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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): July 18, 2024
Plug Power Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware |
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22-3672377 |
(State
or other jurisdiction |
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Employer |
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Identification
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125 Vista Boulevard, Slingerlands, New York |
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12159 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip
Code) |
(518) 782-7700
Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code:
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
¨ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of each exchange
on which registered |
Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
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PLUG |
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The
Nasdaq Capital
Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth
company ¨
If an emerging growth
company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 18,
2024, Plug Power Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”),
pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell 78,740,157 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common
Stock”), at a public offering price of $2.54 per share (the “Offering”).
Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 11,811,023
shares of Common Stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount.
The
Company estimates that the net proceeds from the Offering, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable
by the Company, will be approximately $190.6 million (or approximately $219.2 million if the Underwriters exercise their option
to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in full). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate
purposes.
The Offering closed on July 22, 2024 and
was made pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated July 18, 2024 and a base prospectus dated June 8, 2022 relating to the Company’s
registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-265488).
The Underwriting Agreement
contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing and indemnification
obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific
dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.
The foregoing is a summary description of the
Underwriting Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Underwriting Agreement attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the filing of the Underwriting
Agreement, the Company is filing as Exhibit 5.1 hereto an opinion of its counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, regarding the legality of
the shares of Common Stock issued in the Offering.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Plug Power Inc. |
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Date: July 22, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Paul Middleton |
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Name: Paul Middleton |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 1.1
78,740,157 Shares
PLUG POWER INC.
COMMON STOCK, par
value $0.01 per share
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
July 18, 2024
July 18, 2024
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
As representative of the several underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto
c/o
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Plug
Power Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“Morgan Stanley”)
is acting as manager, 78,740,157 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Firm Shares”). The Company
also proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters not more than an additional 11,811,023 shares of its common stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the “Additional Shares”) if and to the extent that Morgan Stanley shall have determined to exercise,
on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to purchase such shares of common stock granted to the Underwriters in Section 2 hereof.
To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule I other than Morgan Stanley, the term Underwriters shall
mean either the singular or plural as the context requires. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter collectively referred
to as the “Shares.” The shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company to be outstanding after giving
effect to the sales contemplated hereby are hereinafter referred to as the “Common Stock.”
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-265488),
including a base prospectus dated June 8, 2022 (the “Base Prospectus”), covering the offering and sale of certain
securities, including the Shares, which automatic shelf registration statement became effective under Rule 462(e) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The registration statement as amended to the date of this
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, is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement”;
the prospectus, in the form first used to confirm sales of the Shares (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.”
For purposes of this Agreement, “free
writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, “preliminary prospectus”
shall mean each prospectus used prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and each prospectus that omitted information
pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery of
this Agreement specifically relating to the Shares, “Time of Sale Prospectus” means the preliminary prospectus contained
in the Registration Statement at the time of its effectiveness together with the documents and pricing information set forth in Schedule II
hereto, 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,”
“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 Prospectus, the Time of Sale 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:
(a) The
Company is a “well-known seasoned issuer” (as defined in Rule 405) and meets the requirements for use of Form S-3
under the Securities Act.
(b) 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.
(c) (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, (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 not misleading, (iii) the Registration Statement complied and the Prospectus, as amended
or supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with the Securities 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 Shares in connection
with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and at the Closing Date (as defined in Section 4),
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, 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 statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus
or the Prospectus based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you
expressly for use therein.
(d) 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 pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities
Act complies 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 you before first use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your prior consent,
prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.
(e) The
Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation,
has the corporate power and authority to own or lease its property and to conduct its business as described in each of the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing (to the extent
the concept of good standing or an equivalent concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of
its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified
or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(f) Each
subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing (to the extent the concept
of good standing or an equivalent concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation,
has the corporate power and authority to own or lease its property and to conduct its business as described in each of the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing (to the extent
the concept of good standing or an equivalent concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of
its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified
or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; all of the issued
shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable
and, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, are owned directly or indirectly
by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims. None of the Company’s subsidiaries is a “significant
subsidiary” (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act).
(g) The
Company has the power and authority to enter this Agreement and to authorize, issue and sell the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement.
This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(h) The
authorized capital stock of the Company conforms in all material respects as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in
each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(i) The
shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to the issuance of the Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and have been issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws.
