附件B
執行版本
購買 和銷售協議
本採購與銷售協議(本“協議”),日期爲2024年9月6日,由Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners有限合夥公司、Whitebox Relative Value Partners有限合夥公司、Pandora Select Partners有限合夥公司和Whitebox Gt Fund有限合夥公司(合稱“股東”)和D&D Source of Life Holding Ltd.(“買方”)簽署。本協議中未經定義的大寫字母首字,在附註中具有指定的含義。
鑑於,Reed's,一家特拉華州公司(以下簡稱“公司”),已在不同時期向賣方發行了本協議附表中規定的10%擔保可轉換應付票據和擔保應付票據 附件A 到本協議附表規定的日期之前、之後或之後時有時被修訂、修改和補充的協議(以下簡稱“票據 ”);
鑑於,每位賣方均希望賣出並轉讓給買方,而買方希望從每位賣方購買並承擔每位賣方對所擁有的有利權利,標題,利益和義務根據本協議規定的條款和條件;而
鑑於,在本協議生效同時,賣方打算根據以下條款向公司提供一筆新的長期貸款 附件C 本協議附件一(「分離協議書」)中所述所有板塊”).
現在,鑑於前述情況及本協議中包含的相互約定,以及爲其他良好和有價值的考慮,特此確認並同意其收到和充分性,各方同意如下:
第1條
購買、銷售、轉讓和承擔
第1.1節購買、賣出、轉讓和承擔根據本協議規定的條款和條件,在交割日(如下所定義),各賣方分別而不是共同地應向買方賣出、轉讓和轉讓,買方應從各賣方購買並承擔每位賣方名下當前發行和登記的票據中的所有權利、標題、利益和義務,購買價格由買方支付給該賣方現金支付,有關每張票據的購買價格如下: 附件A 到本協議(所有票據的總購買價格,稱爲"每股15.50美元")。每一筆根據本協議進行的購買、賣出、轉讓、承擔,在沒有向任何賣方追索的情況下,且除了本協議明確規定的情況外,均不得由任何賣方提供擔保或保證。
第1.2節。結束; 結束交付物.
(a) 購買、銷售、轉讓、受讓和承擔票據的結束根據第1.1節(“結盤”)應在以下最早的日期的上午10:00(紐約時間)通過遠程交換文件和簽名進行: (i) 2024年10月6日,(ii)在新貸款的最終文件和確定票據條款變更的最終文件草擬完成並可執行日期後的兩個工作日,以及(iii)賣方和買方書面同意的較早日期(結束的日期和時間稱爲“結束日期。”).
(b) 在結束日期:
(i)購買方應當通過電匯支付每位賣方根據出售的每張票據所欠付給該賣方的購買價格的部分,至該賣方書面指定的帳戶,立即提供的資金扣除購買價格存款(如下定義)中該賣方的按比例份額。
(ii) 買方應支付給持有人代表所需支付的任何手續費,並在結算日期交付給持有人代表在有關債券轉讓方面要求交付的任何額外文件;
(iii) 購買方 以及每位賣方應向彼此、公司和持有人代表交付已經正式簽署的《轉讓和承擔協議》的副本(如購買協議所定義),其實際形式應與購買協議附件中所附表格實質上一致,同時做出任何必要的更改以確保其中所含陳述的準確性,以便在交割時將票據轉讓。
(iv) 每位賣方應向買方、公司和持有人代表交付公司或持有人代表可能合理要求以判斷本協議所規定的債券購買和出售是否符合證券法的認證書、律師意見或其他證據;
每個賣方應向買方、公司和抵押代理交付文件,代表賣方就涉及債券的索賠(如下所述)向公司和抵押代理獲得豁免,但不包括(爲避免疑問)賣方可能以普通股股東的身份擁有的任何其他索賠(如下所述)或因與新貸款有關而成爲放款人而產生的任何索賠,該文件形式應合乎每位賣方和買方的合理要求。
第1.3節閉幕條件.
