LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS
LOAN AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as
of
February 20, 2008 (the "Effective Date") between SILICON
VALLEY BANK, a
California corporation and with a loan production office located at One Newton
Executive Park, Suite 200, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 ("SVB"), as collateral
agent
(the "Collateral
Agent"), and the Lenders listed on Schedule 1.1 thereof and party hereto,
including without limitation, SVB and OXFORD FINANCE CORPORATION
("OXFORD") and DYNOGEN
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), provides the
terms
on which Lenders shall lend to Borrower and Borrower shall repay
Lenders. The parties agree as follows:
1 ACCOUNTING
AND OTHER
TERMS
Accounting
terms not defined in this Agreement shall be construed following
GAAP. Calculations and determinations must be made following
GAAP. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall
have the meanings set forth in Section 13. All other terms
contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning
provided by the Code to the extent such terms are defined therein.
2 LOAN
AND TERMS OF
PAYMENT
2.1 Promise
to
Pay. Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay Lenders
the outstanding principal amount of all Credit Extensions and accrued and
unpaid
interest thereon as and when due in accordance with this Agreement.
2.1.1 Term
Loan.
(a) Availability. Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the First Draw Period,
Lenders agree, severally and not jointly, to make one (1) Term Loan (the
"First Term Loan") available to
Borrower in an amount up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), according
to
each Lender's pro-rata share of the Term Loan based upon the respective
Commitment Percentage of each Lender. During the Second Draw Period,
Lenders agree, severally and not jointly, to make one (1) Term Loan (the
"Second Term Loan") available
to Borrower in an amount up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), according
to each Lender’s pro rata share of the Term Loan based upon the respective
Commitment Percentage of each Lender. The First Term Loan and Second
Term Loan are hereinafter referred to, singly or collectively, “Term Loan.” After repayment,
no Term Loan may be re-borrowed.
(b) Interest
Payments. Commencing on the first Payment Date of the
month following the month in which the Funding Date occurs, Borrower shall
make
monthly payments of interest, in arrears, at the rate set forth in Section
2.2(a).
(c) Repayment. Commencing
on the Amortization Date and continuing on the Payment Date of each month
thereafter, for each Term Loan, Borrower shall make (1) consecutive equal
monthly payments of principal, calculated by the Collateral Agent based upon:
(a) the amount of the Term Loan multiplied by each Lender's Commitment
Percentage, and (b) a repayment schedule equal to thirty (30) months (less
the
number of months for which a principal payment is required under Section
2.1.1(d)), plus (2) monthly payments of accrued and unpaid interest at the
effective rate of interest as set forth in Section 2.2(a). All unpaid
principal and accrued interest with respect to each Term Loan is due and
payable
in full on the Term Loan Maturity Date with respect to such Term
Loan. Payments received after 12:00 noon Eastern time are considered
received at the opening of business on the next Business Day. A Term
Loan may only be prepaid in accordance with Sections 2.1.1(e) and
2.1.1(f).
(d) Principal
Repayment. In the event that the Acquisition Event does
not occur on or prior to September 30, 2008, then in addition to the scheduled
payments of principal and interest, as set forth in Section 2.1.1(c) hereof,
Borrower shall pay to each Lender, on the Amortization Date, as an additional
principal payment toward each Term Loan, in an amount equal to the principal
payments that would have been collected based on an amortization schedule
of
thirty (30) months, assuming a principal payment would have been made on
each
Payment Date following the Funding Date through the Amortization Date (7
months
for the First Term Loan).
(e) Mandatory
Prepayment Upon an
Acceleration. If a Term Loan is accelerated following the
occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower shall immediately pay to Lenders
an
amount equal to the sum of: (i) all outstanding principal plus accrued and
unpaid interest, (ii) the Prepayment Fee, (iii) the Final Payment, plus (iv)
all
other sums, that shall have become due and payable, including interest at
the
Default Rate with respect to any past due amounts.
(f) Permitted
Prepayment of
Loans. Borrower may not make any prepayments of
principal hereunder at any time prior to the date which is six (6) months
after
the Effective Date ("Prepayment
Date"). After the Prepayment Date, Borrower shall have
the option to prepay all, but not less than all, of the Term Loans advanced
by
Lenders under this Agreement, provided Borrower (i) provides written notice
to Collateral Agent of its election to prepay the Term Loans at least ten
(10)
days prior to such prepayment, and (ii) pays, on the date of such
prepayment (A) all outstanding principal plus accrued and unpaid
interest, (B) the Prepayment Fee, (C) the Final Payment, plus (D) all other
sums, that shall have become due and payable, including interest at the Default
Rate with respect to any past due amounts.
2.2 Payment
of Interest on the Credit
Extensions.
(a) Interest
Rate. Subject to Section 2.2(b), the principal amount
outstanding under the Term Loan shall accrue interest at a fixed per annum
rate
equal to the greater of: (i) ten percent (10.0%), and (ii) the LIBOR Rate
plus
the LIBOR Rate Margin, determined by Collateral Agent as of the applicable
Funding Date, which interest shall be payable monthly in accordance with
Section
2.2.(e).
(b) Default
Rate.
Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is five
percentage points above the rate effective immediately before the Event of
Default (the “Default
Rate”). Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate
provided in this Section 2.2(b) is not a permitted alternative to timely
payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise
prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Collateral Agent.
(c) 360-Day
Year. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year for the actual number of days elapsed.
(d) Debit
of
Accounts. Collateral Agent may debit any of Borrower’s deposit
accounts, including the Designated Deposit Account, for principal and interest
payments or any other amounts Borrower owes Lenders under the Loan Documents
when due. These debits shall not constitute a set-off.
(e) Payments. Unless
otherwise provided, interest is payable monthly on the Payment Date of each
month. Payments of principal and/or interest received after 12:00
noon Eastern time are considered received at the opening of business on the
next
Business Day. When a payment is due on a day that is not a Business
Day, the payment is due the next Business Day and additional fees or interest,
as applicable, shall continue to accrue.
2.3 Secured
Promissory
Notes. Each Term Loan shall be evidenced by a Secured
Promissory Note in the form attached as Exhibit
D hereto (each a “Secured Promissory
Note”), and
shall be repayable as set forth herein. The Borrower irrevocably
authorizes each Lender to make or cause to be made, on or about the Funding
Date
of any Term Loan or at the time of receipt of any payment of principal on
such
Lender’s Secured Promissory Note, an appropriate notation on such Lender’s
Secured Promissory Note Record reflecting the making of such Term Loan or
(as
the case may be) the receipt of such payment. The outstanding amount
of each Term Loan set forth on such Lender’s Secured Promissory Note Record
shall be prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid
to such Lender, but the failure to record, or any error in so recording,
any
such amount on such Lender’s Secured Promissory Note Record shall not limit or
otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under any Secured
Promissory Note to make payments of principal of or interest on any Secured
Promissory Note when due. Upon receipt of an affidavit of an officer
of a Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction, or mutilation of its Secured
Promissory Note, Borrower shall issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement Secured
Promissory Note in the same principal amount thereof and of like
tenor.
2.4 Fees. Borrower
shall pay to Collateral Agent:
(a) Commitment
Fee. A fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee of Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000) (of which Borrower has paid Collateral Agent
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) prior to the Effective Date) to be
shared
between the Lenders pursuant to their respective Commitment
Percentages;
(b) Prepayment
Fee. The Prepayment Fee, when and if due
hereunder;
(c) Final
Payment. The Final Payment, when due hereunder;
and
(c) Lenders'
Expenses. All Lenders' Expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses, plus expenses, for documentation and negotiation
of this Agreement) incurred through and after the Effective Date, when
due.
2.5 Additional
Costs. If any new law or regulation increases Lender’s costs
or reduces its income for any loan, Borrower shall pay the increase in cost
or
reduction in income or additional expense; provided, however, that Borrower
shall not be liable for any amount attributable to any period before 180
days
prior to the date Collateral Agent notifies Borrower of such increased
costs. Each Lender agrees that it shall allocate any increased costs
among its customers similarly affected in good faith and in a manner consistent
with such Lender’s customary practice.
3 CONDITIONS
OF
LOANS
3.1 Conditions
Precedent to Initial
Credit Extension. Each Lender’s obligation to make the initial
Credit Extension is subject to the condition precedent that Collateral Agent
shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lenders, such
documents, and completion of such other matters, as Lenders may reasonably
deem
necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation:
(a) duly
executed original signatures to the Loan Documents to which Borrower is a
party;
(b) duly
executed original signatures to the Control Agreement[s];
(c) duly
executed original Secured Promissory Notes in favor of each Lender according
to
its Commitment Percentage in amounts not to exceed the Term Loans;
(d) Operating
Documents and a good standing certificate of Borrower certified by the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware as of a date no earlier than thirty (30)
days
prior to the Effective Date;
(e) duly
executed original signatures to the completed Borrowing Resolutions for
Borrower;
(f)
Collateral Agent shall have received certified copies,
dated as of a recent date, of financing statement searches, as Collateral
Agent
shall request, accompanied by written evidence (including any Code termination
statements) that the Liens indicated in any such financing statements either
constitute Permitted Liens or have been or, in connection with the initial
Credit Extension, will be terminated or released;
(g)
a legal opinion of Borrower’s counsel dated as of the Effective Date together
with the duly executed original signatures thereto;
(h)
evidence satisfactory to Collateral Agent that the insurance policies required
by Section 6.5 hereof are in full force and effect, together with appropriate
evidence showing loss payable and/or additional insured clauses or endorsements
in favor of Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the
Lenders;
(i)
Investor Commitment Letter; and
(j)
payment of the fees and Lenders' Expenses then due as specified in
Section 2.4 hereof.
