EXHIBIT 10.2
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement") is dated as of
October 4, 2004, among CytRx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and the purchasers identified on the signature pages hereto (each,
including its successors and assigns, a "Purchaser" and collectively the
"Purchasers").
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
and pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to
issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly,
desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully
described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agrees
as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this
Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings indicated in this Section 1.1:
"Action" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(j).
"Affiliate" means any Person that, directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under
common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed
under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Purchaser, any
investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary
basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will be deemed to
be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.
"Closing" means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares
and Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2.1.
"Closing Date" means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction
Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties
thereto, and all conditions precedent to (a) the Purchasers' obligations
to pay the Subscription Amount have been satisfied or waived and (b) the
Company's obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or
waived.
"Closing Price" means on any particular date (a) the last reported
closing bid price per share of Common Stock on such date on the Trading
Market (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 PM (New York time), or (b)
if there is no such price on such date, then the closing bid price on the
Trading Market on the date nearest preceding such
date (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. at 4:15 PM (New York time) for the
closing bid price for regular session trading on such day), or (c) if the
Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if
prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the "pink sheets"
published by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or a similar
organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices),
the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or
(d) if the shares of Common Stock are not then publicly traded the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an appraiser
selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the
Shares then outstanding.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, par value
$0.001 per share, and any securities into which such common stock shall
hereinafter have been reclassified into.
"Common Stock Equivalents" means any securities of the Company or
the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any
time Common Stock, including without limitation, any debt, preferred
stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time
convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder
thereof to receive, Common Stock.
"Company Counsel" means Xxxx & Xxxxx Professional Corporation,
counsel to the Company.
"Disclosure Schedules" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.1 hereof.
"Effective Date" means the date that the Registration Statement
filed by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement is
first declared effective by the Commission.
"Escrow Agent" shall have the meaning set forth in the Escrow
Agreement.
"Escrow Agreement" shall mean the Escrow Agreement in substantially
the form of Exhibit D hereto executed and delivered contemporaneously with
this Agreement.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Exempt Issuance" means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock
or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to
any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee
members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the
members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such
purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise of or conversion of any
securities issued hereunder, convertible securities, options and warrants
issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such
securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to
increase the number of such securities, (c)
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securities issuable pursuant to anti-dilution adjustment provisions,
liquidated damages provisions or similar provisions of any convertible
securities, options, warrants and other agreements outstanding on the date
of this agreement, and (d) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or
strategic transactions, provided any such issuance shall only be to a
Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, a research and
development company or an operating company in a business synergistic with
the business of the Company and in which the Company receives benefits in
addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction
in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of
raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in
securities.
"FW" means Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx LLP with offices at 000 Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000, counsel to Xxxxxx &
Xxxxxxx, Inc., the placement agent to the transaction.
"GAAP" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.1(h) hereof.
"Knowledge" means the following: a Person other than a natural
person will be deemed to have Knowledge of a particular fact or other
matter if any natural person who is serving as a director or executive
officer of such Person, after due inquiry, has actual knowledge of a
particular fact or matter.
"Liens" means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right
of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
"Losses" means any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
settlement costs and expenses, including costs of preparation and
reasonable attorneys' fees.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 3.1(b) hereof.
"Material Permits" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(m).
"Per Share Purchase Price" equals $1.00, subject to adjustment for
reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and
other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date
of this Agreement.
"Person" means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited
liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or
subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in
the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
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"Registration Statement" means a registration statement meeting the
requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering
the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares and the Warrant Shares.
"Required Approvals" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(e).
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to
the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having
substantially the same effect as such Rule.
"SEC Reports" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.1(h) hereof.
"Securities" means the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
"Subscription Amount" means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate
amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified
below such Purchaser's name on the signature page of this Agreement and
next to the heading "Subscription Amount", in United States Dollars and in
immediately available funds.
"Subsidiary" means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(a).
"Trading Day" means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a
Trading Market.
"Trading Market" means the following markets or exchanges on which
the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question:
the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the American Stock Exchange, the New York
Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market.
"Transaction Documents" means this Agreement, the Warrants, the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and any other
documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder.