每位賣方和買方履行本協議所約定的交易的義務,應當受制於在交割日或之前履行或放棄了下列條件:沒有政府機構已經制定、發佈、頒佈、實施或作出任何判決、命令、規則或法規(無論是臨時的、初步的還是永久的),並且具有使得本協議約定的交易的完成變爲非法或以其他方式阻止或禁止本協議約定的交易的完成的效力。
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(b) 購買方履行本協議項下交易的義務,應以下列條件在結束前實現或豁免:
(i)賣方(或其中一個或多個關聯公司)和公司應當已經就新貸款執行並交付最終文件,所有這些文件的條款和條件應與本協議中規定的條款一致 附件C 且對賣方(或新貸款一方的關聯公司)和買方均合理滿意,所有根據該文件下的資金準備條件應當已經符合或被豁免,新貸款的出資應當與交割實質同時發生;賣方承認新貸款的出資將作爲償還ABL債務的資金來源;
(ii) 所有賣方在本協議中包含的所有陳述和保證應在交割日具有全部實質性的真實和正確性(交割的實施應構成對在交割日包含在本協議中的此類陳述和保證的重新確認),並且每個賣方在交割日或之前應遵守的所有契約和協議應在全部實質性方面已經遵守;和
(iii) 每位 賣方應按照第1.2節的規定,交付該賣方需交付的項目。
(c) 各出售方完成本協議所預見交易的義務應受以下條件在結束或結束前的履行或豁免:
(i) 賣方須已收到其認為足夠的文件,以證明截至交割時,所有擔保票據的留置權已 (A) 完全解除或 (B) 根據其認為足夠的合理裁量的次級協議,已次級於擔保新貸款的留置權,該協議應有賣方認為足夠的條款和條件;
(ii) 賣方 應當已收到(A) 一份慣例解債函,其形式及內容合理且可接受賣方,證明所有抵押保證ABL Debt已全部償還,並且所有承諾已終止,以及(B) 一份對賣方而言合理的資金流向,顯示在交割後立即,ABL Debt已全部償還、清償並完全解除,並且所有承諾已終止;
(iii) 所有板塊 購買方在本協議書中所作的所有陳述和保證在收購結束時應當實質上屬實且正確(並且收購結束應構成對本協議書中在收購結束時所含該等陳述和保證的再確認),並且收購之前購買方應遵守的所有契約和協議應當實質上已全部遵守;並
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(iv) 購買方應按照第1.2條的規定交付購買方應交付的物品(包括但不限於支付給每位出售人所售票據部分的購買價款)。
第1.4節。進一步保證每位賣方和買方應及時執行和交付額外文件,並在本協議日期後,隨時根據其他各方合理要求確認或實行本協議意圖,包括根據公司、持有人代表或抵押品代理合理要求簽署和交付額外文件以及採取額外行動,以允許滿足結束條件並按照本協議在每次結束時交付文件。
第1.5節購買 價格存入資金在2024年9月13日或之前,買方應支付給每位賣方其按比例分配的金額(根據本協議下所有由該賣方出售的票據所應支付的購買價格)3,000,000美元(該總額,為購買價格存入資金),該金額應通過立即可用資金的電匯方式支付至書面指定的賣方賬戶。如果本協議下完成交易,則購買價格存入資金應抵扣買方應支付的購買價格;如果本協議因任何原因終止且未發生完成交易,則該金額將被沒收並歸賣方所有;前提是如果買方之前已經存入購買價格存入資金,並且買方根據(a)第4.1(a)節或(b)第4.1(d)節終止本協議,除非在終止時,賣方有權根據第4.1(c)節終止本協議,賣方應立即(不遲於兩個業務日內)全額通過立即可用資金的電匯方式返還購買價格存入資金至書面指定的買方賬戶。買方同意並承認,買方的支付及賣方對購買價格存入資金的保留並不構成罰款,應被視為一項合理金額的約定賠償金,以補償賣方因本協議所構想的交易而產生的所有直接成本或責任(該金額否則將無法準確計算)。
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES and covenants
SECTION 2.1 Representations and Warranties of Sellers. Each Seller, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows:
(a) Such Seller is an entity duly formed, validly existing and, if applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation. Such Seller has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. Other than as contemplated by the terms of the Notes, all consents, approvals, authorizations, and orders necessary for the execution and delivery by such Seller of this Agreement, and for the sale and delivery of the Notes being sold by such Seller, have been obtained. This Agreement constitutes a valid and biding obligation of such Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (the “Enforceability Exceptions”).