3.2 Conditions
Precedent to all Credit
Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to make each Credit
Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is subject to the
following:
(a) except
as otherwise provided in Section 3.4, timely receipt of an executed
Payment/Advance Form;
(b) the
representations and warranties in Section 5 shall be true, accurate and complete
in all material respects on the date of the Payment/Advance Form and on the
Funding Date of each Credit Extension; provided, however, that such materiality
qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that
already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and
provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring
to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects
as of such date, and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be
continuing or result from the Credit Extension. Each Credit Extension
is Borrower’s representation and warranty on that date that the representations
and warranties in Section 5 remain true in all material respects; provided,
however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any
representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by
materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those
representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall
be
true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date;
and
(c) in
such Lender’s reasonable discretion, there has not been any material impairment
in the general affairs, management, results of operation, financial condition
or
the prospect of repayment of the Obligations, nor has there been any material
adverse deviation by Borrower from the most recent business plan of Borrower
presented to and accepted by Collateral Agent.
3.3 Covenant
to Deliver. Borrower
agrees to deliver to Collateral Agent each item required to be delivered
to
Collateral Agent under this Agreement as a condition to any Credit
Extension. Borrower expressly agrees that the extension of a Credit
Extension prior to the receipt by Collateral Agent of any such item shall
not
constitute a waiver by Lenders of Borrower’s obligation to deliver such item,
and any such extension in the absence of a required item shall be in Collateral
Agent’s sole discretion.
3.4 Procedures
for
Borrowing. Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other
applicable conditions to the making of a Term Loan set forth in this Agreement,
to obtain a Term Loan, Borrower shall notify Collateral Agent (which notice
shall be irrevocable) by electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone by 12:00
noon
Eastern time at least one (1) Business Day prior to the initial Funding Date
and
at least five (5) Business Days prior any additional Funding Dates. Together
with any such electronic or facsimile notification, Borrower shall deliver
to
Collateral Agent by electronic mail or facsimile a completed Payment/Advance
Form executed by a Responsible Officer or his or her designee. Upon
receipt of a Payment/Advance Form, Collateral Agent shall promptly provide
a
copy of the same to each Lender. Collateral Agent may rely on any
telephone notice given by a person whom Collateral Agent believes is a
Responsible Officer or designee. On the Funding Date, each Lender
shall credit and/or transfer (as applicable) to Borrower's Designated Deposit
Account, an amount equal to its Commitment Percentage multiplied by the amount
of the Term Loan.
4 CREATION
OF SECURITY INTEREST
4.1 Grant
of Security
Interest. Borrower hereby grants Collateral Agent, for the
ratable benefit of the Lenders, and to each Lender, to secure the payment
and
performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing security interest
in, and pledges to Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders,
and
to each Lender, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof. Borrower
represents, warrants, and covenants that the security interest granted herein
is
and shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected security
interest in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted Liens that may have
superior priority under this Agreement). If Borrower shall acquire a
commercial tort claim (as defined in the Code), Borrower shall promptly notify
Collateral Agent in a writing signed by Borrower of the general details
thereof (and further details as may be required by Collateral Agent)
and grant to Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, and
to
each Lender in such writing a security interest therein and in the
proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing
to be
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent.
If
this
Agreement is terminated, Collateral Agent’s and each Lender's Lien in the
Collateral shall continue until the Obligations are repaid in full in
cash. Upon payment in full in cash of the Obligations and at such
time as the Lenders' obligation to make Credit Extensions has terminated,
the
Collateral Agent, and if appropriate, each
Lender
shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, release its Liens in the Collateral
and all rights therein shall revert to Borrower.
4.2 Authorization
to File Financing
Statements. Borrower hereby authorizes Collateral Agent to
file financing statements, without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate
jurisdictions to perfect or protect Collateral Agent’s and each
Lender's interest or rights hereunder, including a notice that any disposition
of the Collateral, by either Borrower or any other Person, shall be deemed
to
violate the rights of the Collateral Agent and the Lenders under the
Code.
5 REPRESENTATIONS
AND
WARRANTIES
Borrower
represents and warrants as follows:
5.1 Due
Organization, Authorization:
Power and Authority. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (as
of the Effective Date, Borrower has no Subsidiaries), if any, are duly existing
and in good standing, as Registered Organizations in their respective
jurisdictions of formation and are qualified and licensed to do business
and are
in good standing in any jurisdiction in which the conduct of their business
or
their ownership of property requires that they be qualified except where
the
failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on Borrower’s business. In connection with this Agreement,
Borrower has delivered to Collateral Agent a completed perfection
certificate signed
by Borrower (the “Perfection
Certificate”). Borrower represents and warrants that (a)
Borrower’s exact legal name is that indicated on the Perfection Certificate and
on the signature page hereof; (b) Borrower is an organization of the type
and is organized in the jurisdiction set forth in the Perfection Certificate;
(c) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s organizational
identification number or accurately states that Borrower has none; (d) the
Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrower’s place of business, or,
if more than one, its chief executive office as well as Borrower’s mailing
address (if different than its chief executive office); (e) Borrower (and
each of its predecessors) has not, in the past five (5) years, changed its
jurisdiction of formation, organizational structure or type, or any
organizational number assigned by its jurisdiction; and (f) all other
information set forth on the Perfection Certificate pertaining to Borrower
and
each of its Subsidiaries is accurate and complete. If Borrower is not
now a Registered Organization but later becomes one, Borrower shall promptly
notify Collateral Agent of such occurrence and provide Collateral Agent with
Borrower’s organizational identification number.
Except
for the required approvals under Borrower’s organizational documents for
authorization of shares of capital stock to be issued upon exercise of the
Warrants, if the same become exercisable for Borrower’s capital stock, the
execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to
which
it is a party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any
of
Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute
a default under or violate any material Requirement of Law, (iii) contravene,
conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
determination or award of any Governmental Authority by which Borrower or
any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their property or assets is bound, (iv) require
any
action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or Governmental Approval
from, any Governmental Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which
have
already been obtained and are in full force and effect) or are being obtained
pursuant to Section 6.1(b), or (v) constitute an event of default under any
material agreement by which Borrower is bound. Borrower is not in
default under any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound
in
which the default could reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse
effect on Borrower’s business.
5.2 Collateral. Borrower
has good title to, has rights in, and the power to transfer each item of
the
Collateral upon which it purports to xxxxx x Xxxx hereunder, free and clear
of
any and all Liens except Permitted Liens. Borrower has no deposit
accounts other than the deposit accounts with Collateral Agent, the deposit
accounts, if any, described in the Perfection Certificate, or of which Borrower
has given Collateral Agent notice and taken such actions as are necessary
to
give Collateral Agent a perfected security interest therein.
The
Collateral is not in the possession
of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except as otherwise provided
in
the Perfection Certificate. None of the components of the Collateral
shall be maintained at locations other than as provided in the Perfection
Certificate or as Borrower has given Collateral Agent notice pursuant to
Section
7.2. In the event that Borrower, after the date hereof, intends to
store or otherwise deliver any portion of the Collateral to a bailee, then
Borrower will first receive the written consent of Collateral Agent and such
bailee must execute and deliver a bailee agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Collateral Agent.
All
Inventory is in all material
respects of good and marketable quality, free from material
defects.
Except
as noted on the
Perfection Certificate, Borrower is not a party to, nor is bound by, any
material license or other agreement with respect to which Borrower is a licensee
that (a) prohibits or otherwise restricts Borrower from granting a security
interest in Borrower’s interest in such license or agreement or the Collateral,
or (b) for which a default under or termination of could interfere with
Collateral Agent's right to sell any Collateral. Borrower shall
provide written notice to Collateral Agent within ten (10) days of entering
or
becoming bound by any such license or agreement which is reasonably likely
to
have a material impact on Borrower’s business or financial condition (other than
over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the
public). Borrower shall take such steps as Collateral Agent requests
to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any person whose consent or waiver
is
necessary for (x) all such licenses or agreements to be deemed “Collateral” and
for Collateral Agent and each Lender to have a security interest in it that
might otherwise be restricted or prohibited by law or by the terms of any
such
license or, whether now existing or entered into in the future, and (y)
Collateral Agent shall have the ability in the event of a liquidation of
any
Collateral to dispose of such Collateral in accordance with Collateral Agent's
rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
5.3 Litigation. There
are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Responsible
Officers, threatened in writing by or against Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries involving more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00).
5.4 No
Material Deviation in Financial
Statements. All consolidated financial statements for Borrower
and any of its Subsidiaries delivered to Collateral Agent fairly present,
in
conformity with GAAP (except for interim financial statements subject to
normal
year-end adjustments and footnotes), in all material respects Borrower’s
consolidated financial condition and Borrower’s consolidated results of
operations. There has not been any material deterioration in
Borrower’s consolidated financial condition since the date of the most recent
financial statements submitted to Collateral Agent.
5.5 Solvency. The
fair
salable value of Borrower’s assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs)
exceeds the fair value of its liabilities and Borrower is able to pay its
debts
(including trade debts) as they mature.
5.6 Regulatory
Compliance. Borrower is not an “investment company” or a
company “controlled” by an “investment company” or a "subsidiary" of an
"investment company" under the Investment Company Act of
1940. Borrower is not engaged in extending credit for margin stock
(under Regulations T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of
Governors). Borrower has complied in all material respects with the
Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Neither Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a "holding company" or an "affiliate" of a "holding company"
or
a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company" as each term is defined and
used
in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005. Borrower has not
violated any laws, ordinances or rules, the violation of which could reasonably
be expected to have a material adverse effect on its business. None
of Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has been used by
Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, by previous
Persons, in disposing, producing, storing, treating, or transporting any
hazardous substance other than legally. Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of,
made
all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all Governmental
Authorities that are necessary to continue their respective businesses as
currently conducted.
5.7 Subsidiaries;
Investments. Borrower does not own any stock, partnership
interest or other equity securities except for Permitted
Investments.
