Exhibit 10.1
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SERIES I
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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March 25, 2003
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1. DEFINITIONS..............................................................1
2. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURITIES..............................................5
3. SALE AND PURCHASE OF PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS........................5
4. REGISTER OF SECURITIES; RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF
SECURITIES; REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF
SECURITIES...............................................................7
4.1 Register of Securities...........................................7
4.2 Restrictions on Transfer.........................................7
4.3 Removal of Transfer Restrictions................................11
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY AND COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY..........................................................11
5.1 Organization, Standing, etc.....................................11
5.2 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.........................11
5.3 Subsidiaries....................................................11
5.4 Qualification...................................................11
5.5 Capital Stock...................................................12
5.6 Corporate Acts and Proceedings..................................13
5.7 Compliance with Other Instruments...............................13
5.8 Binding Obligations.............................................14
5.9 Securities Laws.................................................14
5.10 Financial Statements............................................15
5.11 Changes.........................................................15
5.12 Material Agreements of the Company..............................15
5.13 Litigation......................................................16
5.14 Brokers or Finders..............................................16
5.15 Disclosure......................................................16
5.16 Intellectual Property...........................................16
5.17 Retirement Obligations..........................................17
5.18 No Governmental Consent or Approval Required....................17
5.19 Registration....................................................17
5.20 Reporting Status................................................17
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5.21 Title to Property and Assets....................................17
5.22 Environmental and Safety Laws...................................18
5.23 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities..............................18
5.24 Permits.........................................................18
5.25 Investment Company..............................................18
5.26 Market Manipulation.............................................18
5.27 Form S-2........................................................18
5.28 Registration Rights.............................................18
5.29 Acquisition.....................................................19
5.30 Independent Accountants.........................................19
5.31 Significant Customers and Suppliers.............................19
5.32 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act..............................................19
6. CONDITIONS OF PARTIES' OBLIGATIONS......................................19
6.1 Conditions of Investors' Obligations at the Closing.............19
6.2 Conditions of Company's Obligations.............................21
7. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.]................................................21
8. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.]................................................22
9. REGISTRATION OF RESTRICTED STOCK........................................22
9.1 Required Registration...........................................22
9.2 Registration Procedures.........................................22
9.3 Expenses........................................................24
9.4 Delay in Filing of Registration Statement.......................24
9.5 Indemnification.................................................24
9.6 Reporting Requirements Under the Exchange Act...................27
9.7 Stockholder Information.........................................27
10. MISCELLANEOUS...........................................................27
10.1 Waivers and Amendments..........................................27
10.2 Effect of Waiver or Amendment...................................28
10.3 Rights of Holders Inter Se......................................28
10.4 Exculpation Among Investors and Holders.........................28
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10.5 Brokers or Finders..............................................28
10.6 Notices.........................................................29
10.7 Entire Agreement................................................29
10.8 Severability....................................................29
10.9 Parties in Interest.............................................29
10.10 Headings........................................................30
10.11 Choice of Law...................................................30
10.12 Expenses........................................................30
10.13 Counterparts....................................................30
10.14 Publicity.......................................................30
10.15 Same Terms and Price............................................30
10.16 Covenant to Issue Instruments or Certificates...................31
ANNEXES
A - Schedule of Investors and Required Payment
B - Certificate of Designation of Series I Preferred Stock
C - Form of First Warrant
D - Form of Second Warrant
E - Risk Factors
F - Schedule of Exceptions and Disclosure Schedule
G - Form of Legal Opinion
H - Form of Press Release
I - Form of Escrow Agreement
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SERIES I
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into
as of March 25, 2003 among Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and the other Persons listed on Annex A hereto
(sometimes referred to herein individually as "Investor" and sometimes
collectively as "Investors").
1. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms
defined in this Section 1 shall have the meanings herein specified for all
purposes of this Agreement, applicable to both the singular and plural forms of
any of the terms herein defined. All accounting terms defined in this Section 1
and those accounting terms used in this Agreement not defined in this Section 1
shall, except as otherwise provided for herein, be construed in accordance with
those generally accepted accounting principles that the Company is required to
employ by the terms of this Agreement. If and so long as the Company has any
Subsidiary, unless otherwise noted herein, the accounting terms defined in this
Section 1 and those accounting terms appearing in this Agreement but not defined
in this Section 1 shall be determined on a consolidated basis for the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries, and the financial statements and other financial
information to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be
consolidated.
