Execution Version
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on May 27, 2025, by and between Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), and the
undersigned investor (“Subscriber”).
WHEREAS, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, that principal amount of the Company’s 0.00% convertible senior secured notes due 2028 (the “Notes”), set forth on the signature
page hereto (the “Subscribed Notes”) for an aggregate purchase price equal to 96.00% of the principal amount of the Subscribed Notes (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Subscribed
Notes in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Company (the “Transaction”);
WHEREAS, substantially concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the Company is selling in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers”
(as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) or “accredited investors” (as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act) shares of Common Stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants
pursuant to a subscription agreement (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”).
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement (the “Closing Date”), the Company will enter into subscription agreements (the “Other Subscription Agreements” and together with
this Subscription Agreement, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain other qualified institutional buyers (the “Other Subscribers” and together with Subscriber, the “Subscribers”), which are on substantially the same
terms as the terms of this Subscription Agreement (other than the amount of the Notes to be subscribed for and purchased by the Other Subscribers), pursuant to which such investors shall agree to purchase on the Closing Date, inclusive of the
Subscribed Notes, up to $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (the “Other Subscribed Notes” and together with the Subscribed Notes, the “Aggregate Subscribed Notes”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Notes on the Closing Date, the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) will enter into an indenture in respect of
the Notes in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Indenture”); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Notes on the Closing Date, the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, will enter into a collateral agreement in respect of the Notes in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Collateral Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing (as defined below), Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the
Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Subscribed Notes (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”). The Company hereby expressly covenants and agrees that the Purchase
Price shall be used exclusively to further the Company’s Bitcoin treasury strategy (less transaction expenses).
2. Closing.
a. The consummation of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall be contingent upon, and occur on May 29, 2025 (the “Closing Date”).
b. In connection with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall deliver written notice to Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) specifying (i) the anticipated Closing
Date and (ii) the wire instructions for delivery of the Purchase Price to the Company. Within (2) Business Days following the date of this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber shall deliver to the Company such information as is reasonably requested
in the Closing Notice in order for the Company to issue the Subscribed Notes to Subscriber, including a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8. Subscriber shall deliver to the Company, prior to 9:30
a.m. (Eastern time) on the Closing Date the Purchase Price in cash via wire transfer to the account specified in the Closing Notice against delivery by the Company to Subscriber of the Subscribed Notes in book entry form pursuant to the DWAC
procedures of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), which will act as securities depository for the Notes, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances or other restrictions (other than those arising under the Indenture, this Subscription
Agreement or state or federal securities laws), in the name of Subscriber or a custodian designated by Subscriber (which custodian shall have properly posted such DWAC for release by the Trustee through the facilities of DTC), as applicable. In
the event that the consummation of the Transaction does not occur within two (2) Business Day after the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after
the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice) return the funds so delivered by Subscriber to the Company by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber and any Subscribed Notes shall be
transferred by DWAC to the Trustee and deemed cancelled and no amounts will be owned under such Subscribed Notes; provided that, unless this Subscription Agreement has been validly terminated pursuant to Section 6 hereof, neither the
failure of the Closing to occur on the Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice nor such return of funds shall (x) terminate this Subscription Agreement, (y) be deemed to be a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section
2(c) hereof, or (z) otherwise relieve any party of any of its obligations hereunder, including Subscriber’s obligation to redeliver the Purchase Price and purchase the Subscribed Notes at the Closing in the event the Company delivers a
subsequent Closing Notice. For the purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed.
c. The Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver in writing (to the extent a valid waiver is capable of being issued) by the Company, on the one hand, and Subscriber, on the
other, of the conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) (x) no suspension of the qualification of any of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), for sale or trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC or
the New York Stock Exchange Texas (an “Exchange”), or, to the Company’s knowledge, initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes, shall have occurred and (y) the shares of Common Stock underlying the Subscribed
Notes shall be approved for listing on an Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance;
(ii) no governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is
then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise restraining, prohibiting or enjoining consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no such governmental authority
shall have instituted a proceeding seeking to impose any such restraint or prohibition; and
d. The obligation of the Company to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver in writing by the Company of the additional conditions that, on the Closing
Date:
(i) all representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (other than (x) representations and warranties that
are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects or (y) representations and warranties that speak as of a specified earlier date, which
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date) at and as of the Closing Date, and consummation of the Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by Subscriber of each of the
representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Closing; and
(ii) Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance, satisfaction or compliance would not or would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impair the ability of
the Company to consummate the Closing.
e. The obligation of Subscriber to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver in writing by Subscriber of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) all representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Subscription Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (other than (A) representations and warranties that
are qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true in all respects or (B) representations and warranties that speak as of a specified earlier date, which
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date) at and as of the Closing Date, and consummation of the Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by the Company of each of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Closing;
(ii) the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed,
satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing, except where the failure of such performance, satisfaction or compliance would not or would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impair the ability of
the Company to consummate the Closing;
(iii) the Company shall have completed an equity financing for gross proceeds in an amount not less than $1,500,000,000, pursuant to terms and conditions in the PIPE Subscription Agreements,
and there shall have been no amendment, waiver or modification to the PIPE Subscription Agreements that materially and adversely affects the Company or the Subscriber’s investment in the Company, other than amendments, waivers or modifications
pursuant to the terms of the PIPE Subscription Agreements;
(iv) the Company shall not have entered into any Other Subscription Agreement, including through amendment, waiver or modification of the terms of an any Other Subscription Agreement, with a
lower purchase price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes or other terms (economic or otherwise) substantially more favorable to such other subscriber or investor than as set forth in this Subscription Agreement unless Subscriber has been
offered substantially the same terms or benefits;
(v) there has not occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined below) after the date of this Subscription Agreement; and
(vi) legal opinions of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Yorkville Securities, LLC and Clear Street LLC as representatives of
the Placement Agents (as defined below) shall have been received by the Subscriber.
3. Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, that:
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The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its
business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company as set forth in the SEC Documents and shall, where applicable,
also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof ( a “Subsidiary”) is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of
incorporation, memorandum and articles of association, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents (the “Charter Documents”). Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document (as defined below), (ii) a material adverse effect
on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material
respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or
seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. “Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding,
such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
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The Notes to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder have been duly authorized and, on the Closing Date, will be duly executed and delivered by the Company and when authenticated by the Trustee as provided herein and in the
Indenture relating thereto, against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture relating thereto
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The issuance of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Subscribed Notes is duly authorized, and upon issuance upon the conversion of the Subscribed Notes in accordance with the Subscribed Notes and with the terms of this
Subscription Agreement, the shares of Common Stock underlying the Subscribed Notes will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created
under the Company’s Charter Documents (as in effect at such time of issuance) or under the laws of the State of Florida.
