Exhibit 1.1

$250,000,000 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2032

PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

June 10, 2026


June 10, 2026

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

PureCycle Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Firm Securities”). The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters not more than an additional $37,500,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Additional Securities”), if and to the extent that Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), as representative of the Underwriters (the “Representative”), shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to purchase such Additional Securities granted to the Underwriters in Section 2 hereof. The Firm Securities and the Additional Securities are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Securities.” The Securities will be convertible into cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s election, in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture (as defined below). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture (the Base Indenture, as so supplemented, the “Indenture”), in each case, to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below) between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

Substantially concurrently with the offering of the Securities, the Company will, among other things, issue and sell up to 19,854,000 shares of its Common Stock pursuant to a separate underwriting agreement and separate prospectus supplement, subject to customary closing conditions (such offering, the “Concurrent Offering”). The offering of the Securities is not contingent upon the completion of the Concurrent Offering, the Concurrent Offering is not contingent upon the completion of the offering of the Securities, and the Securities are not being offered together with the shares of Common Stock.

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-296672), including a prospectus, relating to the securities (the “Shelf Securities”), including the Securities, to be issued from time to time by the Company. The registration statement as amended to the date of this Underwriting Agreement (“Agreement”), including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement,” and the related prospectus covering the Shelf Securities, dated June 10, 2026, in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule

 

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173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the “Base Prospectus.” The Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus,” and the term “preliminary prospectus” means any preliminary form of the Prospectus.

For purposes of this Agreement, “free writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, “Time of Sale Prospectus” means the documents and pricing information set forth opposite the caption “Time of Sale Prospectus” in Schedule I hereto, “Time of Sale” means the first time when sales of the Securities are made, and “broadly available road show” means a “bona fide electronic road show” as defined in Rule 433(h)(5) under the Securities Act that has been made available without restriction to any person. As used herein, the terms “Registration Statement,” “Base Prospectus,” “preliminary prospectus,” “Time of Sale Prospectus” and “Prospectus” shall include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein as of the date hereof. The terms “supplement,” “amendment” and “amend” as used herein with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall include all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.

1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that, as of the date hereof, the Time of Sale and the Closing Date (as defined in Section 4):

(a) The Registration Statement has become effective, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act are pending before or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission. If the Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) eligible to use the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement and the Company has not received notice that the Commission objects to the use of the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement.

(b) (i) Each document, if any, filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus complied, or will comply when so filed, in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Trust Indenture Act”), (ii) the Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (iii) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and

 

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the Trust Indenture Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (iv) the Time of Sale Prospectus does not, and at the time of each sale of the Securities in connection with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and at the Closing Date, the Time of Sale Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (v) each broadly available road show, if any, does not conflict with the Time of Sale Prospectus and, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (vi) the Prospectus does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to (a) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (b) statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by, or on behalf of, such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the Underwriter Information (as defined in Section 8(b)).

(c) The Company is not an “ineligible issuer” in connection with the offering pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Except for the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II hereto, and electronic road shows, if any, each furnished to the Representative before first use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without the Representative’s prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.

(d) Each of the Company and the Company’s “significant subsidiaries” (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, the “Subsidiaries”) has been duly incorporated or organized and is validly existing as a corporation, a limited liability company or a limited partnership in good standing (to the extent such concepts exist in the applicable jurisdiction) under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation or organization with full corporate or other power and authority to own, lease or operate its respective properties and to conduct its respective businesses as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, and, in the case of the Company, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein

 

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(including the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities). Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed by, and is in good standing in, each jurisdiction in which it conducts its respective business or in which it owns or leases property or otherwise maintains an office (to the extent such concepts exist in the applicable jurisdiction) except where the failure, individually or in the aggregate, to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing or have such power or authority, would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or of the other transactions contemplated by the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus (any such effect or change, where the context so requires is hereinafter called a “Material Adverse Effect”).

(e) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and have not been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive right or other similar right of stockholders arising by operation of law, under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as amended, of the Company, under any agreement to which the Company is a party or otherwise, except in the case of any agreement only, where the violation, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each corporate Subsidiary of the Company and all of the membership interests of each Subsidiary that is a limited liability company, and limited partnership interests of each Subsidiary that is a limited partnership have been duly and validly authorized and issued, and are fully paid, and, in the case of the corporate Subsidiaries, non-assessable, and all of the outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interests or limited partnership interests, as applicable, of the Subsidiaries, except as provided in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, are directly or indirectly owned of record and beneficially by the Company; except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding (i) securities or obligations of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock, membership interests or limited partnership interests, as applicable, of the Company or any such Subsidiary, (ii) warrants, rights or options to subscribe for or purchase from the Company or any such Subsidiary any such capital stock, membership interests or limited partnership interests or any such convertible or exchangeable securities or obligations, or (iii) obligations of the Company or any such Subsidiary to issue or sell any shares of capital stock, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or obligations, or any such warrants, rights or options. The Securities and all other outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(f) This Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.