(j) The
Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar
rights. The Shares, when issued, will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof set forth in the Registration Statement,
the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(k) The
execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement will not contravene
any provision of applicable law or the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or any agreement or other instrument binding
upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any material judgment,
order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, and no consent, approval,
authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its
obligations under this Agreement, except (i) such as have been obtained or made under the Securities Act, (ii) such as may be
required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares, (iii) such
as may be required by Nasdaq Stock Market, or (iv) such consents, approvals, authorizations, filings or orders that will be obtained
or completed on or prior to each Closing Date or the absence of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on the Company or its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(l) There
has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial
or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in
the Time of Sale Prospectus provided to prospective purchasers of the Shares.
(m) To
the Company’s knowledge, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, other than proceedings
accurately described in all material respects in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and
proceedings that would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the power or ability
of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(n) 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 so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(o) To
the Company’s knowledge, the Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal,
state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances
or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other
approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance
with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure
to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses
or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
The Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any existing liabilities concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants
or contaminants, that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive
position of the Company and its subsidiaries. To the knowledge of the Company, no property which is or has been owned, leased, used, operated
or occupied by the Company or its subsidiaries has been designated as a Superfund site pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation of Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et. seq.), or otherwise designated as a contaminated sit
under applicable state or local law.
(p) There
are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required
for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints
on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(q) The
Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described
in the Time of Sale Prospectus and Prospectus will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(r) (i) Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, or employee, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any agent, controlled
affiliate or representative of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries, has while acting on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries
taken or will take any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or giving
of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any “government official” (including any officer
or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in
an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office)
to influence official action or secure an improper advantage; (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates have
conducted their businesses in compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and any other applicable
anti-corruption laws (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”), and have instituted and maintained and will continue
to maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representation and
warranty contained herein; and (iii) neither the Company nor its subsidiaries will use or lend, contribute or otherwise make available,
directly or indirectly, the proceeds of the offering in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment
or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any person in violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.
(s) The
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material 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”), 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-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(t) (i) Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, or employee thereof, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any 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 a Person that is:
(A) the subject of any sanctions administered
or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations
Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”),
nor
(B) located, organized or resident
in a country or territory that is the subject of 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).
(ii) 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:
(A) 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 the subject of Sanctions;
(B) to fund or facilitate any money
laundering or terrorist financing activities; or
(C) in any other manner that will
result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor,
investor or otherwise).
(iii) For the past ten years, the Company and
its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and 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 the subject of Sanctions.
(u) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date
of this Agreement or have requested extensions thereof (except where the failure to file would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a material adverse effect) and have paid all taxes required to be paid thereon (except for cases in which the failure to file or
pay would not have a material adverse effect, or, except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves required by
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) have been created in the financial statements
of the Company), and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries which has had (nor does
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined
adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries and which could reasonably be expected to have) a material adverse effect.
(v) The
financial statements included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes thereto, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Securities Act and present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the
dates shown and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with U.S. GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, except for any normal year-end adjustments in the
Company’s quarterly financial statements. The other financial information included in each of the Registration Statement, the Time
of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and
presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby.
(w) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP and to maintain asset accountability;
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect
to any differences; and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement is accurate. Except as previously disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and
the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
(x) The
interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly
presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and
guidelines applicable thereto.
(y) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries holds, and is in compliance with, all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements,
consents, certificates and orders (“Permits”) of any governmental or self-regulatory agency, authority or body required
for the conduct of its business, and all such Permits are in full force and effect, in each case except where the failure to hold, or
comply with, any of them is not reasonably likely to result in a material adverse effect.
(z) The
Company and its subsidiaries have legal and valid title to all personal property described in the Registration Statement, the Time of
Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus as being owned by them that is material to the business of the Company, in each case free and clear
of all liens, claims, security interests, other encumbrances or defects, except those that are not reasonably likely to result in a material
adverse effect. The real property held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries is held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable
leases with only such exceptions with respect to any particular lease as do not interfere in any material respect with the conduct of
the business of the Company and its subsidiaries.
(aa) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries owns or possesses or has valid right to use all material patents, patent applications, trademark
service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and similar
rights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently
carried on and as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus. To the knowledge of the Company,
no action or use by the Company or any of its subsidiaries will involve or give rise to any infringement of, or license or similar fees
for, any Intellectual Property of others, except where such action, use, license or fee is not reasonably likely to result in a material
adverse effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice alleging any such infringement or fee.