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This Subscription Agreement, the Other Subscription Agreements, the Collateral Agreement, and the Indenture (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the
Transaction Documents constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
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The Subscribed Notes are not, and following the Closing, will not be, subject to any Transfer Restriction. The term “Transfer Restriction” means any condition to or restriction on the ability of Subscriber or any other holder of the
Subscribed Notes to pledge, sell, assign or otherwise transfer the Subscribed Notes under any organizational document, policy or agreement of, by or with the Company, but excluding the restrictions on transfer described in the Indenture
and Section 4(e) of this Subscription Agreement with respect to the status of the Subscribed Notes as “restricted securities” pending their registration for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement.
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Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties in Section 4, the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under the
Transaction Documents, including the issuance and sale of the Notes, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which
the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
or materially affect the validity of the Notes or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) the Charter Documents; or (iii) any statute or any judgment,
order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties, except as (i) set forth in the Collateral Agreement and (ii) would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Notes or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription
Agreement.
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There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Company is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Notes to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription
Agreement that have not been or will not be validly waived on or prior to the Closing Date.
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Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties in Section 4, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration
with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including the Exchange) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Subscribed Notes), other than (i) the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of the Registration Statement (as defined
below), (ii) the filings required by applicable state or federal securities laws, (iii) the filings required by the Exchange, including with respect to obtaining stockholder approval, if required, and (iv) any filings the failure of which
to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
sale and issuance of the Notes.
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As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”) and (ii) 999,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of the date
hereof, there are no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, there are 220,624,508 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, and there are 11,026,253 total warrants outstanding, with a weighted average exercise price of
$11.50 and a five-year exercise term. The Company has not issued any shares of Common Stock since its most recently filed or furnished report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), other than
(i) any shares issued pursuant to the PIPE Agreement, (ii) pursuant to the exercise of employee share options under the Company’s outstanding share option awards, (iii) the issuance of Common Stock or other equity securities to employees
pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plan, and (iv) pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission. No
Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the
Subscribed Notes, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become
bound to issue additional Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Subscribed Notes will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue Common Stock or other securities
to any Person (other than the Subscribers). There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or
instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary, except for the PIPE Subscription Agreements. The Company does not have any
outstanding share appreciation rights or “phantom stock” awards or agreements or any similar award or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued as fully paid and nonassessable, have been
issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or
authorization of any shareholder, the board of directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Notes or the underlying Common Stock. There are no shareholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar
agreements with respect to the Company’s shares of Common Stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s shareholders. “Common Stock Equivalents” means any
securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preference share, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any
time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
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The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents (as defined below) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in
effect at the time of filing or as such financial statements have been amended or corrected in a subsequent filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by
GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in
the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, (i) there has
been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables
and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the
Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to
purchase or redeem any shares and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company equity incentive plans. The Company does not have pending before the
Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Subscribed Notes contemplated by this Agreement, the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the sale of the shares
pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements, and the use of proceeds contemplated thereby, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect
to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, prospects, properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this
representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) trading day prior to the date that this representation is made.
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The Company has not received any written communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Company is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or
violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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At Closing, the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and are listed for trading on the Exchange. The Company has taken no action that is designed to terminate the
registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Common Stock on the Exchange. Since April 1, 2024, the Company has not received notice from any Exchange on which the Common Stock are or have been listed or
quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Exchange. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against the Company by the Exchange or the Commission with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Common Stock or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Common Stock on the Exchange. The Company is, and has no reason
to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock are currently eligible for electronic transfer through the DTC or another established
clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the DTC (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer. As of the closing Date, the Subscribed Notes will be eligible
for clearance and settlement through DTC under a Rule 144A CUSIP.
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Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Notes by the Company to Subscriber or the Other
Subscribers in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or the Other Subscription Agreements, as the case may be. The issuance and sale of the Subscribed Notes hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the
Exchange.
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The Company has not in the past nor will it hereafter take any action to sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy any securities of the Company that could result in the initial sale of the Subscribed Notes not being exempt from
the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act.
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The Subscribed Notes, when issued, will not be of the same class as a securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act, or quoted in a U.S. automated inter-dealer quotation system,
within the meaning of Rule 144A(d)(3)(i) under the Securities Act.
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The Company acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Subscribed Notes may be pledged by the Subscriber in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, which shall not be deemed to be a
transfer, sale or assignment of the Subscribed Notes hereunder, and the Subscriber effecting a pledge of Subscribed Notes shall not be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company
pursuant to this Subscription Agreement; provided that such pledge shall be pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or
sale of the Notes.
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The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Subscribed Notes will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Subscribers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further
acknowledges that no Subscriber is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice
given by any Subscriber or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Subscriber’s purchase of the
Subscribed Notes. The Company further represents to each Subscriber that the Company’s decision to enter into this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the
transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.
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Anything in this Subscription Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Section 5 hereof and Section 6(c)), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that (y) one or more Subscribers may engage in
hedging activities at various times during the period that the Subscribed Notes are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing shareholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after
the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that, so long as such aforementioned hedging activities are in compliance with this Subscription Agreement, such hedging activities do not constitute a
breach of this Subscription Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
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The Company has made available to Subscriber (including via the Commission’s EDGAR system) a copy of each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other document, if any, filed by the Company
with the Commission since its initial registration of the Common Stock (the foregoing materials filed or furnished by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by
reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”), which SEC Documents, as of their respective filing dates, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange
Act applicable to the SEC Documents and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and as of the completion of the Company’s business combination, were filed on a timely basis or
received a valid extension of such time of filing and filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. None of the SEC Documents filed under the Exchange Act (except to the extent that information contained in
any SEC Document has been superseded by a later timely filed SEC Document) contained, when filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, in the case of any SEC Document that is a registration statement, or included, when filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in the case of all other SEC Documents.
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Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or
any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”). Except as otherwise
disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the Actions, if any, (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Subscribed Notes or (ii) would, if resolved adversely to
the Company, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or
liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the
Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
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Except for any placement fees payable to the Placement Agents, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement
agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Subscribers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on
behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
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None of the Company, any predecessor or affiliated company of the Company, any director, executive officer or other officer of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding
voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, or any promoter connected with the Company in any capacity (collectively, “Company Covered Persons”), is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications within
the meaning of Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act, except for a disqualification event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3).
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The Company acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Company by or on behalf of the Subscriber, any of its respective affiliates or any of its or their control persons,
officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, expressly or by implication, regarding the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement other than those representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements included in this Subscription Agreement (inclusive of the exhibits and schedules attached hereto).
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The gross proceeds from the Subscribed Notes contemplated by the Transaction will be utilized for purposes of acquiring Bitcoin, and to maintain cash and cash equivalents in as collateral for the Aggregate Subscribed Notes (less
transaction expenses and fees).