"2001 Annual Report" shall mean the Company's
Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.
"Action" shall mean any action, suit, arbitration or other
legal, administrative or other proceeding or investigation pending by or before
any court, arbitrator or Governmental Entity.
"Agreement" shall mean this Securities Purchase Agreement.
"Balance Sheet" and "Balance Sheet Date" shall have the
meaning assigned to such terms in Section 5.10 hereof.
"Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
"California Securities Law" shall mean the California
Corporate Securities Law of 1968, as amended.
"Certificate" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 2 hereof.
"Common Stock" shall mean the Company's common stock, par
value $0.01 per share.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
"Company" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Conversion Stock" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 2 hereof.
"Equity Security" shall mean the Common
Stock, or any security convertible into the Common Stock, or any security
carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase the Common Stock or
any security convertible into the Common Stock, or any such warrant or right.
"Escrow Agent" shall mean U.S. Bank, National Association,
together with its successors and assigns.
"Escrow Agreement" shall mean that certain Escrow Agreement
of even date herewith by and among the Company, Investors and the Escrow Agent
in the form attached hereto as Annex I.
"Escrow Closing" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 3(f) hereof.
"First Warrants" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2 hereof.
"First Warrant Stock" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2 hereof.
"Form 10-QSB" shall mean the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002.
"Governmental Entity" shall mean any federal, state, local
or foreign governmental authority, bureau, commission, board, agency or
instrumentality.
"Holder" of any security shall mean the record or
beneficial owner of such security. A Holder of Preferred Stock shall be treated
as the Holder of the Conversion Stock underlying the Preferred Stock and a
Holder of a Warrant shall be treated as the Holder of the Warrant Stock
underlying the Warrant.
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"Holders of a Majority of the Preferred Stock" shall mean,
on a given date, the Person or Persons who are the Holders of greater than 50%
of the outstanding Preferred Stock.
"Initial Closing" and "Initial Closing Date" shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in Section 3(c) hereof.
"Investor" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean a material and adverse
effect on the business, assets, property, operations, results of operations,
business prospects, or financial condition of the Company.
"Offering Memorandum" shall mean the Confidential Private
Placement Materials of the Company dated September 2002.
"Person" shall mean any natural person, corporation, trust,
association, company, partnership, joint venture, joint stock company,
unincorporated organization and other entity and any government entity (or any
department thereof), governmental agency, instrumentality or political
subdivision.
"Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 2 hereof.
"Required Initial Payment" shall mean, with respect to each
Investor, the number of shares of Preferred Stock purchased by such Investor at
the Initial Closing, multiplied by $100.00, as set forth on Annex A hereto.
"Restricted Stock" means (i) the Common Stock issued or
issuable to the Investors upon conversion of the Preferred Stock issued and sold
pursuant to this Agreement or upon exercise of the Warrants and (ii) any Common
Stock issued or issuable (either directly or upon the conversion or exercise of
any warrant, right, or other security) with respect to the Common Stock referred
to in clause (i) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in
connection with a combination of shares, reclassification, recapitalization,
merger or consolidation or reorganization; provided, however, that such shares
of Common Stock shall only be treated as Restricted Stock if and so long as they
have not been (x) sold to or through a broker or dealer or underwriter in a
public distribution or a public securities transaction, or (y) sold in a
transaction exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of
the Securities Act under Section 4(1) thereof so that all transfer restrictions
and restrictive legends with respect to such Common Stock are removed upon the
consummation of such sale and the Company receives an opinion of counsel for the
Company (with a copy to the seller of such Common Stock), which shall be in form
and content reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such
Common Stock in the hands of the purchaser is freely
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transferable without restriction or registration under the Securities Act in any
public or private transaction.
"Rule 144" shall mean Rule 144 of the Commission under the
Securities Act.
"Second Warrants" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2 hereof.
"Second Warrant Stock" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term is Section 2 hereof.