5.8 Tax
Returns and Payments; Pension
Contributions. Borrower has timely filed all required tax
returns and reports, and Borrower and its Subsidiaries have timely paid all
foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions
owed by Borrower. Borrower may defer payment of any contested taxes,
provided that Borrower (a) in good faith contests its obligation to pay the
taxes by appropriate proceedings promptly and diligently instituted and
conducted, (b) notifies Collateral Agent in writing of the commencement of,
and
any material development in, the proceedings, (c) posts bonds or takes any
other
steps required to prevent the governmental authority levying such contested
taxes from obtaining a Lien upon any of the Collateral that is other than
a
“Permitted Lien”. Borrower is unaware of any claims or adjustments
proposed for any of Borrower's prior tax years which could result in additional
taxes becoming due and payable by Borrower. Borrower has paid
all
amounts
necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation
plans in accordance with their terms, and Borrower has not withdrawn from
participation in, and has not permitted partial or complete termination of,
or
permitted the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any such plan
which
could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower, including
any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors
or
any other governmental agency.
5.9 Use
of
Proceeds. Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit
Extensions solely as working capital and to fund its general business
requirements and not for personal, family, household or agricultural
purposes.
5.10 Full
Disclosure. No
written representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in any
certificate or written statement given to Collateral Agent or any Lender,
as of
the date such representation, warranty, or other statement was made, taken
together with all such written certificates and written statements given
to
Collateral Agent or any Lender, contains any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained
in
the certificates or statements not misleading (it being recognized that the
projections and forecasts provided by Borrower in good faith and based upon
reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual results during
the period or periods covered by such projections and forecasts may differ
from
the projected or forecasted results).
6 AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Borrower
shall do all of the following:
6.1 Government
Compliance.
(a) Maintain
its and all its Subsidiaries’ legal existence and good standing in their
respective jurisdictions of formation and maintain qualification in each
jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected
to
have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or
operations. Borrower shall comply, and have each Subsidiary comply,
with all laws, ordinances and regulations to which it is subject, the
noncompliance with which could have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s
business.
(b) Obtain
all of the Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by Borrower
of
its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the grant
of
a security interest to Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders,
in all of its property. Borrower shall promptly provide copies of any
such obtained Governmental Approvals to Collateral Agent.
6.2 Financial
Statements, Reports,
Certificates.
(a) Deliver
to Collateral Agent: (i) as soon as available, but no later than forty-five
(45)
days after the last day of each month, a company prepared consolidated balance
sheet and income statement covering Borrower’s consolidated operations for such
month certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form acceptable to Collateral
Agent; (ii) as soon as available, but no later than ninety (90) days after
the last day of Borrower’s fiscal year, audited consolidated financial
statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an
unqualified opinion on the financial statements from an independent certified
public accounting firm acceptable to Collateral Agent in its reasonable
discretion; (iii) within five (5) days of delivery, copies of all statements,
reports and notices made available to all of Borrower’s security holders or to
any holders of Subordinated Debt; (iv) in the event that Borrower becomes
subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,
as amended, within five (5) days of filing, all reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q
and
8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or a link thereto on
Borrower’s or another website on the Internet; (v) a prompt report of any legal
actions pending or threatened against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
that
could result in damages or costs to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of
One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) or more; and (vi) other financial
information reasonably requested by Collateral Agent.
(b) Within
forty-five (45) days after the last day of each month, deliver to Collateral
Agent with the monthly financial statements,
a
duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible
Officer.
6.3 Inventory;
Returns. Keep all Inventory in good and marketable condition,
free from material defects. Returns and allowances between Borrower
and its Account Debtors shall follow Borrower’s customary practices as they
exist at the Effective Date. Borrower must promptly notify Collateral
Agent of all returns, recoveries, disputes and claims that involve more than
One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).
6.4 Taxes;
Pensions. Make, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to make,
timely payment of all foreign, federal, state, and local taxes or assessments
(other than taxes and assessments which Borrower is contesting pursuant to
the
terms of Section 5.8 hereof) and shall deliver to Collateral Agent, on demand,
appropriate certificates attesting to such payments, and pay all amounts
necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation
plans in accordance with their terms.
6.5 Insurance. Keep
its
business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts standard for
companies in Borrower’s industry and location and as Collateral Agent may
reasonably request. Insurance policies shall be in a form, with
companies, and in amounts that are satisfactory to Collateral
Agent. All property policies shall have a lender’s loss payable
endorsement showing Collateral Agent as lender loss payee and waive subrogation
against Collateral Agent, and all liability policies shall show, or have
endorsements showing, the Collateral Agent, as an additional
insured. All policies (or the loss payable and additional insured
endorsements) shall provide that the insurer must give Collateral Agent at
least
twenty (20) days notice before canceling, amending, or declining to renew
its
policy, except in the event of non-payment of premium whereby ten (10) days
advance notice will be provided. At Collateral Agent’s request, Borrower shall
deliver certified copies of policies and evidence of all premium
payments. Proceeds payable under any policy shall, at Collateral
Agent’s option, be payable to Collateral Agent on behalf of the
Lenders on account of the Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(a) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower
shall have the option of applying the proceeds of any casualty policy up
to
$100,000 with respect to any loss, but not exceeding $200,000, in the aggregate
for all losses under all casualty policies in any one year, toward the
replacement or repair of destroyed or damaged property; provided that any
such
replaced or repaired property (i) shall be of equal or like value as the
replaced or repaired Collateral and (ii) shall be deemed Collateral in
which Collateral Agent and Lenders have been granted a first priority security
interest, and (b) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of
Default, all proceeds payable under such casualty policy shall, at the option
of
Collateral Agent, be payable to Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit
of the
Lenders, on account of the Obligations. If Borrower fails to obtain
insurance as required under this Section 6.5 or to pay any amount or
furnish any required proof of payment to third persons and Collateral Agent,
Collateral Agent may make all or part of such payment or obtain such insurance
policies required in this Section 6.5, and take any action under the policies
Collateral Agent deems prudent.
6.6 Operating
Accounts.
(a) Maintain
operating accounts with Collateral Agent. In addition, a portion of
its cash or securities in excess of that amount used for Borrower’s operations
shall be maintained with Collateral Agent or an Affiliate of Collateral Agent,
which account shall be in amount equal to at least the aggregate outstanding
Obligations of Borrower to Lenders (provided that Borrower has sufficient
cash
or securities to satisfy this requirement).
(b) Provide
Collateral Agent five (5) days prior written notice before establishing any
Collateral Account at or with any bank or financial institution other than
Collateral Agent or its Affiliates. In addition, for each Collateral
Account that Borrower at any time maintains, Borrower shall cause the applicable
bank or financial institution (other than Collateral Agent) at or with which
any
Collateral Account is maintained to execute and deliver a Control Agreement
or
other appropriate instrument with respect to such Collateral Account to perfect
Collateral Agent's Lien in such Collateral Account in accordance with the
terms
hereunder, which Control Agreement may not be terminated without prior written
consent of Collateral Agent. The provisions of the previous sentence
shall not apply to deposit accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll
taxes
and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of Borrower’s
employees and identified to Collateral Agent by Borrower as such.
6.7 Protection
of Intellectual Property
Rights. Borrower shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of
its
intellectual property; provided, however, nothing herein shall prohibit Borrower
from abandoning, selling or transferring any intellectual property
that
becomes
obsolete or not useful to Borrower based on developments in its evolving
business strategy and/or the biotech industry.
6.8 Litigation
Cooperation. From the date hereof and continuing through the
termination of this Agreement, make available to Collateral Agent, without
expense to Collateral Agent, Borrower and its officers, employees and agents
and
Borrower's books and records, to the extent that Collateral Agent may deem
them
reasonably necessary to prosecute or defend any third-party suit or proceeding
instituted by or against Collateral Agent with respect to any Collateral
or
relating to Borrower.
6.9
Further
Assurances. Execute any further instruments and take further
action as Collateral Agent reasonably requests to perfect or continue Collateral
Agent’s and Lenders' Lien in the Collateral or to effect the purposes of this
Agreement. Deliver to Collateral Agent, within five (5) days after
the same are sent or received, copies of all correspondence, reports, documents
and other filings with any Governmental Authority regarding compliance with
or
maintenance of Governmental Approvals or Requirements of Law or that could
reasonably be expected to have a material effect on any of the Governmental
Approvals or otherwise on the operations of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.
6.10 Notices
of Litigation and
Default. Borrower will give prompt written notice to
Collateral Agent of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or
threatened (in writing) against Borrower which would reasonably be expected
to
have a material adverse effect with respect to Borrower and in any event,
involving amounts in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), in
the
aggregate. Without limiting or contradicting any other more specific provision
of this Agreement, promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days)
upon Borrower becoming aware of the existence of any Event of Default or
event
which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute
an Event of Default, Borrower shall give written notice to Collateral Agent
of
such occurrence, which such notice shall include a reasonably detailed
description of such Event of Default or event which, with the giving of notice
or passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
6.11 Creation/Acquisition
of
Subsidiaries. In the event Borrower or any Subsidiary creates or
acquires any Subsidiary, Borrower and such Subsidiary shall promptly notify
Collateral Agent of the creation or acquisition of such new Subsidiary and
take
all such action as may be reasonably required by Collateral Agent to cause
each
such domestic Subsidiary to guarantee the Obligations of Borrower under the
Loan
Documents and grant a continuing pledge and security interest in and to the
assets of such Subsidiary (substantially as described on Exhibit A hereto);
and Borrower shall grant and pledge to Collateral Agent, for the ratable
benefit
of Lenders a perfected security interest in the stock, units or other evidence
of ownership of each Subsidiary (in the case of a foreign Subsidiary, such
pledge shall not exceed 65% of such stock units or other evidence of
ownership).
