869,565 Shares Warrants to Purchase 1,043,478 Shares DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC. Common Stock PLACEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT
869,565
Shares
Warrants
to Purchase 1,043,478 Shares
DELCATH
SYSTEMS, INC.
Common
Stock
June 9,
2009
XXXXX
XXXXXXX & CO.
U.S.
Bancorp Center
800
Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55402
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Delcath
Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject
to the terms and conditions stated in this Placement Agency Agreement (this
“Agreement”) and the
Subscription Agreements in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto (the “Subscription
Agreements”) entered into with the investors identified therein (each, an
“Investor” and
collectively, the “Investors”), to issue and
sell up to an aggregate of 869,565 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). Each Investor
shall also receive a warrant, in the form of Exhibit B attached
hereto, to purchase up to a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the
“Warrant Shares”) equal
to one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the number of Shares purchased by such
Investor, at an exercise price equal to $3.99 per share, exercisable on or after
the issuance thereof and on or prior to the fifth anniversary of the issuance
thereof (the “Warrants”
and together with the Shares, the “Securities”). The Company
hereby confirms its agreement with Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. (the “Placement Agent”) as set
forth below. The Securities are more fully described in the Prospectus (as
defined below).
1. Agreement to Act
as Placement Agent; Delivery and Payment. On the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements of the Company herein contained, and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement:
(a) The
Company hereby engages the Placement Agent, as agent of the Company, to, on
commercially reasonable efforts basis, solicit offers to purchase Securities
from the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Prospectus (as defined below). The Placement Agent shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to assist the Company in obtaining performance by each
Investor whose offer to purchase the Securities was solicited by such Placement
Agent and accepted by the Company, but the Placement Agent shall not, except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, have any liability to the Company in the
event any such purchase is not consummated for any reason. Under no
circumstances will the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates be obligated to
underwrite or purchase any of the Securities for its own account or otherwise
provide any financing. The Placement Agent shall act solely as the
Company’s agent and not as principal. The Placement Agent shall have no
authority to bind the Company with respect to any prospective offer to purchase
Securities and the Company shall
have the
sole right to accept offers to purchase Securities and may reject any such
offer, in whole or in part. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and
agreed that the Placement Agent (or its affiliates) may, solely in its
discretion and without any obligation to do so, purchase Securities as
principal.
(b) As
compensation for services rendered by the Placement Agent hereunder, on the
Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall pay or cause to be paid by
the Investor to the Placement Agent by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to an account or accounts designated by the Placement Agent, an aggregate
amount equal to seven percent (7.0%) of the gross proceeds received by the
Company from its sale of the Securities on such Closing Date (the “Agency Fee”). Such gross
purchase price does not include any consideration that may be paid to the
Company in the future upon exercise of the Warrants. The Placement Agent agrees
that the foregoing compensation, together with any expense reimbursement payable
hereunder, constitutes all of the cash compensation that such Placement Agent
shall be entitled to receive in connection with the Offering contemplated
hereby.
(c) The
Securities are being sold to the Investors at a price of $3.45 per unit (the
“Purchase Price”) as
set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus (as defined below). The purchases
of Securities by the Investors shall be evidenced by the execution of the
Subscription Agreements by each of the parties thereto in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
A.
(d) Prior
to the earlier of (i) the date on which this Agreement is terminated and (ii)
the Closing Date, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of
the Placement Agent, solicit or accept offers to purchase Securities of the
Company (other than pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants to purchase
shares of Common Stock that are outstanding at the date hereof) otherwise than
through the Placement Agent in accordance herewith.
(e) No
Securities which the Company has agreed to sell pursuant to this Agreement and
the Subscription Agreements shall be deemed to have been purchased and paid for,
or sold by the Company, until such Securities shall have been delivered to the
Investor purchasing such Securities against payment therefor by such
Investor. If the Company shall default in its obligations to deliver
Securities to an Investor whose offer it has accepted, the Company shall
indemnify and hold the Placement Agent harmless against any loss, claim, damage
or liability directly or indirectly arising from or as a result of such default
by the Company in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6(c)
hereof.
(f) Payment
of the purchase price for, and delivery of the Securities shall be made at a
closing (the “Closing”)
at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel for the Company,
located at Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, at 10:00 a.m., local
time, on June 15, 2009 or at such other time and date as the Placement Agent and
the Company determine pursuant to Rule 15c6-1(a) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)(such date of
payment and delivery being herein referred to as the “Closing
Date”). The Shares will be settled through the facilities of
The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC system and the Warrants will be issued in
registered physical form. The Placement Agent shall facilitate the
payment of the purchase price for the Securities directly to the Company by
Federal Funds wire transfer from one or more accounts of the Investors
maintained by the Placement Agent, against delivery of the Securities to such
persons and shall be registered in the name or names and shall be in such
denominations as the Placement Agent may request at least one business day
before the Closing Date. At least one business day prior to the
Closing Date, the Placement Agent shall submit to the Company its expense
reimbursement invoice pursuant to
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Section 4
hereof and the Company agrees to reimburse the Placement Agent such amount to
which the Placement Agent is entitled thereunder within thirty days of receipt
of such invoice.
2. Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the
Placement Agent as of the date hereof, and as of the Closing Date and agrees
with the Placement Agent, as follows:
(a) Filing of Registration
Statement. The Company has prepared and filed, in conformity with the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the
published rules and regulations thereunder (the “Rules and Regulations”)
adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), a registration
statement, including a prospectus, on Form S-3 (File No. 333-143280), which
became effective as of June 7, 2007, relating to the Securities and the offering
thereof (the “Offering”) from time to time
in accordance with Rule 415(a)(1)(x) of the Rules and Regulations, and such
amendments thereof as may have been required to the date of this Agreement. The
term “Registration
Statement” as used in this Agreement means the aforementioned
registration statement, as amended at the time of such registration statement’s
effectiveness for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act, as such section
applies to the Placement Agent (the “Effective Time”), including
(i) all documents filed as a part thereof or incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein and (ii) any information in the corresponding
Base Prospectus (as defined below) or a prospectus supplement filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, to the extent such
information is deemed pursuant to Rule 430A (“Rule 430A”), 430B (“Rule 430B”) or 430C
(“Rule 430C”)
under the Securities Act to be a part thereof at the Effective Time. If the
Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement to register additional
Securities pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Rules and Regulations (the “Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement”), then any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall
also be deemed to include such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. For purposes
of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus (as defined below), the Prospectus (as
defined in below) or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall
be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”). All references in
this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the
Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to
mean and include the subsequent filing of any document under the Exchange Act
and which is deemed to be incorporated therein by reference therein or otherwise
deemed to be a part thereof.
(b) Effectiveness of Registration
Statement; Certain Defined Terms. The Company and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement meet the requirements and comply with the
conditions for the use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. The Company has
complied, to the Commission’s satisfaction, with all requests of the Commission
for additional or supplemental information. No stop order preventing or
suspending use of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus or the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by
the Commission, and no proceedings for such purpose pursuant to Section 8A of
the Securities Act against the Company or related to the Offering have been
instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, are contemplated or
threatened by the Commission, and any request received by the Company on the
part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with. As
used in this Agreement:
(1) “Base Prospectus” means the
prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the Effective
Time.
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(2) “Disclosure Package” means (i)
the Statutory Prospectus, (ii) each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any,
filed or used by the Company on or before the Effective Time and listed on Schedule I hereto
(other than a roadshow that is an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus but is not
required to be filed under Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations) and (iii) the
pricing and other information as set forth on Exhibit G hereto, all
considered together.
(3) “Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of
the Rules and Regulations relating to the Securities in the form filed or
required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the
form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) of the Rules and
Regulations.
(4) “Preliminary Prospectus” means
any preliminary prospectus supplement, subject to completion, relating to the
Securities, filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act for use in connection with the offering and sale of the
Securities, together with the Base Prospectus attached to or used with such
preliminary prospectus supplement.
(5) “Prospectus” means the final
prospectus supplement, relating to the Securities, filed by the Company with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act on or before the
second business day after the date hereof (or such earlier time as may be
required under the Securities Act), in the form furnished by the Company to the
Placement Agent, for use in connection with the offering and sale of the
Securities that discloses the public offering price and other final terms of the
Securities, together with the Base Prospectus attached to or used with such
final prospectus supplement.
(6) “Statutory Prospectus” means
the Preliminary Prospectus, if any, and the Base Prospectus, each as amended and
supplemented immediately prior to the Time of Sale, including any document
incorporated by reference therein and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a
part thereof.
(7) “Time of Sale” means 7:00
p.m., New York City time, on the date of this Agreement.
