INVESTMENT AGREEMENT by and between CEPTON, INC. and KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Dated as of October 27, 2022

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

by and between

CEPTON, INC.

and

KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

Dated as of October 27, 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Article 1
Definitions & Interpretations

Section 1.01.	Certain Definitions	2
Section 1.02.	Index of Defined Terms	15
Section 1.03.	Certain Interpretations	16

Article 2
Agreement to Sell and Purchase

Section 2.01.	Sale and Purchase	18
Section 2.02.	The Closing	18
Section 2.03.	Adjustments	18

Article 3
Representations and Warranties of the Company

Section 3.01.	Organization; Good Standing	18
Section 3.02.	Corporate Power; Enforceability	19
Section 3.03.	Company Board Approval; Anti-Takeover Laws	20
Section 3.04.	Requisite Stockholder Approvals	20
Section 3.05.	Non-Contravention	20
Section 3.06.	Requisite Governmental Approvals	21
Section 3.07.	Company Capitalization	21
Section 3.08.	Subsidiaries	23
Section 3.09.	Company SEC Reports	24
Section 3.10.	Company Financial Statements; Internal Controls	24
Section 3.11.	No Undisclosed Liabilities	25
Section 3.12.	Absence of Certain Changes	26
Section 3.13.	Material Contracts	26
Section 3.14.	Real Property	27
Section 3.15.	Environmental Matters	27
Section 3.16.	Intellectual Property	28
Section 3.17.	Products	31
Section 3.18.	Tax Matters	32
Section 3.19.	Employee Benefits	33
Section 3.20.	Labor Matters	35
Section 3.21.	Compliance with Laws	36
Section 3.22.	Anti-Corruption; International Trade	36
Section 3.23.	Legal Proceedings; Orders	37
Section 3.24.	Insurance	37
Section 3.25.	Related Party Transactions	37
Section 3.26.	Brokers	38
Section 3.27.	Investment Company Status	38

Section 3.28.	Ability to Pay Dividends	38
Section 3.29.	Voting Support Agreements	38
Section 3.30.	Exclusivity of Representations or Warranties	38

Article 4
Representations and Warranties of the Investor

Section 4.01.	Organization; Good Standing	39
Section 4.02.	Corporate Power; Enforceability	39
Section 4.03.	Non-Contravention	39
Section 4.04.	Requisite Governmental Approvals	40
Section 4.05.	Brokers	40
Section 4.06.	Sufficient Funds	40
Section 4.07.	Unregistered Securities	40
Section 4.08.	Exclusivity of Representations or Warranties	41

Article 5
Interim Operations of the Company

Section 5.01.	Affirmative Obligations	42
Section 5.02.	Forbearance Covenants	42
Section 5.03.	Exclusivity; Company Board Recommendation Change	42
Section 5.04.	No Control of the Other Party’s Business	44

Article 6
Additional Covenants

Section 6.01.	Required Action and Forbearance; Efforts	44
Section 6.02.	Regulatory Filings	45
Section 6.03.	Proxy Statement	47
Section 6.04.	Company Stockholder Meeting	48
Section 6.05.	Anti-Takeover Laws	49
Section 6.06.	Use of Proceeds	49
Section 6.07.	Access	50
Section 6.08.	Notification of Certain Matters	50
Section 6.09.	Public Statements and Disclosure	51
Section 6.10.	Listing of Shares	51
Section 6.11.	Directors	51
Section 6.12.	Payoff of Trinity Capital Loan Agreement	52
Section 6.13.	Voting of Investor Shares	52

Article 7
Conditions to the Transaction

Section 7.01.	Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations to Effect the Transaction	52
Section 7.02.	Conditions to the Obligations of the Investor	52
Section 7.03.	Conditions to the Company’s Obligations to Effect the Transaction	54

Article 8
Indemnification

Section 8.01.	Survival of Provisions	55

Article 9
Termination, Amendment and Waiver

Section 9.01.	Termination	55
Section 9.02.	Xxxxxx and Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination	57
Section 9.03.	Fees and Expenses	57
Section 9.04.	Amendment	58
Section 9.05.	Extension; Waiver	58

Article 10
General Provisions

Section 10.01.	Notices	58
Section 10.02.	Assignment	59
Section 10.03.	Confidentiality	60
Section 10.04.	Entire Agreement	60
Section 10.05.	Third Party Beneficiaries	60
Section 10.06.	Severability	60
Section 10.07.	Remedies	60
Section 10.08.	Governing Law	62
Section 10.09.	Consent to Jurisdiction	62
Section 10.10.	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	63
Section 10.11.	No Recourse	63
Section 10.12.	Counterparts	63

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A	Form of Series A Certificate of Designations
Exhibit B	Form of Investor Rights Agreement

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INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

This INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of October 27, 2022, by and between Cepton, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., a corporation organized under the laws of Japan (the “Investor”). The Investor and the Company are sometimes referred to herein individually, as a “Party” and collectively, as the “Parties.” All capitalized terms that are used in this Agreement have the respective meanings given to them in Section 1.01.

RECITALS

A. The Company desires to issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor desires to purchase from the Company, certain shares of the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement (the “Transaction”).

B. The Company Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof, has (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Company Stockholders that the Company enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and consummate the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and therein, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and therein, (iii) directed that the Transaction be submitted to the Company Stockholders for approval; and (iv) resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders approve the Transaction.

C. The board of directors of the Investor, in accordance with its Organizational Documents and the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, has approved its entry into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Transaction, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and therein.

D. Concurrently with this Agreement, the Investor and Cepton Technologies are entering into the Secured Term Loan Agreement pursuant to which the Investor has agreed to make certain loans to Cepton Technologies, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the “Investor Loan Agreement”).

E. The Parties desire to (i) make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction; and (ii) prescribe certain conditions with respect to the consummation of the Transaction.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

Article 1
Definitions & Interpretations

Section 1.01. Certain Definitions. For all purposes of and pursuant to this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following respective meanings:

“Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, indication of interest, offer or proposal (other than an inquiry, indication of interest, offer or proposal by the Investor pursuant to this Agreement) to engage in an Acquisition Transaction.

“Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of related transactions (other than the Transaction) involving:

(a) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by any Person or “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons of shares of capital stock of the Company, including pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer, that if consummated in accordance with its terms would result in such Person or “group” of Persons beneficially owning (i) more than 10% of the Company Common Stock outstanding (on an as-converted, exchanged or exercised basis, if applicable) or (ii) securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into more than 10% of the Company Common Stock outstanding (on an as-converted, exchanged or exercised basis, if applicable), in either case, after giving effect to the consummation of such purchase or other acquisition;

(b) any direct or indirect purchase, lease, exchange, transfer, license or other acquisition by any Person or “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons, or stockholders of any such Person or group of Persons, of more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (measured by the fair market value thereof as of the date of such purchase or acquisition); or

(c) any merger, consolidation, division, business combination, joint venture, repurchase, redemption, share exchange, extraordinary dividend or distribution, recapitalization, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which any Person or “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons, or stockholders of any such Person or group of Persons, would beneficially own equity of the Company representing (i) more than 10% of the Company Common Stock outstanding (on an as-converted, exchanged or exercised basis, if applicable) or (ii) securities convertible into more than 10% of the Company Common Stock outstanding (on an as-converted, exchanged or exercised basis, if applicable), in either case, after giving effect to the consummation of such transaction.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by Contract or otherwise; provided that none of the Company or the Investor shall be deemed to be Affiliates of one another.

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all applicable Laws and all other statutory or regulatory requirements relating to anti-corruption, anti- bribery and anti-money laundering, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the U.K. Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000 and any other Law implementing the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions applicable to the Company.

“Antitrust Law” means the Xxxxxxx Antitrust Act, the Xxxxxxx Antitrust Act, the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, the Federal Trade Commission Act and all other Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or significant impediments or lessening of competition or the creation or strengthening of a dominant position through merger or acquisition, in any case that are applicable to the Transaction.

“Audited Company Balance Sheet” means the consolidated balance sheet (and the notes thereto) of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2021 set forth in the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 filed by the Company with the SEC on April 18, 2022.

“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday or Sunday or a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by Law to be closed in New York City, New York, or Tokyo, Japan.

“Cepton Technologies” means Cepton Technologies, Inc., a Subsidiary of the Company.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Company Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Company Board Recommendation Change” means for the Company Board, to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify, the Company Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to the Transaction; publicly adopt, approve or recommend an Acquisition Proposal; in connection with a tender or exchange offer by a third party, fail to recommend against such offer by the close of business on the tenth (10th) U.S. Business Day after the commencement of a tender or exchange offer in connection with an Acquisition Proposal; or fail to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement.

“Company Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company.

“Company Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01 (Organization; Good Standing); Section 3.02 (Corporate Power; Enforceability); Section 3.03(a) (Company Board Approval); Section 3.03(b) (Anti-Takeover Laws); Section 3.04 (Requisite Stockholder Approvals); Section 3.05(a) (Non-Contravention); Section 3.07 (Company Capitalization); and Section 3.27 (Brokers).

“Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect, occurrence or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate, (x) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) prevents or materially impairs or materially delays, or would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or materially delay, the consummation of the Transaction; provided, however, that, with respect to clause (x) above, none of the following, and no change, event, effect, occurrence or circumstance to the extent arising out of or resulting from the following (in each case, by itself or when aggregated), will be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect or will be taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur (subject to the limitations set forth below):

(i) changes generally affecting the global or national economy, credit or financial or capital markets, in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including changes in interest or exchange rates; changes in conditions in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business;

(ii) changes or prospective changes in, or issuances of new, Law or GAAP or accounting standards, or any changes or prospective changes in the interpretation or enforcement of any of the foregoing, or any changes or prospective changes in general legal, regulatory or political conditions, including any Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline issued by a Governmental Authority, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization or industry group providing for business closures, “sheltering-in-place” or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 pandemic) or any change in such law, regulation, statute, directive, pronouncement or guideline or interpretation thereof following the date of this Agreement;

(iii) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism, military actions, earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wildfires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics and other force majeure events (including any escalation or general worsening thereof);

(iv) the execution, announcement or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transaction, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, distributors, partners, employees or regulators, or any claims (or threats of claims) or litigation (or threats of litigation) arising from allegations of breach of fiduciary duty or violation of Law relating to this Agreement or the Transaction;

(v) any action taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries that is expressly required by this Agreement or with the Investor’s express written consent or at the Investor’s express written request, or the failure to take any action by the Company or its Subsidiaries if that action is expressly prohibited by this Agreement;

(vi) any change or prospective change in the Company’s credit ratings(it being understood that the underlying cause of such change may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);

(vii) any decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of the capital stock of the Company (it being understood that the underlying cause of such change may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);

(viii) any failure to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones, budgets or internal or published financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow, cash position or other operating metrics (it being understood that the exception in this clause (viii) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the underlying cause of any such change, decline or failure referred to herein (if not otherwise falling within any of the exceptions provided by clauses (i) through (viii) hereof) is a Material Adverse Effect); and

(ix) any breach by the Investor of this Agreement;

except, in each case of clauses (i) to (iii), to the extent that such change, event, effect or circumstance has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

“Company Options” means any compensatory options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock, whether granted pursuant to any of the Company Stock Plans or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, Company Options shall not include any option to purchase shares of Company Stock under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan or any Warrants.

“Company Products” means all Lidar devices, Software and other products, services, programs and items (tangible and intangible), in each case, which are currently marketed, licensed, sold or offered for sale by the Company and any services performed by or on behalf of the Company, or from which the Company or its Subsidiaries have derived within the three years preceding the date hereof or is currently deriving revenue from the sale, license, maintenance or other provision thereof.

“Company PSUs” means any performance-based restricted stock units of the Company, whether granted pursuant to any of the Company Stock Plans or otherwise.

“Company RSUs” means any service-based restricted stock units or deferred stock units of the Company, whether granted pursuant to any of the Company Stock Plans or otherwise.

“Company Stockholders” means the holders of shares of Company Common Stock.

“Company Stock Plans” means the Company’s 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan, each as may have been amended through the date of this Agreement, and each other Employee Plan that provides for the award of rights of any kind to receive shares of Company Common Stock or benefits measured in whole or in part by reference to shares of Company Common Stock.

“Company Systems” means all Software (including Company Products), computer hardware (whether general or special purpose), information technology, electronic data processing, information, record keeping, communications, telecommunications, networks, interfaces, platforms, servers, peripherals, and computer systems (including any outsourced systems and processes) that are owned, leased, licensed or used by or for, or otherwise relied on by, the Company or its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their businesses.

“Company Termination Fee” means an amount equal to $3,000,000.

“Contract” means any contract, subcontract, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, sublicense or other instrument, commitment, understanding, undertaking or agreement.

“Data Security Requirements” means, collectively, all of the following to the extent relating to the Processing of Data or otherwise relating to privacy, security, or security breach notification requirements and applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, to the conduct of their businesses, or to any of the Company Systems, Company Products or any Sensitive Information: (a) the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ own written rules, policies and procedures; (b) applicable Laws (including, as applicable, the California Consumer Privacy Act, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “GDPR”), and the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC (“ePrivacy Directive”)); (c) industry standards applicable to the industry in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operates; and (d) Contracts the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has entered into or by which it is otherwise bound.

“Earnout Shares” has the meaning given to it in the Business Combination Agreement dated August 4, 2021 between the Company, GCAC Merger Sub Inc. and Cepton Technologies, as amended.

“Employee Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) and each other plan, program, arrangement, policy or contract relating to severance, change in control, employment, compensation, vacation, incentive, bonus, retention, equity or equity-based compensation (including all awards or purchases under the Company Stock Plans), deferred compensation or other benefit plan, program, arrangement or policy sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company for the benefit of any current or former Service Provider or any spouse, dependent, or beneficiary thereof, or with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has or reasonably expects to have any liability or obligation.

“Environmental Law” means any Law relating to public or worker health and safety (to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials), the protection of the environment (including ambient or indoor air, surface water, groundwater or land) or pollution, including any such Law relating to Hazardous Materials (and including any Laws relating to Hazardous Materials in products manufactured or sold by the Company and its Subsidiaries and associated labeling or packaging content requirements or restrictions relating to environmental attributes or as respects product takeback or end-of-life requirements).

“Environmental Permits” means Governmental Authorizations required under Environmental Laws.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

“ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is (or was at any relevant time) a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes the first entity, trade or business, or that is (or was at any relevant time) a member of the same “controlled group” as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“Foreign Regulatory Authority” means any foreign Governmental Authority with regulatory authority over Company Products.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, in the United States.

“Government Official” means (a) any official, officer, employee, or representative of, or any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of, any Governmental Authority, (b) any political party or party official or candidate for political office or (c) any company, business, enterprise or other entity owned, in whole or in part, or controlled by any person described in the foregoing clause (a) or (b) of this definition.

“Governmental Authority” means any government, political subdivision, governmental, administrative or regulatory entity or body, department, commission, board, agency or instrumentality, or other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity, and any court, tribunal, judicial or arbitral body, in each case whether federal, national, state, county, municipal, provincial, local, foreign, supranational or multinational.

“Governmental Authorization” means any authorizations, approvals, licenses, franchises, clearances, permits, certificates, waivers, consents, exemptions, variances, expirations and terminations of any waiting period requirements (including, pursuant to Antitrust Laws) issued by or obtained from, and notices, filings, registrations, qualifications, declarations and designations with, a Governmental Authority.

“Hazardous Materials” means any pollutant, contaminant, waste or chemical or any toxic, radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance or material, and any substance, waste, or material that is regulated by or for which standards of conduct or liability may be imposed pursuant to Environmental Laws, including petroleum and petroleum byproducts, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, asbestos, noise, radiation, toxic mold, odor and pesticides.

“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property and proprietary rights throughout the world, including: (a) all patents, patent applications, patent disclosures, and inventions and all improvements thereto (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice), and all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, divisional, extensions, applications therefor, and reexaminations in connection therewith (“Patents”); (b) all copyrights, works of authorship (whether or not copyrightable), moral rights, and all registrations, applications and renewals therefor and any other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world (“Copyrights”); (c) trademarks, service marks, internet domain names, corporate names, trade names (including social media handles and accounts), trade dress rights and similar designation of origin and rights therein, other indicia of origin, and all registrations, renewals and applications in connection therewith, together with all of the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing (“Marks”); (d) rights in trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information, including trade secrets, know-how, business rules, data analytic techniques and methodologies, formulae, ideas, concepts, discoveries, innovations, improvements, results, reports, information, research, laboratory and programmer notebooks, methods, procedures, proprietary technology, operating and maintenance manuals, engineering and other drawings and sketches, customer lists, supplier lists, pricing information, cost information, business manufacturing and production processes and techniques, designs, specifications, and blueprints (collectively, “Trade Secrets”); (e) rights in Software; and (f) rights in data, databases, data repositories, data lakes and collections of data (collectively, “Data”).

“Intervening Event” means any change, event, effect or circumstance that has materially improved the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (other than any event, occurrence, fact or change resulting from a breach of this Agreement by the Company), in each case that (i) is not known or is not reasonably foreseeable by the Company Board as of the date hereof, which change, event, effect or circumstance becomes known to the Company Board prior to receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approvals and (ii) does not relate to any Acquisition Proposal or the Investor; provided that in no event shall the following constitute, or be taken into account in determining the existence of, an Intervening Event: (A) the fact that the Company and its Subsidiaries meet or exceed any internal or public projections, forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones, budgets or internal or published financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow, cash position or other operating metrics (it being understood that the underlying cause of any such events may be taken into consideration when determining whether an Intervening Event has occurred); (B) change in the market price, or change in trading volume, of the capital stock of the Company, in and of itself (it being understood that the underlying cause of such change may be taken into consideration when determining whether an Intervening Event has occurred); or (C) changes in conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business.

“Investor Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Article 4.

“Investor Transaction Expenses” means any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket third-party costs and expenses incurred by the Investor or its Affiliates in connection with the Transaction (including travel expenses and the fees and expenses of consultants, legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors in connection therewith).

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor thereto.

“Knowledge” of the Company, with respect to any matter in question, means the actual knowledge of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel (each, a “Knowledge Person” and collectively, “Knowledge Persons”), in each case after reasonable inquiry.

“Law” means any federal, national, state, county, municipal, provincial, local, foreign, supranational or multinational law, act, statute, constitution, common law, ordinance, code, decree, writ, order, judgment, injunction, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.

“Legal Proceeding” means any claim, action, charge, complaint, lawsuit, litigation, audit, investigation, inquiry, proceeding, arbitration or other similar legal proceeding brought by or pending before any Governmental Authority, arbitrator or other tribunal.

“Lien” means any lien, security interest, deed of trust, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, restriction on transfer, proxies, voting trusts or agreements, hypothecation, assignment, claim, right of way, defect in title, encroachment, easement, restrictive covenant, charge, deposit arrangement or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any restriction on the voting interest of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security (except for those imposed by applicable securities Laws) or other asset or any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).

“Material Contract” means any of the following Contracts of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Employee Plans):

(a) any “material contract” (as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, other than those agreements and arrangements described in Item 601(b)(10)(iii) of Regulation S-K) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, that was filed or is required to be filed prior to the Closing Date, with the Company SEC Reports; and

(b) any Contract with Dr. Xxx Xxx, Dr. Xxx Xx, Xx. Xxxx XxXxxx, Xx. Xxxxxx Xxx, LDV Partners Fund I, L.P., or any of their respective Affiliates.

“NASDAQ” means the Nasdaq Capital Market and any successor stock exchange or inter-dealer quotation system operated by the Nasdaq Capital Market or any successor thereto.

“Organizational Documents” means the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement and all other similar documents, instruments or certificates executed, adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation or organization of a Person, including any amendments thereto.

“Permitted Liens” means any of the following: (a) Liens for Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies either not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been established to the extent required by GAAP; (b) mechanics, carriers’, workmen’s, warehouseman’s, repairmen’s, materialmen’s or other Liens or security interests that are not yet due or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; (c) pledges or deposits to secure obligations pursuant to workers’ compensation Law or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory obligations; (d) pledges or deposits to secure the performance of appeal bonds, fidelity bonds and other obligations of a similar nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business; (e) easements, covenants and rights of way (unrecorded and of record) and other similar Liens (or other encumbrances), and zoning, building and other similar codes or restrictions, in each case imposed by any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Leased Real Property and that do not adversely affect in any material respect, and are not violated by, the current use, operation or occupancy of such Leased Real Property or the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries thereon; (f) Liens the existence of which are disclosed in the notes to the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Company SEC Reports; and (g) any non-exclusive license of any Intellectual Property granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

“Person” means any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), limited liability company, joint stock company, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, firm, Governmental Authority or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.

“Personal Information” means any Data or other information (including protected health information) (a) that, alone or when combined with other Data, identifies, allows the identification of, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with an individual, or about or from an individual, including any personally identifiable Data (e.g., name, address, phone number, email address, financial account number, payment card Data, government issued identifier, and health or medical information), or (b) that is otherwise protected by or subject to any applicable Laws concerning Data protection, privacy, or security, or considered personal information or personal data under applicable Laws.

“Private Warrants” means the warrants to acquire up to 5,175,000 shares of Company Common Stock issued at the time of Growth Capital Acquisition Corp.’s initial public offering.

“Process” (or “Processing” or “Processed”) means any operation or set of operations which is performed on Data or other information or sets or collections thereof, such as the development, access, collection, use, adaption, recording, retrieval, organization, structuring, erasure, exploitation, processing, storage, sharing, copying, display, distribution, transfer, transmission, disclosure, aggregation, destruction, or disposal thereof.

“Public Warrants” means the warrants to acquire up to 8,625,000 shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement originally issued as a component of the units sold in Growth Capital Acquisition Corp.’s initial public offering.

“Purchase Price” means $100,000,000, which amount is calculated by multiplying the number of Purchased Shares by the Share Price.

“Purchased Shares” means 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be purchased by the Investor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“Real Property” means real property, including all land, together with all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon, and all easements and other rights and interests appurtenant thereto.

“Registered Intellectual Property” means all United States, international and foreign (a) Patents and Patent applications (including provisional applications); (b) registered Marks and applications to register Marks (including intent-to-use applications, or other registrations or applications related to Marks, including, for clarity, internet domain names); and (c) registered Copyrights and applications for Copyright registration.

“Sanctioned Country” means any country or territory with which Sanctions Laws prohibit or restrict dealings (currently Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, and the occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, and Crimea regions of Ukraine).

“Sanctioned Person” means any Person with whom dealings are restricted or prohibited pursuant to any Sanctions Laws, including (a) any Person identified in any sanctions list or regulation maintained by a Governmental Authority administering Sanctions Laws; (b) any Person located, organized, or resident in, or a government instrumentality of, any Sanctioned Country and (c) any other person with whom dealings are restricted or prohibited under any Sanctions Laws, including by reason of a relationship of ownership, control, or agency with a person identified in (a) or (b).

“Sanctions Laws” means all Laws of the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Japan, or any other member state of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development concerning embargoes, economic sanctions, export restrictions, the ability to make or receive international payments, the ability to engage in international transactions, or the ability to take an ownership interest in assets located in a foreign country, including without limitation those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of Treasury, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the United States Department of Commerce, and the United States Department of State in the United States and similar laws of other jurisdictions.

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.

“Security Incident” means actions that have resulted in an actual or alleged cyber or security incident that have had or would reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on a system (including Company Systems) or any Sensitive Information (including any Processed, stored, or transmitted thereby or contained therein), including an occurrence that has jeopardized or would reasonably be expected to jeopardize the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of a system or any Sensitive Information. A Security Incident includes incidents of security breach, denial of service, phishing attack, ransomware and malware attack; or the unauthorized entry, access, collection, use, processing, storage, sharing, distribution, transfer, disclosure, or destruction of, any Company Systems or Sensitive Information, or any loss, distribution, compromise or unauthorized disclosure of any of the foregoing.

“Sensitive Information” means, in any form or medium, any (a) Trade Secrets or other material confidential information, (b) privileged or proprietary information that, if compromised through any theft, interruption, modification, corruption, loss, misuse or unauthorized access or disclosure, could cause serious harm to the organization owning it, (c) information protected by Law, and (d) Personal Information.

“Series A Certificate of Designations” means the Series A Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock, substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A.

“Series A Preferred Stock” means the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.00001 per share, the terms of which are to be set forth in the Series A Certificate of Designations.

“Service Provider” means any director, officer, employee or individual independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Share Price” means $1,000.00 per share.

“Software” means, in any form or medium, any and all software and computer programs, source code, object code, Data, software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, firmware, application programming interfaces, descriptions, schematics, specifications, flow charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, and all documentation, information and manuals related to any of the foregoing.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person (other than a natural Person) of which securities or other ownership interests (a) having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions or (b) representing more than 50% of such securities or ownership interests, in each case, are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such first Person.

“Subsidiary Securities” has the same meaning ascribed to “Company Securities”, except that all references to “the Company” therein shall be deemed to be replaced with “any Subsidiary of the Company”.

“Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal for an Acquisition Transaction on terms that the Company Board or any duly authorized committee thereof has determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) (a) is more favorable to the Company Stockholders than the Transaction, and (b) is reasonably likely to be consummated on its terms (in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), taking into account any legal, regulatory, financial, timing, financing and other aspects of such proposal, including the identity of the Person making the proposal). For purposes of the reference to an “Acquisition Proposal” in this definition, all references to “10%” in the definition of “Acquisition Transaction” will be deemed to be references to “50%.”

“Supporting Stockholder” means each of Dr. Xxx Xxx, Dr. Xxx Xx and Xx. Xxxx XxXxxx.

“Tax” or “Taxes” means any taxes and similar assessments, fees, and other governmental charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including income, profits, gross receipts, net proceeds, ad valorem, value added, turnover, sales, use, property, personal property (tangible and intangible), stamp, excise, duty, franchise, capital stock, transfer, payroll, employment, severance, and estimated tax, and any unclaimed property or escheat obligations, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Authority, whether disputed or not, and any secondary liabilities for any of the foregoing amounts payable as a transferee or successor, by assumption or by Contract or by operation of Law.

“Tax Return” means any return, report, statement, information return or other document (including any related or supporting information) filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or administration of any Taxes.

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Series A Certificate of Designations, Investor Rights Agreement and the Voting Support Agreements.

“Transfer Taxes” means any transfer, sales, use, stamp, documentary, registration, value added or other similar Taxes; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that Transfer Taxes shall not include any income, franchise or similar Taxes.

“Trinity Capital Loan Agreement” means the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of January 4, 2022 between Trinity Capital Inc. and Cepton Technologies, as amended from time to time.

“Underlying Shares” means the shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Purchased Shares in accordance with the Series A Certificate of Designations.

“U.S. Business Day” means a “business day” as determined in accordance with Rule 100 of Regulation M promulgated by the SEC.

“WARN Act” means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, or any similar Laws regarding plant closings or mass layoffs.

“Warrants” means the Private Warrants and the Public Warrants.

Section 1.02. Index of Defined Terms. The following capitalized terms have the respective meanings given to them in the respective Sections of this Agreement set forth opposite each of the capitalized terms below:

Term		Section Reference
Agreement		Preamble
Bylaws		3.01
Capitalization Date		3.07(a)
Charter		3.01
Chosen Courts		10.09
Closing		2.02
Closing Date		2.02
Collective Bargaining Agreement		3.20(a)
Company		Preamble
Company Board Recommendation		3.03(a)
Company Breach Notice Period		9.01(f)
Company Intellectual Property		3.16(a)
Company Owned IP		3.16(a)
Company Preferred Stock		3.07(a)
Company SEC Reports		3.09
Company Securities		3.07(c)
Company Software		3.16(f)
Company Stockholder Meeting		6.04(a)
Confidentiality Agreement		10.03
DGCL		3.01
Director Resignation Letter		6.11
Electronic Delivery		10.12
End Date		9.01(c)
Foreign Benefit Plan		3.19(i)
Incoming Investor Director		6.11
Incumbent Investor Director		6.11
Investor		Preamble
Investor Breach Notice Period		9.01(g)
Investor Loan Agreement		Recitals
Investor Rights Agreement		7.02(h)
Lease		3.14(b)
Leased Real Property		3.14(b)
NHTSA		3.17(b)
Non-Recourse Party		10.11
Party		Preamble
Proxy Statement		6.03(a)
Requisite Stockholder Approvals		3.04(a)
Representatives		5.03
Resigning Director		6.11
Transaction		Recitals
Voting Support Agreements		3.29

Section 1.03. Certain Interpretations.

(a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or a Section, such reference is to an Article or a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Schedule or Exhibit, such reference is to a Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, as applicable, unless otherwise indicated.

(b) When used herein, the words “hereof,” “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import will, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and the words “include,” “includes” and “including” will be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(d) The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and does not simply mean “if.”

(e) When used in this Agreement, references to “$” or “Dollars” are references to U.S. dollars.

(f) The meaning assigned to each capitalized term defined and used in this Agreement is equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined in this Agreement, each of its other grammatical forms has a corresponding meaning.

(g) When reference is made to any Party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document, such reference includes such Party’s successors and permitted assigns. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person.

(h) Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Agreement to the Subsidiaries of a Person will be deemed to include all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person.

(i) A reference to any specific Law or to any provision of any Law includes any amendment to, and any modification, re-enactment or successor thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto, except that, for purposes of any representations and warranties in this Agreement that are made as of a specific date, references to any specific Law will be deemed to refer to such legislation or provision (and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto) as of such date.

(j) References to any agreement or Contract are to that agreement or Contract as amended, modified or supplemented (including by waiver or consent) from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, except that for purposes of any representations and warranties in this Agreement that are made as of a specific date, references to any specific Contract will be deemed to refer to such Contract as of such date.

(k) All accounting terms used herein will be interpreted, and all accounting determinations hereunder will be made, in accordance with GAAP.

(l) The table of contents and headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and will not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof.

(m) The measure of a period of one month or year for purposes of this Agreement will be the date of the following month or year corresponding to the starting date. If no corresponding date exists, then the end date of such period being measured will be the next actual date of the following month or year (for example, one month following February 18 is March 18 and one month following March 31 is May 1).

(n) The Parties agree that they have been represented by legal counsel during the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and therefore waive the application of any Law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or document.

(o) No summary of this Agreement or any Exhibit or Schedule delivered herewith prepared by or on behalf of any Party will affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or such Exhibit or Schedule.

(p) The information contained in this Agreement and in the Company Disclosure Letter is disclosed solely for purposes of this Agreement, and no information contained herein or therein will be deemed to be an admission by any Party to any third Person of any matter whatsoever, including any violation of Law or breach of Contract; or that such information is material or that such information is required to be referred to or disclosed under this Agreement.

(q) The representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the Parties and are for the sole benefit of the Parties. Any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the Parties in accordance with Section 9.05 without notice or liability to any other Person. The representations and warranties in this Agreement represent an allocation among the Parties of risks associated with particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the Parties. Consequently, Persons other than the Parties may not rely on the representations and warranties in this Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the date of this Agreement or as of any other date.

(r) All references to “ordinary course of business” will be deemed to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice.”

(s) All references to time shall refer to New York City time unless otherwise specified.

Article 2
Agreement to Sell and Purchase

Section 2.01. Sale and Purchase. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, the Purchased Shares, and the Investor agrees to pay the Company the Purchase Price.

Section 2.02. The Closing. The consummation of the Transaction will take place at a closing (the “Closing”) to occur at such time as the Parties mutually agree in writing, at the offices of O’Melveny & Xxxxx LLP, Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111, United States of America, on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder) of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Article 7 (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder) of such conditions; provided, that the Closing shall not occur prior to January 1, 2023 unless mutually agreed by the Parties in writing); or such other time, location and date as the Parties mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to as the “Closing Date”.

Section 2.03. Adjustments. If between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class by reason of the occurrence of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change, the Share Price, Purchase Price and Purchased Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Article 2 shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change.

Article 3
Representations and Warranties of the Company

With respect to any Section of this Article 3, except as disclosed in the Company SEC Reports filed by the Company or furnished by the Company to the SEC, in each case pursuant to the Exchange Act on or after February 10, 2022 and at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof (provided that in no event will any disclosure in the Company SEC Reports qualify or limit the Company Fundamental Representations), the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investor as follows:

Section 3.01. Organization; Good Standing. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to conduct its business as it is presently being conducted and to own, lease or operate its properties, rights and assets, except where the failure to have such power or authority, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned or leased or the nature of its activities make such qualification necessary (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing), except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to the Investor true, correct and complete copies of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”), each as amended to date. The Company is not in violation of the Charter or the Bylaws.

Section 3.02. Corporate Power; Enforceability.

(a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to: (i) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; (ii) perform its covenants and obligations hereunder and thereunder; and (iii) subject to receiving the Requisite Stockholder Approvals, consummate the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company, the performance by the Company of its covenants and obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, have been duly authorized and approved by the Company Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof, and no other corporate action on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, the performance by the Company of its covenants and obligations and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Investor, constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability: (A) may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally; and (B) is subject to general principles of equity.

(b) Subject to the filing of the Series A Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State for the State of Delaware, the Company has all requisite power and authority to issue, sell and deliver the Purchased Shares, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Series A Certificate of Designations. The Series A Certificate of Designations sets forth the rights, preferences and priorities of the Series A Preferred Stock, and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will have the rights set forth in the Series A Certificate of Designations upon filing with the Secretary of State for the State of Delaware. All corporate action required to be taken by the Company for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Purchased Shares, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby has been, or will at the time of Closing be, validly taken.

Section 3.03. Company Board Approval; Anti-Takeover Laws.

(a) Company Board Approval. The Company Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has adopted resolutions, prior to the execution of this Agreement: (i) determining that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Company Stockholders that the Company enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and consummate the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and therein; (ii) approving and declaring advisable this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and therein; (iii) directing that the Transaction be submitted to the Company Stockholders for approval; and (iv) resolving to recommend that the Company Stockholders approve the Transaction (such recommendation, the “Company Board Recommendation”).

(b) Anti-Takeover Laws. The Company Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof, has taken all necessary actions so that the restrictions contained in Section 203 of the DGCL applicable to a “business combination” (as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL) shall not apply to the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or the consummation of the Transaction or other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the conversion of the Purchased Shares by Investor or its Affiliates and any other similar applicable “anti-takeover” Law will not be applicable to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or the consummation of the Transaction or any other transaction contemplated hereby or thereby.

Section 3.04. Requisite Stockholder Approvals.

(a) The approval of the Transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast on such matter (with abstentions and broker non-votes not counted as votes “FOR” or “AGAINST” the matter) (the “Requisite Stockholder Approvals”) are the only votes or approvals of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company necessary under applicable Law, the NASDAQ rules, the Charter or the Bylaws to consummate the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

Section 3.05. Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company of its covenants and obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents do not: (a) violate or conflict with any provision of the Charter or the Bylaws; (b) violate, conflict with, result in the breach of, constitute a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) pursuant to, result in the termination of, accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration or the vesting or receipt of any benefit or value to a third party, pursuant to any Material Contract; (c) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 3.06 and, in the case of the consummation of the Transaction, subject to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approvals, violate or conflict with any Law or order applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of their respective properties or assets are bound; or (d) result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the case of each of clauses (b), (c) and (d) for such consents as have been obtained and violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or Liens that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.06. Requisite Governmental Approvals. No Governmental Authorization is required on the part of the Company in connection with: (a) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company; (b) the performance by the Company of its covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement; or (c) the consummation of the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except (i) the filing of the Series A Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (ii) such filings and approvals as may be required by any applicable federal or state securities Laws, including compliance with any applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, (iii) compliance with any applicable requirements of NASDAQ, (iv) compliance with any applicable requirements of any applicable Antitrust Laws, and (v) such other Governmental Authorizations the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.07. Company Capitalization.

(a) Capital Stock. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 350,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company (the “Company Preferred Stock”). As of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on October 18, 2022 (such time and date, the “Capitalization Date”): (A) 156,409,142 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding; (B) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding; and (C) 0 shares of Company Common Stock were held by the Company as treasury shares. All issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of any preemptive rights. From the Capitalization Date to the date of this Agreement, the Company has not issued or granted any Company Securities other than pursuant to the exercise, vesting or settlement of Company Options, Company RSUs and Company PSUs granted prior to the date of this Agreement in accordance with their respective terms or pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their terms.

(b) Stock Reservation and Awards. As of the Capitalization Date, the Company has reserved 10,120,767 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Company Stock Plans, which number excludes 19,708,275 shares subject to outstanding awards, 13,800,000 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Warrants, 13,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance in respect of the Earnout Shares, and 13,357,495 shares for issuance pursuant to the Purchase Agreement entered into with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, dated as of November 24, 2021. As of the Capitalization Date, there were outstanding: (i) Company Options to acquire 14,451,545 shares of Company Common Stock with a weighted average exercise price of $2.17; (ii) 5,133,730 shares of Company Common Stock subject to outstanding Company RSUs; and (iii) 123,000 shares of Company Common Stock subject to outstanding Company PSUs (based on target achievement, if applicable).

(c) Company Securities. Except as set forth in this Section 3.07, as of the Capitalization Date there were: (i) no issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company; (ii) no outstanding securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company; (iii) no outstanding options, warrants or other rights or binding arrangements to acquire from the Company, or that obligate the Company to issue, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company; (iv) no obligations of the Company to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security, or other similar Contract relating to any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest (including any voting debt) in, the Company; (v) no outstanding restricted shares, restricted share units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock of, or other securities or ownership interests in, the Company; (vi) no other obligations of the Company to make any payment based on the price or value of any of the items in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) (the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi), collectively, the “Company Securities”); (vii) no voting trusts, proxies or similar arrangements or understandings to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound with respect to the voting of any shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company; and (viii) no obligations or binding commitments of any character restricting the transfer of any shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. Except as may be permitted or required under the Company Stock Plans, the Company is not a party to any Contract that obligates it to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Securities. There are no accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to any outstanding Company Securities. The Company does not have a stockholder rights plan in effect or outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other similar obligations which provide such holder the right to vote with the holders of shares of Company Common Stock on any matter. The announcement or consummation of the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, in and of themselves, result in any vesting, acceleration or the receipt of any rights, benefits or value under any issued and outstanding Company Securities (excluding any Company Securities issued under an Employee Plan or Company Stock Plan, which are addressed by Section 3.19(g)).

(d) Other Rights. The Company is not a party to any Contract relating to the voting of, requiring registration of, or granting anti-dilutive rights or rights of first refusal or other similar rights with respect to any Company Securities.

(e) Valid Issuance of Shares. The Purchased Shares being purchased by the Investor hereunder will be duly authorized by the Company and, when issued and delivered by the Company in accordance with this Agreement and the Series A Certificate of Designations against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be free and clear of any and all Liens and restrictions on transfer, except for generally applicable transfer restrictions under applicable securities Law, the Investor Rights Agreement or the Charter or such Liens as are created by the Investor. There are no Persons entitled to statutory, preemptive or other similar contractual rights to subscribe for the Purchased Shares. Upon issuance in accordance with the Series A Certificate of Designations, the Underlying Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be free and clear of any and all Liens and restrictions on transfer, other than (i) restrictions on transfer under the Series A Certificate of Designations, the Charter, the Investor Rights Agreement and under applicable state and federal securities laws and (ii) such Liens as are created by the Investor.

Section 3.08. Subsidiaries.

(a) Each of the Subsidiaries of the Company (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (ii) has the requisite corporate power and authority to conduct its business as it is presently being conducted and to own, lease or operate its properties and assets, except in each case as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Subsidiaries of the Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned or leased or the nature of its activities make such qualification necessary (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing), except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Cepton Technologies is wholly owned by the Company, directly, free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens, Liens with respect to the Trinity Capital Loan Agreement disclosed to the Investor prior to the date hereof and, upon funding thereof, Liens with respect to the Investor Loan Agreement) and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the capital stock or securities of such Subsidiary).

(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect: each of the Subsidiaries of the Company (other than Cepton Technologies) is wholly owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Liens; the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other equity interest of, or any other securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for capital stock or other equity interest of, any Person other than the Subsidiaries of the Company, and the Company directly or indirectly owns all outstanding Subsidiary Securities; no Subsidiary of the Company owns any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company; neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Contract pursuant to which it is obligated to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Person (other than the Company with respect to its Subsidiaries and the Subsidiaries with respect to each other).

Section 3.09. Company SEC Reports. Since February 10, 2022 and through the date of this Agreement, the Company has filed or furnished all forms, reports and documents with the SEC that have been required to be filed or furnished by it pursuant to applicable Laws (the “Company SEC Reports”) prior to the date of this Agreement. Each such Company SEC Report complied in all material respects, as of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such amended or superseding filing) with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, each as in effect on the date that such Company SEC Report was filed. True, correct and complete copies of all Company SEC Reports are publicly available in the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval database of the SEC. As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such amended or superseded filing), each Company SEC Report did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

Section 3.10. Company Financial Statements; Internal Controls.

(a) Company Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements (including any related notes and schedules) of the Company filed with the Company SEC Reports: (i) were prepared in accordance Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act and with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or as otherwise permitted by Form 10-Q with respect to any financial statements filed on Form 10-Q); (ii) complied, as of their respective date of filing with the SEC in all material respects, with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of the unaudited financial statements, to normal and recurring year-end and audit adjustments). Except as have been described in the Company SEC Reports, there are no off-balance sheet arrangements of the type required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.

(b) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Except as is not required in reliance on exemptions from various reporting requirements by virtue of the Company’s status as an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act or “smaller reporting company” within the meaning of the Exchange Act, the Company has established and maintains, and at all times since February 10, 2022 has maintained, “disclosure controls and procedures” and “internal control over financial reporting” (in each case as defined pursuant to Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 promulgated under the Exchange Act) that (i) are with respect to disclosure controls and procedures, reasonably designed to ensure that all material information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that all such material information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the management of the Company, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to enable the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company to make the certifications required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports, and (ii) with respect to internal control over financial reporting, sufficient in all material respects to provide reasonable assurance (A) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, (B) that transactions are executed only in accordance with the authorization of management and (C) regarding prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s properties or assets, in each case that could have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

(c) Internal Controls. The Company has established and maintains a system of internal accounting controls that are effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has identified or been made aware of: (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal control over financial reporting used by the Company and its Subsidiaries that has not been subsequently remediated; or (ii) any fraud that involves the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal control over financial reporting utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries. Since February 10, 2022, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any written complaint, allegation, assertion, or claim (or otherwise has been informed) that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in improper or illegal accounting or auditing practices or maintains improper or inadequate internal accounting controls.

(d) As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in any comment letters from the staff of the SEC relating to the Company’s SEC Reports and received by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement. None of the Company’s SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date of this Agreement, is, to the Company’s Knowledge, subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation.

Section 3.11. No Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities of a nature required to be reflected or reserved against on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP or notes thereto, other than liabilities: (a) reflected or otherwise reserved against in the Audited Company Balance Sheet or in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the notes thereto) included in the Company SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, (b) arising pursuant to this Agreement or incurred in connection with the Transaction; or (c) incurred in the ordinary course of business; in each case that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect).

Section 3.12. Absence of Certain Changes.

(a) Since June 30, 2022 through the date of this Agreement: (i) the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been conducted, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) there has not been any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Closing without the Investor’s consent, would constitute a breach of, or require consent of the Investor under Section 5.02 other than the issuance and sale of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement prior to the date of this Agreement in the amount disclosed in writing to the Investor prior to the date of this Agreement.

(b) Since December 31, 2021 through the date of this Agreement, there has not been any effect, change, development or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.13. Material Contracts.

(a) Validity. Each Material Contract (other than any Material Contract that has expired in accordance with its terms) is valid and binding on the Company or each Subsidiary of the Company that is a party thereto (as the case may be) and, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, and is in full force and effect, except where the failure to be valid and binding and in full force and effect has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, has performed all obligations required to be performed by it under each Material Contract, except where the failure to fully perform has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. No event has occurred that, whether or not with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach, default, acceleration of rights or an event of termination pursuant to any Material Contract by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, except for such breaches, defaults, acceleration or termination that have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under any Material Contract.

(b) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any of the following Contracts:

(i) any material joint venture, partnership or similar Contract;

(ii) any Contract containing any covenant (i) limiting the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or any geographic area that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) materially limiting the rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, pursuant to any “minimum requirement,” “most favored nation” or “exclusivity” provisions;

(iii) any material Contract with any Governmental Authority; or

(iv) any Contract for an Acquisition Transaction.

Section 3.14. Real Property.

(a) No Owned Real Property. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries own any interest in Real Property.

(b) Leased Real Property. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect: the Company or one of its Subsidiaries has valid leasehold estates in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, leases, subleases, uses or occupies, or has the right to use or occupy, now or in the future, any Real Property for which the annual rent (excluding common area maintenance charges) is in excess of $140,000 (such property, the “Leased Real Property,” and each such lease, sublease, license or other agreement, a “Lease”), free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens); each Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect; neither the Company’s nor any of its Subsidiaries’ possession and quiet enjoyment of the Leased Real Property under any Lease has been disturbed, and there are no disputes with respect to any such Lease in any material respect; neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach of or default pursuant to any Lease; and there are no subleases, licenses or similar agreements granting to any Person, other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any right to use or occupy the Leased Real Property or any portion thereof, now or in the future.

Section 3.15. Environmental Matters. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (a) the Company and its Subsidiaries are and, since January 1, 2019 (or earlier if unresolved), have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, which compliance includes obtaining, maintaining and renewing all Environmental Permits; (b) since January 1, 2019 (or earlier if unresolved), no notice of violation or other notice, report, order, directive or other information has been received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries related to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Material; (c) no Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Material; (d) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has transported, manufactured, distributed, handled, stored, treated, released, disposed or arranged for disposal of, or exposed any Person to, any Hazardous Materials, in a manner that has resulted in an investigation or required cleanup by, or otherwise resulted in the liability of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (e) no Hazardous Material has been discharged, disposed of, dumped, injected, pumped, deposited, spilled, leaked, emitted or released at, on, under, to, in or from (A) any property or facility now or previously owned, leased or operated by or (B) any property or facility to which any Hazardous Material has been transported for disposal, recycling or treatment by or on behalf of, in each case the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any of their respective predecessors); and (f) neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries have assumed, provided an indemnity with respect to or otherwise become subject to the liability of any other Person under Environmental Laws.

Section 3.16. Intellectual Property.

(a) The Company has made available to the Investor a true, correct and complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all United States Patents owned by, or registered in the name of Cepton Technologies (for each, indicating, as applicable, the owner(s), filing or registration number, title, jurisdiction, date of issuance, and current record applicant(s) and registrants).

(b) Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, owns all Registered Intellectual Property and all other Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, and together with the Registered Intellectual Property, the “Company Owned IP”), and to the Knowledge of the Company is licensed or otherwise possesses adequate rights to use pursuant to a valid license or subscription agreement, all material Intellectual Property used or held for use in, or necessary for, their respective businesses as currently conducted (collectively, and together with the Company Owned IP, the “Company Intellectual Property”), in each case free and clear of all Liens (except for Permitted Liens). The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable actions to maintain and protect all of the Company Intellectual Property, including the secrecy, confidentiality and value of the material Trade Secrets of the Company and its Subsidiaries. All past and present employees, consultants and contractors of the Company and its Subsidiaries (for Persons that the Company and its Subsidiaries have not engaged or employed in the past five (5) years, to the Knowledge of the Company) who have had access to material Trade Secrets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or have authored, developed or otherwise created any material Company Intellectual Property, have executed valid written agreements pursuant to which such Person (i) is bound to maintain and protect the confidential information of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) assigns, pursuant to a present assignment, to the Company or its applicable Subsidiaries, sole ownership of all Intellectual Property authored, developed or otherwise created by such Person in the course of such Person’s employment or other engagement with the Company and its Subsidiaries, in accordance with applicable Laws and without further consideration or any restrictions or obligations on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and to the Knowledge of the Company, such agreements are valid and enforceable in accordance with their terms. No material Company Owned IP is subject to any consent, settlement, decree, order, injunction, judgment or ruling prohibiting or restricting the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ use, ownership, enforcement or other exploitation or disposition thereof. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation thereof will not alter, encumber, impair or otherwise extinguish any right, title or interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in or to any Company Owned IP. There exist no material restrictions on the disclosure, use, license or transfer of the Company Owned IP, and all of the Company Owned IP will be owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately after the Closing.

(c) There are no claims by any Person that are either pending or made or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing since January 1, 2019, (i) alleging infringement, misappropriation, or other violation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Intellectual Property of such Person, or (ii) contesting the validity, use, ownership, enforceability, patentability or registrability of any material Company Owned IP, excluding any ordinary course “office actions” received by the Company or a Subsidiary in connection with the prosecution of Patents. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notices or written requests for indemnification from any third party related to any of the foregoing matters in clauses (i) and (ii).

(d) (i) To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the sale or licensing of Company Products, infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates or, since January 1, 2019, has infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated, any Intellectual Property of any Person in any material respect; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notices regarding any of the foregoing matters in clause (i) (including any cease and desist letters, demands or unsolicited offers to license any Intellectual Property from any Person); and (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, no Person is infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating any material Company Owned IP.

(e) The Company and its Subsidiaries own, lease, license, or otherwise have the valid right to use all material Company Systems, and such Company Systems are sufficient in all material respects for the needs of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses, and the Company and its Subsidiaries have purchased sufficient license rights for all material third party Software used in their operations. With respect to the Company Systems: (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have a commercially reasonable disaster recovery plan in place and have tested such disaster recovery plan for effectiveness, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, there have not been any material malfunctions, failures, or continued substandard performance that have not been remedied in all material respects.

