Common use of Agent Purchases Clause in Contracts

Agent Purchases. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Agent has informed the Company that the Agent may, to the extent permitted under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, purchase and sell shares of Common Stock for its own account while this Agreement is in effect, and shall be under no obligation to purchase Shares on a principal basis pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise agreed by the Agent in the Placement Notice, provided, that no such purchase or sales shall take place while a Placement Notice is in effect (except (i) as agreed by the Agent in the Placement Notice or (ii) to the extent the Agent may engage in sales of Placement Shares purchased or deemed purchased from the Company as a “riskless principal” or in a similar capacity).