Agreement (after deducting expenses) received by the Company, as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus, on the one hand, and the Non-Accountable Expense Allowance, the reimbursed Expenses and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriter with respect to the shares of the Common Stock arranged to be purchased under this Agreement, as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus, on the other hand. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriter, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriter agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 5.3.1 were to be determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriter were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 5.3.1 shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 5.3.1, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.3.1 in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the Non-Accountable Expense Allowance, the reimbursed Expenses and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the arrangement of the Offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

5.3.2.     Contribution Procedure. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt by any party to this Agreement (or its representative) of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, such party will, if a claim for contribution in respect thereof is to be made against another party (“contributing party”), notify the contributing party of the commencement thereof, but the failure to so notify the contributing party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any other party other than for contribution hereunder. In case any such action, suit or proceeding is brought against any party, and such party notifies a contributing party or its representative of the commencement thereof within the aforesaid 15 days, the contributing party will be entitled to participate therein with the notifying party and any other contributing party similarly notified. Any such contributing party shall not be liable to any party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding affected by such party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding affected by such party seeking contribution without the written consent of such contributing party. The contribution provisions contained in this Section 5.3.2 are intended to supersede, to the extent permitted by law, any right to contribution under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise available. Each Underwriter’s obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5.3 are several and not joint.

 

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6.    Additional Covenants.

 

6.1.                Board Composition and Board Designations. The Company shall ensure that, except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus: (i) the qualifications of the persons serving as members of the Board of Directors and the overall composition of the Board comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, with the Exchange Act and with the listing rules of the Exchange or any other national securities exchange, as the case may be, in the event the Company seeks to have its Securities listed on another exchange or quoted on an automated quotation system, and (ii) if applicable, at least one member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined under Regulation S-K and the listing rules of the Exchange.

 

6.2.                Prohibition on Press Releases and Public Announcements. The Company shall not issue press releases or engage in any other publicity, without the Underwriter’s prior written consent, for a period ending at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the first (1st) Business Day following the fortieth (40th) day after the Closing Date, other than normal and customary releases issued in the ordinary course of the Company’s business or as may be required to comply with applicable law or the requirements of the Exchange.

 

7.    Effective Date of this Agreement and Termination Thereof.

 

7.1.                Effective Date. This Agreement shall become effective when both the Company and the Underwriter have executed the same and delivered counterparts of such signatures to the other party.

 

7.2.                Termination. Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to any Closing Date, (i) if any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in either party’s reasonable opinion will in the immediate future materially disrupt, general securities markets in the United States; or (ii) if trading on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC shall have been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required by FINRA or by order of the Commission or any other government authority having jurisdiction; or (iii) if the United States shall have become involved in a new war or an increase in major hostilities; or (iv) if a banking moratorium has been declared by a New York State or federal authority; or (v) if a moratorium on foreign exchange trading has been declared which materially adversely impacts the United States securities markets. The Underwriter shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to any Closing Date, (i) if the Company shall have sustained a material loss by fire, flood, accident, hurricane, earthquake, theft, sabotage or other calamity or malicious act which, whether or not such loss shall have been insured, will, in Network 1’s opinion, make it inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Securities; or (ii) if the Company is in material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder; or (iii) if the Underwriter shall have become aware after the date hereof of such a Material Adverse Change in the conditions or prospects of the Company, or such adverse material change in general market conditions as in the Underwriter’s judgment would make it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale and/or delivery of the Securities or to enforce contracts made by the Underwriter for the sale of the Securities.

 

7.3.                Expenses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that this Agreement shall not be carried out for any reason whatsoever, within the time specified herein or any extensions thereof pursuant to the terms herein, the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Underwriter their actual and accountable out-of-pocket Expenses related to the transactions contemplated herein then due and payable up to $75,000, inclusive of any advances for accountable expenses previously paid by the Company to the Underwriter and any additional expenses previously reimbursed by the Company (the “Advance”) and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof to the Underwriter on behalf of the Underwriter; provided, however, that such expense cap in no way limits or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any advance received by the Underwriter will be reimbursed to the Company to the extent not actually incurred in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(C).

 

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7.4.                Indemnification. Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this Agreement, any election hereunder or any termination of this Agreement, and whether or not this Agreement is otherwise carried out, the provisions of Section 5 shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be in any way affected by, such election or termination or failure to carry out the terms of this Agreement or any part hereof.

 

7.5.                Representations, Warranties, Agreements to Survive. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or its Affiliates or Underwriters, any person controlling any Underwriter, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company or (ii) delivery of and payment for the Securities.

 

8.    Miscellaneous.

 

8.1.                Notices. All communications hereunder, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be in writing and shall be mailed (registered or certified mail, return receipt requested), personally delivered or sent by facsimile transmission and confirmed and shall be deemed given when so delivered or faxed and confirmed or if mailed, two (2) days after such mailing.

 

If to the Underwriter:

 

Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc.

Galleria, Penthouse

2 Bridge Avenue, Building 2

Red Bank, NJ 07701

Attn: Damon D. Testaverde, Director of Investment Banking

Fax No.: (732) 758-6671

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Magri Law, LLC

2642 NE 9th Ave.

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334

Attn: Philip Magri

Email: pmagri@magrilaw.com

Telephone: (646) 303-5900

Fax: (646) 836-9200

 

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If to the Company:

 

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.

147 W. 35th Street, Room #1603

New York, New York 10001

Attn: Chin Lin Hung

Telephone: (212) 575-9085

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

James M. Jenkins, Esq.

Alexander R. McClean, Esq.

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

1600 Bausch & Lomb Place

Rochester, New York 14604

Telephone: (585) 232-6500

 

8.2.                Headings. The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.

 

8.3.                Amendment. This Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

8.4.                Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, it is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that all other terms and conditions of that certain engagement letter between the Company and the Underwriter, dated December 6, 2017, shall remain in full force and effect.

 

8.5.                Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Underwriter, the Company and the controlling persons, directors and officers referred to in Section 5 hereof, and their respective successors, legal representatives, heirs and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provisions herein contained. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser, in its capacity as such, of securities from any of the Underwriter.

 

8.6.                Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Trial by Jury. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles thereof. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 8.1 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. The Company agrees that the prevailing party(ies) in any such action shall be entitled to recover from the other party(ies) all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the preparation therefor. The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) and the Underwriter hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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8.7.                Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or email/pdf transmission shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.

 

8.8.                Waiver, etc. The failure of any of the parties hereto to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way effect the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof or the right of any of the parties hereto to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Underwriter and the Company, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between us.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.
     
  By: /s/ Choi Lin Hung

  Name: Choi Lin Hung
  Title: President

 

Confirmed as of the date first written above, on behalf of itself as Underwriter:

 

NETWORK 1 FINANCIAL SECURITIES, INC.

 

By: /s/ Damon D. Testaverde  

Name: Damon D. Testaverde  
Title: Director of Investment Banking  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT]

 

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SCHEDULE 1

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses

 

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SCHEDULE 2

Written Testing-the-Waters Communications

 

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SCHEDULE 3

List of Lock-Up Parties

 

Affiliate Lock-Up Parties

 

1.Choi Lin Hung
2.Wei Yang
3.Rich Shaw
4.Gary Haseley
5.Sean Socha
6.Mak Chi Yan
7.Ng Tsze Lun
8.Merlotte Enterprises Limited
9.Lee Kian Tjiauw


Non-Affiliate Lock-Up Parties

 

1.Baiju Chellamma
2.Asset Intelligence Limited
3.Craig Cairns
4.Dayspring Capital, LLC
5.HG Global Enterprises LLC
6.Lau Lin Ling Helen
7.HSE Capital Partners, LLC
8.Maxim Partners LLC
9.Pat Amicus Investments, LLC
10.Jared Penney
11.Shell Creek, LLC
12.Yang Yu Tsen
13.Chow Chung Yan
14.Philip Tsz Fung Lo
15.The Entrust Group Inc.
16.Eric Tang

 

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EXHIBIT A

[Form of Subscription Agreement]

 

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EXHIBIT B

[Form of Underwriter’s Warrant Agreement]

 

THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE WARRANT, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATE THIS PURCHASE WARRANT EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE WARRANT AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATE THIS PURCHASE WARRANT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE CLOSING DATE OF THE OFFERING (DEFINED BELOW) TO ANYONE OTHER THAN (I) NETWORK 1 FINANCIAL SECURITIES, INC. OR AN UNDERWRITER OR A SELECTED DEALER IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING, OR (II) A BONA FIDE OFFICER OR PARTNER OF NETWORK 1 FINANCIAL SECURITIES, INC. OR OF ANY SUCH UNDERWRITER OR SELECTED DEALER.

 

THIS PURCHASE WARRANT IS NOT EXERCISABLE PRIOR TO [*] [DATE THAT IS SIX MONTHS FROM THE CLOSING DATE OF THE OFFERING]. VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, [*] [DATE THAT IS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF EFFECTIVE DATE]

 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

For the Purchase of [*]Shares of Common Stock

of

JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.

 

1.     Purchase Warrant. THIS CERTIFIES THAT, in consideration of funds duly paid by or on behalf of [*] (“Holder”), as registered owner of this Purchase Warrant, to Jerash Holdings (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Holder is entitled, at any time or from time to time from [*] [DATE THAT IS 180 DAYS FROM THE CLOSING DATE OF THE OFFERING] (the “Commencement Date”), and at or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, [DATE THAT IS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF EFFECTIVE DATE] (the “Expiration Date”), but not thereafter, to subscribe for, purchase and receive, in whole or in part, up to [*]shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 6 hereof. If the Expiration Date is a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law to close, then this Purchase Warrant may be exercised on the next succeeding day which is not such a day in accordance with the terms herein. During the period ending on the Expiration Date, the Company agrees not to take any action that would terminate this Purchase Warrant. This Purchase Warrant is initially exercisable at $10.50 per Warrant Share (150% of the price of the shares of common stock sold in the proposed initial public offering of Shares (the “Offering”); provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 6 hereof, the rights granted by this Purchase Warrant, including the exercise price per Warrant Share and the number of Warrant Shares to be received upon such exercise, shall be adjusted as therein specified. The term “Exercise Price” shall mean the initial exercise price or the adjusted exercise price, depending on the context. The term “Effective Date” means March 14, 2018, the date that the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No: 333-222596) was declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).

 

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2.     Exercise.

 

2.1.                Exercise Form. In order to exercise this Purchase Warrant, the exercise form attached hereto must be duly executed and completed and delivered to the Company, together with this Purchase Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares being purchased payable in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company or by certified check or official bank check. If the subscription rights represented hereby shall not be exercised at or before 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the Expiration Date, this Purchase Warrant shall become and be void without further force or effect, and all rights represented hereby shall cease and expire.

 

2.2.                Cashless Exercise. If at the time of exercise there is no effective registration statement, or the prospectus therein is not available for the issuance, registering for resale the Warrant Shares, then in lieu of exercising this Purchase Warrant by payment of cash or check payable to the order of the Company pursuant to Section 2.1 above, Holder may elect to receive the number of Warrant Shares equal to the value of this Purchase Warrant (or the portion thereof being exercised), by surrender of this Purchase Warrant to the Company, together with the exercise form attached hereto, in which event the issue to Holder, Warrant Shares in accordance with the following formula:

 

X = Y(A-B)/A

Where,

 

X = The number of Warrant Shares to be issued to Holder;

Y = The number of Warrant Shares for which the Purchase Warrant is being exercised;

A = The fair market value of one Share; and

B = The Exercise Price.