"VWAP" means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the
following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or
quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the
Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading
Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by
Bloomberg Financial L.P. (based on a Trading Day from
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9:30 a.m. Eastern Time to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time); (b) if the Common Stock
is not then listed or quoted on the Trading Market and if prices for the
Common Stock is then quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the volume weighted
average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding
date) on the OTC Bulletin Board (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed
or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are
then reported in the "Pink Sheets" published by the National Quotation
Bureau Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the
Common Stock so reported prior to the day in question; or (d) in all other
cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by
an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers holding
a majority of the Shares and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
"Warrants" means collectively the Common Stock purchase warrants,
exercisable commencing immediately and with a term of exercise of 5 years
and an exercise price equal to $1.72 per share, in the form of Exhibit B
delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2
hereof.
"Warrant Shares" means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants.
1.2 Interpretation. Unless the context otherwise requires, the
terms defined in this Article 1 shall have the meanings herein specified for all
purposes of this Agreement and in the other Transaction Documents, applicable to
both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms defined herein. When a
reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to a
Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words
"include," "includes" or "including" are used in the Transaction Documents, they
shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." The use of any
gender in the Transaction Documents shall be deemed to include the neuter,
masculine and feminine genders wherever necessary or appropriate.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, concurrent with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser
agrees to purchase in the aggregate, severally and not jointly, up to $4,000,000
of Common Stock and Warrants. At the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver its
Subscription Amount, and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser such
Purchaser's Securities as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and each
Purchaser and the Company shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2
deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 2.2, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Escrow Agent, or such
other location as the parties shall mutually agree.
2.2 Deliverables.
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(a) At or prior to the Closing Date the Company shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent with respect to each Purchaser
the following:
(i) a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Company's
transfer agent instructing the transfer agent to deliver, on an
expedited basis, a certificate evidencing a number of Shares equal
to such Purchaser's Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share
Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(ii) a Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to
purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 70% of
the Shares purchased by such Purchaser;
(iii) the legal opinion of Company Counsel substantially to
the effects set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto, addressed to the
Purchasers;
(iv) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the
Company;
(v) the Escrow Agreement duly executed by the Company; and
(vi) this Agreement, duly executed by the Company.
(b) At or prior to the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent the following:
(i) such Purchaser's Subscription Amount by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account of the Escrow Agent;
(ii) this Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser;
(iii) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such
Purchaser; and
(iv) the Escrow Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser.
2.3 Closing Conditions.
a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the
Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers
contained herein;
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the
Purchasers required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date
shall have been performed;
(iii) the delivery by the Purchasers of the items set forth in
Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement; and
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(iv) the Company shall have entered into definitive agreements
for the consummation of purchase of all of the assets of Biorex
Research and Development Company, RT on or before 9:30 am Eastern
Time on October 6, 2004.
b) The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in
connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being
met:
(i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date
of the representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein;
(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company
required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have
been performed;
(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in
Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;
(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with
respect to the Company since the date hereof;
(v) From the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the
Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission (except
for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the
Company, which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing),
and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities
generally as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets shall not have
been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been
established on securities whose trades are reported by such service,
or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been
declared either by the United States or New York State authorities
nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of
hostilities or other national or international calamity of such
magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any
financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of
each Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase
the Shares at the Closing; and
(vi) The Company shall have entered into definitive agreements
for the consummation of purchase of all of the assets of Biorex
Research and Development Company, RT on or before 9:30 am Eastern
Time on October 6, 2004.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set
forth under the corresponding section of the disclosure schedules delivered to
the Purchasers concurrently herewith (the "Disclosure Schedules") which
Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part
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hereof, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth
below to each Purchaser.
(a) Subsidiaries. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the
Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). The Company owns, directly or
indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each
Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are
fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to
subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries,
then references in the Transaction Documents to the Subsidiaries will be
disregarded.
(b) Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite
power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry
on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its
respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing
as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the
nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in
good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be
expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality,
validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material
adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects
or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to
perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under
any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a "Material Adverse
Effect") and, to the knowledge of the Company, no Action has been
instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or
seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or
qualification.
(c) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and
otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution and
delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no
further action is required by the Company in connection therewith other
than in connection with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document
has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company
and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute
the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of
general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally,
(ii) as limited by laws relating to the
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availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions
may be limited by applicable law.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents by the Company, the issuance and sale of the Shares
and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated
thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of
the Company's or any Subsidiary's certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or
(ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice
or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the
creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company
or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or
both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument
(evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other
understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by
which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or
affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or
result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment,
injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental
authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any
property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected, or
(iv) conflict with or violate the terms of any agreement by which the
Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to which any property or asset of
the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of
each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to
obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to,
or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal,
state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section
4.6, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement,
(iii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market
for the listing of the Shares and Warrant Shares for trading thereon in
the time and manner required thereby, and (iv) the filing of Form D with
the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under
applicable state securities laws (collectively, the "Required Approvals").
