Item
1.01 |
Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On
March 15, 2023, Cryptyde, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited investor (the “Investor”) for the issuance and sale of a Senior Secured Convertible
Note with an initial principal amount of $5,555,000 (the “Note”) at a conversion price of $0.1249 per share of the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 (the “Common Stock”), and a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase
up to 44,475,581 shares of Common Stock with an initial exercise price of $0.1249 per share of Common Stock (the “Private
Placement”). The purchase price of the Note and the Warrant is $5 million.
In
connection with the Private Placement, the Company will enter into or provide a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”), a Security and Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”), and various ancillary certificates, disclosure
schedules and exhibits in support thereof prior to the closing of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
Securities
Purchase Agreement
The
Securities Purchase Agreement provides for the purchase by the Investor and the sale by the Company of the Note and the Warrant. The
Securities Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties of the Company and the Investor that are typical for transactions
of this type. The representations and warranties made by the Company in the Securities Purchase Agreement are qualified by reference
to certain exceptions contained in disclosure schedules delivered to the Investor. Accordingly, the representations and warranties contained
in the Securities Purchase Agreement should not be relied upon by third parties who have not reviewed those disclosure schedules and
the documentation surrounding the transaction as a whole.
The
Securities Purchase Agreement will close upon the satisfaction of certain conditions of the Investor and the Company that are typical
for transactions of this type, as well certain other condition including the following:
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Company shall have delivered to the Investor a lock up agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), executed by each of the parties
identified in the Securities Purchase Agreement; |
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the
Company shall have received stockholder approval of a resolution to increase the amount of authorized shares of the Company, and
have filed with the Delaware Secretary of State a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation causing
the increase in the amount of authorized shares of the Company; and |
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the
Company, the Investor and the certain creditors of the Company shall have amended, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor,
that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2022, by and among the Company, the Investor and certain persons
identified in that Subordination Agreement (the “Subordination Agreement Amendment”). |
The
Securities Purchase Agreement also obligates the Company to indemnify the Investor for certain losses resulting from (1) any misrepresentation
or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, (2) any breach of any obligation of
the Company or, any subsidiary of the Company, of the Securities Purchase Agreement or any agreements and instruments entered into or
connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement and (3) certain third party claims.
The
Investor or the Company may terminate its obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement if the closing has not occurred by March
22, 2023,
as a result of the other party’s failure to satisfy its closing obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement.
Senior
Secured Convertible Note
The
Company shall issue the Note upon the closing. The entire outstanding principal balance and any outstanding fees or interest shall be
due and payable in full on January 15, 2024 (“Maturity Date”). The Note shall not bear interest, provided, however, that
the Note will bear interest at 18% per annum upon the occurrence of an event of default (as described below).
The
Maturity Date may be extended at the sole option of the Investor for so long as certain events of default is continuing or for so long
as an event is continuing that if not cured and with the passage of time would result in an event of default.
The
Note will be convertible at the option of the Investor into shares of Common Stock at an initial conversion price of $0.1249 per
share, subject to adjustment for stock splits, combinations or similar events (each a “Stock Combination Event”). If on the
on the fifth trading day immediately following a Stock Combination Event, the conversion price then in effect on such fifth trading day
(after giving effect to a proportional adjustment of the conversion price), is greater than the lowest weighted average price of the
Common Stock during the twenty consecutive trading day period ending and including the trading day immediately preceding the fifth trading
day after such Stock Combination Event (the “Event Market Price”), then the conversion price shall be adjusted to the Event
Market Price.
The
Note will contain certain limitations on conversion. It provides that no conversion may be made if, after giving effect to the conversion,
the Investor would own in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock. This percentage may be increased
or decreased to a percentage not to exceed 9.99%, at the option of the Investor, except any increase will not be effective until 61-days’
prior notice to the Company.
The
conversion price of the Note will be subject to adjustments for stock splits, combinations or similar events. In addition, the conversion
price of the Note will also subject to anti-dilution adjustment which, subject to specified exceptions, in the event that the Company
issues or is deemed to have issued certain securities at a price lower than the then applicable conversion price, immediately reduces
the conversion price of the Note to equal the price at which the Company issues or is deemed to have issued its Common Stock.
The
Note will impose penalties on the Company for any failure to timely deliver any shares of its Common Stock issuable upon conversion.