6.12 Co-Borrower.
Within thirty
(30) days after the occurrence of the Acquisition Event, Borrower shall cause
Apex Bioventures Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Apex”) to become a co-borrower
under this Agreement, pursuant to documentation acceptable to Collateral
Agent
in its sole discretion. In connection therewith, Borrower shall provide Bank
with authority documents acceptable to Collateral Agent, including, without
limitation, an authority/enforceability opinion from Apex’s counsel, a
certificate from the Delaware Secretary of State certifying that Apex is
a
validly existing Delaware corporation, and is in good standing in the State
of
Delaware.
7 NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Borrower
shall not do any of the following without Collateral Agent’s prior written
consent:
7.1 Dispositions. Convey,
sell, lease, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of (collectively, “Transfer”), or permit any
of
its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property,
except for Transfers (a) of Inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(b) of worn-out or obsolete Equipment; and (c) in connection with Permitted
Liens and Permitted Investments; and (d) of non-exclusive and exclusive
licenses, partnership or joint ventures for the use of the property of Borrower
or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business with any third party,
which arrangements are approved by the Board. For the avoidance
of doubt, Lenders acknowledge and agree that Borrower shall be permitted
to
license its intellectual property to third parties consistent with Borrower's
current business model and existing practice in the biotech
industry.
7.2 Changes
in Business, Management,
Ownership, or Business Locations. (a) Engage in or permit
any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business other than the businesses
currently engaged in by Borrower and such Subsidiary, as applicable, or
reasonably related thereto; (b) liquidate or dissolve; or (c) (i) have
a material change in management or (ii) enter into any transaction or series
of
related transactions in which the stockholders of Borrower immediately prior
to
the first such transaction own less than 60% of the voting stock of Borrower
immediately after giving effect to such transaction or related series of
such
transactions (other than by the sale of Borrower’s equity securities in a public
offering or to venture capital investors so long as Borrower identifies to
Collateral Agent the venture capital investors prior to the closing of the
transaction). Borrower shall not, without at least thirty (30) days
prior written notice to Collateral Agent: (1) add any new offices or
business locations, including warehouses (unless such new offices or business
locations contain less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in Borrower’s assets
or property), (2) change its jurisdiction of organization, (3) change its
organizational structure or type, (4) change its legal name, or (5) change
any organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of
organization.
7.3 Mergers
or
Acquisitions. Merge or consolidate, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire,
or
permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the
capital stock or property of another Person, except for the Acquisition Event.
A
Subsidiary may merge or consolidate into another Subsidiary or into
Borrower.
7.4 Indebtedness. Create,
incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary
to do
so, other than Permitted Indebtedness.
7.5 Encumbrance. Create,
incur, allow, or suffer any Lien on any of its property, or assign or convey
any
right to receive income, including the sale of any Accounts, or permit any
of
its Subsidiaries to do so, except for Permitted Liens, or permit any Collateral
not to be subject to the first priority security interest granted herein,
or
enter into any agreement, document, instrument or other arrangement (except
with
or in favor of Collateral Agent) with any Person which directly or indirectly
prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting Borrower or any Subsidiary from
assigning, mortgaging, pledging, granting a security interest in or upon,
or
encumbering any of Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s intellectual property, except
as is otherwise permitted in Section 7.1 hereof and the definition of “Permitted
Liens” herein.
7.6 Maintenance
of Collateral
Accounts. Maintain any Collateral Account except pursuant to
the terms of Section 6.6(b) hereof.
7.7 Distributions;
Investments.
(a) Pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem, retire
or
purchase any capital stock, or (b) directly or indirectly make any Investment
other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do
so.
7.8 Transactions
with
Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to
exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower, except for
transactions that are in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, upon fair
and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to Borrower than would be
obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated
Person.
7.9 Subordinated
Debt. (a) Make or permit any payment on any Subordinated Debt,
except under the terms of the subordination, intercreditor, or other similar
agreement to which such Subordinated Debt is subject, or (b) amend any
provision in any document relating to the Subordinated Debt which would increase
the amount thereof or adversely affect the subordination thereof to Obligations
owed to the Lenders.
7.10 Compliance. Become
an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company”,
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or undertake as one of its important
activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock (as defined
in
Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), or
use
the proceeds of any Credit Extension for that purpose; fail to meet the minimum
funding requirements of ERISA, permit a Reportable Event or Prohibited
Transaction, as defined in ERISA, to occur; fail to comply with the Federal
Fair
Labor Standards Act or violate any other law or regulation, if the violation
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s
business, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; withdraw or permit
any
Subsidiary to withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete
termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect
to, any
present pension, profit sharing and deferred
compensation
plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower,
including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its
successors or any other governmental agency.
7.11 Amendment
to Arachnova Security
Agreement and Secured Obligations. Amend any
of the
provisions of the Arachnova Security Agreement or any of the documents
evidencing the “Secured Obligations” (as defined in the Arachnova Security
Agreement) in any manner which negatively or adversely affects the rights
of
Lenders under this Agreement.
8 EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT
Any
one
of the following shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”) under this
Agreement:
8.1 Payment
Default. Borrower fails to (a) make any payment of
principal or interest on any Credit Extension on its due date, or (b) pay
any other Obligations within three (3) Business Days after such Obligations
are
due and payable (which three (3) Business Day grace period shall not apply
to
payments due on the Maturity Date). During the cure period, the
failure to cure the payment default is not an Event of Default (but no Credit
Extension will be made during the cure period);
8.2 Covenant
Default.
(a)
Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Sections 6.2, 6.4,
6.5,
6.6, or violates any covenant in Section 7; or
(b)
Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term,
provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or
any
Loan Documents, and as to any default (other than those specified in this
Section 8) under such other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement
that can be cured, has failed to cure the default within ten (10) days after
the
occurrence thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its
nature
be cured within the ten (10) day period or cannot after diligent attempts
by
Borrower be cured within such ten (10) day period, and such default is likely
to
be cured within a reasonable time, then Borrower shall have an additional
period
(which shall not in any case exceed thirty (30) days) to attempt to cure
such
default, and within such reasonable time period the failure to cure the default
shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but no Credit Extensions shall be
made
during such cure period). Grace periods provided under this Section
shall not apply, among other things, to financial covenants or any other
covenants set forth in subsection (a) above;
8.3 Material
Adverse
Change. A Material Adverse Change occurs;
8.4 Attachment. (a)
Any
material portion of Borrower’s assets is attached, seized, levied on, or comes
into possession of a trustee or receiver and the attachment, seizure or levy
is
not removed in ten (10) days; (b) the service of process seeking to attach,
by trustee or similar process, any funds of Borrower, or of any entity under
control of Borrower (including a Subsidiary), on deposit with the Lenders
and/or
Collateral Agent or an Affiliate; (c) Borrower is enjoined, restrained, or
prevented by court order from conducting a material part of its business;
(d) a
judgment or other claim in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00)
becomes a Lien on any of Borrower’s assets; or (e) a notice of lien, levy, or
assessment is filed against any of Borrower’s assets by any Governmental
Authority and not paid within ten (10) days after Borrower receives
notice. These are not Events of Default if stayed or if a bond is
posted pending contest by Borrower (but no Credit Extensions shall be made
during the cure period);
8.5 Insolvency
(a) Borrower is
unable to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they become due or otherwise
becomes insolvent; (b) Borrower begins an Insolvency Proceeding; or (c) an
Insolvency Proceeding is begun against Borrower and not dismissed or stayed
within forty-five (45) days (but no Credit Extensions shall be made while
of any
of the conditions described in clause (a) exist and/or until any Insolvency
Proceeding is dismissed);
8.6 Other
Agreements. There is a default in any agreement to which
Borrower is a party with a third party or parties resulting in a right by
such
third party or parties, whether or not exercised, to accelerate the
maturity
of
any
Indebtedness in an amount in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)
or that could have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s
business.
8.7 Judgments. A
judgment or judgments for the payment of money in an amount, individually
or in
the aggregate, of at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (not covered
by independent third-party insurance) shall be rendered against Borrower
and
shall remain unsatisfied, or unstayed for a period of ten (10) days after
the
entry thereof (provided that no Credit Extensions will be made prior to the
satisfaction, or stay of such judgment, order, or decree);
8.8 Misrepresentations. Borrower
or any Person acting for Borrower makes any representation, warranty, or
other
statement now or later in this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any writing
delivered to Collateral Agent and/or Lenders or to induce Collateral Agent
and/or Lenders to enter this Agreement or any Loan Document, and such
representation, warranty, or other statement is incorrect in any material
respect when made; or
8.9 Subordinated
Debt. A default or breach occurs under any agreement between
Borrower and any creditor of Borrower that signed a subordination,
intercreditor, or other similar agreement with Collateral Agent or Lenders,
or
any creditor that has signed such an agreement with Collateral Agent or Lenders
breaches any terms of such agreement.
8.10 Governmental
Approvals. Any Governmental Approval shall have been
(a) revoked, rescinded, suspended, modified in an adverse manner or not
renewed in the ordinary course for a full term or (b) subject to any
decision by a Governmental Authority that designates a hearing with respect
to
any applications for renewal of any of such Governmental Approval or that
could
result in the Governmental Authority taking any of the actions described
in
clause (a) above, and such decision or such revocation, rescission, suspension,
modification or non-renewal (i) has, or could reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Change, or (ii) adversely affects the legal
qualifications of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to hold such Governmental
Approval in any applicable jurisdiction and such revocation, rescission,
suspension, modification or non-renewal could reasonably be expected to affect
the status of or legal qualifications of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
to
hold any Governmental Approval in any other jurisdiction.
8.11 Financing
Event. A Financing Event does not occur, or Borrower
fails to provide evidence of same to Collateral Agent, on or before September
30, 2008. For the avoidance of doubt, at any time prior to September 30,
2008,
the failure of the Acquisition Event to occur will not, by itself, constitute
an
Event of Default under Section 8.3 above.
