Common use of Finder’s Fee Clause in Contracts

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party or any of its officers, members, agents, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 10 contracts

Samples: Note Purchase Agreement (Geovic Mining Corp.), Note Purchase Agreement (Geovic Mining Corp.), Note Purchase Agreement (Geovic Mining Corp.)

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Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party the indemnifying party or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Option and Wholesale Purchase Agreement (Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc), Option and Wholesale Purchase Agreement (Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transactiontransaction other than described in this section. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party parties hereto harmless from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Purchase Agreement (Vanguard Airlines Inc \De\), Purchase Agreement (Vangard Acquisition Co), Unit Purchase Agreement (Vanguard Airlines Inc \De\)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees The Purchaser and the Company agree to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party the Purchaser or any of its officers, members, agents, employees or representatives the Company is responsible.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Common Stock Purchase Agreement (CareDx, Inc.), Common Stock Purchase Agreement (CareDx, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (CareDx, Inc.)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party of the Parties (an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party (an “Indemnified Party”) from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Indemnifying Party or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Note Purchase Agreement, Note Purchase Agreement, Startup Summer School Catalyst Investment Note Purchase Agreement

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party parties hereto harmless from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Silicon Valley Research Inc), Unit Purchase Agreement (Silicon Valley Research Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (Silicon Valley Research Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder’s or broker’s fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this transaction. Each Party Agreement, and each party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party party hereto from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder’s or broker’s fee or commission (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Series a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (OccuLogix, Inc.), Series a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (OccuLogix, Inc.)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party the indemnifying party or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (Zogenix, Inc.), Purchase Agreement (Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will ------------ be obligated for any finders’ finder's fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party to this Agreement agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the each other Party party to this Agreement from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder's fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees members or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Dovebid Inc), Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Dovebid Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party from any liability for any broker, finder or similar fee or commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which incurred by such Party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder. Any broker, finder or any of its officers, members, agents, employees or representatives is responsiblesimilar fee owing by the Company shall be disclosed to the Investor prior to Closing.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Shareholders Agreement (Nobao Renewable Energy Holdings LTD), Series a Preferred Share Purchase Agreement (Nobao Renewable Energy Holdings LTD)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Parties from any liability Liabilities for any broker, finder or similar fee or commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which incurred by such Party or any of its officers, members, agents, employees or representatives is responsiblein connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Equity Subscription Agreement (MK Arizona Corp.), Equity Subscription Agreement (MK Arizona Corp.)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder's fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party The Company agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Investor, and the Investor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder's fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party the Company, or the Investor, as the case may be, or any of its their respective officers, members, agents, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Purchase Agreement (Memry Corp), Securities Purchase Agreement (Memry Corp)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee finder's fee(s) or commission in connection with this transactiontransaction for which any other party hereto could become liable. Each Party Purchaser agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee any finder's fee(s) (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party Purchaser or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees or representatives is responsible.is

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Series C Stock Purchase Agreement (Bam Entertainment Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder's fee or commission in connection with this transactiontransaction except as disclosed herein. Each Party agrees The Investor and the Company agree to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder's fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party the Investor or any of its officers, members, agents, employees or representatives the Company is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Series a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder’s fee or commission or other similar fee or commission in connection with this transactionthe purchase of Purchased Securities hereunder, other than fees due pursuant to the Placement Agency Agreement. Each Party The Company agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party each Purchaser from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of such a finders’ fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party the Company or any of its officers, members, agents, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Black Hills Corp /Sd/)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees or representatives is responsible, each other party and such other party’s officers, partners, employees or representatives.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Warrant Agreement (Fibernet Telecom Group Inc\)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor ------------ will be obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such the indemnifying Party or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Opentv Corp)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party Investor agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party Investor or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Bayou City Exploration, Inc.)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees to party shall indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party ------------ harmless from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder's or broker's fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is shall be responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Blue Wave Systems Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party others from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Share and Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (Jefferies Group Inc /De/)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder's or broker's fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this transaction. Each Party Agreement, and each party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the any other Party party hereto from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder's or broker's fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees or representatives representative is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Common Stock Purchase Agreement (Evans Systems Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party hereto represents that it neither is nor not, and will be not be, obligated for any finders’ finder’s fee or commission payable in cash in connection with this transaction. Each Party party hereto hereby agrees to indemnify indemnity and to hold harmless the other Party party hereto from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which any such Party party or any of its officers, members, agents, employees or representatives is responsible).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Major League Football Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder's fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party The Company agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Purchasers from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder's fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party the Company or any of its officers, members, agents, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (Genomica Corp /De/)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party from any liability for any broker, finder or similar fee or commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which incurred by such Party or any of its officers, members, agents, employees or representatives is responsibleparty in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Share Purchase Agreement (Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd.)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will ------------ be obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such the indemnifying Party or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Opentv Corp)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party the indemnifying party or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Issuance Agreement (Santarus Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be ------------ obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transactiontransaction other than described in this section. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party parties hereto harmless from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Unit Purchase Agreement (Shea Edmund H Jr)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents party represent that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder's, fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party to this Agreement agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the each other Party party to this Agreement from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder's fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees members or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Dovebid Inc)

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Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party Investor agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party the Investors or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Warrant Purchase Agreement (WindTamer Corp)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party from any liability for any broker, finder or similar fee or commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which incurred by such Party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder. Any broker, finder or any of its officers, members, agents, employees or representatives is responsiblesimilar fee owing by the Company shall be disclosed to the Investor prior to Initial Closing.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Senior Preferred Share Purchase Agreement (Nobao Renewable Energy Holdings LTD)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party parties hereto from any liability for any broker, finder or similar fee or commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) incurred by such party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder and for which such Party or any of its officers, members, agents, employees or representatives party is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Series a Preferred Share Purchase Agreement (Perfect World Co., Ltd.)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will ------------ be obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party parties hereto harmless from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Unit Purchase Agreement (Silicon Valley Research Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party hereto agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the each other Party party hereto from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Quest Software Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will ------------ be obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party Investor agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party Investor or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Series E Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Agile Software Corp)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Parties from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party or any of its officers, membersemployees, agents, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Confidential Treatment Requested (Kranem Corp)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party Investor agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party Investor or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (Digital Generation Systems Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is is, nor will be be, obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party Xxxxx agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party Xxxxx or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees or representatives is responsible.is

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Investors’ Rights Agreement (Accentia Biopharmaceuticals Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder's fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party to this Agreement agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the each other Party party to this Agreement from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder's fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees members or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Dovebid Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will ------------ be obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party The Investor agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party Investor or any of its officers, members, agentspartners, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (Agile Software Corp)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders' fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party the party or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder's fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the each other Party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder's fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party or any of its officers, membersemployees, agents, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (P Com Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party parties from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party each party or any of its officers, membersemployees, agents, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Consultant Agreement (New Century Equity Holdings Corp)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party Parties from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder’s fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party or any of its officers, membersemployees, agents, employees or representatives is responsible.. Confidential Treatment Requested. Confidential portions of this document have been redacted and have been separately filed with the SEC. SPA

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Kranem Corp)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party party represents that it neither is ------------ nor will be obligated for any finders’ finder's fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party agrees The Purchasers and the Company agree to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party party from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ finder's fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party the Purchasers or any of its officersthe Company, membersas the case may be, agents, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Release and Discharge Agreement (Cover All Technologies Inc)

Finder’s Fee. Each Party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Party party agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the other Party harmless from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders' fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which such Party party or any of its officers, memberspartners, agentsemployees, employees or representatives is responsible.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Investment Agreement (Misonix Inc)

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