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(b) The execution and delivery by such Seller of this Agreement, and the consummation by such Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby, will not (i) violate or conflict with such Seller’s organizational documents or any law or governmental order applicable to such Seller or by which any of its properties or assets may be bound, (ii) require any filing with, or permit, consent or approval of, or the giving of any notice to, any governmental authority, or (iii) result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, payment, or acceleration or any right under) or result in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of such Seller under, any contract, permit, or other obligation to which such Seller is a party, or by which such Seller or any of its properties or assets are bound, other than in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) as would not be expected to materially impair such Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) Such Seller has good and valid title to, and record and beneficial ownership of, the Notes being sold by such Seller. Such Seller owns such Notes free and clear of any and all liens, security interests, pledges, claims, options, rights of first refusal or other encumbrances of any kind and nature whatsoever, other than restrictions on transfer imposed by applicable securities laws or as will be released prior to any transfer to Purchaser.
(d) Except for the representations and warranties in this Agreement, Sellers acknowledge and agree that Purchaser does not make, nor any person on behalf of Purchaser makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any information provided or made available to Sellers in connection with this Agreement, and Purchaser (and any person acting on behalf of Purchaser) shall not have any liability to Sellers resulting from Sellers’ reliance on any such information. Each Seller specifically disclaims that it is relying on or has relied on any representations or warranties, other than those representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, that may have been made by any person, and acknowledges and agrees Purchaser has specifically disclaimed and does hereby specifically disclaim any such other representations and warranties.
SECTION 2.2 Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and warrants to each Seller as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows:
(a) Purchaser is an entity duly formed, validly existing and, if applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation. Purchaser has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. Other than as contemplated by the terms of the Notes, all consents, approvals, authorizations, and orders necessary for the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement, and for the purchase and assumption of the Notes by Purchaser, have been obtained. This Agreement constitutes a valid and biding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
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(b) The execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement, and the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby, will not (i) violate or conflict with Purchaser’s organizational documents or any law or governmental order applicable to Purchaser or by which any of its properties or assets may be bound, (ii) require any filing with, or permit, consent or approval of, or the giving of any notice to, any governmental authority, or (iii) result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, payment, or acceleration or any right under) or result in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of Purchaser under, any contract, permit, or other obligation to which Purchaser is a party, or by which Purchaser or any of its properties or assets are bound, other than in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) as would not be expected to materially impair Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) Purchaser has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in securities similar to the Notes so that Purchaser is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Notes and has the capacity to protect its interests. Purchaser is acquiring the Notes for investment for its own account and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violations of the Securities Act. Purchaser understands that neither the purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement, nor any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, have been registered under the Securities Act or the securities Laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and that the Notes may be sold or transferred only if registered pursuant to the Securities Act and any other applicable securities Laws or if an exemption from registration is available, and that the Company is not required to register the Notes under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities Laws.
(d) Purchaser is either (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.
(e) Purchaser is not purchasing the Notes as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Notes published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
(f) Purchaser has had the opportunity to review all documentation relating to the Notes and the Note Documents (including without limitation all exhibits and schedules thereto and all amendments and waivers relating to the Notes listed on Exhibit B to this Agreement) and has had access to such information regarding the Notes, the Note Documents and the Company as it deems necessary and appropriate for purposes of making its decision to enter into this Agreement and complete the transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) Purchaser is aware that Sellers are subject to a confidentiality agreement with the Company, dated as of May 17, 2024, pursuant to which Sellers have received (and are in possession of) certain information from the Company, which may include material non-public information (the “Confidential Information”). By virtue of its designees appointed to and serving on the Company’s board of directors, Purchaser has access to the Confidential Information. Purchaser does not possess or have access to any material non-public information regarding the Company or the Notes other than the Confidential Information. Notwithstanding such parity of information, Purchaser acknowledges that Sellers have not affirmatively disclosed such Confidential Information to Purchaser, and Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that Sellers are not obligated to disclose any Confidential Information and will not have any liability with respect to such non-disclosure.