(f) The material proprietary Software owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Company Software”) is not subject to any “copyleft” or other obligation or condition (including any obligation or condition under any “open source” license) that (A) requires, or conditions the use or distribution of such Software, on the disclosure, licensing, or distribution of any source code for any portion of such Company Software or (B) otherwise imposes any limitation or restriction on the right or ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to use, license, distribute, or otherwise exploit any portion of the Company Software (including, for clarity, any limitation on the compensation that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may charge in the marketing, licensing, sale, distribution, or other commercial exploitation or other use of such Company Software or any requirement that such Company Software be disclosed, licensed or distributed for the purpose of making derivative works, but excluding any obligation for the Company to provide attribution for the author of such Software). The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all source code and other documentation and materials reasonably necessary for a developer competent in the programming language for such Software to compile, operate and maintain the Company Software. All Company Software operates in all material respects in accordance with its requirements, technical, end-user and other documentation. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no viruses, “worms”, “time bombs”, “key-locks”, Trojan horses or similar disabling codes, programs or devices in any of the Company Software, or any other codes, programs or devices designed to disrupt or interfere with the operation of the Company Software or equipment upon which the Company Software operates, or the integrity of the Data, information or signals the Company Software produces in a manner adverse to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any customer, licensee or other Person. The Company and its Subsidiaries have not delivered, licensed, or made available any source code for any Company Software to any escrow agent or other Person who is not an employee, contractor or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are not subject to any obligation (whether present, contingent, or otherwise) deliver, license, or make available any such source code.

(g) Since January 1, 2019: (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the conduct of their respective businesses and their Processing of Data) have complied with all Data Security Requirements in all material respects; (ii) there has not been any material Security Incident; and (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable actions, including instituting commercially reasonable physical, technical, and administrative security measures and policies, to protect the security and integrity of the Company Systems and all Data stored or contained therein or transmitted thereby and all Sensitive Information collected or possessed by them from and against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, including by installing all patches applicable to the Company Systems and updating the Company Systems to current versions of third party Software in a reasonably timely manner. Since January 1, 2019, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has provided or been legally required to provide any notices to data owners in connection with (A) any unauthorized access, use or disclosure of Sensitive Information or (B) any Data Security Requirement. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries (1) has received any written complaint from any Person regarding any Data Security Requirements, Security Incident, or Sensitive Information or (2) has been subject to any investigations or audits (other than audits commissioned in response to contractual requirements related to security and vulnerability testing in commercial contracts and self-initiated audits) concerning any Data Security Requirements, Security Incident, or Sensitive Information.

(h) To the extent that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has: (i) purchased, licensed or otherwise acquired for compensation any Personal Information, it has done so in accordance with all Data Security Requirements in all material respects; or (ii) obtained Personal Information from any publicly-available sources, including websites, it has done so in accordance with the terms and conditions attaching to the use of that publicly- available source and in accordance with all Data Security Requirements in all material respects. The Company and its Subsidiaries have engaged in the Processing of Data (and caused third parties to engage in the Processing of Data) only with respect to any third party Data as they are authorized to so engage by applicable Law and Contract. The Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of each Processing activity that they carry out as a Controller (as defined in Article 4(7) of the GDPR) under the GDPR: (A) have, and have had, a lawful basis for Processing Personal Information, including obtaining or contractually obligating others to obtain on the Company’s behalf all requisite consents from data subjects (where consent is relied upon by the Company or its Subsidiaries as the legal basis for Processing), in accordance with the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive; (B) have, prior to Processing any Personal Information, made available (to the standard required under the GDPR) materially accurate processing information that meets the requirements of the GDPR; (C) have entered into a written agreement with all third party data processors which complies with the requirements of the GDPR; and (D) comply, and have complied with all principles set out in Article 5 of the GDPR in all material respects.

Section 3.17. Products.

(a) Each of the Company Products is, and at all times up to and including the sale thereof has been, (i) in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and (ii) fit for the ordinary purposes for which it is intended to be used and conforms in all material respects to any promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label for such product or in connection with its sale.

(b) Since January 1, 2019 through the date of this Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received any material written notices or other correspondence from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), or any Foreign Regulatory Authority relating to any Company Products, nor is there any pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened material claim by NHTSA or any Foreign Regulatory Authority against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to an alleged defect or noncompliance in any Company Products. Since January 1, 2019 through the date of this Agreement, there has not been nor is there under consideration by any committee or team responsible for the oversight, investigation and remediation of product quality, noncompliance, defect, warranty, recall or customer campaign matters, any recall, customer satisfaction program or post sale warning of a material nature concerning any Company Products. Since January 1, 2019, the Company and its Subsidiaries have, to the extent applicable, complied with the requirements of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation Act and implementing regulations of the NHTSA, including the Reporting of Early Warning Information Regulation (49 CFR Part 579, subpart C), and Reporting of Safety Recalls and Other Safety Campaigns in Foreign Countries Regulation (49 CFR Part 579, subpart B).

Section 3.18. Tax Matters.

(a) Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has: (i) timely filed (taking into account valid extensions) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it; (ii) paid all Taxes that are due and payable by it, except for those being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; and (iii) reflected or otherwise reserved against in its books in accordance with GAAP an amount reasonably adequate for the payment of all material amounts of Taxes for the taxable period subsequent to the latest period to which such Tax Returns apply.

(b) Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) no audits or other examinations with respect to Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are presently in progress or have been asserted or proposed in writing, except for any audit or other examination for which adequate reserves have been made (in accordance with GAAP); (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding any waiver or extension of any statute of limitations on, or extended the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax; and (iii) no written claim has been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns of a particular type that the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, is or may be subject to Tax of such type in that jurisdiction.

(c) Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (or its agent) has withheld or collected from each payment made to each of its employees or any other Person the amount of all Taxes required to be withheld or collected therefrom, and has paid the same to the proper Tax receiving officers or authorized depositories.

(d) The Company is not and has not been, during the five-year period ending on the date hereof, a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code.

(e) Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, there are no Liens for Taxes upon the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than those described in clause (i) of the definition of Permitted Liens.

(f) The Company is classified as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, and the Company has never been classified as other than a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(g) Except as had not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated or engaged in any transaction that constitutes a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

Section 3.19. Employee Benefits.

(a) Company Stock Plans. The Company has made available to the Investor a true and complete copy of all Company Stock Plans.

(b) Absence of Certain Plans. Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company has maintained, sponsored or participated in, or contributed to, in the six year period preceding the date hereof or otherwise has any liability or obligation with respect to: (i) a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA); (ii) a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in Section 4063 or Section 4064 of ERISA) or as described in Section 413(c) of the Code; or (iii) a plan covered by Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA.

(c) Compliance. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Employee Plan has been maintained, funded, operated and administered in accordance with its terms and with all applicable Law and any applicable regulatory guidance issued by any Governmental Authority. Each Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (i) has received a favorable determination letter issued by the IRS regarding such qualified status or is maintained pursuant to a prototype or volume submitter document approved by the IRS and is entitled to rely on a favorable opinion letter issued by the IRS with respect to such prototype or volume submitter document, and (ii) no events have occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Employee Plan that cannot be corrected without liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred or could reasonably be expected to incur any penalty or Tax (whether or not assessed) under Sections 4980B, 4980D or 4980H of the Code.

(d) Contributions. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, all contributions, premiums, reimbursements or other payments that are due and owing to or in respect of any Employee Plan have been paid. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, all such contributions, premiums, reimbursements or other payments for any period ending on or before the Closing Date that are not yet due have been (or will be prior to the Closing Date) paid or properly accrued (in accordance with GAAP, to the extent applicable).

(e) No Post-Termination Welfare Benefit Plan. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries maintains and has not maintained any Employee Plan that is a welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) that provides, nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries committed to provide, post- termination or retiree life insurance or health benefits to any person, except as may be required by Section 4980B of the Code or any similar Law.

(f) Employee Plan Legal Proceedings. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, there are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened on behalf of, against or in relation to, any Employee Plan, the assets of any trust pursuant to any Employee Plan, or the plan sponsor, plan administrator or any fiduciary or any Employee Plan, with respect to the administration or operation of such plans, other than routine claims for benefits. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, there have been no non-exempt “prohibited transactions” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code), or breaches of duty by a “fiduciary” (as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA) with respect to any Employee Plan involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Person.

(g) Impact of the Transaction on Employee Plans. Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transaction will constitute a “change in control,” “change of control,” or term of similar meaning under any Employee Plan including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Company Stock Plan. Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transaction will (alone or in conjunction with any other event that would not, standing alone, trigger such payment or benefit): (i) entitle any current or former Service Provider to any compensation or benefit; or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or trigger any payment or funding, of any compensation or benefits or trigger any other obligation under any Employee Plan. Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transaction will (I) result in any payment or benefit made by the Company or any Subsidiary to be characterized as an excess parachute payment within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code; or (II) result in any limitation on the right of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets from any Employee Plan or related trust.

(h) Section 409A. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Employee Plan that constitutes in any part a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code has been administered, operated and maintained in operational and documentary compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all IRS guidance promulgated thereunder, to the extent such Section and such guidance have been applicable to such Employee Plan. No Employee Plan, agreement or other arrangement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary is otherwise bound obligates the Company to compensate or reimburse any Person in respect of Taxes pursuant to Section 409A or 4999 of the Code.

(i) Foreign Benefit Plans. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each Employee Plan that is subject to the Laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States (a “Foreign Benefit Plan”): (i) each Foreign Benefit Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable Governmental Authorities, (ii) each Foreign Benefit Plan intended to receive favorable tax treatment under applicable tax Laws, to the extent applicable, has been qualified or similarly determined by applicable Governmental Authorities to satisfy the requirements of such Laws, and (iii) no Foreign Benefit Plan is a defined benefit or similar type of plan or arrangement. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, no Foreign Benefit Plan has any unfunded liabilities, nor are any unfunded liabilities reasonably expected to arise in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 3.20. Labor Matters.

(a) Union Activities. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreements, labor union contracts or trade union agreements (each, a “Collective Bargaining Agreement”). To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no activities or proceedings of any labor or trade union to organize any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries are represented by any labor union, works council, or other labor organization with respect to their employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries. No Collective Bargaining Agreement is being negotiated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement and no labor union, works council, other labor organization, or group of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries has made a demand for recognition or certification. There is no strike, lockout, slowdown, work stoppage, or other material labor dispute against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b) Employment Law. Except for such noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with applicable Laws with respect to employment and labor practices (including applicable Laws regarding wage and hour requirements, immigration status, discrimination in employment, employee health and safety, collective bargaining, terms and conditions of employment, classification of independent contractors and exempt and non-exempt employees, harassment, retaliation, whistleblowing, disability rights or benefits, equal opportunity, plant closures and layoffs (including WARN Act), employee trainings and notices, workers’ compensation, labor relations, employee leave issues, COVID-19, affirmative action and unemployment insurance).

(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, no current employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries with annualized base salary from the Company at or above $250,000 is in violation of any term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, common law nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty, noncompetition agreement, nonsolicitation agreement, restrictive covenant or other obligation: (i) owed to the Company or its Subsidiaries; or (ii) owed to any third party with respect to such Person’s right to be employed or engaged by the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(d) Since at least January 1, 2019, the Company and its Subsidiaries have reasonably investigated all material sexual harassment, or other material discrimination, or retaliation allegations of which their human resources representatives or any officers or directors have been made aware. With respect to each such allegation with potential merit, the Company or its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable corrective action, when so required, that is reasonably calculated to prevent further improper action.

Section 3.21. Compliance with Laws.

(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Laws that are applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries or to the conduct of the business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, except for such noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, as of the date of this Agreement: (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have all Governmental Authorizations necessary for the ownership and operation of its business as presently conducted, and each such Governmental Authorization is in full force and effect; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and since January 1, 2019 have been, in compliance with the terms of all Governmental Authorizations necessary for the ownership and operation of its businesses; and (iii) since January 1, 2019 to the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice from any Governmental Authority alleging any conflict with or breach of any such Governmental Authorization.

Section 3.22. Anti-Corruption; International Trade.

(a) Since January 1, 2019, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors, officers, or employees has, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, have any of their other respective Representatives, violated any Anti-Corruption Laws, nor has the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any of their respective directors, officers, or employees nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, including cash, checks, wire transfers, tangible and intangible gifts, favors, services, or those entertainment and travel expenses, to any Government Official or to any Person for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of a Government Official in their official capacity, securing any improper advantage, or assisting the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in obtaining or retaining business, in violation of any Anti- Corruption Laws.

(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries are currently in compliance with, and at all times since January 1, 2019 have been in compliance with, all applicable Sanctions Laws, and there are not now, nor have there been since January 1, 2019, any formal or informal proceedings, allegations, investigations, or inquiries pending, expected or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any officer or director of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries, concerning violations or potential violations of, or conduct potentially sanctionable under, any Sanctions Law. The Company and its Subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with all applicable Sanctions Laws.

(c) Neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or Representatives, is a Sanctioned Person.

(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has or in the past three years has had, directly or indirectly, any transactions with or investments in any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Country that would be prohibited for any Person bound by the relevant Sanctions Laws or could result in the imposition of sanctions under any Sanctions Laws.

(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation, plan, or commitment to engage in or complete any transaction with or investment in any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Country in the future that would be prohibited for any person bound by the relevant Sanctions Laws or could result in the imposition of sanctions under any Sanctions Laws.

Section 3.23. Legal Proceedings; Orders.

(a) No Legal Proceedings. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, there are no current, and in the past three years there have not been any, Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or relating to the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor have the Company or any of its Subsidiaries made any voluntary or involuntary disclosures of non-compliance with applicable Law to any Governmental Authority.

(b) No Orders. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (nor any of its or their respective properties) is subject to any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority.

Section 3.24. Insurance. As of the date of this Agreement, except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have all policies of insurance covering the Company and its Subsidiaries and any of their respective employees, properties or assets, including policies of property, fire, workers’ compensation, products liability, directors’ and officers’ liability and other casualty and liability insurance, that is customarily carried by Persons conducting business similar to that of the Company and its Subsidiaries. As of the date of this Agreement, all such insurance policies are in full force and effect, no notice of cancellation has been received and there is no existing default or event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default by any insured thereunder, except for such cancellations and defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.25. Related Party Transactions. There are no Contracts, transactions, arrangements or understandings between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Affiliate of the Company (including any director or executive officer) thereof, but not including any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, on the other hand, that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC in the Company’s Form 10-K or proxy statement pertaining to an annual meeting of stockholders that have not been disclosed in the Company SEC Reports.

Section 3.26. Brokers. Except for ICR Capital LLC, there is no financial advisor, investment banker, broker, finder or agent that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who is entitled to any financial advisor’s, investment banking, brokerage, finder’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transaction or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. The Company has made available to the Investor the engagement letter of ICR Capital LLC.

Section 3.27. Investment Company Status. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, and immediately after the Closing hereunder, none of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be, required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 3.28. Ability to Pay Dividends. Except for the limitations imposed by the DGCL, including Section 170 thereof, the Company is not party to any Contract, and is not subject to any provision in the Charter or resolutions of the Company Board that, in each case, by its terms prohibits or prevents the Company from paying dividends in the form and the amounts contemplated by the Series A Certificate of Designations.

Section 3.29. Voting Support Agreements. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company has delivered to the Investor true, complete and correct copy of voting support agreements (the “Voting Support Agreements”), each executed concurrently herewith by the Company and the relevant Supporting Stockholder party thereto, pursuant to which the Supporting Stockholders have agreed, among other things, to vote all Company Common Stock beneficially owned by them as of the record date for the Company Stockholder Meeting in favor of any matters necessary or reasonably requested by the Company for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of the Voting Support Agreements is in full force and effect as of the date of this Agreement and is and shall remain a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the relevant Supporting Stockholder party thereto for so long as it is in full force and effect. None of the Voting Support Agreements has been or will be amended or modified, except as permitted thereunder.

Section 3.30. Exclusivity of Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 4 and such representations and warranties set forth in the other Transaction Documents or any certificates delivered to the Company pursuant thereto, the Company hereby acknowledges that neither the Investor or its Affiliates, nor any other Person, has made or is making (and the Company is not relying on) any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Investor or any of its Affiliates or their respective businesses, operations, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to any information provided or made available to the Company or any of its Representatives or any information developed by the Company or any of its Representatives. The Company, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, expressly waives any such claim relating to the foregoing matters, except with respect to fraud.

Article 4
Representations and Warranties of the Investor

The Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

Section 4.01. Organization; Good Standing. The Investor is duly organized and validly existing pursuant to the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Investor has the requisite power and authority to conduct its business as it is presently being conducted and to own, lease or operate its material properties, rights and assets, except where the failure to have such power or authority, individually or in the aggregate, would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Transaction or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the ability of the Investor to fully perform its covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement. The Investor is not in violation of its Organizational Documents.

Section 4.02. Corporate Power; Enforceability. The Investor has the requisite corporate power and authority to: (a) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other applicable Transaction Documents; (b) perform its covenants and obligations hereunder and thereunder; and (c) consummate the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other applicable Transaction Documents. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other applicable Transaction Documents by the Investor, the performance by the Investor of its covenants and obligations hereunder and the consummation of the Transaction and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other applicable Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Investor and no additional action on the part of the Investor is necessary. This Agreement and each other applicable Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Investor and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability (i) may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally; and (ii) is subject to general principles of equity.

Section 4.03. Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Investor, the performance by the Investor of its covenants and obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other applicable Transaction Documents do not: (a) violate or conflict with any provision of the Organizational Documents of the Investor; (b) violate, conflict with, result in the breach of, constitute a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) pursuant to, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration pursuant to any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Investor is a party or by which the Investor or any of its properties or assets may be bound; (c) assuming the consents, approvals and authorizations referred to in Section 4.04 have been obtained, violate or conflict with any Law or order applicable to the Investor or by which any of its properties or assets are bound; or (d) result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the properties or assets of the Investor, except in the case of each of clauses (b), (c) and (d) for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or Liens that would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Transaction or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the ability of the Investor to fully perform its covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 4.04. Requisite Governmental Approvals. No Governmental Authorization is required on the part of the Investor in connection with: (a) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Investor; (b) the performance by the Investor of its covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement; or (c) the consummation of the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except (i) such filings and approvals as may be required by any federal or state securities Laws, including compliance with any applicable requirements of the Exchange Act; and (ii) such other Governmental Authorizations the failure of which to obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Transaction or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the ability of the Investor to fully perform its covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement. The Investor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and is able to bear the risk of its investment in the Purchased Shares. Since February 10, 2022, none of the Investor or its Affiliates has engaged in any hedge, swap, short sale or derivative transactions involving the Company Common Stock or any other agreement or arrangement that transfers to any third party, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any ownership of, or any interests in, any shares of Company Common Stock.

Section 4.05. Brokers. There is no financial advisor, investment banker, broker, finder, agent or other Person that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Investor or any of its Affiliates that will be entitled to any financial advisor’s, investment banking, brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transaction.

Section 4.06. Sufficient Funds. The Investor will have at the Closing sufficient funds to enable the Investor to pay in full at the Closing the entire amount of the Purchase Price payable by the Investor hereunder in immediately available cash funds.

Section 4.07. Unregistered Securities.

(a) Investor Status; Sophisticated Purchaser; Diligence. The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of the Purchased Shares. The Investor has conducted its own independent review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries and acknowledges that the Investor has been provided with sufficient access for such purposes.

(b) Legends. The Investor understands that any certificate or book-entry position evidencing (i) Purchased Shares will bear the restrictive legend set forth in the Series A Certificate of Designations and (ii) Underlying Shares will bear a restrictive legend similar to the legend born by the Purchased Shares.

(c) Purchase Representations. The Investor is purchasing the Purchased Shares (and Underlying Shares) for its own account, the account of its Affiliates, or the accounts of clients for whom the Investor exercises discretionary investment authority (all of whom the Investor hereby represents and warrants are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act), not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to distribution in violation of any securities Laws. The Investor has been advised and understands that the Purchased Shares (and Underlying Shares) have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act (or if eligible, pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act). The Investor has been advised and understands that the Company, in issuing the Purchased Shares (and Underlying Shares), is relying upon, among other things, the representations and warranties of the Investor contained in this Article 4 in concluding that such issuance is a “private offering” and is exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act. Neither the Investor nor any of its Affiliates is acting in concert, and neither the Investor nor any of its Affiliates has any agreement or understanding, with any Person that is not an Affiliate of the Investor, and is not otherwise a member of a “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), with respect to the Company or its securities, in each case, other than in connection with the Transaction.

(d) Reliance by the Company. The Investor understands that the Purchased Shares are being offered and sold in reliance on a transactional exemption from the registration requirements of federal and state securities Laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Investor set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of the Investor to acquire the Purchased Shares (and Underlying Shares).

Section 4.08. Exclusivity of Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 3 and such representations and warranties set forth in the other Transaction Documents, the Investor hereby acknowledges that neither the Company nor its Affiliates, nor any other Person, has made or is making (and the Investor is not relying on) any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any of its Affiliates or their respective businesses, operations, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to any information provided or made available to the Investor or any of its Representatives or any information developed by the Investor or any of its Representatives. The Investor, on behalf of itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, expressly waives any such claim relating to the foregoing matters, except with respect to fraud.

Article 5
Interim Operations of the Company

Section 5.01. Affirmative Obligations. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law or Data Security Requirements, or as approved in advance in writing by the Investor (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the period from the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 9 and the Closing, the Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business and use reasonable best efforts to preserve intact in all material respects its current business organization, ongoing businesses and significant relationships with third parties.

Section 5.02. Forbearance Covenants. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law, or as approved in advance in writing by the Investor (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the period from the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 9 and the Closing, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

(a) take any action set forth in Section 2.05 (Investor Consent) of the form of the Investor Rights Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B;

(b) (i) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of any Company Securities or Subsidiary Securities, other than (x) the issuance of capital stock or other equity interests pursuant to any Company Stock Plan or as permitted under the terms of the Warrants or (y) the issuance of any Subsidiary Securities to the Company or any other Subsidiary or (ii) amend any term of any Company Security or any Subsidiary Security (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation, combination, division, reclassification or otherwise);

(c) take any action that would cause the Company to fail to satisfy, or omit to take any action necessary to prevent the Company from satisfying, the conditions of Section 7.02(a); or

(d) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.

Section 5.03. Exclusivity; Company Board Recommendation Change.

(a) Subject to Section 5.03(b), from the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 9 and the Closing Date, without the Investor’s consent, the Company shall not, and shall procure that its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors or representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) do not and will not, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage any Acquisition Transaction or enter into, or (ii) undertake to enter into, any Contract for an Acquisition Transaction, or any Contract requiring the Company to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the issuance of the Purchased Shares or the Transaction. From and after the execution of this Agreement and through the earlier to occur of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives shall (A) promptly advise the Investor in writing of the receipt of any Acquisition Proposal (including the specific terms thereof and the identity of the other individual or entity or individuals or entities involved), (B) promptly furnish to the Investor a copy of any such Acquisition Proposal in addition to a copy of any information provided to or by any third party relating thereto and (C) keep the Investor reasonably informed, on a prompt basis, of the status and terms of any such Acquisition Proposal. Any breach of the terms of this Section 5.03 by any Affiliate or Representative of the Company (as if it were a party hereto) shall be deemed a breach by the Company.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.03(a), if the Company receives an Acquisition Proposal that was not received in violation of Section 5.03(a) and the Company Board determines that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal, then (i) the Company may respond to, engage in discussions with and provide information regarding the Company to, the person making such proposal and (ii) at any time prior to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the Company Board may effect a Company Board Recommendation Change with respect to such Acquisition Proposal if the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and its financial advisor) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make such Company Board Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law; provided, that the Company Board shall not effect a Company Board Recommendation Change unless (A) the Company shall have notified the Investor, in writing and at least five (5) Business Days prior to effecting a Company Board Recommendation Change, of its intention to take such action and (B) the Company shall have negotiated with the Investor in good faith (to the extent requested by the Investor) regarding any modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by the Investor in writing during such five (5) Business Day period following delivery by the Company of such notification, and (iii) if the Investor shall have delivered to the Company a written, binding and irrevocable offer to alter the terms or conditions of this Agreement during such five (5) Business Day period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and its financial advisor), after considering the terms of such offer by the Investor, that such Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make such Company Board Recommendation Change would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 5.03(a), upon the occurrence of an Intervening Event, the Company Board may effect a Company Board Recommendation Change if the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure to do so would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law; provided, that, the Company Board shall not effect such a Company Board Recommendation Change unless: (i) the Company shall have notified the Investor, in writing and at least five (5) Business Days prior to effecting a Company Board Recommendation Change, of its intention to take such action, (ii) the Company shall have negotiated with the Investor in good faith (to the extent requested by the Investor) regarding any modifications to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by the Investor in writing during such five (5) Business Day period following delivery by the Company of such notification, and (iii) if the Investor shall have delivered to the Company a written, binding and irrevocable offer to alter the terms or conditions of this Agreement during such five (5) Business Day period, the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and its financial advisor), after considering the terms of such offer by the Investor, that the failure to make a Company Board Recommendation Change in response to such Intervening Event would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable Law.

