EXHIBIT 10.12
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Right of First Refusal Agreement
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AGREEMENT
VYTERIS, INC.
00-00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
March 31, 2004
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Ventures, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Placement Agency Agreement dated March
19, 2004 (the "Agreement") by and between Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Ventures, Inc. (the
"Placement Agent") and Vyteris, Inc. (the "Company"). Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Agreement.
The Company hereby grants the Placement Agent, for a period of two (2)
years from the First Closing (the "Term"), the irrevocable preferential right of
first refusal described below to purchase for the Placement Agent's account or
to act as agent for any proposed private offering of the Company's securities by
the Company, other than notes or convertible notes to be issued to Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Specialty Group, LLC. The Company agrees to offer the Placement Agent the
opportunity to purchase or sell such securities on terms no less favorable than
it can obtain elsewhere. If within 20 business days of the receipt of such
notice of intention and statement of terms the Placement Agent does not accept
in writing such offer to purchase such securities or to act as agent with
respect to such offering upon the terms proposed, the Company shall be free to
negotiate terms with third parties with respect to such offering and to effect
such offering on such proposed terms. Before the Company shall accept any
proposal materially less favorable to it than as originally proposed to the
Placement Agent, the Placement Agent's preferential rights shall be applied, and
the procedure set forth above with respect to such modified proposal adopted.
The Placement Agent's failure to exercise these preferential rights in any
situation shall not affect the Placement Agent's preferential rights to any
subsequent offering during the term of the right of first refusal agreement.
However, if a proposed financing is not consummated under the conditions set
forth above, the right of first refusal shall be reinstated through the Term
upon the same terms and conditions as aforesaid.
The Company represents and warrants that no other person has any right
to participate in any offer, sale or distribution of the Company's securities to
which the Placement Agent's preferential rights shall apply.
If the above accurately reflects our understanding, kindly execute the
agreement and return to the undersigned.
Vyteris, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Agreed and Accepted:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Ventures, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: President
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