(c) Contents of Registration
Statement. The Registration Statement complied when it became effective,
complies as of the date hereof and, as amended or supplemented, at the Time of
Sale and at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Securities
Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172
under the Securities Act or any similar rule) in connection with any sale of
Securities (the “Prospectus
Delivery Period”), will comply, in all material respects, with the
requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations; the
Registration Statement did not, as of the Effective Time, contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading, provided,
that the Company makes no representation or warranty in this paragraph with
respect to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement in
reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the
Company by the Placement Agent specifically for inclusion therein, which
information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Placement Agent’s
Information (as defined in Section 7
hereof).
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(d) Contents of Prospectus. The
Prospectus will comply, as of the date that it is filed with the Commission, the
date of its delivery to Investors and at all times during the Prospectus
Delivery Period, in all material respects, with the requirements of the
Securities Act; at no time during the period that begins on the date the
Prospectus is filed with the Commission and ends at the end of the Prospectus
Delivery Period will the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, provided, that the Company
makes no representation or warranty with respect to statements in or omissions
from the Prospectus in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written
information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agent specifically for
inclusion therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the
Placement Agent’s Information.
(e) Incorporated Documents. Each
of the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, at the time such document was filed with the Commission
or at the time such document became effective, as applicable, complied, in all
material respects, with the requirements of the Exchange Act, were filed on a
timely basis with the Commission and did not include an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(f) Disclosure Package. The
Disclosure Package, as of the Time of Sale, did not, and at the Closing Date
will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, that the Company
makes no representations or warranty in this paragraph with respect to
statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package in reliance upon, and in
conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the Placement
Agent specifically for inclusion therein, which information the parties hereto
agree is limited to the Placement Agent’s Information.
(g) Distributed Materials; Conflict with
Registration Statement. Other than the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company has not made, used, prepared,
authorized, approved or referred to and will not make, use, prepare, authorize,
approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to buy the Securities other than (i) any document not constituting a
prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134
under the Securities Act or (ii) the documents listed on Schedule I hereto and
other written communications approved in advance by the Placement
Agent.
(h) Issuer Free Writing
Prospectuses. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, conformed or
will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act
and the Rules and Regulations on the date of first use, and the Company has
complied or will comply with any filing requirements applicable to such Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to the Rules and Regulations. Each Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, if any, when considered together with the Disclosure
Package, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion
of the Prospectus Delivery Period did not, does not and will not include any
information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information
contained in the Registration Statement, the Statutory Prospectus or the
Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any
prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded
or modified, or includes an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted
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or would
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
prevailing at the subsequent time, not misleading; provided, that the Company
makes no representation or warranty with respect to statements in or omissions
from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon, and in conformity
with, written information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agent
specifically for inclusion therein, which information the parties hereto agree
is limited to the Placement Agent’s Information.
(i) Not an Ineligible Issuer. (1)
At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the
Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the
meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Securities and (2) at
the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as
defined in Rule 405 (“Rule
405”) under the Securities Act.
(j) Due Incorporation. The
Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the corporate power and
authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as currently being
conducted and as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package. The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation or other legal entity in each other
jurisdiction in which its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its
business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so
qualified and in good standing or have such power or authority (i) would not
have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect upon, the
general affairs, business, operations, prospects, properties, financial
condition, or results of operations of the Company, taken as a whole, or (ii)
impair in any material respect the power or ability of the Company to perform
its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate any transactions
contemplated by the Agreement and the Subscription Agreements, including the
issuance and sale of the Securities (any such effect as described in clauses (i)
or (ii), a “Material Adverse
Effect”).
(k) Subsidiaries. The Company has
no subsidiaries and does not own any beneficial interest, directly or
indirectly, in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business
entity.
(l) Due Authorization and
Enforceability. The Company has the full right, power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and each of the Subscription Agreements, and to
perform and discharge its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and each of this
Agreement and each Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company, and constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as rights to indemnity hereunder may be limited by federal or state
securities laws and except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of
creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity.
(m) The Securities. The issuance
of the Shares has been duly and validly authorized by the Company and, when
issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
and the Subscription Agreements, will have been duly and validly issued and will
be fully paid and nonassessable, will not be subject to any statutory or
contractual preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or purchase or
acquire any shares of Common Stock of the Company, which have not been waived or
complied with and will conform in all material respects to the description
thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and
such
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description
conforms in all material respects to the rights set forth in the instruments
defining the same. The Warrants conform, or when issued will conform, to the
description thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and
have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and upon delivery to the
Investors at the Closing Date will be valid and binding obligations of the
Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors
generally or subject to general principles of equity. The Warrant Shares
initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly and validly
authorized and reserved for issuance by the Company and when issued, delivered
and paid for in accordance with the terms thereof, will have been duly and
validly issued and will be fully paid and nonassessable and will not be subject
to any statutory or contractual preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe
for or to purchase or acquire any shares of Common Stock of the Company which
have not been waived or complied with.
(n) Capitalization. The
information set forth under the caption “Capitalization” in the Statutory
Prospectus (and any similar sections or information, if any, contained in the
Disclosure Package) is fairly presented on a basis consistent with the Company’s
financial statements. The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to
legal matters to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus under the
caption “Description of Capital Stock” (and any similar sections or information,
if any, contained in the Disclosure Package). The issued and outstanding shares
of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued,
are fully paid and nonassessable, and have been issued in compliance with all
federal and state securities laws. None of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock was issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal
or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase or acquire any securities
of the Company. There are no authorized or outstanding shares of capital stock,
options, warrants, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to
purchase, or equity or debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for, any
capital stock of the Company other than those described in the Prospectus and
the Disclosure Package. The description of the Company’s stock option, stock
bonus and other stock plans or arrangements, and the options or other rights
granted thereunder, as described in the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package,
accurately and fairly present the information required to be shown with respect
to such plans, arrangements, options and rights.
(o) No Conflict. The execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Subscription
Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, including the issuance and sale by the Company of the Securities and
the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon due exercise of the Warrants in
accordance with their terms, will not conflict with or result in a breach or
violation of, or constitute a default under (nor constitute any event which with
notice, lapse of time or both would result in any breach or violation of or
constitute a default under), give rise to any right of termination or other
right or the cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation or loss of
a benefit under, or give rise to the creation or imposition of any lien,
encumbrance, security interest, claim or charge upon any property or assets of
the Company pursuant to (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which any of them or any of their respective properties may be bound or to which
any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, (ii) result in any
violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company, or
(iii) result in any violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation,
judgment, order or decree of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic
or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of their properties or
assets.
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(p) No Consents Required. No
approval, authorization, consent or order of or filing, qualification or
registration with, any court or governmental agency or body, foreign or
domestic, which has not been made, obtained or taken and is not in full force
and effect, is required in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements by the Company,
the issuance and sale of the Securities and the issuance of the Warrant Shares
upon due exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their terms or the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
other than (i) as may be required under the Securities Act, (ii) any
necessary qualification of the Securities under the securities or blue sky laws
of the various jurisdictions in which the Securities are being offered by the
Placement Agent, (iii) under the rules and regulations of the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or (iv) the NASDAQ
Capital Market in connection with the distribution of the Securities by the
Placement Agent.
(q) Preemptive Rights. Except as
otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package, there are no preemptive rights or other rights (other than
rights which have been waived in writing in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise satisfied) to subscribe for or to
purchase any shares of Common Stock or shares of any other capital stock or
other equity interests of the Company, or any agreement or arrangement between
the Company and any of the Company’s stockholders, or to the Company’s
knowledge, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders, which grant
special rights with respect to any shares of the Company’s capital stock or
which in any way affect any stockholder’s ability or right freely to alienate or
vote such shares.
(r) Registration Rights. Except
as otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the
Disclosure Package, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between
the Company and any person granting such person the right (other than rights
which have been waived in writing in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise satisfied) to require the Company to
register any securities with the Commission.
(s) Lock-Up Agreements. The
Company has received copies of the executed Lock-Up Agreements, substantially in
the form of Exhibit
C hereto (the “Lock-Up
Agreement”) executed by each person listed on Exhibit D hereto, and
such Lock-Up Agreements shall be in full force and effect on the Closing
Date.
(t) Independent Accountants.