 

For purposes of this Section 2.2, the fair market value of a Share is defined as follows:

 

2.2.1.   if the Company’s Common Stock is traded on a securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing prices of the Shares on such exchange for the five (5) trading day period prior to the date the exercise form is submitted in connection with the exercise of the Purchase Warrant;

 

2.2.2.   if the Company’s Common Stock is actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid prices of the Shares for the five (5) trading day period prior to the date the exercise form is submitted in connection with the exercise of the Purchase Warrant; or

 

2.2.3.   if there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

2.3.                Legend. Unless the Warrant Shares are registered under the Securities Act pursuant to an effective registration statement or issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, each certificate for the securities purchased under this Purchase Warrant shall bear a legend as follows unless such securities have been registered under the Securities Act:

 

“The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or applicable state law. Neither the securities nor any interest therein may be offered for sale, sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state law which, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, is available.”

 

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3.    Transfer.

 

3.1.                General Restrictions. The registered Holder of this Purchase Warrant agrees by his, her or its acceptance hereof, that such Holder will not: (a) sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate this Purchase Warrant for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the Effective Date to anyone other than: (i) to an underwriter or a selected dealer participating in the Offering, or (ii) a bona fide officer or partner of Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. (“Network 1”) or of any such underwriter or selected dealer, in each case in accordance with FINRA Conduct Rule 5110(g)(1), or (b) cause this Purchase Warrant or the securities issuable hereunder to be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of this Purchase Warrant or the securities hereunder, except as provided for in FINRA Rule 5110(g)(2). On and after 180 days after the Effective Date, transfers to others may be made subject to compliance with or exemptions from applicable securities laws. In order to make any permitted assignment, the Holder must deliver to the Company the assignment form attached hereto duly executed and completed, together with the Purchase Warrant and payment of all transfer taxes, if any, payable in connection therewith. The Company shall within five (5) Business Days transfer this Purchase Warrant on the books of the Company and shall execute and deliver a new Purchase Warrant or Purchase Warrants of like tenor to the appropriate assignee(s) expressly evidencing the right to purchase the aggregate number of Shares purchasable hereunder or such portion of such number as shall be contemplated by any such assignment.

 

3.2.                Restrictions Imposed by the Securities Act. The Warrant Shares shall not be transferred unless and until: (i) the Company has received the opinion of counsel for the Holder that the securities may be transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, the availability of which is established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company (the Company hereby agreeing that the opinion of Magri Law, LLC shall be deemed satisfactory evidence of the availability of an exemption), or (ii) a registration statement or a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of such securities has been filed by the Company and declared effective by the Commission and compliance with applicable state securities law has been established.

 

4.    Registration Rights; Indemnification.

 

4.1.                “Piggy-Back” Registration.

 

4.1.1.     Grant of Right. The Holder shall have the right, for a period of no more than five (5) years from the Closing Date of the Offering in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(G)(v), to include all or any portion of the Shares underlying the Purchase Warrants (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”) as part of any other registration of securities filed by the Company (other than in connection with a transaction contemplated by Rule 145(a) promulgated under the Securities Act or pursuant to Form S-8 or any equivalent form); provided, however, that if, solely in connection with any primary underwritten public offering for the account of the Company, the managing underwriter(s) thereof shall, in its reasonable discretion, impose a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock which may be included in the Registration Statement because, in such underwriter(s)’ judgment, marketing or other factors dictate such limitation is necessary to facilitate public distribution, then the Company shall be obligated to include in such Registration Statement only such limited portion of the Registrable Securities with respect to which the Holder requested inclusion hereunder as the underwriter shall reasonably permit. Any exclusion of Registrable Securities shall be made pro rata among the Holders seeking to include Registrable Securities in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities sought to be included by such Holders; provided, however, that the Company shall not exclude any Registrable Securities unless the Company has first excluded all outstanding securities, the holders of which are not entitled to inclusion of such securities in such Registration Statement or are not entitled to pro rata inclusion with the Registrable Securities.

 

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4.1.2.     Terms. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 4.1.1 hereof, but the Holders shall pay any and all underwriting commissions and the expenses of any legal counsel selected by the Holders to represent them in connection with the sale of the Registrable Securities. In the event of such a proposed registration, the Company shall furnish the then Holders of outstanding Registrable Securities with not less than thirty (30) days written notice prior to the proposed date of filing of such registration statement. Such notice to the Holders shall continue to be given for each registration statement filed by the Company until such time as all of the Registrable Securities have been sold by the Holder. The holders of the Registrable Securities shall exercise the “piggy-back” rights provided for herein by giving written notice within ten (10) days of the receipt of the Company’s notice of its intention to file a registration statement. Except as otherwise provided in this Purchase Warrant, there shall be no limit on the number of times the Holder may request registration under this Section 4.1.2; provided, however, that such registration rights shall terminate on the fifth anniversary of the Commencement Date.

 

4.2.                General Terms.

 

4.2.1.     Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify the Holder(s) of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to any registration statement hereunder and each person, if any, who controls such Holders within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from such registration statement but only to the same extent and with the same effect as the provisions pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriter contained in Section 5.1 of the Underwriting Agreement between the Underwriter and the Company, dated as of March 15, 2018. The Holder(s) of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to such registration statement, and their successors and assigns, shall severally, and not jointly, indemnify the Company, against all loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any claim whatsoever) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, arising from information furnished by or on behalf of such Holders, or their successors or assigns, in writing, for specific inclusion in such registration statement to the same extent and with the same effect as the provisions contained in Section 5.2 of the Underwriting Agreement pursuant to which the Underwriter have agreed to indemnify the Company.

 

4.2.2.     Exercise of Purchase Warrants. Nothing contained in this Purchase Warrant shall be construed as requiring the Holder(s) to exercise their Purchase Warrants prior to or after the initial filing of any registration statement or the effectiveness thereof.

 

4.2.3.     Documents to be Delivered by Holder(s). Each of the Holder(s) participating in any of the foregoing offerings shall furnish to the Company a completed and executed questionnaire provided by the Company requesting information customarily sought of selling security holders.

 

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4.2.4.     Damages. Should the Company fail to comply with such the provisions of Section 4.1, the Holder(s) shall, in addition to any other legal or other relief available to the Holder(s), be entitled to seek specific performance or other equitable (including injunctive) relief against the threatened breach of such provisions or the continuation of any such breach, without the necessity of proving actual damages and without the necessity of posting bond or other security.

 

5.    New Purchase Warrants to be Issued.

 

5.1.                Partial Exercise or Transfer. Subject to the restrictions in Section 3 hereof, this Purchase Warrant may be exercised or assigned in whole or in part. In the event of the exercise or assignment hereof in part only, upon surrender of this Purchase Warrant for cancellation, together with the duly executed exercise or assignment form and funds sufficient to pay any Exercise Price and/or transfer tax if exercised pursuant to Section 2.1 hereto, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Holder without charge a new Purchase Warrant of like tenor to this Purchase Warrant in the name of the Holder evidencing the right of the Holder to purchase the number of Shares purchasable hereunder as to which this Purchase Warrant has not been exercised or assigned.

 

5.2.                Lost Warrant. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Purchase Warrant and of reasonably satisfactory indemnification or the posting of a bond, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Purchase Warrant of like tenor and date. Any such new Purchase Warrant executed and delivered as a result of such loss, theft, mutilation or destruction shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation on the part of the Company.

 

6.    Adjustments.

 

6.1.                Adjustments to Exercise Price and Number of Securities. The Exercise Price and the number of Shares underlying the Purchase Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter set forth:

 

6.1.1.     Share Dividends; Split Ups. If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 6.3 below, the number of outstanding Shares is increased by a stock dividend payable in Shares or by a split up of Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective day thereof, the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding Shares, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately decreased.

 

6.1.2.     Aggregation of Shares. If, after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 6.3 below, the number of outstanding Shares is decreased by a consolidation, combination or reclassification of Shares or other similar event, then, on the effective date thereof, the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding Shares, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately increased.

 

6.1.3.     Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Shares other than a change covered by Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2 hereof or a change that solely affects the par value of such Shares, or in the case of any share reconstruction or amalgamation or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Shares), the Holder of this Purchase Warrant shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of the right of exercise of this Purchase Warrant) to receive upon the exercise hereof, for the same aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder immediately prior to such event, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, share reconstruction or amalgamation, or consolidation, by a Holder of the number of Shares of the Company obtainable upon exercise of this Purchase Warrant immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in Shares covered by Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 6.1.1, 6.1.2 and this Section 6.1.3. The provisions of this Section 6.1.3 shall similarly apply to successive such reclassifications, reorganizations, share reconstructions or amalgamations, or consolidations, sales or other transfers.

 

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6.1.4.     Changes in Form of Purchase Warrant. This form of Purchase Warrant need not be changed because of any change pursuant to this Section 6.1, and Purchase Warrants issued after such change may state the same Exercise Price and the same number of Warrant Shares as are stated in the Purchase Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement. The acceptance by any Holder of the issuance of new Purchase Warrants reflecting a required or permissive change shall not be deemed to waive any rights to an adjustment occurring after the Commencement Date or the computation thereof.

 

6.2.                Substitute Purchase Warrant. In case of any consolidation of the Company with, or share reconstruction or amalgamation of the Company with or into, another corporation (other than a consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding Shares), the corporation formed by such consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation shall execute and deliver to the Holder a supplemental Purchase Warrant providing that the holder of each Purchase Warrant then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have the right thereafter (until the stated expiration of such Purchase Warrant) to receive, upon exercise of such Purchase Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation, by a holder of the number of Shares of the Company for which such Purchase Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such consolidation, share reconstruction or amalgamation, sale or transfer. Such supplemental Purchase Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the adjustments provided for in this Section 6. The above provision of this Section shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or share reconstructions or amalgamations.

 

6.3.                Elimination of Fractional Interests. The Company shall not be required to issue certificates representing fractions of Shares upon the exercise of the Purchase Warrant, nor shall it be required to issue scrip or pay cash in lieu of any fractional interests, it being the intent of the parties that all fractional interests shall be eliminated by rounding any fraction up or down, as the case may be, to the nearest whole number of Shares or other securities, properties or rights.

 

7.    Reservation and Listing. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized Shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon exercise of the Purchase Warrants, such number of Shares or other securities, properties or rights as shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof. The Company covenants and agrees that, upon exercise of the Purchase Warrants and payment of the Exercise Price therefor, in accordance with the terms hereof, all Shares and other securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights of any shareholder. As long as the Purchase Warrants shall be outstanding, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Shares issuable upon exercise of the Purchase Warrants to be listed (subject to official notice of issuance) on the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other market on which the Shares issued to the public in the Offering may then be listed and/or quoted.

 

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8.    Certain Notice Requirements.