(f) Issuance of the Securities. The Shares and Warrants are duly
authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable
Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other
than restrictions on transfer provided for or referred to in the
Transaction Documents. The Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with
the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company. The
Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of
shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement and the
Warrants. The Company has not, and to the knowledge of the Company, no
Affiliate of the Company has sold, offered for sale or solicited offers to
buy
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or otherwise negotiated in respect of any security (as defined in Section
2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale
of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under
the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers, or
that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for
purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market.
(g) Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is as
described in the Company's most recent SEC Report filed with the
Commission. The Company has not issued any capital stock since such filing
other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the
Company's stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to
employees pursuant to the Company's employee stock purchase plan and
pursuant to the conversion or exercise of outstanding Common Stock
Equivalents. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right,
right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result
of the purchase and sale of the Securities and except with respect to
securities issued pursuant to employee stock option plans or employee
stock purchase plans, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script
rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or
acquire, any shares of Common Stock, and no contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is
or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock, or
securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common
Stock. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the
Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person
(other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder
of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or
reset price under such securities. All of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state
securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in
violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or
purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any
stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required
for the issuance and sale of the Securities. Except as disclosed in the
SEC Reports, there are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or
other similar agreements with respect to the Company's capital stock to
which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between
or among any of the Company's stockholders.
(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all
reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for
the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the
Company was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing
materials, together with the Post-Effective Amendment on Form S-1 to
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company filed with the
Commission on June 2, 2004 and the Company's definitive Schedule 14A filed
with the Commission on June 30, 2004, in each case, including the exhibits
thereto, being collectively referred to herein as the "SEC Reports") on a
timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of
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filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any
such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply
in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the
rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect
at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved ("GAAP"), except
as may be otherwise specified in such ---- financial statements or the
notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not
contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material
respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations
and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(i) Material Changes. Since the date of the latest audited financial
statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically
disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or
development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and
accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the
Company's financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be
disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not
altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or
made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its
stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or
redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued
any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except
pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have
pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of
information.
(j) Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no
action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or
affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective
properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or
administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county,
local or foreign) (collectively, an "Action") which (i) adversely affects
or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the
Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an
unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or
has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or
liability under federal or state securities laws or a
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claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the
knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any
investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or
former director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued
any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any
registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
(k) Labor Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the
knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees
of the Company which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(l) Compliance. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in violation of (and
no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse
of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any
Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice
of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any
indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument
to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound
(whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in
violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or
(iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of
any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign,
federal, state and local laws applicable to its business except in each
case as could not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate
federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to
conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports,
except where the failure to possess such permits could not have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect ("Material
Permits"), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any
Material Permit.
(n) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and
marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is
material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and good and
marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material
to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and
clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value
of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries
and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of
which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property
and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are
held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the
Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o) Patents and Trademarks. The Company and the Subsidiaries have,
or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks,
trademark applications, service
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marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights
necessary or material for use in connection with their respective
businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so
have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the "Intellectual
Property Rights"). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a
written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company
or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To
the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are
enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any
of the Intellectual Property Rights of others.
(p) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by
insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses
in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to
renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or
to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to
continue its business.
(q) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth
in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and,
to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary
(other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including
any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing
of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to
or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director
or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which
any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of
$60,000 other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for
services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of
the Company and (iii) for other employee benefits, including stock option
agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(r) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company is in
material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002
which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. The Company and the
Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient
to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's
general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability
for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals
and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The
Company's certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the
Company's controls and procedures as of the date prior to the filing date
of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such
date, the "Evaluation Date"). The Company presented in its most recently
filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the
certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
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and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since
the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the
Company's internal controls (as such term is defined in Item 307(b) of
Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) or, to the Company's knowledge, in
other factors that could significantly affect the Company's internal
controls.
(s) Certain Fees. No brokerage or finder's fees or commissions are
or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or
consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other
Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with
respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a
type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(t) Trading Market. The issuance and sale of the Securities
hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading
Market.
(u) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate
of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be
or be an Affiliate of, an "investment company" within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its
business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment
Company Act.