(bb) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries carries, or is covered by, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as, in the Company’s
reasonable judgment, is adequate for the conduct of its business and the value of its properties and as is customary for similarly sized
companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries.
(cc) No
labor dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, that is
reasonably likely to result in a material adverse effect.
(dd) No
supplier, customer, distributor or sales agent of the Company has notified the Company that it intends to discontinue or decrease the
rate of business transacted with Company, except where such decrease is not reasonably likely to result in a material adverse effect.
(ee) Since
the respective dates as of which information is given (including by incorporation by reference) in the Registration Statement, the Time
of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, (a) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred any material liabilities or
obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions other than in the ordinary course of business, (b) the
Company has not declared or paid any dividends or made any distribution of any kind with respect to its capital stock, (c) there
has not been any change in the capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than a change in the capital stock of the
Company due to the issuance of shares under the Company’s at-the-market program and the issuance of shares of Common Stock and warrants
as earn-out consideration pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 22, 2020, as amended, by and among the
Company, Giner ELX Sub, LLC, Giner ELX Merger Sub, Inc., Giner ELX, Inc. and Giner, Inc., or upon the exercise of outstanding
options or warrants or the conversion of outstanding convertible notes, or the issuance of restricted stock awards or the vesting of restricted
stock units or restricted shares of common stock under the Company’s existing stock awards plan, or any new grants thereof in the
ordinary course of business), (d) except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus,
there has not been any material change in the Company’s long-term or short-term debt, and (e) there has not been the occurrence
of any material adverse effect.
(ff) Except
as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings
between the Company and any person granting such person the right (other than rights which have been waived in writing or otherwise satisfied)
to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company owned or
to be owned by such person or to require the Company to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to the Registration
Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any other registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities
Act.
(gg) The
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are being conducted in material compliance with applicable employment laws, the rules and
regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental
agency (collectively, the “Employee Benefit Laws”) and no 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 Employee Benefit Laws
is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(hh) The
Company had a reasonable basis for, and made in good faith, each “forward-looking statement” (within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act or Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained or by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Prospectus or the Prospectus, in each case at the time such “forward-looking statement” was made.
(ii) All
statistical or market-related data included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or
the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably believes to be reliable and accurate, and the Company
has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources, to the extent required, other than such consents the failure
of which to obtain is not reasonably likely to result in a material adverse effect.
(jj) The
Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action that is designed to or that has constituted or that would reasonably be expected
to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of
the Shares.
(kk) There
are no securities or preferred stock of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries that are rated by a “nationally
recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act.
(ll) All
descriptions of the Company’s franchise agreements, leases, contracts, or other agreements or documents contained in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus are accurate and complete descriptions of such documents in all material respects.
Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, no material franchise agreement, lease
or contract, or other material agreement has been suspended or terminated for convenience or default by the Company or any of the
other parties thereto, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of and the Company does not have knowledge
of any such pending or threatened suspension or termination.
(mm) The
exercise price of each option issued under the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans has been no less than the
fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined on the date of grant of such option. All grants of options were validly issued
and properly approved by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly authorized committee thereof) in material compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations and recorded in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and, to the Company’s
knowledge, no such grants involved “back dating,” “forward dating” or similar practice with respect to the effective
date of grant.
(nn) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries have complied and are presently in compliance, in each case in all material respects, with all privacy
policies, contractual obligations and laws, statutes, judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or other governmental
or regulatory authority applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case, relating to the collection, use, transfer, processing,
import, export, storage, protection, disposal and disclosure by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of personal, personally identifiable,
household, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Data Security Obligations,” and such data, “Data”);
(ii) the Company and its subsidiaries have not received any notification of or complaint regarding and are unaware of any other facts
that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably indicate non-compliance with any Data Security Obligation in any material respect;
and (iii) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body alleging non-compliance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries with any Data Security Obligation.
(oo) The
Company and each of its subsidiaries have taken all commercially reasonable measures necessary to protect Data and the information technology
systems used in connection with the operation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses. Without limiting the foregoing,
the Company and its subsidiaries have used commercially reasonable efforts to establish and maintain, and have established, maintained
and implemented, information technology, information security, cyber security and data protection controls, policies and procedures reasonably
designed to protect against and prevent breach, destruction, loss, unauthorized distribution, use, access, disablement or misappropriation,
or other compromise or misuse of or relating to any information technology system or Data used in connection with the operation of the
Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses (“Breach”), except in each case to the extent that the failure
to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Except
as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Company, there has
been no such Breach, and the Company and its subsidiaries have not been notified of and have no knowledge of any event or condition that
would reasonably be expected to result in, any such Breach.
