EX-10.1

THIS WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF APPLICABLE STATES. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.

THIS WARRANT CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, OC III LFE II LP, a Delaware limited partnership, or its assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled to subscribe for and purchase from FreightCar America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), a number of shares of the Company’s voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), equal to (a) 1,636,313 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment hereunder) less (b) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock previously issued from time to time as a result of any partial exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms set forth herein (collectively, the “Exercise Shares”), at a purchase price per share of $3.57 (the “Exercise Price”), all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth below in this Warrant (this “Warrant”).

This Warrant is being issued pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2023, by and between the Company and the Holder (the “Purchase Agreement”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 1 hereof. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement. The Exercise Shares are subject to adjustment as provided herein.

the holder, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of the Company; (ii) a merger, consolidation or reorganization or other similar transaction or series of related transactions, in each case which results in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto representing immediately thereafter (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving or acquiring entity) less than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of the Company or such surviving or acquiring entity outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization; (iii) the issuance by the Company of equity securities of the Company, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, representing at least 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of the Company; or (iv) the acquisition by any “person” (together with his, her or its Affiliates) or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), directly or indirectly, of the beneficial ownership (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of outstanding shares of capital stock and/or other equity securities of the Company, in a single transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, one or more tender offers or exchange offers), representing at least 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of the Company; provided that a transaction (or series of related transactions) consisting solely of the issuance by the Company of equity securities of the Company, representing less than 20% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, for cash consideration in a bona fide capital raising transaction shall not be considered a Change of Control.

(g)

“Fair Market Value” means, as of any particular date: (a) the volume weighted average of the closing sales prices of the Common Stock for such day on all U.S. national securities exchanges on which the Common Stock may at the time be listed; (b) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on any such exchange on any such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock on all such exchanges at the end of such day; (c) if on any such day the Common Stock is not listed on a domestic securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Common Stock as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association for such day; or (d) if there have been no sales of the Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association on such day, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common

Stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association at the end of such day; in each case, averaged over twenty (20) consecutive Business Days ending on the Business Day immediately prior to the day as of which “Fair Market Value” is being determined; provided that, if the Common Stock is listed on any U.S. national securities exchange, the term “Business Day” as used in this sentence means Business Days on which such national securities exchange is open for trading. If at any time the Common Stock is not listed on any domestic securities exchange or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Pink OTC Markets or similar quotation system or association, the “Fair Market Value” of the Common Stock shall be the fair market value per share as determined jointly by the Company’s Board of Directors and the Holder.

Upon receipt by the Company of this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price in cash (by wire transfer to the account designated in writing by the Company) or by check, or pursuant to Section 2.2, shares of Common Stock in certificated or book entry form representing the Exercise Shares so purchased, registered in the name of the Holder or Persons affiliated with the

Holder, if the Holder so designates, shall be issued and delivered to the Holder at the Company’s expense within three (3) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of such Notice of Exercise and/or Exercise Price.

The Person in whose name any certificate or book entry representing the Exercise Shares that are to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which this Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Exercise Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such shares.

2.2

Net Exercise. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if the Fair Market Value of one Exercise Share issuable hereunder is greater than the Exercise Price (at the date of calculation as set forth below), in lieu of exercising this Warrant by payment of cash, the Holder may elect to receive shares equal to the value (as determined below) of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being canceled) by surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company together with the properly endorsed Notice of Exercise in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder a number of Exercise Shares computed using the following formula:

Y = the number of Exercise Shares purchasable under the Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, the portion of the Warrant being exercised (at the date of such exercise)

A = the Fair Market Value of one Exercise Share purchasable under the Warrant (at the date of such exercise)

The Company acknowledges that the provisions of this Section 2.2 are intended, in part, to ensure that a full or partial exchange of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 2.2 will qualify as a conversion for purposes of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and as a recapitalization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any similar provision of state or local law that follows the U.S. federal income tax treatment). At the request of the Holder, the Company will accept reasonable modifications to the exchange procedures provided for in this Section in order to accomplish such intent. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder shall not be required to pay any cash upon any exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this Section 2.2. For all purposes of this Warrant (other than this Section 2), any reference herein to the exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to include a reference to the exchange of this Warrant for Exercise Shares in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.2.