(v) Registration Rights. No Person has any right to cause the
Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any
securities of the Company.
(w) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company's Common Stock
is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the
Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is
likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common
Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification
that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The
Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received
notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been
listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with
the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The
Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the
foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and
maintenance requirements.
(x) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and its Board
of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render
inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison
pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other
similar anti-takeover provision under the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of
incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a
result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or
exercising their rights under
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the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the
Company's issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers' ownership of the
Securities.
(y) Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any other
Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their
agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might
constitute material, nonpublic information of the Company. The Company
understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing
representations and covenants in effecting transactions in securities of
the Company. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes
or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth
in Section 3.2 hereof.
(z) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers'
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the
Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any
security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances
that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with
prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any
applicable shareholder approval provisions, including, without limitation,
under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation
system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or
designated.
(aa) Form S-3 Eligibility. The Company is eligible to register the
resale of its Common Stock by the Purchasers under Form S-3 promulgated
under the Securities Act.
(bb) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary has filed all necessary
federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and has paid
or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no
knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened
against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(cc) No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor, to the
knowledge of the Company, any Person acting on behalf of the Company has
offered or sold any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or
general advertising. The Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, any
Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered the Shares for sale
only to the Purchasers and certain other "qualified purchasers" within the
meaning of Section 18(b)(3) under the Securities Act.
(dd) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the
knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of
the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any corrupt funds for
unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses
related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful
payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any
foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds,
(iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or
made by any person acting on
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its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or
(iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended
(ee) Accountants. The Company's accountants are set forth on
Schedule 3.1(ee) of the Disclosure Schedule. To the Company's knowledge,
such accountants, who the Company expects will express their opinion with
respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2004, are independent
accountants as required by the Securities Act.
(ff) No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. Except as
disclosed in the SEC Reports, there are no disagreements of any kind
presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise,
between the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the
Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its
accountants and lawyers.
(gg) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers' Purchase of Securities.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting
solely in the capacity of an arm's length purchaser with respect to the
Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial
advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with
respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any
advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives
or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers' purchase of
the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the
Company's decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on
the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the
Company and its representatives.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser
hereby, for itself and for no other Purchaser, represents and warrants to the
Company as follows:
(a) Organization; Authority. Such Purchaser is an entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate or partnership
power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its
obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by such
Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part
of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has
been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser
in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally
binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other
laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights
generally, (ii) as limited by laws
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relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or
other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and
contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(b) Purchaser Representation. Such Purchaser understands that the
Securities are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 and
have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state
securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own
account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such
Securities or any part thereof, has no present intention of distributing
any of such Securities and has no arrangement or understanding with any
other persons regarding the distribution of such Securities (this
representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser's right to sell
the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such
Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of
its business. Such Purchaser does not have any agreement or understanding,
directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the
Securities.
(c) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the
Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, and on each date on
which it exercises any Warrants, it will be either: (i) an "accredited
investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8)
under the Securities Act or (ii) a "qualified institutional buyer" as
defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is not
required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act.
(d) Experience of Such Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or
together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and
experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the
Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of
such investment.
(e) General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not purchasing the
Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other
communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper,
magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
(f) Short Sales. Each Purchaser represents that from the date it was
presented with a term sheet from Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, Inc. relating to this
transaction until the issuance of the initial press release pursuant to
Section 4.6, neither it nor any Person over whom it has direct control has
made any short sales of, or granted any option for the purchase of or
entered into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic
effect as a short sale, in the Common Stock.
(g) Biorex Information. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that
any and all information provided to it regarding the business or assets of
Biorex Research and
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Development Company, RT ("Biorex") was compiled by the Company from
information available, or made available, to the Company. Purchaser
acknowledges and agrees that Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, Inc. has not performed any
due diligence review of such information or has not passed on the accuracy
or completeness of such information. Additionally, while the Company has
performed its own due diligence review of Biorex for purposes of its
acquisition of the Biorex assets, the Company does not pass on the
accuracy or completeness of the information provided to such Purchaser
other than to represent that, the Company does not know of any material
inaccuracy in such information.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer Restrictions.