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No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its
Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the
Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any
material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the
continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S.
federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in
the SEC Documents, except where the failure to possess such permits would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
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The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to their respective owned properties and assets owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the subsidiaries, in each case, free and clear of all
Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property, taken as a whole, and do not interfere in any material respect with the use made or proposed to be made of such properties by the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and any Liens arising from the Transaction. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which
the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, except where such non-compliance would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. “Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance,
right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
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The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual
property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Documents and which the failure to so have would have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or
terminate or be abandoned, within two years from the date of this Agreement, except where such expiration, termination or abandonment would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Documents or as otherwise disclosed in the SEC Documents, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the
Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as would not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property
Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality
and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary for companies of similar size as the Company in the
businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew
its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
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Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any
transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental
of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, shareholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees
for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including equity incentives granted under any equity incentive plan of the Company.
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Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that are effective as of the
date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company and the
Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization,
and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the
Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
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Except as set forth in SEC Documents and pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements and in connection with this Transaction, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the
Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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The Company and the board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or
other similar anti-takeover provision under the Charter Documents or the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Subscribers as a result of the Subscribers and the Company fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Subscribed Notes and the Subscribers’ ownership of the Subscribed Notes.
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Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the use of proceeds, or as otherwise to be disclosed in the documents to be
issued pursuant to Section 8.s, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Subscribers with any information that it believes constitutes non-public information. The
Company understands and confirms that the Subscribers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Subscriber makes or has made any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 4 hereof.
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Assuming the accuracy of the Subscribers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 4, other than the PIPE Subscription Agreements, neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Subscribed Notes to be integrated with prior offerings by
the Company for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Exchange on which any of the securities
of the Company are listed or designated.
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Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder, (i) the fair saleable
value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do
not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the
Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after
taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to
pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for
reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. All outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the
Company or any Subsidiary has commitments is set forth in the SEC Documents. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than accrued
liabilities and trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be
reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the
present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
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Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all federal, state and local income
and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or
determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports
or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction.
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Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic
political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of
law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
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The Company’s accounting firm is Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) has expressed its
opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated
by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants which could affect the Company’s ability to perform
any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.
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The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Subscribed Notes, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Subscribed Notes, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation
for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agents in connection with the placement of the Subscribed Notes.
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Each share option granted by the Company under the Company’s share option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s share option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of
the Common Stock on the date such share option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No share option granted under the Company’s share option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there
is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, share options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of share options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the
Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.
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There has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of its respective
customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of it), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of,
and has no knowledge of, any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to its IT Systems and Data, except, with respect to either (x) or (y), those which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and
regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data
from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially
reasonable safeguards to maintain and protect its material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and Data; and (iv) the Company and the Subsidiaries have implemented
backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.
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(i) The Company and the Subsidiaries are, and at all times since April 1, 2024 have been, in material compliance with all applicable state, federal and foreign data privacy and security laws and regulations, including, without
limitation, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) (EU 2016/679) (collectively, “Privacy Laws”); (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have in place and have taken steps reasonably designed to ensure
material compliance with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security and the collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling and analysis of Personal Data (as defined below) (the “Policies”); (iii) the Company
provides accurate notice of its applicable Policies to its customers, employees, third party vendors and representatives as required by the Privacy Laws; and (iv) applicable Policies provide accurate and sufficient notice of the Company’s
then-current privacy practices relating to its subject matter, and do not contain any material omissions of the Company’s then-current privacy practices, as required by Privacy Laws. “Personal Data” means (A) a natural person’s
name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number, bank information, or customer or account number; (B) any information which would qualify as “personally identifying information” under the Federal
Trade Commission Act, as amended; (C) “personal data” as defined by GDPR; and (D) any other piece of information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any
identifiable data related to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. (x) None of such disclosures made or contained in any of the Policies have been inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete in material violation of any Privacy
Laws and (y) the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents will not result in a breach of any Privacy Laws or Policies. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries (I) to the knowledge of the Company, has received
written notice of any actual or potential liability of the Company or the Subsidiaries under, or actual or potential violation by the Company or the Subsidiaries of, any of the Privacy Laws; (II) is currently conducting or paying for, in
whole or in part, any investigation, remediation or other corrective action pursuant to any regulatory request or demand pursuant to any Privacy Law; or (III) is a party to any order, decree, or agreement by or with any court or
arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority that imposed any obligation or liability under any Privacy Law.
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The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Subscriber’s request.
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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”).
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total
equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank
or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
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Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is an individual or entity (“Person”)
currently the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the United
Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company located, organized or resident in a country or territory
that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Subscribed Notes, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiaries, joint venture
partners or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any
Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.
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The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of
1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency,
authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.
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There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in SEC Filings and is not so disclosed and would
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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The Company has not entered into any subscription agreement, side letter or other agreement with any Other Subscriber in connection with such Other Subscription Agreements to purchase Subscribed Notes thereunder on terms more favorable
to such Subscriber or other investor than as set forth in this Agreement, other than terms particular to compliance with any law, regulation or policy specifically applicable to such other Subscriber or its affiliates or related funds or
in connection with the taxable status of such other Subscriber or its affiliates or related funds or other terms that are immaterial to the Subscriber.
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4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof and the Closing Date:
a. Subscriber (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and (ii) has the requisite power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
b. This Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Subscriber, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the Company, this Subscription
Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.
c. The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the purchase of the Subscribed Notes and the compliance by Subscriber with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber is a party or by which
Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body,
domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its properties, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), as would not reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Subscription
Agreement, a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to Subscriber that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Subscriber’s ability
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the purchase of the Subscribed Notes.
d. Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1),
(2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act), in either case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Annex A hereto, and an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is acquiring the Subscribed Notes only for its
own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Subscribed Notes as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer or an institutional
accredited investor and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such
account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Subscribed Notes with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and has provided the Company with the requested information on Annex
A). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Notes.
e. Subscriber understands that the Subscribed Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering
within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Subscribed Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Subscribed Notes and
the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged (other than in connection with ordinary course prime brokerage relationships) or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, or (ii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and, in accordance with any
applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any book-entry positions or certificates representing the Subscribed Notes shall contain the legend set forth in this Section 4(e). Subscriber
understands and agrees that the Subscribed Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes will be subject to transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws and, as a result of these transfer restrictions,
Subscriber may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge (other than in connection with ordinary course prime brokerage relationships) or otherwise dispose of the Subscribed Notes and may be required to bear the financial risk of an
investment in the Subscribed Notes for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel and tax and accounting advisors prior to making any offer, resale, pledge, transfer or disposition of
any of the Subscribed Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes.