 

8.1.                Holder’s Right to Receive Notice. Nothing herein shall be construed as conferring upon the Holders the right to vote or consent or to receive notice as a shareholder for the election of directors or any other matter, or as having any rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company. If, however, at any time prior to the expiration of the Purchase Warrants and their exercise, any of the events described in Section 8.2 shall occur, then, in one or more of said events, the Company shall give written notice of such event at least fifteen days prior to the date fixed as a record date or the date of closing the transfer books for the determination of the shareholders entitled to such dividend, distribution, conversion or exchange of securities or subscription rights, or entitled to vote on such proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale. Such notice shall specify such record date or the date of the closing of the transfer books, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall deliver to each Holder a copy of each notice given to the other shareholders of the Company at the same time and in the same manner that such notice is given to the shareholders.

 

8.2.                Events Requiring Notice. The Company shall be required to give the notice described in this Section 8 upon one or more of the following events: (i) if the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution payable otherwise than in cash, or a cash dividend or distribution payable otherwise than out of retained earnings, as indicated by the accounting treatment of such dividend or distribution on the books of the Company, (ii) the Company shall offer to all the holders of its Shares any additional shares of capital stock of the Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company, or any option, right or warrant to subscribe therefor, or (iii) a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company (other than in connection with a consolidation or share reconstruction or amalgamation) or a sale of all or substantially all of its property, assets and business shall be proposed.

 

8.3.                Notice of Change in Exercise Price. The Company shall, promptly after an event requiring a change in the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 6 hereof, send notice to the Holders of such event and change (“Price Notice”). The Price Notice shall describe the event causing the change and the method of calculating same and shall be certified as being true and accurate by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.

 

8.4.                Transmittal of Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications under this Purchase Warrant shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made when hand delivered, or mailed by express mail or private courier service: (i) if to the registered Holder of the Purchase Warrant, to the address of such Holder as shown on the books of the Company, or (ii) if to the Company, to following address or to such other address as the Company may designate by notice to the Holders:

 

If to the Holder:

 

Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc.

Galleria, Penthouse

2 Bridge Avenue, Building 2

Red Bank, NJ 07701

Attn: Damon D. Testaverde, Director of Investment Banking

Fax: (732) 758-6671

 

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With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Magri Law, LLC

2642 NE 9th Ave.

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334

Attn: Philip Magri

Email: pmagri@magrilaw.com

Telephone: (646) 303-5900

Fax: (646) 836-9200

 

If to the Company:

 

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.

147 W. 35th Street, Room #1603

New York, New York 10001

Attn: Chin Lin Hung

Telephone: (212) 575-9085

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

James M. Jenkins, Esq.

Alexander R. McClean, Esq.

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

1600 Bausch & Lomb Place

Rochester, New York 14604

Telephone: (585) 232-6500

 

9.    Miscellaneous.

 

9.1.                Amendments. The Company and Network 1 may from time to time supplement or amend this Purchase Warrant without the approval of any of the Holders in order to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision contained herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein, or to make any other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising hereunder that the Company and Network 1 may deem necessary or desirable and that the Company and Network 1 deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the Holders. All other modifications or amendments shall require the written consent of and be signed by the party against whom enforcement of the modification or amendment is sought.

 

9.2.                Headings. The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Purchase Warrant.

 

9.3.                Entire Agreement. This Purchase Warrant (together with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Purchase Warrant) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

9.4.                Binding Effect. This Purchase Warrant shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon, the Holder and the Company and their permitted assignees, respective successors, legal representative and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Purchase Warrant or any provisions herein contained.

 

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9.5.                Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Trial by Jury. This Purchase Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles thereof. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or relating in any way to this Purchase Warrant shall be brought and enforced in the New York Supreme Court, County of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 8 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. The Company and the Holder agree that the prevailing party(ies) in any such action shall be entitled to recover from the other party(ies) all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the preparation therefor. The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) and the Holder hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

9.6.                Waiver, etc. The failure of the Company or the Holder to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Purchase Warrant shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the validity of this Purchase Warrant or any provision hereof or the right of the Company or any Holder to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Purchase Warrant. No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Purchase Warrant shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment.

 

9.7.                Execution in Counterparts. This Purchase Warrant may be executed in two or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto. Such counterparts may be delivered by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission.

 

9.8.                Exchange Agreement. As a condition of the Holder’s receipt and acceptance of this Purchase Warrant, Holder agrees that, at any time prior to the complete exercise of this Purchase Warrant by Holder, if the Company and Network 1 enter into an agreement (“Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which they agree that all outstanding Purchase Warrants will be exchanged for securities or cash or a combination of both, then Holder shall agree to such exchange and become a party to the Exchange Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Purchase Warrant to be signed by its duly authorized officer as of the ____ day of _______, 2018.

 

  JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.
     

  By:  

  Name: Choi Lin Hung
  Title: President

 

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[Form to be used to exercise Purchase Warrant]

 

Date: __________, 20___

 

The undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to exercise the Purchase Warrant for ______ shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of Jerash Holdings (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and hereby makes payment of $____ (at the rate of $10.50 per Share) in payment of the Exercise Price pursuant thereto. Please issue the Shares as to which this Purchase Warrant is exercised in accordance with the instructions given below and, if applicable, a new Purchase Warrant representing the number of Shares for which this Purchase Warrant has not been exercised.

 

or

 

The undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to convert its right to purchase ___ Shares of the Company under the Purchase Warrant for ______ Shares, as determined in accordance with the following formula:

 

X = Y(A-B)/A

Where,

 

X = The number of Shares to be issued to Holder;

Y = The number of Shares for which the Purchase Warrant is being exercised;

A = The fair market value of one Share which is equal to $_____; and

B = The Exercise Price which is equal to $______ per share 

 

The undersigned agrees and acknowledges that the calculation set forth above is subject to confirmation by the Company and any disagreement with respect to the calculation shall be resolved by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

Please issue the Shares as to which this Purchase Warrant is exercised in accordance with the instructions given below and, if applicable, a new Purchase Warrant representing the number of Shares for which this Purchase Warrant has not been converted.

 

Signature_____________________________________________

 

Signature Guaranteed____________________________________

 

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES:

 

Name:    
  (Print in Block Letters)  
     
Address:    
     
     
     
     

 

NOTICE: The signature to this form must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Purchase Warrant without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank, other than a savings bank, or by a trust company or by a firm having membership on a registered national securities exchange.

 

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[Form to be used to assign Purchase Warrant]

 

ASSIGNMENT

(To be executed by the registered Holder to effect a transfer of the within Purchase Warrant):

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, __________________ does hereby sell, assign and transfer unto the right to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Jerash Holdings (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the Purchase Warrant and does hereby authorize the Company to transfer such right on the books of the Company.

 

Dated: __________, 20__

 

Signature ____________________________________

 

Signature Guaranteed ___________________________

 

NOTICE: The signature to this form must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within Purchase Warrant without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank, other than a savings bank, or by a trust company or by a firm having membership on a registered national securities exchange.

 

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EXHIBIT C-1

[Form of Affiliate Lock-Up Agreement]

 

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EXHIBIT C-2

[Form of Non-Affiliate Lock-Up Agreement]

 

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EXHIBIT D 

[Form of Opinion of Counsel]

 

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EXHIBIT E 

[Form of 10b-5 Letter]

 

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Annex B

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 21, 2018
 
Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware 333-218991 81-4701719
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
 
147 W. 35th Street, Room #1603, New York, NY  10001
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 575-9085
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
   
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On March 21, 2018, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. (the “Company”) adopted the Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to which the Board may grant equity awards to certain members of management, key employees, and consultants of the Company. The Plan authorizes up to 1,484,250 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to be issued to employees, directors or consultants of the Company. The Board may grant awards of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other awards pursuant to the Plan. Awards may be granted under the Plan at any time and from time to time on or prior to the tenth anniversary of its effective date, or March 21, 2028. The Plan will be administered by the Board or a committee thereof, if so directed by the Board.

 

The preceding description of the Plan is a summary of its material terms, does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan, a copy of which is being filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Copies of the forms of the Option Award Notice and Agreement (Employee) and Option Award Notice and Agreement (Consultant) approved by the Board to be used for grants under the Plan are also filed as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

     
Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan
10.2   Form of Option Award Notice and Agreement (Employee)
10.3   Form of Option Award Notice and Agreement (Consultant)

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.
   
   
Dated:  March 23, 2018 By: /s/ Choi Lin Hung
  Choi Lin Hung
  Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.

2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Section 1
PURPOSES

 

The Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is established to (a) promote the long-term interests of Jerash Holdings (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and its stockholders by strengthening the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to attract, motivate and retain employees, officers, and other persons who provide valuable services to the Company and its subsidiaries, (b) encourage such persons to hold an equity interest in the Company, and (c) enhance the mutuality of interest between such persons and stockholders in improving the value of the Company’s common stock.

 

Section 2
DEFINITIONS

 

As used in the Plan, the following terms will have the respective meanings set forth below, and other capitalized terms used in the Plan will have the respective meanings given such capitalized terms in the Plan.

 

“Award” means any Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, dividend equivalent or other award granted under the Plan.

 

“Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under the Plan.

 

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any reference in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, regulations or guidance.

 

“Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, or any other security into which the common stock shall be changed pursuant to the adjustment provisions of Section 12.

 

“Consultant” means any natural person who is engaged by the Company or any Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services.

 

“Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.

 

“Employee” means an officer or other employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, including a member of the Board who is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any reference in the Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.

 

   

 

 

“Fair Market Value” of shares of Common Stock as of any date means, (a) if the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market or other principal national securities exchange, the per share closing price of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market or other principal national securities exchange, as applicable, on that date, or if there were no reported prices on such date, on the last preceding date on which the prices were reported, or (b) if the shares of Common Stock are not quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market or other principal national securities exchange, but the shares of Common Stock are reported on the over-the-counter market, the arithmetic mean of the high and low prices as reported in the over-the-counter market on that date, or if there were no reported prices on such date, on the last preceding date on which the prices were reported, and (c) if the shares of Common Stock are not quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market or other principal national securities exchange, and are not reported on the over-the-counter market on that date, the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock as determined by the Committee in its good faith judgment, and in compliance with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code for Incentive Stock Options and Section 409A of the Code for Nonqualified Stock Options. The Fair Market Value of any property other than Common Stock shall be the market value of such property as determined by the Committee using such methods or procedures as it shall establish from time to time.

 

“Grant Date” means the date on which the granting of an Award is authorized by the Committee, or such other date as may be specified in such authorization.

 

“Option” means an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted under Section 7, and includes both Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

“Participant” means any Eligible Person to whom an Award is granted.

 

“Restricted Stock” means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 8, the rights of ownership of which may be subject to restrictions prescribed by the Committee.

 

“Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award measured by shares of Common Stock that is granted under Section 8, the terms of which are subject to restrictions prescribed by the Committee.

 

“Subsidiary” means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or similar entity in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, an equity interest possessing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the total outstanding equity interests of such entity.

 

“Substitute Awards” shall mean Awards granted under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.