(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state
and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities
other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to
the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a
pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the
transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel
selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the
form and substance of which opinion and shall be reasonably satisfactory
to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require
registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a
condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be
bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights of a
Purchaser under this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required
by this Section 4.1(b), of a legend on any of the Securities in the
following form:
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS
SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR
SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION
FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL
OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE
SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE
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SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE
PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER
LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time
to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered
broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the
Securities to a financial institution that is an "accredited investor" as
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound
by the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement
and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may
transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties.
Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company
and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or
pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice
shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser's expense,
the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a
pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in
connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the
Securities are subject to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus
supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list
of Selling Stockholders thereunder.
(c) Certificates evidencing the Shares and the Warrant Shares shall
not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)
hereof): (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration
Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under the
Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Shares and Warrant
Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such Shares or Warrant Shares are
eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not
required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including
judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the
Commission); provided, however, in connection with the issuance of the
Warrant Shares, each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other
Purchasers, hereby agrees to adhere to and abide by all prospectus
delivery requirements under the Securities Act and rules and regulations
of the Commission. The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal
opinion to the Company's transfer agent promptly after the Effective Date
if required by the Company's transfer agent to effect the removal of the
legend hereunder. If all or any portion of a Warrant is exercised at a
time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale
of the Warrant Shares, such Warrant Shares, or if such Warrant Shares may
be sold under Rule 144(k) or if such legend is not otherwise required
under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations thereof) shall be issued free of all legends. The Company
agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is
no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than three
Trading Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the
Company's transfer agent of a certificate representing Shares or Warrant
Shares, as the case may be, issued with a restrictive legend (such third
Trading Day, the "Legend Removal Date"), deliver or cause to be delivered
to such Purchaser a certificate representing such Securities that is free
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from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any
notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of the
Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this
Section.
(d) In addition to such Purchaser's other available remedies, the
Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages
and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Shares or Warrant Shares (based
on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such Securities are submitted
to the Company's transfer agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive
legend and subject to this Section 4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day (increasing
to $20 per Trading Day 5 Trading Days after such damages have begun to
accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such
certificate is delivered without a legend. Nothing herein shall limit such
Purchaser's right to pursue actual damages for the Company's failure to
deliver certificates representing any Securities as required by the
Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue
all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without
limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
(e) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other
Purchasers, agrees that the removal of the restrictive legend from
certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is
predicated upon the Company's reliance that the Purchaser will sell any
Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements,
or an exemption therefrom.
(f) Until the date that is 6 months after the date hereof, the
Company shall not undertake a reverse or forward stock split or
reclassification of the Common Stock without the prior written consent of
the Purchasers holding a majority of the Shares.
4.2 Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company acknowledges that the
issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions.
The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction
Documents, including without limitation its obligation to issue the Securities
pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are, except as provided in Section 2.3,
unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off,
counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution
or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the
dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other
stockholders of the Company.
4.3 Furnishing of Information. As long as any Purchaser owns Securities,
the Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof
and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by
the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as any
Purchaser owns Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports
pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers and
make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is
required under Rule 144(c) in order for the Purchasers to be able to sell the
Securities under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such
further action as any holder of
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Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time
to enable such Person to sell such Securities without registration under the
Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144(k).
4.4 Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit
offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in
Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale
of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the
Securities Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers or that would be
integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules
and regulations of any Trading Market.
4.5 Exercise Procedures. The form of Notice of Exercise included in the
Warrants sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Purchasers in
order to exercise the Warrants. No additional legal opinion or other information
or instructions shall be required of the Purchasers to exercise their Warrants.
The Company shall honor exercises of the Warrants and shall deliver Warrant
Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in
the Transaction Documents.
4.6 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity. The Company shall, by 8:30
a.m. Eastern time on the Trading Day following the date hereof, issue a press
release or file a Current Report on Form 8-K, in each case reasonably acceptable
to each Purchaser disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated
hereby. The Company and each Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing
any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby,
and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release or
otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the
Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the
prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the
Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, except if such
disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly
provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or
communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly
disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any
filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without
the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (i) as required by federal
securities law in connection with such Current Report on Form 8-K or the
registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and
except (ii) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market
regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior
notice of such disclosure permitted under subclause (i) or (ii).
4.7 Shareholders Rights Plan; Investment Company Act. No claim will be
made or enforced by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other
Person that any Purchaser is an "Acquiring Person" under any shareholders rights
plan or similar plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the
Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any
such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the
Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the
Purchasers. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will
not become subject to the Investment Company Act.