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP (“CCR LLP”), whose reports on
the consolidated financial statements of the Company are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure
Package, is (i) an independent public accounting firm within the meaning of the
Securities Act, (ii) a registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section
2(a)(12) of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”)), and
(iii) to the Company’s knowledge, not in violation of the auditor independence
requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(u) Financial Statements. The
financial statements of the Company, together with the related schedules and
notes thereto, set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, comply in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act, as applicable, and present fairly in all material respects (i) the
financial condition of the Company as of the dates indicated and (ii) the
consolidated results of operations, stockholders’ equity and changes in cash
flows of the Company for the periods therein specified; and such financial
statements and related schedules and notes thereto have been prepared in
conformity with United States generally
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accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied throughout the periods involved
(except as otherwise stated therein and subject, in the case of unaudited
financial statements, to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end
adjustments). There are no other financial statements (historical or pro forma)
that are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package; and the
Company does not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or
contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), not disclosed in the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and all
disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined
by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G of the
Exchange Act and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, to the
extent applicable, and present fairly the information shown therein and the
Company’s basis for using such measures.
(v) Absence of Material Changes.
Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, and except as
may be otherwise stated or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, there has not been (i) any
Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any transaction which is material to the Company,
(iii) any obligation, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet
obligations), incurred by the Company, which is material to the Company, (iv)
any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on the capital
stock of the Company, (v) any change in the capital stock (other than a change
in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock due to the issuance of
shares upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants or the conversion of
convertible indebtedness), or material change in the short-term debt or
long-term debt of the Company (other than upon conversion of convertible
indebtedness) or any issuance of options, warrants, convertible securities or
other rights to purchase the capital stock (other than grants of stock options
under the Company’s stock option plans existing on the date hereof) of the
Company.
(w) Legal Proceedings. There are
no legal or governmental actions, suits, claims or proceedings pending or, to
the Company’s knowledge, threatened or contemplated to which the Company is or
would be a party or of which any of their respective properties is or would be
subject at law or in equity, before or by any federal, state, local or foreign
governmental or regulatory commission, board, body, authority or agency, or
before or by any self-regulatory organization or other non-governmental
regulatory authority (including, without limitation, the Food and Drug
Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “FDA”)) which are required to
be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus or a document incorporated by reference therein and are not so
described therein, or which, singularly or in the aggregate, if resolved
adversely to the Company, would reasonably be likely to result in a Material
Adverse Effect or prevent or materially and adversely affect the ability of the
Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. To the Company’s
knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental
authorities or threatened by others.
(x) No Violation. The Company is
not in breach or violation of or in default (nor has any event occurred which
with notice, lapse of time or both would result in any breach or violation of,
or constitute a default) (i) under the provisions of its charter or bylaws (or
analogous governing instrument, as applicable) or (ii) in the performance
or observance of any term, covenant, obligation, agreement or condition
contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit
agreement or other evidence of indebtedness, or any license, lease, contract or
other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which any of
them or any of
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their
properties may be bound or affected, or (iii) in the performance or observance
of any statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, judgment, order or decree of
any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator
or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
properties, as applicable (including, without limitation, those administered by
the FDA or by any foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory
authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA), except,
with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above, to the extent any such
contravention has been waived or would not result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(y) Permits. The Company has made
all filings, applications and submissions required by, and owns or possesses all
approvals, licenses, certificates, certifications, clearances, consents,
exemptions, marks, notifications, orders, permits and other authorizations
issued by, the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities
(including, without limitation, the FDA, and any other foreign, federal state or
local government or regulatory authorities performing functions similar to those
performed by the FDA) necessary to conduct its business as described in the
Disclosure Package (collectively, “Permits”), except for such
Permits which the failure to obtain would not have a Material Adverse Effect
(the “Immaterial
Permits”), and is in compliance in all material respects with the terms
and conditions of all such Permits other than the Immaterial Permits (the “Required Permits”). All such
Required Permits held by the Company are valid and in full force and effect. The
Company has not received any notice of any proceedings relating to revocation or
modification of, any such Required Permit, which, individually or in the
aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(z) Not an Investment Company.
The Company is not or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the
Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be (i) required to register as
an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “Investment
Company Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder
or (ii) a “business development company” (as defined in
Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act).
(aa) No Price Stabilization.
Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers,
directors, affiliates or controlling persons has taken or will take, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause
or result in, or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to
constitute the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(bb) Good Title to Property. The
Company has good and valid title to all property (whether real or personal)
described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus as being owned by it, in each case free and clear of all liens,
claims, security interests, other encumbrances or defects (collectively, “Liens”), except such as are
described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus and those that would not, individually or in the aggregate materially
affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use
made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company. All of the
property described in the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus as being held under lease by the Company is held thereby under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases, without any liens, restrictions, encumbrances
or claims, except those that, individually or in the aggregate, are not
material and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be
made of such property by the Company.
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(cc) Intellectual Property Rights.
The Company owns or possesses the right to use all patents, trademarks,
trademark registrations, service marks, service mark registrations, trade names,
copyrights, licenses, inventions, software, databases, know-how, Internet domain
names, trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or
confidential information, systems or procedures, and other intellectual property
(collectively, “Intellectual
Property”) necessary to carry on their respective businesses as currently
conducted, and as proposed to be conducted and described in the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, and the Company is not aware of any claim to the
contrary or any challenge by any other person to the rights of the Company with
respect to the foregoing except for those that could not have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Intellectual Property licenses described in the Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus are, to the knowledge of the Company, valid, binding upon,
and enforceable by or against the parties thereto in accordance to their terms.
The Company has complied in all material respects with, and is not in breach nor
has received any asserted or threatened claim of breach of, any Intellectual
Property license, and the Company has no knowledge of any breach or anticipated
breach by any other person to any Intellectual Property license. The Company’s
businesses as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to the knowledge of
the Company, do not and will not infringe or conflict with any patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses or
other Intellectual Property or franchise right of any person. The Company has
not received notice of any material claim against the Company alleging the
infringement by the Company of any patent, trademark, service mark, trade name,
copyright, trade secret, license in or other intellectual property right or
franchise right of any person. The Company has taken all reasonable steps to
protect, maintain and safeguard its rights in all Intellectual Property,
including the execution of appropriate nondisclosure and confidentiality
agreements. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not result in the loss or impairment of or payment of any additional
amounts with respect to, nor require the consent of any other person in respect
of, the Company’s right to own, use, or hold for use any of the Intellectual
Property as owned, used or held for use in the conduct of the businesses as
currently conducted. The Company has duly and properly filed or caused to be
filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”) and applicable foreign
and international patent authorities all patent applications owned by the
Company (the “Company Patent
Applications”). To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has complied
with the PTO’s duty of candor and disclosure for the Company Patent Applications
and has made no material misrepresentation in the Company Patent Applications.
The Company is not aware of any information material to a determination of
patentability regarding the Company Patent Applications not called to the
attention of the PTO or similar foreign authority. The Company is not aware of
any information not called to the attention of the PTO or similar foreign
authority that would preclude the grant of a patent for the Company Patent
Applications. The Company has no knowledge of any information that would
preclude the Company from having clear title to the Company Patent
Applications.
(dd) No Labor Disputes. No labor
problem or dispute with the employees of the Company exists, or, to the
Company’s knowledge, is threatened or imminent, which would reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not aware that
any key employee or significant group of employees of the Company plans to
terminate employment with the Company. The Company has not engaged in any unfair
labor practice; except for matters which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) there is (A) no unfair labor
practice complaint pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against
the Company before the National Labor Relations Board, and no grievance or
arbitration proceeding arising out of or under collective bargaining agreements
is pending or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, (B) no strike, labor
dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened
against the Company and (C) no union
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representation
dispute currently existing concerning the employees of the Company and (ii) to
the Company’s knowledge, (A) no union organizing activities are currently taking
place concerning the employees of the Company and (B) there has been no
violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law relating to discrimination
in the hiring, promotion or pay of employees, any applicable wage or hour laws
or any provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) or the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder concerning the employees of the
Company.
(ee) Taxes. The Company has (i)
timely filed all necessary federal, state, local and foreign income and
franchise tax returns (or timely filed applicable extensions therefore) that
have been required to be filed and (ii) are not in default in the payment of any
taxes which were payable pursuant to said returns or any assessments with
respect thereto, other than any which the Company is contesting in good faith
and for which adequate reserves have been provided and reflected in the
Company’s financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The Company does not have any tax
deficiency that has been or, to the knowledge of the Company, is reasonably
likely to be asserted or threatened against it that would result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(ff) ERISA. The Company is in
compliance in all material respects with all presently applicable provisions of
ERISA; no “reportable event” (as defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to
any “pension plan” (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company would have any
liability; the Company has not incurred and does not expect to incur liability
under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from,
any “pension plan” or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations
thereunder (the “Code”); and each “pension
plan” for which the Company would have any liability that is intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material
respects and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which
would cause the loss of such qualification.