 

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Section 3
ADMINISTRATION

 

3.1              Administration of Plan.

 

(a)               The Plan shall be administered by the Board or, if so directed by the Board, by a committee of the Board selected by the Board (collectively, the “Committee”). At any time that any class of equity security of the Company is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or any similar state, local, or foreign law, the Plan will be administered by a committee appointed by the Board consisting of two or more members of the Board, each of whom is a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

 

(b)               Subject to applicable law, the Committee may delegate some or all of its power and authority hereunder to the Board or to the Chief Executive Officer or other executive officer of the Company as the Committee deems appropriate; provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate its power and authority with regard to the selection for participation in the Plan of an officer, Director or other person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or decisions concerning the timing, pricing or amount of an Award to such an officer, Director or other person. All references in the Plan to the “Committee” shall be, as applicable, to the Committee or any other committee or individual to whom the Board or the Committee has delegated authority to administer the Plan.

 

3.2              Administration and Interpretation by Committee.

 

(a)               Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and exclusive authority and discretion, subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board or the Committee, to: (i) select the Eligible Persons to whom Awards may from time to time be granted under the Plan; (ii) determine the type or types of Award to be granted to each Eligible Person under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted under the Plan; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan; (v) approve the forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or other property or canceled or suspended; (vii) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, shares of Common Stock, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan, any Award Agreements and any other instrument or agreement entered into under the Plan; (ix) establish such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate in its sole discretion for the proper administration of the Plan; (x) reconcile any inconsistency, correct any defect, and supply any omission in the Plan, or any Award or Award Agreement; (xi) make all factual and legal determinations under the Plan, Awards, and Award Agreements; (xii) add provisions to an Award or Award Agreement, or vary the provisions of an Award, to accommodate the laws of applicable foreign jurisdictions and provide Participants with favorable treatment under these laws; and (xiii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable in its sole discretion for administration of the Plan. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, any Participant, any stockholder and any person eligible to receive an Award hereunder.

 

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(b)               The Committee in its exclusive discretion may make non-uniform and selective determinations among Eligible Persons to receive Awards, or who have received Awards, regardless of whether they are similarly situated. In furtherance of this Section 3.2(b) and not in limitation thereof, the Committee in its exclusive discretion may enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements. At any time after the shares of Common Stock or other security of the Company are listed on a national securities exchange, then other than pursuant to Section 12, the Committee shall not without the approval of the Company’s stockholders (i) lower the option price per share of Common Stock of an Option after it is granted, (ii) cancel an Option in exchange for cash or another Award (other than in connection with Substitute Awards), and (iii) take any other action with respect to an Option that would be treated as a repricing under U.S. generally applicable accounting standards.

 

3.3              Limitation of Liability. No member of the Board or Committee, and no officer or employee acting on behalf of the Board or Committee, will be personally liable for any act or omission in the Plan’s administration, other than an act or omission due to that person’s gross negligence or intentional misconduct. No member of the Board or Committee will be personally liable for any act or omission of any other member of the Board or Committee. Each member of the Board or Committee, and each officer and employee acting on behalf of the Board or Committee, may rely upon information or advice provided by the Company’s officers, accountants, actuaries, compensation consultants, and counsel. No member of the Board or a Committee, and no officer or employee acting on behalf of the Board or a Committee, will be personally liable for any act or omission taken in good faith reliance on the information or advice.

 

Section 4
STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN

 

4.1              Available Shares. Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 12, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be 1,484,250 shares. If an Award entitles the holder thereof to receive or purchase shares of Common Stock, the number of shares covered by such Award or to which such Award relates shall be counted against the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan on the Grant Date of such Award. If any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award are forfeited, expire or otherwise terminate without issuance of such shares, or any Award is settled for cash or otherwise does not result in the issuance of all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Award, such shares of Common Stock shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration, termination, cash settlement or non-issuance, again be available for issuance under the Plan.

 

4.2              Incentive Stock Options Shares. Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 12, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance through Incentive Stock Options shall be 1,484,250 shares.

 

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4.3              Substitute Awards. The number of shares of Common Stock covered by a Substitute Award or to which a Substitute Award relates shall not be counted against the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan.

 

4.4              Source of Shares. Shares of Common Stock delivered by the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, in settlement of Awards (including Substitute Awards) may be authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company, or a combination of the foregoing.

 

Section 5
ELIGIBILITY

 

An Award may be granted to any Employee, Consultant or Director whom the Committee from time to time selects, including prospective Employees conditioned on their becoming Employees (each, an “Eligible Person”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award of Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to an Employee of the Company, or of a Subsidiary that is also a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.

 

Section 6
AWARDS

 

6.1              Grant of Awards. The Committee may from time to time grant Awards of Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or other Awards under the Plan to one or more Eligible Persons. The Committee shall have the authority, in its discretion, to determine the Eligible Persons to receive one or more Awards, the type or types of Awards to be granted under the Plan, and the terms of any Awards granted, consistent with the terms of the Plan. Such Awards may be granted either alone or in addition to any other type of Award. The provisions governing Awards need not be the same with respect to each Participant.

 

6.2              Award Agreement. Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall contain such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Committee shall deem advisable and are not inconsistent with the Plan or applicable law.

 

Section 7
OPTIONS

 

7.1              Grant of Options. The Committee may grant Options. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, an Option shall vest and be fully exercisable as may be determined by the Committee in its discretion and provided in an applicable Award Agreement.

 

7.2              Option Type. An Option granted may be either of a type that complies with the requirements for “incentive stock options” in Section 422 of the Code (“Incentive Stock Option”) or of a type that does not comply with such requirements (“Nonqualified Stock Option”). The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time that the Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year under the Plan and under any other option plan of the Company or a Subsidiary shall not exceed $100,000, and any Option granted in excess of this limitation shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

 

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7.3              Option Exercise Price. Except as otherwise permissible under this Section 7.3, the exercise price (“Exercise Price”) per share of Common Stock for each Option granted under the Plan shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share of Common Stock, determined as of the Grant Date. In the case of an individual who on the Grant Date owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary (a “Ten Percent Stockholder”), the Exercise Price per share of Common Stock for an Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of such share of Common Stock on the Gant Date. An Option that is a Substitute Award may be granted with an Exercise Price lower than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date if such Option is granted in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 422 of the Code in the case of a Substitute Award for an Option that is an Incentive Stock Option, or the provisions of Section 409A of the Code in the case of a Substitute Award for an Option that is a Nonqualified Stock Option.

 

7.4              Option Term. Options granted under the Plan shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates, and shall expire after such period, not to exceed 10 years, each as determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement; provided, however, the term of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder may not exceed five years.

 

7.5              Exercise of Option. To the extent an Option has vested and become exercisable, the Option may be exercised by the Participant in whole or in part from time to time by delivery to the Company or its designee of a written or electronic notice of exercise, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement and any procedures established by the Committee for such exercise, accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price as described in Section 7.6, and payment of any taxes required to be withheld as described in Section 10. An Option may be exercised only for whole shares. The Committee may exclude one or more methods for exercising an Option in countries outside the United States.

 

7.6              Payment of Exercise Price. The aggregate Exercise Price payable upon the exercise of an Option shall be payable: (a) in cash, check or wire transfer; (b) to the extent permitted by the Committee, by tendering (either actually or by attestation) shares of Common Stock already owned by the Participant; (c) by delivery of a properly executed exercise notice directing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to exercise of the Option with a fair market value sufficient to pay the Exercise Price; (d) if the Common Stock is publicly traded on an established securities exchange or trading system, then the Exercise Price may be paid, at the discretion of the Committee, by authorizing a third party to sell, on behalf of the Participant, the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant upon the exercise of the Option and to remit to the Company a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to pay the Exercise Price for the shares of Common Stock being acquired; or (e) by such other consideration as the Committee may permit in its sole discretion. The Committee may exclude one or more methods for paying the Exercise Price of an Option in countries outside the United States.

 

7.7              Post-Termination Exercises. The Committee shall establish and set forth in each Award Agreement that evidences an Option whether the Option shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions of such exercise, after a termination of employment or service, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time.

 

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Section 8
RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

 

8.1              Grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may grant Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units on such terms and conditions and subject to such repurchase or forfeiture restrictions, if any (which may be based on continuous employment with or service to the Company or a Subsidiary or the achievement of any performance criteria), as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion, which terms, conditions and restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

8.2              Issuance of Shares. Subject to applicable laws, upon the satisfaction of any terms, conditions and restrictions prescribed with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, or upon a Participant’s release from any terms, conditions and restrictions of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and subject to the provisions of Section 10, (a) the shares of Common Stock covered by an Award of Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by the Participant, and (b) the Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. Any fractional shares subject to such Awards shall be paid to the Participant in cash.

 

8.3              Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. Participants holding shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may, if the Committee so determines, be credited with dividends paid with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, or dividend equivalents with respect to Restricted Stock Units, while they are so held in a manner determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may apply any restrictions to the dividends or dividend equivalents that the Committee deems appropriate in its sole discretion. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine the form of payment of dividends or dividend equivalents, including cash, shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

 

8.4              Waiver of Restrictions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may waive the repurchase or forfeiture period and any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate in its sole discretion, including upon the occurrence of a Participant’s death, disability or retirement, or upon a change in control.

 

Section 9
OTHER AWARDS

 

In addition to the Awards described in Section 7 and Section 8, and subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may grant other incentives payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock under the Plan as it determines to be in the best interests of the Company and subject to such other terms and conditions as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion. The Committee may exclude the use of one or more other Awards in countries outside the United States.

 

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Section 10
WITHHOLDING

 

To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, a Participant (or authorized transferee) shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise by reason of the grant, vesting, exercise or payment of an Award. The Company shall not be required to issue shares of Common Stock or to recognize the disposition of such shares until such obligations are satisfied. Subject to applicable law, the Company may: (a) deduct from any cash payment made to a Participant under the Plan an amount that satisfies all or any portion of any withholding tax obligations; (b) require the Participant through payroll withholding, cash payment, or otherwise to satisfy all or any portion of the withholding tax obligations; (c) withhold a portion of the shares of Common Stock that otherwise would be issued to the Participant upon grant, vesting or exercise of the Award by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates; (d) to the extent permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion, allow the Participant to tender shares of Common Stock previously acquired; (e) if the Common Stock is publicly traded on an established securities exchange or trading system, at the discretion of the Committee, allow the Participant to authorize a third party to sell, on behalf of the Participant, the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant upon the exercise of an Option and to remit to the Company a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to satisfy the withholding tax obligations, considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates; or (f) provide for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligation through any combination of the foregoing methods. The Committee may exclude one or more methods for satisfying any tax withholding associated with the exercise of an Option in countries outside the United States.

 

Section 11
ASSIGNABILITY

 

Unless provided otherwise by the Committee, no Award or interest in an Award may be sold, assigned, pledged (as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose) or transferred by the Participant or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, except to the extent a Participant designates one or more beneficiaries on a Company-approved form who may exercise the Award or receive payment under the Award after the Participant’s death. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Award may be exercised only by the Participant.