Each book entry for the Subscribed Notes shall contain a notation, and each certificate (if any) evidencing the Notes shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend, in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE (NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA
FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES). BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP. (THE “COMPANY”)
THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
(A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND IS EFFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF SUCH TRANSFER, OR
(C) TO A PERSON THAT YOU REASONABLY BELIEVE TO BE A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(E) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF
ANY TRANSFER PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
f. Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Subscribed Notes directly from the Company. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have not been, and Subscriber
hereby expressly and irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that it is not relying on, any representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or statements made to Subscriber by or on behalf of the Company or the Company’s affiliates or any of the
subsidiaries, control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, or any other party to the Transaction or any other person or entity (including the Placement Agent), expressly or by implication (including by
omission), other than those representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and statements of the Company expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement and in the Indenture, and Subscriber is not relying on any other purported
representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or statements (including by omission) and any such reliance is hereby disclaimed by Subscriber. Subscriber acknowledges that certain information provided by the Company was based on projections,
and such projections were prepared based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in the projections.
g. In making its decision to purchase the Subscribed Notes (including the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes), Subscriber has relied solely upon independent
investigation made by Subscriber and upon the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company expressly set forth herein and in the Indenture (and no other representations and warranties). Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that
Subscriber has received such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes, including with respect to
the Company, and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber has reviewed the SEC Documents, the risk factors set forth therein, information
relating to the PIPE Subscription Agreements, and a summary of risks set forth in Exhibit C. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such
questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Notes. Subscriber acknowledges
and understands that the Company may possess material, nonpublic information regarding the Company not known to Subscriber that may impact the value of the Company and the Subscribed Notes. Subscriber understands, based on its experience, the
disadvantage to which Subscriber is subject due to the disparity of information between Subscriber and the Company. Notwithstanding such disparity, Subscriber has deemed it appropriate to enter into this Subscription Agreement and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereunder. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that none of Yorkville Securities, LLC, Clear Street LLC, Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and
BTIG, LLC acting as placement agents to the Company (the “Placement Agents” and each a “Placement Agent”), nor any affiliate of the Placement Agents has provided Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the
Subscribed Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Neither the Placement Agents nor any of their affiliates have made or make any representation or
warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character as to the Company or the quality or value of the Subscribed Notes, and the Placement Agents and/or one or more of their respective affiliates may have acquired non-public information
with respect to the Company which Subscriber agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Subscribed Notes to Subscriber, neither the Placement Agents nor any of their affiliates have acted as a financial advisor or
fiduciary to Subscriber.
h. Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Subscribed Notes solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Company or by means of contact from the Placement Agents and/or
their respective advisors (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, bankers, consultants and financial advisors), agents, control persons, representatives, affiliates, directors, officers, managers, members, and/or employees, and/or
the representatives of such persons (such parties referred to collectively as “Representatives”). The Subscribed Notes were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Company, the Placement Agents, and/or
their respective Representatives. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Subscribed Notes, nor were the Subscribed Notes offered to Subscriber, by any other means, and none of the Company, the Placement Agents, or their
respective Representatives acted as investment advisor, broker or dealer to Subscriber. Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person or entity
(including, without limitation, the Company, the Placement Agents, and/or their respective Representatives), other than the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to
invest in the Company. Subscriber acknowledges that the Company represents and warrants that the Subscribed Notes (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including methods described in Section 502(c) of
Regulation D under the Securities Act, and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
i. Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Subscribed Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Subscribed Notes. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Subscribed Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Subscribed Notes, and Subscriber has had an opportunity to seek, and has sought, such accounting, legal, business and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Subscriber acknowledges that it (i)
is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in business and financial transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a
security or securities, and (ii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its purchase of the Subscribed Notes (including the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes). Subscriber understands that the purchase and
sale of the Subscribed Notes hereunder meets (A) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (B) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).
j. Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the
Subscribed Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes and determined that the Subscribed Notes are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to
bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Company. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
k. Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Subscribed Notes (including the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Subscribed Notes) or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
l.
The operations of the Subscriber have been conducted in material compliance with the rules and regulations administered or conducted by OFAC applicable to such
Subscriber. Such Subscriber has performed due diligence necessary to reasonably determine that its beneficial owners are not named on the lists of denied parties or blocked persons administered by OFAC, resident in or organized under the laws of
a country that is the subject of Sanctions, or otherwise the subject of Sanctions, except as permitted under Sanctions..
m. [Reserved].
n. If Subscriber is or is acting on behalf of (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is
subject to section 4975 of the Code, (iii) an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement described in clauses (i) and (ii) (each, an “ERISA Plan”), or (iv) an employee
benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing
clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws,” and together
with the ERISA Plans, the “Plans”), Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) neither the Company nor any of its respective affiliates has provided investment advice or has otherwise acted as the Plan’s fiduciary, with respect to its
decision to acquire and hold the Subscribed Notes, and none of the Company or any of its respective affiliates is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire and hold the Subscribed Notes, and none of the
Company or any of its respective affiliates is or shall at any time be the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision in connection with Subscriber’s investment in the Subscribed Notes and (ii) its purchase of the Subscribed Notes will not
result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, or any applicable Similar Law.
o. At the Closing, Subscriber will have sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2(b) of this Subscription Agreement.
p. No disclosure or offering document has been prepared by the Placement Agents in connection with the offer and sale of the Subscribed Notes. The Placement Agent and each of its
Representatives have made no independent investigation with respect to the Company, or its subsidiaries, or the Subscribed Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of
any information supplied to Subscriber by the Company. In connection with the issue and purchase of the Subscribed Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes, none of the Placement Agents have acted as
Subscriber’s financial advisor or fiduciary.
q. Subscriber agrees that, notwithstanding Section 8(j) of this Subscription Agreement, the Placement Agents may rely upon the representations and warranties made by Subscriber to the
Company in this Subscription Agreement.
r. No foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part
800.244) or will acquire a substantial interest in the Company as a result of the purchase and sale of securities hereunder such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R.
Part 800.401, and no foreign person will have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over the Company from and after the Closing as a result of the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Notes hereunder.
s. No broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on behalf of Subscriber in connection with this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to
create any liability on the Company.
t. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Section 4, Subscriber makes no express or implied representation or warranty, and Subscriber hereby disclaims any
such representation or warrant with respect to the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.