(gg) Compliance with Environmental
Laws. The Company (i) is in compliance with any and all applicable
foreign, federal, state and local laws, orders, rules, regulations, directives,
decrees and judgments relating to the use, treatment, storage and disposal of
hazardous or toxic substances or waste and protection of human health and safety
or the environment which are applicable to their businesses (“Environmental Laws”), (ii)
has received and is in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals
required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business;
and (iii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit,
license or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws,
failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to
comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals
would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Effect. There are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws
(including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required
for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any
permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and
any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, individually or in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(hh) Insurance. The Company
maintains or is covered by insurance provided by recognized, financially sound
and reputable institutions with insurance policies in such amounts and covering
such risks as is adequate for the conduct of its business and the value of its
properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in
similar industries.
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All such
insurance is fully in force on the date hereof and will be fully in force as of
the Closing Date. The Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able
to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to
obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue
its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(ii) Accounting Controls. The
Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain
accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing
assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to
any differences.
(jj) Disclosure Controls. The
Company has established, maintains and evaluates “disclosure controls and
procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under
the Exchange Act), which (i) are designed to ensure that material
information relating to the Company is made known to the Company’s principal
executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those
entities, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required
under the Exchange Act are being prepared, (ii) have been evaluated for
effectiveness as of the end of the last fiscal period covered by the
Registration Statement; and (iii) such disclosure controls and procedures are
effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were
established. There are no significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the
Company’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data to
management and the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company is not aware
of any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a role in the Company’s internal controls; and since the date
of the most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures, there
have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that
could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions
with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
(kk) Contracts; Off-Balance Sheet
Interests. There is no document, contract, permit or instrument, or
off-balance sheet transaction (including without limitation, any “variable
interests” in “variable interest entities,” as such terms are defined in
Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46) of a character
required by the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations to be described in
the Registration Statement or the Disclosure Package or to be filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement or document incorporated by reference
therein, which is not described or filed as required. The contracts described in
the immediately preceding sentence to which the Company is a party have been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, constitute valid and
binding agreements of the Company, are enforceable against and by the Company in
accordance with the terms thereof and are in full force and effect on the date
hereof.
(ll) No Undisclosed Relationships.
No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company on the
one hand and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of
the Company or any of their affiliates on the other hand, which is required to
be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus or a document incorporated by reference therein and which has not
been so described.
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(mm) Brokers Fees. Except as
disclosed in the Disclosure Package, there are no contracts, agreements or
understandings between the Company and any person (other than this Agreement)
that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or the Placement Agent
for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection
with the offering and sale of the Securities.
(nn) Forward-Looking Statements.
No forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in either the
Disclosure Package or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a
reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(oo) NASDAQ; Exchange Act
Registration. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or
12(g) of the Exchange Act and is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, and the
Company has taken no action designed to, or reasonably likely to have the effect
of, termination the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or
delisting the Common Stock from the NASDAQ Capital Market, nor has the Company
received any notification that the Commission or the NASDAQ is contemplating
terminating such registration or listing. The Company has complied in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market
for maintenance of inclusion of the Common Stock thereon. The Company has filed
a notification of the listing of the Shares and the Warrant Shares on the NASDAQ
Capital Market.
(pp) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. The
Company, and to its knowledge, all of the Company’s directors or officers, in
their capacities as such, is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable effective provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and any related rules
and regulations promulgated by the Commission. Each of the principal executive
officer and the principal financial officer of the Company (or each former
principal executive officer of the Company and each former principal financial
officer of the Company as applicable) has made all certifications required by
Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act with respect to all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with
the Commission. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “principal executive
officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(qq) Corporate Records. The minute
books of the Company, representing all existing records of all meetings and
actions of the board of directors (including, Audit, Compensation and Stock
Option, and Nominating Committees) and stockholders of the Company
(collectively, the “Corporate
Records”) through the date of the latest meeting and action have been
made available to the Placement Agent and counsel for the Placement Agent. All
such Corporate Records are complete and accurately reflect, in all material
respects, all transactions referred to in such Corporate Records. There are no
material transactions, agreements or other actions that have been consummated by
the Company that are not properly approved and/or recorded in the Corporate
Records of the Company.
(rr) Foreign Corrupt Practices.
Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other person associated
with or acting on behalf of the Company, including without limitation any
director, officer, agent or employee of the Company has, directly or indirectly,
while acting on behalf of the Company (i) used any corporate funds for unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity or failed to disclose fully any contribution in violation of
law, (ii) made any payment to any federal or state governmental officer or
official, o other person charged with similar public or quasi-
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public
duties, other than payments required or permitted by the laws of the United
States or any jurisdiction thereof, (iii) violated or is in violation of any
provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended or (iv)
made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful
payment.
(ss) Statistical or Market-Related
Data. Any statistical, industry-related and market-related data included
or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or
the Disclosure Package, are based on or derived from sources that the Company
reasonably and in good faith believes to be reliable and accurate, and such data
agree with the sources from which they are derived.
(tt) Money Laundering Laws. The
operations of the Company are and have been conducted at all times in compliance
in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting
requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as
amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and
regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or
guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency
(collectively, the “Money
Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any
court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the
Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending, or to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company.
(uu) OFAC. Neither the Company
nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or
affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any
U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S.
Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will
not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute
or otherwise make available such proceeds to any affiliate, joint venture
partner or other person or entity, which, to the Company’s knowledge, will use
such proceeds for the purpose of financing the activities of any person
currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
(vv) Margin Securities. The
Company does not own any “margin securities” as that term is defined in
Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), and
none of the proceeds of the sale of the Securities will be used, directly or
indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security, for
the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally
incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which
might cause any of the Securities to be considered a “purpose credit” within the
meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
(ww) Rated Securities. At the Time
of Sale there were, and as of the Closing Date there will be, no securities of
or guaranteed by the Company that are rated by a “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization,” as that term is defined in Rule 436(g)(2)
promulgated under the Act.
(xx) FINRA Affiliations. There are
no affiliations or associations between (i) any member of the FINRA and (ii) the
Company or any of the Company’s officers, directors or 5% or greater
securityholders or any beneficial owner of the Company’s unregistered equity
securities that were acquired at any time on or after the one hundred eightieth
(180th) day immediately preceding the date the Registration Statement was
initially filed with the Commission, except as set forth in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
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(yy) Exchange Act Requirements.
The Company has filed in a timely manner all reports required to be filed
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(e), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the
preceding 12 months (except to the extent that Section 15(d) requires reports to
be filed pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Exchange Act, which shall
be governed by the next clause of this sentence); and the Company has filed in a
timely manner all reports required to be filed pursuant to Sections 13(d) and
13(g) of the Exchange Act since January 1, 2006, except where the failure to
timely file could not reasonably be expected individually or in the aggregate to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(zz) Trading Market. Assuming the
accuracy of the representations of the Investors in the Subscription Agreements,
no approval of the shareholders of the Company under the rules and regulations
of any trading market (including Rule 4350 of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules) is
required for the Company to issue and deliver to the Investors the
Securities.
(aaa) Clinical Studies. The
clinical, pre-clinical and other studies and tests conducted by or on behalf of
or sponsored by the Company or in which the Company or products or product
candidates have participated that are described in the Registration Statement,
the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus were and, if still pending, are being
conducted in accordance in all material respects with all applicable federal,
state or foreign statutes, laws, rules and regulations, as applicable
(including, without limitation, those administered by the FDA or by any foreign,
federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing
functions similar to those performed by the FDA and current Good Laboratory and
Good Clinical Practices) and in accordance with experimental protocols,
procedures and controls pursuant to, where applicable, accepted professional
scientific methods. The descriptions in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and the Disclosure Package of the results of such studies, tests and
trials are accurate and complete in all material respects and fairly present the
published data derived from such studies, tests and trials. The Company has not
received any notices or other correspondence from the FDA or any other foreign,
federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing
functions similar to those performed by the FDA with respect to any ongoing
clinical or pre-clinical studies or tests requiring the termination, suspension
or material modification of such studies, tests or preclinical or clinical
trials, which termination, suspension or material modification would reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No filing or submission to
the FDA or any other federal, state or foreign regulatory body, that is intended
to be the basis for any approval, contains any material statement or material
false information. The Company is in compliance with all applicable federal,
state, local and foreign laws, regulations, orders and decrees governing their
business as prescribed by the FDA, or any other federal, state or foreign
agencies or bodies, including those bodies and agencies engaged in the
regulation of pharmaceuticals or biohazardous substances or materials, except
where noncompliance would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
Any
certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Placement
Agent or to counsel for the Placement Agent in connection with the offering of
the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to
the Placement Agent and the Investors as to the matters covered
thereby.