 

Section 12
ADJUSTMENTS

 

12.1          Adjustment of Shares.

 

(a)               In the event that the number of shares of Common Stock shall be increased or decreased through reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, combination of shares, stock splits, reverse stock splits, spin-offs, the payment of a stock dividend or extraordinary cash dividend, or other distribution of the Common Stock for which no consideration is received by the Company or otherwise, then each share of Common Stock which has been authorized for issuance under the Plan, whether such share is then currently subject to or may become subject to an Award under the Plan, shall be adjusted as determined by the Committee in its exclusive discretion to reflect such increase or decrease, unless the terms of the transaction provide otherwise. Outstanding Awards shall also be adjusted as to price and other terms as determined by the Committee in its exclusive discretion to reflect the foregoing events.

 

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(b)               In the event there shall be any other change in the number or kind of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any stock or other securities into which such Common Stock shall have been changed, or for which it shall have been exchanged, whether by reason of merger, consolidation or otherwise, then the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine the appropriate adjustment, if any, to be effected. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any adjustment to Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall comply with the applicable requirements, provisions and restrictions of the Code and applicable law.

 

(c)               No right to purchase fractional shares shall result from any adjustment in Awards pursuant to Section 12.1(a) or (b). In case of any such adjustment, the shares subject to the Award shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share. Notice of any adjustment shall be given by the Company to each Participant which shall have been so adjusted and such adjustment (whether or not notice is given) shall be effective and binding for all purposes of the Plan.

 

12.2          Limitations. The grant of Awards shall in no way affect the Company’s right to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

Section 13
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

13.1          Amendment, Suspension or Termination of Plan. Subject to applicable law, the Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time and in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment to the Plan. No amendment may be effective, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, if approval of such amendment is required in order that transactions in Company securities under the Plan be exempt from the operation of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or if such amendment, with respect to the issuance of Incentive Stock Options, either: (a) materially increases the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan, except as provided for in Section 12; or (b) materially modifies the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan (unless designed to comport with applicable law). The amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or a portion thereof or the amendment of an outstanding Award shall not, without the Participant’s consent, materially adversely affect any rights under any Award theretofore granted to the Participant under the Plan.

 

13.2          Amendment of Awards. Subject to applicable law and the Plan, the Committee will have the exclusive authority and discretion to amend any Award or Award Agreement. If the amendment will have a material adverse effect on a Participant’s rights, or result in a material increase in the Participant’s obligations, the Committee must obtain the Participant’s written consent to the amendment.

 

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13.3          Term of the Plan. Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, the Plan shall terminate 10 years from the Effective Date. After the Plan is terminated, no future Awards may be granted, but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and the Plan’s terms and conditions.

 

Section 14
GENERAL

 

14.1          No Individual Rights. No individual or Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and the Company has no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants under the Plan. Furthermore, nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Subsidiary, or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate a Participant’s employment, service or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.

 

14.2          Issuance of Shares. In the event that the Board or the Committee determines in its sole discretion that the listing, qualification or registration of the shares issued under the Plan on any securities exchange or quotation or trading system or under any applicable law (including state securities laws) or governmental regulation is necessary as a condition to the issuance of such shares under the Award, the Award may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, qualification, consent or approval has been unconditionally obtained.

 

14.3          No Rights as Stockholder. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its discretion, a Participant to whom an Award of Restricted Stock has been made shall have ownership of such shares of Common Stock, including the right to vote the same and to receive dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Common Stock. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its discretion, a Participant to whom an Award of Options, Restricted Stock Units or any other Award (other than an Award of Restricted Stock) is made shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock or as a holder with respect to other securities, if any, issuable pursuant to any such Award until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate to the Participant or the entry on the Participant’s behalf of an uncertificated book position on the records of the Company’s transfer agent and registrar for such Common Stock or other instrument of ownership, if any. Except as provided in Section 12, no adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights (whether ordinary or extraordinary, and whether in cash, securities, other property or other forms of consideration, or any combination thereof) for which the record date is prior to the date such book entry is made or a stock certificate or other instrument of ownership, if any, is issued.

 

14.4          No Trust or Fund. The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to segregate any monies or other property, or shares of Common Stock, or to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any immediate or deferred amounts payable to any Participant, and no Participant shall have any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

 

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14.5          Successors. All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all the business and/or assets of the Company.

 

14.6          Substitute Awards. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the terms of Substitute Awards may vary from the terms set forth in the Plan to the extent the Committee deems appropriate to conform, in whole or in part, to the provisions of the awards in substitution for which they are granted.

 

14.7          Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the Committee’s determination, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

 

14.8          Choice of Law. The Plan, all Awards granted thereunder and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

 

14.9          Electronic Delivery and Signatures. Any reference in the Plan, an Award or an Award Agreement to a written document includes without limitation any document delivered electronically or posted on the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s intranet or other shared electronic medium controlled by the Company or Subsidiary. The Committee and any Participant may use facsimile and PDF signatures in signing any Award or Award Agreement, in exercising any Option, or in any other written document in the Plan’s administration. The Committee and each Participant are bound by facsimile and PDF signatures, and acknowledge that the other party relies on facsimile and PDF signatures.

 

14.10      Headings and Captions. The headings and captions in the Plan are used only for convenience, and do not construe, define, expand, interpret, or limit any provision of the Plan.

 

14.11      Gender and Number. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun includes the corresponding masculine, feminine, or neuter form, and the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

 

14.12      Construction. The terms “includes,” “including,” “includes without limitation,” and “including without limitation” are not to be construed to limit any provision or item that precedes or follows these terms (whether in the same section or another section) to the specific or similar provisions or items that follow these terms.

 

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Section 15
EFFECTIVE DATE

 

The Plan shall be effective as of the earlier of the date that the Plan is adopted by the Board or the date that it is approved by the stockholders of the Company (the “Effective Date”). The expiration date of the Plan, on and after which date no Awards may be granted hereunder, shall be the 10th anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that such expiration shall not affect Awards then outstanding, and the terms and conditions of the Plan shall continue to apply to such Awards; and provided further, that no Option shall be exercised, no Restricted Stock granted, and no Restricted Stock Units or other Awards shall be paid out unless and until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval shall be within 12 months before or after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. If the Company does not obtain stockholder approval within 12 months before or after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, the Plan and any Award made thereunder will terminate ab initio.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.

2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

OPTION AWARD NOTICE

 

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. hereby grants to the Participant named below an Option to purchase all or any part of the Number of Shares of Common Stock covered by this Option specified below, at the Exercise Price (per share) specified below, and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan and the Award Agreement attached hereto. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Award Notice shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

 

Name of Participant:  
Grant Date:  
Number of Shares of Common Stock covered by this Option:  
Option Type:   Nonqualified Stock Option
Exercise Price (per share):   $__________
Expiration Date:  
Vesting Schedule:  

 

By accepting this Option, the Participant acknowledges that he or she has received and read, and agrees that this Option shall be subject to, the terms of the Plan and the attached Award Agreement. The Participant acknowledges that a copy of the Plan has been delivered to the Participant. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option or disposition of the underlying shares of Common Stock, and that the Participant should consult a tax advisor prior to such exercise or disposition.

 

JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.   PARTICIPANT    
         
         
By:      
Name (print):          
Title:          
      Participant’s Address (complete)  
           
           
           
           

 

Attachments:   2018 Stock Incentive Plan
  Option Award Agreement with Appendix A

 

   

 

 

jerash holdings (us), INC.

2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT
(employee)

 

This Award Agreement applies to Options granted under the Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan that are identified as Nonqualified Stock Options and are evidenced by an action of the Committee.

 

Section 1.                Terms of Option. Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. has granted to the Participant an Option to purchase up to the Number of Shares of Common Stock, at the Exercise Price (per share) and upon the other terms set forth in the Award Notice and subject to the conditions set forth in the Award Notice, this Award Agreement and the Plan.

 

Section 2.                Non-Qualified Stock Option. The Option is not intended to be an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code and will be interpreted accordingly.

 

Section 3.                Vesting. The Option will vest in accordance with the schedule set forth in the Award Notice.

 

Section 4.                Exercise of Option.

 

(a)               Vesting and Exercisability. The Option is not exercisable as of the Grant Date. After the Grant Date, to the extent not previously exercised, and subject to termination or acceleration as provided on the Award Notice or in this Award Agreement, the Option shall vest and become exercisable to the extent it becomes vested, according to the vesting schedule set forth in the Award Notice, provided that (except as set forth in Section 5 below) the Participant remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary or continues providing services to the Company or a Subsidiary and does not experience a termination of employment or service. The vesting period and/or exercisability of an Option may be adjusted by the Committee to reflect the decreased level of employment or service during any period in which the Participant is on an approved leave of absence.

 

(b)               Method of Exercise. To the extent the Option vests and becomes exercisable, the Option maybe exercised by the Participant in whole or in part from time to time by delivery to the Company or its designee of a written or electronic notice of exercise specifying the number of whole shares of Common Stock the Participant wishes to exercise, accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price as described in Section 4(c), and payment of any taxes required to be withheld as described in Section 8. Fractional shares may not be exercised. The Participant must provide the Company with any forms, documents or other information reasonably required by the Company. The Committee may exclude one or more methods for exercising an Option in countries outside the United States.

 

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(c)               Payment of Exercise Price. The Exercise Price (per share) of the Option is set forth in the Award Notice and the Company will not issue any shares of Common Stock until the Participant pays the aggregate Exercise Price for the requested number of shares of Common Stock, together with any taxes required to be withheld, if applicable. The Exercise Price may be paid: (i) by cash, check or wire transfer in United States dollars; (ii) to the extent permitted by the Committee, by tendering (either actually or by attestation) shares of Common Stock already owned by the Participant; (iii) by delivery of a properly executed exercise notice directing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to exercise of the Option with a Fair Market Value sufficient to pay the Exercise Price; (iv) if the Common Stock is publicly traded on an established securities market, then the Exercise Price may be paid, at the discretion of the Committee, by authorizing a third party to sell, on behalf of the Participant, the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant upon the exercise of the Option and to remit to the Company a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to pay the Exercise Price for the shares of Common Stock being acquired; or (v) by such other consideration as the Committee may permit in its sole discretion. The Committee may exclude one or more methods for paying the Exercise Price in countries outside the United States.

 

(d)               Issuance of Shares. Shares of Common Stock will be issued as soon as practical after exercise. Delivery of shares of Common Stock may be made by any permissible manner chosen by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

(e)               Compliance with Laws. Notwithstanding the above, if the Board of Directors or the Committee determines in its sole discretion that the listing, qualification or registration of the Common Stock on any securities exchange or quotation or trading system or under any applicable law (including state securities laws) or governmental regulation is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of such Common Stock under the Option, the Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, qualification, consent or approval has been unconditionally obtained. In addition, legal counsel for the Company must be satisfied at the time of exercise that issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise will be in compliance with the applicable United States federal, state, local and foreign laws.

 

(f)                No Stockholder Rights until Issuance. The Participant shall not acquire or have any rights as a stockholder of the Company by virtue of the Option, this Award Agreement or the Award Notice until certificates representing shares of Common Stock are actually issued and delivered to the Participant following the exercise of the Option.

 

Section 5.                Expiration of Option. Except as provided in this Section 5, the Option shall expire and cease to be exercisable as of the Expiration Date set forth in the Award Notice.