Section 5.04. No Control of the Other Party’s Business. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the restrictions set forth in this Agreement are not intended to give the Investor, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the business or operations of the other at any time prior to the Closing. Prior to the Closing Date, the Investor and the Company will exercise, consistent with the terms, conditions and restrictions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over their own business and operations.

Article 6
Additional Covenants

Section 6.01. Required Action and Forbearance; Efforts.

(a) Reasonable Best Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Investor will (and will cause its Affiliates to, if applicable), on the one hand, and the Company will, on the other hand, use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) take (or cause to be taken) all actions, (ii) do (or cause to be done) all things, and (iii) assist and cooperate with the other Party in doing (or causing to be done) all things, in each case as are necessary, proper or advisable pursuant to applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective, as promptly as practicable, the Transaction, including by using reasonable best efforts to:

(A) cause the conditions to the Transaction set forth in Article 7 to be satisfied;

(B) (1) obtain all consents, waivers, approvals, orders and authorizations from Governmental Authorities; and (2) make all registrations, declarations and filings with Governmental Authorities, in each case that are necessary or advisable to consummate the Transaction;

(C) obtain all consents, waivers and approvals and delivering all notifications from or to any third parties in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the Transaction that are necessary or advisable to consummate the Transaction; and

(D) execute and deliver any Contracts and other instruments that are reasonably necessary to consummate the Transaction.

(b) No Consent Fee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 6.01 or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to agree to: (i) the payment of a consent fee, “profit sharing” payment or other consideration (including increased or accelerated payments); (ii) the provision of additional security (including a guaranty); or (iii) material conditions or obligations, including amendments to existing conditions and obligations, in each case, in connection with the Transaction, including in connection with obtaining any consent pursuant to any Material Contract.

(c) Section 6.01(a) shall not apply to filings under Antitrust Laws, which shall be governed by the obligations set forth in Section 6.02 below.

Section 6.02. Regulatory Filings.

(a) Filing Under Antitrust Laws. The Investor and the Company will (i) cooperate and coordinate with the other in determining whether any filings are required by applicable Antitrust Laws in connection with the Transaction; (ii) cooperate and coordinate (and cause its respective Affiliates to cooperate and coordinate) with the other in the making of any required filings with any Governmental Authority (if any) as are required by applicable Antitrust Laws in connection with the Transaction; (iii) supply the other (or cause the other to be supplied) with any information that may be required in order to make such filings; (iv) supply (or cause to be supplied) any additional information that reasonably may be required or requested by the Governmental Authorities of any applicable jurisdiction in which any such filing is made; and (v) use reasonable best efforts to take all action necessary, proper or advisable to (A) cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods pursuant to any Antitrust Laws (to the extent applicable to this Agreement or the Transaction); and (B) obtain any required consents pursuant to any Antitrust Laws (to the extent applicable to this Agreement or the Transaction), in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable. The Investor (and its Affiliates, if applicable), on the one hand, and the Company (and its Affiliates), on the other hand, will promptly inform the other of any material communication from any Governmental Authority regarding the Transaction in connection with such filings. If either Party or Affiliate thereof receives any comments or a request for additional information or documentary material from any Governmental Authority with respect to the Transaction pursuant to any Antitrust Laws applicable to the Transaction, then such Party will make (or cause to be made), as promptly as practicable and after consultation with the other Party, an appropriate response to such request; provided that neither Party may extend any waiting period or enter into any agreement or understanding with any Governmental Authority without the permission of the other Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(b) Cooperation. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Company and the Investor shall (and shall cause their respective controlling Persons, controlled Affiliates and Subsidiaries, respectively, to), subject to any restrictions under applicable Laws: (i) promptly notify the other Party of, and, if in writing, furnish the other with copies of (or, in the case of oral communications, advise the others of the contents of) any material communication received by such Person from a Governmental Authority in connection with the Transaction and permit the other Party to review and discuss in advance (and to consider in good faith any comments made by the other Party in relation to) any proposed draft notifications, formal notifications, filing, submission or other written communication (and any analyses, memoranda, white papers, presentations, correspondence or other documents submitted therewith) made in connection with the Transaction to a Governmental Authority; (ii) keep the other Party informed with respect to the status of any such submissions and filings to any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transaction and any developments, meetings or discussions with any Governmental Authority in respect thereof, including with respect to (A) the receipt of any non-action, action, clearance, consent, approval or waiver, (B) the expiration of any waiting period, (C) the commencement or proposed or threatened commencement of any investigation, litigation or administrative or judicial action or proceeding under applicable Laws, including any proceeding initiated by a private party, and (D) the nature and status of any objections raised or proposed or threatened to be raised by any Governmental Authority with respect to the Transaction; and (iii) not independently participate in any meeting, hearing, proceeding or discussions (whether in person, by telephone or otherwise) with or before any Governmental Authority in respect of the Transaction without giving the other Party reasonable prior notice of such meeting or discussions and, unless prohibited by such Governmental Authority, the opportunity to attend or participate. Subject to restrictions under applicable Law, the Investor will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, extend or offer or agree to extend any waiting period under any Antitrust Laws, or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. However, the Company and the Investor may each designate any non-public information provided to any Governmental Authority as restricted to “outside counsel” only and any such information shall not be shared with employees, officers or directors or their equivalents of the other Party without approval of the Party providing the non-public information; provided, however, that each of the Company and the Investor may redact any valuation and related information before sharing any information provided to any Governmental Authority with the other Party on an “outside counsel” only basis, and that the Company and the Investor shall not in any event be required to share information that benefits from legal privilege with the other Party, even on an “outside counsel” only basis, where this would cause such information to cease to benefit from legal privilege.

(c) Limitations on Action. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.02, nothing in this Section 6.02 or this Agreement shall require or obligate the Investor to agree, propose, commit to, or effect, or otherwise be required, by consent decree, hold separate, or otherwise, any sale, divestiture, hold separate, or any other action otherwise limiting the freedom of action in any respect with respect to any businesses, products, rights, services, licenses, assets, or interest therein, of Investor or any Affiliate.

Section 6.03. Proxy Statement.

(a) Proxy Statement. As promptly as practical following the date hereof, the Company (with the assistance and cooperation of the Investor as reasonably requested by the Company) will prepare and, as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement (as amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”) relating to the Company Stockholder Meeting. Subject to Section 5.03, the Company shall include the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement. Prior to the filing of the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or any dissemination thereof to the Company Stockholders, or responding to any comments from the SEC with respect thereto, the Company shall provide the Investor and its counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review and to comment on such document or response, which comments, if any, the Company shall consider in good faith. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the Company or the Investor for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement, at the date it or any amendment or supplement is mailed to the Company Stockholders and at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting, will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.

(b) Furnishing Information. The Company, on the one hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, will furnish all information concerning it and its Affiliates, if applicable, as the other Party may reasonably request in connection with the preparation and filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement. If at any time prior to the Company Stockholder Meeting any information relating to the Company, the Investor or any of their respective Affiliates should be discovered by the Company, on the one hand, or the Investor, on the other hand, that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that such filing would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, then the Party that discovers such information will promptly notify the other, and an appropriate amendment or supplement to such filing describing such information will be promptly prepared and filed with the SEC by the appropriate Party and, to the extent required by applicable law or the SEC or its staff, disseminated to the Company Stockholders.

(c) Consultation Prior to Certain Communications. The Company and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Investor and its Affiliates, on the other hand, shall not communicate in writing with the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement without first providing the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such written communication, and each Party will give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the other Party or its counsel.

(d) Notices. The Company, on the one hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, will advise the other, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of any receipt of a request by the SEC or its staff for: (i) any amendment or revisions to the Proxy Statement; (ii) any receipt of comments from the SEC or its staff on the Proxy Statement; or (iii) any receipt of a request by the SEC or its staff for additional information in connection therewith.

(e) Dissemination of Proxy Statement. Subject to applicable Law, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be disseminated to the Company Stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the SEC and confirmation from the SEC that it will not review, or that it has completed its review of, the Proxy Statement.

Section 6.04. Company Stockholder Meeting.

(a) Call of Company Stockholder Meeting. Within ten (10) calendar days after the date of this Agreement (and thereafter as reasonably determined by the Company in consultation with the Investor), the Company shall conduct a “broker search” in accordance with Rule 14a-13 of the Exchange Act for a record date for the Company Stockholder Meeting that is twenty (20) U.S. Business Days after the date of such “broker search.” Following the clearance of the Proxy Statement by the SEC, the Company shall duly call and hold a meeting of its stockholders (the “Company Stockholder Meeting”) as promptly as reasonably practicable (taking into account the time necessary to solicit proxies for the approval of the Transaction) following the mailing of the Proxy Statement to the Company Stockholders, which mailing will be initiated as promptly as practicable following the confirmation from the SEC that it will not review, or that it has completed its review of, the Proxy Statement, for the purpose of obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approvals. Subject to Section 5.03, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approvals.

(b) Adjournment of Company Stockholder Meeting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing will prevent the Company from postponing or adjourning the Company Stockholder Meeting (provided that the Company shall have consulted the Investor prior to such postponement or adjournment): (i) to allow additional solicitation of votes in order to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approvals; (ii) if there are holders of an insufficient number of shares of the Company Common Stock present or represented by proxy at the Company Stockholder Meeting to constitute a quorum at the Company Stockholder Meeting; (iii) if the Company is required to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting by applicable Law or receives a request from the SEC or its staff; or (iv) if the Company Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof, has determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that it is necessary under applicable Law to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting in order to give the Company Stockholders sufficient time to evaluate any information or disclosure that the Company has sent to the Company Stockholders or otherwise made available to the Company Stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Investor, postpone the Company Stockholder Meeting for more than twenty (20) U.S. Business Days in the aggregate, and (B) the Company shall, at the request of the Investor, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting to a date specified by the Investor and the Company (taking into account the time necessary to solicit proxies) if a quorum is absent at the Company Stockholder Meeting or if the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Company Common Stock to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approvals.

(c) Stockholder Vote. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company agrees that its obligations pursuant to this Section 6.04 (including its obligations to hold the Company Stockholder Meeting) shall not be affected by the making of a Company Board Recommendation Change.

Section 6.05. Anti-Takeover Laws. The Company and the Investor will: (a) take all actions within their power to ensure that no “control share acquisition,” “fair price,” “moratorium,” “business combination” or other state anti-takeover Law (including Section 203 of the DGCL), statute or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to the Transaction or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the conversion of the Purchased Shares by the Investor or its Affiliates into the Company Common Stock); and (b) if any “control share acquisition,” “fair price,” “moratorium,” “business combination” or other state anti-takeover Law (including Section 203 of the DGCL), statute or similar statute or regulation becomes applicable to the Transaction or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, take all actions within their power to ensure that the Transaction or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the conversion of the Purchased Shares by the Investor or its Affiliates into the Company Common Stock) may be consummated as promptly as reasonably practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on the Transaction or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the conversion of the Purchased Shares by the Investor or its Affiliates into the Company Common Stock).

Section 6.06. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds of the Purchase Price paid by the Investor first, to contribute such proceeds to Cepton Technologies and to cause Cepton Technologies to pay any amounts outstanding under the Investor Loan Agreement and second, for the continued development of the Company’s Lidar technology and general corporate purposes.

Section 6.07. Access. At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 9 and the Closing, the Company will afford the Investor reasonable access, consistent with applicable Law, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice provided in writing to Xx. Xxxx Xx, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or another Person designated in writing by the Company, to the properties, books and records and personnel of the Company, except that the Company may restrict or otherwise prohibit access to any documents or information to the extent that: (a) any applicable Law or Contract requires the Company to restrict or otherwise prohibit access to such documents or information; (b) access to such documents or information would give rise to a material risk of waiving any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other privilege applicable to such documents or information; (c) (subject to the Company’s obligations under Section 5.03) such disclosure relates to interactions with other prospective buyers or transaction partners of the Company or the negotiation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, or information relating to the analysis, valuation or consideration of the Transaction or the transactions contemplated hereby; (d) access to a Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound would violate or cause a default pursuant to, or give a third Person the right to terminate or accelerate the rights pursuant to, such Contract; (e) access would result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third Persons; or (f) such documents or information are reasonably pertinent to any adverse Legal Proceeding between the Company and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Investor and its Affiliates, on the other hand; provided that the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to provide such documents or information in a manner that does not violate or cause a default pursuant to, or give a third Person the right to terminate or accelerate the rights pursuant to, any Contract or cause such documents or information to cease to benefit from legal privilege, including by redacting or obtaining consent in connection therewith. Nothing in this Section 6.07 will be construed to require the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives to prepare any reports, analyses, appraisals or opinions. Any investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 6.07 will be conducted in a manner that (i) does not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or otherwise result in any significant interference with the prompt and timely discharge by officers, employees and other authorized Representatives of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of their normal duties or (ii) create a risk of damage or destruction to any property or assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries. The terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement will apply to any information obtained by the Investor or any of its Representatives in connection with any investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 6.07. All requests for access pursuant to this Section 6.07 must be directed to Xx. Xxxx Xx, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or another person designated in writing by the Company.

Section 6.08. Notification of Certain Matters. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 9 and the end of the survival period set forth in Section 8.01 of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (other than the Company Fundamental Representations and the Investor Fundamental Representations) and the covenants made in this Agreement that are required to be performed prior to the Closing Date, the Company will give prompt notice to the Investor upon the discovery by any of the Knowledge Persons and the Investor will give prompt notice to the Company upon discovery by it: (i) that any representation or warranty made by it in this Agreement has become untrue or inaccurate in any material respect as of the date it was made; (ii) of any failure by it to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it pursuant to this Agreement in any material respect; (iii) (with respect to the Company) of any failure of the conditions to the obligations of the Investor set forth in Section 7.02(a), Section 7.02(b) or Section 7.02(c) or (iv) (with respect to the Investor) Section 7.03(a) or Section 7.03(b), to be satisfied at the Closing or the satisfaction of which to be materially delayed, except that no such notification will modify any representation, warranty or covenant of the Company or the Investor, as applicable, set forth in this Agreement or the conditions to the obligations of the Investor or the Company, as applicable, to consummate the Transaction or the remedies available to the Parties under this Agreement.

Section 6.09. Public Statements and Disclosure. The initial press releases with respect to the execution of this Agreement shall be made by each Party, which shall be coordinated with and approved in writing by the other Party prior to the release thereof. Following such initial press releases, the Company and the Investor shall consult with each other before issuing, and give each other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or other public statements with respect to the Transaction and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation, except as such Party may reasonably conclude may be required by applicable Law, court process or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange or national securities quotation system (and then only after as much advance notice and consultation as is feasible); provided, however, that the Company or the Investor shall not be obligated to engage in such consultation with respect to communications that are (a) principally directed to employees, suppliers, customers, partners or vendors or (b) not materially inconsistent with public statements previously made in accordance with this Section 6.09; provided, further, however, that the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.09 shall not apply to any release or public statement in connection with any dispute between the Parties regarding this Agreement or the Transaction.

Section 6.10. Listing of Shares. Prior to the Closing and subject to the stockholder approval rules of the NASDAQ, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain approval for listing, subject to notice of issuance, of the Underlying Shares on the NASDAQ.

Section 6.11. Directors. The Company shall take all necessary action so that immediately after the Closing, such person as may be designated by the Investor and notified to the Company prior to the Closing (the “Incoming Investor Director”) is appointed as Director. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(a) The Company confirms that, prior to the mailing of the Proxy Statement, the Company Board will receive from a Director of the Company to be mutually agreed upon among the Company, the Investor and such Director (the “Resigning Director”) a conditional resignation letter, pursuant to which such Director will resign their office as Director, effective as of the Closing Date and conditional upon the occurrence of the Closing (the “Director Resignation Letter”);

(b) The Company shall, by a resolution duly adopted by the Company Board, take all necessary action so that, immediately upon the effectiveness of the resignation of the Resigning Director on the Closing Date, the vacancy created by such resignation shall be filled by the Incoming Investor Director to serve as Director until the expiration of the remaining term of the Resigning Director prior to his resignation, in each case in accordance with Section 5(E) of the Charter and Section 3.5 of the Bylaws; and

Section 6.12. Payoff of Trinity Capital Loan Agreement. The Company shall, at or prior to the funding of the term loan under the Investor Loan Agreement, cause any outstanding amounts owing by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the Trinity Capital Loan Agreement to be repaid in full and shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Investor a duly executed payoff letter evidencing the payoff of all outstanding balances under, and the release of any liens, security interests and encumbrances in respect of, the Trinity Capital Loan Agreement in accordance with its terms.

Section 6.13. Voting of Investor Shares. The Investor shall, and shall cause its controlled Affiliates to, vote all shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Investor and its controlled Affiliates as of the record date for the Company Stockholder Meeting in favor of any matters necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Article 7
Conditions to the Transaction

Section 7.01. Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations to Effect the Transaction. The respective obligations of the Parties to consummate the Transaction are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible pursuant to applicable Law) prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions:

(a) Requisite Stockholder Approvals. The Company’s receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approvals at the Company Stockholder Meeting.

(b) No Prohibitive Laws or Injunctions. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other judgment or order or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Transaction, in each case, issued by a court or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction will be in effect, and no Law will have been enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Transaction by a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, that in each case prohibits, makes illegal, or enjoins the consummation of the Transaction.

Section 7.02. Conditions to the Obligations of the Investor. The obligations of the Investor to consummate the Transaction will be subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible pursuant to applicable Law) prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived exclusively by the Investor:

(a) Representations and Warranties.

(i) Other than the Company Fundamental Representations and the representation and warranty of the Company set forth in Section 3.12(b), the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement will be true and correct (without giving effect to any materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect qualifications set forth therein) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct as of such earlier date), except for such failures to be true and correct that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; and

(ii) The Company Fundamental Representations will be true and correct in all material respects (without giving effect to any materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect qualifications set forth therein) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct as of such earlier date).

(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company. The Company will have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants, obligations and conditions of this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by it at or prior to the Closing.

(c) Company Material Adverse Effect. No Company Material Adverse Effect will have occurred after the date of this Agreement.

(d) Officer’s Certificate. The Investor will have received a certificate of the Company, validly executed for and on behalf of the Company and in its name by a duly authorized officer thereof, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 7.02(a), Section 7.02(b) and Section 7.02(c) have been satisfied.

(e) Series A Certificate of Designations. The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a copy of the Series A Certificate of Designations that has been filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

(f) Evidence of Issuance. The Company shall have delivered to the Investor evidence of the issuance of the Purchased Shares credited to book-entry accounts maintained by the Company.

(g) Reservation and Approval for Listing of Underlying Shares. The Underlying Shares shall have been reserved by the Company and approved for listing on the NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance.

(h) Investor Rights Agreement. The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a copy of the Investor Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), duly executed by the Company.

(i) Trinity Capital Loan Agreement Payoff Letter. The Company shall have delivered to the Investor, pursuant to Section 6.12, a duly executed payoff letter evidencing the payoff of all outstanding balances under, and the release of any liens, security interests and encumbrances in respect of, the Trinity Capital Loan Agreement in accordance with its terms.

(j) Director Resignation Letter. The Company shall have delivered to the Investor a copy of the Director Resignation Letter, which shall remain in full force and effect (and not withheld or revoked by the Resigning Director) as of the Closing Date.

(k) Default under Investor Loan Agreement. No Event of Default (as defined in the Investor Loan Agreement) will have occurred and is continuing that has not been waived or cured in accordance with the provisions of the Investor Loan Agreement.

Section 7.03. Conditions to the Company’s Obligations to Effect the Transaction. The obligations of the Company to consummate the Transaction are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible pursuant to applicable Law) prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived exclusively by the Company:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Investor set forth in this Agreement will be true and correct on and as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except for: (i) any failure to be so true and correct that would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Transaction or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the ability of the Investor to fully perform its covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement; and (ii) those representations and warranties that expressly speak as of an earlier date, which representations will have been true and correct as of such earlier date, except for any failure to be so true and correct that would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Transaction or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the ability of the Investor to fully perform its covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

(b) Performance of Obligations of the Investor. The Investor will have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants, obligations and conditions of this Agreement required to be performed and complied with by the Investor at or prior to the Closing.

(c) Officer’s Certificate. The Company will have received a certificate of the Investor, validly executed for and on behalf of the Investor and in its name by a duly authorized officer thereof, certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 7.03(a) and Section 7.03(b) have been satisfied.

(d) Investor Rights Agreement. The Investor shall have delivered to the Company a copy of the Investor Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, duly executed by the Investor.

Article 8
Indemnification

Section 8.01. Survival of Provisions. The Company Fundamental Representations and the Investor Fundamental Representations shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement indefinitely and the other representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive for a period of 12 months following the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any claim is brought pursuant to this Article 8 prior to the expiration of any survival period set forth in this Section 8.01, the expiration date of such survival period shall be automatically extended until such claim is fully and finally resolved.

Article 9
Termination, Amendment and Waiver

Section 9.01. Termination. This Agreement may be validly terminated only as follows (it being understood and agreed that this Agreement may not be terminated for any other reason or on any other basis):

(a) Termination by Agreement. At any time prior to the Closing (whether prior to or after the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approvals) by mutual written agreement of the Investor and the Company;

(b) Illegality. By the Investor or the Company, at any time prior to the Closing (whether prior to or after the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approvals) if: (i) any permanent injunction or other judgment or order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Transaction is in effect, or any action has been taken by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, that, in each case, prohibits, makes illegal or enjoins the consummation of the Transaction and has become final and non-appealable; or (ii) any statute, rule, regulation or order has been enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Transaction that permanently prohibits, makes illegal or enjoins the consummation of the Transaction, except that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(b) will not be available to any Party that has breached its obligations to resist appeal, obtain consent pursuant to, resolve or lift, as applicable, such Law;

(c) End Date. By the Investor or the Company, at any time prior to the Closing (whether prior to or after the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approvals) if the Closing has not occurred by 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on March 31, 2023 (the “End Date”); provided that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(c) will not be available to any Party whose action or failure to act (which action or failure to act constitutes a breach by such Party of this Agreement) has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, either (i) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the obligations of the terminating Party to consummate the Transaction set forth in Article 7 prior to the End Date or (ii) the failure of the Closing to have occurred prior to the End Date;

(d) No Requisite Stockholder Approval. By the Investor or the Company, at any time prior to the Closing if the Company fails to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approvals at the Company Stockholder Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) at which a vote on the Transaction is taken, except that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(d) will not be available to (x) any Party whose action or failure to act (which action or failure to act constitutes a breach by such Party of this Agreement) has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, the failure to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approvals at the Company Stockholder Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) or (y) the Investor if the Investor and its controlled Affiliates fail to vote all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them as of the record date for the Company Stockholder Meeting in favor of any matters necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(e) Company Board Recommendation Change. By the Investor, at any time prior to the Closing if the Company Board has effected a Company Board Recommendation Change; provided, that any such termination pursuant to this Section 9.01(e) must occur within five (5) Business Days of the Company Board Recommendation Change.

(f) Termination for Company Breach. By the Investor, if the Company has breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.02(a) or Section 7.02(b), except that if such breach is capable of being cured by the End Date, the Investor will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement prior to the delivery by the Investor to the Company of written notice of such breach, delivered at least thirty (30) days prior to such termination or such shorter period of time as remains prior to the End Date (the shorter of such periods, the “Company Breach Notice Period”) stating the Investor’s intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(f) and the basis for such termination, it being understood that the Investor will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement if (i) such breach has been cured within the Company Breach Notice Period (to the extent capable of being cured) or (ii) the Investor is then in breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in this Agreement which breach would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.03(a) or Section 7.03(b); and

(g) Termination for Investor Breach. By the Company, if the Investor has breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its respective representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.03(a) or Section 7.03(b), except that if such breach is capable of being cured by the End Date, the Company will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(g) prior to the delivery by the Company to the Investor of written notice of such breach, delivered at least thirty (30) days prior to such termination or such shorter period of time as remains prior to the End Date (the shorter of such periods, the “Investor Breach Notice Period”) stating the Company’s intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(g) and the basis for such termination, it being understood that the Company will not be entitled to terminate this Agreement if (i) such breach has been cured within the Investor Breach Notice Period (to the extent capable of being cured) or (ii) the Company is then in breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in this Agreement which breach would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.02(a) or Section 7.02(b).

Section 9.02. Xxxxxx and Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination.

(a) Manner of Termination. The Party terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 (other than pursuant to Section 9.01(a)) must deliver prompt written notice thereof to the other Party specifying the provision of Section 9.01 pursuant to which this Agreement is being terminated and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances forming the basis for such termination pursuant to such provision.