providing proper notice pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof to cause this Warrant to be automatically exercised (even if this Warrant is not surrendered), in lieu of an exercise in accordance with Section 2.1 or Section 2.2, upon consummation of such Change of Control to the extent that any portion of the Warrant remains unexercised at the time of the consummation of the Change of Control. The Holder shall be entitled to receive consideration in the amount equal to the difference between the consideration payable in connection with such Change of Control for the Exercise Shares, if exercised, and the Aggregate Exercise Price for such Exercise Shares. The consideration payable to the Holder in connection with this Section 2.3(a) shall be in the same form as the consideration distributed to holders of Common Stock in connection with such Change of Control; provided that, if the consideration distributed to holders of Common Stock in connection with such Change of Control consists of consideration other than cash or Liquid Securities (or a combination thereof), the consideration payable to the Holder in connection with this Section 2.3(a) shall be an amount of cash payable by the Company equal to the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Exercise Shares minus the Aggregate Exercise Price. To the extent this Warrant or any portion thereof is automatically exercised pursuant to this Section 2.3(a), the Company agrees to promptly notify the Holder of the amount and form of consideration payable to the Holder in connection with such Change of Control. This Warrant shall terminate in connection with a deemed exercise pursuant to this Section 2.3 after payment in full to the Holder of the amounts payable to the Holder under this Section 2.3. If the fair market value of the consideration payable in connection with a Change of Control for each share of Common Stock is equal to or less than the per share Exercise Price, this Warrant will expire upon the consummation of a Change of Control to the extent this Warrant has not been previously exercised as to all Exercise Shares subject hereto.

2.4

Delivery of New Warrant. Unless the purchase rights represented by this Warrant shall have expired or shall have been fully exercised, the Company shall, at the time of delivery of the shares of Common Stock representing the Exercise Shares being issued in accordance with this Section 2, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unexpired and unexercised Exercise Shares called for by this Warrant. Such new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical to this Warrant.

3.1

Covenants as to Exercise Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that all Exercise Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable. The Company further covenants and agrees that the Company will at all times during the Exercise Period have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of Exercise Shares to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. If at any time during the Exercise Period the number of authorized but unissued Exercise Shares shall not be sufficient to permit exercise of this Warrant, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its

3.3

No Impairment. Except and to the extent waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company will not (a) adopt any amendment to its certificate of incorporation or bylaws after the date hereof which (i) results in any increase in the issued or authorized number of equity securities of the Company or (ii) otherwise has a disproportionate and adverse impact on the Holder, including through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, or (b) avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company. The Company will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the exercise rights of the Holder as set forth herein against impairment.

3.4

Notices. Prior to (a) any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, (b) a Change of Control, or (c) the issuance by the Company of any shares of Common Stock, Convertible Securities, any warrants or other rights or options to subscribe for, acquire, purchase or otherwise be issued Common Stock or Convertible Securities, or any other equity securities of the Company, in each case, that would result in an adjustment pursuant to Section 4 to the number of Exercise Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall send to the Holder, at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of any such action, a notice specifying the date on which any such proposed action is to be taken and, in the case of a Change of Control, whether the Company intends to exercise its automatic exercise rights under Section 2.3(a) upon consummation of the Change of Control.

4.1

Adjustment to Exercise Shares Upon Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger. In the event of any (i) capital reorganization of the Company, (ii) reclassification of the capital stock or other equity securities of the Company (other than a change in par value or from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value or as a result of a stock dividend or subdivision, split-up or combination of shares), (iii) consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, (iv) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person, or (v) other similar transaction, in each case which entitles the holders of Common Stock to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) capital stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock, each Warrant shall, immediately after such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, remain outstanding and shall thereafter, in lieu of or in addition to (as the case may be) the number of Exercise Shares then exercisable under this Warrant, be exercisable for the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or assets of the Company or of the successor Person resulting from such transaction to which the Holder would have been entitled upon such reorganization,

reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction if the Holder had exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to the time of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction and acquired the applicable number of Exercise Shares then issuable hereunder as a result of such exercise (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the exercisability of this Warrant); and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder) shall be made with respect to the Holder’s rights under this Warrant to insure that the provisions of this Warrant shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as possible, to any shares of stock, securities or assets thereafter acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant. The provisions of this Section 4.1 shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or similar transaction. The Company shall not effect any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction unless, prior to the consummation thereof, the successor Person (if other than the Company) resulting from such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, shall assume, by written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the Holder, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such shares of capital stock, securities or assets which, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such Holder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to any corporate event or other transaction contemplated by the provisions of this Section 4.1, the Holder shall have the right to elect, prior to the consummation of such event or transaction, to exercise this Warrant pursuant to Section 2 instead of giving effect to the provisions contained in this Section 4.1 with respect to this Warrant.