(g) The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”), and the Indenture conforms in all material respects to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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(h) Upon issuance and delivery of the Securities in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture, the Securities will be convertible at the option of the holder thereof into cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s election, in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture. On the Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, if any, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (x) the quotient obtained by dividing the principal amount of Securities by $1,000 and (y) the conversion rate for the Securities (assuming the maximum increase to such conversion rate for a conversion of Securities in connection with a “make-whole fundamental change,” as described in the Indenture) (the “Maximum Number of Underlying Securities”) for Securities then outstanding or otherwise to have been issued on such date will have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by the Company upon any conversions of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture and, if and when issued upon any conversion of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; no holder of such shares will be subject to personal liability by reason of being such a holder; and the issuance of such shares upon any such conversion will not be subject to the preemptive or other similar rights under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the charter of the Company or any agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or otherwise created by the Company.

(i) The Securities have been duly authorized and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

(j) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, no Subsidiary is prohibited or restricted, directly or indirectly, from paying dividends to the Company, or from making any other distribution with respect to such Subsidiary’s capital stock or from repaying to the Company or any other Subsidiary any amounts that may from time to time become due under any loans or advances to such Subsidiary from the Company or such other Subsidiary, or from transferring any such Subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or to any other Subsidiary; except as disclosed the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other equity securities of any other corporation or any ownership interest in any partnership, joint venture or other association.

(k) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is not in breach of, or in default under (nor has any event occurred which with notice, lapse of time, or both would constitute a breach of, or default under) (i) its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or other organizational documents (collectively, the “Charter Documents”), (ii) the performance or observance of

 

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any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, license, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, credit agreement or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties may be bound or affected, or (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or rule or any decree, or judgment, permit or order (each a “Law”) applicable to any of them, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, (A) for such breaches or defaults which would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect or (B) as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(l) (i) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Indenture, (ii) the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities (including the issuance of any shares of Common Stock upon conversion thereof), (iii) the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, and (iv) the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the compliance by the Company and the Subsidiaries with the terms and provisions hereunder will not (A) (1) conflict with, or result in any breach of, or constitute a default under (nor constitute any event which with notice, lapse of time, or both would constitute a breach of, or default under) any provision of any contract, license, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, credit agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which it or its respective properties may be bound or affected, (2) result in any violation of the provisions of the Charter Documents of the Company or any Subsidiary, or (3) result in any violation of any Law applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary, except in the case of clauses (1) and (3) for such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults that have been validly waived or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; or (B) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, claim or encumbrance upon any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary, except for any liens, charges, claims or encumbrances which would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no outstanding securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance and sale of the Securities (including the issuance of any shares of Common Stock upon conversion thereof) or the Common Stock to be issued and sold in the Concurrent Offering.

(m) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has all necessary licenses, permits, certificates, authorizations, consents and approvals and has made all necessary filings required under any Law, and has obtained all necessary licenses, permits, certificates, authorizations, consents and approvals from other persons, and has not received any written notice of any proceedings relating to the revocation or modification thereof, required in order to conduct their respective businesses as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, except to the extent that any failure to have any such licenses, permits, certificates, authorizations, consents or approvals, to make any such filings or to obtain any such licenses, permits, certificates, authorizations, consents or approvals would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is required by any applicable Law to obtain accreditation or certification from any governmental agency or authority in order to provide the products and services that it currently provides or that it proposes to provide as set forth in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale

 

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Prospectus and the Prospectus, except to the extent such failure would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is in violation of, in default under, or has received any notice regarding a possible violation, default or revocation of any such license, permit, certificate, authorization, consent or approval or any Law applicable to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the effect of which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and no such license, permit, certificate, authorization, consent or approval contains a materially burdensome restriction (at the sole discretion of the Company) that is not adequately disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(n) No approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing with any federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, arbitral panel, authority or agency (collectively, “Governmental Authority”) is required to be obtained by the Company in connection with the Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Indenture, its consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, and the Company’s issuance and sale and delivery of the Securities (including the issuance of any shares of Common Stock upon conversion thereof), other than (i) such as have been obtained, or will have been obtained at the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act (other than any filings on Form 8-K, which may be filed on or after the Closing Date), (ii) the listing of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“Nasdaq”), (iii) any necessary qualification under the securities or blue sky laws of the various jurisdictions in which the Securities are being offered and sold, and (iv) in each case such as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(o) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has sustained, since the respective dates as of which such information is given in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (i) any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or action, order or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory authority, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus, (ii) any material change in the capital stock (other than (A) the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of stock options and warrants described as outstanding in, (B) the grant of options, restricted stock, performance shares and other awards under existing equity incentive plans described in, or (C) pursuant to other agreements described in, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus) or long-term debt of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock (except regular quarterly dividends), or (iii) any material adverse change in or affecting the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.

 

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(p) Except as set forth in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, inquiries or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary or controlled affiliate, or any of their respective officers and directors in such capacity, or to which the properties, assets or rights of any such entity are subject, at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Authority that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q) Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when filed and, at the Time of Sale and on the Closing Date, will comply, in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(r) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the shares of Common Stock in the Concurrent Offering and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”, will not be, required to be registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(s) None of the Company, any Subsidiary, or to the Company’s knowledge, its directors, officers, representatives or controlled affiliates, has taken, and none will take, directly or indirectly, any action that is designed to, that has constituted, or that is reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities in violation of Regulation M.

(t) None of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture (including the application of the proceeds of the offering of the Securities) will violate or result in a violation of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

(u) The Company (i) does not have any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of any Underwriter, and (ii) does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of any Underwriter.