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 conditions hereinafter stated, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from
the Company the respective number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite its name at a purchase price of $2.42570
per share (the “Purchase Price”).
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 Shares,
and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to 11,811,023 Additional Shares at the Purchase Price,
provided, however, that the amount paid by the Underwriters for any Additional Shares shall be reduced by an amount per share equal to
any dividends declared by the Company and payable on the Firm Shares but not payable on such Additional Shares. You may exercise this
right on behalf of the Underwriters in whole or from time to time in part by giving written notice not later than 30 days after the date
of this Agreement. Any exercise notice shall specify the number of Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date
on which such Additional Shares 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 for the Firm Shares nor later than ten business days after the date of such notice.
On each day, if any, that Additional Shares are to be purchased (an “Option Closing Date”), each Underwriter agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of Additional Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as
you may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date
as the number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm
Shares.
3. Terms
of Public Offering. The Company is advised by you that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions
of the Shares as soon after the Registration Statement and this Agreement have become effective as in the Underwriters judgment is advisable.
The Company is further advised by you that the Shares are to be offered to the public initially at $2.54 a share (the “Public
Offering Price”) and to certain dealers selected by you at a price that represents a concession not in excess of $0.06858 a
share under the Public Offering Price.
4. Payment
and Delivery. Payment for the Firm Shares shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York
City against delivery of such Firm Shares for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on
July 22, 2024, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than July 29, 2024, as shall be designated in
writing by you. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.”
Payment
for any Additional Shares shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery
of such Additional Shares 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 August 17, 2024, as shall be designated in writing by you.
The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares shall
be registered in such names and in such denominations as you shall request in writing 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 Shares and the Additional Shares shall be delivered to
you on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, with any
transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Shares to the Underwriters duly paid, against payment of the Purchase Price
therefor.
5. Conditions
to the Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligations of the Company to sell the Shares to the Underwriters and the several obligations
of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Shares on the Closing Date are subject to the following 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 Company’s knowledge, 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 or operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus provided to the prospective purchasers
of the Shares that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in your judgment, impracticable to market the Shares
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 Section 5(a) 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.
(c) The
Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and negative assurance letter of Goodwin Procter LLP, outside counsel
for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to you, dated the Closing Date. Such opinion and negative assurance letter shall be
rendered to the Underwriters at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
(d) The
Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and negative assurance letter of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel
for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to you.
(e) 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 Deloitte & Touche 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 the
date hereof.
(f) The
chief financial officer of the Company shall have furnished to you a certificate as to the accuracy of certain financial information,
dated as of the date of this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you.
(g) The
“lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, between you and certain officers and
directors of the Company relating to sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered
to you on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.
(h) The
several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Shares hereunder are subject to the delivery to you 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 Goodwin Procter LLP, outside counsel for the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, relating
to the Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion and negative assurance
letter required by Section 5(c) hereof;
(iii) an
opinion and negative assurance letter of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Option Closing Date,
relating to the Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion and negative
assurance letter required by Section 5(d) hereof;
(iv) a
letter dated the Option Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent
public accountants, substantially in the same form and substance as the letter furnished to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 5(e) 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
(v) such
other documents as you may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company, the due authorization and issuance of
the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date and other matters related to the issuance of such Additional Shares.
6. Covenants
of the Company. The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) To
furnish to you 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(e) or
6(f) 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 you may reasonably request.
(b) Before
amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to you a copy of each
such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object, 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
furnish to you 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 you reasonably object.
(d) Without
the prior consent of Morgan Stanley, not to take any action that would result in Morgan Stanley 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
Underwriters that Morgan Stanley otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.
(e) If
the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Shares 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, 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.
(f) If,
during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Shares 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 you will furnish
to the Company) to which Shares may have been sold by you 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.
(g) To
endeavor to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you shall reasonably
request; provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file
a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction or subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction in which it was not
otherwise subject to taxation.