"Securities" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 2 hereof.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
"Stock Plans" shall mean the Company's 1989 Stock Option
Plan, 1992 Stock Option Plan, 1996 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan,
2002 Stock Option Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan, collectively.
"Subscription Deposit" shall mean, with respect to each
Investor, the number of shares of Preferred Stock subscribed for, subject only
to the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in clause (i) of Section 3(f), at
a Subsequent Subscription to be purchased by such Investor at the Escrow
Closing, multiplied by $100.00, as set forth on Annex A-2 hereto.
"Subsequent Subscription" and "Subsequent Subscription
Date" shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 3(d) hereof.
"Subsidiary" shall mean any Person, at least 50% of the
outstanding stock of which is at the time owned or controlled directly or
indirectly by the Company or by one or more of such subsidiary entities or both,
or has the power to vote or direct the voting of sufficient securities to elect
a majority of the board of directors.
"Suspension Period" shall have the meaning assigned to it
in Section 9.1(b) hereof.
"Warrants" shall mean the First Warrants and Second
Warrants, collectively.
"Warrant Stock" shall mean the First Warrant Stock and
Second Warrant Stock, collectively.
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2. Authorization of Securities. The Company has authorized the issue
and sale of up to (i) 100,000 shares of its Series I Convertible Preferred
Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), having the rights,
preferences and privileges set forth in the Certificate of Designation attached
hereto as Annex B (hereinafter referred to as the "Certificate"), (ii) warrants,
having terms and conditions in the form of Warrant attached hereto as Annex C
(collectively, the "First Warrants"), to purchase up to an aggregate of
2,727,272 shares of Common Stock (the "First Warrant Stock") and (iii) warrants,
having terms and conditions in the form of Warrant attached hereto as Annex D
(collectively, the "Second Warrants"), to purchase up to an aggregate of
1,818,181 shares of Common Stock (the "Second Warrant Stock"). The Common Stock
into which the Preferred Stock is convertible is sometimes referred to herein as
the "Conversion Stock"; and the Preferred Stock, the Warrants, the Warrant Stock
and the Conversion Stock are sometimes referred to herein individually and
collectively as the "Securities."
3. Sale and Purchase of Preferred Stock and Warrants.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein
contained, the Company agrees to sell to each Investor, and each Investor
severally agrees to purchase from the Company, at the Initial Closing on the
Initial Closing Date, (i) the number of shares of Preferred Stock, and (ii) the
First Warrants and the Second Warrants to purchase the number of shares of First
Warrant Stock and Second Warrant Stock, in each case as set forth opposite its
name on Annex A hereto with respect to the Initial Closing, and each Investor
shall pay to the Company the Required Initial Payment.
(b) [Intentionally omitted.]
(c) The initial closing of the sale to and purchase by the
Investors of the Preferred Stock and Warrants pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof
(the "Initial Closing") shall occur at the offices of Paul, Hastings, Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, at the hour of 10
o'clock A.M., California time, on March 11, 2003 or at such different time or
day as the Investors and the Company shall agree (the "Initial Closing Date").
At the Initial Closing, the Company will deliver to each Investor instruments or
certificates evidencing the Securities being purchased by each Investor, each of
which shall be registered in such Investor's name as stated on Annex A hereto
with respect to the Initial Closing, against delivery to the Company of payment
by cashier's check or wire transfer, or such other form acceptable to the
Company, in an amount equal to the Required Initial Payment of such Investor.
(d) After the Initial Closing, additional shares of Preferred
Stock (which, together with the Preferred Stock issued at the Initial Closing,
shall not exceed 100,000 shares in the aggregate), additional First Warrants
(which, together with the First Warrants issued at the Initial Closing,
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shall not represent the right to acquire more than 2,727,272 shares of First
Warrant Stock in the aggregate) and additional Second Warrants (which together
with the Second Warrants issued at the Initial Closing, shall not represent the
right to acquire more than 1,818,181 shares of Second Warrant Stock in the
aggregate), may be subscribed for, subject only to the fulfillment of the
conditions set forth in clause (i) of Section 3(f), at one or more Subsequent
Subscriptions (each a "Subsequent Subscription") on or before April 11, 2003.
