Authorization. Each party hereby represents and warrants to the other that: # it has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; # this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such party, constitutes legal, valid and binding obligation of such party and is enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; and # the execution of this Agreement by such party, and the performance by such party of its obligations and duties hereunder, do not and will not violate any agreement to which such party is a party or by which it is otherwise bound.

Authorization. Howmet has the power and authority, corporate or otherwise, to execute, deliver and carry out the provisions of this Amendment, or to become a party to this Amendment in accordance with the terms hereof and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Credit Agreement as modified hereby, and all such action has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary proceedings, corporate or otherwise, on its part.

Authorization. The ​ has all requisite corporate power to enter into, consummate the transactions contemplated by, and carry out its obligations under, this Agreement and the Related Agreements. The execution and delivery by the ​ of this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the consummation by the ​ of the transactions contemplated by, and the performance by the ​ of its obligations under, this Agreement and the Related Agreements have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the ​. Each of this Agreement and the Related Agreements has been duly executed and delivered by the ​, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the [[Organization A:Organization]] and any other party thereto) each of this Agreement and the Related Agreements constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the ​, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, or similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally.

Authorization. Purchaser is a corporation duly organized and validly existing and with active status under the laws of the State of Delaware with all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium, and similar laws affecting creditors' rights and general equity principles.

Authorization. All corporate action on the part of AVANT necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and for the performance of all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder has been taken, and this Agreement when fully executed and delivered, shall each constitute a valid, legally binding and enforceable obligation of AVANT.

Authorization. All corporate action on the part of AI-NOVA necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and for the performance of all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder has been taken, and this Agreement when fully executed and delivered, shall each constitute a valid, legally binding and enforceable obligation of AI-NOVA .

Authorization. This Agreement constitutes such Investor's valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except # as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and # as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.

Authorization. The sole member of each Borrower has duly authorized the execution and delivery of each of the Loan Documents and the performance of their respective terms. No other consent of any other Person, except for the Bank, is required as a prerequisite to the validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents. The sole and only member of each Borrower is Empire Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

Each time that the Company wishes to issue and sell the Placement Shares hereunder (each, a “Placement”), it will notify Cowen by email notice (or other method mutually agreed to in writing by the parties) (a “Placement Notice”) containing the parameters in accordance with which it desires the Placement Shares to be sold, which shall at a minimum include # the number of Placement Shares to be issued, # the time period during which such sales are requested to be made, # any limitations on the number of such Placement Shares that may be sold in any one Trading Day (as defined below) and # any minimum price below which such sales may not be made, a form of which containing such minimum sales parameters necessary is attached hereto as [Schedule 1]. The Placement Notice shall originate from any of the individuals from the Company set forth on [Schedule 2] (with a copy to each of the other individuals from the Company listed on such schedule), and shall be addressed to each of the individuals from Cowen set forth on [Schedule 2], as such schedule may be amended from time to time. The Placement Notice shall be effective upon receipt by Cowen unless and until # in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in Section 5, Cowen declines to accept the terms contained therein for any reason, in its sole discretion, # the entire amount of the Placement Shares have been sold, # in accordance with the notice requirements set forth in Section 5, the Company suspends or terminates the Placement Notice, # the Company issues a subsequent Placement Notice with parameters superseding those on the earlier dated Placement Notice or # the Agreement has been terminated under the provisions of Section 12. The amount of any discount, commission or other compensation to be paid by the Company to Cowen in connection with the sale of the Placement Shares shall be calculated in accordance with the terms set forth in [Schedule 3]. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that neither the Company nor Cowen will have any obligation whatsoever with respect to a Placement or any Placement Shares unless and until the Company delivers a Placement Notice to [[Organization A:Organization]] Cowen does not decline such Placement Notice pursuant to the terms set forth above, and then only upon the terms specified therein and herein. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of a Placement Notice, the terms of the Placement Notice will control.

Registration Statement Effective. The Registration Statement shall remain effective and shall be available for the sale of all Placement Shares contemplated to be issued by any Placement Notice.