ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 21,500,000 Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share Underwriting Agreement
Exhibit 1.1
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
21,500,000 Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
December 15, 2011
X. X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
Xxxxx and Company, LLC
Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc.
As Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
Xxxxx and Company, LLC
Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc.
As Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
c/o X. X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
c/o Cowen and Company, LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
c/x Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and
sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are
acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), an aggregate of 21,500,000 shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Underwritten Shares”) and, at the option of
the Underwriters, up to an additional 3,225,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of the Company (the “Option Shares”). The Underwritten Shares and the Option Shares are herein
referred to as the “Shares”. The shares of Common Stock of the Company to be outstanding after
giving effect to the sale of the Shares are referred to herein as the “Stock”.
The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the
purchase and sale of the Shares, as follows:
1. Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), a registration
statement (File No. 333-178489), including a prospectus, relating to the Shares. Such registration
statement, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the
Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (“Rule 430
Information”), is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement”; and as used herein, the term
“Preliminary Prospectus” means
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any prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the Securities Act and
the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time of its effectiveness that omits
Rule 430 Information, and the term “Prospectus” means the prospectus in the form first used (or
made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in
connection with confirmation of sales of the Shares. If the Company has filed an abbreviated
registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the “Rule 462 Registration
Statement”), then any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall be deemed to
include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration
Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the
documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities
Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference to “amend”, “amendment” or
“supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference
therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
At or prior to the Applicable Time (as defined below), the Company had prepared the following
information (collectively with the pricing information set forth on Annex A, the “Pricing
Disclosure Package”): a Preliminary Prospectus dated December 14, 2011 and each “free-writing
prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex A hereto.
“Applicable Time” means 8:35 A.M., New York City time, on December 15, 2011.
2. Purchase of the Shares by the Underwriters.
(a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Underwritten Shares to the several Underwriters
as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations,
warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective number of Underwritten
Shares set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price per share (the
“Purchase Price”) of $9.8469.
In addition, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Option Shares to the several
Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and the Underwriters, on the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, shall have the option to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company the Option
Shares at the Purchase Price less an amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions
declared by the Company and payable on the Underwritten Shares but not payable on the Option
Shares.
If any Option Shares are to be purchased, the number of Option Shares to be purchased by each
Underwriter shall be the number of Option Shares which bears the same ratio to the aggregate number
of Option Shares being purchased as the number of Underwritten Shares set forth opposite the name
of such Underwriter in Schedule 1 hereto (or such number increased as set forth in Section 10
hereof) bears to the aggregate number of Underwritten Shares being purchased from the Company by
the several Underwriters, subject, however, to such adjustments to eliminate any fractional Shares
as the Representatives in their sole discretion shall make.
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The Underwriters may exercise the option to purchase the Option Shares at any time in whole,
or from time to time in part, on or before the thirtieth day following the date of this Agreement,
by written notice from the Representatives to the Company. Such notice shall set forth the
aggregate number of Option Shares as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time
when the Option Shares are to be delivered and paid for, which may be the same date and time as the
Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) but shall not be earlier than the Closing Date nor later than
the tenth full business day (as hereinafter defined) after the date of such notice (unless such
time and date are postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 hereof). Except with
respect to Option Shares to be purchased on the Closing Date, any such notice shall be given at
least two business days prior to the date and time of delivery specified therein, provided,
however, that if Option Shares are to be purchased on the Closing Date, any such notice shall be
given at least one business day prior to the Closing Date.
(b) The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the
Shares as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives
is advisable, and initially to offer the Shares on the terms set forth in the Prospectus. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Shares to or through any
affiliate of an Underwriter.
(c) Payment for the Shares shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to
the account specified by the Company to the Representatives in the case of the Underwritten Shares,
at the offices of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 00000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 at
10:00 A.M., New York City time, on December 20, 2011, or at such other time or place on the same or
such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the
Company may agree upon in writing or, in the case of the Option Shares, on the date and at the time
and place specified by the Representatives in the written notice of the Underwriters’ election to
purchase such Option Shares. The time and date of such payment for the Underwritten Shares is
referred to herein as the “Closing Date”, and the time and date for such payment for the Option
Shares, if other than the Closing Date, is herein referred to as the “Additional Closing Date”.
(d) Payment for the Shares to be purchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date,
as the case may be, shall be made against delivery to the Representatives for the respective
accounts of the several Underwriters of the Shares to be purchased on such date with any transfer
taxes payable in connection with the sale of such Shares duly paid by the Company. Delivery of the
Shares shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) unless the
Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
(e) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in the
capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of
Shares contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and
not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person.
Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any
other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any
jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be
responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company
with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated
hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of
the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.
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3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants
to each Underwriter that:
(a) Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus
included in the Pricing Disclosure Package, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all
material respects with the Securities Act, and no Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of
filing thereof, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company
makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to
the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in
any Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information
furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b)
hereof.