(v) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any Law, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of pollutants, contaminants, toxic wastes, hazardous wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products or asbestos-containing materials or mold (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (ii) the Company and each Subsidiary have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements and (iii) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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(w) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.

(x) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or its controlled affiliates, nor any director, officer, or employee thereof, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any agent or representative of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries or controlled affiliates, has taken or will take any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment, giving or receipt of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any person to improperly influence official action by that person for the benefit of the Company or its Subsidiaries or controlled affiliates, or to otherwise secure any improper advantage, or to any person in violation of (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (b) the UK Bribery Act 2010, or (c) any other applicable law, regulation, order, decree or directive having the force of law and relating to bribery or corruption (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”).

(y) The operations of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, rules, and regulations, including the financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements contained therein, and including the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, applicable provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, and the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”).

(z) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, employee, agent, controlled affiliate, or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by one or more Persons that are:

(A) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government (including the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or any other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), or

(B) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive territorial Sanctions (including, without limitation, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, or any other Covered Region of Ukraine identified pursuant to Executive Order 14065, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria (prior to July 1, 2025)).

 

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(ii) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (a) have not, since the more recent of April 24, 2019 or 10 years prior to the date of the Agreement, engaged in, (b) are not now engaged in, and (c) will not engage 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, or whose government is or was, the subject of Sanctions in violation of Sanctions.

(aa) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:

(i) to fund or facilitate 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, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions;

(ii) to fund or facilitate any money laundering or terrorist financing activities; or

(iii) in any other manner that would cause or result in a violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).

(bb) The Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted and will conduct their businesses in material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and Sanctions, and no investigation, inquiry, action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Corruption Laws, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or Sanctions is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. The Company and its Subsidiaries and controlled affiliates have instituted and maintained and will continue to maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Sanctions, and with the representatives and warranties contained herein.

(cc) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) be or become a “covered foreign person”, as that term is defined in the regulations administered and enforced, together with any related public guidance issued, by the United States Treasury Department under U.S. Executive Order 14105 of August 9, 2023, or any similar law or regulation; as of the date of this Agreement, and as codified at 31 C.F.R. §850.101 et seq (the “Outbound Investment Rules”), or (b) engage, directly or indirectly, in (i) a “covered activity” or a “covered transaction”, as such term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, (ii) with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a U.S. Person (as defined in the Outbound Investment Rules), or any activity that would constitute a “covered activity” or “covered transaction”, as each such term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, if such Subsidiary were a U.S. Person, of (iii) any other activity that would cause the Underwriters to be in violation of the Outbound Investment Rules or cause the Underwriters to be legally prohibited by the Outbound Investment Rules from performing under this Agreement.

 

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(dd) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all material real property, if any, and good and marketable title to all material personal property owned by it (whether through fee ownership or similar rights of ownership), in each case free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, charges, encumbrances, mortgages and defects, except such as are disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus or as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; and any material real property or material personal property held under lease by the Company or any Subsidiary is held under a lease that is valid, existing and enforceable by the Company or such Subsidiary, in each case with such exceptions as are disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus or as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of any claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or any Subsidiary under any such lease, except for any such claim that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ee) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary owns or possesses such licenses or other rights to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, software and design licenses, trade secrets, manufacturing processes, other intangible property rights and know-how (collectively “Intangibles”), as are necessary to entitle the Company and each Subsidiary to conduct the Company’s and each Subsidiary’s business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received written notice of any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any Intangibles, which would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any infringement of or conflict of any Intangibles of any third party. The Intangibles owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and, to the Company’s knowledge, the Intangibles licensed to the Company and its subsidiaries, are valid, subsisting and enforceable, and there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity, scope or enforceability of any such Intangibles. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, all employees or individual contractors engaged in the development of Intangibles on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company have executed an invention assignment agreement whereby such employees or individual contractors presently assign all of their right, title and interest in and to such Intangibles to the Company as are necessary to entitle the Company and each Subsidiary to conduct the Company’s and each Subsidiary’s business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, and to the Company’s knowledge no such agreement has been breached or violated. The Company and its subsidiaries use, and have used, commercially reasonable efforts to appropriately maintain all information intended to be maintained as a trade secret.

(ff) (i)(x) There has been no material security breach or attack or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s and the Subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them),

 

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equipment or technology (“IT Systems and Data”), and (y) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any material security breach, attack or compromise to their IT Systems and Data, and (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects, and are presently in compliance in all material respects with, all applicable laws, statutes or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority and all industry guidelines, standards, 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.

(gg) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has violated or has received notice of any violation with respect to any federal or state law relating to the employment of labor the violation of any of which would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(hh) There are no existing or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened labor disputes with the employees of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(ii) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect (i) the Company and each of the Subsidiaries have complied with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (“ERISA”) and each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, that is currently sponsored, maintained, or administered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for employees or former employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been maintained in compliance in all material respects with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have no direct or contingent liability with respect to any plan subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA; (iii) each “pension plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA for which the Company and each of the Subsidiaries would reasonably be expected to have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter as to its qualified status or is comprised of a pre-approved plan that has received a favorable opinion letter from the IRS and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; and (iv) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any pension plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption.