Each Subsequent Subscription shall be effective upon the date (a "Subsequent
Subscription Date") of the Escrow Agent's receipt from an Investor of a
cashier's check or wire transfer funds in the amount of such Investor's
Subscription Deposit and the applicable Investor having entered into and become
a party to this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement as if such Investor had
executed such agreements at the Initial Closing.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no shares of Preferred
Stock, and no Warrants, shall be offered or sold after the Initial Closing to
any Investor if, in the opinion of the Company and its counsel, (i) such offer
and sale would not be exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act and exempt from the registration or
qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws, or (ii) such
offers and sales would detract from or adversely affect the availability and
effectiveness of the exemption from or compliance with such federal and state
requirements relied upon in respect of the offer and sale of Preferred Stock and
Warrants to the Investors at the Initial Closing.
(f) Pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, (i) upon the
receipt by the Escrow Agent on or prior to the close of business on April 30,
2003 of (I) a certification from the Company (the "Company Certificate") that
(A) the stockholders of the Company have approved an increase in the number of
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance and available for grant upon the
exercise of options to be granted under the Company's 2002 Stock Option Plan to
a total of 9,000,000 shares of Common Stock, (B) the stockholders of the Company
have approved an increase of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for
issuance and available for grant upon the exercise of options to be granted
under the Company's 1996 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan, (C) the
stockholders of the Company have approved an increase in the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock of the Company to 120,000,000 shares, and (D)
the Company shall have so amended such plans and Certificate of Incorporation,
and (II) instruments or certificates from the Company evidencing the Securities
subscribed for by each Investor, each of which shall be registered in such
Investor's name as stated on Annex A-2 hereto with respect to the Escrow
Closing, then, without any further action on the part of any party, the Escrow
Agent shall immediately deliver the Subscription Deposits to the Company and the
certificates evidencing the Securities to the Investors as stated on Annex A-2
hereto (the "Escrow Closing"), (ii) if, before the close of business on April
30, 2003, the Escrow Agent shall not have received the Company Certificate and
instruments or certificates evidencing the Securities, then, without further
action on the part of any party, the Escrow Agent shall immediately deliver the
Subscription Deposits to the Investors and the certificates evidencing
Securities to the Company.
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(g) Immediately prior to the Initial Closing, the Company shall
prepare Annex A with respect to the Investors purchasing Preferred Stock and
Warrants at the Initial Closing. Immediately prior to a Subsequent Subscription,
the Company shall prepare Annex A-2 with respect to the Investors subscribing
for Preferred Stock and Warrants at such Subsequent Subscription. Promptly after
each Subsequent Subscription, the Company shall amend Annex A-2 as appropriate
and the Company and Escrow Agent shall amend Annex A to the Escrow Agreement as
appropriate.
4. Register of Securities; Restrictions on Transfer of Securities;
Removal of Restrictions on Transfer of Securities.
4.1 Register of Securities. The Company or its duly appointed
agent shall maintain a separate register for the shares of Preferred Stock,
Warrants and Common Stock, in which it shall register the issue and sale of all
such securities. All transfers of the Securities shall be recorded on the
register maintained by the Company or its agent, and the Company shall be
entitled to regard the registered holder of the Securities as the actual holder
of the Securities so registered until the Company or its agent is required to
record a transfer of such Securities on its register. Subject to Section 4.2(c)
hereof, the Company or its agent shall be required to record any such transfer
when it receives the Security to be transferred duly and properly endorsed by
the registered holder thereof or by its attorney duly authorized in writing.
4.2 Restrictions on Transfer.
(a) Each Investor understands and agrees that the
Securities it will be acquiring have not been registered under the Securities
Act, and that accordingly they will not be fully transferable except as
permitted under various exemptions contained in the Securities Act, or upon
satisfaction of the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act. Each Investor acknowledges that it must bear the economic risk
of its investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time since they
have not been registered under the Securities Act and therefore cannot be sold
unless they are subsequently registered or an exemption from registration is
available.
(b) Each Investor hereby represents and warrants to the
Company that:
(i) Such Investor is acquiring the Securities it has
agreed to purchase (and, if applicable, will acquire the Warrant Stock and
Conversion Stock) for investment purposes only, for its own account, and not as
nominee or agent for any other Person, and not with the view to, or for resale
in connection with, any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act.