(b) Pricing Disclosure Package. The Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable
Time did not, and as of the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case
may be, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company
makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to
the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in
such Pricing Disclosure Package, it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in
Section 7(b) hereof.
(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Registration Statement, the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company (including its agents and
representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared,
used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, use, authorize, approve or
refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that
constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Shares (each such
communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication
referred to in clause (i) below) an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i) any
document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act
or Rule 134 under the Securities Act or (ii) any documents listed on Annex A hereto, each
electronic road show and any other written communications approved in writing in advance by
the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material
respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in
Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and,
when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus filed prior to the first use of such
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and as of the Closing Date and as of the Additional
Closing Date, as the case may be, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that
the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions
made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus in reliance upon
and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in
writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Issuer
Free Writing
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Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in
Section 7(b) hereof.
(d) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement is an “automatic
shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been
filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no
notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has
been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement has been issued by the Commission, and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant
to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering of the
Shares has been initiated or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission; as
of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any post-effective
amendment thereto, the Registration Statement and any such post-effective amendment complied
and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act, and did not and will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and
as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the
Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Prospectus will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no
representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company
in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, it being
understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists
of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(e) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package, when they were
filed with the Commission conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the
Exchange Act, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents
so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the
Pricing Disclosure Package, when such documents are filed with the Commission, will conform
in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(f) Financial Statements. The financial statements (including the related notes
thereto) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly the financial position of the Company
and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their
operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified, it being
understood that unaudited interim financial statements are subject to normal year end
adjustments; such financial statements have been
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prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, except as may
be otherwise specified therein or to the extent unaudited interim financial statements
exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements, and any supporting schedules
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly the
information required to be stated therein; and the other financial information included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries and presents fairly the information shown thereby. The
interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all
material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and
guidelines applicable thereto.
(g) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements
of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any change in the
capital stock (other than the issuance of Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of
stock options under the Company’s stock plans, the issuance of RSUs and restricted Common
Stock under the Company’s stock plans, the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to employee
stock purchase plans and the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
such warrants to certain purchasers pursuant to the Subscription Agreements entered into in
connection with the Company’s registered offering in February 2009), short-term debt or
long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of
any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of
capital stock, or any material adverse change, or any development that would reasonably be
expected to result in a material adverse change in or affecting the business, properties,
management, financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations or prospects of
the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary
course of business) that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or
incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company
and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business that is material to
the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and that is either from fire, explosion,
flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance
or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or
regulatory authority, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(h) Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have been
duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their
respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or
the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power
and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the
businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position,
stockholders’ equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole or on the performance by the
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Company of its obligations under this Agreement (a “Material Adverse Effect”). The
subsidiaries listed in Schedule 2 to this Agreement are the only subsidiaries of the
Company.
(i) Capitalization. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the headings
“Description of Common Stock” and “Description of Preferred Stock”; all the outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and
are fully paid and non-assessable, and are not subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights;
except as described in or expressly contemplated by the Pricing Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive
rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable
for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any
kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such subsidiary,
any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; the
capital stock of the Company conforms in all material respects to the description thereof
contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus;
and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary
owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company have been duly and validly authorized and
issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (except, in the case of any foreign subsidiary,
for directors’ qualifying shares) and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free
and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or
transfer or any other claim of any third party, except as set forth in the security
agreements, dated March 12, 2003, by and between the Company and certain of its subsidiaries
and RBS Citizens, NA (formerly Citizens Bank of Massachusetts).
(j) Stock Options. With respect to the stock options (the “Stock Options”) granted
pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of the Company and its subsidiaries (the
“Company Stock Plans”), each grant of a Stock Option was duly authorized no later than the
date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by its terms to be effective (the “Grant
Date”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of
directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any
required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and the
award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party
thereto, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock
Plans, the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements,
including the rules of the Nasdaq Global Market (the “Nasdaq Market”) and any other exchange
on which Company securities are traded, and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for
in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the
Company and disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Commission in accordance with the
Exchange Act and all other applicable laws. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there
is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company of granting, Stock Options prior to,
or otherwise coordinating the grant of Stock Options with, the release or other public
announcement of material information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or their
results of operations or prospects.
(k) Due Authorization. The Company has full right, power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and all action required to
be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of this
Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly
and validly taken.
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(l) Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company.
(m) The Shares. The Shares to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder have been
duly authorized and, when issued and delivered and paid for as provided herein, will be duly
and validly issued, will be fully paid and nonassessable and will conform to the
descriptions thereof in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus; and the issuance of the Shares is not subject to any preemptive or similar
rights.
(n) Descriptions of this Agreement. This Agreement conforms in all material respects
to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus.
(o) No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in
violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default,
and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such
a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained
in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument
to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of
its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment,
order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory
authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or
violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation
of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of
the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in
any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational
documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any
law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or
governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above,
for any such conflict, breach, violation or default that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, license,
registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or
regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the registration of the Shares under
the Securities Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or
qualifications as may be required by the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) or the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. or under applicable
state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Shares by the
Underwriters.
