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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001753926-25-000304
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		16
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250227
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250227
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250227

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CLEARONE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000840715
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		IRS NUMBER:				870398877
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33660
		FILM NUMBER:		25673590

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5225 WILEY POST WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			SALT LAKE CITY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8019757200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5225 WILEY POST WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			SALT LAKE CITY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CLEARONE COMMUNICATIONS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020204

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GENTNER COMMUNICATIONS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GENTNER ELECTRONICS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19910808
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<p style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.2; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">Item 1.01&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0px;"><font style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"><br></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; page-break-after: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: center; text-indent: -36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;">SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">This Securities Purchase Agreement (this </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Agreement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">) is dated as of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">February </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">26</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, 2025</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">between</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ClearOne, Inc.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, a </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Delaware</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> corporation (the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">), and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Edward D. Bagley</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Section 4</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(2) of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Securities Act (as defined below)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Company desires to issue and sell to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the C</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ompany and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> agree</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> as follows:&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; orphans: 0; page-break-after: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; widows: 0;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ARTICLE I.</font><br><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">DEFINITIONS</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1.1</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Definitions</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">set forth</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> in this Section 1.1:</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Acquiring Person</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&#8221; shall have the meaning ascribed to such </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">term </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">in Section 4.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">4</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Action</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Board of Directors</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221; means the board of directors of the Company.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Business Day</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">provided</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">however</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to &#8220;stay at home&#8221;, &#8220;shelter-in-pl</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ace&#8221;, &#8220;non-essential employee&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> are</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> open for use by customers on such day</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Closing</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> means the closing of the purchase and sale of the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">pursuant to Section 2.1.</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Common Stock</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> means the common stock of the Company, par value $</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">0.001</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> per share, and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">any other class of securities into which such se</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">curities may hereafter be</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> reclassified or changed</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">. </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Common Stock Equivalents</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">or exercisable </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Company Counsel</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221; means </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Seyfarth Shaw LLP</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, with offices located at </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">700 Milam Street, Suite 1400, Houston, Texas 77002</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Disclosure Schedules</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company d</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">elivered concurrently herewith.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Disclosure Time</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">means, (i) if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) and before midnight (New York City time) on any Trading Day, 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediat</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ely following the date hereof, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Company Counsel</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, and</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (ii) if this Agreement is signed between midnight (New York City time) and 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, no later than 9:01 a.m. (New Yor</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">k City time) on the date hereof</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Company Counsel</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Evaluation Date</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221; shall have the meaning ascrib</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ed to such term in Section 3.1(s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">). </font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Exchange Act</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221; means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">SEC Reports</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Securities Act</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> pursuant to this Agreement.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Short Sales</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">means</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> all &#8220;short sales&#8221; as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(but shall not </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">be deemed to include </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">locating and/or borrowing</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">shares of Common Stock)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Schedule 3.1(a)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, and shall, where applicable, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">also </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">include any </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">direct or indirect </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ubsidiary </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">of the Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">formed </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">or acquired </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">after the date hereof.</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Trading Market</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">American</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Mar</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ket or the New York Stock Exchange</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (or any successors to any of the foregoing)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Transaction Documents</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221; mean</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s this Agreement,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> all exhibits and schedules hereto</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Transfer Agent</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">means Colonial Stock Transfer, the current transfer agent of the Company, with offices located at </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">66 Exchange Place, Ste 100, Salt Lake City, UT 84111</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">and any successor transfer agent of the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2.1</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Closing</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">substantially </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> agree</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> to purchase</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">2,000,000</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares for $</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">0.50</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">per Share and an aggregate of $</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">1,000,000.00</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Purchase Price</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&#8221;)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The Purchase Price shall be paid in full on the Closing Date</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> shall deliver</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> the other items set forth in Section 2.2 </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">deliverable</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> at the Closing.&nbsp; Upon satisfaction of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">covenants and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Company Counsel</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> or such other location</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">(including remotely by facsimile or other electronic transmission)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> as the parties shall mutually agree</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">On </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">or prior to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> the following:</font></p>
<h4 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 72pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(i)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">this Agreement duly executed by the Company;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and</font></h4>
<h4 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 72pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(ii)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">T</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ransfer </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">A</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">gent instructing the</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">T</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ransfer </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">A</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">gent to deliver </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">on an expedited basis </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">a certificate evidencing </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ownership of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">2,000,000</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> registered in the name of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, or, at the election of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Purchaser, evidence of the issuance of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Purchaser&#8217;s Shares hereunder as held in DRS book-entry form by the Transfer Agent and registered in the name of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Purchaser, which evidence shall be reasonably satisfactory to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></h4>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(b)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">On </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">or prior to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Closing Date, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> shall deliver or cause</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> to be delivered to the Company</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the following:</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">(a)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:</font></p>