(ii) Such Investor knows of no public solicitation or
advertisement of an offer in connection with the Securities.
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(iii) Such Investor has carefully reviewed this
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Offering Memorandum. Such Investor has
had, during the course of the transaction and prior to its purchase of the
Preferred Stock and Warrants, the opportunity to ask questions of and receive
answers from the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering and
to obtain additional information necessary to verify the accuracy of any
information furnished to it or to which it had access. Such Investor has
received all information that it has requested regarding the Company and
believes that such information is sufficient to make an informed decision with
respect to the purchase of the Preferred Stock and Warrants. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, such Investor has received a copy of (A) the
2001 Annual Report, (B) the Form 10-QSB, and (C) the "Risk Factors" attached as
Annex E hereto. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify the
representations and warranties of the Company in Section 5 of this Agreement or
the right of such Investor to rely thereon.
(iv) Such Investor is able to bear the economic risk of
its investment in the Preferred Stock and Warrants and has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of, and protecting its interests with respect to, its
investment in the Preferred Stock and Warrants. Such Investor is aware of the
risk involved in its investment in the Preferred Stock and Warrants and has
determined that such investment is suitable for it in light of its financial
circumstances and available investment opportunities.
(v) This Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, when
executed and delivered by such Investor, constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of such Investor and are enforceable against such Investor in
accordance with their terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other laws of general application
affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws
relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or
other equitable remedies, and (iii) to the extent the indemnification provisions
contained in Section 9 of this Agreement and Section 5 of the Escrow Agreement
may be limited by applicable federal or state securities laws.
(vi) Such Investor is an "accredited investor" as that
term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act.
(vii) Such Investor's jurisdiction of formation or
incorporation (if applicable) and principal place of business or its residency
as set forth on the signature page hereof or the annexes hereto by such Investor
are accurate.
(viii) The purchase by such Investor of the Preferred
Stock and Warrants hereunder does not violate or conflict with any law or
regulation applicable to such Investor.
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(ix) No Person engaged by such Investor has, or will
have, any right or claim against the Company for any commission, fee or other
compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar capacity.
(c) Each Investor hereby further agrees with the Company as
follows:
(i) Subject to Section 4.3 hereof, the instruments or
certificates evidencing the Securities it has agreed to purchase, and each
instrument or certificate issued in transfer thereof, will bear the following
legend:
"The securities evidenced by this certificate have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and have
been taken for investment purposes only and not with a view to the
distribution thereof and, except as stated in an agreement between
the holder of this certificate, or its predecessor in interest, and
the issuer corporation, such securities may not be sold or
transferred unless there is an effective registration statement under
such Act covering such securities or the issuer corporation receives
an opinion, in form and content reasonably satisfactory to the issuer
corporation, of counsel reasonably acceptable to the issuer
corporation (which may be counsel for the issuer corporation) stating
that such sale or transfer is exempt from the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of such Act."
(ii) The instruments or certificates representing such
Securities, and each instrument or certificate issued in transfer thereof, will
also bear any legend required under any applicable state securities law.
(iii) Each Investor covenants that in no event will it
dispose of any of the Securities (other than pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to
a registration statement filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Act) unless and until (i) such Investor shall have notified the Company of the
proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a statement of
the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and (ii) if reasonably
requested by the Company, such Investor shall have furnished the Company with an
opinion of its counsel, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the
Company, to the effect that (a) such disposition will not require registration
under the Securities Act or (b) appropriate action necessary for compliance with
the Securities Act and any applicable state, local or foreign law has been
taken. The restrictions on transfer imposed by this Section 4.2(c)(iii) shall
cease and terminate as to the Securities when: (i) such securities shall have
been effectively registered under the Securities Act and sold by the holder
thereof in accordance with such registration, or (ii) an opinion of the kind
described in the preceding sentence states that all future transfers of such
securities by the holder thereof would be exempt from registration under the
Securities Act.