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(r) Legal Proceedings. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory
investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is or may reasonably be expected to become a party or to which any property of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may reasonably be expected to become the
subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; to
the Company’s knowledge, no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings are
threatened or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated by any governmental or
regulatory authority or threatened by others; and (i) there are no current or pending legal,
governmental or regulatory actions, suits or proceedings that are required under the
Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package
or the Prospectus that are not so described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (ii) there are no statutes, regulations or
contracts or other documents that are required under the Securities Act to be filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that are not so filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus.
(s) Independent Accountants. Deloitte & Touche LLP, which has rendered opinions on
certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, is an independent
registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within
the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.
(t) Title to Real and Personal Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good
and marketable title in fee simple (in the case of real property) to, or have valid and
marketable rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property and
assets that are material to the respective businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries,
in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections
of title except (i) as set forth in the security agreements, dated March 12, 2003, by and
between the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and RBS Citizens, NA (formerly Citizens
Bank of Massachusetts), (ii) those that do not materially interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries or (iii) those that
could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(u) Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its
subsidiaries own or possess the right to use all material patents, trademarks, trademark
registrations, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses,
inventions, software, databases, know-how, Internet domain names, trade secrets and other
unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or
procedures, and other material intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”)
necessary to carry on their respective businesses as currently conducted, and as proposed to
be conducted and described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus, and, except as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, the Company is not aware of any claim to the contrary or any challenge by any
other person to the rights of the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to the
foregoing, except in each case above for those that would not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect. The material Intellectual Property licenses described in the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are valid, binding upon, and enforceable by or
against the parties thereto
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in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by a court in equity or
pursuant to the laws of bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar laws. The Company and each
of its subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with, and is not in breach nor has
received any asserted or threatened claim of breach of, any Intellectual Property license,
except for any such breach that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the Company has no knowledge of any material
breach or anticipated breach by any other person to any Intellectual Property license. To
the knowledge of the Company, the Company’s and each of its subsidiary’s businesses as now
conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property
or franchise right of any person or entity. The Company has received no claim alleging the
infringement, misappropriation or violation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any
Intellectual Property right or franchise right of any person or entity. The Company and
each of its subsidiaries has taken reasonable steps to protect, maintain and safeguard its
rights in all Intellectual Property, including the execution of appropriate nondisclosure
and confidentiality agreements. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not result in the loss or impairment of or payment of any additional amounts
with respect to, nor require the consent of any other person in respect of, the Company’s or
any of its subsidiaries’ right to own, use, or hold for use any of the Intellectual Property
as owned, used or held for use in the conduct of its business as currently conducted. The
granted and issued Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and, to
the Company’s knowledge, the granted and issued Intellectual Property licensed to the
Company and its subsidiaries, have not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction
invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and except as otherwise disclosed in the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no pending or, to the Company’s
knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity
or scope of any such Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company
and each subsidiary has been and is in material compliance with all applicable laws relating
to privacy, data protection, and the collection and use of personal information collected,
used, or held for use by the Company or any subsidiary in the conduct of the Company’s or
any subsidiary’s business. No claims have been asserted or, to the Company’s knowledge,
threatened against the Company or any subsidiary alleging a violation of any person’s
privacy or personal information or data rights and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not breach or otherwise cause any violation of any law related to
privacy, data protection, or the collection and use of personal information collected, used,
or held for use by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in the conduct of the Company’s or
any of its subsidiaries’ businesses. The Company and each of its subsidiaries take
reasonable measures to ensure that such information is protected against unauthorized
access, use, modification, or other misuse. The Company is not a party to or bound by any
options, licenses or agreements with respect to the intellectual property of any other
person or entity that are required to be set forth in the General Disclosure Package and
Prospectus and are not described therein.
(v) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between
or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors,
officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on
the other, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and that is not so described in such documents and in the
Pricing Disclosure Package.
(w) Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in
the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be
required to register as an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment
company”
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within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”).
(x) Taxes. The Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and
foreign taxes and filed all tax returns required to be paid or filed through the date
hereof; and except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no tax deficiency that has been, or could
reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any
of their respective properties or assets.
(y) Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses,
certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and
filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory
authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or
the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make
the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and
except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any
revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization or has
any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization will not
be renewed in the ordinary course.