4.2

Dividends and Distributions. Subject to the provisions of Section 4.1, as applicable, if the Company shall, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, make or declare, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or any other distribution payable in securities of the Company (other than a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock, Convertible Securities, warrants or other rights or options to subscribe for, acquire, purchase or otherwise be issued Common Stock or Convertible Securities, in respect of outstanding shares of Common Stock), cash or other property, then, and in each such event, provision shall be made so that the Holder shall receive upon exercise of the Warrant, in addition to the number of Exercise Shares receivable thereupon, the kind and amount of securities of the Company, cash or other property which the Holder would have been entitled to receive had the Warrant been exercised in full for Exercise Shares on the date of such event and had the Holder thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the date the Warrant is exercised, retained such securities, cash or other property receivable by them as aforesaid during such period, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 4.2 with respect to the rights of the Holder; provided that no such provision shall be made if the Holder receives, simultaneously with the distribution to the holders of Common Stock, a dividend or other distribution of such securities, cash or other property in an amount equal to the amount of such securities, cash or other property as the Holder would have received if the Warrant had been exercised in full for Exercise Shares on the date of such event.

FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Exercise Shares (including fractions) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then current Fair Market Value of an Exercise Share by such fraction.

NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. This Warrant in and of itself shall not entitle the Holder to any rights as a stockholder of the Company, and prior to the issuance to the Holder of the Exercise Shares to which the Holder is then entitled to receive upon the due exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall not be entitled to vote or be deemed the holder of shares of capital stock of the Company for any purpose, nor shall anything contained in this Warrant be construed to confer upon the Holder, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote, give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether any reorganization, issue of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings, or subscription rights, or otherwise; provided that, in the event the Company declares a dividend during the Exercise Period, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such dividend in accordance with Section 4.2 hereof and the Holder shall be entitled to receive notices regarding any Change of Control or other corporate events contemplated elsewhere in this Warrant.

COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT; LEGEND. The Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees to comply in all respects with the provisions of this Section 7 and the restrictive legend requirements set forth on the face of this Warrant. This Warrant and all Exercise Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant (unless registered under the Securities Act or unless such legend may otherwise be removed in accordance with applicable law (including Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act)) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.

TRANSFER OF WARRANT. Subject to applicable laws and the restriction on transfer set forth on the first page of this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the Company by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and a new warrant shall be made and delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this Warrant but registered in the name of one or more transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant, duly endorsed, to the office or agency of the Company described in Section 10. All expenses (other than stock transfer taxes) and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the new warrants pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid by the Company.

12.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price, the Fair Market Value or the arithmetic calculation of the Exercise Shares, as the case may be, the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations (as the case may be) via electronic mail (i) within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) or (ii) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation (as the case may be) of the Exercise Price, the Fair Market Value or the number of Exercise Shares (as the case may be) within three (3) Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Company or the Holder (as the case may be), then the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days submit the disputed determination of the Exercise Price or the Fair Market Value to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Holder. The Company shall cause the investment bank to perform the determinations or calculations (as the case may be) and notify the Company and the Holder of the results as soon as reasonably practicable. Such investment bank’s determination or calculation (as the case may be) shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error. The fees and expenses of the investment bank shall be borne by the Company unless the number is question, as finally

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Holder have each caused this Warrant to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

1.a ❑ The undersigned hereby elects to purchase [__] shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of FreightCar America, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the Exercise Price in full.

1.b ❑ The undersigned hereby elects to purchase [__] shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the net exercise provisions set forth in Section 2.2 of the attached Warrant.

2. Please issue said shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

(To assign the foregoing Warrant or a portion thereof, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant (or portion thereof) and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

Assignee agrees to take and hold the Warrant and any shares of stock to be issued upon exercise of the rights thereunder subject to, and to be bound by, the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant to the same extent as if Assignee were the original holder thereof.

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant (or portion thereof).



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