3. Covenants.
The Company covenants and agrees with the Placement Agent as
follows:
(a) Reporting Obligations; Exchange Act
Compliance. The Company will file: (i) each Preliminary Prospectus and
the Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule
424(b) and Rules 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act, as applicable,
(ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required by Rule 433 under
the Securities
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Act, if
applicable, (iii) all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements
required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the
Prospectus during the Prospectus Delivery Period, and (iv) furnish copies of
each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, (to the extent not previously
delivered) to the Placement Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, on the
second business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such
quantities as the Placement Agent shall reasonably request.
(b) Filing of Amendments. The
Company will promptly advise the Placement Agent of any proposal to amend or
supplement the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package
until the completion of the purchase and sale of the Securities contemplated
herein and will afford the Placement Agent a reasonable opportunity to comment
on any such proposed amendment or supplement and to file no such amendment or
supplement to which the Placement Agent shall object in writing, which objection
shall not be unreasonable; and the Company will also advise the Placement Agent
promptly of (i) the filing of any such amendment or supplement,
(ii) any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment to the
Registration Statement, for any supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or for
any additional information, (iii) the time and date when any post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective, but only during the
Prospectus Delivery Period; (iv) receipt by the Company of any notification with
respect to any suspension or the approval of the Shares and Warrant Shares from
any securities exchange upon which it is listed for trading or included or
designated for quotation, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
such purpose, (v) the institution by the Commission of any stop order
proceedings in respect of the Registration Statement or the threatening of any
proceeding for that purpose, and (vi) the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the
Securities in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any
proceedings for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent
the issuance of any such stop order or the suspension of any such qualification
and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal
thereof.
(c) Continued Compliance with Securities
Law. If, at any time prior to the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to
Rule 424(b), any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package as
then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, the Company will (i) promptly notify the Placement Agent so that any
use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or supplemented and
(ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to correct such statements or
omission. If, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any event occurs as a
result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend the
Registration Statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the
Securities Act, the Company will (A) promptly notify the Placement Agent of such
event and (B) promptly prepare and file with the Commission and furnish, at its
own expense, to the Placement Agent and, to the extent applicable, the dealers
and any other dealers upon request of the Placement Agent, an amendment or
supplement which will correct such statement or omission or an amendment which
will effect such compliance.
(d) Issuer Free Writing
Prospectuses. The Company will (i) not make any offer relating to the
Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would
otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission
under Rule 433 under the Securities Act unless the Placement Agent approves its
use in writing prior to first use (each, a “Permitted
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Free Writing Prospectus”);
provided that the prior
written consent of the Placement Agent shall be deemed to have been given in
respect of the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus(es) included in Schedule I hereto and
any electronic road show, (ii) treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as
an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (iii) comply with the requirements of Rules
164 and 433 under the Securities Act applicable to any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, including the requirements relating to timely filing with the
Commission, legending and record keeping and (iv) not take any action that would
result in the Placement Agent or the Company being required to file with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing
prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Placement Agent that such Placement
Agent otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder. The Company
will satisfy the conditions in Rule 433 under the Securities Act to avoid a
requirement to file with the Commission any electronic road show.
(e) [Reserved.]
(f) Conflicting Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which
such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the
information contained in the Registration Statement relating to the Securities
or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that subsequent time,
not misleading, the Company promptly will notify the Placement Agent and will
promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.
The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written
information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agent specifically for
inclusion therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the
Placement Agent’s Information.
(g) Delivery of Copies. The
Company will deliver promptly to the Placement Agent and its counsel such number
of the following documents as the Placement Agent shall reasonably request: (i)
conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the
Commission and each amendment thereto (in each case excluding exhibits), (ii)
copies of any Preliminary Prospectus related to the Securities; (iii) any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, (iv) during the Prospectus Delivery Period, copies of
the Prospectus (or any amendments or supplements thereto); (v) any document
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (other than any such document that
is filed with the Commission electronically via XXXXX or any successor system)
and (vi) all correspondence to and from, and all documents issued to and by, the
Commission in connection with the registration of the Securities under the
Securities Act.
(h) Blue Sky Laws. The Company
will promptly take or cause to be taken, from time to time, such actions as the
Placement Agent may reasonably request to qualify the Securities for offering
and sale under the state securities, or blue sky, laws of such states or other
jurisdictions as such Placement Agent may reasonably request and to maintain
such qualifications in effect so long as such Placement Agent may request for
the distribution of the Securities, provided, that in no event
shall the Company be obligated to qualify as a foreign corporation in any
jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to file a general consent to
service of process in any jurisdiction or subject itself to taxation as doing
business in any jurisdiction. The Company will advise the Placement Agent
promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any
exemption relating to) the Securities for offering, sale or trading in any
jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose,
and in the event of the
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issuance
of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the
Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the
earliest possible moment.
(i) Earnings Statement. As soon
as practicable, the Company will make generally available to holders of its
securities and deliver to the Placement Agent, an earnings statement of the
Company (which need not be audited) covering a period of at least 12 months
beginning after the date of this Agreement that will satisfy the provisions of
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations (including, at
the option of the Company, Rule 158).
(j) Use of Proceeds. The Company
will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities in the manner set
forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
under the heading “Use of Proceeds.”
(k) Lock-Up Agreements. The
Company will cause each of its executive officers and directors whose names are
set forth on Exhibit
D hereto to furnish to the Placement Agent, on the date hereof, a Lock-Up
Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto. The
Company will enforce the terms of each Lock-Up Agreement and issue stop transfer
instructions to the transfer agent for the Common Stock with respect to any
transaction or contemplated transaction that would constitute a breach or
default under the applicable Lock-Up Agreement.
(l) Lock-Up Period. Beginning on
the date hereof and continuing for a period of 60 days after the date of the
Prospectus (the “Lock-Up
Period”), the Company will not (i) offer to sell, hypothecate,
pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option
or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any
option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of,
directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or
liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section
16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to, any shares of Common Stock or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock;
(ii) file or cause to become effective a registration statement under the
Securities Act relating to the offer and sale of any shares of Common Stock or
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock
except for a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to employee benefit
plans or a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed pursuant to Rule 415
or (iii) enter into any swap, hedge or other agreement that transfers, in whole
or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock,
whether any such transaction described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above is to
be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or
otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Placement Agent (which
consent may be withheld in its sole discretion), other than (i) the
Securities to be sold hereunder, (ii) the issuance of Common Stock or
options to acquire Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s employee benefit
plans, qualified stock option plans or other employee compensation plans as such
plans (A) are in existence on the date hereof and described in the Registration
Statement (excluding the exhibits thereto), the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus or (B) are set forth in the Company’s Schedule 14A filed with the
Commission on April 30, 2009, (iii) issuances of Common Stock upon the exercise
of options or warrants disclosed as outstanding in the Registration Statement
(excluding the exhibits thereto), the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or
upon the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities
outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; (iv) the issuance by the
Company of any shares of Common Stock as consideration for mergers,
acquisitions, other business combinations, or strategic alliances, occurring
after the date of this Agreement; provided that each recipient
of shares pursuant to this clause (iv) agrees that all such shares remain
subject to restrictions substantially similar to those contained in this subsection 3(l);
(v) the purchase or sale of the Company’s securities pursuant to a plan,
contract or instruction that satisfies all of the requirements of
Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) that was in effect prior to the date hereof,
or (vi) in the
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event the
Company’s securities are included in a nationally recognized stock index, the
issuance in any manner whatsoever by the Company of up to an aggregate of two
million shares of Common Stock to certain index funds that track such stock
index. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of allowing the
Placement Agent to comply with FINRA Rule 2711(f)(4), if (1) during the last 17
days of the Lock-Up Period, the Company releases earnings results or publicly
announces other material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs
(other than the filing of a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed
pursuant to Rule 415, which it is hereby agreed shall not constitute such
material news or a material event) or (2) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up
Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the
16 day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, then in each case
the Lock-Up Period will be extended until the expiration of the 18 day period
beginning on the date of release of the earnings results or the public
announcement regarding the material news or the occurrence of the material
event, as applicable, unless the Placement Agent waives, in writing, such
extension. The Company agrees not to accelerate the vesting of any
option or warrant or the lapse of any repurchase right prior to the expiration
of the Lock-Up Period.
(m) Public Communications. Prior
to 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the business day immediately subsequent to
the date hereof, the Company shall issue a press release (the “Press Release”) reasonably
acceptable to the Placement Agent disclosing the execution of this Agreement,
the Subscription Agreements and the transaction contemplated hereby and thereby.