(h) 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 Shares 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 any amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including all printing costs associated therewith, and the
delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Shares
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 Shares under state securities laws and all expenses in connection
with the qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 6(g) hereof,
including filing fees and the reasonable, documented fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification
and in connection with the Blue Sky or legal investment memorandum; provided that such fees and disbursements do not exceed $10,000,
(iv) the costs, if any, incurred in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the Shares by the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, (v) all costs and expenses incident to listing the Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, (vi) the costs
and charges of any transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (vii) 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 Shares, including, without limitation,
expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, and expenses associated with the production of
road show slides and graphics, (viii) the document production charges and expenses associated with printing this Agreement and (ix) 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,
and the last paragraph of Section 10, the Underwriters
will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, transfer taxes payable on resale of any of
the Shares by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.
(i) The
Company also covenants with each of the Underwriters that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley on behalf of the Underwriters,
it will not, and will not publicly disclose an intention to, during the period ending 45 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, or (2) enter into any swap or
other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, 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 or (3) file 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. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (a) the
Shares to be sold hereunder, (b) the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or vesting or settlement
of any option, warrant, restricted stock unit or restricted shares of common stock outstanding on the date hereof and described in the
Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, or upon the conversion or redemption of the 7.00% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2026 or the 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 outstanding on the date hereof and described in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (c) the issuance of shares of Common Stock, options to acquire Common
Stock, restricted stock units, restricted shares of common stock or other equity awards pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans
or other employee compensation plans as such plans are in existence on the date hereof and described in the Registration Statement, the
Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (d) issuances of shares of Common Stock as matching contributions under the Company’s
401(k) plan, (e) the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to any employee benefit plan or Form S-4
or amendments thereto, (f) the entry into an agreement providing for the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock or any
security convertible into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock in connection with the acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
of the securities, business, technology, property or other assets of another person or entity or pursuant to an employee benefit plan
assumed by the Company in connection with such acquisition, and the issuance of any such securities pursuant to any such agreement, (g) the
entry into any agreement providing for the issuance of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable for shares
of Common Stock in connection with joint ventures, commercial relationships or other strategic transactions, and the issuance of any such
securities pursuant to any such agreement, (h) the filing of any registration statement or prospectus supplement pursuant to the
Transaction Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2017, by and between the Company and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., (i) the filing
of any registration statement or prospectus supplement pursuant to each of the Transaction Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2017,
by and between the Company and Amazon.com, Inc. and the Transaction Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2022, by and between the
Company and Amazon.com, Inc., (j) the amendment, modification, termination or unwind of any Base Call Option Transaction or
Additional Call Option Transaction, dated as of May 13, 2020 and May 13, 2020, respectively, between the Company and each of
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and (k) the establishment of a trading plan pursuant
to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, provided that (x) such plan does not
provide for the transfer of Common Stock during the Restricted Period and (y) 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;
provided that in the case of clauses (f) and (g), the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Company may sell
or issue or agree to sell or issue pursuant to clauses (f) and (g) shall not exceed 10% of the total number of shares of the
Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately following the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and provided,
further, that in the case of clauses (f) and (g), each recipient of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable
or exchangeable for Common Stock shall (A) execute a lock-up agreement in the form of Exhibit A hereto or (B) enter
into an agreement with the Company no less restrictive than the form of lock-up agreement set forth in Exhibit A hereto with
respect to transactions described in clauses (1) and (2) in the preceding paragraph, in each case with respect to the remaining
portion of the Restricted Period.
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) 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.
8. Indemnity
and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its directors, its officers and 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 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 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”),
or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, 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 or 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 you expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by
the Underwriters through you consists of the information described as such in paragraph (b) below.
(b) Each
Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers 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 you 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 upon that the only such information furnished by the Underwriters consists of the
following information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of the Underwriters: the names and corresponding principal amounts set forth
in the table of Underwriters under the first paragraph of text under the caption “Underwriting” and the information contained
under the captions “Underwriting—Stabilization” concerning stabilizing transactions by the Underwriters and “Underwriting—Electronic
Prospectus” concerning Prospectuses in electronic
format that may be made available on websites by the Underwriters.
(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 reasonably incurred,
documented 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 in writing 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 any local counsel) 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 you, 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 for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from
and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. 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.
(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 Shares 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) 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
Shares shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Shares (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 Public Offering Price of the Shares. The relative fault of the
Company on the one hand and of 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 number of Shares 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 Shares 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 Shares.
9. Termination.
Morgan Stanley may terminate this Agreement by notice given by you 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, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market,
the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade, (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 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 your judgment, is material and adverse and which, singly
or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with
the offer, sale or delivery of the Shares 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
Shares that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate number of Shares which such defaulting Underwriter
or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of the Shares to be purchased
on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite
their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting
Underwriters, or in such other proportions as you may specify, to purchase the Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters
agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the number of Shares 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 number of Shares without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters
shall fail or refuse to purchase Firm Shares and the aggregate number of Firm Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more
than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to you and the Company
for the purchase of such Firm Shares 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 you 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 Shares and the aggregate number of Additional Shares
with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Additional Shares 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 Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date or (ii) purchase not less than the number of Additional Shares 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.