 

(a)               Termination of Employment or Service. If the employment or service of the Participant terminates for any reason (other than by death or total and permanent disability) at any time, the vested portion of the Option shall be exercisable by the Participant at any time during the three months next succeeding the date of termination (but in no event later than the Expiration Date of the Option). The unvested portion of the Option shall terminate as of the date of such termination, and the vested portion of the Option that is unexercised during the three months next succeeding the date of termination shall terminate as of the end of such three-month period.

 

(b)               Death. Upon the death of the Participant while in the employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary, the vested portion of the Option shall be exercisable by his or her estate, heir, beneficiary or any person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s death at any time during the 12 months next succeeding the date of death (but in no event later than the Expiration Date of the Option). The unvested portion of the Option shall terminate as of the date of death, and the vested portion of the Option that is unexercised during the 12 months next succeeding the date of death shall terminate as of the end of such 12-month period.

 

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(c)               Disability. Upon termination of employment or service as a result of the total and permanent disability of the Participant (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the vested portion of the Option shall be exercisable for a period of 12 months after such termination (but in no event later than the Expiration Date of the Option). The unvested portion of the Option shall terminate effective as of the date of termination of employment or service, and the vested portion of the Option that is not exercised during the 12 months succeeding the date of termination shall terminate as of the end of such 12-month period.

 

Section 6.                Change in Control.

 

(a)               Effect of Change in Control on Awards. The Committee may provide for any one or more of the following:

 

(i)                 Accelerated Vesting. In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may take such actions as it deems appropriate to provide for the acceleration of the exercisability, vesting and/or settlement in connection with such Change in Control of this Award or portion thereof and shares acquired pursuant thereto upon such conditions, including termination of the Participant’s employment or service prior to, upon, or following such Change in Control, to such extent as the Committee shall determine.

 

(ii)              Assumption, Continuation or Substitution. In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror”), may, without the consent of the Participant, either assume or continue the Company’s rights and obligations under this Award or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control or substitute for this Award or portion thereof a substantially equivalent award with respect to the Acquiror’s stock, as applicable. For purposes of this Section 6, if so determined by the Committee, in its discretion, an Award denominated in shares of Common Stock shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Award Agreement and the Award Notice, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a share of Common Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled; provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise or settlement of the Award, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Award, to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock pursuant to the Change in Control. If any portion of such consideration may be received by holders of Common Stock pursuant to the Change in Control on a contingent or delayed basis, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine such fair market value per share as of the time of the Change in Control on the basis of the Committee’s good faith estimate of the present value of the probable future payment of such consideration. The Award or portion thereof which is neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor exercised as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control.

 

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(iii)            Cash-Out of Awards. The Committee may, in its discretion and without the consent of the Participant, determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, this Award or a portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control and not previously exercised shall be canceled in exchange for a payment with respect to each vested share of Common Stock (and each unvested share of Common Stock, if so determined by the Committee) subject to such canceled Award in: (A) cash, (B) stock of the Company or of a corporation or other business entity a party to the Change in Control, or (C) other property which, in any such case, shall be in an amount having a fair market value equal to the fair market value of the consideration to be paid per share of Common Stock in the Change in Control, reduced by the exercise or purchase price per share under such Award. In the case of any Option with an Exercise Price that equals or exceeds the price paid for a share of Common Stock in connection with the Change in Control, the Committee may cancel the Option without the payment of any consideration. If any portion of such consideration may be received by holders of Common Stock pursuant to the Change in Control on a contingent or delayed basis, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine such fair market value per share as of the time of the Change in Control on the basis of the Committee’s good faith estimate of the present value of the probable future payment of such consideration. In the event such determination is made by the Committee, the amount of such payment (reduced by applicable withholding taxes, if any) shall be paid to the Participant in respect of the vested portion of his or her canceled Award as soon as practicable following the date of the Change in Control and in respect of the unvested portions of his or her canceled Award in accordance with the vesting schedules applicable to such Award.

 

(b)               Definitions.

 

(i)                 Change in Control” means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined with respect to this Award by the Participant’s written contract of employment or service, the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

A.                any Exchange Act Person (as defined below) becomes the owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur (1) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate thereof or any other Exchange Act Person from the Company in a transaction or series of related transactions the primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities or (2) solely because the level of ownership held by any Exchange Act Person (the “Subject Person”) exceeds the designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the owner of any additional voting securities that, assuming the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities owned by the Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to occur;

 

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B.                 there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not own, directly or indirectly, either (1) outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (2) more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction;

 

C.                 the complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company;

 

D.                there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Affiliates, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Affiliates to an entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition; or

 

E.                 individuals who, immediately following the Effective Date, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board within any 24-month period; provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member shall be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

 

(ii)              Affiliate” means any corporation (other than the Company), limited liability company, or other business organization in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company if, at the relevant time each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other entities in that chain.

 

(iii)            Exchange Act Person” means any natural person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), except that “Exchange Act Person” shall not include (A) the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, (B) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company; or (E) any natural person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that, as of the Effective Date, is the owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities.

 

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Section 7.                Restrictions on Resales of Option Shares. The Company may impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by the Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any shares of Common Stock issued as a result of the exercise of the Option, including without limitation (a) restrictions under an insider trading policy, (b) restrictions designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by the Participant and other stockholders or optionholders, and (c) restrictions as to the use of a brokerage firm acceptable to the Company for such resales or other transfers.

 

Section 8.                Tax Withholding. To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise by reason of an Option exercise. The Company shall not be required to issue shares until such obligations are satisfied. Subject to applicable law, the Company may: (a) deduct from any cash payment made to a Participant under the Plan an amount that satisfies all or any portion of any withholding tax obligations; (b) require the Participant through payroll withholding, cash payment, or otherwise to satisfy all or any portion of the withholding tax obligations; (c) withhold a portion of the shares of Common Stock that otherwise would be issued to the Participant upon exercise of the Option by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates; (d) to the extent permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion, allow the Participant to tender shares previously acquired; (e) if the Common Stock is publicly traded on an established securities exchange or trading system, at the discretion of the Committee, allow the Participant to authorize a third party to sell, on behalf of the Participant, the appropriate number of shares otherwise issuable to the Participant upon the exercise of the Option and to remit to the Company a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to satisfy the withholding tax obligations, considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates; or (f) provide for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligation through any combination of the foregoing methods. The Committee may exclude one or more methods for satisfying any tax withholding in countries outside the United States.

 

Section 9.                Non-Transferability of Option. The Option may not be sold, assigned, pledged or transferred by the Participant or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall only be exercisable by the Participant during his or her lifetime. If the Participant or anyone claiming under or through the Participant attempts to violate this Section 9, such attempted violation shall be null and void and without effect.

 

Section 10.            Plan and Other Agreements. In addition to the Award Notice and this Award Agreement, the Option shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, which are incorporated into this Award Agreement by this reference. Any inconsistency between the Award Notice, this Award Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in favor of the Plan. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein or in the Award Notice shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. The Award Notice, this Award Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between the Participant and the Company regarding the Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Option are superseded.

 

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Section 11.            Limitation of Interest in Shares Subject to Option. Neither the Participant (individually or as a member of a group) nor any beneficiary or other person claiming under or through the Participant shall have any right, title, interest, or privilege in or to any shares of Common Stock allocated or reserved for the purpose of the Plan or subject to the Option subject to this Award Agreement except as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, as shall have been issued to such person upon exercise of the Option or any part of it. Nothing in the Plan, this Award Agreement, the Award Notice or any other instrument executed pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Company’s employ or service nor limit in any way the Company’s right to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time for any reason. Neither the Award of this Option nor any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant thereto shall be considered “compensation” for purposes of any Company employee benefit plan, unless such plan expressly so provides otherwise.

 

Section 12.            Adjustments. To the extent provided by Section 13 of the Plan, the Committee shall make such adjustment in the Number of Shares of Common Stock covered by this Option, the Exercise Price (per share) or other terms of the Option as may be determined to be appropriate by the Committee, and such adjustments shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

 

Section 13.            Amendment. The terms of the Option, this Award Agreement and the Award Notice may be amended from time to time by the Committee. If the amendment will have a material adverse effect on the Participant’s rights, or result in a material increase in the Participant’s obligations, the Committee must obtain the Participant’s written consent to the amendment.

 

Section 14.            Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, this Award Agreement or the Award Notice to the contrary, the Company will be entitled to the extent required by applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any regulations promulgated with respect thereto) or applicable securities exchange listing conditions, in each case as in effect from time to time, to recover from the Participant, or require the Participant to forfeit if not yet paid, the Participant’s Option and the proceeds from the exercise of the Option.

 

Section 15.            General.

 

(a)               Severability. In the event that any provision of this Award Agreement is declared to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be reformed, if possible, to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, or otherwise deleted, and the remainder of this Award Agreement shall not be affected except to the extent necessary to reform or delete such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.

 

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(b)               Headings. The headings preceding the text of the sections hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference, and shall not constitute a part of this Award Agreement, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.

 

(c)               Successors. This Award Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

 

(d)               Governing Law. The Plan, this Award Agreement and the Award Notice shall be governed, construed, interpreted and administered, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, solely in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

 

(e)               Administration, Interpretations, Etc. All questions arising under the Plan, this Award Agreement or the Award Notice shall be decided by the Committee in its total and absolute discretion, and any action taken or decision made by the Company, the Board or the Committee arising out of or in connection with the construction, administration, interpretation or effect of any provision of the Plan, this Award Agreement or the Award Notice shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion, as the case may be, and shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Participant and all persons claiming under or through the Participant. By receipt of the Participant’s Option, the Participant and each person claiming under or through the Participant shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any action taken under the Plan, this Award Agreement or the Award Notice, by the Company, the Board or the Committee.

 

(f)                Correction. The Committee may rescind, without further notice to a Participant, any Option or portion thereof issued to the Participant in duplicate or in error.

 

(g)               Section 409A. The Option is intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code, and the Plan, this Award Agreement and the Award Notice shall be administered and interpreted consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the Option or the vesting and payments provided by this Award Agreement are exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code, and in no event shall the Company or any Subsidiary be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by a Participant on account of non-compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

(h)               Other Options. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company, in its sole discretion, may approve and grant stock options that are not governed by the provisions contained in this Agreement, which stock options shall be subject to the terms of such other agreement or writing specified by the Company as applicable thereto.

 

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JERASH HOLDINGS (us), INC.

2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Option AWARD AGREEMENT
(employee)

 

APPENDIX A
Non-US Participants

 

Section 1.                Applicability. This Appendix A shall apply to Participants in countries outside the United States; provided, however, Section 6 of this Appendix A only applies to Participants in the countries specified therein.

 

Section 2.                Participant Acknowledgements. In accepting the Option, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

 

(a)               the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

 

(b)               the Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

 

(c)               the Option and any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan are not intended to replace or entitle the Participant to any pension rights or compensation;

 

(d)               the Option and any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

 

(e)               the future value of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Option is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(f)                if the Participant exercises the Option and acquires shares of Common Stock, the value of such shares of Common Stock may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;

 

(g)               no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Option resulting from the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where the Participant is employed or the terms of the Participant’s employment agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the Option to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company or any Subsidiary, waives his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company and any Subsidiary from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim; and

 

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(h)               the Company shall not be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Option or of any amounts due to the Participant pursuant to the exercise of the Option or the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise.