5. Registration of Underlying Common Stock.
a. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to submit to or file with the Commission, within five (5) business days of the Closing (at the Company’s sole cost and expense), a
registration statement on Form S-3 (or Form S-1 if Form S-3 is not available) (the “Registration Statement”) registering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed Notes (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, any shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the Interest Make-Whole Amount (as defined in the Indenture) (the “Registrable Securities”), and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have
the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof and upon the earlier of (i) the 15th business day (or 60th business day if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the
Registration Statement) following the Closing of the Transaction and (ii) promptly after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or
will not be subject to further review (such date, the “Effectiveness Date”). The Company’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Company
such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Company held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the
Registrable Securities, and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations; including providing that the Company shall be
entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company from
including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable Securities by the applicable stockholders or
otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Registrable Securities which is equal to the maximum number of Registrable Securities as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Registrable
Securities to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders. Upon notification by the Commission that the Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the Commission, within two (2) business days thereafter, the Company shall file the final prospectus under Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Effectiveness Date falls on a day which is not a
Business Day or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business. The Company will provide a draft of the Registration Statement
to Subscriber for review at least two (2) Business Days in advance of filing the Registration Statement. In no event shall Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission;
provided, that, if the Commission requests that Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have an opportunity to withdraw the Registrable Securities from the Registration Statement. For
purposes of clarification, any failure by the Company to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve the Company of its obligations to file
or effect the Registration Statement set forth in this Section 5.
b. In the case of the registration, qualification, exemption or compliance effected by the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall, upon reasonable request, respond
to Subscriber as to the status of such registration, qualification, exemption and compliance. At its expense the Company shall:
(i) except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to
maintain the continuous effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another registration statement is
available for the resale of the Registrable Securities, until the earliest of the following: (A) Subscriber ceases to hold any Registrable Securities, (B) the date all Registrable Securities held by Subscriber may be sold without restriction
under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current
public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) or Rule 144(i)(2), as applicable, and (C) three (3) years from the Effective Date of the Registration Statement;
(ii) advise Subscriber, as expeditiously as possible:
(1) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission;
(2) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation
of any proceedings for such purpose;
(3) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(4) subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of
such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made) not misleading.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company other
than to the extent that providing notice to the Company of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (4) above may constitute material, nonpublic information regarding the Company;
(iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
(iv) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 5(b)(ii)(4) above, except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a
prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related
prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) cause the Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the shares of Common Stock issued by the Company have been listed;
(vi) use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow Subscriber to review disclosure regarding Subscriber in the Registration Statement;
(vii) for as long as Subscriber holds Registrable Securities, use commercially reasonable efforts to file all reports for so long as the condition in Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if
applicable) is required to be satisfied, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable the undersigned to resell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act (in each case, when Rule 144 of the
Securities Act becomes available to Subscriber);
(viii) subject to receipt from Subscriber by the Company and its transfer agent of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable
to the Company and the transfer agent in connection therewith, including, if required by the transfer agent, an opinion of the Company’s counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the transfer agent, to the effect that the removal of such
restrictive legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act, Subscriber may request that the Company remove any legend from the book entry position evidencing its Registrable Securities following the earliest of such time
as such Registrable Securities (A) are subject to or have been or are about to be sold or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement or (B) have been or are about to be sold pursuant to Rule 144. If restrictive legends are no
longer required for such Registrable Securities pursuant to the foregoing, the Company shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6 and within two (2) business days of any request therefor from Subscriber accompanied by such
customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other documentation referred to above establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required, deliver to the transfer agent irrevocable instructions that the transfer agent shall make
a new, unlegended entry for such book entry Registrable Securities. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all Depository Trust Company fees associated with such issuance; and
(ix) otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by Subscriber, consistent with the terms of this Subscription
Agreement, in connection with the registration of the Registrable Securities.
c. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to delay or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to
time to require any Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, (x) if (i) it determines that in order for the Registration Statement not to contain a material misstatement or omission, an
amendment or supplement thereto would be needed or (ii) the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Company or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event, the Company’s board of
directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Company in the Registration Statement of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential
and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s board of directors, upon the advice of legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with
applicable disclosure requirements and (y) as may be necessary in connection with the preparation and filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement following the filing of the Company’s (including the combined company after
giving effect to the Transaction) Annual Report on Form 10-K for its first completed fiscal year following the Closing (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that (A) the Company may not delay or suspend the
Registration Statement on more than two (2) occasions or for more than ninety (90) consecutive calendar days, or more than a total of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period and (B) the Company shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to make such Registration Statement available for sale by Subscriber of such securities as soon as practicable thereafter. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Company of the happening of any Suspension
Event (which notice shall not contain material non-public information) during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits 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 (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading,
Subscriber agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until Subscriber receives
copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Company agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless
otherwise notified by the Company that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If
so directed by the Company, Subscriber will deliver to the Company or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation
to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities shall not apply (i) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (a) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory,
self-regulatory or professional requirements or (b) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (ii) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
d. The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Subscription Agreement, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Subscriber (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement),
its directors, officers, agents, broker-dealers, and employees and each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
from and against any and all out-of-pocket losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented costs (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented costs of preparation and investigation and reasonable and documented
attorneys’ fees of one legal counsel (and one local counsel)) and all other reasonable and documented expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact included in any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or
relating to any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statements or omissions are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Company by Subscriber expressly for use therein or Subscriber has omitted a material fact from such information or otherwise violated the
Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 6 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement
is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Company be liable for any Losses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a violation which occurs
(A) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by Subscriber, (B) in connection with any failure of such person to deliver or cause to be delivered a prospectus made available by the Company in a timely manner or (C) in
connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of Subscriber in violation of Section 6.c hereof. The Company shall notify Subscriber reasonably promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from
or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 6.d of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and
shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by Subscriber.
e. Subscriber shall, severally and not jointly with the Other Subscribers, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents, trustees, partners, members, managers,
stockholders, affiliates, investment advisors and employees, and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any
amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any
prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, in any such case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based upon
information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Company by Subscriber expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 6(f) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any
Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of Subscriber (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) nor shall Subscriber be liable for any Losses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a
violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by the Company. In no event shall the liability of Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon
the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the
transfer of the Registrable Securities by such Subscriber.
f. Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided
that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s or entity’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable
judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An
indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such
claims, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the
consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such
settlement), which settlement shall not include a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the party of such indemnified party, and which settlement shall include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff
to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
g. If the indemnification provided under this Section 6 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses
referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that the liability of the Subscriber shall be limited to the
net proceeds received by Subscriber from the sale of Subscribed Notes giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether any action in question, including any untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not
supplied by, in the case of an omission) such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The
amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 5, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection
with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 5(h) from any person or entity
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
h. The Subscriber may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Company requesting that the Subscriber not receive notices from the Company otherwise required by this Section
6; provided, however, that the Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from the Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) the Company shall not deliver any such notices to
the Subscriber and the Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to the Subscriber’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, the Subscriber will notify the Company
in writing at least two business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 6(i)) and the related suspension
period remains in effect, the Company will so notify the Subscriber, within one business day of the Subscriber’s notification to the Company, by delivering to the Subscriber a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will
provide the Subscriber with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event immediately upon its availability (which notices shall not contain any material, nonpublic information or subject the Subscriber to any duty of
confidentiality).
i. For purposes of this Section 6, (i) “Subscriber” shall include any person to whom the rights under this Section 6 shall have been duly assigned and (ii) “Registrable
Securities” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Registrable Securities acquired by the Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and any other equity security issued or issuable with respect to such Registrable Securities by
way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event.