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(h) Neither Purchaser, any of its affiliates, nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders, members, partners, investors, or agents are, or have ever been: (i) persons with names listed on any list of denied or restricted parties under the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, the U.S. State Department’s Debarred Parties List or list of parties subject to nonproliferation sanctions, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Entity List, Denied Parties List, or Unverified List, the EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, the UK Sanctions List, or the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List; (ii) persons owned or controlled by the government of a Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, and the Covered Regions of Ukraine (as defined by Executive Order 14065) (“Sanctioned Jurisdictions”); (iii) a person located, organized or ordinarily resident in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction; or (iv) a person 50% or more, directly or indirectly, owned, or otherwise controlled, by one or more persons referenced in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) (collectively, “Sanctioned Persons”). No funds that Purchaser will use to pay the Purchase Price (including, without limitation, the Purchase Price Deposit) or any other payments under this Agreement are, to the best knowledge of Purchaser, derived from, for the benefit of, or on behalf of any Sanctioned Person, whether directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, or derived from any transaction with or action involving a Sanctioned Person such that the payments of the Purchase Price (including, without limitation, the Purchase Price Deposit) or any other payment under this Agreement may cause any party to this Agreement to violate applicable law.
(i) The operations of Purchaser have been conducted in material compliance with the rules and regulations administered or conducted by the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the rules and regulations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and the Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) rules in the Bank Secrecy Act applicable to the Investor. The Investor has performed due diligence necessary to reasonably determine that its beneficial owners are not Sanctioned Persons and have not been found to be in violation or under suspicion of violating OFAC, FCPA or AML rules and regulations.
(j) Except for the representations and warranties in this Agreement, Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that no Seller nor any person on behalf of any Seller makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or the Notes or with respect to any other information provided or made available to Purchaser in connection with this Agreement, and Sellers (and any person acting on behalf of any Seller) shall not have any liability to Purchaser resulting from Purchaser’s reliance on any such information. Purchaser specifically disclaims that it is relying on or has relied on any representations or warranties, other than those representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, that may have been made by any person, and acknowledges and agrees that Sellers have specifically disclaimed and do hereby specifically disclaim any such other representations and warranties.
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SECTION 2.3 Revisions to the Notes; Certain Waivers.
(a) Prior to the Closing, Sellers shall use reasonable best efforts to work with Purchaser to seek the approval of the Company and the Collateral Agent to make certain changes in the terms of the Notes effective upon (but not prior to) the consummation of the Closing, including:
(i) waive or otherwise remove or render inapplicable to Purchaser and its Affiliates the beneficial ownership limitations set forth in Section 5(b) of Note No.1, Note No.2, Note No.3 and Note No.4 (collectively, the “Convertible Notes”); and
(ii) allow Note No.17, Note No.18, Note No.19 and Note No.20 to be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), at the same rate and on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in the Convertible Notes (as altered, to the extent applicable, by Section 2.3(a)).
To avoid doubt, the failure of the Company or the Collateral Agent to consent to or to otherwise make or allow any revisions to the terms of the Notes, including, without limitation, those contemplated by this Section 2.3, shall not result in the failure of any condition set forth in Section 1.3, and Purchaser shall be obligated to purchase the Notes at the Closing notwithstanding such failures.
(b) Prior to the Closing, Sellers shall take such actions, and shall request the Company and the Collateral Agent to take such actions, as may be reasonably necessary to waive any Default, Event of Default or Fundamental Change under the Notes occurring after the date of this Agreement as a result of (i) any purchase by Purchaser of additional shares of Common Stock or (ii) any conversion of the Simple Agreement for Future Equity, dated as of February 8, 2024, between the Company and Purchaser into Equity Securities (as defined therein); provided that any such waivers need only be effective from the date of this Agreement through the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1.
(c) Purchaser consents to any waivers or other revisions made to the terms of the Notes pursuant to this Section 2.3(c).
(d) Sellers shall not waive any Defaults, Events of Default or Fundamental Changes with respect to the Notes or seek or agree to any changes to the Notes without Purchaser’s consent from the date of this Agreement through the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1.
SECTION 2.4 New Loan. Prior to the Closing, Sellers shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, negotiate in good faith with the Company definitive documentation providing for the New Loan, with such definitive documentation to be on such terms as are consistent with the terms set forth on Exhibit C to this Agreement and otherwise on terms and conditions as are reasonably satisfactory to Sellers and Purchaser.