The
Note will contain events of default that are typical for transactions of this type, as well as the following events:
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the
failure of any registration statement required by the Registration Rights Agreement to be filed within five trading days after the
date required by the Registration Rights Agreement or the failure of any such registration statement to become effective within five
trading days after the date required by the Registration Rights Agreement; |
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the
lapse or unavailability of any registration statement required by the Registration Rights Agreement for more than 5 consecutive trading
days or more than an aggregate of 10 trading days in any 365-day period (other than certain allowable grace periods); |
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the
suspension from trading or failure of the Common Stock to be listed for trading on an eligible market for more than 2 consecutive
trading days or more than an aggregate of 5 trading days in any 365-day period; |
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the
failure of the Company to issue shares upon conversion of the Note for more than 2 trading days after the relevant conversion date
or a notice of the Company’s intention not to comply with a request for conversion; |
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the
failure for 2 consecutive trading days to have reserved for issuance 250% of the full number of shares issuable upon conversion in
accordance to the terms of the Note; |
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the
failure for 2 trading days to pay the Investor principal, interest, late charges or other amounts when and as due under the Note; |
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the
occurrence of any default under, redemption of or acceleration prior to maturity of any indebtedness of the Company or a subsidiary; |
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the
invalidity of any material provision of the Security Documents (defined below) or if the enforceability of validity of any material
provision of the Security Documents is contested by the Company; |
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the
failure of the Security Documents to perfect or maintain the Investor’s first priority security interest; and |
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the
failure to comply with certain covenants of the Note. |
If
there is an event of default, then the Investor has the right to request redemption of all or any portion of the Note, at 130% of the
sum of the outstanding principal, interest and late fees to be redeemed, provided that if certain conditions specified in the Note are
not satisfied, then the Investor has the right to request redemption of all or any portion of the Note, at 130% of the greater of (i)
the sum of the outstanding principal, interest and late fees to be redeemed and (ii) the product of (a) the number of shares into which
the Note (including all principal, interest and late fees) subject to redemption may be converted and (b) the greatest closing sale price
for the Common Stock beginning on the date immediately preceding the event of default and ending on the date the Company makes the entire
payment required to be made upon the redemption provided, however, that if no Cash Release Event (as defined in the Note) has occurred
on or prior to the applicable of default redemption date, the principal amount used in calculating the applicable event of default redemption
price on such event of default redemption date shall be decreased by the holder’s pro rata portion of $222,000.
The
Note will prohibit the Company from entering into certain transactions involving a change of control, unless the successor entity assumes
in writing all of the obligations of the Company under the Note and the other transaction documents. In the event of such a transaction,
the Investor will have the right to request redemption of the Note, at Redemption Variable Premium (as defined in the Note) of the greater
of (i) of the sum of the amount of principal, interest and late fees to be redeemed; and (ii) the product of (x) the sum of the amount
of principal, interest and late fees to be redeemed and (y) the quotient determined by dividing (1) the greatest closing sale price of
the shares of Common Stock during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding the earlier to occur of (A) the consummation
of the applicable change of control and (B) the public announcement of such change of control and ending on the date the Note Investor
delivers a change of control redemption notice, by (2) the Conversion Price; or; (iii) Redemption Variable Premium of the product of
(x) the number of shares into which the Note (including all principal, interest and late fees) subject to such redemption may be converted
multiplied by (y) the greatest closing sale price of the shares of Common Stock during the period beginning on the date immediately preceding
the earlier to occur of (x) the consummation of the change of control and (y) the public announcement of such change of control and ending
on the date the Investor delivers the change of control redemption notice; provided, however, that if no Cash Release Event has occurred
on or prior to the applicable change of control redemption date, the principal amount used in calculating the applicable change of control
redemption price on such change of control redemption date shall be decreased by the holder’s pro rata portion of $222,000.
If
the Company issues options, convertible securities, warrants, stock, or similar securities to holders of its Common Stock, the holder
of the Note shall have the right to acquire the same as if it had converted its Note.
The
Investor is entitled to receive any dividends paid or distributions made to the holders of the Common Stock on an “as if converted”
to Common Stock basis.
The
Note will contain a variety of covenants on the part of Company that are typical for transactions of this type, as well as the following
covenants:
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the
Note will rank senior to all other indebtedness of the Company, except that certain permitted indebtedness will rank pari passu
with the Note; |
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the
Company will not incur other indebtedness, except for certain permitted indebtedness; |
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the
Company will not incur any liens, except for certain permitted liens; |
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the
Company will not, directly or indirectly, redeem or repay all or any portion of any permitted indebtedness if at the time such payment
is due or is made or, after giving effect to such payment, an event constituting, or that with the passage of time and without being
cured would constitute, an event of default has occurred and is continuing; and |
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Company will not redeem, repurchase or pay any dividend or distribution on its Common Stock or any other capital stock. |
Warrant
to Purchase Shares of Common Stock
The
Warrant shall be issued upon closing and will be immediately exercisable and, in the aggregate, will entitle the Investor to timely purchase
up to 44,475,581 shares
of Common Stock. The Warrant has an initial exercise price of $0.1249 per
share payable in cash, or while each share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is not registered for resale with the
SEC or such prospectus is not available for resale, by way of a “cashless exercise” or an “alternative cashless exercise,”
at the option of the Investor. An “alternative cashless exercise” will provide the investor with 0.7
shares of Common Stock for each share that would
have been issuable to the Investor upon such exercise had the Holder elected to pay the exercise price in cash. The Warrants will expire
on the fifth anniversary of its date of issuance. The exercise price of the Warrant is subject to adjustment for a Stock Combination
Event. If on the on the fifth trading day immediately following a Stock Combination Event, the exercise price then in effect on such
fifth trading day (after giving effect to a proportional adjustment of the exercise price), is greater than the Event Market Price, then
the conversion price shall be adjusted to the Event Market Price. Upon each such adjustment of the exercise price hereunder, the number
of underlying shares of Common Stock shall, subject to specified exceptions, be increased (but in no event decreased) to the number of
shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the exercise price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of underlying
shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise of the Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product thereof
by the exercise price resulting from such adjustment.