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(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (iii),
no such registration statement or opinion of counsel shall be necessary for a
transfer to an Affiliate of the Investor or by an Investor that is a partnership
or a limited liability company to a partner of such partnership or a retired
partner of such partnership who retires after the date hereof or a member of
such limited liability company or a retired member of such limited liability
company who retires after the date hereof, or to the estate of any such partner,
retired partner, member or retired member or the transfer by gift, will or
intestate succession of any partner or member to his or her spouse or to the
siblings, lineal descendants or ancestors of such partner or member or his or
her spouse, if the transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms
hereof to the same extent as if he or she were an original Investor hereunder.
For purposes of this Section 4.2(c)(iv) "Affiliate" shall mean any person or
entity that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls,
is controlled by, or is under common control with the Investor.
(v) Such Investor consents to the Company's making a
notation on its records or giving instructions to any transfer agent of the
Common Stock, Warrants or Preferred Stock in order to implement the restrictions
on transfer of the Securities mentioned in this subsection (c).
(d) Each Investor, or each Person executing this Agreement
on behalf of an Investor, further represents and warrants to the Company that
such Investor or other Person, as the case may be, has been duly authorized to,
and has, and as of the Initial Closing, and Subsequent Subscription, if
applicable, will have, full power and authority (including corporate, if
applicable) to, execute and deliver this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement on
behalf of such Investor, and to make the representations and warranties to the
Company in this Section 4 on behalf of such Investor, and to perform the
obligations of such Investor, if any, under this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement.
4.3 Removal of Transfer Restrictions. Any legend endorsed on a
certificate evidencing a Security pursuant to Section 4.2(c)(i) hereof and the
stop transfer instructions and record notations with respect to such Security
shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend
to the holder of such Security (a) if such Security is registered under the
Securities Act, (b) if such holder provides the Company with an opinion, in form
and content reasonably satisfactory to the Company, of counsel (which may be
counsel for the Company) reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that
a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration
under the Securities Act or (c) if such Security may be sold under Rule 144(k).
5. Representations and Warranties by and Covenants of the Company. In
order to induce each Investor to enter into this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement
and to purchase the Preferred Stock and Warrants, the Company hereby represents
and warrants to each Investor that, except as set forth on Annex F hereto:
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5.1 Organization, Standing, etc. The Company is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry
on its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to own
and hold its properties and assets, to enter into this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement, to issue the Securities and to carry out the provisions hereof and
the Escrow Agreement and the terms of the Certificate and the Securities.
5.2 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The copies of the
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws of the Company which have
been delivered to (or made available for inspection by) the Investors prior to
the execution of this Agreement are true and complete and have not been amended
or repealed, except for the amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation that
will be accomplished by the filing of the Certificate with the Delaware
Secretary of State.
5.3 Subsidiaries. The Company has no Subsidiaries or affiliated
companies and does not otherwise own or control, directly or indirectly, any
equity interest in any corporation, association or business entity.
5.4 Qualification. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation and in good standing in the State of California. The Company is
qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property
requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in
good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.5 Capital Stock.
(a) As of the Initial Closing Date, the authorized capital
stock of the Company will consist of (i) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock,
par value $0.01 per share, 71,600 shares of which have been designated as Series
D Preferred Stock, 2,000,000 shares of which have been designated as Series X
Junior Participating Preferred Stock, 55,000 shares of which have been
designated as the Series E Preferred Stock, 27,317 shares of which have been
designated as the Series F Preferred Stock, 35,000 of which have been designated
as Series G Preferred Stock, 30,000 of which have been designated as Series H
Preferred Stock, and 100,000 of which have been designated as Series I Preferred
Stock, and (ii) 60,000,000 shares of Common Stock; and the Company will have no
authority to issue any other capital stock. There are 1,344.01 shares of Series
D Preferred Stock issued and outstanding convertible into 35,840 shares of
Common Stock (assuming a stated conversion price of $3.75 per share) or into
244,365 shares of Common Stock (assuming a conversion price of an average market
price of $0.55 per share), no shares of Series X Junior Participating Preferred
Stock issued and outstanding, 20,875 shares of Series E Preferred Stock issued
and outstanding convertible into 1,670,000 shares of Common Stock, 26,420 shares
of Series F Preferred Stock issued and outstanding convertible into 704,533
shares of Common Stock (assuming a stated conversion price of $3.75 per share)
or into 4,803,636 shares of Common Stock
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(assuming a conversion price of an average market price of $0.55 per share),
15,150 shares of Series G Preferred Stock issued and outstanding convertible
into 3,030,000 shares of Common Stock, 12,182 shares of Series H Preferred Stock
issued and outstanding convertible into 1,624,266 shares of Common Stock, and no
shares of Series I Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, and, as of the
Closing, before giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, 29,763,535 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding, and all
such outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock,
Series F Preferred Stock, Series G Preferred Stock, Series H Preferred Stock,
and Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid
and nonassessable and were issued in accordance with the registration or
qualification provisions of the Securities Act and any relevant state securities
laws or pursuant to valid exemptions therefrom.