 

Section 3.                No Public Offer.

 

(a)               This offer is being made to selected employees as part of an employee incentive program in order to provide an additional incentive and to encourage employee share ownership and to increase their interest in the success of the Company. The company offering these rights is Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. The shares which are the subject of these rights are shares in Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.

 

(b)               The Option is not intended to constitute a public offer in any jurisdiction, nor intended for registration or regulation in any jurisdiction outside the United States. You should therefore keep the Plan, the Award Notice, the Award Agreement and all other documents related to the Option confidential and you may not reproduce, distribute or otherwise make public the Plan, the Award Notice, the Award Agreement or any other documents related to the Option without Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.’s express written consent. If you have received any of these documents and you are not the intended recipient then please disregard and destroy them.

 

Section 4.                No Advice. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

 

Section 5.                Data Privacy.

 

(a)               The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her personal data as described on the Award Notice, set forth in this Award Agreement and the Plan and any other Option grant materials by and among, as applicable, the Company and any Subsidiary for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

 

(b)               The Participant understands that the Company and any Subsidiary may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, his or her name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all awards or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan.

 

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(c)               The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to such stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company, which may assist the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States, he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States, he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Further, the Participant understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If he or she does not consent, or if he or she later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her employment status or service and career with the Company or any Subsidiary will not be adversely affected; the only adverse consequence of refusing or withdrawing consent is that the Company would not be able to grant the Participant Options or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, the Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.

 

Section 6.                Country Specific Provisions.

 

This Section 6 includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Option granted to a Participant under the Plan if he or she in one of the countries listed below.

 

This Section 6 may also include information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which the Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of February 2018. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participants not rely on the information in this Section 6 as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the Participant exercises the Option or sells shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan.

 

In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to a Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure a Participant of a particular result. Accordingly, Participants are advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in your country may apply to his or her situation.

 

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Finally, if a Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transferred employment after the Option was granted or are considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not be applicable or suitable to the Participant’s particular situation as he or she may have tax liabilities across more than one jurisdiction. Further, the Company shall, in its discretion, determine to what extent the terms and conditions contained herein shall apply to a Participant in this circumstance, but the Participant should seek independent advice on how his or her tax liabilities and reporting obligations should be settled.

 

Jordan

 

There are no country-specific provisions.

 

Hong Kong

 

Securities Law Information

 

Important Notice: The grant of the Option under the terms of the Plan, the Award Notice and the Award Agreement, including this Appendix A, and the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Option do not constitute a public offering of securities, they are available only to certain employees of the Company, and the rights under the Option may not be transferred to a third party in Hong Kong.

 

Please be aware that the contents of the Plan, the Award Notice and the Award Agreement, including this Appendix A, have not been reviewed by or filed with any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Participants are advised to exercise caution in relation to the right to acquire shares of Common Stock at vesting of the Option, or otherwise, under the Plan. If a Participant is in any doubt about any of the contents of the Plan, the Award Notice or the Award Agreement, including this Appendix A, the Participant should obtain independent professional advice.

 

Sale of Shares

 

By accepting the Option, a Participant acknowledges that in the event that the Option vests, is exercised and shares of Common Stock are issued to him or her within six months of the Grant Date, there may be adverse tax consequences to the Participant if he or she disposes of any shares of Common Stock acquired prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.

2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

OPTION AWARD NOTICE

 

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. hereby grants to the Participant named below an Option to purchase all or any part of the Number of Shares of Common Stock covered by this Option specified below, at the Exercise Price (per share) specified below, and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan and the Award Agreement attached hereto. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Award Notice shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

 

Name of Participant:  
Grant Date:  
Number of Shares of Common Stock covered by this Option:  
Option Type:   Nonqualified Stock Option
Exercise Price (per share):   $__________
Expiration Date:  
Vesting Schedule:  

 

By accepting this Option, the Participant acknowledges that he or she has received and read, and agrees that this Option shall be subject to, the terms of the Plan and the attached Award Agreement. The Participant acknowledges that a copy of the Plan has been delivered to the Participant. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option or disposition of the underlying shares of Common Stock, and that the Participant should consult a tax advisor prior to such exercise or disposition.

 

JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC. PARTICIPANT    
           
       
By:          
Name (print):        
Title:        
      Participant’s Address (complete)    
           
           
           
           

 

Attachments: 2018 Stock Incentive Plan
  Option Award Agreement with Appendix A

 

   

 

 

jerash holdings (us), INC.

2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT
(Consultant)

 

This Award Agreement applies to Options granted under the Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan that are identified as Nonqualified Stock Options and are evidenced by an action of the Committee.

 

Section 1.                Terms of Option. Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. has granted to the Participant an Option to purchase up to the Number of Shares of Common Stock, at the Exercise Price (per share) and upon the other terms set forth in the Award Notice and subject to the conditions set forth in the Award Notice, this Award Agreement and the Plan.

 

Section 2.                Non-Qualified Stock Option. The Option is not intended to be an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code and will be interpreted accordingly.

 

Section 3.                Vesting. The Option will vest in accordance with the schedule set forth in the Award Notice.

 

Section 4.                Exercise of Option.

 

(a)               Vesting and Exercisability. The Option is not exercisable as of the Grant Date. After the Grant Date, to the extent not previously exercised, and subject to termination or acceleration as provided on the Award Notice or in this Award Agreement, the Option shall vest and become exercisable to the extent it becomes vested, according to the vesting schedule set forth in the Award Notice, provided that (except as set forth in Section 5 below) the Participant continues providing services to the Company or a Subsidiary and does not experience a termination of service.

 

(b)               Method of Exercise. To the extent the Option vests and becomes exercisable, the Option may be exercised by the Participant in whole or in part from time to time by delivery to the Company or its designee of a written or electronic notice of exercise specifying the number of whole shares of Common Stock the Participant wishes to exercise, accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price as described in Section 4(c). Fractional shares may not be exercised. The Participant must provide the Company with any forms, documents or other information reasonably required by the Company. The Committee may exclude one or more methods for exercising an Option in countries outside the United States.

 

(c)               Payment of Exercise Price. The Exercise Price (per share) of the Option is set forth in the Award Notice and the Company will not issue any shares of Common Stock until the Participant pays the aggregate Exercise Price for the requested number of shares of Common Stock. The Exercise Price may be paid: (i) by cash, check or wire transfer in United States dollars; (ii) to the extent permitted by the Committee, by tendering (either actually or by attestation) shares of Common Stock already owned by the Participant; (iii) by delivery of a properly executed exercise notice directing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to exercise of the Option with a Fair Market Value sufficient to pay the Exercise Price; (iv) if the Common Stock is publicly traded on an established securities market, then the Exercise Price may be paid, at the discretion of the Committee, by authorizing a third party to sell, on behalf of the Participant, the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant upon the exercise of the Option and to remit to the Company a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to pay the Exercise Price for the shares of Common Stock being acquired; or (v) by such other consideration as the Committee may permit in its sole discretion. The Committee may exclude one or more methods for paying the Exercise Price in countries outside the United States.

 

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(d)               Issuance of Shares. Shares of Common Stock will be issued as soon as practical after exercise. Delivery of shares of Common Stock may be made by any permissible manner chosen by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

(e)               Compliance with Laws. Notwithstanding the above, if the Board of Directors or the Committee determines in its sole discretion that the listing, qualification or registration of the Common Stock on any securities exchange or quotation or trading system or under any applicable law (including state securities laws) or governmental regulation is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of such Common Stock under the Option, the Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, qualification, consent or approval has been unconditionally obtained. In addition, legal counsel for the Company must be satisfied at the time of exercise that issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise will be in compliance with the applicable United States federal, state, local and foreign laws.

 

(f)                No Stockholder Rights until Issuance. The Participant shall not acquire or have any rights as a stockholder of the Company by virtue of the Option, this Award Agreement or the Award Notice until certificates representing shares of Common Stock are actually issued and delivered to the Participant following the exercise of the Option.

 

Section 5.                Expiration of Option. Except as provided in this Section 5, the Option shall expire and cease to be exercisable as of the Expiration Date set forth in the Award Notice.

 

(a)               Termination of Service. If the service of the Participant terminates for any reason (other than by death) at any time, the vested portion of the Option shall be exercisable by the Participant at any time during the three months next succeeding the date of termination (but in no event later than the Expiration Date of the Option). The unvested portion of the Option shall terminate as of the date of such termination, and the vested portion of the Option that is unexercised during the three months next succeeding the date of termination shall terminate as of the end of such three-month period.

 

(b)               Death. Upon the death of the Participant while in the service of the Company or a Subsidiary, the vested portion of the Option shall be exercisable by his or her estate, heir, beneficiary or any person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant’s death at any time during the 12 months next succeeding the date of death (but in no event later than the Expiration Date of the Option). The unvested portion of the Option shall terminate as of the date of death, and the vested portion of the Option that is unexercised during the 12 months next succeeding the date of death shall terminate as of the end of such 12-month period.

 

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Section 6.                Change in Control.

 

(a)               Effect of Change in Control on Awards. The Committee may provide for any one or more of the following:

 

(i)                 Accelerated Vesting. In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may take such actions as it deems appropriate to provide for the acceleration of the exercisability, vesting and/or settlement in connection with such Change in Control of this Award or portion thereof and shares acquired pursuant thereto upon such conditions, including termination of the Participant’s service prior to, upon, or following such Change in Control, to such extent as the Committee shall determine.

 

(ii)              Assumption, Continuation or Substitution. In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror”), may, without the consent of the Participant, either assume or continue the Company’s rights and obligations under this Award or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control or substitute for this Award or portion thereof a substantially equivalent award with respect to the Acquiror’s stock, as applicable. For purposes of this Section 6, if so determined by the Committee, in its discretion, an Award denominated in shares of Common Stock shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Award Agreement and the Award Notice, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a share of Common Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled; provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise or settlement of the Award, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Award, to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock pursuant to the Change in Control. If any portion of such consideration may be received by holders of Common Stock pursuant to the Change in Control on a contingent or delayed basis, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine such fair market value per share as of the time of the Change in Control on the basis of the Committee’s good faith estimate of the present value of the probable future payment of such consideration. The Award or portion thereof which is neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor exercised as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control.

 

(iii)            Cash-Out of Awards. The Committee may, in its discretion and without the consent of the Participant, determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, this Award or a portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control and not previously exercised shall be canceled in exchange for a payment with respect to each vested share of Common Stock (and each unvested share of Common Stock, if so determined by the Committee) subject to such canceled Award in: (A) cash, (B) stock of the Company or of a corporation or other business entity a party to the Change in Control, or (C) other property which, in any such case, shall be in an amount having a fair market value equal to the fair market value of the consideration to be paid per share of Common Stock in the Change in Control, reduced by the exercise or purchase price per share under such Award. In the case of any Option with an Exercise Price that equals or exceeds the price paid for a share of Common Stock in connection with the Change in Control, the Committee may cancel the Option without the payment of any consideration. If any portion of such consideration may be received by holders of Common Stock pursuant to the Change in Control on a contingent or delayed basis, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine such fair market value per share as of the time of the Change in Control on the basis of the Committee’s good faith estimate of the present value of the probable future payment of such consideration. In the event such determination is made by the Committee, the amount of such payment shall be paid to the Participant in respect of the vested portion of his or her canceled Award as soon as practicable following the date of the Change in Control and in respect of the unvested portions of his or her canceled Award in accordance with the vesting schedules applicable to such Award.