The
Warrant will require payments to be made by the Company for failure to deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise. The
Warrant also limitations on exercise, including the limitation that the Investor may not exercise its Warrant to the extent that upon
exercise the Investor, together with its affiliates, would own in excess of 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common
Stock (subject to an increase or decrease, upon at least 61-days’ notice by the Investor to the Company, of up to 9.99%).
The
exercise price of the Warrant and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant will be subject to adjustments for stock
splits, combinations or similar events. In addition, the exercise price of the Warrant will also subject to anti-dilution adjustment
which, subject to specified exceptions, in the event that the Company issues or is deemed to have issued certain securities at a price
lower than the then applicable exercise price, immediately reduces the exercise price of the Warrant to equal the price at which the
Company issues or is deemed to have issued its Common Stock.
The
Company may not enter into a fundamental transaction unless the successor entity assumes the obligations of the Company under the Warrant.
Upon the occurrence of a fundamental transaction involving a change of control, the holder of the Warrant will have the right to have
the Warrant repurchased for a purchase price in cash equal to the Black-Scholes value (as calculated pursuant to the Warrants) of the
then unexercised portion of the Warrant.
If
the Company issues options, convertible securities, warrants, stock, or similar securities to holders of its Common Stock, the holder
of the Warrant shall have the right to acquire the same as if it had exercised its Warrant.
The
Investor is entitled to receive any dividends paid or distributions made to the holders of the Common Stock on an “as if exercised”
to Common Stock basis.
Registration
Rights Agreement
Pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will agree to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of 250%
of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Note and 150% of
the maximum number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrant on or before the 45th calendar day following the closing of the Securities
Purchase Agreement (the “Filing Deadline”) and cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC by the
earlier to occur of (x) ninety (90) calendar days after the closing date and (y) the fifth business day after the date the Company is
notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such the registration statement will not be reviewed or will not
be subject to further review (the “Effectiveness Deadline”). If (i) the registration statement is not filed by the Filing
Deadline or declared effective by the Effectiveness Deadline, (ii) the sales of all of the securities required be included on such registration
statement cannot be made pursuant to such registration statement, or (iii) the registration statement is not effective for any reason
and either (x) the Company fails for any reason to satisfy the requirements of Rule 144(c)(1), or (y) the Company has ever been an issuer
described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes such an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth
in Rule 144(i)(2), then the Company shall pay to the Investor in an amount equal to 2% of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Investor
on the day of delinquency and each 30th day (pro-rated for periods of less than 30 days) of delinquency thereafter.
Pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company must maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement from the effective date
until the date on which all securities registered under the registration statement have been sold, or are otherwise able to be sold pursuant
to Rule 144 without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant
to Rule 144, subject to the Company’s right to suspend or defer the use of the registration statement in certain events.
Security
Documents
Pursuant
to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company, and its subsidiaries, as applicable, shall provide guarantee agreements, a pledge
agreement, a control agreement and all financing statements, pledges, assignments, opinions of counsel, and all other documents requested
by the collateral agent to create, perfect, and continue perfected or to better perfect the collateral agent’s security interest
in and liens on all assets of the Company, and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated hereby and under the
other transaction documents.
Placement
Agent
Palladium
Capital Group, LLC (the “Placement Agent”) acted as placement agent for the Private Placement. For the acting as placement
agent in the Private Placement, the Placement Agent is to receive (i) upon closing cash compensation of $400,000 (8% of the gross
proceeds to the Company) (ii) upon closing a warrant to purchase up to 3,558,047 shares of Common Stock (8% of the shares of Common
Stock underlying the Note).
Attached
Agreements
The
Securities Purchase Agreement, and forms of the Warrant, the Note, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreement, the Pledge
and Security Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement and the Subordination Agreement Amendment are attached as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3,
10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7
and 10.8 respectively,
to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The above descriptions are qualified by reference to the complete text of the documents and agreements
described. However, those documents and agreements, including, without limitation, the representations and warranties contained in those
documents, are not intended as documents for investors and the public to obtain factual information about the current state of affairs
of the parties to those documents and agreements. Rather, investors and the public should look to other disclosures contained in the
Company’s reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The
foregoing provides only brief descriptions of the material terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Warrant, the Note, the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement and the Subordination Agreement Amendment and
does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, and such descriptions are qualified
in their entirety by reference to the full text of each document filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated
herein by reference.