(jj) The Company and each Subsidiary carries, or is covered by, insurance (issued by insurers of recognized financial responsibility to the best knowledge of the Company) in such amounts and covering such risks as the Company reasonably believes is standard for the conduct of their respective businesses and are consistent with insurance coverage maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar business, all of which insurance is in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage in all material respects as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(kk) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is in violation, or has received notice of any violation with respect to, any applicable safety or similar law applicable to the business of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries; the Company and the Subsidiaries have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable federal and state occupational safety and health laws and regulations to conduct their respective businesses; and the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of any such permit license or approval, except any such violation of law or regulation, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are and have at all times, to the extent applicable to them and their business or products: (a) been in material compliance with (i) the applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the applicable regulations and requirements adopted by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) thereunder, and any applicable requirements established by any state, local or foreign Governmental Authority responsible for regulating the production of plastic to be used for, among other things, food packaging products (together with the FDA, collectively, the “Food Authorities”) and (ii) all terms and conditions imposed in any governmental letters of no objection, licenses, permits, certificates, approvals and authorizations granted to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Food Authority; and (b) not been subject to any material legal proceeding, order, claim, investigation, or notice of violation or liability, arising under or related to any Food Authority regulations, in each case, which remains pending or unresolved, or is the source of ongoing obligations or requirements as of the date hereof.

(ll) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each Subsidiary have accurately prepared and timely filed any and all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and have paid, withheld and paid over or made adequate provision for the payment of all taxes, assessments, governmental charges or other similar amounts, including without limitation, all sales and use taxes and all taxes that the Company or the Subsidiaries are obligated to withhold from amounts owing to employees, creditors and third parties (whether or not such amounts are shown as due on any tax return); (ii) no deficiency assessment or proposed adjustment of the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s federal, state, local or foreign taxes is pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened; (iii) all tax liabilities are adequately provided for on the audited financial statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”); (iv) since the date of the most recent financial statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred any liability for taxes other than in the ordinary course of its business; and (v) there is no tax lien, whether imposed by any federal, state, foreign or other taxing authority, outstanding against the assets, properties or business of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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(mm) The consolidated financial statements of the Company, including the notes thereto, incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus (i) fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of their operations and changes in their financial position and cash flows for the periods specified and (ii) have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved and in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC; the financial statement schedules incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; no other financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; the unaudited financial information (including the related notes) included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus complies, as of the date that they were prepared, as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act.

(nn) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder that are effective and applicable to the Company as of the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date.

(oo) Grant Thornton LLP, whose reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries are filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, is, and was during the periods covered by its reports, an independent public accountant as required by the Securities Act and, to the knowledge of the Company, is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

(pp) The Company has established and maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act) that is designed to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to the Company and has been designed by the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, (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 and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the SEC’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Since the end of the Company’s most recent reported period, there has been (i) no material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no material change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting; and the Company is not aware of any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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(qq) The Company has established and maintains effective disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act), which are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared. The Company has conducted evaluations of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

(rr) The Company (i) has not alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication with any person and (ii) has not authorized anyone other than the Representative to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company reconfirms that the Representative has been authorized to act on its behalf in undertaking Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act other than those listed on Schedule III hereto. “Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) or Rule 163B of the Securities Act.

(ss) As of the time of each sale of the Securities in connection with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers, none of (A) the Time of Sale Prospectus, (B) any free writing prospectus, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, and (C) any individual Testing-the-Waters Communication, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit 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.

(tt) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any securities rated by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act.

2. Agreements to Sell and Purchase. The Company hereby agrees to sell to the several Underwriters, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Firm Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite its name at a price equal to 97.0% of the principal amount thereof (the “Purchase Price”) plus accrued interest, if any, from June 15, 2026 to the Closing Date.

On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters the Additional Securities, and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to $37,500,000 principal amount of Additional Securities at the Purchase Price plus accrued

 

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interest, if any, from June 15, 2026 to the date of payment and delivery. Such option may be exercised only to cover over-allotments in the sale of the Firm Securities by the Underwriters. The Representative may exercise this right on behalf of the Underwriters in whole or from time to time in part on or before the 30th day following the date of this Agreement, by giving written notice. Any exercise notice shall specify the principal amount of Additional Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date on which such Additional Securities are to be purchased. Each purchase date must be at least one business day after the written notice is given and may not be earlier than the Closing Date (as defined below) nor later than ten business days after the date of such notice. On each day, if any, that Additional Securities are to be purchased (an “Option Closing Date”), each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the principal amount of Additional Securities (subject to such adjustments to eliminate Securities in denominations other than $1,000 as the Representative may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total principal amount of Additional Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date as the principal amount of Firm Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total principal amount of Firm Securities.

3. [Reserved.]

4. Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Firm Securities shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Firm Securities for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on June 15, 2026, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than June 23, 2026, as shall be designated in writing by the Representative. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.”

Payment for any Additional Securities shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Additional Securities for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified in the corresponding notice described in Section 2 or at such other time on the same or on such other date, in any event not later than July 24, 2026, as shall be designated in writing by the Representative.

The Securities shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representative shall request not later than one full business day prior to the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be. The Firm Securities and Additional Securities shall be delivered to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters in the form of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the “Global Note”), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Securities to the Underwriters duly paid by the Company, against payment of the Purchase Price therefor. The Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representative at the office of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC set forth above not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be.