<h4 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 72pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(i)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the accuracy in all material respects </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (unless as of a specific date therein</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> in which case they shall be accurate as of such date</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">; </font></h4>
<h4 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 72pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(ii)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">all obligations, covenants and agreements of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and</font></h4>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(b)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The respective obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:</font></p>
<h4 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 72pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(i)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the accuracy in all material respects </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">when made and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (unless as of a specific date therein</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> in which case they shall be accurate as of such date</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">;</font></h4>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3.1</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Representations and Warranties of the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; Except as set forth </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">in</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> the Disclosure Schedules</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">shall</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> disclosure</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, the Company hereby makes the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> following</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> representation</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">s and warranties</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">:</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(a)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Subsidiaries</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; All of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">material </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Schedule 3.1(a)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. </font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(b)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Organization and Qualification</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">T</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">he Company and</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> each of</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> a Material Adverse Effect </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">n</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents.&nbsp; Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">:</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Document</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">condition (financial or otherwise) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Document</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Material Adverse Effect</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(c)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Authorization; Enforcement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">this Agreement and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">each of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">other </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hereunder and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">thereunder.&nbsp; The execution and delivery of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">this Agreement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">each of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">other </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hereby and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, the Board of D</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">irectors or </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Company&#8217;s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> stockholders</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> in connection </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">herewith or </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">This Agreement and each other </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Transaction </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Document</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> to which it is a party</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and thereof</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> except (i) as limited by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">general equitable principles and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> rights generally, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(d)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">No Conflicts</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; The execution, delivery and performance </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">by the Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">this Agreement and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">other </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Transaction Documents</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> to which it is a party</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, the issuance and sale of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and the consummation by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">it of</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> the transactions contemplated </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hereby and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s or any Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> anti-dilution or similar adjustments,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, individually or in the aggregate,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(e)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Filings, Consents and Approvals</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">:</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (i) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">filings required pursuant to Section 4.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">3</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">of this Agreement, (ii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the listing of the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">i</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ii</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the filing of Form D with the Commission </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">and</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Required Approvals</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">).</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(f)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Issuance of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; The </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(g)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Capitalization</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The capitalization of the Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">as of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">September 30, 2021 is</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> as set forth </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">in the SEC Reports. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The Company has not issued any capital stock since its </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company&#8217;s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company&#8217;s employee stock purchase plan</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and pursuant to the conversion </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">and/</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">or exerci</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">se of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Common Stock Equivalents</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.&nbsp; Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and as </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">disclosed in the SEC Reports</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, there are no outst</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">anding options, warrants, scrip</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">exercisable or </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> or the capital stock of any Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> or capital stock of any Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; The issuance and sale of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> will not obligate the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> or any Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any P</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">erson (other than the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">). </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary.&nbsp; There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or &#8220;phantom stock&#8221; plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">duly authorized, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.&nbsp; No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company&#8217;s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company&#8217;s stockholders.</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(i)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Material Changes</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans.&nbsp; The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Except for the issuance of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> contemplated by this Agreement, n</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">o event, liability</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, fact, circumstance, occurrence</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> or development has occurred or exists</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> or is reasonably expected to oc</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">cur or exist</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">es</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">prospects, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">properties, operations</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, assets or </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">financial </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">condition</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">that has not bee</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">n</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> publicly disclosed at least 1</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(j)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Litigation</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">T</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">here</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Action</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> that could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">N</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">either the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> since January 1, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">2018</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.&nbsp; The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp; </font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(k)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Labor Relations</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp; None of the Company&#8217;s or its Subsidiaries&#8217; employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee&#8217;s relationship with the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> or such Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, and neither the Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">n</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">To the knowledge of the Company, n</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">o executive officer</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> of the Company or any Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> in favor of any third party</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.&nbsp; The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(n)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Regulatory Permits</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Material Permits</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">), and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">to the best of the Company&#8217;s knowledge, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(o)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Title to Assets</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">a</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">nd good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(i) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(ii) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, for which appropriate r</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">eserves have been made </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">therefor </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">in accordance with GAAP and</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties.&nbsp; Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">with</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(p)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Intellectual Property</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> or can acquire on reasonable terms,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">trade secrets, inventions, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">copyri</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ghts, licenses and other</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">intellectual property </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">rights </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">and similar rights </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">necessary or </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">required</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Intellectual Property Rights</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">).&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, n</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">one of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, except where such expiration, termination or abandonment could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; To the best of the Company&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s knowledge, n</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">either the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">could not have or reasonably be expected to</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> not have a Material Adverse Effect.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Except as </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">disclosed in the SEC Reports</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, t</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">o the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Company has not asserted any </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.&nbsp; The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">I</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ntellectual </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">P</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ropert</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">y Rights</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(s)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and the Subsidiaries </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">are</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">:</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management&#8217;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&#8217;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. The Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">and the Subsidiaries have</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and the Subsidiaries</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission&#8217;s rules and forms.&nbsp; The Company&#8217;s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">of the Company and the Subsidiaries </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Evaluation Date</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;).&nbsp; The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date.&nbsp; Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defin</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ed in the Exchange Act) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">of the Company and its Subsidiaries </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">that have</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> of the Company and its Subsidiaries</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(t)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Certain Fees</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">No</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> brokerage or finder</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">or any Subsidiary </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Transaction Documents</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; The Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Transaction Documents</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(u)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Private Placement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">by the Company to the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(v)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Investment Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">investment company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.&nbsp; The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">an &#8220;investment company&#8221; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">subject to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">registration under </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Investment Company Act</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> of 1940, as amended</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(y)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">No Integrated Offering</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Assumin</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">g the accuracy of the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neith</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">er the Company, nor any of its A</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ffiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">any such securities</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> under the Securities Act, or (ii)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> any applicable share</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">holder approval provisions </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">of any </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Trading Market</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(z)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Solvency</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; Based on the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">consolidated </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> hereunder, (i)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> the fair saleable value of the Company&#8217;s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s existing debts and other liabilities (including known conting</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ent liabilities) as they mature,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (ii) the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">consolidated </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">and projected capital requirements a</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">nd capital availability thereof,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">liabilities</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> when such amounts are required to be paid.&nbsp; The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt).</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date.&nbsp; </font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(aa)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Tax Status</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">t</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">he Company and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">its Subsidiaries each</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (i) has made or filed all United States federal</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> state</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and local</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply.&nbsp; There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(ee)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">s Purchase of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">hares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; The Company acknowledges and agrees that</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> is acting solely in the capacity of an arm</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">t</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hereby.&nbsp; The Compa</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ny further acknowledges that </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Purchaser is</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> not</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Transaction Documents</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and the transactions contemplated </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">t</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hereby and any advice given by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> or any of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">his</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> representatives or agents in connection with </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Transaction Documents </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">and the transactions contemplated </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">t</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hereby is mer</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">ely incidental to the Purchaser&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> purchase of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; The Company further represents to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> that the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s decision to enter into this Agreement </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">and the other Transaction Documents </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(ff)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Regulation M Compliance</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, or (iii</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">) paid or agreed to pay to any P</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">erson any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; orphans: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; widows: 0;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(gg)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Stock Option Plans</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company&#8217;s stock option </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">plan was granted </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(i) in accordance with the terms of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Company&#8217;s stock option plan</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">stock </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">option would be considered granted under </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">GAAP and applicable law. No stock </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">option </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">granted under the Company&#8217;s stock option plan </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">has been backdated.&nbsp; The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(hh)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Cybersecurity</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> (i)(x) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">T</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">here has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company&#8217;s or any Subsidiary&#8217;s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, &#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">IT Systems and Data</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8221;)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, in a manner which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and (y) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries are presently in </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">material </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> consistent in all material respects with applicable regulatory standards, customary industry practices, internal policies and contractual obligations</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">; and (iv) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp; For purposes of clarity, the Company makes no representation in this Section 3.1(</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">hh</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">) regarding the IT Systems and Data used by the Company&#8217;s third-party vendors, suppliers, or other service providers.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(ii)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-decoration: underline;">Office of Foreign Assets Control</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">.&nbsp; Neither the Company</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">nor</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> any Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> nor, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> or any Subsidiary </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-decoration: underline;">OFAC</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">&#8221;).</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(ll)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-decoration: underline;">Money Laundering</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">.&nbsp; The operations of the Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">and its Subsidiaries </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-decoration: underline;">Money Laundering Laws</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">&#8221;), and no </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Action</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> or P</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">roceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">or any Subsidiary </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> or any Subsidiary</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">, threatened.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(mm)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-decoration: underline;">No Disqualification Events</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">.