(z) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is
contemplated or threatened, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor
disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of its or its subsidiaries’ principal
suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(aa) Compliance with and Liability under Environmental Laws. (i) The Company and its
subsidiaries are in compliance with all foreign, federal, state and local rules, laws and
regulations relating to the use, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous or toxic
substances or waste and protection of health and safety or the environment which are
applicable to their businesses (“Environmental Laws”), except where the failure to comply
would not, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no
storage, generation, transportation, handling, treatment, disposal, discharge, emission, or
other release of any kind of toxic or other wastes or other hazardous substances by, due to,
or caused by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or, to the Company’s knowledge, any
other entity for whose acts or omissions the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may
otherwise be liable) upon any of the property now or previously owned or leased by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or upon any other property, in violation of any law,
statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit or which would,
under any law, statute, ordinance, rule (including rule of common law), regulation, order,
judgment, decree or permit, give rise to any liability, except for any violation or
liability which would not have, singularly or in the aggregate with all such violations and
liabilities, a Material Adverse Effect; and there has been no disposal, discharge, emission
or other release of any kind onto such property or into the environment surrounding such
property of any toxic or other wastes or other hazardous substances with respect to which
the Company has knowledge, except for any such disposal, discharge, emission, or other
release of any kind which would not have, singularly or in the aggregate with all such
discharges and other releases, a Material Adverse Effect.
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(bb) Compliance with ERISA. No “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations
and published interpretations thereunder (“ERISA”), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “Code”)) or “accumulated funding deficiency”
(as defined in Section 302 of ERISA) or any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of
ERISA (other than events with respect to which the thirty (30)-day notice requirement under
Section 4043 of ERISA has been waived) has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur
with respect to any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which
could, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each employee benefit
plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects
with applicable law, including ERISA and the Code. The Company and its subsidiaries have not
incurred and could not reasonably be expected to incur liability under Title IV of ERISA
with respect to the termination of, or withdrawal from, any pension plan (as defined in
ERISA). Each pension plan for which the Company or any of its subsidiaries would have any
liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified,
and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which could, singularly or
in the aggregate, cause the loss of such qualification.
(cc) Disclosure Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective
system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange
Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and that has been designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or
submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and
procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their
disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
(dd) Accounting Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of
“internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange
Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or
under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial
officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including,
but not limited to, internal 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 generally accepted accounting principles 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. Except as disclosed in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no material
weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls. The Company’s auditors and the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
controls over financial reporting which have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and (ii) any
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fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
(ee) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their
respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption
insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as the
Company considers to be in accordance with customary industry practice for companies of
comparable size, market capitalization and stage of business and clinical development to
protect the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses; and neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of
such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be
made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) 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 at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue
its business.
(ff) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the
knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated
with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any
corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense
relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or
is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended;
or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful
payment.
(gg) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable
financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions
Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the
rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or
guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the
“Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its
subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened.
(hh) Compliance with OFAC. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the
Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); and the
Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering of the Shares
hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary,
joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities
of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
(ii) No Restrictions on Subsidiaries. No subsidiary of the Company is currently
prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a
party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other
distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or
advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s
properties or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company.
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(jj) No Broker’s Fees. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to
any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that
would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any
Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the
offering and sale of the Shares.
(kk) No Registration Rights. No person has the right to require the Company or any of
its subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of
the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the
Shares.
(ll) No Stabilization. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or
manipulation of the price of the Shares.
(mm) Margin Rules. Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares as described
in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, nor the
application of the proceeds thereof, will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.
(nn) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus has been made or
reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(oo) Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company
that has caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included
in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is not
based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects,
and, to the extent required, the Company has obtained the written consent from such sources
to the use of such data.
(pp) Clinical Studies. The studies, tests and preclinical and clinical trials
conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by the Company and its subsidiaries or in which
the Company or its product candidates have participated that are described in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or the results of
which are referred to in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus were and, if still pending, are being conducted (and with respect to such
clinical trials being conducted on behalf of the Company, are, to the Company’s knowledge,
being conducted) in all material respects in accordance with medical and scientific research
procedures that the Company reasonably believes are appropriate and in material compliance
with all applicable laws and authorizations, including, without limitation, the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. The descriptions in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus of the
results of such clinical trials are accurate and fairly present the data derived from such
clinical trials, and the Company has no knowledge of any studies or tests performed by or on
behalf of the Company the results of which are materially inconsistent with or otherwise
materially call into question the results described or referred to in the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus. Except to the extent disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, the Company has not received any notices or other correspondence
from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or any other governmental agency
requiring the termination, suspension or modification of any clinical trials that are
described in the Pricing
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Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or the results of which are referred to in the
Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus.
(qq) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company
or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their
capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the
rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”),
including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
(rr) Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There are no transactions, arrangements or other
relationships between or among the Company, its subsidiaries, any of its affiliates and any
unconsolidated entity, including, but not limited to, any structured finance, special
purpose or limited purpose entity that could reasonably be expected to materially affect the
Company’s liquidity or the availability of or requirements for its capital resources that
are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus that have not been described as required.