If this Agreement shall be terminated (i) by
Morgan Stanley pursuant to Section 9(ii), or (ii) by any of the Underwriters 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. If this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Section 10 by reason of the default of one or more Underwriters, the Company shall not be obligated to reimburse
any defaulting Underwriter on account of those expenses.
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 Shares, represents the entire agreement between the Company
and the Underwriters with respect to the preparation of the any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the
conduct of the offering, and the purchase and sale of the Shares.
(b) The
Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Shares: (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 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. 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 Shares, 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.
12. Counterparts.
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 electronic mail (including any electronic signature
complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions 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.
13. Applicable
Law. This Agreement, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
14. 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.
15. 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 you in care of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Equity
Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department; and if to the Company shall be delivered, mailed or sent to Plug Power Inc., 968
Albany Shaker Road, Latham, New York 12110 (Attn: Gerard L. Conway Jr.), with a copy to Goodwin Procter LLP, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston,
Massachusetts 02210 (Attn: Robert P. Whalen, Jr.).
16. 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.
For purposes of this Section 16,
the following terms shall have the following meaning:
“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; and
“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.
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Accepted as of the date hereof |
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Signature Page to Underwriting
Agreement
Schedule I
Underwriter | |
Number of Firm Shares
to be Purchased | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
| 62,992,124 | |
Canaccord Genuity LLC | |
| 3,346,457 | |
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | |
| 3,346,457 | |
Roth Capital Partners, LLC | |
| 3,346,457 | |
BTIG, LLC | |
| 2,854,331 | |
Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC | |
| 2,854,331 | |
Total: | |
| 78,740,157 | |
Schedule II
Time of Sale Prospectus
Preliminary Prospectus issued July 18,
2024
Free writing prospectuses filed by the
Company under Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act:
Pricing Information Conveyed Orally
by the Underwriters:
| · | The public offering price per share for the Shares is $2.54. |
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF LOCK-UP LETTER
July [
], 2024
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Re: Plug
Power Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The
undersigned understands that you, as representative of the several Underwriters (as defined below), propose to enter into an Underwriting
Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Plug Power Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
providing for the public offering (the “Offering”) by the several Underwriters (the “Underwriters”),
of shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”).
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.
To induce the Underwriters that may participate
in the Offering to continue their efforts in connection with the Offering, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written
consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, and will not publicly disclose an intention to,
during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending 60 days after the date of the prospectus (the “Restricted Period”)
relating to the Offering (the “Prospectus”), (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,
or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, 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. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to:
(a) transactions relating to shares
of Common Stock or other securities acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Offering; provided that no
filing under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) shall
be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with subsequent sales of Common Stock or other securities acquired in such open
market transactions;
(b) transfers of shares of Common
Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock as a bona fide gift;
(c) distributions
of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock to limited partners, members, owners or shareholders of the undersigned;
(d) transfers or other dispositions
by will, other testamentary document or intestate succession upon the death of the undersigned, or by operation of law, such as pursuant
to a qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement, provided that any filing under Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act required to be made during the Restricted Period in connection with any such transfer or disposition shall indicate by
footnote disclosure or otherwise the nature of the transfer or disposition;
(e) the receipt by the undersigned
from the Company of shares of Common Stock upon the grant or exercise of options, warrants, Common Stock (restricted or unrestricted),
restricted stock units, restricted shares of common stock or other equity awards pursuant to any employee benefit plans or arrangements
described in the Prospectus, provided that any shares of Common Stock received pursuant to this clause (e) shall be subject
to the restrictions on transferability contained in this agreement, provided further that any filing under Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act required to be made during the Restricted Period in connection with such transaction shall indicate by footnote disclosure
or otherwise (i) the nature of the transaction and (ii) that any shares of Common Stock received pursuant to this clause (e) are
subject to the restrictions on transferability contained in this agreement;
(f) dispositions or transfers of
shares of Common Stock by the undersigned solely (i) in connection with the “net” or “cashless” exercise
of options or other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to an equity incentive plan, employee compensation plan
or other arrangement described in the Prospectus, or (ii) in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations in connection with any such
exercise or the vesting of restricted stock, provided that any shares of Common Stock received upon any such exercise or vesting
contemplated by this clause (f) shall be subject to the restrictions on transferability contained in this agreement, provided
further that any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act required to be made during the Restricted Period in connection
with any such transfer or disposition shall indicate by footnote disclosure or otherwise (i) the nature of the transfer or disposition
and (ii) any shares of Common Stock received upon any such exercise or vesting contemplated by this clause (f) are subject to
the restrictions on transferability contained in this agreement;
(g) transfers of shares of Common
Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock to the undersigned’s affiliates or to any investment fund or other entity controlled
by the undersigned;
(h) transfer of shares of Common
Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock to any immediate family member of the undersigned or a trust, partnership, limited
liability company or other entity for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned. For
purposes of this clause (h), “immediate family member” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage, domestic partnership
or adoption, not more remote than first cousin;
(i) the establishment of a trading
plan 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 or on behalf of the undersigned or 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
(j) sales, transfers or other dispositions
pursuant to a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock that has been
entered into by the undersigned prior to the date hereof of which Morgan Stanley have received notice, provided that any filing
made under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act includes a footnote that expressly states that the sale was made pursuant to an
existing 10b5-1 Plan.