9 RIGHTS
AND
REMEDIES
9.1 Rights
and
Remedies. While an Event of Default occurs and continues
Collateral Agent may, without notice or demand, do any or all of the
following:
(a) declare
all Obligations immediately due and payable (but if an Event of Default
described in Section 8.5 occurs all Obligations are immediately due and payable
without any action by Collateral Agent or Lenders);
(b) stop
advancing money or extending credit for Borrower’s benefit under this Agreement
or under any other agreement between Borrower and Collateral Agent and/or
Lenders;
(c) settle
or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts on
terms
and in any order that Collateral Agent considers advisable, notify any Person
owing Borrower money of Collateral Agent’s and Lenders' security interest in
such funds, and verify the amount of such account;
(d) make
any payments and do any acts it considers necessary or reasonable to protect
the
Collateral and/or its security interest in the Collateral. Borrower
shall assemble the Collateral if Collateral Agent requests and make it available
as Collateral Agent designates. Collateral Agent may enter premises
where the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of any part
of the
Collateral, and pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien which appears
to
be prior or superior to its security interest and pay all expenses
incurred.
Borrower
grants Collateral Agent a license to enter and occupy any of its premises,
without charge, to exercise any of Collateral Agent’s rights or
remedies;
(e) apply
to the Obligations any (i) balances and deposits of Borrower it holds, or
(ii)
any amount held by Collateral Agent or Lenders owing to or for the credit
or the
account of Borrower;
(f) ship,
reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise
for sale, and sell the Collateral. Collateral Agent is hereby granted
a non-exclusive, royalty-free license or other right to use, without charge,
Borrower’s labels, patents, copyrights, mask works, rights of use of any name,
trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, service marks, and advertising matter,
or any similar property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing
production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and, in
connection with Collateral Agent’s exercise of its rights under this Section,
Borrower’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements inure to
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders;
(g) place
a “hold” on any account maintained with Collateral Agent or Lenders and/or
deliver a notice of exclusive control, any entitlement order, or other
directions or instructions pursuant to any Control Agreement or similar
agreements providing control of any Collateral;
(h) demand
and receive possession of Borrower’s Books; and
(i) exercise
all rights and remedies available to Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents
or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code (including
disposal of the Collateral pursuant to the terms thereof).
9.2 Power
of
Attorney. Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Collateral
Agent as its lawful attorney-in-fact, exercisable only upon the occurrence
and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, to: (a) endorse
Borrower’s name on any checks or other forms of payment or security; (b) sign
Borrower’s name on any invoice or xxxx of lading for any Account or drafts
against Account Debtors; (c) settle and adjust disputes and claims about
the
Accounts directly with Account Debtors, for amounts and on terms Collateral
Agent determines reasonable; (d) make, settle, and adjust all claims under
Borrower’s insurance policies; (e) pay, contest or settle any Lien, charge,
encumbrance, security interest, and adverse claim in or to the Collateral,
or
any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or
discharge the same; and (f) transfer the Collateral into the name of Collateral
Agent or a third party as the Code permits. Borrower hereby appoints
Collateral Agent as its lawful attorney-in-fact to sign Borrower’s name on any
documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of Collateral Agent’s
and Lenders' security interest in the Collateral regardless of whether an
Event
of Default has occurred until all Obligations have been satisfied in full
and
Collateral Agent and Lenders are under no further obligation to make Credit
Extensions hereunder. Collateral Agent’s foregoing appointment as
Borrower’s attorney in fact, and all of Collateral Agent’s rights and powers,
coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until all Obligations have been
fully
repaid and performed and Collateral Agent’s and Lenders' obligation to provide
Credit Extensions terminates.
9.3 Protective
Payments. If Borrower fails to obtain the insurance called for
by Section 6.5 or fails to pay any premium thereon or fails to pay any other
amount which Borrower is obligated to pay under this Agreement or any other
Loan
Document, Collateral Agent may obtain such insurance or make such payment,
and
all amounts so paid by Collateral Agent are Lenders' Expenses and immediately
due and payable, bearing interest at the then highest applicable rate, and
secured by the Collateral. Collateral Agent will make reasonable
efforts to provide Borrower with notice of Collateral Agent obtaining such
insurance at the time it is obtained or within a reasonable time
thereafter. No payments by Collateral Agent are deemed an agreement
to make similar payments in the future or Collateral Agent’s waiver of any Event
of Default.
9.4 Application
of Payments and
Proceeds. Borrower shall have no right to specify the order or
the accounts to which Collateral Agent shall allocate or apply any payments
required to be made by Borrower to Collateral Agent or otherwise received
by
Collateral Agent under this Agreement when any such allocation or application
is
not specified elsewhere in this Agreement. If an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, Collateral Agent and/or each Lender may apply
any
funds in its possession, whether from Borrower account balances, payments,
proceeds realized as the result of any collection of Accounts or other
disposition of the Collateral, or otherwise, to the Obligations in such order
as
the Lenders shall determine in their sole
discretion. Any
surplus
shall be paid to Borrower or other Persons legally entitled thereto; Borrower
shall remain liable to Lenders for any deficiency. If Collateral
Agent, in its good faith business judgment, directly or indirectly enters
into a
deferred payment or other credit transaction with any purchaser at any sale
of
Collateral, Collateral Agent shall have the option, exercisable at any time,
of
either reducing the Obligations by the principal amount of the purchase price
or
deferring the reduction of the Obligations until the actual receipt by
Collateral Agent of cash therefor.
9.5 Liability
for
Collateral. So long as the Collateral Agent and Lenders comply
with reasonable banking practices regarding the safekeeping of the Collateral
in
the possession or under the control of the Collateral Agent and Lenders,
the
Collateral Agent and Lenders shall not be liable or responsible for: (a)
the
safekeeping of the Collateral; (b) any loss or damage to the Collateral;
(c) any
diminution in the value of the Collateral; or (d) any act or default of any
carrier, warehouseman, bailee, or other Person. Borrower bears all
risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral.
9.6 No
Waiver; Remedies
Cumulative. Collateral Agent’s failure, at any time or times,
to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of
Collateral Agent thereafter to demand strict performance and compliance herewith
or therewith. No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless signed by
Collateral Agent and then is only effective for the specific instance and
purpose for which it is given. Collateral Agent’s rights and remedies
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are
cumulative. Collateral Agent has all rights and remedies provided
under the Code, by law, or in equity. Collateral Agent’s exercise of
one right or remedy is not an election, and Collateral Agent’s waiver of any
Event of Default is not a continuing waiver. Collateral Agent’s delay
in exercising any remedy is not a waiver, election, or
acquiescence.
9.7 Demand
Waiver. Borrower waives demand, notice of default or dishonor,
notice of payment and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at maturity,
release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of accounts, documents,
instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees held by Collateral Agent on which
Borrower is liable.
10 NOTICES
All
notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication
(collectively, “Communication”) by any party
to this Agreement or any other Loan Document must be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered: (a) upon the earlier
of
actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the U.S. mail,
first
class, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, with proper
postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by electronic mail (if
an
email address is specified herein) or facsimile transmission; (c) one (1)
Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges
prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of which
shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address,
facsimile number, or email address indicated below. Either Collateral
Agent, Lender or Borrower may change its address or facsimile number by giving
the other party written notice thereof in accordance with the terms of this
Section 10.
If
to
Borrower:
Dynogen
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
00
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Chief Business Officer
Fax: (000)
000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
If
to
Collateral Agent:
Silicon
Valley Bank
One
Newton Executive Park, Suite 200
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Mr.
Xxx Xxxxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
Email:
XXxxxxx@xxx.xxx
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxxxx LLP
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esquire
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
XXxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
If
to
Oxford:
Oxford
Finance Corporation
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
General Counsel
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
11 CHOICE
OF LAW, VENUE AND
JURY TRIAL WAIVER
Massachusetts
law governs the Loan Documents without regard to principles of conflicts
of
law. Borrower and Lenders, and Collateral Agent each submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in the Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this
Agreement shall be deemed to operate to preclude Collateral Agent from bringing
suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on
the
Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment
or other court order in favor of Collateral Agent and
Lenders. Borrower expressly submits and consents in advance to such
jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and Borrower
hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal
jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby consents
to the
granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such
court. Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons,
complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that
service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered
or certified mail addressed to Borrower at the address set forth in Section
10
of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon
the
earlier to occur of Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after
deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.
TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER, LENDER AND COLLATERAL AGENT EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT
TO
A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON
THIS
AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING
CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY
HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.
12 GENERAL
PROVISIONS
12.1 Successors
and
Assigns. This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the
successors and permitted assigns of each party. Borrower may not
assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it
without
Collateral Agent’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in
Collateral Agent’s discretion). Lenders have the right, without
the consent of, but with written notice to Borrower, to sell, transfer, assign,
negotiate, or grant participation in all or any part of, or any interest
in,
Lenders’ obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
12.2 Indemnification/Expenses. Borrower
agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Collateral Agent and the Lenders and
their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, or any other
Person affiliated with or representing Collateral Agent or the Lenders harmless
against: (a) all obligations, demands, claims, and liabilities
(collectively, “Claims”)
asserted by any other party in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
the Loan Documents; and (b) all losses or Lenders' Expenses incurred, or
paid by
Lenders and/or Collateral Agent from, following, or arising from transactions
between Collateral Agent, and/or Lenders and Borrower (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses), except for Claims and/or losses directly caused
by Collateral Agent’s or Lenders' gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
12.3 Time
of
Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance of all
Obligations in this Agreement.
12.4 Severability
of
Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement is severable from
every other provision in determining the enforceability of any
provision.
12.5 Amendments
in Writing;
Integration. All amendments to this Agreement must be in
writing signed by Collateral Agent, Lenders and Borrower. This
Agreement and the Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about this
subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All
prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations
between the parties about the subject matter of this Agreement and the Loan
Documents merge into this Agreement and the Loan Documents.
12.6 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different
parties
on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, are
an
original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement.