(b) Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided for in Section 9.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become wholly void and of no further force and effect without any liability or obligation on the part of the Company or the Investor, except that the Confidentiality Agreement and this Section 9.02, Section 9.03 and Article 10 will each survive the termination of this Agreement; provided that

(i) if this Agreement is terminated by the Company or by the Investor pursuant to (x) Section 9.01(c) (End Date) and the Company Stockholder Meeting was not held at least six (6) Business Days prior to the End Date or (y) Section 9.01(d) (No Requisite Stockholder Approval) or Section 9.01(e) (Company Board Recommendation Change), then the Company shall pay the amount equal to the Investor Transaction Expenses to the Investor within fifteen (15) Business Days after such termination; provided, that the maximum amount of the Investor Transaction Expense to be reimbursed pursuant to this Section 9.02(b)(i) shall not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate; and

(ii) the Company shall pay the Company Termination Fee to the Investor if this Agreement is terminated by either Party pursuant to Section 9.01 (other than Section 9.01(a) (Termination by Agreement), Section 9.01(b) (Illegality) and Section 9.01(g)) (Termination for Investor Breach)) and prior to the twelve (12) month anniversary of the date hereof, the Company shall have entered into an agreement for an Acquisition Transaction, with such Company Termination Fee to be paid within two (2) Business Days after the consummation of such Acquisition Transaction;

provided further that the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve either Party from any liability for any fraud or intentional breach by such Party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided, further, that the payment obligations of the Company under Section 9.02(b)(i) and Section 9.02(b)(ii) are cumulative.

Section 9.03. Fees and Expenses. Except as set forth in Section 9.02 hereof and Section 17(b) (Transfer Taxes) of the Series A Certificate of Designations, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction will be paid by the Party incurring such fees and expenses whether or not the Transaction is consummated.

Section 9.04. Amendment. Subject to applicable Law and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement may be amended by the Parties at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Investor and the Company (pursuant to authorized action by the Company Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof), except that in the event that the Company has received the Requisite Stockholder Approvals, no amendment may be made to this Agreement that requires the approval of the Company Stockholders pursuant to the NASDAQ rules without such approval.

Section 9.05. Extension; Waiver. At any time and from time to time prior to the Closing, either Party may, to the extent legally allowed and except as otherwise set forth herein: (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Party, as applicable; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto; and (c) subject to the requirements of applicable Law, waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such Party contained herein. Any agreement on the part of either Party to any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by such Party. Any delay in exercising any right pursuant to this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right.

Article 10
General Provisions

Section 10.01. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to a Party shall be in writing (including email transmission, so long as a receipt of such email is requested and received) and shall be given,

(i)

if to the Investor to:

KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
0-0-0 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx-xx, Xxxxx 000-0000
Xxxxx
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Email: [ ]

with copies (which will not constitute notice) to:

Xxxxxxxxx & Asahi
Otemon Tower
0-0-0 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx-xx, Xxxxx 000-0000
Xxxxx
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Email: [ ]

Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
Izumi Garden Tower 33F
0-0-0 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx-xx, Xxxxx 000-0000
Xxxxx
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxx
Email: [ ]

(ii)

if to the Company to:

Cepton, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx

Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America
Attn: Xxxx Xx, Chief Financial Officer
Email: [ ]

with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

O’Melveny & Xxxxx LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111
United States of America
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxx; Xxxx Xxxxxx
Email: [ ]

or to such other address or email address as such Party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other Party. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

Section 10.02. Assignment. No Party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder, by operation of Law or otherwise, without the prior written approval of the other Party, except that the Investor will have the right to assign all or any portion of its rights and obligations pursuant to this Agreement from and after the Closing to any of its Affiliates or in connection with a merger or consolidation involving the Investor or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Investor, it being understood that, such assignment (a) will not relieve the Investor of any of its obligations under this Agreement or (b) impede or delay the consummation of the Transaction. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No assignment by either Party will relieve such Party of any of its obligations hereunder. Any purported assignment of this Agreement without the consent required by this Section 10.02 is null and void.

Section 10.03. Confidentiality. The Company and the Investor hereby acknowledge that the Company and the Investor have previously executed the Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2017 (as amended by the Extension to Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2020, the “Confidentiality Agreement”), which will continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Each of the (i) Investor and its Representatives, on the one hand, and (ii) the Company and its Representatives, on the other hand, will hold and treat all documents and information concerning the other Party furnished or made available to it or its Representatives in connection with the Transaction in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement.

Section 10.04. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements between the Parties as contemplated by or referred to herein, including the Confidentiality Agreement, constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement will: (a) not be superseded; (b) survive any termination of this Agreement; (c) and continue in full force and effect until the earlier to occur of the Closing and the date on which the Confidentiality Agreement expires in accordance with its terms or is validly terminated by the parties thereto.

Section 10.05. Third Party Beneficiaries. Unless expressly set forth herein, this Agreement is not intended to and shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the Parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns and any Indemnified Party hereunder.

Section 10.06. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the Parties. Upon such a determination, the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision will be interpreted to be only so broad as it is enforceable.

Section 10.07. Remedies.

(a) Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a Party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby or by Law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, although the Company may pursue both a grant of specific performance and monetary damages, under no circumstances will the Company be permitted or entitled to receive both a grant of specific performance that results in the occurrence of the Closing and monetary damages (including any monetary damages in lieu of specific performance). Except as set forth in the foregoing sentence, the Parties agree that (i) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 10.07 a Party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a Party under this Agreement and (ii) nothing set forth in this Section 10.07 shall require any Party hereto to institute any legal action or claim for (or limit any Party’s right to institute any legal action or claim for) injunctive relief or specific performance under this Section 10.07 prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right under Article 9 (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any legal action or claim pursuant to this Section 10.07 or anything set forth in this Section 10.07 restrict or limit any Party’s right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Article 9 or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement or applicable Law that may be available then or thereafter.

(b) Specific Performance.

(i) The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform the provisions of this Agreement (including any Party failing to take such actions as are required of it hereunder in order to consummate this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The Parties acknowledge and agree that: (A) in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any Party of this Agreement, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches (or threatened breaches) of this Agreement in accordance with its specified terms and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof; (B) the provisions of Section 9.03 are not intended to and do not adequately compensate the Company, on the one hand, or the Investor, on the other hand, for the harm that would result from a breach of this Agreement, and will not be construed to diminish or otherwise impair in any respect any Party’s right to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief; and (C) the right of specific enforcement (including, without limitation, specific performance of any Party’s obligations to effect the Closing) is an integral part of the Transaction and without that right, neither the Company nor the Investor would have entered into this Agreement.

(ii) The Parties agree not to raise any objections based on the adequacy of legal remedies or the enforceability of this Section 10.07 to the granting of an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by the Company on the one hand, or the Investor, on the other hand; and the specific performance of the terms and provisions of this Agreement to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants, obligations and agreements of the Investor pursuant to this Agreement. Any Party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement will not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with the injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement or enforcement of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and each Party irrevocably waives any right that it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or other security.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if prior to the End Date any Party initiates a Legal Proceeding against the other Party to enforce specifically the other Party’s obligation to consummate the Transaction if and when required to do so pursuant to Section 2.02, then the End Date will be automatically extended by: (A) the amount of time during which such Legal Proceeding is pending plus five (5) Business Days; or (B) such other time period established by the court presiding over such Legal Proceeding.

Section 10.08. Governing Law. This Agreement and all actions, proceedings or counterclaims (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any transaction contemplated hereby or the actions of the Investor or the Company in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement thereof, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, including its statute of limitations, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of Laws provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

Section 10.09. Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties: (a) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process (whether inside or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts) in any Legal Proceeding relating to the Transaction, for and on behalf of itself or any of its properties or assets, in accordance with Section 10.01 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, and nothing in this Section 10.09 will affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law; (b) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its properties and assets in any Legal Proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, solely if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any other state or federal court within the State of Delaware) (the “Chosen Courts”) in the event of any dispute or controversy relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; (c) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court; (d) agrees that any Legal Proceeding relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts; (e) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts or that such Legal Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and (f) agrees that it will not bring any Legal Proceeding relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the Chosen Courts unless the Chosen Courts issue a final judgment determining that such court lacks jurisdiction. The Investor and the Company agree that a final judgment and any interim relief (whether equitable or otherwise) in any Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts will be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.

Section 10.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING (WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS CONDUCT OR OTHERWISE) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT (a) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (b) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (c) IT MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (d) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.10.

Section 10.11. No Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes of action that maybe based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against the Persons that are expressly identified as parties hereto, including their respective successors and assigns and Persons that become parties hereto after the date hereof. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, no former, current or future equityholders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents or Affiliates of any Party or any former, current or future equityholder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, advisor, agent or Affiliate of any of the foregoing (each, a “Non-Recourse Party”) shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the Parties or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or in respect of any representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith. Without limiting the rights of any Party against the other Party, in no event shall either Party or any of its Affiliates seek to enforce this Agreement against, make any claims for breach of this Agreement against, or seek to recover monetary damages from, any Non-Recourse Party.

Section 10.12. Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by fax or .pdf, .tif, .gif, ..jpg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), will be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No Party may raise the use of an Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of an Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each Party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.

[Signature pages follow]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

CEPTON, INC.

By:	/s/ Xxx Xxx
	Name:	Xxx Xxx
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

By:	/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
	Title:	President and COO

EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SERIES A CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

[See Attached]

Exhibit A

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK,
OF
CEPTON, INC.

Pursuant to Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the “DGCL”), Cepton, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 of the DGCL, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

That, the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 10, 2022 (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), authorizes the issuance of 355,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of 350,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Common Stock”), and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Preferred Stock”).

That, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) is authorized to fix by resolution the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of any series of Preferred Stock, and to fix the number of shares constituting any such series.

That, pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board, on [●], adopted the following resolution designating a new series of Preferred Stock as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.”

RESOLVED, that, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board in accordance with the provisions of Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation and the provisions of Section 151 of the DGCL, a series of Preferred Stock of the Company be, and hereby is, created and authorized, and that the number of shares to be included in such series out of the authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock, and the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the shares of Preferred Stock included in such series, shall be as follows:

Section 1. Designation and Number of Shares. The shares of such series of Preferred Stock shall be designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The number of authorized shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 100,000. That number from time to time may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding) by further resolution duly adopted by the Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof, and by the filing of a certificate pursuant to the provisions of the DGCL stating that such increase or decrease, as applicable, has been so authorized. The Company shall not have the authority to issue fractional shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

Section 2. Ranking. The Series A Preferred Stock will rank, with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company:

(a) on a parity basis with each other class or series of Capital Stock (as defined below) of the Company hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified in accordance with the Consent Provisions and ‎‎Section 13(b), the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks on a parity basis with the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company (such Capital Stock, “Parity Stock”);

(b) junior to each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Company hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified in accordance with the Consent Provisions and ‎‎Section 13(b), the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company (such Capital Stock, “Senior Stock”); and

(c) senior to the Common Stock, each other currently existing class or series of Capital Stock of the Company and each class or series of Capital Stock of the Company hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks on a parity basis with or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company (such Capital Stock, “Junior Stock”).

Section 3. Definitions. As used herein with respect to Series A Preferred Stock:

“Accrued Dividends” means, as of any date, with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, all Preferred Dividends that have accrued on such share pursuant to ‎‎Section 4, whether or not declared, but that have not, as of such date, been paid in cash.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person; provided that the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of any Investor Party or any of its Affiliates. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.

Any Person shall be deemed to “beneficially own”, to have “beneficial ownership” of, or to be “beneficially owning” any securities (which securities shall also be deemed “beneficially owned” by such Person) that such Person is deemed to “beneficially own” within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act; provided that any Person shall be deemed to beneficially own any securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether or not such right is exercisable within sixty (60) days or thereafter.

“Available Registration Statement” shall mean, with respect to a Resale Shelf Registration Statement as of a date, that (a) as of such date, such Resale Shelf Registration Statement is effective for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis by the Holders, there is no stop order with respect thereto and (b) as of such date, (i) there is not in effect an Interruption Period or Suspension Period (as each such term is defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) and (ii) the Investor Parties are not restricted by any “lock-up” agreement with respect to the Series A Preferred or the Common Stock.

“Board” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.

“Business Day” means any weekday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed.

“Bylaws” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended and as may be amended from time to time.

“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares of, interests in, rights to purchase, warrants to purchase, options for, participations in or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by such Person.

“Certificate of Designations” means this Certificate of Designations relating to the Series A Preferred Stock, as it may be amended from time to time.

“Certificate of Incorporation” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.

“close of business” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

“Closing Price” of the Common Stock on any date of determination means the closing sale price or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price, of the shares of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ on such date. If the Common Stock is not traded on the NASDAQ on any date of determination, the Closing Price of the Common Stock on such date of determination means the closing sale price as reported by the Relevant Securities Exchange, or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price on the Relevant Securities Exchange, or if the Common Stock is not so listed or quoted on a Relevant Securities Exchange, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or any similar organization, or, if that bid price is not available, the market price of the Common Stock on that date as determined by an Independent Financial Advisor retained by the Company for such purpose.

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above, subject to ‎‎Section 12.

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.

“Company Investor Share Repurchase Trigger Date” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 9(a).

“Company Repurchase” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 9(a).

“Company Repurchase Date” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 9(a).

“Company Repurchase Notice” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 9(b).

“Company Repurchase Price” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 9(a).

“Company Rights Trigger Event” means (i) with respect to any Investor Shares, for any fiscal year the end date of which falls after the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Original Issuance Date, the Company having recorded positive net income pursuant to GAAP in its audited financial statements and (ii) with respect to any Non-Investor Shares, the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Original Issuance Date.

“Competitor” means any Person or Group which develops, manufactures, distributes or sells products or technologies that compete with products or technologies that have been publicly disclosed as being or being planned to be developed, manufactured, distributed or sold by the Investor or its Subsidiaries at the time of entry into of the relevant agreement with such party.

“Consent Provisions” means Section 2.05 of the Investor Rights Agreement.

“Constituent Person” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 12(a).

“Contract” means any contract, subcontract, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, sublicense or other instrument, commitment, understanding, undertaking or agreement.

“Conversion Agent” means the Transfer Agent, acting in its capacity as conversion agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns.

“Conversion Date” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 8(a).

“Conversion Notice” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 8(a)(i).

“Conversion Price” means, for each share of Series A Preferred Stock at any time, a dollar amount equal to the Face Value divided by the Conversion Rate as of such time, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall initially be $2.585.

“Conversion Rate” means 386.8472, subject to adjustment in accordance with ‎‎Section 11.

“Covered Repurchase” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 11(a)(iii).

“Conversion Shares” means (i) any Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) any Common Stock issuable as a dividend on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock (if any).

“DGCL” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.

“Degressive Issuance” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 11(a)(viii).

“Distributed Property” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 11(a)(iv).

“Distribution Transaction” means any distribution of equity securities of a Subsidiary of the Company to holders of Common Stock, whether by means of a spin-off, split-off, redemption, reclassification, exchange, stock dividend, share distribution, rights offering or similar transaction.

“Dividends” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 4(a).

“DOJ” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 23(a).

“Earnout Obligations” means the obligation of the Company to issue the Earnout Shares, as such term is defined in the Investment Agreement.

“Effective Price” has the following meaning with respect to the issuance or sale of any shares of Common Stock or any Equity-Linked Securities:

(i) in the case of the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock, the value of the consideration received by the Company for such shares, expressed as an amount per share of Common Stock; and

(ii) in the case of the issuance or sale of any Equity-Linked Securities, an amount equal to a fraction whose (A) numerator is equal to the sum, without duplication, of (1) the value of the aggregate consideration received by the Company for the issuance or sale of such Equity-Linked Securities; and (2) the value of the minimum aggregate additional consideration, if any, payable to purchase or otherwise acquire shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Equity-Linked Securities; and (B) denominator is equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Equity-Linked Securities;

provided, however, that:

(x) for purposes of clause (ii) above, if such minimum aggregate consideration, or such maximum number of shares of Common Stock, is not determinable at the time such Equity-Linked Securities are issued or sold, then (A) the initial consideration payable under such Equity-Linked Securities, or the initial number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Equity-Linked Securities, as applicable, will be used; and (B) at each time thereafter when such amount of consideration or number of shares becomes determinable or is otherwise adjusted (including pursuant to “anti-dilution” or similar provisions), there will be deemed to occur, for purposes of this ‎‎Section 11(a)(viii) and without affecting any prior adjustments theretofore made to the Conversion Rate, an issuance of additional Equity-Linked Securities;

(y) for purposes of clause (ii) above, the surrender, extinguishment, maturity or other expiration of any such Equity-Linked Securities will be deemed not to constitute consideration payable to purchase or otherwise acquire shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Equity-Linked Securities; and

(z) the “value” of any such consideration will be the fair value thereof, as of the date such shares or Equity-Linked Securities, as applicable, are issued or sold, determined in good faith by the Board (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).

“Equity-Linked Securities” means any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or rights, options or warrants to purchase or otherwise acquire (whether immediately, during specified times, upon the satisfaction of any conditions or otherwise) any shares of Common Stock.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Exchange Property” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 12(a).

“Expiration Date” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 11(a)(iii).

“Face Value” means, for each share of Series A Preferred Stock, a dollar amount equal to $1,000.00.

“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any security or other property, the fair market value of such security or other property as reasonably determined in good faith by a majority of the Board, or an authorized committee thereof, (i) as to any security or other property with a Fair Market Value of less than $10,000,000, or (ii) otherwise using an Independent Financial Advisor to provide a valuation opinion.

“FTC” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 23(a).

“Fundamental Change” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions), other than the Investor Parties, becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock then outstanding, or files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock then outstanding other than as a result of a transaction in which (A) the holders of securities that represented 100% of the voting power of the Voting Stock immediately prior to such transaction are substantially the same as the holders of securities that represent a majority of the total voting power of all classes of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person or any parent entity that wholly owns such surviving Person immediately after such transaction and (B) the holders of securities that represented 100% of the voting power of the Voting Stock immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, Voting Stock of the surviving Person or any parent entity that wholly owns such surviving Person in substantially the same proportion to each other as immediately prior to such transaction;

(ii) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (other than any merger solely for the purpose of changing the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and resulting in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of common stock of the surviving entity that are listed or quoted on one of the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ (or any of their respective successors) or pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger entered into with an Investor Party); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one or more of the Company’s wholly owned Subsidiaries or to the Investor Parties and, in the cases of clauses (A) and (B), subject to ‎Section 12, excluding any transaction following which holders of securities that represented 100% of the voting power of the Voting Stock immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly (in substantially the same proportion to each other as immediately prior to such transaction, other than changes in proportionality as a result of any cash/stock or other election provided under the terms of the definitive agreement regarding such transaction), at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such transaction or any parent entity that wholly owns such surviving Person immediately after such transaction;

(iii) the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

(iv) the Common Stock (or other common equity underlying the Series A Preferred Stock) ceases to be listed or quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ (or any of their respective successors) other than as a result of an acquisition of additional shares of Common Stock by an Investor Party; or

(v) solely with respect to the Investor Shares, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries enters into any agreement with a Competitor in respect of (A) an Acquisition Transaction (as defined in the Investment Agreement) or (B) any strategic alliance, partnership, joint venture or similar arrangement; provided, however, that entry into ordinary course agreements with a Competitor or into agreements for which the automotive original equipment manufacturer (or (1) any Person or Group in contractual privity with such automotive original equipment manufacturer or (2) the Tier 1 supplier that has received from the automotive original equipment manufacturer the award to which the agreement relates) specifies or otherwise limits the suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, developers, partners or other parties with which the Company may work shall not be deemed to be a Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) hereof;

provided, however, that the occurrence of any event or transaction (or series of events or transactions) described in clauses (i), (ii) or (v) above shall not be deemed to be a Fundamental Change if either (x) the Investor Parties are entitled to the Consent Provisions and consent to such event or transaction (or series of events or transactions) pursuant to the Consent Provisions or (y) if the Investor Parties are not entitled to the Consent Provision, the Investor Parties beneficially owning a majority of the then outstanding Investor Shares consent in writing to such event or transaction (or series of events or transactions).

Prior to entering into any agreement described in clause (v)(B) above, the Company shall give the Investor Parties thirty (30) days’ advance notice (or such lesser amount as is practical in light of the proposed opportunity) and the Company and the Investor shall consult in good faith to determine whether the entry into such agreement would constitute a Fundamental Change if not consented to by the Investor Parties.

“Fundamental Change Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 10(a).

“Fundamental Change Election Notice” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 10(a).

“Fundamental Change Repurchase” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 10(b).

“Fundamental Change Repurchase Date” means, with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock, the date on which the Company makes the payment in full of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such share to the Holder thereof or to the Transfer Agent, irrevocably, for the benefit of such Holder.

“Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 10(a).

“Fundamental Change Repurchase Price” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 10(b).

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, in the United States.

“Group” means a Person together with its Affiliates.

“Holder” means a Person in whose name the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are registered, which Person shall be treated by the Company, Transfer Agent, Registrar, paying agent and Conversion Agent as the absolute owner of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock for the purpose of making payment and settling conversions and for all other purposes (other than U.S. federal income tax purposes if the Holder is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in which case the regarded owner of the Holder shall be treated as the owner of such shares); provided that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Person that has received shares of Series A Preferred Stock in violation of the Investor Rights Agreement shall be a Holder, and the Transfer Agent, Registrar, paying agent and Conversion Agent, as applicable, shall not, unless directed otherwise by the Company, recognize any such Person as a Holder and the Person in whose name the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock were registered immediately prior to such transfer shall remain the Holder of such shares.

“HSR Act” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 23(a).

“Independent Financial Advisor” means an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing in the United States mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at such time; provided, however, that such firm or consultant may not be an Affiliate of the Company.

“Initial Fundamental Change Notice” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 10(a).

“Investment Agreement” means that certain Investment Agreement by and between the Company and the Investor dated as of October 27, 2022 as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, with respect to certain terms and conditions concerning, among other things, the purchase and sale of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

“Investor” means KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., a corporation organized under the laws of Japan.

“Investor Parties” means the Investor and each Permitted Transferee of the Investor to whom shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock are Transferred.

“Investor Rights Agreement” means that certain Investor Rights Agreement by and between the Company and the Investor dated as of [●] as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, with respect to certain terms and conditions concerning, among other things, the rights of and restrictions on the Holders.

“Investor Shares” means shares of Series A Preferred Stock for which the Holder of such shares is the Investor or an Affiliate of the Investor who was a Permitted Transferee.

“Investor Share Mandatory Conversion” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 7(a)(i).

“Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 7(a)(i).

“Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date Selection Notice” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 7(a)(ii).

“Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Notice” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 7(a).

“Issuance Date” means, with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, the date of issuance of such share.

“Junior Stock” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 2(c).

“Lincoln Park Facility” means that certain Purchase Agreement dated as of November 24, 2021 entered into by and among the Company, Cepton Technologies, Inc. and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC.

“Liquidation Preference” means, with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, as of any date, the Face Value increased by Accrued Dividends with respect to such share.

“Mandatory Conversion” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 7(b).

“Mandatory Conversion Notice” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 7(b).

“Market Disruption Event” means (i) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session; or (ii) the occurrence or existence on any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day for the Common Stock, (a) for more than a one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours or (b) at any time during the one-hour period prior to the close of regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Relevant Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock.

“Market Price Condition” means, as of the date of the Mandatory Conversion Notice, the Closing Price of the Common Stock has been greater than or equal to 200% of the Conversion Price then-in-effect on at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) in the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period (including the last Trading Day of such period) ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding such date.

“NASDAQ” means the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market and any successor stock exchange or inter-dealer quotation system operated by Nasdaq, Inc. or any successor thereto.

“Non-Investor Shares” means shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are not Investor Shares.

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Secretary of the Company.

“Original Issuance Date” means the Closing Date, as defined in the Investment Agreement.

“Other Antitrust and Foreign Investment Laws” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 23(b).

“Parity Stock” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 2(a).

“Participating Dividend” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 4(e).

“Participating Dividend Record Date” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 4(e).

“Permitted Transferee” has the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or any other entity.

“PIK Dividends” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 4(b)(ii).

“PIK Rate” means the Preferential Dividend Rate plus 1.00%.

“Preferential Dividend Base Amount” means, as to shares of Series A Preferred Stock, initially the Face Value per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in ‎‎Section 4(b), including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to any PIK Dividends.

“Preferential Dividend Payment Date” means March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on [●]¹; provided that if any such Preferential Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the applicable Preferred Dividend shall be payable on the next Business Day immediately following such Preferential Dividend Payment Date, without any interest.

“Preferential Dividend Period” means, in respect of any share of Series A Preferred Stock, the period from (and including) the Issuance Date of such share to (but excluding) the next Preferential Dividend Payment Date and, subsequently, in each case the period from (and including) any Preferential Dividend Payment Date to (but excluding) the next Preferential Dividend Payment Date.