(ss) Status under the Securities Act. At the time of filing the Registration Statement
and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company
or any offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)
under the Securities Act) of the Shares and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is
not an “ineligible issuer,” and is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
4. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each
Underwriter that:
(a) Required Filings. The Company will file the final Prospectus with the Commission
within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the
Securities Act, will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required by Rule
433 under the Securities Act; will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or
information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the
Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with
the offering or sale of the Shares; and will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters
in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next
succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Representatives may
reasonably request. The Company will pay the registration fee for this offering within the
time period required by Rule 456(b)(1) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to
the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, (i) to the
Representatives, upon request, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally
filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed
therewith and documents incorporated by reference therein; and (ii) to each Underwriter (A)
upon request, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each
amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and (B)
during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Prospectus
(including all amendments
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and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request. As used
herein, the term “Prospectus Delivery Period” means such period of time after the first date
of the public offering of the Shares as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a
prospectus relating to the Shares is required by law to be delivered (or required to be
delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Shares
by any Underwriter or dealer.
(c) Amendments or Supplements, Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before preparing,
using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus,
and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement (other than the
filing of an Annual Report on Form 10-K that occurs after the Prospectus Delivery Period) or
the Prospectus, whether before or after the time that the Registration Statement becomes
effective, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters
a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review
and will not prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives
reasonably object.
(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Company will advise the Representatives
promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) when any amendment to the Registration
Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus has been filed; (iii)
of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any
amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission
relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any
additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus, any of the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of
the Securities Act; (v) of the occurrence of any event within the Prospectus Delivery Period
as a result of which the Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package or any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Pricing
Disclosure Package or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser,
not misleading; (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the
Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto
pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (viii) of the receipt by the
Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Shares for
offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
such purpose; and the Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending
the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any of the Pricing Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Shares and, if any such order is
issued, will obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(e) Ongoing Compliance. (1) If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event
shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or
supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or
(ii) it is necessary to amend or
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supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the
Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with
the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives
may designate such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus as may be necessary so that
the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the
circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so
that the Prospectus will comply with law and (2) if at any time prior to the Closing Date
(i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Pricing
Disclosure Package as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Pricing Disclosure Package is
delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the
Pricing Disclosure Package to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the
Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with
the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers
as the Representatives may designate such amendments or supplements to the Pricing
Disclosure Package as may be necessary so that the statements in the Pricing Disclosure
Package as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing
when the Pricing Disclosure Package is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that
the Pricing Disclosure Package will comply with law.
(f) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will qualify the Shares for offer and sale under
the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall
reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for
distribution of the Shares; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i)
qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general
consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation
in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
(g) Earning Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security
holders and the Representatives as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies
the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission
promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first
fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the “effective date” (as defined in Rule 158)
of the Registration Statement.
(h) Clear Market. For a period of 60 days after the date of the Prospectus, the
Company will not (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to
purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to
purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file with the
Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act (other than on Form S-8 or on
any successor form) relating to, any shares of Stock or any securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for Stock, or publicly disclose the intention to make any offer,
sale, pledge, disposition or filing, or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that
transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Stock
or any such other securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii)
above is to be settled by delivery of Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise,
without the prior written consent of X. X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, other than (A) the Shares
to be sold hereunder, (B) any shares of Stock of the Company issued pursuant to the Company
Stock Plans or the Company’s employee stock purchase plan, (C) any shares of stock issuable
upon the exercise of warrants outstanding on the date hereof, and (D)
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shares of Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
shares of Stock representing in the aggregate no more than 5% of the Company’s issued and
outstanding shares of Stock as of the date of this Agreement, which may be sold only to
collaborators, vendors, manufacturers, distributors, customers or other similar parties
pursuant to a collaboration, licensing agreement, strategic alliance, manufacturing or
distribution arrangement or similar transaction, so long as recipients of such securities
agree to be bound by a lock-up agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A
hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the 60-day
restricted period, the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material
event relating to the Company occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of the 60-day
restricted period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the
16-day period beginning on the last day of the 60-day period, the restrictions imposed by
this Agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning
on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material
event.
(i) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the
Shares as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus under the heading “Use of proceeds”.
(j) No Stabilization. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or
manipulation of the price of the Stock.
(k) Exchange Listing. The Company will use its best efforts to list the Shares on the
Nasdaq Market.
(l) Reports. So long as the Shares are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the
Representatives, as soon as they are available, copies of all reports or other
communications (financial or other) furnished to holders of the Shares, and copies of any
reports and financial statements furnished to or filed with the Commission or any national
securities exchange or automatic quotation system; provided the Company will be
deemed to have furnished such reports and financial statements to the Representatives to the
extent they are filed on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval
system.
(m) Record Retention. The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in
good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the
Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.
5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and
agrees that:
(a) It has not used, authorized use of, referred to or participated in the planning for
use of, and will not use, authorize use of, refer to or participate in the planning for use
of, any “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which
term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and
not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued
by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that contains no “issuer
information” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) that was not included
(including through incorporation by reference) in the Preliminary Prospectus or a previously
filed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on
Annex A or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic
road show), or (iii) any
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free writing prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved by the Company in
advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii),
an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”).