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4.8 Non-Public Information. The Company covenants and agrees that
neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser
or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes
constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser
shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of
such information. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall
be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in
securities of the Company.
4.9 Use of Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9 attached hereto
and fees and expenses in connection with the consummation of this transaction
and purchase of the assets of Biorex Research and Development Company, RT, the
Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder to
fund the Company's payment of the purchase price of the assets of Biorex
Research and Development Company, RT and for working capital and general
corporate purposes in connection with the Company's ownership and operation of
such assets and not for the satisfaction of any portion of the Company's debt
outstanding on or prior to the Closing Date (other than payment of trade
payables in the ordinary course of the Company's business and prior practices),
to redeem any Company equity or equity-equivalent securities or to settle any
currently outstanding litigation.
4.10 Reimbursement. If any Purchaser becomes involved in any capacity in
any Action by or against any Person who is a stockholder of the Company (except
as a result of sales, pledges, margin sales and similar transactions by such
Purchaser to or with any current stockholder), solely as a result of such
Purchaser's acquisition of the Securities under this Agreement, the Company will
(to the extent it may lawfully do so) reimburse such Purchaser for its
reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation
preparation and travel in connection therewith) incurred in connection
therewith, as such expenses are incurred. The reimbursement obligations of the
Company under this paragraph shall be in addition to any liability which the
Company may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to
any Affiliates of the Purchasers who are actually named in such action,
proceeding or investigation, and partners, directors, agents, employees and
controlling persons (if any), as the case may be, of the Purchasers and any such
Affiliate, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors,
assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Company, the Purchasers and
any such Affiliate and any such Person. The Company also agrees that neither the
Purchasers nor any such Affiliates, partners, directors, agents, employees or
controlling persons shall have any liability to the Company or any Person
asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the Company solely as a result of
acquiring the Securities under this Agreement (unless such action is based upon
a breach of such Purchaser's representation, warranties or covenants under the
Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser may
have with any such stockholder or any violations by the Purchaser of state or
federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes
fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance).
4.11 Indemnification of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this
Section 4.11, the Company will indemnify and hold the Purchasers and their
directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees and agents (each, a
"Purchaser Party") harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations,
claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments,
amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and
costs of
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investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of
or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other
Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser, or any
of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is
not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with respect to any of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a
breach of such Purchaser's representation, warranties or covenants under the
Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser may
have with any such stockholder or any violations by the Purchaser of state or
federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes
fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall
be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be
sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify
the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the
defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing. Any Purchaser Party shall have
the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the
defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment
thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the
Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and
to employ counsel or (iii) in such action such Purchaser Party has been advised
in writing that there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a
material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and
the position of such Purchaser Party. The Company will not be liable to any
Purchaser Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by an Purchaser
Party effected without the Company's prior written consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent
that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party's
breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made
by the Purchasers in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or any
agreement or understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or
any violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any
conduct by such Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful
misconduct or malfeasance.
4.12 Reservation and Listing of Securities.
(a) The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized
shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents
in such amount as may be required to fulfill its obligations in full under
the Transaction Documents.
(b) The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the
listing of the Common Stock on a Trading Market, and as soon as reasonably
practicable following the Closing (but not later than the earlier of the
Effective Date and the first anniversary of the Closing Date) to list all
of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company
further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on
any other Trading Market, it will include in such application all of the
Shares and Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary
to cause all of the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed on such other
Trading Market as promptly as possible. The Company will take all action
reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common
Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the
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Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or
rules of the Trading Market
4.13 Subsequent Equity Sales. From the date hereof until 15 days after
the Effective Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue shares of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents; provided, however, the 15-day period
set forth in this Section 4.13 shall be extended for the number of Trading Days
during such period in which (y) trading in the Common Stock is suspended by any
Trading Market, or (z) following the Effective Date, the Registration Statement
is not effective or the prospectus included in the Registration Statement may
not be used by the Purchasers for the resale of the Shares and Warrant Shares.
In addition to the limitations set forth herein, from the date hereof until such
time as no Purchaser holds any of the Securities, the Company shall be
prohibited from effecting or enter into an agreement to effect any Subsequent
Financing involving a "Variable Rate Transaction" or an "MFN Transaction" (each
as defined below). The term "Variable Rate Transaction" shall mean a transaction
in which the Company issues or sells (i) any debt or equity securities that are
convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to
receive shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange
rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of
or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial
issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise
or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the
initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of
specified or contingent events, other than the customary antidilution events,
directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for
the Common Stock. The term "MFN Transaction" shall mean a transaction in which
the Company issues or sells any securities in a capital raising transaction or
series of related transactions which grants to an investor the right to receive
additional shares based upon future transactions of the Company on terms more
favorable than those granted to such investor in such offering. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.13 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt
Issuance and the issuances set forth on Schedule 4.13 attached hereto.