Prior to the Closing Date, the Company will not issue any press release or other
communication directly or indirectly or hold any press conference with respect
to the Company, its condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business, operations or prospects of any of them, or the offering of the
Securities (except for routine oral marketing communications in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with the past practices of the Company and of
which the Placement Agent is notified), without the prior written consent of the
Placement Agent, unless in the reasonable judgment of the Company and its
counsel, and after notification to the Placement Agent, such press release or
communication is required by law or applicable stock exchange, in which case the
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to allow the Placement Agent
reasonable time to comment on such release or other communication in advance of
such issuance.
(n) Stabilization. The Company
will not take directly or indirectly any action designed, or that might
reasonably be expected to cause or result in, or that will constitute,
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities.
(o) Transfer Agent. The Company
shall engage and maintain, at its expense, a transfer agent and, if necessary
under the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company, a registrar for the
Shares and Warrant Shares.
(p) Listing. The Company shall
use its best efforts to cause the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed for
quotation on the NASDAQ Capital Market at the Closing Date and to maintain such
listing.
(q) Investment Company Act. The
Company shall not invest, or otherwise use the proceeds received by the Company
from its sale of the Securities in such a manner as would require the Company to
register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
(r) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. The
Company will comply in all material respects with all effective applicable
provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act.
(s) Periodic Reports. The Company
will use its best efforts to file with the Commission such periodic and special
reports as required by the Securities Act.
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(t) Reservation of Warrant
Shares. The Company shall reserve and keep available at all times a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the
Company to issue the Warrant Shares.
4. Costs and
Expenses. The Company, whether or not the transactions contemplated
hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, will pay or reimburse
if paid by the Placement Agent all actual and accountable out-of-pocket expenses
of the Company incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company
under this Agreement in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby,
including but not limited to costs and expenses of or relating to (i) the
preparation, printing, filing, delivery and shipping of the Registration
Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, each Preliminary Prospectus, the
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement to any of
the foregoing and the printing and furnishing of copies of each thereof to the
Placement Agent and dealers (including costs of mailing and shipment), (ii) the
registration, issue, sale and delivery of the Securities including any stock or
transfer taxes and stamp or similar duties payable upon the sale, issuance or
delivery of the Shares or Warrant Shares and the printing, delivery, and
shipping of the certificates representing the Shares or Warrant Shares, (iii)
the registration or qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions designated pursuant to Section 3(h),
(including the reasonable legal fees and filing fees, and other disbursements of
counsel to the Placement Agent in connection therewith), and, if reasonably
requested by the Placement Agent, the preparation and printing and furnishing of
copies of any blue sky surveys to the Placement Agent and to dealers, (iv) the
fees and expenses of any transfer agent or registrar for the Shares or Warrant
Shares, (v) any filings required to be made by the Placement Agent or the
Company with FINRA (other than the fees of counsel to the Placement Agent), (vi)
fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Company (vii) listing
fees, if any, for the listing or quotation of the Shares or Warrant Shares on
the NASDAQ Capital Market, (viii) fees and disbursements of the Company’s
auditor incurred in delivering the letter(s) described in Section 5(j) of this
Agreement, and (ix) the costs and expenses of the Company and the Placement
Agent in connection with the marketing of the offering and the sale of the
Securities to prospective investors including, but not limited to, those related
to any presentations or meetings undertaken in connection therewith including,
without limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides
and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged with the prior
written consent of the Company in connection with the road show presentations,
travel, lodging and other expenses incurred by the officers of the Company and
any such consultants, and the cost of any aircraft or other transportation
chartered in connection with the road show, all of which marketing expenses in
the aggregate shall not exceed $25,000. In addition to the above, the Company
shall reimburse the Placement Agent for all actual and accountable fees,
disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Placement Agent in an amount
not to exceed $30,000.
5. Conditions of
Placement Agent’s Obligations. The obligations of the Placement Agent
hereunder and the Investors under the Subscription Agreements are subject to the
following conditions:
(a) Filings with the Commission.
Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, and the Prospectus shall have been
filed with the Commission within the applicable time period prescribed for such
filing by, and in compliance with, the Rules and Regulations and in accordance
with Section
3(a) hereof.
(b) Abbreviated Registration
Statement. If the Company has elected to rely upon Rule 462(b), the
registration statement filed under Rule 462(b) shall have become effective under
the Securities Act by 8:00 a.m., Washington, D.C. time, on the business day next
succeeding the date of this Agreement.
(c) No Stop Orders. Prior to the
Closing: (i) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or any part thereof, preventing or suspending the use of the
Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any part thereof shall have
been issued
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under the
Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A
under the Securities Act shall have been initiated or threatened by the
Commission, (ii) no order suspending the qualification or registration of the
Securities or the Warrant Shares under the securities or blue sky laws of any
jurisdiction shall be in effect and (iii) all requests for additional
information on the part of the Commission (to be included or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus
or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been complied
with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Placement Agent. On or
prior to the Closing Date, the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof
or supplement thereto shall not contain an untrue statement of material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, and neither the Disclosure Package, any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto shall contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading.
(d) Action Preventing Issuance.
No action shall have been taken and no law, statute, rule, regulation or order
shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency or body
which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or materially and
adversely affect or potentially materially and adversely affect the business or
operations of the Company; and no injunction, restraining order or order of any
other nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have
been issued which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or
materially and adversely affect or potentially materially and adversely affect
the business or operations of the Company.
(e) Objection of the Placement
Agent. No Prospectus or amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement shall have been filed to which the Placement Agent shall
have objected in writing, which objection shall not be
unreasonable.
(f) Material Adverse Change.
Subsequent to the date of the latest audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package, (i) the Company has not
sustained any material loss or interference with its business from fire,
explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from
any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise
than as set forth in the Disclosure Package, (ii) there has not been any change
in the capital stock (other than a change in the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock due to the issuance of shares upon the exercise of outstanding
options or warrants or the conversion of convertible indebtedness), or material
change in the short–term debt or long–term debt of the Company (other than upon
conversion of convertible indebtedness) or any material adverse change, in or
affecting the business, assets, general affairs, management, financial position,
prospects, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company,
otherwise than as set forth in the Disclosure Package, the effect of which, in
any such case described in clause (i) or (ii) of this paragraph (f), is, in
the judgment of the Placement Agent, so material and adverse as to make it
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the
Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Disclosure
Package.
(g) Representations and
Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of the Company
contained herein shall be true and correct when made and on and as of the
Closing Date, as if made on such date (except that those representations and
warranties that address matters only as of a particular date shall remain true
and correct as of such date), and all covenants and agreements herein contained
to be performed on the part of the Company and all conditions herein contained
to be fulfilled or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date
shall have been duly performed, fulfilled or complied with.
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(h) Opinions of Counsel to the
Company. The Placement Agent shall have received from Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel to the Company, such counsel’s written opinion,
addressed to the Placement Agent and the Investors and dated the Closing Date,
substantially in the form as is set forth on Exhibit E attached
hereto. Such counsel shall also have furnished to the Placement Agent a written
statement (“Negative
Assurances”), addressed to the Placement Agent and dated the Closing
Date, substantially in the form as set forth in Exhibit F attached
hereto. The Placement Agent shall have received from Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Company, such counsel’s written opinion, addressed
to the Placement Agent and the Investors and dated the Closing Date, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Placement Agent as to certain intellectual
property matters referenced in the Registration Statement.
(i) Opinion of Counsel to the Placement
Agent. The Placement Agent shall have received from Xxxxxxx Procter LLP,
counsel for the Placement Agent, such opinion or opinions (including Negative
Assurances), dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Placement Agent,
covering such matters as are customarily covered in transactions of this
type.
(j) Accountant’s Comfort Letter.
On the date hereof, the Placement Agent shall have received a letter dated the
date hereof, (the “Comfort
Letter”), addressed to the Placement Agent and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent and its counsel, from CCR LLP,
(i) confirming that they are independent public accountants with respect to the
Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations
and (ii) stating, as of the date hereof (or, with respect to matters involving
changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified
financial information is given in the Disclosure Package, as of a date not more
than three days prior to the date hereof), the conclusions and findings of such
firm with respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily
covered by accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters, delivered according
to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72 and Statement of Auditing Standard No.
100 (or successor bulletins), in connection with registered public
offerings.