6. Covenants.
a. For the period beginning on the date hereof, and ending 6 months after the date on which the Subscribed Notes are no longer outstanding (the “Reporting Period”), the Company shall file on a timely basis
all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements to enable Subscriber to resell the Securities pursuant to Rule 144. The Company shall not terminate its status
as an Company required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would otherwise no longer require such reporting or permit such termination.
b. The Company will use all proceeds from the sale of the Subscribed Notes to permit the Company to purchase of the digital asset commonly referred to as “Bitcoin” in the cryptocurrency marketplace, subject to the
collateral requirements included in the Indenture and related security agreements. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the transactions contemplated herein to repay any loans to any executives
or employees of the Company or to make any payments in respect of any related party debt. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds from the transactions contemplated herein, or lend,
contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person (a) for the purpose of funding or facilitating any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at
the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions or is a Sanctioned Country, or (b) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions or Applicable Laws by any Person (including any Person participating in the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). For the past five (5) years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in, and is now not engaged in, any dealings or
transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions or was a Sanctioned Country. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Subscribers, loan, invest, transfer or “downstream” any cash proceeds, or assets or property acquired with cash proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Notes to any Subsidiary, unless the Buyer and such Subsidiary enter into a
guarantee in form and substance acceptable to the Holders.
c.[Reserved]..
d. To the extent applicable, the Company shall promptly secure the listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all of the Underlying Securities (as defined below) on the Exchange, subject to official
notice of issuance, and shall use reasonable efforts to maintain such listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all Underlying Securities from time to time issuable under the terms of the Subscription Agreements on such
Exchange for the period ending six (6) months following the date on which the Subscribed Notes are no longer outstanding (the “Reporting Period”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which could be
reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on an Exchange during the Reporting Period. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 6(d).
“Underlying Securities” means the Common Stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the conversion of the Subscribed Notes, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange
or similar event or otherwise and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the Common Stock are converted or exchanged without regard to any limitations on conversion of the Subscribed Notes.
e. So long as the Subscribed Notes remain outstanding, the Company shall have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Subscribed
Notes (assuming for purposes hereof that (x) the Subscribed Notes are convertible at the Conversion Price (as defined in the Indenture) as of Closing (the “Required Reserve Amount”); provided that at no time shall the number of shares of
Common Stock reserved pursuant to this Section be reduced other than proportionally in connection with any conversion and/or redemption of the Subscribed Notes, or a reverse stock split. If at any time the number of Common Stock authorized to be
issued is not sufficient to meet the Required Reserve Amount, the Company will promptly take all corporate action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares, including, without limitation, calling a special meeting of
stockholders to authorize additional shares to meet the Company’s obligations pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, in the case of an insufficient number of authorized shares, recommending that stockholders vote in favor of an increase in such
authorized number of shares sufficient to meet the Required Reserve Amount.
f. The Lien of the Collateral Agent on all Collateral (as defined in the Security Documents) is and shall at all times be subject to a perfected, first priority in favor of the Collateral Agent, for itself and on
behalf of the Secured Parties.
g. The representations and warranties set forth in each of the Security Documents (as defined in the Subscribed Notes) shall be true and correct in all material respects as therein provided.
7. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further
liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (a) upon the mutual written agreement of the Company and Subscriber to terminate this Subscription Agreement, or (b) if, on the Closing Date of the Transaction,
any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement have not been satisfied as of the time required hereunder to be so satisfied or waived (to the extent a valid waiver is capable of being issued) by the
party entitled to grant such waiver and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated at the Closing, or (c) at the election of Subscriber, on or after June 5, 2025; provided, that nothing
herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a Subscriber’s willful breach of Section 2(d) of this Subscription Agreement with respect to its representations,
warranties and covenants as of the date of the Closing) prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. For the avoidance of
doubt, if any termination hereof occurs after the delivery by the Subscriber of the Purchase Price for the Subscribed Notes, the Company shall promptly (but not later than one (1) business day thereafter) return the Purchase Price to the
Subscriber by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber without any deduction for or on account of any tax, withholding, charges, or set-off.
8. Miscellaneous.
a. All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly
given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by electronic mail, on the date of transmission to such recipient, (iii) one Business Day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges
prepaid), or (iv) four (4) Business Days after being mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, and, in each case, addressed to the intended recipient at its address specified on the
signature page hereof or to such electronic mail address or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 8(a).
b. Subscriber acknowledges that (i) the Company will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by Subscriber contained in this Subscription
Agreement and (ii) the Placement Agents will rely on the representations and warranties made by Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Company and the Placement Agents
if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. The Company acknowledges that Subscriber and others
(including the Placement Agents) will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Subscription Agreement.
c. Each of the Company and Subscriber is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party as requested or required by law, rule or
regulation in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby; provided that the Company will provide Subscriber with at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice of such production
to the extent legally permissible and subject to Section 8(s).
d. Regardless of whether the Closing occurs, Subscriber shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
e. Regardless of whether the Closing occurs, the Company shall be solely responsible for and shall bear all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company in connection with this
Subscription Agreement.
f. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Subscriber hereunder (other than the Subscribed Notes acquired hereunder, if any) may be transferred or assigned.
Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Company hereunder may be transferred or assigned. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subscriber may assign its rights and obligations under this Subscription Agreement to one
or more of its affiliates (including other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of Subscriber) or, with the Company’s prior written consent, to another person, provided that no such
assignment shall relieve Subscriber of any of its obligations hereunder if any such assignee fails to perform such obligations, unless the Company has given its prior written consent to such relief, and such assignee agrees in writing to be bound
by the terms hereof. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Subscription Agreement is being entered into in order to induce the Company to execute and deliver the PIPE Subscription Agreements and without the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company and Subscriber hereunder, Company would not enter into the PIPE Subscription Agreements.
g. All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing.
h. The Company may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Company may reasonably determine necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Subscribed
Notes, to register the resale of the Registrable Securities or otherwise consummate or evidence the transaction contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested to the
extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided that Company agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential other than as necessary to include in any registration
statement the Company is required to file hereunder or in connection herewith. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that if it does not provide the Company with such requested information, the Company may not be able to register the Subscribed
Notes for resale pursuant to Section 6 hereof. Subscriber hereby agrees that this Subscription Agreement, as well as the nature of Subscriber’s obligations hereunder, may be disclosed in any public announcement or disclosure required by
the Commission and in any registration statement, proxy statement, consent solicitation statement or any other Commission filing to be filed by the Company in connection with the issuance of the Subscribed Notes contemplated by this Subscription
Agreement and/or the Transaction, in each case without the Subscriber’s prior written consent.