“Preferential Dividend Rate” means 3.250% per annum; provided that, (i) solely with respect to Investor Shares, from (and including) the date on which the Company breaches any Consent Provision then in effect until (but excluding) the date on which all such breaches are cured or such time as such Consent Provision ceases to be in effect, if earlier, or (ii) on any date on which a Registration Default (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) has occurred and is ongoing, the Preferential Dividend Rate shall be increased by 1.00% per annum; provided, further that if the Company fails to pay the Company Repurchase Price or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price in full when due in accordance with ‎‎Section 9 and ‎‎Section 10, respectively, in respect of some or all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be repurchased, the Preferential Dividend Rate on such shares not repurchased shall be increased by 1.00% per annum, until such shares are repurchased; provided, however, that in no event shall the Preferential Dividend Rate exceed 4.250% per annum.

“Preferential Dividend Record Date” means, with respect to any Preferential Dividend Payment Date, the March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15, as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant Preferential Dividend Payment Date. These Preferential Dividend Record Dates shall apply regardless of whether a particular Preferential Dividend Record Date is a Business Day.

“Preferential Dividend Record Holder” means, with respect to any Preferential Dividend Payment Date, a Holder of record of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock as such holder appears on the stock register of the Company at the close of business on the related Preferential Dividend Record Date.

“Preferential Dividends” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 4(b)(i).

“Preferred Dividends” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 4(b)(ii).

“Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.

“Prevailing Market Price” per share of Common Stock, as of any date of determination, means the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share of Common Stock for each of the ten (10) consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the Trading Day immediately preceding such day, appropriately adjusted to take into account the occurrence during such period of any event described in ‎‎Section 11; provided, that if the event described in clause (iv) of the definition of “Fundamental Change” has occurred, the Prevailing Market Price shall be the Closing Price.

Note: To be the first possible payment date for which the relevant record date falls after the Original Issuance Date.

“Private Warrants” means the warrants to acquire up to 5,175,000 shares of Common Stock issued at the time of Growth Capital Acquisition Corp.’s initial public offering.

“Public Warrants” means the warrants to acquire up to 8,625,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement originally issued as a component of the units sold in Growth Capital Acquisition Corp.’s initial public offering.

“Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which holders of Common Stock have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which Common Stock is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board or by statute, contract or otherwise).

“Registrable Securities” means all shares of Common Stock and all Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (a) a registration statement relating to such securities shall have been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and such securities shall have been disposed of by the Holder thereof pursuant to such registration statement, (b) such securities have been sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with Rule 144 or another exemption from registration requirements such that the securities are freely tradeable following such sale or disposition, (c) in the case of the Investor Parties, upon the later of the date on which there are no individuals designated in writing by the Investor Parties to be elected to the Board pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement or the Investor beneficially owns shares of Common Stock and Conversion Shares representing less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or (d) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction as to volume or manner of sale. For the avoidance of doubt, any securities that have ceased to be Registrable Securities in accordance with the foregoing definition shall not thereafter become Registrable Securities and any securities that are issued or distributed in respect of securities that have ceased to be Registrable Securities are shall not be Registrable Securities.

“Registrar” means the Transfer Agent, acting in its capacity as registrar for the Series A Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns.

“Relevant Stock Exchange” means the principal U.S. national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national securities exchange or automated quotation system, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading.

“Reorganization Event” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 12(a).

“Repurchase Option” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 17(c)(i).

“Resale Shelf Registration Statement” means such registration statement covering the sale or distribution from time to time by the Investor Parties holding Registrable Securities, on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, of all of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, then such registration shall be on another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Investor Parties in accordance with any reasonable method of distribution elected by the Investor).

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor provision.

“Senior Stock” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 2(b).

“Series A Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 1.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation of which a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof or any partnership, association or other business entity of which a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof. For purposes of this definition, a Person is deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person is allocated a majority of the gains or losses of such partnership, association or other business entity or is or controls the managing director, managing member or general (or equivalent) partner of such partnership, association or other business entity.

“Trading Day” means a day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange; provided that if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means any Business Day.

“Transfer” means to sell, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of.

“Transfer Agent” means the Person acting as Transfer Agent, Registrar and paying agent and Conversion Agent for the Series A Preferred Stock and its successors and assigns, which may be the Company or one of its Affiliates. The initial Transfer Agent shall be Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

“Trigger Event” has the meaning set forth in ‎‎Section 11(a)(vii).

“Warrants” means the Private Warrants and the Public Warrants.

“Weighted Average Issuance Price” has the meaning set forth in ‎Section 11(a)(viii).

“Voting Stock” means all classes of Capital Stock of the Company normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors (or their equivalent) of the Company.

“VWAP” per share of Common Stock on any Trading Day means the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg (or, if Bloomberg ceases to publish such price, an equivalent successor service) page “CPTN<equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the open of trading on the relevant Trading Day until the close of trading on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market price of one share of Common Stock on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by an Independent Financial Advisor retained for such purpose by the Company).

Section 4. Dividends.

(a) Holders shall be entitled to receive dividends of the type and in the amount determined as set forth in this ‎‎Section 4 (such dividends, including Preferred Dividends and the Participating Dividends, collectively “Dividends”).

(b) Accrual of Preferential Dividends.

(i) Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of Senior Stock, a preferential cumulative return on the Preferential Dividend Base Amount of the Series A Preferred Stock (the “Preferential Dividends”) shall accumulate daily in arrears, whether or not earned or declared by the Board, at the Preferential Dividend Rate. Preferential Dividends shall be payable in cash (other than a PIK Dividend, as described below) quarterly on each Preferential Dividend Payment Date at such Preferential Dividend Rate, and shall accumulate from the most recent Preferential Dividend Payment Date or, prior to the first Preferential Dividend Payment Date, from the Issuance Date, whether or not in any Preferential Dividend Periods there have been funds legally available subject to Section 170 of the DGCL. Preferential Dividends shall be payable in cash when, as and if declared by the Board on the relevant Preferential Dividend Payment Date to Preferential Dividend Record Holders on the immediately preceding Preferential Dividend Record Date, to the extent that such Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding on the applicable Preferential Dividend Payment Date; provided that the Preferential Dividend Record Date for any such Preferential Dividends shall not precede the date on which such dividend was so declared; provided, further that the Board may declare an amount to be paid in cash in respect of a part of, rather than all, of the Preferential Dividend payable on such Preferential Dividend Payment Date. The amount of Preferential Dividends payable on each share of Series A Preferred Stock for each Preferential Dividend Period shall be computed based upon the actual number of days elapsed during such period over a 360-day year (consisting of twelve 30-day months). The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide written notice to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock that it intends to pay a Preferential Dividend in cash at least five (5) days prior to the applicable Preferential Dividend Payment Date.

(ii) In the event that the Company does not declare and pay the full amount of Preferential Dividends in cash as described above, the Preferential Dividend Base Amount of the Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically increase at the PIK Rate, on a compounding basis, on such Preferential Dividend Payment Date with respect to any Preferential Dividend Base Amount for which Preferential Dividends remain unpaid (the “PIK Dividends” and, together with the Preferential Dividends, the “Preferred Dividends”). Thereafter, the Preferential Dividends shall accrue and be payable on such increased Preferential Dividend Base Amount. Preferred Dividends shall be paid pro rata (based on the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Holder) to the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled thereto (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account any differences in Issuance Date).

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any PIK Dividend (1) shall be treated as an accrued but unpaid dividend of the Series A Preferred Stock that compounds, whether or not declared by the Board, and (2) shall not be declared as a dividend by the Board (A) unless and until such PIK Dividend is paid to the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock immediately in cash (it being understood that no dividends may be declared and paid in securities or otherwise “in kind”) or (B) in anticipation of a redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock or any liquidation of the Company.

(c) Priority of Dividends. So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, unless full Preferred Dividends on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock that have accrued from and including the Issuance Date have been declared and paid in cash, or have been or contemporaneously are declared and a sum sufficient for the payment of those Preferred Dividends has been or is set aside for the benefit of the Holders, the Company may not declare any dividend on, or make any distributions relating to, Junior Stock or Parity Stock, or redeem, purchase, acquire (either directly or through any Subsidiary) or make a liquidation payment relating to, any Junior Stock or Parity Stock, other than:

(i) purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of Junior Stock in accordance with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of current or former employees, officers, directors or consultants;

(ii) purchases of fractional interests in shares of Parity Stock or Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such Parity Stock or Junior Stock or the security being converted or exchanged;

(iii) payment of any dividends or distributions in respect of Junior Stock where the dividend or distribution is in the form of the same stock or rights to purchase the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid;

(iv) any dividend “in kind” in connection with the implementation of a shareholders’ rights or similar plan, or the redemption or repurchase of any rights under any such plan; or

(v) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of Parity Stock or Junior Stock for any other class or series of Parity Stock (in the case of Parity Stock) or Junior Stock (in the case of Parity Stock or Junior Stock).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for so long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, if Preferential Dividends are not declared and paid in full upon the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock, all Preferential Dividends declared upon shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock will be declared on a proportional basis so that the amount of Preferential Dividends declared per share will bear to each other the same ratio that all accrued and unpaid Preferential Dividends as of the end of the most recent Preferential Dividend Period per share of Series A Preferred Stock and accrued and unpaid Preferential Dividends as of the end of the most recent dividend period per share of any Parity Stock bear to each other.

(d) Conversion Following a Record Date. If the Conversion Date for any shares of Series A Preferred Stock is prior to the close of business on a Preferential Dividend Record Date, the Holder of such shares will not be entitled to any Preferential Dividend in respect of such Preferential Dividend Record Date, other than through the inclusion of Accrued Dividends as of the Conversion Date in the calculation under ‎‎Section 6(a). If the Conversion Date for any shares of Series A Preferred Stock is after the close of business on a Preferential Dividend Record Date or a Participating Dividend Record Date, as applicable, but prior to the corresponding payment date for such dividend, the Holder of such shares as of such Preferential Dividend Record Date or Participating Dividend Record Date, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive such Preferential Dividend or Participating Dividend, respectively, notwithstanding the conversion of such shares prior to the applicable Dividend Payment Date or Participating Dividend Record Date, as applicable; provided that the amount of such Preferential Dividend or Participating Dividend shall not be included for the purpose of determining the amount of Accrued Dividends under ‎‎Section 6(a) with respect to such Conversion Date.

(e) Dividends on Junior Stock and Parity Stock. Subject to the provisions of this Certificate of Designations, dividends may be declared by the Board or any duly authorized committee thereof on any Junior Stock and Parity Stock from time to time. In addition to Preferred Dividends pursuant to this ‎‎Section 4, Holders shall fully participate, on an as-converted basis, in any dividends declared and paid or distributions on the Common Stock as if the Series A Preferred Stock were converted, at the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, pursuant to ‎‎Section 6(a) into shares of Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion) immediately prior to such Record Date (such dividend or distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock, a “Participating Dividend”), as and when paid with respect to the Common Stock and using the same Record Date as is used for the Common Stock (the record date for any such dividend, a “Participating Dividend Record Date”).

Section 5. Liquidation Rights.

(a) Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, the Holders shall be entitled, out of assets legally available therefor, before any distribution or payment out of the assets of the Company may be made to or set aside for the holders of any Junior Stock, and subject to the rights of the holders of any Senior Stock or Parity Stock and the rights of the Company’s existing and future creditors, to receive in full a liquidating distribution in cash in the amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the greater of (i) the Liquidation Preference with respect to such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the date of such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company and (ii) the amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock that such Holders would have received had such Holders, immediately prior to such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, converted such shares of Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock (pursuant to ‎‎Section 6 without regard to any of the limitations on convertibility contained therein). Holders shall not be entitled to any further payments in the event of any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company other than what is expressly provided for in this ‎‎Section 5 and will have no right or claim to any of the Company’s remaining assets.

(b) Partial Payment. If in connection with any distribution described in ‎‎Section 5(a) above, the assets of the Company or proceeds therefrom are not sufficient to pay in full the aggregate liquidating distributions required to be paid pursuant to ‎‎Section 5(a) to all Holders and the liquidating distributions payable to all holders of any Parity Stock, the amounts distributed to the Holders and to the holders of all such Parity Stock shall be paid pro rata in accordance with the respective aggregate liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be entitled if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.

(c) Merger, Consolidation, Conversion and Sale of Assets Not Liquidation. For purposes of this ‎‎Section 5, the sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company shall not be deemed a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, nor shall the merger, consolidation, statutory exchange or any other business combination transaction of the Company into or with any other Person or the merger, consolidation, statutory exchange or any other business combination transaction of any other Person into or with the Company be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, nor shall a conversion of the Company into another entity form be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company.

Section 6. Right of the Holders to Convert.

(a) At any time on or after the first (1st) anniversary of the Original Issuance Date, each Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, subject to the conversion procedures set forth in ‎‎Section 8, to convert each share of such Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock at any time into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Liquidation Preference for such share of Series A Preferred Stock divided by the Conversion Price then in effect; provided that each Holder shall receive cash in lieu of fractional shares as set out in ‎‎Section 11(h). The right of conversion may be exercised as to all or any portion of such Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock from time to time; provided that, in each case, no right of conversion may be exercised by a Holder in respect of fewer than 1,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (unless such conversion relates to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder).

(b) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for issuance upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be issuable upon the conversion of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall not take any action described in ‎‎Section 11 unless, after taking such action, the Company shall continue to have a number of authorized and unissued Common Stock greater than the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable (i) pursuant to any outstanding options, warrants or other instruments exercisable for, or exchangeable or convertible into, Common Stock and (ii) upon the conversion of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding after giving effect to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate provided for in ‎‎Section 11. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the listing on the NASDAQ of such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be issuable upon the conversion of all the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding. Any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will not be subject to preemptive rights or subscription rights of any other stockholder of the Company.

Section 7. Mandatory Conversion by the Company.

(a) Mandatory Conversion.

(i) Investor Shares. Solely with respect to the Investor Shares, at any time after the occurrence of a Company Rights Trigger Event with respect to the Investor Shares, if the Market Price Condition is satisfied, then the Company may deliver a written notice (the “Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Notice”) to each Holder of Investor Shares requiring such Holder to convert (any conversion pursuant to clause ‎(i) or clause ‎(ii), an “Investor Share Mandatory Conversion”) all, but not less than all, of such Holder’s outstanding Investor Shares into shares of Common Stock on the date selected by the Investor pursuant to ‎‎Section 7(a)(ii) below (the applicable conversion date for any Investor Share Mandatory Conversion, the “Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date”); provided that if any Investor Party holds or would hold upon such Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date shares of Common Stock that are Registrable Securities, and there is no Available Registration Statement covering resale of such shares of Common Stock by the Investor Parties on the on the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date applicable to such Investor Party, then at the election of such Investor Party, the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date for such Investor Party may be delayed until the date such Available Registration Statement is in effect; provided, further that the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date shall be subject to adjustment as provided in ‎‎Section 23(d). In the case of an Investor Share Mandatory Conversion, each Investor Share then outstanding shall be converted into (A) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Liquidation Preference for such share of Series A Preferred Stock divided by the Conversion Price then in effect plus (B) cash in lieu of fractional shares as set out in ‎‎Section 11(h). The Company may not exercise the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion with respect to any Investor Share for which it has elected to exercise the Company Repurchase pursuant to ‎‎Section 9.

(ii) Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date Selection Notice. Upon receipt of the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Notice, the Investor, on behalf of all Investor Parties, shall provide written notice to the Company (the “Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date Selection Notice”) setting forth the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date for all Investor Shares, which date shall be no later than twelve (12) months after the date of the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Notice.

(b) All other shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Solely with respect to the Non-Investor Shares, at any time after the occurrence of a Company Rights Trigger Event with respect to the Non-Investor Shares, if the Market Price Condition is satisfied, then the Company may deliver a written notice (the “Mandatory Conversion Notice”) to each Holder (other than Holders of Investor Shares) informing such Holder that all, but not less than all, of such Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date (a “Mandatory Conversion”); provided, that such Conversion Date shall be subject to adjustment as provided in ‎‎Section 23(d). In the case of a Mandatory Conversion, each share of Series A Preferred Stock (other than Investor Shares) then outstanding shall be converted into (A) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Liquidation Preference for such share of Series A Preferred Stock divided by the Conversion Price then in effect plus (B) cash in lieu of fractional shares as set out in ‎‎Section 11(h). The Company may not exercise the Mandatory Conversion with respect to any Non-Investor Share for which it has elected to exercise the Company Repurchase pursuant to ‎‎Section 9.

(c) Regulatory approval. To the extent that filings with any Governmental Authorities are required in respect of the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion or the Mandatory Conversion, as applicable, in accordance with ‎‎Section 23(a) or ‎23(b), each relevant Holder shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) take (or cause to be taken) all actions, (ii) do (or cause to be done) all things, and (iii) assist and cooperate with the Company in doing (or causing to be done) all things, in each case as are necessary, proper or advisable pursuant to applicable Law or otherwise to effectuate the conversion of its shares of Series A Preferred Stock by the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date or the Conversion Date, as applicable.

Section 8. Conversion Procedures and Effect of Conversion.

(a) Conversion Procedure. A Holder must do each of the following in order to convert shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to ‎‎Section 6(a), this ‎‎Section 8(a) or ‎‎Section 10(b):

(i) complete and sign the conversion notice provided by the Conversion Agent, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Conversion Notice”), and deliver such notice to the Conversion Agent; provided that a Conversion Notice may be conditional on the occurrence of any event as such Holder may specify;

(ii) deliver to the Conversion Agent the certificate or certificates (if any) representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted; and

(iii) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents.

The “Conversion Date” means (A) with respect to conversion of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the option of any Holder pursuant to ‎‎Section 6(a), the date on which such Holder complies with the procedures in this ‎‎Section 8(a) (including the satisfaction of any conditions to conversion set forth in the Conversion Notice), (B) with respect to an Investor Share Mandatory Conversion pursuant to ‎‎Section 7(a), the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date, (C) with respect to a Mandatory Conversion pursuant to ‎‎Section 7(b), the date specified by the Company in the Mandatory Conversion Notice and (D) with respect to a Fundamental Change Conversion, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, in each case subject to adjustment as provided in ‎‎Section 23(d), if applicable.

(b) Effect of Conversion. Effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Conversion Date applicable to any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Dividends shall no longer accrue or be declared on any such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding and the corresponding shares of Common Stock pursuant to the conversion shall be issued and outstanding.

(i) the applicable procedures a Holder must follow for issuance of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to ‎‎Section 8(a); and

(ii) the Conversion Rate that would be in effect on the Conversion Date and the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder, including the calculation of the Liquidation Preference as of the Conversion Date. For purposes of this provision, the applicable Conversion Rate and applicable calculation of the Liquidation Preference for purposes of an Investor Share Mandatory Conversion shall be the Conversion Rate and Liquidation Preference, as applicable, that would be in effect on the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date as of the date of the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date Selection Notice.

(d) Record Holder of Underlying Securities as of Conversion Date. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the Common Stock and, to the extent applicable, cash, securities or other property issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock on a Conversion Date shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Common Stock and/or cash, securities or other property as of the close of business on such Conversion Date. As promptly as practicable on or after the Conversion Date and, if applicable, compliance by the applicable Holder with the relevant procedures contained in ‎‎Section 8(a) (and in any event no later than two (2) Trading Days thereafter; provided however that, if a written notice from the Holder in accordance with ‎‎Section 8(a)(i) specifies a date of delivery for any shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be delivered on the date so specified, which shall be no earlier than the second (2nd) Trading Day following the Conversion Date and no later than the seventh (7th) Trading Day thereafter), the Company shall issue the number of whole shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion (and deliver payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares as set out in ‎‎Section 11(h)) and, to the extent applicable, any cash, securities or other property issuable thereon. Such delivery of shares of Common Stock, securities or other property shall be made by book-entry or, if such book-entry is unavailable by mailing certificates evidencing the shares to the Holders, in each case at their respective addresses as set forth in the Conversion Notice (in the case of a conversion pursuant to ‎‎Section 6(a)) or in the records of the Company or as set forth in a notice from the Holder to the Conversion Agent, as applicable (in the case of a Mandatory Conversion or Investor Share Mandatory Conversion). In the event that a Holder shall not by written notice designate the name in which shares of Common Stock (and payments of cash in lieu of fractional shares) and, to the extent applicable, cash, securities or other property to be delivered upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock should be registered or paid, or the manner in which such shares, cash, securities or other property should be delivered, the Company shall be entitled to register and deliver such shares, securities or other property, and make such payment, in the name of the Holder and in the manner shown on the records of the Company.

(e) Status of Converted or Reacquired Shares. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock converted in accordance with this Certificate of Designations, or otherwise acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any manner whatsoever, shall not be reissued as shares of Series A Preferred Stock and shall be retired promptly after the conversion or acquisition thereof. All such shares shall, upon their retirement and any filing required by the DGCL, become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without designation as to series until such shares are once more designated as part of a particular series by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.

(f) Partial Conversion. In case any certificate for shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall, at its expense, execute and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the certificate so surrendered a new certificate for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock not converted.

(g) Conversion Agent. So long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, the Company shall appoint and maintain a conversion agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, which shall initially be the Conversion Agent.

Section 9. Company Repurchase Option.

(a) Company Repurchase. Subject to ‎‎Section 9(e), the Company may elect, by delivery of the Company Repurchase Notice in accordance with ‎‎Section 9(b), to purchase, from time to time, (i) (A) all (but not less than all) of the outstanding Investor Shares on or after the second anniversary of the Original Issuance Date occurring after the end of the fiscal year for which the Company Rights Trigger Event has occurred (the “Company Investor Share Repurchase Trigger Date”) (i.e., if the Original Issuance Date is February 1, 2023 and the first such fiscal year after the 5th anniversary of the Original Issuance Date for which positive net income is recorded is the fiscal year ending December 31, 2028, the Company Investor Share Repurchase Trigger Date is February 1, 2030) with respect to the Investor Shares and (B) all or any portion of the outstanding Non-Investor Shares if the Company Rights Trigger Event has occurred with respect to the Non-Investor Shares, or (ii) all or any portion of the outstanding Non-Investor Shares if the Company Rights Trigger Event has occurred with respect to the Non-Investor Shares but the Company Investor Share Repurchase Trigger Date has not occurred with respect to the Investor Shares (in each case (i) or (ii), the “Company Repurchase”) on the date specified in the Company Repurchase Notice relating thereto (the “Company Repurchase Date”) for a purchase price per each such share of Series A Preferred Stock, payable in cash, equal to the greater of (x) the Liquidation Preference with respect to such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the applicable Company Repurchase Date and (y) the amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that such Holders would have received had such Holders, on the applicable Company Repurchase Date, converted such share of Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock (pursuant to ‎‎Section 6 without regard to any of the limitations on convertibility contained therein), multiplied by the Prevailing Market Price as of the date of the Company Repurchase Notice (the “Company Repurchase Price”). The Company may not exercise the Company Repurchase with respect to any shares of Series A Preferred Stock for which it has elected to exercise the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion or Mandatory Conversion pursuant to ‎‎Section 7; provided, however, that the Company may exercise the Company Repurchase with respect to Investor Shares then subject to an Investor Share Mandatory Conversion if such shares have not been converted within 12 months after the date of the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Notice; provided, further that the Company may exercise the Company Repurchase with respect to any Non-Investor Shares then subject to a Mandatory Conversion if such shares have not been converted within 120 days after the date of the Mandatory Conversion Notice.

(b) Notice of Company Repurchase. If, subject to ‎‎Section 9(a) and ‎‎Section 9(e), the Company elects to effect a Company Repurchase, the Company shall provide a written notice (the “Company Repurchase Notice”) of the Company Repurchase to each applicable Holder. The Company Repurchase Date shall be thirty (30) calendar days after the date on which the Company provides the Company Repurchase Notice to such Holders; provided, that if such date is not a Business Day, the Company Repurchase Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day. The Company Repurchase Notice shall state:

(i) the Company Repurchase Date;

(ii) the expected applicable Company Repurchase Price;

(iii) the instructions a Holder must follow to receive the applicable Company Repurchase Price.

(c) Delivery upon Company Repurchase. Upon a Company Repurchase, the Company (or its successor) shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder by wire transfer the Company Repurchase Price for such Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and such Holder shall surrender to the Conversion Agent the certificates (if any) representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be repurchased by the Company or lost stock affidavits therefor.

(d) Treatment of Shares. Until a share of Series A Preferred Stock is purchased by the payment in full of the applicable Company Repurchase Price (or otherwise converted or reacquired prior to the applicable Company Repurchase Date), such share of Series A Preferred Stock will remain outstanding and will be entitled to all of the powers, designations, preferences and other rights provided herein, including that such share (x) may be converted into Common Stock pursuant to ‎‎Section 6, in which case the provisions of ‎‎Section 8 and ‎‎Section 23(d), as applicable, shall take precedence over the provisions of this ‎‎Section 9, and, if not so converted, (y) shall (A) accrue Dividends in accordance with ‎‎Section 4 and (B) entitle the Holder thereof to the voting rights provided in ‎‎Section 13; provided that any such shares that are converted prior to the consummation of the Company Repurchase in accordance with this Certificate of Designations shall not be entitled to receive any payment of the Company Repurchase Price.