(b) It has not and will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, use any
free writing prospectus that contains the final terms of the Shares unless such terms have
previously been included in a free writing prospectus filed with the Commission; provided
that Underwriters may use a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex B hereto without
the consent of the Company; provided further that any Underwriter using such term sheet
shall notify the Company, and provide a copy of such term sheet to the Company, prior to, or
substantially concurrently with, the first use of such term sheet.
6. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to
purchase the Underwritten Shares on the Closing Date or the Option Shares on the Additional Closing
Date, as the case may be, as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company of its
covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant
to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act shall be pending before or
threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall
have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act)
and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for
additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Representatives.
(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company
contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing
Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be; and the statements of the Company
and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true
and correct on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may
be.
(c) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Applicable Time and (B) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, if there are any debt securities or preferred
stock of, or guaranteed by, the Company or any of its subsidiaries that are rated by a
“nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined in Section
3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded
any such debt securities or preferred stock and (ii) no such organization shall have
publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with
respect to, its rating of any such debt securities or preferred stock (other than an
announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section
3(g) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in
the Pricing Disclosure Package (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the
Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the
judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the
offering, sale or delivery of the Shares on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date,
as the
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case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(e) Officer’s Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the
Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, a certificate, on behalf of
the Company, of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company and
one additional senior executive officer of the Company who is satisfactory to the
Representatives (i) confirming that such officers have carefully reviewed the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and, to the knowledge of such
officers, the representations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 3(d) hereof are true and
correct, (ii) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Company in
this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company has complied in all material
respects with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the
case may be, and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) above.
(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date or the
Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, Deloitte & Touche LLP shall have furnished to
the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of
delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type
customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the
financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus;
provided, that the letter delivered on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as
the case may be, shall use a “cut-off” date no more than three business days prior to such
Closing Date or such Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(g) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company. Mintz, Levin, Cohn,
Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the
Representatives, at the request of the Company, its written opinion and 10b-5 statement,
dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to
the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to
the effect set forth in Annex C hereto.
(h) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Intellectual Property Counsel for the Company.
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Senior Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Officer of the
Company, intellectual property counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the
Representatives, his written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date or the
Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect set forth in Annex D
hereto.
(i) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives
shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the
case may be, an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the
Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request,
and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably
request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
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(j) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute,
rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state
or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date or the
Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Shares; and
no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that
would, as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent
the issuance or sale of the Shares.
(k) Good Standing. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing
Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, satisfactory evidence of the good
standing of the Company and its subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions of
organization and their good standing as foreign entities in such other jurisdictions as the
Representatives may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of
telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall only be required to use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain evidence of good standing of ARIAD Pharma, S.A. and ARIAD
Pharma, Ltd. in their respective jurisdictions
[(l) Exchange Listing. The Shares to be delivered on the Closing Date or Additional
Closing Date, as the case may be, shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Market,
subject to official notice of issuance.
(m) Lock-up Agreements. The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto, between you and certain shareholders, officers and directors of the
Company relating to sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Stock or certain other
securities, delivered to you on or before the date hereof, shall in be full force and effect
on the Closing Date or Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(n) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing
Date, as the case may be, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such
further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without
limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or
proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that
arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, not misleading, (ii) or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under
the Securities Act or any Pricing Disclosure Package (including any Pricing Disclosure Package that
has subsequently been amended), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state
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therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any
information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter
through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only
such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in
subsection (b) below.
(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration
Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in
paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise
out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission
made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished
to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, any road show or any Pricing Disclosure Package, it being understood and agreed
upon that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following
information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: (i) the concession figures
appearing in the third paragraph under the caption “Underwriting”; and (ii) the information
referring to stabilizing transactions and passive market making contained in the thirteenth,
fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth paragraphs under the caption “Underwriting.”
(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or
regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in
respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such
person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such
indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the
failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have
under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced
(through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided,
further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any
liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b)
above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it
shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the
Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person in
such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as
incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own
counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified
Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to
the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have
reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in
addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such
proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the
Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate
due to actual or potential differing interest between them. It is understood and agreed that the
Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to
any local counsel) for all
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Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be paid or reimbursed as they
are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers
and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing by X. X. Xxxxxx
Securities LLC and any such separate firm for the Company, its directors, its officers who signed
the Registration Statement and any control persons of the Company shall be designated in writing by
the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final
judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person
from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding
the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an
Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as
contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any
proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30
days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person
shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date
of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified
Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought
hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release
of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified
Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does
not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on
behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is
unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of
indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one
hand, and the Underwriters on the other, from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation
provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the
Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters on the other, in connection with the statements or
omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand,
and the Underwriters on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the
net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Shares and
the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection
therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the
aggregate offering price of the Shares. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and
the Underwriters on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission.