i. This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, waived or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto; provided, that this
Subscription Agreement may be amended, modified, waived or terminated with the written consent of the Company and the holders then committed to purchase a majority of the Aggregate Subscribed Notes to be purchased at the Closing, including each
holder (which includes Subscriber, its affiliates and accounts and funds controlled or managed by Subscriber or its affiliates) then committed to purchase at least $25,000,000 of Subscribed Notes (or, if after the Closing, the Company and the
holders then holding a majority of the then outstanding Aggregate Subscribed Notes, including each holder (which includes Subscriber, its affiliates and accounts and funds controlled or managed by Subscriber or its affiliates) of then outstanding
Subscribed Notes with an aggregate principal of at least $25,000,000) pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements (collectively, the “Required Subscriber”); provided further, that Section 4,
this Section 8(i), and Section 8(k) of this Subscription Agreement may not be amended, terminated or waived in a manner that is material and adverse to the Placement Agent without the written consent of the Placement Agents. Upon
the effectuation of such waiver, modification, amendment or termination with the consent of the Required Subscriber (and if required, the Placement Agent) in accordance with this Section 8(i), such amendment, modification, waiver or
termination shall be binding on Subscriber whether or not Subscriber consented to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination. The Company shall promptly give written notice thereof to Subscriber if Subscriber has not previously consented
to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination in writing; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such amendment, modification, waiver or termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, (i) any amendment, modification or waiver that has a disproportionate effect on Subscriber (considered apart from any disproportionate effect owing to the aggregate principal amount of the Subscribed Notes held by such Subscriber)
relative to any of the Other Subscribers or in a manner that is material and adverse to the Subscriber shall require the consent of Subscriber, (ii) any amendment to Section 3(h), Section 6 or Section 7 of this
Subscription Agreement shall require the consent of Subscriber and (iii) any amendment, modification or other change that alters the Purchase Price shall require the consent of Subscriber.
j. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the
parties hereto, with respect to the subject matter hereof, except that any confidentiality agreement with respect to Subscriber or its affiliates shall remain in full force and effect following the amendment, modification, waiver or termination
of this Subscription Agreement.
k. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Placement Agents are an express third-party beneficiary of its express rights in Section 3, Section 4, Section 8(i)
and this Section 8(k) of this Subscription Agreement.
l. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription
Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
m. This Subscription Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail, in .pdf or any other form of electronic delivery (including any
electronic signature complying with U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000)) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall
be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
n. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific
terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto and the Placement Agents, shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled to seek at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. The parties hereto further
agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 8(n) is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason and to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance,
including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. Each party hereto further agrees that none of the parties hereto or the Placement Agents shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with
or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 8(n), and each party hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument. The parties
acknowledge and agree that this Section 8(n) is an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and without that right, the parties hereto would not have entered into this Subscription Agreement.
o. This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws that would
otherwise require the application of the law of any other state.
p. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OR RELATED TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OTHER SUCH PARTY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT
CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY
OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.
q. The parties agree that all disputes, legal actions, suits and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement must be brought exclusively in the state courts of
Florida or in the federal courts, in either case, located in the state and county of Sarasota, Florida (collectively the “Designated Courts”). Each party hereby consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts.
No legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to this subscription agreement may be brought in any other forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a final judgement in any such action may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment
or in any other manner provided by law. Each party hereby irrevocably waives all claims of immunity from jurisdiction and any objection which such party may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding in any
Designated Court, including any right to object on the basis that any dispute, action, suit or proceeding brought in the Designated Courts has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum or venue. Each of the parties also agrees that
delivery of any process, summons, notice or document to a party hereof in compliance with Section 8(a) of this Subscription Agreement shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in a Designated Court with
respect to any matters to which the parties have submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above.
r. This Subscription Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based upon, arising out of, or related to this Subscription Agreement, or the
negotiation, execution or performance of this Subscription Agreement, may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such
party. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, manager, member, partner, stockholder, affiliate, agent, attorney or other representative of any party hereto or of any affiliate of any party hereto, or any of their
successors or permitted assigns, shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of any party hereto under this Subscription Agreement or for any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based on, in respect of or by reason of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
s. The Company shall prior to 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following
the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing, to the extent not previously publicly disclosed, all
material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby (and by the Other Subscription Agreements), the Transaction and any other material, nonpublic information that the Company has provided to Subscriber at any time prior to the filing of the
Disclosure Document. From and after the issuance of the Disclosure Document, to the actual knowledge of the Company, Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Company or any of its officers,
directors or employees or the Placement Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything contained to the contrary in Section 8(c), the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any affiliate or investment advisor of
Subscriber, or include the name of Subscriber or any affiliate or investment advisor of Subscriber in any press release or in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent (including
by e-mail) of Subscriber, except as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory
agency or under Exchange regulations, in which case the Company shall provide Subscriber with reasonable prior written notice (including by e-mail) of such permitted disclosure, and shall reasonably consult with Subscriber regarding such
disclosure. Subject to the limitations of the following sentence and notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, Subscriber hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in any Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Commission, and
any proxy statement, prospectus or registration statement related thereto or any other filing with the Commission pursuant to applicable securities laws related to the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, of Subscriber’s name
and identity and the nature of Subscriber’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Subscription Agreement and, if deemed required or appropriate by the Company, a copy of this Subscription Agreement (with
customary redactions of personal identifying information). Any such disclosure under the foregoing two sentences shall be made only after the Company as soon as practicable notifies the Subscriber of such requirement to disclose (except where
prohibited by applicable law, legal process or regulatory request) so that the Subscriber (or its applicable affiliate) may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy prior to such disclosure. The Company shall provide a draft of any
proposed disclosures under this Section 8(s) to subscriber reasonably in advance of the release of such disclosures, but in no event less than one Business Day prior to release, and shall consider in good faith any revisions to such
disclosure proposed by Subscriber. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything contained to the contrary in this Section 8(s) or Section 8(c), the Company may make disclosures to an auditor or governmental or regulatory authority
pursuant to any routine investigation, inspection, examination or inquiry without providing the Subscriber with any notification thereof, unless the Subscriber is the subject of such investigation, inspection, examination or inquiry (in which
case the preceding provisions of this Section 8(s) shall govern).
t. The obligations of Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any Other Subscriber or any other investor under the Other Subscription
Agreements, and Subscriber shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any Other Subscriber under the Other Subscription Agreements. The decision of Subscriber to purchase Subscribed Notes pursuant to this
Subscription Agreement has been made by Subscriber independently of any Other Subscriber or any other investor and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties,
liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any Other Subscriber or investor or by any agent or employee of any Other
Subscriber or investor, and neither Subscriber nor any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any Other Subscriber or investor (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or
opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Subscription Agreement, and no action taken by Subscriber or investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Subscriber and other investors as a partnership, an association, a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that Subscriber and other investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the this Subscription
Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements. Subscriber acknowledges that no Other Subscriber has acted as agent for Subscriber in connection with making its investment hereunder and no Other Subscriber will be acting as agent of Subscriber
in connection with monitoring its investment in the Subscribed Notes or enforcing its rights under this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights
arising out of this Subscription Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any Other Subscriber or investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
[Signature pages follow.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date
first set forth above.