(e) Sufficient Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not exercise the Company Repurchase at a time when the Company (i) does not or will not have sufficient funds to enable the Company to pay in full on the Company Repurchase Date the entire amount of the Company Repurchase Price in immediately available cash funds or (ii) is, or will be as of the Company Repurchase Date, restricted or prohibited (under applicable Law, contractually or otherwise) from redeeming some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock subject to the Company Repurchase.

(f) Effect of Company Repurchase. Upon full payment of the Company Repurchase Price (or the irrevocable deposit thereof with the Transfer Agent) for any shares of Series A Preferred Stock subject to a Company Repurchase, such shares will cease to be entitled to any Dividends that may thereafter be payable on the Series A Preferred Stock; such shares of Series A Preferred Stock will no longer be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose; and all rights of the Holder of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate with respect to such shares.

Section 10. Holder Fundamental Change Repurchase Option.

(a) Fundamental Change Notices. On or before the twentieth (20th) Business Day prior to the anticipated effective date of a Fundamental Change (or, if later, promptly after the Company discovers that a Fundamental Change may occur), a written notice shall be sent by or on behalf of the Company to the Holders as they appear in the records of the Company, which notice shall set forth a description of the anticipated Fundamental Change (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the details of any consideration to be delivered as a distribution on or in exchange for outstanding shares of Common Stock) and contain the date on which the Fundamental Change is anticipated to be effected (the “Initial Fundamental Change Notice”). No later than the later of (x) five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which the Company anticipates the Fundamental Change to be effected as set forth in the Initial Fundamental Change Notice and (y) the earlier of (1) the thirtieth (30th) Business Day following the relevant Fundamental Change Effective Date and (2) the fifteenth (15th) Business Day following receipt of the relevant Initial Fundamental Change Notice, any Holder that desires to exercise its rights pursuant to ‎‎Section 10(b) shall notify the Company in writing thereof (such notice, a “Fundamental Change Election Notice”) and shall specify (x) that such Holder is electing to exercise its rights pursuant to ‎‎Section 10(b) and (y) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock subject to each such election. Within two (2) days following the effective date of a Fundamental Change (the “Fundamental Change Effective Date”) (or if the Company discovers later than such date that a Fundamental Change has occurred, promptly following the date of such discovery), a written notice (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice”) shall be sent by or on behalf of the Company to the Holders as they appear in the records of the Company, which notice shall contain:

(i) the scheduled Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, which shall be no less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) Business Days following the date of such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice;

(ii) the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price if a Fundamental Change Repurchase is elected;

(iii) the applicable Conversion Rate if a Fundamental Change Conversion is elected;

(iv) the instructions a Holder must follow to receive the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or the applicable shares of Common Stock to be issued;

(v) that a Holder may not convert any shares of Series A Preferred Stock as to which it has elected a Fundamental Change Repurchase, subject to ‎‎Section 10(i); and

(vi) a description of the Fundamental Change (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the details of any consideration delivered as a distribution on or in exchange for outstanding shares of Common Stock) and the applicable Fundamental Change Effective Date.

(b) Fundamental Change Repurchase or Conversion. Subject to the application of ‎‎Section 10(g) and ‎‎Section 10(i), the Company shall purchase from each Holder that delivered a Fundamental Change Election Notice all shares of Series A Preferred Stock specified in such Fundamental Change Election Notice (a “Fundamental Change Repurchase”) for a purchase price per each such share of Series A Preferred Stock, payable in cash, equal to 100% of the Liquidation Preference of such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Price”) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date specified in the relevant Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice (or, in the event that a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is not specified, the date that is thirty (30) Business Days after the Fundamental Change Effective Date). A Holder may not convert any shares of Series A Preferred Stock as to which it has elected a Fundamental Change Repurchase and with respect to which it has not validly withdrawn such election pursuant to ‎‎Section 10(i). Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Holder may, in lieu of electing a Fundamental Change Repurchase, elect to convert such shares of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the provisions of ‎‎Section 8 (a “Fundamental Change Conversion”); provided, however, that the Conversion Date for such Fundamental Change Conversion shall be the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, subject to adjustment as provided in ‎‎Section 23(d), and the Conversion Rate applicable to such Fundamental Change Conversion shall be the Conversion Rate in effect as of the Conversion Date multiplied by 1.10. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the failure of the Company to deliver the Initial Fundamental Change Notice or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice shall not impair the rights of the Holders under this ‎‎Section 10(b).

(c) Fundamental Change Repurchase Procedure. To receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, a Holder must, no later than close of business on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, surrender to the Conversion Agent the certificates (if any) representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be repurchased by the Company or lost stock affidavits therefor.

(d) Delivery upon Fundamental Change Repurchase. Upon a Fundamental Change Repurchase, subject to ‎‎Section 10(g) below, the Company (or its successor) shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder by wire transfer the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock for which such Xxxxxx has elected to exercise the Fundamental Change Repurchase.

(e) Treatment of Shares. Until a share of Series A Preferred Stock is purchased by the payment in full of the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, such share of Series A Preferred Stock will remain outstanding and will be entitled to all of the powers, designations, preferences and other rights provided herein, including that such share (x) may be converted pursuant to ‎‎Section 6 and in accordance with this ‎‎Section 10, in which case the provisions of ‎‎Section 8 and ‎‎Section 23(d), as applicable, shall take precedence over the provisions of this ‎‎Section 10, and, if not so converted, (y) shall (A) accrue Dividends in accordance with ‎‎Section 4 and (B) entitle the Holder thereof to the voting rights provided in ‎‎Section 13; provided that any such shares that are converted prior to the consummation of the Fundamental Change Repurchase in accordance with this Certificate of Designations shall not be entitled to receive any payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and shall instead be entitled to the same per share consideration, or the same right to elect per share consideration, as applicable, to be received by holders of Common Stock in connection with the Fundamental Change (subject to ‎‎Section 12, as applicable).

(f) Partial Exercise of Fundamental Change Repurchase. In the event that a Fundamental Change Repurchase is effected with respect to shares of Series A Preferred Stock representing less than all the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by a Holder, upon such Fundamental Change Repurchase, the Company shall execute and the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver to such Holder, at the expense of the Company, a certificate evidencing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Holder as to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase was not effected (or book-entry interests representing such shares).

(g) Sufficient Funds. If the Company shall not have sufficient funds legally available under the DGCL to purchase all shares of Series A Preferred Stock that Holders have requested to be purchased under ‎‎Section 10(b), the Company shall (i) purchase, pro rata among the Holders that have requested their shares be purchased pursuant to ‎‎Section 10(b), a number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock with an aggregate Fundamental Change Repurchase Price equal to the amount legally available for the purchase of shares of Series A Preferred Stock under the DGCL and (ii) purchase any shares of Series A Preferred Stock not purchased because of the foregoing limitations at the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price as soon as practicable after the Company is able to make such purchase out of funds legally available for the purchase of such share of Series A Preferred Stock. The inability of the Company (or its successor) to make a purchase payment for any reason shall not relieve the Company (or its successor) from its obligation to effect any required purchase when, as and if permitted by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Holder elects to exercise a Fundamental Change Repurchase pursuant to this ‎‎Section 10 at a time when the Company is restricted or prohibited (under applicable Law, contractually or otherwise) from redeeming some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock subject to the Fundamental Change Repurchase, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the requisite consents to remove or obtain an exception or waiver to such restrictions or prohibition. Nothing herein shall limit a Xxxxxx’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations under this ‎‎Section 10. In connection with any Fundamental Change, to the extent within the Company’s control, the Company shall take all actions to permit the purchase of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that it reasonably believes is permitted under Delaware law and will not render the Company insolvent until the entire amount of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price is paid in full.

(h) Effect of Fundamental Change Repurchase. Upon full payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price (or the irrevocable deposit thereof with the Transfer Agent) for any shares of Series A Preferred Stock subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase, such shares will cease to be entitled to any Dividends that may thereafter be payable on the Series A Preferred Stock; such shares of Series A Preferred Stock will no longer be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose; and all rights (except the right to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price) of the Holder of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate with respect to such shares.

(i) Withdrawal of Election for Fundamental Change Repurchase. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Holder’s Fundamental Change Election Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Company specifying the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted (i) at any time prior to the close of business on the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately succeeding the date of delivery of a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice (or, if earlier, the close of business on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately preceding the relevant Fundamental Change Repurchase Date) and (ii) at any time until such shares are repurchased, if the Company fails to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price in full when due in accordance with ‎‎Section 10 in respect of some or all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be repurchased pursuant to the Fundamental Change Repurchase.

(j) The above provisions of this ‎‎Section 10 shall similarly apply to successive Fundamental Changes (or anticipated Fundamental Changes).

Section 11. Anti-Dilution Adjustments.

(a) Adjustments. The Conversion Rate will be subject to adjustment, without duplication, upon the occurrence of the following events, except that the Company shall not make any adjustment to the Conversion Rate if Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock participate, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock and solely as a result of holding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in any transaction described in this ‎‎Section 11(a), without having to convert their Series A Preferred Stock, as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate multiplied by the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holders:

(i) The issuance of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, or a subdivision, split or combination of Common Stock or a reclassification of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, in which event the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

CR₁= CR₀ x (OS₁/OS₀)

CR₀	=	the Conversion Rate in effect (i) immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or (ii) immediately prior to giving effect to such subdivision, split, combination or reclassification

CR₁	=	the new Conversion Rate in effect (i) immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or (ii) immediately after giving effect to such subdivision, split, combination or reclassification

OS₀	=	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (i) immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution or (ii) immediately prior to giving effect to such subdivision, split, combination or reclassification

OS₁	=	the number of shares of Common Stock that would be outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, subdivision, split, combination or reclassification

Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause ‎(i) shall be effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or (ii) the effective date of such subdivision, split, combination or reclassification. If any such event is announced or declared but does not occur, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board announces that such event shall not occur, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such event had not been declared.

(ii) The dividend, distribution or other issuance to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock of rights (other than rights, options or warrants distributed in connection with a stockholder rights plan (in which event the provisions of ‎‎Section 11(a)(vii) shall apply)), options or warrants entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock for a period expiring forty-five (45) days or less from the date of issuance thereof, at a price per share that is less than the Prevailing Market Price as of the Record Date for such issuance, in which event the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

CR₁= CR₀ x [(OS₀ + X) / (OS₀ + Y)]

CR₀	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend, distribution or issuance

CR₁	=	the new Conversion Rate in effect immediately following the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend, distribution or issuance

OS₀	=	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend, distribution or issuance

X	=	the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants

Y	=	the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by the Prevailing Market Price as of the Record Date for such dividend, distribution or issuance

For purposes of this clause ‎(ii), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to purchase the Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the Prevailing Market Price as of the Record Date for such dividend, distribution or issuance, there shall be taken into account any consideration the Company receives for such rights, options or warrants, and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be the Fair Market Value thereof.

Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause ‎(ii) shall become effective immediately following the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend, distribution or issuance. In the event that such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board publicly announces its decision not to issue such rights, options or warrants, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend, distribution or issuance had not been declared. To the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of Common Stock are otherwise not delivered pursuant to such rights, options or warrants upon the exercise of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the dividend, distribution or issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of the delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered.

(iii) The Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries purchases Common Stock pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer (other than an exchange offer that constitutes a Distribution Transaction subject to ‎‎Section 11(a)(v)) by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company for all or any portion of the Common Stock, or otherwise acquires Common Stock (except (1) in an open market purchase in compliance with Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Exchange Act or (2) in connection with tax withholding upon vesting or settlement of options, restricted stock units, performance share units or other similar equity awards or upon forfeiture or cashless exercise of options or other equity awards) (a “Covered Repurchase”), if the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Common Stock validly tendered, exchanged or otherwise acquired through a Covered Repurchase exceeds the Prevailing Market Price as of the Trading Day next succeeding the last day on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended) or shares of Common Stock are otherwise acquired through a Covered Repurchase (the “Expiration Date”), in which event the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

CR₁= CR₀ x [(FMV + (SP₁x OS₁)) / (SP₁ x OS₀)]

CR₀	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date

CR₁	=	the new Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Expiration Date

FMV	=	the Fair Market Value, on the Expiration Date, of all cash and any other consideration paid or payable for all shares validly tendered or exchanged and not withdrawn, or otherwise acquired through a Covered Repurchase, as of the Expiration Date

OS₀

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the last time tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (including the shares to be purchased in such tender or exchange offer) or shares are otherwise acquired through a Covered Repurchase

OS₁

the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the last time tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (after giving effect to the purchase of shares in such tender or exchange offer) or shares are otherwise acquired through a Covered Xxxxxxxxxx

XX₀

the Prevailing Market Price as of the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Expiration Date. If an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required under this ‎‎Section 11(a)(iii), delivery of any additional shares of Common Stock that may be deliverable upon conversion as a result of an adjustment required under this ‎‎Section 11(a)(iii) shall be delayed to the extent necessary in order to complete the calculations provided for in this ‎‎Section 11(a)(iii).

In the event that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer, exchange offer or other commitment to acquire shares of Common Stock through a Covered Repurchase but is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would have been then in effect if such tender offer, exchange offer or Covered Repurchase had not been made.

For the avoidance of doubt, the repurchase or redemption by the Company of any of the Company’s Warrants outstanding as of the Original Issuance Date in accordance with their terms as of the Original Issuance Date, pursuant to a tender offer, exchange offer, or otherwise, shall not constitute a Covered Repurchase.

(iv) The Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock (other than for cash in lieu of fractional shares), shares of any class of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, assets, other property, securities or rights to acquire any of the foregoing, but excluding dividends or distributions referred to in ‎‎Section 11(a)(i) or ‎‎Section 11(a)(ii) hereof, Distribution Transactions as to which ‎‎Section 11(a)(v) shall apply, dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which ‎‎Section 11(a)(vi) shall apply, and rights, options or warrants distributed in connection with a stockholder rights plan as to which ‎‎Section 11(a)(vii) shall apply (any of such shares of its Capital Stock, indebtedness, assets or property that are not so excluded are hereinafter called the “Distributed Property”), then, in each such case the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

CR₁= CR₀ x [SP₀ / SP₀ – FMV)]

CR₀	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution

CR₁	=	the new Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution

SP₀	=	the Prevailing Market Price as of the Record Date for such dividend or distribution

FMV	=	the Fair Market Value of the portion of Distributed Property distributed with respect to each outstanding share of Common Stock on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution; provided that, if FMV is equal or greater than SP_0,then in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, the Company shall distribute to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock on the date the applicable Distributed Property is distributed to holders of Common Stock, but without requiring such holder to convert its shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in respect of each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder, the amount of Distributed Property such holder would have received had such holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution

Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause ‎(iv) shall be effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution. If any such dividend or distribution is declared but does not occur, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board announces that such dividend or distribution shall not occur, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

(v) The Company effects a Distribution Transaction, in which case the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the effective date of the Distribution Transaction shall be increased based on the following formula:

CR₁= CR₀ x [FMV + MP₀) / MP₀)]

CR₀	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the effective date of the Distribution Transaction

CR₁	=	the new Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the effective date of the Distribution Transaction

FMV

the arithmetic average of the volume-weighted average prices for a share of the capital stock or other interest distributed to holders of Common Stock on the principal United States securities exchange or automated quotation system on which such capital stock or other interest trades, as reported by Bloomberg (or, if Bloomberg ceases to publish such price, any successor service chosen by the Company) in respect of the period from the open of trading on the relevant Trading Day until the close of trading on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market price of one share of such capital stock or other interest on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by an Independent Financial Advisor retained for such purpose by the Company), for each of the ten (10) consecutive full Trading Days commencing with, and including, the effective date of the Distribution Transaction

MP₀

the Prevailing Market Price as of the day immediately after the tenth (10th) Trading Day after the effective date of the Distribution Transaction

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately following the close of business on the effective date of the Distribution Transaction. If an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required under this ‎‎Section 11(a)(v), delivery of any additional shares of Common Stock that may be deliverable upon conversion as a result of an adjustment required under this ‎‎Section 11(a)(v) shall be delayed to the extent necessary in order to complete the calculations provided for in this ‎‎Section 11(a)(v).

(vi) The Company makes a cash dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

CR₁= CR₀ x [SP₀ / (SP₀ − C)]

CR₀	=	the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution

CR₁	=	the new Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution

SP₀	=	the Prevailing Market Price as of the Record Date for such dividend or distribution

C	=	the amount in cash per share of Common Stock the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock; provided that, if C is equal to or greater than SP0, then in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, the Company shall pay to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock on the date the applicable cash dividend or distribution is made to holders of Common Stock, but without requiring such holder to convert its shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in respect of each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder, the amount of cash such holder would have received had such holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution

Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause ‎‎(vi) shall be effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution. If any dividend or distribution is declared but not paid, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board announces that such dividend or distribution will not be paid, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such had dividend or distribution not been declared.

(vii) If the Company has a stockholder rights plan in effect with respect to the Common Stock on any Conversion Date, upon conversion of any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, Holders of such shares will receive, in addition to the applicable number of shares of Common Stock, the rights under such rights plan relating to such Common Stock, unless, prior to such Conversion Date, the rights have become exercisable or separated from the shares of Common Stock (the first of such events to occur, a “Trigger Event”), in which case, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted, effective automatically at the time of such Trigger Event, as if the Company had made a distribution of such rights to all holders of Common Stock as described in ‎‎Section 11(a)(ii) (without giving effect to the forty-five (45) day limit on the exercisability of rights, options or warrants ordinarily subject to such ‎‎Section 11(a)(ii)), subject to appropriate readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights prior to the exercise, deemed exercise or exchange thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any such stockholder rights are exchanged by the Company for shares of Common Stock or other property or securities, the Conversion Rate shall be appropriately readjusted as if such stockholder rights had not been issued, but the Company had instead issued such shares of Common Stock or other property or securities as a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock pursuant to ‎‎Section 11(a)(i) or ‎‎Section 11(a)(iv), as applicable.

To the extent that such rights are not exercised prior to their expiration, termination or redemption, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the occurrence of the Trigger Event been made on the basis of the issuance of, and the receipt of the exercise price with respect to, only the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued pursuant to such rights.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this ‎‎Section 11(a)(vii), no adjustment shall be required to be made to the Conversion Rate with respect to any Holder which is, or is an “affiliate” or “associate” of, an “acquiring person” under such stockholder rights plan or with respect to any direct or indirect transferee of such Holder who receives Series A Preferred Stock in such transfer after the time such Holder becomes, or its affiliate or associate becomes, such an “acquiring person,” other than a stockholder rights plan which does not exempt the Investor Parties from being an “acquiring person” as a result of (A) their holdings of any Capital Stock as of the adoption of such stockholder rights plan, (B) PIK Dividends paid subsequent to the adoption of such stockholder rights plan, (C) the application of any adjustments pursuant to this ‎‎Section 11(a) or (D) any other increase in the proportional holding of the Investor Parties in relation to other holders of Capital Stock through no action of their own.

(viii) Subject at all times to ‎‎Section 11(c)(iii), if, before the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Original Issuance Date, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries issues or otherwise sells any shares of Common Stock, or any Equity-Linked Securities, in each case at an Effective Price per share of Common Stock that is less than the Conversion Price in effect (before giving effect to the adjustment required by this ‎Section 11(a)(viii)) as of the date of the issuance or sale of such shares or Equity-Linked Securities (such an issuance or sale, a “Degressive Issuance”), then, effective as of the close of business on such date, the Conversion Rate will be increased to an amount equal to (x) the Liquidation Preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock, divided by (y) the Weighted Average Issuance Price. For these purposes, the “Weighted Average Issuance Price” will be equal to:

	(CP x OS) + (EP x X)
	OS + X

CP	=	the Conversion Price in effect immediately before giving effect to the adjustment required by this ‎Section 11(a)(viii)

OS	=	the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such Degressive Issuance

EP	=	the Effective Price per share of Common Stock in such Degressive Issuance

X	=	the sum, without duplication, of (x) the total number of shares of Common Stock issued or sold in such Degressive Issuance; and (y) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Equity-Linked Securities issued or sold in such Degressive Issuance

For purposes of this ‎‎Section 11(a)(viii), any re-pricing or amendment of any Equity-Linked Securities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Equity-Linked Securities existing as of the Original Issuance Date) will be deemed to be the issuance of additional Equity-Linked Securities, without affecting any prior adjustments theretofore made to the Conversion Rate.

To the extent that any such Equity-Linked Securities (or the underlying rights, options or warrants to purchase or otherwise acquire shares of Common Stock) are not converted, exercised, exchanged or otherwise prior to their expiration, termination or redemption, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the occurrence of the Degressive Issuance of Equity-Linked Securities been made on the basis of the issuance of, and the receipt of the consideration with respect thereto, if applicable, only the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued pursuant to such Equity-Linked Securities.

(b) Calculation of Adjustments. All adjustments to the Conversion Rate shall be calculated by the Company to the nearest 1/10,000th of one share of Common Stock (or if there is not a nearest 1/10,000th of a share, to the next lower 1/10,000th of a share). No adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent of the Conversion Rate; provided, however, that any such adjustment that is not required to be made will be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; provided, further that any such adjustment of less than one percent that has not been made will be made upon any Conversion Date or redemption or repurchase date.

(c) When No Adjustment Required. Except as otherwise provided in this ‎‎Section 11, the Conversion Rate will not be adjusted for the issuance of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or carrying the right to purchase any of the foregoing, or for the repurchase of Common Stock.

(i) Except as otherwise provided in this ‎‎Section 11, the Conversion Rate will not be adjusted as a result of the issuance of, the distribution of separate certificates representing, the exercise or redemption of, or the termination or invalidation of, rights pursuant to any stockholder rights plans.

(ii) No adjustment to the Conversion Rate will be made:

(A) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities of the Company and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Stock under any plan in which purchases are made at market prices on the date or dates of purchase, without discount, and whether or not the Company bears the ordinary costs of administration and operation of the plan, including brokerage commissions;

(B) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase such shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or of any employee agreements or arrangements or programs, including, without limitation, the Company’s 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as may be amended;

(C) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any Equity-Linked Security (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the issuance or sale of such Equity-Linked Securities, or any re-pricing or amendment thereof, will be subject to ‎Section 11(a)(viii)); provided, however, that the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants and upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, in each case pursuant to the terms thereof as of the Original Issuance Date shall not result in an adjustment to the Conversion Rate;

(D) for a change in the par value of the Common Stock;

(E) upon issuance of any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to Earnout Obligations existing as of the Original Issuance Date;

(F) for dividends or distributions declared or paid to holders of Common Stock in which Holders participate pursuant to ‎‎Section 4(e);

(G) pursuant to any merger, joint venture, partnership, share exchange, business combination or similar transaction or any other direct or indirect acquisition by the Company with parties that are not Affiliates, whereby the Common Stock comprises, in whole or in part, the consideration paid by the Company in such transaction, provided such transaction was (1) approved by the holders of the Voting Stock or (2) approved by the Board and that such Common Stock issued under this clause ‎(G) does not exceed 10.0% of the then current issued and outstanding Common Stock;

(H) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or warrants to acquire only shares of Common Stock issued to non-Affiliate banks, equipment lessors or other lending institutions, or to non-Affiliate real property lessors, in each case, in connection with a debt financing, equipment leasing or real property leasing transaction, provided such transaction was approved by the Board and that such Common Stock issued under this clause ‎(H) does not exceed 10.0% of the then current issued and outstanding Common Stock; or

(I) upon the issuance of any shares of Junior Stock issued on or after the second (2nd) anniversary of the Original Issuance Date pursuant to the Lincoln Park Facility, or a similar Junior Stock purchase facility entered into with a non-Affiliate counterparty (including an amendment to the Lincoln Park Facility or any replacement thereof).

(iii) No adjustment to shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted on a Conversion Date or to the shares of Common Stock deliverable to the Holders upon the conversion thereof shall be made solely by reason of dividends or other distributions being payable to holders of the Common Stock as of any date prior to the close of business on such Conversion Date if an adjustment has been made as of the Record Date for such dividend or other distribution (it being understood that the foregoing shall not limit any Holder’s right to receive Participating Dividends payable prior to such time or the operation of ‎‎Section 11(a) in respect of events occurring prior to such time). Until the Conversion Date with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock has occurred, such share of Series A Preferred Stock will remain outstanding and will be entitled to all of the powers, designations, preferences and other rights provided herein.

(d) Successive Adjustments. After an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this ‎‎Section 11, any subsequent event requiring an adjustment under this ‎‎Section 11 shall cause an adjustment to each such Conversion Rate as so adjusted.

(e) Multiple Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, if an event occurs that would trigger an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this ‎‎Section 11 under more than one subsection hereof, such event, to the extent fully taken into account in a single adjustment, shall not result in multiple adjustments hereunder; provided, however, that if more than one subsection of this ‎‎Section 11 is applicable to a single event, the subsection shall be applied that produces the largest adjustment.