(e) Limitation on Liability. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just
and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro
rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or
by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a
result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be
deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or
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other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or
claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Underwriter be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts
and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Shares exceeds the
amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The
Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to
their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and
shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person
at law or in equity.
8. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the
execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the
Representatives, by notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and prior to the Closing Date or, in the case of the Option Shares, prior to the Additional Closing
Date, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by any of the New
York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex, the Nasdaq Market, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade; (ii) trading of any securities issued or
guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter
market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by
federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation
of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or
outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse
and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the
Shares on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in
the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
10. Defaulting Underwriter.
(a) If, on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, any
Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Shares that it has agreed to purchase
hereunder on such date, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the
purchase of such Shares by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this
Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting
Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Shares, then the Company shall be entitled to
a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the
non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Shares on such terms. If other persons become
obligated or agree to purchase the Shares of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting
Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the
case may be, for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion
of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to
promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that
effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes,
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for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not
listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Shares that a defaulting
Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Shares of a defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in
paragraph (a) above, the aggregate number of Shares that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date or
the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate
number of Shares to be purchased on such date, then the Company shall have the right to require
each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the number of Shares that such Underwriter agreed to
purchase hereunder on such date plus such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the number of
Shares that such Underwriter agreed to purchase on such date) of the Shares of such defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Shares of a defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in
paragraph (a) above, the aggregate number of Shares that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date or
the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate amount of
Shares to be purchased on such date, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in
paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement or, with respect to any Additional Closing Date, the
obligation of the Underwriters to purchase Shares on the Additional Closing Date shall terminate
without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except
that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 11
hereof and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in
effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may
have to the Company or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.
11. Payment of Expenses.
(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this
Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident
to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs
incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Shares and any taxes
payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under
the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, any Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including all exhibits,
amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing
and distributing this Agreement; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and
independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or
qualification of the Shares under the state or foreign securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution
of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters
(not to exceed $10,000)); (vi) the cost of preparing stock certificates; (vii) the costs and
charges of any transfer agent and any registrar; (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred
in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, FINRA; (ix) all expenses
incurred by the Company in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors; and
(x) all expenses and application fees related to the listing of the Shares on the Nasdaq Market.
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(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of Section 9, (ii) the
Company for any reason fails to tender the Shares for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the
Underwriters decline to purchase the Shares for any reason permitted under this Agreement (other
than following termination of this agreement pursuant to clause (iii) or (iv) of Section 9 or
Section 10(c)), the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and
expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters
in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
12. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers
and directors and any controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this
Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No
purchaser of Shares from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such
purchase.
13. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations,
warranties and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made
by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate
delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Shares and shall remain
in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made
by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters.
14. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise
expressly provided, the term “affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act; (b) the term “business day” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or
required to be closed in New York City; and (c) the term “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
15. Miscellaneous.
(a) Authority of X. X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, Xxxxx and Company, LLC and Xxxxxxxxx & Company,
Inc. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by X. X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, Xxxxx
and Company, LLC and Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action
taken by X. X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, Xxxxx and Company, LLC and Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc. shall be
binding upon the Underwriters.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of
telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives c/o X. X.
Xxxxxx Securities LLC, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (fax: (000) 000-0000);
Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department and with a copy to Xxxxxx &
Xxxxxxx LLP, 00000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx.
Notices to the Company shall be given to it at ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: General Counsel, with a copy to Mintz, Levin, Cohn,
Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or
related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such state.
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(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include
counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an
original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(e) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any
consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(f) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not
intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of
this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
Very truly yours, ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, CFO | |||
X. X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
XXXXX AND COMPANY, LLC
XXXXXXXXX & COMPANY, INC.
XXXXX AND COMPANY, LLC
XXXXXXXXX & COMPANY, INC.
For themselves and on behalf of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
BY: X. X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
BY: XXXXX AND COMPANY, LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Head of Equity Capital Markets | |||
BY: XXXXXXXXX & COMPANY, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxx | ||
Title: | Managing Director Global Head of Equity Syndicate |
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Schedule 1
Underwriter | Number of Shares | |||
X. X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC |
6,306,667 | |||
Xxxxx and Company, LLC |
6,306,667 | |||
Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc. |
6,306,666 | |||
BMO Capital Markets Corp. |
645,000 | |||
Leerink Xxxxx LLC |
645,000 | |||
Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co. Inc. |
645,000 | |||
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLC |
645,000 | |||
Total |
21,500,000 | |||
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Schedule 2
Subsidiaries
ARIAD Corporation, a Delaware corporation
ARIAD Pharma, S.A., a Greece company
ARIAD Pharma, Ltd., a United Kingdom company
ARIAD Pharma, S.A., a Greece company
ARIAD Pharma, Ltd., a United Kingdom company
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Annex A
a. | Pricing Disclosure Package None. |
b. | Pricing Information Provided Orally by Underwriters Price: $10.42 Number of shares: 21,500,000 Overallotment: 3,225,000 Net proceeds before expenses: $211,708,350 |
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Annex B
Pricing Term Sheet
None.