&nbsp; With respect to the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Shares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company&#8217;s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-decoration: underline;">Issuer Covered Person</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> and, together, &#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-decoration: underline;">Issuer Covered Persons</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">) is subject to any of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">Bad Actor</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-decoration: underline;">Disqualification Event</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchaser a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 21pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 51pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Own Account</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> understands that the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Shares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">are &#8220;restricted securities&#8221; and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring such </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">hares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">hares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">hare</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">s </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> is acquiring the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">hare</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">s </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 21pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 51pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(c)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Purchaser Status</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; At the time </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> was offered the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">hares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, it was, and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">as of</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> the date hereof it is</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> (i) an </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">accredited investor</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> as defined in Rule 501(a)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> under the Securities Act</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 21pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 51pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(d)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Experience of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">The Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">hare</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">s </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 21pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 51pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(e)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Access to Information</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">(i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the of</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">fering of the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">hares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">and the merits and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">risks of investing in the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">S</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">hares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 21pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 51pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(f)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Certain Transactions </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">and Confidentiality</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; Other than </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">consummating </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the transaction</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> contemplated hereunder, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">directly or indirectly </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">executed any </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">purchases or sales</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, including Short Sales,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the securities of the Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">during the period commencing </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">as of</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">time that </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> first received a term sheet </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">(written or oral) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">from</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> the Company or any other Person </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">representing the Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">setting forth the material</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">ending immediately </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">prior to the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">execution </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">hereof</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 21pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 51pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(g)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">General Solicitation</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> is not purchasing the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Shares </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, to the knowledge of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> any other general solicitation or general advertisement.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The Company acknowledges and agrees that the repre</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">sentations contained in </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">this </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Section 3.2</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">shall not modify, amend or affect </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&#8217;s right to rely on the Company&#8217;s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> contemplated hereby.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">4.1</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Transfer Restrictions</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt 45pt; orphans: 0; page-break-after: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; widows: 0;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(a)</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">The </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Shares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws.&nbsp; In connection with any transfer of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Shares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">under the Securities Act. </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> and obligations</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> under this Agreement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 6pt 36pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">THIS SECURITY</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> HAS</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> NOT</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE &#8220;SECURITIES ACT&#8221;), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. </font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4.2</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Integration</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">would be integrated with the offer or sale of the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Ac</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">t of the sale of the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> or that </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">would be integrated with the offer or sale of the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4.3</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Securities Laws Disclosure</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; The Company shall (a) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Disclosure Time</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, issue a </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">press release</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> and</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">(b) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">file</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> a </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Current Report on Form 8-K</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">,</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">with the Commission </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">within the time required by the Exchange Act</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp; </font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4.4</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Shareholder Rights Plan</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> is an &#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Acquiring Person</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&#8221; under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement betwee</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">n the Company and the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4.5</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Use of Proceeds</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">T</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">he Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> hereund</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">er for </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">general corporate purposes and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">working capital</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4.6</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Indemnification of Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp;&nbsp; Subject to th</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">e provisions of this Section </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">4.6</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, the Com</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">pany will indemnify and hold </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> fees and costs of investigation that</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Purchaser may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any actio</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">n instituted against </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Purchase</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">r</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">in any capacity</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Purchaser, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">(unless such action is solely based upon a material breach of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser&#8217;s</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Purchaser may have with any such st</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">ockholder or any violations by the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Purchaser which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; If any action shall be brought against </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Purchaser shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Purchaser </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">except to the extent that (x</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">) the employment thereof has been specifically authorize</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">d by the Company in writing, (y</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defen</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">se and to employ counsel or (z</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; The Company will not be liable to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> under this Agreement (</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">1</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">) fo</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">r any settlement by</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> effected without the Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">conditioned, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">withheld or delayed; or (</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">2</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&#8217;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">s breach of any of the representations, warranties, cov</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">enants or agreements made by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Purchaser </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The indemnification required by this Section </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">4.6</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">herein shall be in addition to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">any cause of action or similar right of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">against the Company or others and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4.7</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Reservation of Common Stock</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares pursuant to this Agreement.