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ARTICLE III
WAIVER
SECTION 3.1 Purchaser’s Waiver. Except for the failure to comply with the covenants set forth in this Agreement or for any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser, on behalf of itself and its officers, directors, stockholders, partners, members, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, successors and assigns, hereby:
(a) fully and irrevocably waives any and all claims, rights, causes of action, suits, obligations, debts, demands, arrangements, promises, liabilities, controversies, costs, expenses, fees or damages of any kind (including without limitation through recission or other relief), whether known or unknown, accrued or not accrued, foreseen or unforeseen or matured or not matured (collectively, “Claims”) any such persons would or could have, or may hereafter have, against any Seller, each of their current and future affiliates (including, without limitation, all persons who control any Seller within the meaning of the Securities Act), and any of their respective officers, directors, stockholders, partners, members, managers, employees, agents, advisors, representatives, successors and assigns (Sellers and all the foregoing persons, collectively, the “Sellers’ Released Persons”) arising out of, based upon or relating to (including, without limitation, any liability under U.S., federal or state securities laws, common law fraud or deceit, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence or otherwise) the possession or non-disclosure by Sellers to Purchaser of any information (including, without limitation, Confidential Information) in the possession of Sellers regarding the Company or the Notes;
(b) fully and forever releases, discharges and dismisses any and all Claims any such persons ever had, now has, can have, or shall or may hereafter have, whether directly, derivatively, representatively or in any other capacity, against any Seller or any of the other Sellers’ Released Persons that are based upon, arise from or in any way relate to, directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, any and all claims alleging violations of U.S., federal or state securities laws, common law fraud or deceit, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence or otherwise), the possession or non-disclosure by Sellers to Purchaser of any information (including, without limitation, Confidential Information) in the possession of Sellers regarding the Company or the Notes; and
(c) agrees not to assist, solicit or encourage, directly or indirectly, any other person to assert any Claim waived, released, discharged or dismissed pursuant to this Section 3.1.
Purchaser confirms that it understands the significance of the foregoing waiver and that Sellers are relying on the foregoing waiver when deciding to enter into this Agreement and would not enter into this Agreement without such waiver.
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SECTION 3.2 Sellers’ Waiver. Except for the failure to comply with the covenants set forth in this Agreement or for any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, Sellers, on behalf of themselves and their officers, directors, stockholders, partners, members, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, successors and assigns, hereby:
(a) fully and irrevocably waive any and all Claims any such persons would or could have, or may hereafter have, against Purchaser and each of its current and future affiliates (including, without limitation, all persons who control Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act), and any of its respective officers, directors, stockholders, partners, members, managers, employees, agents, advisors, representatives, successors and assigns (Purchaser and all the foregoing persons, collectively, the “Purchaser Released Persons”) arising out of, based upon or relating to (including, without limitation, any liability under U.S., federal or state securities laws, common law fraud or deceit, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence or otherwise) the possession or non-disclosure by Purchaser to Sellers of any information (including, without limitation, Confidential Information) in the possession of Purchaser regarding the Company or the Notes;
(b) fully and forever release, discharge and dismiss any and all Claims any such persons ever had, now has, can have, or shall or may hereafter have, whether directly, derivatively, representatively or in any other capacity, against Purchaser or any of the other Purchaser Released Persons that are based upon, arise from or in any way relate to, directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, any and all claims alleging violations of U.S., federal or state securities laws, common law fraud or deceit, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence or otherwise), the possession or non-disclosure by Purchaser to Sellers of any information (including, without limitation, Confidential Information) in the possession of Purchaser regarding the Company or the Notes; and
(c) agree not to assist, solicit or encourage, directly or indirectly, any other person to assert any Claim waived, released, discharged or dismissed pursuant to this Section 3.2.
Each Seller confirms that it understands the significance of the foregoing waiver and that Purchaser is relying on the foregoing waiver when deciding to enter into this Agreement and would not enter into this Agreement without such waiver. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.2 to the contrary, Sellers (on behalf of themselves and their officers, directors, stockholders, partners, members, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, successors and assigns) do not waive, release, discharge, dismiss or agree not to assist, solicit or encourage any other person to assert any Claim arising out of or relating in any way to Sellers’ ownership of shares of Common Stock (or any Claims incidental thereto) or to the New Loan or any documentation executed or other transactions or actions undertaken in connection therewith.