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Annex C
[Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Company]
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[Form of 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company]
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Annex D
[Form of Opinion of Intellectual Property Counsel]
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Exhibit A
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
December , 2011
X. X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
XXXXX AND COMPANY, LLC
XXXXXXXXX & COMPANY, INC.
As Representatives of
the several Underwriters listed in
Schedule 1 to the Underwriting
Agreement referred to below
XXXXX AND COMPANY, LLC
XXXXXXXXX & COMPANY, INC.
As Representatives of
the several Underwriters listed in
Schedule 1 to the Underwriting
Agreement referred to below
c/o X. X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
c/o Cowen and Company, LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
c/x Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Re: ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -— Public Offering
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that you, as Representatives of the several Underwriters, propose
to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with ARIAD Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), providing for the public offering (the “Public
Offering”) by the several Underwriters named in Schedule 1 to the Underwriting Agreement (the
“Underwriters”), of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”).
The shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Company in the Public Offering are referred to herein
as the “Securities”. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.
In consideration of the Underwriters’ agreement to purchase and make the Public Offering of
the Securities, and for other good and valuable consideration receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of X. X. Xxxxxx
Securities LLC on behalf of the Underwriters, the undersigned will not, during the period ending 60
days after the date of the final prospectus relating to the Public Offering (such period, the
“Lock-Up Period”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to
purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase,
or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any
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shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Common Stock (including without limitation, Common Stock or such other securities which may be
deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission and securities which may be issued upon exercise of a stock
option or warrant), or publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge or
disposition, (2) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of
the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock or such other securities, whether any
such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock
or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (3) make any demand for or exercise any right
with respect to the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, in each case other than (A) transfers of shares of
Common Stock as a bona fide gift or gifts, (B) transfers to any trust for the direct or indirect
benefit of the undersigned or a member of the immediate family (as defined below) of the
undersigned in a transaction not involving a disposition for value, or (C) transfers by will, other
testamentary document or intestate succession to the legal representative, heir, beneficiary or a
member of the immediate family of the undersigned; provided that, in the case of any
transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (A), (B), or (C), (a) the donee or transferee shall
execute and deliver to the Representatives a lock-up letter substantially in the form hereof and
(b) no filing by any party (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or other public announcement shall be required or
shall be made voluntarily in connection with such transfer or distribution (other than a filing on
a Form 5 made after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period or any extension thereof pursuant to this
Letter Agreement).
For purposes of this Letter Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by
blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, the
Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company
occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it will
release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period,
the restrictions imposed by this Letter Agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of
the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the
material news or material event.
Furthermore, notwithstanding the restrictions imposed by this Letter Agreement, the
undersigned may, without the prior written consent of X. X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, (1) exercise an
option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted under any stock incentive plan or stock purchase
plan of the Company; provided that the underlying shares of Common Stock shall continue to be
subject to the restrictions on transfer imposed by this Letter Agreement, (2) establish a trading
plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Common Stock (a
“Trading Plan”); provided that (a) the Trading Plan shall not provide for or permit
any transfers, sales or other dispositions of Common Stock during the Lock-Up Period or any
extension thereof pursuant to this Letter Agreement and (b) no filing or other public announcement,
whether under the Exchange Act or otherwise, shall be required or shall be made by the undersigned
or the Company in connection with the Trading Plan during the Lock-Up Period or any extension
thereof pursuant to this Letter Agreement and, before the Trading Plan is established, the Company
shall have provided to the Representatives written confirmation that no such filing or public
announcement shall be required or shall be made by the Company in connection with the Trading Plan
during the Lock-Up Period or any extension thereof pursuant to this Letter Agreement, and (3)
transfer, sell or dispose of shares of Common Stock held by the undersigned pursuant to a Trading
Plan existing on the date of this Agreement (and make any related filings in connection with such
transfer, sale or disposition that are required under the Exchange Act).
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In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company, and any duly appointed transfer agent for the
registration or transfer of the securities described herein, are hereby authorized to decline to
make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this
Letter Agreement.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and
authority to enter into this Letter Agreement. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be
conferred and any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the successors, assigns,
heirs or personal representatives of the undersigned.
The undersigned understands that, (i) if the Company notifies the Underwriters in writing that
it does not intend to proceed with the Public Offering, (ii) if the Underwriting Agreement does not
become effective on or before December 31, 2011, or (iii) if the Underwriting Agreement (other than
the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment
for and delivery of the Common Stock to be sold thereunder, then the undersigned shall be released
from all obligations under this Letter Agreement. The undersigned understands that the
Underwriters are entering into the Underwriting Agreement and proceeding with the Public Offering
in reliance upon this Letter Agreement.
This Letter Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this
Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
[signature page follows]
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Very truly yours, [NAME OF STOCKHOLDER] |
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Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
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