(k) Bring-Down Letter. On the
Closing Date, the Placement Agent shall have received from CCR LLP a letter (the
“Bring-Down Letter”),
dated the Closing Date, addressed to the Placement Agent and in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent and its counsel, (i)
confirming that they are independent public accountants with respect to the
Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations,
(ii) stating, as of the date of the Bring-Down Letter (or, with respect to
matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which
specified financial information is given in the Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, as of a date not more than three days prior to the date of the
Bring-Down Letter), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to
the financial information and other matters covered by the Comfort Letter and
(iii) confirming in all material respects the conclusions and findings set forth
in the Comfort Letter.
(l) Officer’s Certificate. The
Placement Agent shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, addressed
to the Placement Agent and dated the Closing Date, of the chief executive or
chief operating officer and the chief financial officer or chief accounting
officer of the Company to the effect that:
(i) each
of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company in this
Agreement were true and correct when originally made and are true and correct as
of the Time of Sale and the Closing Date as if made on each such date (except
that those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a
particular date remain true and correct as of each such date); and the Company
has complied with all agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part
required under this Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the
Closing Date;
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(ii) there
has not been, subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package, any
material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of
the Company, or any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate,
would involve a material adverse change or a prospective material adverse
change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of
operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company except as set forth in
the Prospectus;
(iii) no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any
part thereof or any amendment thereof or the qualification of the Securities for
offering or sale, nor suspending or preventing the use of the Disclosure
Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been
issued, and no proceedings for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the
Securities Act shall be pending or to their knowledge, threatened by the
Commission or any state or regulatory body;
(iv) the
Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, at the Time of Sale and as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date did not include any untrue
statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and the Disclosure Package, as of the Time of Sale and as of the Closing Date,
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as of its date and as of the Closing Date,
the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, as of the respective
date thereof and as of the Closing Date, did not include any untrue statement of
a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they
were made, not misleading; and
(v) no
event has occurred as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package in order to
make the statements therein not untrue or misleading in any material
respect.
(m) Secretary’s Certificate. On
the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Placement Agent a
Secretary’s Certificate of the Company.
(n) Lock-Up Agreements. Each
executive officer and director of the Company identified on Exhibit D hereto
shall have entered into Lock-Up Agreements substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit C
hereto on or prior to the date hereof, and each such Lock-Up Agreement, or a
copy thereof, shall have been delivered to you and shall be in full force and
effect at the Time of Sale.
(o) The NASDAQ Capital Market.
The Shares and Warrant Shares shall have been listed and authorized for trading
on the NASDAQ Capital Market, and satisfactory evidence of such actions shall
have been provided to the Placement Agent, which shall include verbal
confirmations from a member of the NASDAQ staff.
(p) Other Filings with the
Commission. The Company shall have prepared and filed with the Commission
a Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby, including as an exhibit thereto this Agreement and any other documents
relating thereto.
(q) No FINRA Objection. The
Placement Agent shall have not have received any unresolved objection from the
FINRA as to the fairness and reasonableness of the amount of
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compensation
allowable or payable to the Placement Agent in connection with the issuance and
sale of the Securities.
(r) Subscription Agreements. The
Company shall have entered into the Subscription Agreements with each of the
Investors, and such agreements shall be in full force and effect on the Closing
Date.
(s) Additional Documents. Prior
to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Placement Agent
such further information, certificates or documents as the Placement Agent shall
have reasonably requested.
All
opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in
this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof
only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for
the Placement Agent.
If any
condition specified in this Section 5 is not
satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated
by the Placement Agent by notice to the Company at any time prior to the Closing
Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to
any other party, except that Section 4, Section 6 and Section 8 hereof
shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
6. Indemnification
and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification of the Placement
Agent. The Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Placement Agent, its directors and officers, any person who controls the
Placement Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and the successors and assigns of all of the
foregoing persons, from and against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or
liabilities, joint or several, to which the Placement Agent may become subject,
under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory
law or regulation, the common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any
litigation if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the
Company), insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus,
or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in
any materials or information provided to Investors by, or with the approval of,
the Company in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Common Stock
(“Marketing
Materials”), including any roadshow or investor presentations made to
Investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically) or arise out of
or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, and will reimburse the Placement Agent for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending
against such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; or (ii) in whole
or in part upon any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the
Company contained herein; or (iii) in whole or in part upon any failure of the
Company to perform its obligations hereunder or under law; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage, expense, liability or action arises out of or is based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure
Package, the Prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or in any Marketing Materials, in reliance upon and in
conformity
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with
written information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agent,
specifically for use in the preparation thereof, which information the parties
hereto agree is limited to the Placement Agent’s Information.
(b) Indemnification of the
Company. The Placement Agent agrees to indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Company against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or
liabilities to which the Company may become subject, under the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, the
common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such
settlement is effected with the written consent of such Placement Agent),
insofar as such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any
Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or any amendment
or supplement thereto or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or
are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made
in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Disclosure
Package, the Prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement thereto, or any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Placement Agent, specifically for
use in the preparation thereof, which information the parties hereto agree is
limited to the Placement Agent’s Information relating to such Placement Agent,
and will reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending against
any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 6(b), in no
event shall any indemnity by the Placement Agent under this Section 6(b) exceed
the total compensation received by such Placement Agent in accordance with Section 1(b)
hereof.
(c) Notice and Procedures. If any
action, suit or proceeding (each, a “Proceeding”) is brought
against a person (an “Indemnified Party”) in
respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company or the Placement
Agent (as applicable, the “Indemnifying Party”) pursuant to subsection
(a) or (b) above,
respectively, of this Section 6, such
Indemnified Party shall promptly notify such Indemnifying Party in writing of
the institution of such Proceeding and such Indemnifying Party shall assume the
defense of such Proceeding, including the employment of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Party (who shall not, except with the consent
of the Indemnified Party, be counsel to the Indemnifying Party) and payment of
all fees and expenses; provided, however, that the
omission to so notify such Indemnifying Party shall not relieve such
Indemnifying Party from any liability which such Indemnifying Party may have to
any Indemnified Party or otherwise, except to the extent the Indemnifying Party
has been materially prejudiced by such failure; and provided, further, that the
failure to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve it from any liability
that it may have to an Indemnified Party otherwise than under subsection (a) or
(b) above. The Indemnified Party or parties shall have the right to employ its
or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or parties unless (i) the
employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the
Indemnifying Party in connection with the defense of such Proceeding, (ii) the
Indemnifying Party shall not have, within a reasonable period of time in light
of the circumstances, employed counsel to defend such Proceeding or (iii) such
Indemnified Party or parties shall have reasonably concluded upon written advice
of counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it or them
which are different from, additional to or in conflict with those available to
such Indemnifying Party (in which case such Indemnifying Party shall not have
the right to direct that portion of the defense of such
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Proceeding
on behalf of the Indemnified Party or parties, but such Indemnifying Party or
parties may employ counsel and participate in the defense thereof but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party),
in any of which events such reasonable fees and expenses shall be borne by such
Indemnifying Party and paid as incurred (it being understood, however, that such
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate counsel (in addition to any local counsel) in any one Proceeding or
series of related Proceedings in the same jurisdiction representing the
Indemnified Parties who are parties to such Proceeding). An Indemnifying Party
shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding effected without its
written consent but, if settled with its written consent, such Indemnifying
Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Party or parties
from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Party
shall have requested an Indemnifying Party to reimburse the Indemnified Party
for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second sentence of this
Section 6(c),
then the Indemnifying Party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of
any Proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement
is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such Indemnifying Party of
the aforesaid request, (ii) such Indemnifying Party shall not have fully
reimbursed the Indemnified Party in accordance with such request prior to the
date of such settlement and (iii) such Indemnified Party shall have given
the Indemnifying Party at least 30 days’ prior notice of its intention to
settle. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of
judgment in any pending or threatened Proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been
sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims
that are the subject matter of such Proceeding and does not include an admission
of fault or culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnified
Party.
(d) Contribution. If the
indemnification provided for in this Section 6 is
unavailable to an Indemnified Party under subsections
(a) or (b) of this
Section 6
or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless in respect of any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each
applicable Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party,
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a
result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in
subsection (a) or
(b) above,
(i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Indemnifying Party or parties on the one hand and the
Indemnified Party or parties on the other from the offering of the Securities or
(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted
by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative
fault of the Indemnifying Party or parties on the one hand and the Indemnified
Party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or
omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Placement Agent on the
other hand shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total
net proceeds from the offering of the Securities (before deducting expenses)
received by the Company bear to the discounts and commissions received by such
Placement Agent. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and such
Placement Agent on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or by such Placement
Agent, on the other hand, and the parties’ relevant intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement,
omission act or failure to act; provided that the parties
hereto agree that the written information furnished to the
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Company
by the Placement Agent for use in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
or in any amendment or supplement thereto, consists solely of the Placement
Agent’s Information relating to the Placement Agent.