provided
that in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (d), (g) or (h), each donee, transferee, heir,
beneficiary or distributee shall sign and deliver a lock-up letter substantially in the form of this letter, provided further that
in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (g), or (h), no filing under Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act by the undersigned, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock, shall be required or shall be
voluntarily made during the Restricted Period.
In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without
the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC on behalf of the Underwriters, 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.
The undersigned understands that the Company and
the Underwriters are relying upon this agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Offering. The undersigned further understands
that this agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
This letter shall automatically terminate upon
the earliest to occur, if any, of (a) the date the Company advises Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, in writing, prior to the execution
of the Underwriting Agreement, that it has determined not to proceed with the Offering, (b) the date of the termination of the Underwriting
Agreement (without regard to any provisions thereof that survive termination) if prior to the sale of any Shares pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement, or (c) August 16, 2024 if, and only if, the Underwriting Agreement has not been executed by such date.
The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the
Underwriters have not provided any recommendation or investment advice nor have the Underwriters solicited any action from the undersigned
with respect to the Offering of the Shares and the undersigned has consulted his or her own legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and
tax advisors to the extent deemed appropriate. The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that, although the Underwriters may provide
certain Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS disclosures or other related documentation to you in connection with the Offering,
the Underwriters are not making a recommendation to you to participate in the Offering or sell any Shares at the price determined in the
Offering, and nothing set forth in such disclosures or documentation is intended to suggest that any Underwriter is making such a recommendation
This agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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Exhibit 5.1
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July 22, 2024
Plug Power Inc.
125 Vista Boulevard
Slingerlands, New York 12159
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Securities Registered under Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
We have acted as counsel to you in connection with your filing of
a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-265488) (as amended or supplemented, the “Registration Statement”)
filed on June 8, 2022 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the issuance and/or sale from time to time of, among other securities,
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Plug Power Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
The Registration Statement became effective upon filing with the Commission on June 8, 2022. Reference is made to our opinion letter
dated June 8, 2022 and included as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. We are delivering this supplemental opinion letter
in connection with the prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) filed on July 19, 2024 by the Company with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. The Prospectus Supplement relates to the offering by the Company of
up to 90,551,180 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, including 11,811,023 shares of Common Stock which the underwriters have
the option to purchase (the “Shares”), covered by the Registration Statement. The Shares are being sold to the several underwriters
named in, and pursuant to, an underwriting agreement, dated July 18, 2024 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), by and between
the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.
We have reviewed such documents and made such examination of law as
we have deemed appropriate to give the opinion set forth below. We have relied, without independent verification, on certificates of
public officials and, as to matters of fact material to the opinion set forth below, on certificates of officers of the Company.
The opinion set forth below is limited to the Delaware General Corporation
Law.
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have
been duly authorized and, when delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
This opinion letter and the opinion it contains shall be interpreted
in accordance with the Core Opinion Principles as published in 74 Business Lawyer 815 (Summer 2019).
This opinion is being furnished to you for submission to the Commission
as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated July 18, 2024, relating to the Shares (the “Current
Report”), which is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter
as an exhibit to the Current Report and its incorporation by reference and the reference to our firm in that report. In giving our consent,
we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and
regulations thereunder.
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