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Signature Page to Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. Subscription Agreement
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You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account of the Company specified by the Company in the Closing Notice.
Signature Page to Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. Subscription Agreement
ANNEX A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER
This Annex A should be completed and signed by Subscriber
and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
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QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS (Please check the box, if applicable)
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Subscriber is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).
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B. FINRA INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR STATUS (Please check the box)
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Subscriber is a “institutional investor” (as defined in FINRA Rule 2210).
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C. ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS (Please check the box)
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Subscriber is an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) and has marked and initialed the appropriate box below indicating the provision under which it qualifies as an “accredited investor.”
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D. AFFILIATE STATUS
(Please check the applicable box)
SUBSCRIBER:
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☐ is not:
an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company.
Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the Company reasonably believes comes within any of the below
listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box below, the provision(s) below which apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly
qualifies as an “accredited investor.”
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Any bank, registered broker or dealer, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company;
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Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of
$5,000,000;
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excess of $5,000,000;
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Any corporation, similar business trust, partnership or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess
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Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the Company of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that Company;
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Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating a natural person’s net worth: (a) the person’s primary residence
must not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness secured by the person’s primary residence up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence must not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such
indebtedness outstanding at the time of calculation exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess must be included as a liability);
and (c) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the residence must be included as a liability;
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Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of
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Any trust with assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person; or
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EXHIBIT A
Indenture
(see attached)
EXHIBIT B
Collateral Agreement
(see attached)
EXHIBIT C
Summary of Risks
Certain factors may have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of the Company and your proposed investment in the Company. The risks and uncertainties described
below are not the only ones that the Company faces. Additional risks that the Company are unaware of, or that the Company currently believes are not material, may also become important factors that materially adversely affect the Company. If any
of the risk factors discussed in the SEC Documents or any of the following risks actually occur, the business, financial condition, results of operation, and future prospects of the Company could be adversely affected, the trading price of the
Common Stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Related to the Company’s Business and Bitcoin Strategy and Holdings
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The Company’s financial results and the market price of the Common Stock may be affected by the prices of Bitcoin.
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Investing in Bitcoin will expose the Company to certain risks associated with Bitcoin, such as price volatility, limited liquidity and trading volumes, relative anonymity, potential susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation,
theft, compliance and internal control failures at exchanges and other risks inherent in its electronic, virtual form and decentralized network.
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Issuer will have broad discretion in how it executes its Bitcoin strategy, including the timing of purchases and sale of Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related products. The Company may not execute its strategy effectively, which could affect its
results of operations and cause its stock price to decline.
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A significant decrease in the market value of the Company’s Bitcoin holdings could adversely affect its ability to satisfy its financial obligations under the Debt Financing and any subsequent debt financings.
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Unrealized fair value gains on its Bitcoin holdings could cause the Company to become subject to the corporate alternative minimum tax under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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Bitcoin is a highly volatile asset, and fluctuations in the price of Bitcoin are likely to influence the Company’s financial results and the market price of the Common Stock.
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Bitcoin and other digital assets are novel assets, and are subject to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty.
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The availability of spot exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) for Bitcoin and other digital assets may adversely affect the market price of its listed securities.
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The Company’s Bitcoin strategy will subject it to enhanced regulatory oversight.
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Bitcoin trading venues may experience greater fraud, security failures, or regulatory or operational problems than trading venues for more established asset classes.
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The concentration of Bitcoin holdings may enhance the risks inherent in the Company’s Bitcoin strategy.
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The Company’s Bitcoin holdings will be less liquid than existing cash and cash equivalents and may not be able to serve as a source of liquidity for it to the same extent as cash and cash equivalents.
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If the Company or its third-party service providers experience a security breach or cyber-attack and unauthorized parties obtain access to its Bitcoin assets, the Company may lose some or all of its Bitcoin assets and its financial
condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
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The Company will face risks relating to the custody of its Bitcoin, including the loss or destruction of private keys required to access its Bitcoin and cyberattacks or other data loss relating to its Bitcoin.
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Regulatory changes reclassifying Bitcoin as a security could lead to the Company’s classification as an “investment company” under the ICA and could adversely affect the market price of Bitcoin and the market price of the Company’s
listed securities.
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The Company is not subject to legal and regulatory obligations that apply to investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, or to obligations applicable to investment advisers.
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The Company’s Bitcoin strategy exposes it to risk of non-performance by counterparties.
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Risks Related to the Transaction and the Notes
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The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to purchase Bitcoin, the price of which has been, and will likely continue to be, highly volatile.
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The Company will have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and investors will not have the opportunity as of this process to assess whether the net proceeds are being used in a manner of which you approve.
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The Company’s indebtedness and future indebtedness could affect its financial condition and prevent it from fulfilling its obligations under the Notes.
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The Company’s ability to generate sufficient cash flows to satisfy its debt obligations, or to refinance its indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all, could materially and adversely affect its financial position and
results of operations and its ability to satisfy its obligations under the Notes.
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The Notes may contain terms which restrict the Company’s business operations and reduces its access to capital.
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A lowering or withdrawal of ratings assigned to the Company’s debt securities by rating agencies, if any, may increase the Company’s future borrowing costs and reduce its access to capital.
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The Notes will be secured by Bitcoin, which could become a significant portion of the assets of the Company. As a result of these security interests, such assets would be available to satisfy claims of the Company’s general creditors
or to holders of the Company’s equity securities if the Company were to become insolvent only to the extent the value of such assets exceeded the amount of the Company’s secured indebtedness and other obligations. In addition, the
existence of these security interests may adversely affect the Company’s financial flexibility.
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The Company may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to repurchase the Notes or to repay the Notes in cash at their maturity, and the Company’s future debt may contain limitations on its ability to pay cash upon
conversion, redemption, or repurchase of the Notes.
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The conversion rate of the Notes may not be adjusted for all dilutive events that may occur.
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Conversion or redemption may adversely affect the return on the Notes.
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The accounting method for convertible debt securities that may be settled in cash, including the Notes, may have a material affect on the Company’s financial results.
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The market price of the Common Stock, which may fluctuate significantly, may directly affect the value of the Notes.
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Holders of the Notes will not be entitled to any rights with respect to the Common Stock, but will be subject to changes made with respect to the Common Stock.
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The Notes are convertible into the Common Stock and therefore holders of the Notes will be subject to all of the risks associated with holding Common Stock.
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