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ARTICLE IV
Miscellaneous
SECTION 4.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by (a) Purchaser by written notice to Sellers delivered at any time on or prior to September 13, 2024, (b) Sellers by written notice to Purchaser if Purchaser fails to pay any portion of the Purchase Price Deposit on or prior to September 13, 2024, (c) Sellers at any time prior to the Closing by written notice to Purchaser if a breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant of Purchaser set forth in this Agreement has occurred, which breach would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 1.3 and as a result of such breach, such condition would not be capable of being satisfied prior to the Outside Date (as defined below), (d) Purchaser at any time prior to the Closing by written notice to Sellers if a breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant of Sellers set forth in this Agreement has occurred, which breach would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 1.3 and as a result of such breach, such condition would not be capable of being satisfied prior to the Outside Date, (e) Purchaser or Sellers, by written notice to the other, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before October 6, 2024 (the “Outside Date”), or (e) Purchaser or Sellers, by written notice to the other, if any governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, rule or regulation that permanently enjoins or otherwise makes illegal or prohibits the purchase and sale of the Notes as contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that, in each case, no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).
SECTION 4.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties with respect to the matters herein addressed, and supersedes and cancels all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings, whether oral or written.
SECTION 4.3 Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by a writing duly executed and delivered by the parties. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective against a party unless in a writing duly executed and delivered by such party. No waiver of any particular provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement in respect of a particular event or circumstance shall constitute a waiver of the same provision in respect of any other event or circumstance.
SECTION 4.4 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. Any purported assignment not permitted under this paragraph shall be null and void.
SECTION 4.5 Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as set forth in Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 where Sellers’ Release Persons and Purchaser Released Persons are third party beneficiaries for such waivers and releases, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein express or implied shall give or shall be construed to confer any legal or equitable rights or remedies to any person other than the parties to this Agreement and such successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION 4.6 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term or provision.
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SECTION 4.7 Survival. The representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and the transfer of the Notes. Section 1.5 and this Article IV shall survive the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1
SECTION 4.8 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without regard to principles of conflicts of law). Each party to this Agreement hereby expressly waives any right to trial by jury in any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other agreement executed or delivered in connection herewith. All judicial proceedings brought against any party hereto with respect to this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York, County of New York, and by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each party hereto accepts, for itself and in connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement from which no appeal has been taken or is available. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection, including without limitation any objection of the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, that it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in any such jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 4.9 Interpretation. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
SECTION 4.10 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
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SECTION 4.11 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed effectively given and delivered at the earliest of: (a) the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the time of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via email on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, (c) the second business 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. In each case notice shall be sent to:
If to Purchaser, addressed to:
[Redacted]
If to Sellers, addressed to:
[Redacted]
or, in each case, to such other place and with such other copies as each party may designate as to itself by written notice to the others.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Purchase and Sale Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the parties hereto as of the date first above written.
SELLERS: | ||
Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, LP | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Whitebox Relative Value Partners, LP | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Pandora Select Partners, LP | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Whitebox GT Fund, LP | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
PURCHASER: | ||
D&D Source of Life Holding Ltd. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Purchase and Sale Agreement]
Exhibit A to
Purchase and Sale Agreement
List of Notes
The following is a list of the 10% Secured Convertible Notes and Secured Promissory Notes outstanding and, as of the date of this Agreement, the corresponding Principal Amounts of each such Note, not including any accrued but unpaid interest that may ultimately be paid in-kind.