 

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5. Conditions to the Underwriters Obligations. The obligations of the Company to sell the Securities to the Underwriters and the several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Securities on the Closing Date are subject to the condition that the Registration Statement shall remain effective as of the date hereof.

The several obligations of the Underwriters are subject to the following further conditions:

(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:

(i) no order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission; and

(ii) there shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business, operations or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus that, in the Representative’s judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in the Representative’s judgment, impracticable to market the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus.

(b) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect set forth in Sections 5(a)(i) above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the Company has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing Date.

The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.

(c) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and negative assurance letter of Jones Day, outside counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.

(d) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Vedder Price, intellectual property counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.

(e) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and negative assurance letter of Cooley LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.

In giving the opinions to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(c) and Section 5(e), counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the law of the State of New York, the DGCL and the federal securities laws of the United States, upon the opinions of counsel satisfactory to the Representative. Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinions involve factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers and other representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries and certificates of public officials.

 

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With respect to the negative assurance letters to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(c) and Section 5(e) above, counsel may state, to the extent applicable, that their opinions and beliefs are based upon their participation in the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto (other than the documents incorporated by reference) and upon review and discussion of the contents thereof (including the documents incorporated by reference), but are without independent check or verification, except as specified.

(f) The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date, a letter dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from Grant Thornton LLP, independent public accountants, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off date” not earlier than two business days prior to the Closing Date.

(g) The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, between the Representative and the executive officers, directors and specified affiliates of such directors, as applicable, of the Company relating to restrictions on sales and certain other dispositions of or activities in respect of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to the Representative on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.

(h) A “Listing of Additional Shares Notification Form” related to the conversion of up to the Maximum Number of Underlying Securities shall have been submitted to Nasdaq.

(i) The Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.

(j) The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Securities hereunder are subject to the delivery to the Representative on the applicable Option Closing Date of the following:

(i) a certificate, dated the Option Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, confirming that the certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof remains true and correct as of such Option Closing Date;

(ii) an opinion and negative assurance letter of Jones Day, outside counsel for the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(c) hereof;

(iii) an opinion of Vedder Price, intellectual property counsel for the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(d) hereof;

 

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(iv) an opinion and negative assurance letter of Cooley LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(e) hereof;

(v) a letter dated the Option Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from Grant Thornton LLP, independent public accountants, substantially in the same form and substance as the letter furnished to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof; provided that the letter delivered on the Option Closing Date shall use a “cut-off date” not earlier than two business days prior to such Option Closing Date; and

(vi) such other documents as the Representative may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company, the due authorization and issuance of the Additional Securities to be sold on such Option Closing Date and other matters related to the issuance of such Additional Securities.

6. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:

(a) To furnish to the Representative, without charge, two signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference) and for delivery to each other Underwriter a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto but including documents incorporated by reference) and to furnish to the Representative in New York City, without charge, prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the period mentioned in Section 6(f) or 6(g) below, as many copies of the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as the Representative may reasonably request.

(b) Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to the Representative a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representative reasonably objects, and to file with the Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act any prospectus required to be filed pursuant to such Rule.

(c) To prepare and file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), as promptly as possible and in any event no later than the Commission’s close of business on the second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Prospectus setting forth the amount of Securities covered thereby and the terms thereof not otherwise specified in the preliminary prospectus.

 

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(d) To furnish to the Representative a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and not to use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus to which the Representative reasonably objects.

(e) Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.

(f) If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Securities at a time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement then on file, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Time of Sale Prospectus is delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.

(g) If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses the Representative will furnish to the Company) to which Securities may have been sold by the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.

(h) If required by applicable law, to endeavor to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative shall reasonably request; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities, or taxation in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.

 

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(i) To make generally available (which may be satisfied by filing with the Commission on its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System) to the Company’s security holders and to the Representative as soon as practicable an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the date of this Agreement which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(j) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel and the Company’s accountants in connection with the registration and delivery of the Securities under the Securities Act and all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including all printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove specified, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation, transfer and delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon, (iii) the cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities under state securities laws and all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 6(h) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonably incurred fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum, (iv) all filing fees and the reasonably incurred fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters incurred in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the Securities by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in an aggregate amount, together with the reasonably incurred fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in clause (iii), not to exceed $35,000, (v) all costs and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties), (vi) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with the approval of the Securities for book-entry transfer by DTC, (vii) the costs and charges of any transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (viii) the costs and expenses incident to listing the Common Stock in an amount equal to the Maximum Number of Underlying Securities on Nasdaq in connection with the issuance of the Securities, (ix) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and

 

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any such consultants, and 50% of the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show, (x) the document production charges and expenses associated with printing this Agreement and (xi) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this Section, Section 8 entitled “Indemnity and Contribution” and the last paragraph of Section 10 below, the Underwriters will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, stock transfer taxes payable on resale of any of the Securities by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.

(k) If at any time following the distribution of any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Testing-the-Waters Communication included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Representative and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Testing-the-Waters Communication to eliminate or correct such untrue statement or omission.

(l) The Company will deliver to each Underwriter (or its agent), on the date of execution of this Agreement, a properly completed and executed Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers, together with copies of identifying documentation, and the Company undertakes to provide such additional supporting documentation as each Underwriter may reasonably request in connection with the verification of the foregoing Certification.