12.7 Survival. All
covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement continue
in
full force until this Agreement has terminated pursuant to its terms and
all
Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations and any other obligations
which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement
including) have been satisfied. The obligation of Borrower in Section
12.2 to indemnify each Lender and Collateral Agent shall survive until the
statute of limitations with respect to such claim or cause of action shall
have
run.
12.8 Confidentiality. In
handling any confidential information, Lenders and Collateral Agent shall
exercise the same degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary
information, but disclosure of information may be made: (a) to Lenders' and
Collateral Agent’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates; (b) to prospective transferees or
purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions (provided, however, Lenders
and Collateral Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
such
prospective transferee’s or purchaser’s agreement to the terms of this
provision); (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order;
(d) to regulators or as otherwise required in connection with an
examination or audit; and (e) as Collateral Agent considers appropriate in
exercising remedies under this Agreement. Confidential information
does not include information that either: (i) is in the public domain or
in
Lenders' and/or Collateral Agent’s possession when disclosed to Lenders and/or
Collateral Agent, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to
Lenders and/or Collateral Agent; or (ii) is disclosed to Lenders and/or
Collateral Agent by a third party, if Lenders and/or Collateral Agent does
not
know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the
information.
12.9 Right
of Set
Off. Borrower hereby grants to Collateral Agent and to
each Lender, a lien, security interest and right of set off as security for
all
Obligations to Collateral Agent and each Lender hereunder, whether now existing
or hereafter arising upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral and
property, now or hereafter in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control
of
Collateral Agent or Lenders or any entity under the control of Collateral
Agent
or Lenders (including an Collateral Agent affiliate) or in transit to any
of
them. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default, without demand or notice, Collateral Agent or Lenders
may
set off the same or any part thereof and apply the same to any liability
or
obligation of Borrower even though unmatured and regardless of the adequacy
of
any other collateral securing the Obligations. ANY AND
ALL
RIGHTS
TO
REQUIRE COLLATERAL AGENT TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT
TO ANY
OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES THE OBLIGATIONS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT
OF
SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF BORROWER
ARE
HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED.
13 DEFINITIONS
13.1 Definitions. As
used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following
meanings:
“Account”
is
any “account” as
defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be
made,
and includes, without limitation, all accounts receivable and other sums
owing
to Borrower.
“Account
Debtor” is any
“account debtor” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may
hereafter be made.
“Acquisition
Agreement” means
the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Borrower, Apex Bioventures
Acquisition Corporation, Apex Acquisition Sub, Inc. and the other parties
thereto dated February 5, 2008, as the same may be amended from time to
time.
"Acquisition
Event" means, the
consummation of the proposed merger agreement by and between Borrower and
Apex
Bioventures Acquisition Corporation and Apex Acquisition Sub, Inc. on terms
and
conditions as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement.
“Affiliate”
of
any Person is a
Person that owns or controls directly or indirectly the Person, any Person
that
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person,
and
each of that Person’s senior executive officers, directors, partners and, for
any Person that is a limited liability company, that Person’s managers and
members.
“Agreement”
is
defined in the
preamble hereof.
“Amortization
Date” is October
1, 2008.
“Apex”
is
defined in Section
6.12.
“Arachnova
Collateral” is the
collateral as described in that certain UCC Financing Statement in favor
of
Arachnova Therapeutics Limited and filed at the Secretary of State’s Office of
Delaware on January 3, 2008 as filing number 20080028280 (exclusive of any
amendments).
“Arachnova
Security Agreement”
is that certain Security Agreement by and between Borrower and Arachnova
Therapeutics Limited dated as of December 10, 2007 (not including any
amendments).
"Board"
means Borrower's board
of directors.
“Borrower”
is
defined in the
preamble hereof.
“Borrower’s
Books” are all
Borrower’s books and records including ledgers, federal and state tax returns,
records regarding Borrower’s assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business
operations or financial condition, and all computer programs or storage or
any
equipment containing such information.
“Borrowing
Resolutions” are,
with respect to any Person, those resolutions adopted by such Person’s Board of
Directors and delivered by such Person to Collateral Agent approving the
Loan
Documents to which such Person is a party and the transactions contemplated
thereby, together with a certificate executed by its secretary on behalf
of such
Person certifying that (a) such Person has the authority to execute,
deliver, and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to
which
it is a party, (b) that attached as Exhibit A to such certificate is a
true, correct, and complete copy of the resolutions then in full force and
effect authorizing and ratifying the execution, delivery, and performance
by
such Person of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) the name(s)
of
the
Person(s)
authorized to execute the Loan Documents on behalf of such Person, together
with
a sample of the true signature(s) of such Person(s), and (d) that
Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on such certificate unless and until
such
Person shall have delivered to Collateral Agent a further certificate canceling
or amending such prior certificate.
“Bridge
Financing” means an
unsecured, non-interest bearing convertible equity financing of Borrower,
closing after February 5, 2008 but prior to the Acquisition Event in an
aggregate amount of up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) as set forth
in the
Investor Commitment Letter.
“Business
Day” is any day that
is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which Collateral Agent is
closed.
“Cash
Equivalents” are
(a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by
the United States or any agency or any State thereof having maturities of
not
more than one (1) year from the date of acquisition; (b) commercial paper
maturing no more than one (1) year after its creation and having the highest
rating from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Xxxxx’x Investors
Service, Inc., and (c) SVB’s certificates of deposit issued maturing no more
than one (1) year after issue.
“Claims”
are
defined in Section
12.2.
“Code”
is
the Uniform
Commercial Code, as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect
in
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provided, that, to the extent that the
Code is
used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined
differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition
of
such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern; provided further,
that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or
all of
the attachment, perfection, or priority of, or remedies with respect to,
Collateral Agent’s and Lenders' Lien on any Collateral is governed by the
Uniform Commercial Code in effect in a jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform
Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely
for
purposes on the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection,
priority, or remedies and for purposes of definitions relating to such
provisions.
“Collateral”
is
any and all
properties, rights and assets of Borrower described on Exhibit
A.
“Collateral
Account” is any
Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.
"Collateral
Agent" means, SVB,
not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as agent on behalf
of
and for the benefit of the Lenders.
"Commitment
Percentage" is set
forth in Schedule 1.1, as amended from time to time.
“Commodity
Account” is any
“commodity account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as
may hereafter be made.
“Communication”
is
defined in
Section 10.
“Compliance
Certificate” is
that certain certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
“Contingent
Obligation” is, for
any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or not, of that
Person
for (a) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation
of another such as an obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed,
co-made, discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or for which that
Person is directly or indirectly liable; (b) any obligations for undrawn
letters
of credit for the account of that Person; and (c) all obligations from any
interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap or
collar
agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person
against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity
prices; but “Contingent Obligation” does not include endorsements in the
ordinary course of business. The amount of a Contingent Obligation is
the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation for which the
Contingent Obligation is made or, if not determinable, the maximum reasonably
anticipated liability for it determined by the Person in good faith; but
the
amount may not exceed the maximum of the obligations under any guarantee
or
other support arrangement.
“Control
Agreement” is any
control agreement entered into among the depository institution at which
Borrower maintains a Deposit Account or the securities intermediary or commodity
intermediary at which Borrower maintains a Securities Account or a Commodity
Account, Borrower, and Collateral Agent pursuant to which Collateral Agent
obtains control (within the meaning of the Code) for the benefit of the Lenders
over such Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity
Account.
“Credit
Extension” is any Term
Loan or any other extension of credit by Collateral Agent or Lenders for
Borrower’s benefit.
“Default”
is
any event which
with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of
Default.
"Default
Rate" is defined in
Section 2.2(b).
“Deposit
Account” is any
“deposit account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may
hereafter be made.
“Designated
Deposit Account” is
Borrower’s deposit account, account number _____________, maintained with
SVB.
“Dollars,” “dollars”
and
“$”
each
mean lawful money of
the United States.
“Effective
Date” is defined in
the preamble of this Agreement.
“Equipment”
is
all “equipment”
as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter
be
made, and includes without limitation all machinery, fixtures, goods, vehicles
(including motor vehicles and trailers), and any interest in any of the
foregoing.
"Equity
Event" shall mean
receipt of unrestricted gross cash proceeds (net of reasonable expenses)
by the
Borrower, after the Effective Date, from one or more closings of an equity
round
of financing (including the Bridge Financing and any Subordinated Debt) with
existing investors, and other investors reasonably acceptable to the Lenders,
in
the amount of at least Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000).
“ERISA”
is
the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and its regulations.
“Event
of Default” is defined
in Section 8.
“Final
Payment” is a payment
(in addition to and not a substitution for the regular monthly payments of
principal plus accrued interest) equal to the amount of the Term Loan multiplied
by the Final Payment Percentage and due on the earliest to occur of (a) the
final Payment Date for such Term Loan, (b) the acceleration of such Term
Loan pursuant to Section 2.1.1(e) hereof, and (c) prepayment of the Term
Loan
pursuant to Section 2.1.1(f) hereof.
“Final
Payment Percentage” is,
for each Term Loan, one percent (1.0%).
"Financing
Event" shall means
the earlier to occur of: (i) an Equity Event, or (ii) Acquisition
Event.
“First
Draw Period” is the
period of time from the Effective Date through the earliest to occur of (a)
February 21, 2008, and (b) an Event of Default.
"First
Term Loan" is defined in
Section 2.1.1.
“Funding
Date” is any date on
which a Credit Extension is made to or on account of Borrower which shall
be a
Business Day.