 

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(b)               Definitions.

 

(i)                 Change in Control” means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined with respect to this Award by the Participant’s written contract of service, the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

A.                any Exchange Act Person (as defined below) becomes the owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur (1) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate thereof or any other Exchange Act Person from the Company in a transaction or series of related transactions the primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities or (2) solely because the level of ownership held by any Exchange Act Person (the “Subject Person”) exceeds the designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the owner of any additional voting securities that, assuming the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities owned by the Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to occur;

 

B.                 there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not own, directly or indirectly, either (1) outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (2) more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction;

 

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C.                 the complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company;

 

D.                there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Affiliates, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Affiliates to an entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition; or

 

E.                 individuals who, immediately following the Effective Date, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board within any 24-month period; provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member shall be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

 

(ii)              Affiliate” means any corporation (other than the Company), limited liability company, or other business organization in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company if, at the relevant time each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other entities in that chain.

 

(iii)            Exchange Act Person” means any natural person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), except that “Exchange Act Person” shall not include (A) the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, (B) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company; or (E) any natural person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that, as of the Effective Date, is the owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities.

 

Section 7.                Restrictions on Resales of Option Shares. The Company may impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by the Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any shares of Common Stock issued as a result of the exercise of the Option, including without limitation (a) restrictions under an insider trading policy, (b) restrictions designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by the Participant and other stockholders or optionholders, and (c) restrictions as to the use of a brokerage firm acceptable to the Company for such resales or other transfers.

 

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Section 8.                Non-Transferability of Option. The Option may not be sold, assigned, pledged or transferred by the Participant or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall only be exercisable by the Participant during his or her lifetime. If the Participant or anyone claiming under or through the Participant attempts to violate this Section 8, such attempted violation shall be null and void and without effect.

 

Section 9.                Plan and Other Agreements. In addition to the Award Notice and this Award Agreement, the Option shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, which are incorporated into this Award Agreement by this reference. Any inconsistency between the Award Notice, this Award Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in favor of the Plan. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein or in the Award Notice shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. The Award Notice, this Award Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between the Participant and the Company regarding the Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Option are superseded.

 

Section 10.            Limitation of Interest in Shares Subject to Option. Neither the Participant (individually or as a member of a group) nor any beneficiary or other person claiming under or through the Participant shall have any right, title, interest, or privilege in or to any shares of Common Stock allocated or reserved for the purpose of the Plan or subject to the Option subject to this Award Agreement except as to such shares of Common Stock, if any, as shall have been issued to such person upon exercise of the Option or any part of it. Nothing in the Plan, this Award Agreement, the Award Notice or any other instrument executed pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the Company’s service nor limit in any way the Company’s right to terminate the Participant’s service at any time for any reason. Neither the Award of this Option nor any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant thereto shall be considered “compensation” for purposes of any Company employee benefit plan, unless such plan expressly so provides otherwise.

 

Section 11.            Adjustments. To the extent provided by Section 12 of the Plan, the Committee shall make such adjustment in the Number of Shares of Common Stock covered by this Option, the Exercise Price (per share) or other terms of the Option as may be determined to be appropriate by the Committee, and such adjustments shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

 

Section 12.            Amendment. The terms of the Option, this Award Agreement and the Award Notice may be amended from time to time by the Committee. If the amendment will have a material adverse effect on the Participant’s rights, or result in a material increase in the Participant’s obligations, the Committee must obtain the Participant’s written consent to the amendment.

 

Section 13.            Clawback. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, this Award Agreement or the Award Notice to the contrary, the Company will be entitled to the extent required by applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any regulations promulgated with respect thereto) or applicable securities exchange listing conditions, in each case as in effect from time to time, to recover from the Participant, or require the Participant to forfeit if not yet paid, the Participant’s Option and the proceeds from the exercise of the Option.

 

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Section 14.            General.

 

(a)               Severability. In the event that any provision of this Award Agreement is declared to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be reformed, if possible, to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, or otherwise deleted, and the remainder of this Award Agreement shall not be affected except to the extent necessary to reform or delete such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.

 

(b)               Headings. The headings preceding the text of the sections hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference, and shall not constitute a part of this Award Agreement, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.

 

(c)               Successors. This Award Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted heirs, beneficiaries, successors and assigns.

 

(d)               Governing Law. The Plan, this Award Agreement and the Award Notice shall be governed, construed, interpreted and administered, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, solely in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

 

(e)               Administration, Interpretations, Etc. All questions arising under the Plan, this Award Agreement or the Award Notice shall be decided by the Committee in its total and absolute discretion, and any action taken or decision made by the Company, the Board or the Committee arising out of or in connection with the construction, administration, interpretation or effect of any provision of the Plan, this Award Agreement or the Award Notice shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion, as the case may be, and shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Participant and all persons claiming under or through the Participant. By receipt of the Participant’s Option, the Participant and each person claiming under or through the Participant shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any action taken under the Plan, this Award Agreement or the Award Notice, by the Company, the Board or the Committee.

 

(f)                Correction. The Committee may rescind, without further notice to a Participant, any Option or portion thereof issued to the Participant in duplicate or in error.

 

(g)               Section 409A. The Option is intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code, and the Plan, this Award Agreement and the Award Notice shall be administered and interpreted consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the Option or the vesting and payments provided by this Award Agreement are exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code, and in no event shall the Company or any Subsidiary be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by a Participant on account of non-compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

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(h)               Other Options. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company, in its sole discretion, may approve and grant stock options that are not governed by the provisions contained in this Agreement, which stock options shall be subject to the terms of such other agreement or writing specified by the Company as applicable thereto.

 

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JERASH HOLDINGS (us), INC.

2018 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Option AWARD AGREEMENT
(COnsultant)

 

APPENDIX A
Non-US Participants

 

Section 1.                Applicability. This Appendix A shall apply to Participants in countries outside the United States; provided, however, Section 6 of this Appendix A only applies to Participants in the countries specified therein.

 

Section 2.                Participant Acknowledgements. In accepting the Option, the Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

 

(a)               the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

 

(b)               the Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

 

(c)               the Option and any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan are not intended to replace or entitle the Participant to any pension rights or compensation;

 

(d)               the Option and any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

 

(e)               the future value of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Option is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(f)                if the Participant exercises the Option and acquires shares of Common Stock, the value of such shares of Common Stock may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;

 

(g)               no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Option resulting from the termination of the Participant’s service relationship (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid), and in consideration of the grant of the Option to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company or any Subsidiary, waives his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company and any Subsidiary from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim; and

 

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(h)               the Company shall not be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between the Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Option or of any amounts due to the Participant pursuant to the exercise of the Option or the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise.

 

Section 3.                No Public Offer.

 

(a)               This offer is being made to selected Consultants as part of a Consultant incentive program in order to provide an additional incentive and to encourage Consultant share ownership and to increase their interest in the success of the Company. The company offering these rights is Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. The shares which are the subject of these rights are shares in Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.

 

(b)               The Option is not intended to constitute a public offer in any jurisdiction, nor intended for registration or regulation in any jurisdiction outside the United States. You should therefore keep the Plan, the Award Notice, the Award Agreement and all other documents related to the Option confidential and you may not reproduce, distribute or otherwise make public the Plan, the Award Notice, the Award Agreement or any other documents related to the Option without Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.’s express written consent. If you have received any of these documents and you are not the intended recipient then please disregard and destroy them.

 

Section 4.                No Advice. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

 

Section 5.                Data Privacy.

 

(a)               The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her personal data as described on the Award Notice, set forth in this Award Agreement and the Plan and any other Option grant materials by and among, as applicable, the Company and any Subsidiary for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

 

(b)               The Participant understands that the Company and any Subsidiary may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, his or her name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, compensation, nationality, any shares of stock held in the Company, details of all awards or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan.

 

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(c)               The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to such stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company, which may assist the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States, he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States, he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Further, the Participant understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If he or she does not consent, or if he or she later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her service with the Company or any Subsidiary will not be adversely affected; the only adverse consequence of refusing or withdrawing consent is that the Company would not be able to grant the Participant Options or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, the Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.

 

Section 6.                Country Specific Provisions.

 

This Section 6 includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Option granted to a Participant under the Plan if he or she in one of the countries listed below.

 

This Section 6 may also include information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which the Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of February 2018. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participants not rely on the information in this Section 6 as the only source of information relating to the consequences of his or her participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the Participant exercises the Option or sells shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan.

 

In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to a Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure a Participant of a particular result. Accordingly, Participants are advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in your country may apply to his or her situation.

 

Finally, if a Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transferred employment after the Option was granted or are considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not be applicable or suitable to the Participant’s particular situation as he or she may have tax liabilities across more than one jurisdiction. Further, the Company shall, in its discretion, determine to what extent the terms and conditions contained herein shall apply to a Participant in this circumstance, but the Participant should seek independent advice on how his or her tax liabilities and reporting obligations should be settled.

 

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Jordan

 

There are no country-specific provisions.

 

Hong Kong

 

Securities Law Information

 

Important Notice: The grant of the Option under the terms of the Plan, the Award Notice and the Award Agreement, including this Appendix A, and the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Option do not constitute a public offering of securities, they are available only to certain employees of the Company, and the rights under the Option may not be transferred to a third party in Hong Kong.

 

Please be aware that the contents of the Plan, the Award Notice and the Award Agreement, including this Appendix A, have not been reviewed by or filed with any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Participants are advised to exercise caution in relation to the right to acquire shares of Common Stock at vesting of the Option, or otherwise, under the Plan. If a Participant is in any doubt about any of the contents of the Plan, the Award Notice or the Award Agreement, including this Appendix A, the Participant should obtain independent professional advice.

 

Sale of Shares

 

By accepting the Option, a Participant acknowledges that in the event that the Option vests, is exercised and shares of Common Stock are issued to him or her within six months of the Grant Date, there may be adverse tax consequences to the Participant if he or she disposes of any shares of Common Stock acquired prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

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Annex C

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 9, 2018

 

 

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware 333-218991 81-4701719
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

 

 

147 W. 35th Street, Room #1603, New York, NY 10001
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 575-9085

 

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  
¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 x

 

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. x

 

 

 

 

  

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On April 9, 2018, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. (the “Company”) approved grants of stock options pursuant to the Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to certain of Jerash’s executive officers, employees and consultants, including Choi Lin Hung, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Treasurer, and Yang Wei, the Company’s Vice President. Mr. Choi and Ms. Yang each received stock option grants entitling them to purchase 336,038 and 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively. The stock options have an exercise price of $7.00 and vest immediately. The stock options will expire on April 9, 2023. Other than these terms, the stock option grants were consistent with the material terms of the Plan and the award agreements used in connection with the Plan.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

     
  JERASH HOLDINGS (US), INC.  
     
     
Dated:  April 13, 2018 By: /s/ Choi Lin Hung  
  Choi Lin Hung  
  Chief Executive Officer