4.14 Equal Treatment of Purchasers. No consideration shall be offered or
paid to any person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any
provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is
also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For
clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to
each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and
is intended to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be
construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the
purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.15 Purchaser Acknowledgement Regarding Short Sales. Each Purchaser
understands and acknowledges, severally and not jointly with any other
Purchaser, that the SEC currently takes the position that coverage of short
sales of shares of the Common Stock "against the box" prior to the Effective
Date of the Registration Statement with the Warrant Shares issuable pursuant to
the Warrants is a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as set forth in
Item 65, Section 5 under Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available
Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief
Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance.
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Accordingly, each Purchaser hereby agrees not to use any of the Warrant Shares
to cover any short sales made prior to the Effective Date.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction
Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its
advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses
incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all transfer
agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the
issuance of any Securities.
5.2 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the
exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties
acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
5.3 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York
City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the
facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that
is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading
Day, (c) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S.
nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by
the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such
notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached
hereto.
5.4 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or
amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by
the Company and each Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against
whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with
respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be
deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent
default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor
shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in
any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.5 Construction. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect
any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed
to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no
rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
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5.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.
The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of each Purchaser. Any Purchaser may assign
any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such
Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided such transferee agrees
in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the
provisions hereof that apply to the "Purchasers".
5.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced
by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.11.
5.8 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity,
enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each
party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations,
enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its
respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents)
shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the
City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York,
borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction
Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit,
action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper
or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives
personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such
suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified
mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the
address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such
service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. The parties hereby waive all
rights to a trial by jury. If either party shall commence an action or
proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the
prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other
party for its reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred
with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or
proceeding.
5.9 Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall
survive the Closing and the delivery and/or exercise of the Securities, as
applicable for the applicable statute of limitations.
5.10 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the
same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by
each party and delivered to the other party, it
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being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the
event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature
shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose
behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile signature page were an original thereof.
5.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the
remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid
and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so
agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement. 5.12
Rescission and Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction
Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option
under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related
obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser, in its
sole discretion, may rescind or withdraw upon written notice to the Company at
any time prior to the Company's performance of such obligations, any relevant
notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future
actions and rights.
5.13 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument
evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company
shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon
cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate
or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the
Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable
indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument
under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs
associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.
5.14 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights
provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the
Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the
Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of
obligations described in the foregoing sentence and hereby agrees to waive in
any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a
remedy at law would be adequate.
5.15 Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or
payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser
enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the
proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered
from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored
to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law
(including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common
law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration
the obligation or part thereof
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originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force
and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff
had not occurred.
5.16 Intentionally Omitted.
5.17 Independent Nature of Purchasers' Obligations and Rights. The
obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not
joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any
Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto,
shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a
joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the
Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such
obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Document. Each
Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights,
including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of
the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other
Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel
in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. For reasons of
administrative convenience only, Purchasers and their respective counsel have
chosen to communicate with the Company through FW. FW does not represent all of
the Purchasers but only Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, Inc., the placement agent in the
transaction. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same
terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not
because it was required or requested to do so by the Purchasers.
5.18 Liquidated Damages. The Company's obligations to pay any partial
liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a
continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid
partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the
fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated
damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities
Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
signatories as of the date first indicated above.
CYTRX CORPORATION Address for Notice:
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX 11726 San Xxxxxxx Boulevard
----------------------- Suite 650
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Title: Chief Executive Officer
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
General Counsel
CytRx Corporation
00000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxx & Xxxxx Professional Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]
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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO CYTR SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of
the date first indicated above.
Name of Investing Entity: ______________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity: _________________________
Name of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________________
Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________________
Email Address of Authorized Entity:_____________________________________________
Address for Notice of Investing Entity:
Address for Delivery of Securities for Investing Entity (if not same as above):
Subscription Amount:
Shares:
Warrant Shares:
EIN Number: [PROVIDE THIS UNDER SEPARATE COVER]
[SIGNATURE PAGES CONTINUE]
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