“GAAP”
is
generally accepted
accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the
Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board or in such other statements by such other Person as
may
be
approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are
applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“General
Intangibles” is all
“general intangibles” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with
such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without
limitation, all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright
registrations and like protections in each work of authorship and derivative
work, whether published or unpublished, any patents, trademarks, service
marks
and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, any applications therefor,
whether registered or not, any trade secret rights, including any rights
to
unpatented inventions, payment intangibles, royalties, contract rights,
goodwill, franchise agreements, purchase orders, customer lists, route lists,
telephone numbers, domain names, claims, income and other tax refunds, security
and other deposits, options to purchase or sell real or personal property,
rights in all litigation presently or hereafter pending (whether in contract,
tort or otherwise), insurance policies (including without limitation key
man,
property damage, and business interruption insurance), payments of insurance
and
rights to payment of any kind.
“Governmental
Approval” is any
consent, authorization, approval, order, license, franchise, permit,
certificate, accreditation, registration, filing or notice, of, issued by,
from
or to, or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental
Authority.
“Governmental
Authority” is any
nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any
agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank
or
other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory
or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange
and any self-regulatory organization.
“Indebtedness”
is
(a)
indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred price of property or services,
such as reimbursement and other obligations for surety bonds and letters
of
credit, (b) obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar
instruments, (c) capital lease obligations, and (d) Contingent
Obligations.
“Insolvency
Proceeding” is any
proceeding by or against any Person under the United States Bankruptcy Code,
or
any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit
of
creditors, compositions, extensions generally with its creditors, or proceedings
seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other relief.
“Inventory”
is
all “inventory”
as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to
such
term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all merchandise,
raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and shipping materials, work in process
and finished products, including without limitation such inventory as is
temporarily out of Borrower’s custody or possession or in transit and including
any returned goods and any documents of title representing any of the
above.
“Investment”
is
any beneficial
ownership interest in any Person (including stock, partnership interest or
other
securities), and any loan, advance or capital contribution to any
Person.
“Investor
Commitment Letter”
means the commitment letter to the Lenders from the lead existing
investors of
the Borrower dated February 20, 2008 with regard to the Bridge
Financing.
"Lender"
is any one of the
Lenders.
"Lenders"
shall mean the
Persons identified on Schedule 1.1 hereto and each assignee that becomes
a party
to this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.1.
“Lenders'
Expenses” are all
audit fees and expenses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses) of Lenders for preparing, amending, negotiating, defending
and enforcing the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those incurred
in connection with appeals or Insolvency Proceedings).
“LIBOR
Rate” means the rate of
interest per annum determined by Collateral Agent to be the per annum rate
of
interest at which deposits in United States Dollars are offered to Collateral
Agent in the London interbank market (rounded upward, if necessary, to the
nearest 1/100th of one percent (0.01%)) in which Collateral Agent customarily
participates for a period of time equal to thirty (30) days and published
in The
Wall Street Journal one (1) Business Day prior to the Funding Date and in
an
amount approximately equal to the amount of such Term Loan.
“LIBOR
Rate Margin” is six
percentage points (6.0%) per annum.
“Lien”
is
a claim, mortgage,
deed of trust, levy, charge, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance
of
any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law or
otherwise against any property.
“Loan
Documents” are,
collectively, this Agreement, the Warrant, the Perfection Certificate, any
note,
or notes or guaranties executed by Borrower, and any other present or future
agreement between Borrower and/or for the benefit of Lenders and Collateral
Agent in connection with this Agreement, all as amended, restated, or otherwise
modified.
“Material
Adverse
Change” is (a) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of
Lenders' Lien in the Collateral or in the value of such Collateral; (b) a
material adverse change in the business, operations, or condition (financial
or
otherwise) of Borrower; or (c) a material impairment of the prospect of
repayment of any portion of the Obligations.
"Maturity
Date" is the Term
Loan Maturity Date.
“Obligations”
are
Borrower’s
obligation to pay when due any debts, principal, interest, Lenders' Expenses,
Prepayment Fee, Final Payment, and other amounts Borrower owes Lenders now
or
later, whether under this Agreement, the Loan Documents, or otherwise,
including, without limitation, all obligations relating to letters of credit
(including reimbursement obligations for drawn and undrawn letters of credit),
cash management services, and foreign exchange contracts, if any, and including
interest accruing after Insolvency Proceedings begin (whether or not allowed)
and debts, liabilities, or obligations of Borrower assigned to Lenders and/or
Collateral Agent, and the performance of Borrower’s duties under the Loan
Documents.
“Operating
Documents” are, for
any Person, such Person’s formation documents, as certified with the Secretary
of State of such Person’s state of formation on a date that is no earlier than
30 days prior to the Effective Date, and (a) if such Person is a corporation,
its bylaws in current form, (b) if such Person is a limited liability company,
its limited liability company agreement (or similar agreement), and (c) if
such
Person is a partnership, its partnership agreement (or similar agreement),
each
of the foregoing with all current amendments or modifications
thereto.
“Payment/Advance
Form” is that
certain form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
“Payment
Date” is the first
Business Day of each calendar month.
“Perfection
Certificate” is
defined in Section 5.1.
“Permitted
Indebtedness”
is:
(a) Borrower’s
Indebtedness to Lenders and Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the
other
Loan Documents;
(b) Indebtedness
existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection
Certificate;
(c) the
Bridge Financing provided it constitutes Subordinated Debt;
(d) Subordinated
Debt;
(e) unsecured
Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
(f) Indebtedness
secured by Permitted Liens; and
(g) extensions,
refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any items of
Permitted Indebtedness (a) through (f) above, provided that the principal
amount
thereof is not increased or the terms thereof are not modified to impose
more
burdensome terms upon Borrower or its Subsidiary, as the case may
be.
“Permitted
Investments” are:
(a) Investments
shown on the Perfection Certificate and existing on the Effective Date;
and
(b) Cash
Equivalents.
“Permitted
Liens”
are:
(a) Liens
existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate or
arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) Liens
for taxes, fees, assessments or other government charges or levies, either
not
delinquent or being contested in good faith and for which Borrower maintains
adequate reserves on its Books, if they have no priority over any of Lender's
Liens;
(c) purchase
money Liens (i) on Equipment acquired or held by Borrower incurred for financing
the acquisition of the Equipment securing no more than One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate amount outstanding, or (ii) existing
on
Equipment when acquired, if the Lien
is
confined to the property and improvements and the proceeds of the
Equipment;
(d) Liens
incurred in the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness secured
by
Liens described in (a) through (c), but any extension,
renewal or replacement Lien must be limited to the property encumbered by
the
existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness may not
increase;
(e) leases
or subleases of real property granted in the ordinary course of business,
and
leases, subleases, non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of property (other
than
real property or intellectual property) granted in the ordinary course of
Borrower’s business, if the leases,
subleases, licenses and sublicenses do not prohibit granting Collateral Agent
a
security interest; and
(f) non-exclusive
and exclusive licenses, partnership or joint ventures for the use of the
property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business
with
any third party, which arrangements are approved by the
Board. For the avoidance of doubt, Lenders acknowledge and
agree that Borrower shall be permitted to license its intellectual property
to
third parties consistent with Borrower's current business model and existing
practice in the biotech industry; and
(g) judgment
liens not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.4 or 8.7
hereof.
“Person”
is
any individual,
sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation,
institution, public benefit corporation, firm, joint stock company, estate,
entity or government agency.
"Prepayment
Date" is defined in
Section 2.1.1(f).
"Prepayment
Fee" shall be an
additional fee payable to the Lenders in amount equal to:
(i) for
a prepayment made after the Prepayment Date, and on or prior to February
20,
2009,four percent (4.0%) of the principal amount of the Term Loans
prepaid; or
(ii) for
a prepayment made after February 20, 2009, and on or prior to February 20,
2010,two percent (2.0%) of the principal amount of the Term Loans prepaid;
and
(iii) for
a prepayment made after February 20, 2010, and on or prior to the Term
LoanMaturity Date, one percent (1.0%) of the principal amount of the Term
Loans
prepaid.
“Registered
Organization” is
any “registered organization” as defined in the Code with such additions to such
term as may hereafter be made
"Requirement
of Law” is as to
any Person, the organizational or governing documents of such Person, and
any
law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of
an
arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable
to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person
or
any of its property is subject.
“Responsible
Officer” is any of
the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller
of Borrower.
“Second
Draw Period” is the
period of time commencing on the Effective Date through the earliest to occur
of
(x) April 30, 2008, and (y) an Event of Default.
"Second
Term Loan" is defined
in Section 2.1.1.
"Secured
Promissory Note" is
defined in Section 2.3.
"Secured
Promissory Note
Record" A record maintained by each Lender with respect to the
outstanding Obligations and credits made thereto.
“Securities
Account” is any
“securities account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as
may hereafter be made.
“Subordinated
Debt” is
indebtedness incurred by Borrower subordinated to all of Borrower’s now or
hereafter indebtedness to Lenders (pursuant to a subordination, intercreditor,
or other similar agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Collateral
Agent and Lenders entered into between Collateral Agent, the Borrower and
the
other creditor), on terms acceptable to Collateral Agent and
Lenders.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with
respect to any Person, any Person of which more than 50.0% of the voting
stock
or other equity interests (in the case of Persons other than corporations)
is
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more
of
Affiliates of such Person.
“Term
Loan” is defined in
Section 2.1.1 hereof.
“Term
Loan Maturity Date” is
the last Payment Date for each Term Loan.
“Transfer”
is
defined in
Section 7.1.
“Warrants”
are
the Warrants to
Purchase Stock dated as of the Effective Date executed by Borrower in favor
of
each Lender.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as a sealed instrument
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as of the Effective
Date.