(e) Allocation. The Company and
the Placement Agent agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to subsection (d) above
were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to in the first sentence of Section 6(d) above.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6(e), the
Placement Agent shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the
total commissions received by such Placement Agent in accordance with Section 1(b) less the
amount of any damages which such Placement Agent has otherwise paid or become
liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement, omission or
alleged omission, act or alleged act or failure to act or alleged failure to
act. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The
remedies provided for in this Section 6 are not
exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be
available to any Indemnified Party at law or in equity.
(f) Representations and Agreements to
Survive Delivery. The obligations of the Company under this Section 6 shall
be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have. The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 6 and
the covenants, agreements, warranties and representations of the Company
contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect
regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made
by or on behalf of the Placement Agent, any person who controls the Placement
Agent within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act or any affiliate of the Placement Agent, or
by or on behalf of the Company, its directors or officers or any person who
controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and (iii) the issuance
and delivery of the Securities. The Company and the Placement Agent agree
promptly to notify each other of the commencement of any Proceeding against it
and, in the case of the Company, against any of the Company’s officers or
directors in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities, or in
connection with the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus.
7. Information
Furnished by Placement Agent. The Company acknowledges that the
statements set forth in the first sentence of the sixth paragraph and the ninth
and thirteenth paragraphs under the heading “Plan of Distribution” in the
Prospectus (the “Placement
Agent’s Information”) constitute the only information relating to the
Placement Agent furnished in writing to the Company by the Placement Agent as
such information is referred to in Sections 2 and 6
hereof.
8. Termination. The Placement
Agent shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving notice as
hereinafter specified at any time at or prior to the Closing Date, without
liability on the part of the Placement Agent to the Company, if (i) prior to
delivery and payment for the Securities (A) trading in securities generally
shall have been suspended on or by the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex,
the NASDAQ Capital Market or in the over the counter market (each, a “Trading Market”),
(B) trading in the Common Stock of the Company shall have been suspended on
any exchange, in the over-the-counter market or by the Commission, (C) a
general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by
federal or New York state authorities or a material disruption shall have
occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in
the United States, (D) there shall have occurred any outbreak or material
escalation of hostilities or acts of terrorism
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involving
the United States or there shall have been a declaration by the United States of
a national emergency or war, (E) there shall have occurred any other calamity or
crisis or any material change in general economic, political or financial
conditions in the United States or elsewhere, if the effect of any such event
specified in clause (D) or (E), in the judgment of the Placement Agent, is
material and adverse and makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the
completion of the sale of and payment for the Securities on the Closing Date on
the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, (ii) since the time of execution of this Agreement
or the earlier respective dates as of which information is given in the
Disclosure Package or incorporated by reference therein, there has been any
Material Adverse Effect, (iii) the Company shall have failed, refused or been
unable to comply with the terms or perform any agreement or obligation of this
Agreement or any Subscription Agreement, other than by reason of a default by
the Placement Agent, or (iv) any condition of the Placement Agent’s obligations
hereunder is not fulfilled. Any such termination shall be without liability of
any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 4, Section 6, and
Section 12
hereof shall at all times be effective notwithstanding such
termination.
9. Notices.
All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing
or by facsimile, and:
(a) if
to the Placement Agent, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile
transmission as follows:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co.
U.S.
Bancorp Center
800
Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55402
Attention:
General Counsel
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
with a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxx
Procter LLP
The New
York Times Building
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
(b) if
to the Company, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile
transmission to:
Delcath
Systems, Inc.
000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
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with a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
One
Battery Park Plaza
New York,
New York 10004
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
Any such
statements, requests, notices or agreements shall be effective only upon
receipt. Any party to this Agreement may change such address for notices by
sending to the parties to this Agreement written notice of a new address for
such purpose.
10. Persons Entitled
to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and shall be binding upon the Placement Agent, the Company, and their
respective successors and assigns. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this
Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the
persons mentioned in the preceding sentence any legal or equitable right, remedy
or claim under or in respect of this Agreement, or any provisions herein
contained, this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being
intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and
for the benefit of no other person, except that (i) the representations,
warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities of the Company contained in
this Agreement shall also be for the benefit of the controlling persons,
officers and directors referred to in Section 6(a) hereof
and the indemnities of the Placement Agent shall also be for the benefit of the
controlling persons, officers and directors referred to in Section 6(b) hereof
and (ii) the Investors are relying on the representations made by the Company
under, and are intended third party beneficiaries of, this
Agreement. The term “successors and assigns” as herein used shall not
include any purchaser of the Securities by reason merely of such
purchase.
11. Governing Law;
Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. Except
as set forth below, no Proceeding may be commenced, prosecuted or continued in
any court other than the courts of the State of New York located in the City and
County of New York or in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York, which courts shall have jurisdiction over the adjudication
of such matters, and the Company hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such
courts and personal service with respect thereto. The Company hereby consents to
personal jurisdiction, service and venue in any court in which any Proceeding
arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement is brought by any third
party against the Placement Agent. The Company hereby waives all right to trial
by jury in any Proceeding (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) in
any way arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The Company agrees that a
final judgment in any such Proceeding brought in any such court shall be
conclusive and binding upon the Company and may be enforced in any other courts
in the jurisdiction of which the Company is or may be subject, by suit upon such
judgment.
12. No Fiduciary
Relationship. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees
that:
(a) No Other Relationship. The
Placement Agent has been retained solely to act as the exclusive placement agent
in connection with the offering of the Company’s securities. The Company further
acknowledges that the Placement Agent is acting pursuant to a contractual
relationship created solely by this Agreement entered into on an arm’s length
basis and in no event do the parties intend that the Placement Agent act or be
responsible as a fiduciary to the Company, its management, stockholders,
creditors or any other person in connection with any activity that the Placement
Agent may undertake or has undertaken in furtherance of the
offering
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of the
Company’s securities, either before or after the date hereof. The
Placement Agent hereby expressly disclaims any fiduciary or similar obligations
to the Company, either in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any matters leading up to such transactions, and the Company hereby
confirms its understanding and agreement to that effect.
(b) Arm’s-Length Negotiations.
The price of the Securities set forth in this Agreement was established by the
Company following discussions and arms-length negotiations with the purchasers
and the Placement Agent, and the Company is capable of evaluating and
understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Absence of Obligation to
Disclose. The Company has been advised that the Placement Agent and its
affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve
interests that differ from those of the Company and that the Placement Agent has
no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Company by
virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and
(d) Waiver. The Company hereby
waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the
Company may have against the Placement Agent with respect to any breach or
alleged breach of any fiduciary or similar duty to the Company in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters leading up
to such transactions and agrees that the Placement Agent shall have no liability
(whether direct or indirect) to the Company in respect of such a fiduciary duty
claim to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of the Company,
including stockholders, employees or creditors of the Company.
13. Headings.
The Section headings in this Agreement have been inserted as a matter of
convenience of reference and are not a part of this Agreement.
14. Amendments and
Waivers. No supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be
binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. The failure
of a party to exercise any right or remedy shall not be deemed or constitute a
waiver of such right or remedy in the future. No waiver of any of the provisions
of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other
provision hereof (regardless of whether similar), nor shall any such waiver
constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.
15. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in
more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be
an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile shall be effective
as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.
16. Research Analyst
Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agent’s
research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from
their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain
regulations and internal policies, and that such Placement Agent’s research
analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or
publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that
differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The
Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
claims that the Company may have against the Placement Agent with respect to any
conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by
their independent research analysts and research departments may be different
from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by
such Placement Agent’s
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investment
banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that the Placement Agent is a full
service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable
securities laws, rules and regulations, may effect transactions for its own
account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt
or equity securities of the Company; provided, however, that nothing in this
Section 16
shall relieve the Placement Agent of any responsibility or liability they may
otherwise bear in connection with activities in violation of applicable
securities laws, rules and regulations.
17. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties
to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all
contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to
the subject matter hereof.
18. Partial
Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any section,
paragraph, clause or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of any other section, paragraph, clause or provision hereof.
If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Agreement is for any
reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be
made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make
it valid and enforceable.
19. Effectiveness.
This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by
the parties hereto.
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If the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of the agreement between the
Company and the Placement Agent, kindly indicate your acceptance in the space
provided for that purpose below.
Very
truly yours,
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Delcath
Systems, Inc.
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Confirmed
as of the date first
above
mentioned:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co.
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By
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Title:
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Managing
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