(m) The Company will prepare a final term sheet relating to this offering of the Securities and the Concurrent Offering in a form approved by the Representative (as set forth in Schedule IV hereto) and will file such term sheet pursuant to and within the time required by Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act.

The Company also covenants with each Underwriter that, without the prior written consent of the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, and will not publicly disclose an intention to, during the period ending 60 days after the date of the Prospectus (the “Restricted Period”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, (2) enter into any swap, loan or other arrangement (including, without limitation, any short sale or the purchase or sale of, or entry into, any put or call option, or combination thereof, forward or any other derivative transaction or instrument, however described or defined) that transfers to another, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) file or confidentially submit any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

 

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The restrictions contained in the preceding paragraph shall not apply to (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder and any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Securities, (B) the shares of Common Stock to be issued and sold in the Concurrent Offering, (C) grants of equity-based awards pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plan described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (D) any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon the exercise of an option, the vesting of any restricted stock or restricted class of similar units, or other equity award outstanding on the date hereof and referenced in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and Prospectus, (E) any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in connection with the exercise of the Series A warrants or public warrants of the Company, each referenced in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and Prospectus, whether in connection with a redemption of such warrants by the Company or otherwise, (F) the filing by the Company of any registration statement on Form S-8 with the Commission relating to securities granted or to be granted pursuant to any plan in effect on the date of this Agreement or any assumed benefit plan pursuant to an acquisition or similar strategic transaction, (G) facilitating the establishment of a trading plan on behalf of a shareholder, officer or director of the Company pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, provided that (i) such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock during the Restricted Period and (ii) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by the Company regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of Common Stock may be made under such plan during the Restricted Period, or (H) the issuance of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock in connection with the acquisition by the Company of the securities, businesses, property or other assets of another person or entity or in connection with strategic partnering transactions; provided that, in the case of subclause (H), (i) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock does not exceed 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately following the issuance and sale of the Securities to be sold pursuant to this Agreement and the shares of Common Stock to be sold pursuant to the underwriting agreement related to the Concurrent Offering and (ii) the recipient of such shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock shall enter into a “lock up” agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, with the Representative.

(n) The Company will reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Maximum Number of Underlying Securities of the Securities then outstanding. The Company will use its best efforts to effect and maintain the listing of a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities equal to the Maximum Number of Underlying Securities of the Securities then outstanding on Nasdaq.

(o) The Company will assist the Underwriters in arranging for the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.

 

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7. Covenants of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, covenants with the Company not to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter; provided that Underwriters may use the term sheet as set forth in Schedule IV hereto.

8. Indemnity and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each affiliate of any Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act and their respective directors, officers and employees from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) that (i) arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Company information that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, any “road show” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act (a “road show”), the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Testing-the-Waters Communication, or arise out of, or are based upon, any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Underwriters through the Representative consists of the information described as such in paragraph (b) below or (ii) relate to or arise out of the repurchase of the 7.25% Green Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 in privately negotiated transactions effected through Morgan Stanley or its affiliates, as the Company’s agent.

(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Underwriter, but only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, road show, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: the the concession figure in the third paragraph and the information set forth in the thirteenth paragraph, other than in the third, eighth and tenth sentences thereof, in each case under the caption “Underwriting” (the “Underwriter Information”).

 

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(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8(a) or 8(b), such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to one local counsel in any jurisdiction) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Representative, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a), and by the Company, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b). The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding, does not include a statement as to, or an admission of fault, wrongdoing, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 8(a) or 8(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 8(d)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i)

 

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above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Securities (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate Purchase Price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Securities they have purchased hereunder, and not joint.

(e) The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 8(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 8 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, any person controlling any Underwriter or any affiliate of any Underwriter or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Securities.

 

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9. Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice given by the Representative to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to or on the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, any of the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, (ii) trading of any securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) any moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by U.S. federal or New York state authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in the Representative’s judgment, is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the Representative’s judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.

10. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.

If, on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the principal amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate principal amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as the Representative may specify, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the principal amount of Securities that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 10 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such principal amount of Securities without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Firm Securities and the aggregate principal amount of Firm Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Firm Securities to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representative and the Company for the purchase of such Firm Securities are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either the Representative or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement, in the Time of Sale Prospectus, in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. If, on an Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Additional Securities and the aggregated principal amount of Additional Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Additional Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate their obligation hereunder to purchase the Additional Securities to be sold on such Option Closing Date or (ii) purchase not less than the principal amount of Additional Securities that such non-defaulting Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of such default. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.

 

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If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated hereunder.

11. Entire Agreement. (a) This Agreement, together with any contemporaneous written agreements and any prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement) that relate to the offering of the Securities, represents the entire agreement between the Company and the Underwriters with respect to the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering, and the purchase and sale of the Securities.

(b) The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Securities: (i) the Underwriters have acted at arm’s length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Company or any other person, (ii) the Underwriters owe the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement, any contemporaneous written agreements and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement), if any, (iii) the Underwriters may have interests that differ from those of the Company, and (iv) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters with respect to any entity or natural person. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Securities.

12. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes. (a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

 

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For purposes of this Section a “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k). “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

13. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

14. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

15. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.

16. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered, mailed or sent to Morgan Stanley in care of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal and Compliance Division; and if to the Company shall be delivered, mailed or sent to PureCycle Technologies, Inc., 20 North Orange Avenue, Suite 106, Orlando, Florida 32801, Attention: Brad Kalter, Email: [***], with a copy to Joel May, Email: [***] and Thomas Short, Email: [***], Jones Day, 1221 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30361.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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Very truly yours,
PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:   /s/ Donald Carpenter
  Name: Donald Carpenter
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


Accepted as of the date hereof

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

Acting severally on behalf of themselves
and the several Underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto.

By:

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

By:

 

/s/ Dowling, Brendan Richard

 

Name: Brendan Richard Dowling

 

Title: Executive Director

 

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


SCHEDULE I

 

Underwriter

   Principal Amount of Firm
Securities To Be Purchased
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

   $ 225,000,000  

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

   $ 25,000,000  
  

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 250,000,000  
  

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE II

Time of Sale Prospectus

 

1.

Preliminary Prospectus issued June 10, 2026

 

2.

Free Writing Prospectus:

Free Writing Prospectus, dated June 10, 2026, relating to the pricing term sheet

 

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SCHEDULE III

Testing-the-Waters Communications

PureCycle Presentation, dated June 2026.

 

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SCHEDULE IV

Pricing Term Sheet

 

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EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT]

_____________, 2026

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned understands that Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) proposes to enter into (i) an Underwriting Agreement (the “Equity Underwriting Agreement”) with PureCycle Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), providing for a public offering (the “Equity Offering”) of shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and/or (ii) an Underwriting Agreement (together with the Equity Underwriting Agreement, the “Underwriting Agreements”) with the Company, providing for a public offering (together with the Equity Offering, the “Offerings”) of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2032 of the Company (the “Notes” and, together with the Shares, the “Securities”). The Notes will be convertible into Shares. In the event that the Company and Morgan Stanley determine to only commence the Equity Offering, then references herein to the term “Offerings” and “Securities” shall mean the “Equity Offering” and “Shares”, respectively, while if such parties determine to only commence the Debt Offering, then references herein to the term “Offerings” and “Securities” shall mean the “Debt Offering” and “Notes”, respectively.

To induce Morgan Stanley to continue its efforts in connection with the Offerings, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley, it will not, and will not publicly disclose an intention to, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending immediately after the close of the Trading Day occurring on the 60th day after the date of the final prospectus supplements relating to the Offerings (the “60th Day”) or, if the 60th Day is not a Trading Day, ending immediately after the close of the last Trading Day immediately preceding the 60th Day (such period of time between the date hereof and, as the case may be, the 60th Day or the last Trading Day immediately preceding the 60th Day, referred to herein as the “Restricted Period”), (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Common Stock owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition (including, without limitation, Common Stock or such other securities which may be deemed to be beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) and securities which may be issued upon exercise of a stock option or warrant by the undersigned or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock

 

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(collectively with the Common Stock, the “Lock-Up Securities”) or (ii) enter into any hedging, swap, loan or other arrangement (including, without limitation, any short sale or the purchase or sale of, or entry into, any put or call option, or combination thereof, forward or any other derivative transaction or instrument, however described or defined) that transfers to another, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing precludes the undersigned from engaging in any hedging or other transactions designed or intended, or which could reasonably be expected to lead to or result in, a sale or disposition of any Common Stock, or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, even if any such sale or disposition transaction or transactions would be made or executed by or on behalf of someone other than the undersigned. For purposes of this lock-up agreement (this “Lock-Up Agreement”), a “Trading Day” is a day on which the Nasdaq Stock Market is open for the buying and selling of securities.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to applicable securities laws and the restrictions contained in the Company’s charter, the undersigned may transfer any securities of the Company (including, without limitation, Lock-Up Securities) as follows:

(i) pursuant to the exercise and issuance of an option or the vesting of any restricted stock, restricted class of similar units or other equity awards outstanding on the date hereof or granted under equity incentive plans in effect as of the date hereof or described in the final prospectus supplements for the Offerings, provided that any securities underlying such options continue to be subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement (other than as provided under clause (ix) below);

(ii) by will or under the laws of descent, provided that the transferee agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein;

(iii) transfers as a bona fide gift or gifts, including to charitable organizations or charitable trusts, provided that the donee or donees thereof agree to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein;

(iv) transfers by the undersigned to an immediate family member of the undersigned or to a trust, the beneficiaries of which are exclusively the undersigned or a member or members of his or her immediate family, provided that the trustee of the trust agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein;

(v) transfers to a partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which the undersigned and the immediate family of the undersigned are the legal and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding equity securities or similar interest, provided that the transferee agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein;

(vi) transfers to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to whom a disposition or transfer would be permissible under clauses (ii) through (v) above, provided that the transferee agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein;

 

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(vii) transfers by operation of law, such as pursuant to a qualified domestic order, divorce settlement, divorce decree or separation agreement, provided that the transferee agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein;

(viii) transfers to the Company from an employee of the Company upon death, disability or termination of employment, in each case, of such employee;

(ix) (a) transfers or sales of Common Stock pursuant to any contract, instruction or plan complying with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act, that has been entered into by the undersigned prior to the date hereof, or (b) the entry into any contract, instruction or plan complying with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act, provided that sales under any such new trading plan do not occur during the Restricted Period, any required public disclosure, announcement or filing under the Exchange Act made by the Company or any person regarding the establishment of such plan during the Restricted Period shall include a statement that the undersigned is not permitted to transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of securities under such plan during the Restricted Period in contravention of this Lock-Up Agreement, and no public announcement, report or filing under the Exchange Act, or any other public filing, report or announcement, shall be voluntarily made regarding the establishment of such plan during the Restricted Period;