Note | Registered Holder | Principal Amount | Purchase Price | Purchase Price Deposit | ||||||||||
Secured Convertible Note No. 1, dated May 9, 2022 | Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, LP | $ | 6,571,365.53 | $ | 6,571,365.53 | $ | 1,102,686.15 | |||||||
Secured Convertible Note No. 2, dated May 9, 2022 | Whitebox Relative Value Partners, LP | $ | 3,639,525.53 | $ | 3,639,525.53 | $ | 610,718.48 | |||||||
Secured Convertible Note No. 3, dated May 9, 2022 | Pandora Select Partners, LP | $ | 606,587.61 | $ | 606,587.61 | $ | 101,786.42 | |||||||
Secured Convertible Note No. 4, dated May 9, 2022 | Whitebox GT Fund, LP | $ | 556,038.61 | $ | 556,038.61 | $ | 93,304.21 | |||||||
Secured Promissory Note No. 17, dated August 1, 2024 | Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, LP | $ | 3,758,288.95 | $ | 3,758,288.95 | $ | 630,647.18 | |||||||
Secured Promissory Note No. 18, dated August 1, 2024 | Whitebox Relative Value Partners, LP | $ | 2,081,513.89 | $ | 2,081,513.89 | $ | 349,281.52 | |||||||
Secured Promissory Note No. 19, dated August 1, 2024 | Pandora Select Partners, LP | $ | 346,918.99 | $ | 346,918.99 | $ | 58,213.59 | |||||||
Secured Promissory Note No. 20, dated August 1, 2024 | Whitebox GT Fund, LP | $ | 318,009.06 | 1 | $ | 318,009.06 | $ | 53,362.45 |
1 Principal Amount on the face of this note reflected as $318,099.06 to be corrected as part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Exhibit B to
Purchase and Sale Agreement
· | Limited Waiver and Amendment to 10% Secured Convertible Notes Dated May 9, 2022, dated and effective as of August 11, 2022, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
· | Limited Waiver Agreement, dated and effective as of November 13, 2022, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
· | Partial Option Exercise and Second Amendment to the 10% Secured Convertible Notes, dated and effective as of February 10, 2023, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
· | Limited Waiver and Deferral Agreement, dated and effective as of February 10, 2023, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
· | Limited Waiver, dated and effective as of April 11, 2023, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
· | Partial Option Exercise and Third Amendment to the 10% Secured Convertible Notes, dated and effective as of May 30, 2023, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
· | Limited Waiver and Deferral Agreement, dated and effective as of May 30, 2023, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
· | Fourth Amendment to the 10% Secured Convertible Notes, dated and effective as of August 15, 2023, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
· | Fifth Amendment to the 10% Secured Convertible Notes, dated and effective as of October 5, 2023, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
· | Limited Waiver and Deferral Agreement, dated and effective as of October 5, 2023, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
· | Limited Waiver, Deferral and Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated and effective as of February 12, 2024, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
o | Amendment to Limited Waiver, Deferral and Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated and effective as of April 1, 2024, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
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· | Limited Waiver and Deferral Agreement, dated and effective as of May 17, 2024, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
· | Option Exercise and Sixth Amendment to the 10% Secured Convertible Notes, dated and effective as of August 1, 2024, between Reed’s, Inc., the Holders party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as holder representative and collateral agent. |
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Exhibit C to
Purchase and Sale Agreement
SUMMARY OF INDICATIVE TERMS AND CONDITIONS2
Borrower: | Reed’s Inc. (NASDAQ: REED) (“Company”) |
Guarantors: | All current and future direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company |
Term Loans: | Up to $10 million of term loans. |
Use of Proceeds: | Repay all obligations under the ABL Debt, with remaining amounts to be used for the payment of currently outstanding trade payables and any excess used for general corporate purposes. |
Payment Priority: | Senior debt |
Security: | 1st lien on all assets, including intellectual property, of the Company. No other secured debt existing at time of funding or, if any exists, it is subject to subordination and intercreditor agreements on customary terms |
Maturity Date: | One year from Closing Date. |
Interest Rate: | 8% per annum paid in cash. Interest paid quarterly. |
Amortization: | None |
Mandatory Prepayments: | 1) Repayment of 100% of net cash proceeds of any non-ordinary course asset sale. 2) 100% of swing-lid insurance proceeds or Employee Retention Credit Proceeds. 3) 100% of proceeds from any non-permitted indebtedness. |
Covenants: | High-yield secured covenants customary for a transaction of this nature (including a debt covenant that does not permit pari passu debt). |
Financial Covenant: | All time minimum cash balance subject to monthly reporting. |
Expenses: | The Company will pay legal fees and expenses of the Lenders in connection with this transaction. |
Lenders: | Certain funds managed by Whitebox Advisors LLC. |
Other Terms and Conditions: | Term Loans governed by the State of New York. Other terms and conditions customary for a transaction of this nature. Subject to due diligence and legal documentation, in each case, satisfactory to the Lenders. |
2 Defined terms have the meaning set forth in the Notes (as defined in the agreement to which this Summary of Indicative Terms and Conditions is attached).
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