(f) Notice of Adjustments. Whenever any event of the type described in this ‎‎Section 11 has occurred, the Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an event that requires such adjustment (or if the Company is not aware of such occurrence, as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming so aware) and in any event prior to the delivery of a Company Repurchase Notice or Mandatory Conversion Notice:

(i) compute the adjusted applicable Conversion Rate in accordance with this ‎‎Section 11 and prepare and transmit to the Conversion Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the applicable Conversion Rate, the method of calculation thereof, and the facts requiring such adjustment and upon which such adjustment is based; and

(ii) provide a written notice to the Holders of the occurrence of such event and a statement in reasonable detail setting forth the method by which the adjustment to the applicable Conversion Rate was determined and setting forth the adjusted applicable Conversion Rate.

(g) Conversion Agent. The Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to determine whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment of the Conversion Rate or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. The Conversion Agent shall be fully authorized and protected in relying on any Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to this ‎‎Section 11(g) and any adjustment contained therein and the Conversion Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment unless and until it has received such certificate. The Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities or property, that may at the time be issued or delivered with respect to any Series A Preferred Stock and the Conversion Agent makes no representation with respect thereto. The Conversion Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this ‎‎Section 11.

(h) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be delivered to the Holders upon conversion. In lieu of fractional shares otherwise issuable, the Holders will be entitled to receive an amount in cash equal to the fraction of a share of Common Stock multiplied by the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Conversion Date. In order to determine whether the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered to a Holder upon the conversion of such Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock will include a fractional share, such determination shall be based on the aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock of such Holder that are being converted on any single Conversion Date.

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Section 12. Reorganization Events.

(a) Reorganization Events. In the event of:

(i) any reclassification, conversion, statutory exchange, merger, consolidation or other similar business combination of the Company with or into another Person, in each case, pursuant to which the Common Stock is changed or converted into, or exchanged for, cash, securities or other property of the Company or another Person;

(ii) any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of all or a majority of the property and assets of the Company, in each case pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into cash, securities or other property; or

(iii) any statutory exchange of securities of the Company with another Person (other than in connection with a merger or acquisition) or reclassification, recapitalization or reorganization of the Common Stock into other securities;

(each of which is referred to as a “Reorganization Event”), each share of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Reorganization Event will, without the consent of the Holders and subject to ‎‎Section 12(d) and ‎‎Section 13(b), remain outstanding with all rights, preferences, privileges or voting power but shall become convertible into, in accordance with ‎‎Section 6, the number, kind and amount of securities, cash and other property (the “Exchange Property”) (without any interest on such Exchange Property other than subject to the express terms of such Exchange Property and without any right to dividends or distributions on such Exchange Property which have a record date that is prior to the effectiveness of the Reorganization Event) that the Holder of such share of Series A Preferred Stock would have received in such Reorganization Event had such Holder converted its shares of Series A Preferred Stock into the applicable number of shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the effective date of the Reorganization Event using the Conversion Rate applicable immediately prior to the effective date of the Reorganization Event; provided that the foregoing shall not apply if such Holder is a Person with which the Company consolidated or into which the Company merged or which merged into the Company or to which such sale or transfer was made, as the case may be (any such Person, a “Constituent Person”), or an Affiliate of a Constituent Person, to the extent such Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of Common Stock held by such Constituent Persons or such Affiliate thereof. If the kind or amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon such Reorganization Event is not the same for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to such Reorganization Event by a Person (other than a Constituent Person or an Affiliate thereof), then for the purpose of this ‎‎Section 12(a), the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon conversion following such Reorganization Event will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock.

(b) Successive Reorganization Events. The above provisions of this ‎‎Section 12 shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events and the provisions of ‎‎Section 11 shall apply to any shares of Capital Stock (as though such Capital Stock were Common Stock) received by the holders of the Common Stock in any such Reorganization Event.

(c) Reorganization Event Notice. The Company (or any successor) shall, no less than thirty (30) days prior to the anticipated effective date of any Reorganization Event, provide written notice to the Holders of such occurrence of such event and of the kind and amount of the cash, securities or other property that constitutes the Exchange Property. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the operation of this ‎‎Section 12.

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(d) Reorganization Event Agreements. The Company shall not enter into any agreement for a transaction constituting a Reorganization Event unless (i) such agreement provides for or does not interfere with or prevent (as applicable) conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into the Exchange Property in a manner that is consistent with and gives effect to this ‎‎Section 12, and (ii) to the extent that the Company is not the surviving corporation in such Reorganization Event or will be dissolved in connection with such Reorganization Event, proper provision shall be made in the agreements governing such Reorganization Event for the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into stock of the Person surviving such Reorganization Event or such other continuing entity in such Reorganization Event.

Section 13. Voting Rights.

(a) General. The Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights except as set forth below in ‎‎Section 13(b) in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock, without prejudice to any rights they may have as holders of the Common Stock (including, but not limited to, as a result of the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock) or any other voting securities of the Company.

(b) Adverse Changes. The vote or consent of the Holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at such time, voting together as a separate class, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for the purpose, will be necessary for, directly or indirectly, effecting or validating any of the following actions, whether or not such approval is required pursuant to the DGCL:

(i) any amendment, alteration or repeal (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation (including this Certificate of Designations) or Bylaws that would have an adverse effect on the rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock;

(ii) any amendment or alteration (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of, or any supplement (whether by a certificate of designations or otherwise) to, the Certificate of Incorporation or any provision thereof, or any other action to authorize or create, or increase the number of authorized or issued shares of, or any securities convertible into shares of, or reclassify any security into, or issue, any Parity Stock or Senior Stock or any other class or series of Capital Stock of the Company ranking senior to, or on a parity basis with, the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company; or

(iii) any increase or decrease (except to cancel or retire shares redeemed, repurchased or converted) in the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or issuance of shares of Series A Preferred Stock after the Issuance Date,

provided that the authorization or creation of, or the increase in the number of authorized or issued shares of, or any securities convertible into shares of, or the reclassification of any security (other than the Series A Preferred Stock) into, or the issuance of, Junior Stock will not require the vote of the Holders pursuant to this ‎‎Section 13(b). For purposes of this ‎‎Section 13(b), the filing in accordance with applicable law of a certificate of designations or any similar document setting forth or changing the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of any class or series of stock of the Company shall be deemed an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, provided, however, that the filing of an amendment to, or an amended and restated, certificate of designations for purposes of reducing the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock of the Company then outstanding by the number of such shares that have been cancelled or retired shall not be deemed to be an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation.

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(c) Each Holder of Series A Preferred Stock will have one vote per share on any matter on which Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote separately as a class, whether at a meeting or by written consent.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the exclusive consent and voting rights set forth in ‎‎Section 13(b) and may take action or consent to any action with respect to such rights without a meeting by delivering a consent in writing or by electronic transmission of the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock entitled to cast not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize, take or consent to such action at a meeting of stockholders.

(e) Nothing in this Certificate of Designations is intended to limit any rights of a Holder under the Investor Rights Agreement.

Section 14. No Sinking Fund. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be subject to or entitled to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund.

Section 15. Transfer Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar and Paying Agent. The duly appointed Transfer Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar and paying agent for the Series A Preferred Stock shall be Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The Company may, in its sole discretion, appoint any other Person to serve as Transfer Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar or paying agent for the Series A Preferred Stock and thereafter may remove or replace such other Person at any time. Upon any such appointment or removal, the Company shall send notice thereof to the Holders.

Section 16. Replacement Certificates.

(a) Mutilated, Destroyed, Stolen and Lost Certificates. If physical certificates evidencing the Series A Preferred Stock are issued, the Company shall replace any mutilated certificate at the Holder’s expense upon surrender of that certificate to the Transfer Agent. The Company shall replace certificates that become destroyed, stolen or lost at the Holder’s expense upon delivery to the Company and the Transfer Agent of satisfactory evidence that the certificate has been destroyed, stolen or lost, together with any indemnity that may be required by the Transfer Agent and the Company.

(b) Certificates Following Conversion. If physical certificates representing the Series A Preferred Stock are issued, the Company shall not be required to issue replacement certificates representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock on or after the Conversion Date applicable to such shares (except if any certificate for shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall, at its expense, execute and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the certificate so surrendered a new certificate for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock not converted). In place of the delivery of a replacement certificate following the applicable Conversion Date, the Transfer Agent, upon receipt of the satisfactory evidence and indemnity described in clause ‎(a)‎ above, shall deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock formerly evidenced by the physical certificate.

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Section 17. Taxes.

(a) Withholding. The Company and the Investor agree that, under current Law, as long as the Investor has provided the Company with a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing eligibility for the applicable article of the tax treaty between the United States and Japan, the Company shall withhold dividends paid in cash at a rate of no more than five (5) percent for so long as the Investor owns at least ten (10) percent of the outstanding Voting Stock, and no more than ten (10) percent for so long as the Investor owns less than ten (10) percent of the outstanding Voting Stock. The Company agrees that, provided that a Holder delivers to the Company a properly executed IRS Form W-9 certifying as to the complete exemption from backup withholding of the Holder (or, if the Holder is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, its regarded owner), under current Law the Company (including any paying agent of the Company) shall not be required to, and shall not, deduct or withhold Taxes on any payments or deemed payments to any such Holder. If a Holder is not legally entitled to deliver an IRS Form W-9, the Company shall cooperate reasonably and in good faith with such Holder to establish any basis for reduction or elimination of U.S. federal withholding Tax (including under any applicable tax treaty) on any payments or deemed payments to such Holder that is legally available to such Holder.

(b) Transfer Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all Transfer Taxes due on (i) the issue of the Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) the issue of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.

(c) Tax Treatment. (i) The Holders and the Company agree (A) not to treat the Series A Preferred Stock as “preferred stock” for purposes of Section 305 of the Code and, without limiting the generality of clause ‎(A), (B) as a consequence, not to treat any Preferred Dividends accruing on the Series A Preferred Stock, or any difference between the purchase price paid for the Series A Preferred Stock and the Liquidation Preference thereof, as a distribution of property under Section 305(b)(4) or (c) of the Code until paid in cash. The Company and the Holders (and their respective Affiliates) shall file all relevant Tax Returns in a manner consistent with the foregoing intended Tax treatment and shall not take any Tax position that is inconsistent with such intended Tax treatment except in connection with, or as required by, any of the following: (w) a change in relevant Law occurring after the Original Issuance Date, (x) after the Original Issuance Date, the promulgation of relevant final U.S. Treasury Regulations addressing instruments similar to the Series A Preferred Stock (from and after the effective date of such regulations), (y) an amendment to the terms of this Certificate of Designations or (z) a “determination” within the meaning of section 1313(a) of the Code.

(ii) The Holders and the Company agree that (A) any Company Repurchase pursuant to ‎‎Section 9 or (B) any Fundamental Change Repurchase (other than with respect to any Fundamental Change Repurchase in part but not in full pursuant to clause (v) of the definition of Fundamental Change) in respect of the Investor Shares pursuant to ‎‎Section 10 (each a “Repurchase Option” and collectively the “Repurchase Options”) whether in part or in full, qualifies as a sale or exchange of such Series A Preferred Stock under the Code; provided that, if so requested by the Company in writing, at least five (5) business days prior to the date of an exercise of such Repurchase Option, the applicable Holder shall provide a statement to the Company in connection with such Repurchase Option representing that it has received advice from a nationally recognized accounting or law firm that (after reasonable inquiry) such Repurchase Option would be more likely than not to be treated as a sale or exchange under Section 302(b) of the Code, taking into account any other directly, indirectly or constructively (within the meaning of Section 302 of the Code) held equity of the Company; provided further, that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to request such statement at least ten (10) days prior to the date of such Repurchase Option. With respect to any Fundamental Change Repurchase pursuant to ‎‎Section 10 in part but not in full pursuant to clause (v) of the definition of Fundamental Change in respect of the Investor Shares, or any Fundamental Change Repurchase pursuant to ‎‎Section 10 in respect of the Non-Investor Shares, the Company and the Holders shall reasonably discuss and agree regarding whether such Fundamental Change Repurchase qualifies as a sale or exchange of such Series A Preferred Stock under the Code.

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(d) Tax Covenant. The Company will not take any action that would cause it not to be a C corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes or could otherwise cause any Holder to own an equity interest in (A) an entity that is not a C corporation, or (B) an entity that is a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in each case without the vote or written consent of the Holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Additionally, in the event that the Company does become a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code, the Company shall provide written notice to the Holders.

Section 18. Notices. All notices referred to herein shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, all notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been given upon the earlier of receipt thereof or three (3) Business Days after the mailing thereof if sent by registered or certified mail with postage prepaid, or by private courier service addressed: (i) if to the Company, to its office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America, Attn: Xxxx Xx, Chief Financial Officer, (ii) if to any Holder, to such Holder at the address of such Holder as listed in the stock record books of the Company (which may include the records of the Transfer Agent) or (iii) to such other address as the Company or any such Holder, as the case may be, shall have designated by notice similarly given.

Section 19. Facts Ascertainable. When the terms of this Certificate of Designations refer to a specific agreement or other document to determine the meaning or operation of a provision hereof, the Secretary of the Company shall maintain a copy of such agreement or document at the principal executive offices of the Company and a copy thereof shall be provided free of charge to any Holder who makes a request therefor. The Secretary of the Company shall also maintain a written record of the Issuance Date, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to a Holder and the date of each such issuance, and shall furnish such written record free of charge to any Holder who makes a request therefor.

Section 20. Waiver. Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designations to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and the Holders thereof) upon the vote or written consent of the Holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding.

Section 21. Severability. If any term of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth herein is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other terms set forth herein which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable term will, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect, and no term herein set forth will be deemed dependent upon any other such term unless so expressed herein.

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Section 22. Rule 144A Information. The Company will, during any period in which the Company is not subject to ‎Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, furnish to Holders and prospective investors, upon request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Section 23. Regulatory Matters.

(a) HSR Filing. If a Holder determines, in its sole judgment upon the advice of counsel, that any conversion pursuant to the terms hereof would be subject to the provisions of the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), the Company shall file, or cause its ultimate parent entity as that term is defined in the HSR Act to file, as soon as practicable after the date on which the Company receives notice from such Holder of the applicability of the HSR Act and a request to so file with the United States Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”), the notification and report form and any supplemental information required to be filed by it pursuant to the HSR Act in connection with the conversion of any Series A Preferred Stock (and in any event the Company shall make such filing no later than five (5) Business Days after the date on which such Holder filed with the FTC and DOJ the notification and report form required to be filed by such Holder pursuant to the HSR Act in connection with the conversion of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock). Any such notification and report form and supplemental information will be in full compliance with the requirements of the HSR Act.

(b) Other Filings. If a Holder of Series A Preferred Stock determines, in its sole judgment upon the advice of counsel, that any conversion pursuant to the terms hereof could be subject to the provisions of any antitrust, merger control, or competition Laws (other than the HSR Act) or Laws designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate exports or actions by foreigners with respect to the relevant jurisdiction to acquire interests in domestic equities, securities, entities, assets, land or interests (collectively, the “Other Antitrust and Foreign Investment Laws”), the Company will cooperate and supply promptly to such Holder such information and assistance as such Holder may reasonably request to assess whether any conversion would be subject to filing requirements under any Other Antitrust and Foreign Investment Laws. If such Holder determines that a filing is required or advisable under any Other Antitrust and Foreign Investment Laws in connection with any conversion, and if the Company is required to make a separate filing under any such Other Antitrust and Foreign Investment Laws, the Company will promptly do so after being notified of the requirement by such Holder.

(c) Cooperation. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) take (or cause to be taken) all actions, (ii) do (or cause to be done) all things, and (iii) assist and cooperate with such Holder in doing (or causing to be done) all things, in each case as are necessary, proper or advisable pursuant to applicable Law or otherwise to effectuate the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall furnish to such Holder promptly (but in no event more than five (5) days after receipt of a reasonable request therefore) such information and assistance as such Holder may reasonably request in connection with the preparation of any filing or submission to be filed by such Holder under the HSR Act or any applicable Other Antitrust and Foreign Investment Laws. The Company shall respond promptly after receiving any inquiries or requests for additional information from the FTC, the DOJ, or any Governmental Authority under any Other Antitrust and Foreign Investment Laws in connection with any conversions of Series A Preferred Stock of or by such Xxxxxx. The Company shall keep such Holder apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from, the FTC, the DOJ, or any Governmental Authority in connection with any conversions of Series A Preferred Stock of or by such Holder. The Company and such Holder shall each be required to pay fifty percent (50%) of all filing or other fees required to be paid by the Company and/or such Holder (or the “ultimate parent entity” of such Holder, if any) under the HSR Act or any other applicable Laws in connection with such filings and the Company and such Holder shall otherwise be solely responsible for the payment of their respective other costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in connection with the preparation of such filings and responses to inquiries or requests.

(d) Conversion Date. In the event that this ‎‎Section 23 is applicable to any conversion, the delivery of any shares of Common Stock upon conversion shall be subject to the receipt of clearances, approvals, and the expiration or earlier termination of the waiting periods under the HSR Act or Other Antitrust and Foreign Investment Laws (with the Conversion Date being deemed to be the date immediately following the date of the receipt of the last of the required clearances, approvals, and waiting period expirations or early terminations); provided, that with respect to an Investor Share Mandatory Conversion or Mandatory Conversion, if the receipt of clearances, approvals, and the expiration or earlier termination of the waiting periods under the HSR Act or Other Antitrust and Foreign Investment Laws has not occurred by the Investor Share Mandatory Conversion Date or 120 days after the Mandatory Conversion Notice, as applicable, then the Company may require the Holder to, or the Holder may, convert the maximum number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock on such date as is permitted under the HSR Act or Other Antitrust and Foreign Investment Laws in the Holder’s sole judgment upon the advice of counsel.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations to be executed this [●] day of [●], 20[●].

	CEPTON, INC.
	By:
	Name:
	Title:

EXHIBIT A

CONVERSION NOTICE

Reference is made to the Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001, of Cepton, Inc. (the “Certificate of Designations”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), of Cepton, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), indicated below into shares of Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, [as of the date specified below // upon // immediately prior to[, and subject to the occurrence of,] [•]].

Date of Conversion (if applicable):

Number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted:

Share certificate no(s). of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted (if applicable):

Tax ID Number (if applicable):

Please confirm the following information:

Conversion Rate:

Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:

Please issue the shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are being converted in the following name and to the following address:

Issue to:

Address:

Telephone Number:

Email:

Authorization:

By:

Title:

Dated:

Account Number (if electronic book entry transfer):

Transaction Code Number (if electronic book entry transfer):

Payment Instructions for cash payment in lieu of fractional shares:

EXHIBIT B
FORM OF INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

[See Attached]

B-1

FORM OF

INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

by and between

CEPTON, INC.

and

KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

Dated as of [●]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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	Article I
	Definitions

Section 1.01.	Definitions	3
Section 1.02.	Certain Interpretations	11
	Article II
	Governance and Other Rights

Section 2.01.	Actions at the Closing	13
Section 2.02.	Committee Composition	13
Section 2.03.	Investor Directors	14
Section 2.04.	Director Qualifications	15
Section 2.05.	Investor Consent	16
Section 2.06.	Corporate Opportunities	17
Section 2.07.	Board Obligations	18
Section 2.08.	Preemptive Rights	18
	Article III
	Registration Rights

Section 3.01.	Registration	19
Section 3.02.	Piggyback Registration	21
Section 3.03.	Registration Procedures	23
Section 3.04.	Suspension	26
Section 3.05.	Expenses of Registration	27
Section 3.06.	Information by Holders	27
Section 3.07.	Rule 144 Reporting	28
Section 3.08.	Requirements for Participation in Registrations and Underwritten Offerings	29
Section 3.09.	Indemnification	31
Section 3.10.	Transfer of Registration Rights	31
Section 3.11.	Termination of Registration Rights	31
Section 3.12.	Registration Default	31
	Article IV
	Limitations on Transfers

Section 4.01.	Limitation on Transfer of Series A Preferred Stock	32
Section 4.02.	Permitted Transfers	33
Section 4.03.	Legend	33

	Article V
	Additional Agreements

Section 5.01.	Information and Access	33
Section 5.02.	Confidentiality	34
Section 5.03.	Section 16 Matters	35
	Article VI
	Miscellaneous

Section 6.01.	Notices	36
Section 6.02.	Amendments; Waivers	36
Section 6.03.	Governing Law; Specific Performance; Consent to Jurisdiction	36
Section 6.04.	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	37
Section 6.05.	Severability	37
Section 6.06.	Third Party Beneficiaries	37
Section 6.07.	Assignment	38
Section 6.08.	Termination	38
Section 6.09.	Entire Agreement, etc	38
Section 6.10.	Counterparts	38

This INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [●], by and between Cepton, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., a corporation organized under the laws of Japan (together with any Permitted Transferees (as defined in ‎Section 4.02(c)), the “Investor”). The Investor and the Company are sometimes referred to herein individually, as a “Party” and collectively, as the “Parties.” All capitalized terms that are used in this Agreement have the respective meanings given to them in Section 1.01.

RECITALS

A. The Company and the Investor are parties to the Investment Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2022 (the “Investment Agreement”), pursuant to which on the date hereof the Company issued, sold and delivered to the Investor, and the Investor purchased and acquired from the Company, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, an aggregate of 100,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), having the designation, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions, as specified in the Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on or prior to the date hereof, providing for the designation of the Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Certificate of Designations”);

B. The Company and the Investor desire to establish in this Agreement certain terms and conditions concerning the rights of and restrictions on the Investor with respect to the Investor’s ownership of the Series A Preferred Stock and other capital stock of the Company, and it is a condition of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement that the Company and the Investor execute and deliver this Agreement; and

C. In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

Article I
Definitions

Section 1.01. Definitions.

(a) As used in this Agreement (including the recitals hereto), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Adverse Disclosure” means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the good faith judgment of the Company (after consultation with legal counsel): (a) would be required to be made in any registration statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such registration statement would not be materially misleading; (b) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such registration statement; and (c) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.

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Any Person shall be deemed to “beneficially own”, to have “beneficial ownership” of, or to be “beneficially owning” any securities (which securities shall also be deemed “beneficially owned” by such Person) that such Person is deemed to “beneficially own” within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof; provided that any Person shall be deemed to beneficially own any securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether or not such right is exercisable immediately, within 60 days.

“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday or Sunday or a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by Law to be closed in New York City, New York, or Tokyo, Japan.

“Bylaws” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company as of the Signing Date, as the same shall be amended, modified or supplemented between the Signing Date and Closing in accordance with the Investment Agreement, and as may be amended, modified or supplemented from and after the Closing in compliance with this Agreement or applicable Law.

“Certificate of Incorporation” means the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended by the Series A Certificate of Designations, as may be further amended from time to time in compliance with this Agreement and the Investment Agreement or applicable Law.

“Closing” means the closing of the Purchase.

“Closing Date” means the date on which the Closing occurs.

“Committee Qualification Requirements” means the requirements for service on the Compensation Committee or Nominating Committee, as applicable, generally applicable to all of the members of such committee (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, requirements applicable to a director fulfilling a particular function) as set forth in (a) any applicable Law, (b) the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules and (c) the charters of such committee.

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“Company Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

“Company Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company.

“Company Owned IP” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.

“Company Securities” means (a) issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company; (b) outstanding securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company; (c) outstanding options, warrants or other rights or binding arrangements to acquire from the Company, or that obligate the Company to issue, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company; (d) obligations of the Company to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or exchangeable security, or other similar Contract relating to any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest (including any voting debt) in, the Company; (e) outstanding restricted shares, restricted share units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock of, or other securities or ownership interests in, the Company solely to the extent, except for purposes of Section 2.05, that the terms of such securities or rights entitle the beneficial owner thereof to the right to vote generally for the election of Directors and (d) other obligations of the Company to make any payment based on the price or value of any of the items in the foregoing clauses (a) through (e) solely to the extent, except for purposes of Section 2.05, that the terms of such securities or rights entitle the beneficial owner thereof to the right to vote generally for the election of Directors.

“Company Stock Plan” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.

“Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Company Board or such committee of the Company Board with the duties customarily fulfilled by a compensation committee of a board of directors.

“Confidentiality Agreement” means the Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2017, between the Investor and Cepton Technologies, Inc., as amended by the Extension to Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2020, and as may be further amended from time to time.

“Conversion Shares” means (i) any Company Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) any Company Common Stock issuable as a dividend on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock (if any).

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“DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

“Director” means a member of the Company Board.

“Director Qualification Standards” means any requirements generally applicable to all of the Directors (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, requirements applicable to a director fulfilling a particular function (other than Committee Qualification Requirements)) regarding service as a Director of the Company under applicable Law or the rules and regulations of NASDAQ.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Excluded Issuance” means any of the events set forth in Section 11(c)(ii), other than Section 11(c)(ii)(I) of the Series A Certificate of Designations.

“Excluded Registration Statement” means a (i) registration statement on Form X-0, Xxxx X-0 or any successor forms thereto, filed to effectuate an exchange offer or any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment pl

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