(x) transfers made as a distribution to stockholders, partners or members of the undersigned, provided that such stockholders, partners or members agree to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein;

(xi) transfers required under any benefit plans of the Company;

(xii) transfers to the Company in connection with the vesting, settlement or exercise of restricted stock units, performance stock units, options, warrants or other rights to purchase shares of Common Stock (including, in each case, by way of “net” or “cashless” exercise), including for the payment of exercise price and tax and remittance payments due as a result of the vesting, settlement, or exercise of such restricted stock units, performance stock units, options, warrants or rights, provided that any such shares of Common Stock received upon such exercise, vesting or settlement shall be subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement;

(xiii) transactions in any securities acquired by the undersigned after the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreements) in the open market;

(xiv) transfers made pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction that is approved by the board of directors of the Company and made to all holders of the Company’s capital stock involving a Change of Control (as defined below) of the Company (for purposes hereof, “Change of Control” shall mean the transfer (whether by tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to a person or group of affiliated persons, of shares of capital stock if, after such transfer, such person or group of affiliated persons would hold at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company (or the surviving entity)) (including, without limitation, the entry into any lock-up, voting or similar agreement pursuant to which the

 

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undersigned may agree to transfer, sell, tender or otherwise dispose of Lock-Up Securities in connection with such transaction, or vote any Lock-Up Securities in favor of any such transaction); provided that in the event that such tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction is not completed, the Lock-Up Securities owned by the undersigned shall remain subject to the provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement;

(xv) with the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley; or

(xvi) the exercise by the undersigned of any Series A Warrants or Public Warrants of the Company (including by way of “net” or “cashless” exercise), in connection with a redemption of such warrants by the Company; provided that any shares of Common Stock received upon such exercise shall remain subject to the provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement;

provided, however, that, in each case, no filing under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or other public announcement is required or otherwise made (other than a filing on Form 5 made after the expiration of the Restricted Period or, with respect to clauses (i), (iii) and (x)-(xvi), a filing on Form 4 required to be filed under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that if such Form 4 is filed during the Restricted Period, such Form 4 shall indicate by footnote disclosure or otherwise the nature of such transfer, that no shares of Common Stock are being sold or otherwise disposed of by the undersigned in connection therewith and/or that such shares of Common Stock received by any transferee are subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement; provided further, that the undersigned shall notify Morgan Stanley at least one (1) business day prior to such required filing under the Exchange Act), and in the case of any such transfer contemplated by clauses (ii)-(vii), (x), (xi) and (xiv), a copy of the required agreement of the transferee or transferees is furnished promptly to Morgan Stanley; provided further, that in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clauses (ii)-(viii) and (x), any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value.

For purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, current or former marriage, domestic partnership or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing shall prevent the undersigned from, or restrict the ability of the undersigned to, (i) purchase Common Stock on the open market or (ii) exercise any options or other convertible securities granted under any benefit plan of the Company (but not the sale or transfer of the shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of such options or conversion of such securities).

In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley, it will not, during the Restricted Period, make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s shares of Common Stock except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.

 

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The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power, capacity and authority to enter into this Lock-Up Agreement. The undersigned understands that the Company and Morgan Stanley are relying upon this Lock-Up Agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Offerings. The undersigned further understands that this Lock-Up Agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that Morgan Stanley has not provided any recommendation or investment advice nor has Morgan Stanley solicited any action from the undersigned with respect to the Offerings of the Securities and the undersigned has consulted their own legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent deemed appropriate. The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that, although Morgan Stanley may provide certain Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS disclosures or other related documentation to you in connection with the Offerings, Morgan Stanley is not making a recommendation to you to participate in the Offerings or sell any Securities at the price determined in the Offerings, and nothing set forth in such disclosures or documentation is intended to suggest that Morgan Stanley is making such a recommendation.

Whether or not the Offerings actually occur depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Offering will only be made pursuant to the Underwriting Agreements, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and Morgan Stanley.

The undersigned understands that, if (i) Morgan Stanley, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, informs the other in writing, prior to the execution of the Underwriting Agreements, that it has determined not to proceed with the Offerings, (ii) the Underwriting Agreements (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Securities to be sold thereunder, or (iii) the Underwriting Agreements are not executed on or before June 30, 2026, then, in each case, this Lock-Up Agreement shall automatically, and without any action on the part of any other party, be of no further force and effect, and the undersigned shall be automatically released from all obligations under this Lock-Up Agreement.

This Lock-Up Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

This Lock-Up Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same agreement. Electronic signatures complying with the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable law will be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement. Transmission by telecopy, electronic mail or other transmission method of an executed counterpart of this Lock-Up Agreement will constitute due and sufficient delivery of such counterpart.

 

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Very truly yours,
[NAME OF STOCKHOLDER / OFFICER/ DIRECTOR]
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
If not signing in an individual capacity:

 

Name of Authorized Signatory (Print)

 

Title of Authorized Signatory (Print)
(Indicate capacity of person signing if signing as custodian, trustee, or on behalf of an entity)

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

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