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4.8</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Certain Transactions</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;"> and Confide</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">ntiality</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The Purchaser</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">covenants that neither</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> he</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> nor any Affiliate acting on </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">his</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">purchases or sales, including </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Short Sales</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> of any of the Company&#8217;s securities </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">during the period commencing </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">with</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">execution of this Agreement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> and ending at </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">such</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> time </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">that </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">pursuant to the initial press release </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">as described in Section 4.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">3</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The Purchaser</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Com</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">pany </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">pursuant to the initial press release </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">as described in Section 4.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">3</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> will maintain the confidentiality of</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">N</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">otwithstanding the foregoing</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees tha</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">t</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Purchaser makes </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">no</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">effecting transactions in any securities of the Company </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">pursuant to the initial press release </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">as described in Section 4.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">3</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4.9</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Form D; Blue Sky Filings</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> for, sale to </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> at the Closing under applicable securities or &#8220;Blue Sky&#8221; laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; orphans: 0; page-break-after: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; widows: 0;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ARTICLE V.</font><br><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">MISCELLANEOUS</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5.1</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Termination</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> This Agreement may be terminated by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchase</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">by written notice to the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Company</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> if the Closing has not been consummated on or before </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">tenth </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">(</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">10</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 8pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super;">th</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">) Trading Day following the date hereof</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">provided</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">however</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">,</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">any</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> other party.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5.2</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Fees and Expenses</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.&nbsp; The Company shall pay all </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">T</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">ransfer </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">A</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">gent fees</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">(including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by th</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">e Company and any </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">exercise notice delivered by </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Purchaser)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> to the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5.3</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Entire Agreement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">and thereof </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5.4</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Notices</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">:</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> (a) the time</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">at the facsimile number</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">or email attachment </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">at the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">email </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">address</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> as </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">set forth on the signature </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">pages attached hereto </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">at or </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">prior to 5</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> next Trading Day after the time</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">at the facsimile number </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">or email attachment </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">at the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">email </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">address</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> as </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">5</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">second (2</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 8pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: super;">nd</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.&nbsp; The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached heret</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">o</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5.5</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Amendments; Waivers</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amend</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">ment, by the Company and </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Purchaser</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">such waived provision is sought.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5.6</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Headings</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5.7</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Successors and Assigns</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.&nbsp; The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> (other than by merger)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">The Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> assigns or transfers any</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">provided that such</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, by the provisions </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">of the Transaction Documents</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> that apply to the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">&#8221;</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5.8</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">No Third-Party Beneficiaries</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">4.6</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">and this Section 5.8</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5.9</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Governing Law</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">; Jurisdiction and Venue</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Delaware</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.&nbsp; Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">State of Delaware</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">State of Delaware</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding.&nbsp; Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.&nbsp; Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.&nbsp;&nbsp; If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">4.6</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys&#8217; fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5.13</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Rescission and Withdrawal Right</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> any of the other</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Transaction Documents, whenever </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">Document</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">the Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice t</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">o its future actions and rights.</font></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5.14</font><font style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Replacement of</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; If any certificate or instrument evidencing any</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> (in the case of mutilation)</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.&nbsp; The applicant</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">(including customary indemnity) </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">associated with the issuance of such replacement</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Shares</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;">.</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Name: Derek L. Graham</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Title: CEO</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">700 Milam Street, Suite 1400</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Houston, Texas 77002</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Attention: Michael T. Dunn</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase;">CLRO</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 24pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned ha</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">s</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">executed</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first indicated above.</font></p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Name of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">: </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Edward D. Bagley</font></p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">Signature of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">:&nbsp;<font style="text-decoration: underline;"><font style="font-style: italic;">/s/<font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; float: none; display: inline !important;">Edward D. Bagley&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Email Address of </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">:</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Dal.Bagley@comcast.net</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Address for Notice </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">to</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Purchaser</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">:</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">2350 Oak Hill Lane</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Salt Lake, City, UT 84121</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Ad</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">dress for Delivery of</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;"> Shares</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">to</font> <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">Purchaser </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">(if not same as </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">address for notice</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt;">):&nbsp;</font></p>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityFileNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:fileNumberItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarStateCountryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_Security12bTitle">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Title of a 12(b) registered security.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_Security12bTitle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:securityTitleItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the Exchange on which a security is registered.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection d1-1<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_SecurityExchangeName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarExchangeCodeItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_SolicitingMaterial">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14a<br> -Subsection 12<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_SolicitingMaterial</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_TradingSymbol">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Trading symbol of an instrument as listed on an exchange.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_TradingSymbol</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:tradingSymbolItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_WrittenCommunications">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br> -Section 425<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_WrittenCommunications</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
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