BORROWER:
By_________________________________________
Name:______________________________________
Title:_______________________________________
LENDERS:
SILICON
VALLEY BANK, as Collateral Agent and as a Lender
By_________________________________________
Name:______________________________________
Title:_______________________________________
OXFORD
FINANCE CORPORATION, as a Lender
By_________________________________________
Name:______________________________________
Title:_______________________________________
SCHEDULE
1.1
LENDERS
AND
COMMITMENTS
Lender
|
Commitment
|
Commitment
Percentage
|
Oxford
Finance Corporation
|
$5,000,000
|
50.0%
|
Silicon
Valley Bank
|
$5,000,000
|
50.0%
|
TOTAL
|
$10,000,000
|
100.00%
|
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EXHIBIT
A
The
Collateral consists of all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the
following personal property:
All
goods, Accounts (including health-care receivables), Equipment, Inventory,
contract rights or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements,
franchise agreements, General Intangibles (except as provided below), commercial
tort claims, documents, instruments (including any promissory notes), chattel
paper (whether tangible or electronic), cash, deposit accounts, all certificates
of deposit, fixtures, letters of credit rights (whether or not the letter
of
credit is evidenced by a writing), securities, and all other investment
property, supporting obligations, and financial assets, whether now owned
or
hereafter acquired, wherever located; and
all
Borrower’s Books relating to the foregoing, and any and all claims, rights and
interests in any of the above and all substitutions for, additions, attachments,
accessories, accessions and improvements to and replacements, products, proceeds
and insurance proceeds of any or all of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Collateral does not include any of the following, whether
now
owned or hereafter acquired any copyright rights, copyright applications,
copyright registrations and like protections in each work of authorship and
derivative work, whether published or unpublished, any patents, patent
applications and like protections, including improvements, divisions,
continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions, and continuations-in-part
of the
same, trademarks, service marks and, to the extent permitted under applicable
law, any applications therefor, whether registered or not, and the goodwill
of
the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized thereby, know-how,
operating manuals, trade secret rights, rights to unpatented inventions,
and any
claims for damage by way of any past, present, or future infringement of
any of
the foregoing; provided, however, the Collateral shall include all Accounts,
license and royalty fees and other revenues, proceeds, or income arising
out of
or relating to any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lender’s
Lien with respect to any of the Archanova Collateral is expressly subordinate
to
Arachnova Therapeutics Limited’s Lien on the Arachnova Collateral.
Pursuant
to the terms of a certain negative pledge arrangement with Collateral Agent
and
Lenders, except for Permitted Liens, Borrower has agreed not to encumber
any of
its copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and
like
protections in each work of authorship and derivative work, whether published
or
unpublished, any patents, patent applications and like protections, including
improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions, and
continuations-in-part of the same, trademarks, service marks and, to the
extent
permitted under applicable law, any applications therefor, whether registered
or
not, and the goodwill of the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized
thereby, know-how, operating manuals, trade secret rights, rights to unpatented
inventions, and any claims for damage by way of any past, present, or future
infringement of any of the foregoing, without Collateral Agent’s prior written
consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower may enter into
non-exclusive and exclusive licenses, partnership or joint ventures for the
use
of the property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business with any third party, which arrangements are approved by the
Board. For the avoidance of doubt, Lenders acknowledge and
agree that Borrower shall be permitted to license its intellectual property
to
third parties consistent with Borrower's current business model and existing
practice in the biotech industry.
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EXHIBIT
B
Loan
Payment/Advance Request
Form
DYNOGEN
PHARMACEUTICAL,
INC.
Deadline
is Noon E.S.T.*
Fax
To:
Date:
_____________________
LOAN
PAYMENT:
From
Account #___________________________________
|
To
Account #_____________________________________
|
|
(Deposit Account #) | (Loan Account #) | |
Principal $_________________________________________ | and/or Interest $___________________________________ | |
Authorized Signature:_______________________________ | Phone Number: ___________________________________ | |
Print Name/Title:____________________________________ |
Loan
Advance:
Complete
Outgoing
Wire Request section below if all or a portion of the funds from this
loan advance are for an outgoing wire.
From
Account #___________________________________
|
To
Account #_____________________________________
|
|
(Loan Account #) | (Deposit Account #) | |
Amount of Advance $_______________________________ | and/or Interest $___________________________________ | |
All
Borrower’s representations and warranties in the Loan and Security Agreement
are
true, correct and complete in all material respects on the date
of the request
for an advance; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier
shall not be
applicable to any representations and warranties that already
are qualified or
modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further
that those
representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific
date shall be
true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such
date:
Authorized Signature:_______________________________ | Phone Number: ___________________________________ | |
Print Name/Title:____________________________________ |
Outgoing
Wire
Request:
Complete
only if all or a portion of funds from the loan advance above is
to be
wired.
Deadline
for same day processing is noon, E.S.T.
Beneficiary
Name: ___________________________________
|
Amount
of Wire: $_____________________________________
|
|
Beneficiary Lender: __________________________________ | Account Number: _____________________________________ | |
City and State: ______________________________________ | ||
Beneficiary Lender Transit (ABA) #:______________________ | Beneficiary Lender Code (Swift, Sort, Chip, etc.): ______________ | |
(For International Wire Only) | ||
Intermediary Lender: __________________________________ | Transit (ABA) #:______________________________________ |
Special Instructions:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
By
signing below, I (we) acknowledge and agree that my (our) funds
transfer request
shall be processed in accordance with and subject to the terms
and conditions
set forth in the agreements(s) covering funds transfer service(s),
which
agreements(s) were previously received and executed by me (us).
Authorized Signature: _________________________________ | 2nd Signature (if required): ______________________________ | |
Print Name/Title: _____________________________________ | Print Name/Title: ______________________________________ | |
Telephone #: ________________________________________ | Telephone #: _________________________________________ |
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EXHIBIT
C
COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
TO: SILICON
VALLEY BANK, as Collateral
Agent Date:
FROM: DYNOGEN
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
The
undersigned authorized officer of Dynogen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Borrower”)
certifies that under the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement
between Borrower, Collateral Agent and the Lenders (the “Agreement”), (1)
Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending _______________
with
all required covenants except as noted below, (2) there are no Events of
Default, (3) all representations and warranties in the Agreement are true
and correct in all material respects on this date except as noted below;
provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable
to
any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified
by
materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those
representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall
be
true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date, (4)
Borrower, and each of its Subsidiaries, has timely filed all required tax
returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state
and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower
except
as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 5.8 of the Agreement,
and (5) no Liens have been levied or claims made against Borrower or any
of its
Subsidiaries relating to unpaid employee payroll or benefits of which Borrower
has not previously provided written notification to Collateral
Agent. Attached are the required documents supporting the
certification. The undersigned certifies, in the capacity as an
officer of the Borrower, that these are prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an
accompanying letter or footnotes. The undersigned acknowledges, in
the capacity as an officer of the Borrower, that no borrowings may be requested
at any time or date of determination that Borrower is not in compliance with
any
of the terms of the Agreement, and that compliance is determined not just
at the
date this certificate is delivered. Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the
Agreement.
Please
indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under “Complies”
column.
|
||
Reporting
Covenant
|
Required
|
Complies
|
Monthly
Financial Statements
Compliance
Certificate
|
Monthly
within 45 days
|
Yes No
|
Audited
Financial Statements
|
Annually
within 90 days after FYE
|
Yes No
|
The
following are the exceptions with
respect to the certification above: (If no exceptions exist, state
“No exceptions to note.”)
DYNOGEN
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
|
COLLATERAL
AGENT USE ONLY
Received
by: _____________________
authorized
signer
Date:
_________________________
Verified: ________________________
authorized
signer
Date:
_________________________
Compliance
Status:
Yes No
|
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EXHIBIT
D
SECURED
PROMISSORY NOTE
$____________________ Dated: ____________,2008
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned,
DYNOGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), HEREBY
PROMISES TO PAY to the order of [SVB / OXFORD] (“Lender”) the
principal amount of ____________ Dollars ($__________) or such lesser amount
as
shall equal the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan made to Borrower
by Lender, plus interest on the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Term
Loan,
at the rates and in accordance with the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement
by and between Borrower and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent, and
the
Lenders, including without limitation, Oxford Finance Corporation, and SVB
(as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
the
“Loan Agreement”). If not sooner paid, the entire principal
amount and all accrued interest hereunder and under the Loan Agreement shall
be
due and payable on Term Loan Maturity Date as set forth in the Loan
Agreement.
Borrower
agrees to pay any initial partial month interest payment from the date of
this
Note to the first Payment Date ("Interim Interest") on the first Payment
Date.
Principal,
interest and all other amounts due with respect to the Term Loan, are payable
in
lawful money of the United States of America to Lender as set forth in the
Loan
Agreement and this Secured Promissory Note. The principal amount of
this Note and the interest rate applicable thereto, and all payments made
with
respect thereto, shall be recorded by Lender and, prior to any transfer hereof,
endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part of this Note.
The
Loan
Agreement, among other things, (a) provides for the making of a secured Term
Loan to Borrower, and (b) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity
hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.
This
Note
may not be prepaid except as set forth in Section 2.1.1(e)
and Section
2.1.1(f) of the Loan Agreement.
This
Note
and the obligation of Borrower to repay the unpaid principal amount of the
Term
Loan, interest on the Term Loan and all other amounts due Lender under the
Loan
Agreement is secured under the Loan Agreement.
Presentment
for payment, demand, notice of protest and all other demands and notices
of any
kind in connection with the execution, delivery, performance and enforcement
of
this Note are hereby waived.
Borrower
shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by Lender in the enforcement or
attempt to enforce any of Borrower’s obligations hereunder not performed when
due. This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Note
Register; Ownership of
Note. The ownership of an interest in this Note shall be
registered on a record of ownership maintained by Lender or its
agent. Notwithstanding anything else in this Note to the contrary,
the right to the principal of, and stated interest on, this Note may be
transferred only if the transfer is registered on such record of ownership
and
the transferee is identified as the owner of an interest in the
obligation. Borrower shall be entitled to treat the registered holder
of this Note (as recorded on such record of ownership) as the owner in fact
thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable
or
other claim to or interest in this Note on the part of any other person or
entity.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed by one
of its
officers thereunto duly authorized on the date hereof.
BORROWER:
DYNOGEN
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
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