(b) Except as set forth in Annex F, no adjustment has
previously been made (or should have been made) nor will any adjustment be
required to be made as a result of the Company's issuance of the Preferred Stock
or any option, warrants or rights to purchase such shares (or the issuance of
Common Stock upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock) to the rate at which
shares of any capital stock or other securities of the Company are convertible
into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock (by reason of any "anti-dilution"
provisions or agreements or otherwise).
(c) The Company has reserved a total of 10,165,203 shares
of Common Stock remaining for issuance upon the exercise of stock options or
purchase rights granted or available for grant under the Stock Plans or under
other stock option agreements or warrants. Options or purchase rights to
purchase 1,938,950 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding under the
Stock Plans, and options or purchase rights to purchase 6,653,545 shares of
Common Stock are issued and outstanding pursuant to other stock options
agreements or warrants. A summary of outstanding options and warrants is
provided in Annex F.
(d) Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as
expressly provided in Annex F to this Agreement, the Company has no outstanding
subscription, option, warrant, right of first refusal, preemptive right, call,
contract, demand, commitment, convertible security or other instrument,
agreement or arrangement of any character or nature whatever under which the
Company is or may be obligated to issue Common Stock, preferred stock or other
Equity Security of any kind.
5.6 Corporate Acts and Proceedings. The Company has, and as of
the Initial Closing will have, full corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
All corporate acts and proceedings required for the authorization, execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and the offer, issuance and
delivery of the Securities and the
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performance of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and the terms of the
Certificate have been lawfully and validly taken or will have been so taken
prior to the Initial Closing.
5.7 Compliance with Other Instruments. The execution, delivery
and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and
the observance of the terms of the Certificate (a) will not require from the
Board or stockholders of the Company any consent or approval that has not been
validly and lawfully obtained, (b) will not require the Company to obtain or
effect any authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of or filing or
registration with any Person, except such as shall have been lawfully and
validly obtained prior to the Initial Closing, (c) will not cause the Company to
violate or contravene, (i) any provision of law, (ii) any rule or regulation of
any Governmental Entity or the National Association of Securities Dealers, (iii)
any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award binding
upon the Company, or (iv) any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, or Bylaws of the Company, (d) will not cause the Company to violate or
be in conflict with, result in a breach by the Company of or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) a default by the Company under, any
material agreement, lease or instrument, commitment or arrangement to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties, assets or
rights are bound or affected, except where such violation, conflict, breach or
default would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (e) will not result in the
creation or imposition of any lien or restriction, other than liens that may
have been created or suffered by the Investor and restrictions imposed by the
Securities Act, state securities laws or this Agreement. The Company is not in
violation of, or (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in default
under, any term or provision of its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or
Bylaws or, in any material respect, of any indenture, loan or credit agreement,
note agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other agreement,
lease or other instrument, commitment or arrangement to which the Company is a
party or by which any of the Company's properties, assets or rights are bound or
affected, or, to the best of its knowledge, any provision of any federal or
state statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company.
5.8 Binding Obligations.
(a) This Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, when executed
and delivered by the Company, constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Company and are enforceable against the Company in accordance
with their terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors' rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable
remedies, and (iii) to the extent the indemnification provisions contained in
Section 9 of this Agreement and Section 5 of the Escrow Agreement may be limited
by applicable federal or state securities laws.
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(b) The Warrants are duly authorized and, when executed,
delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be
free and clear of all liens and restrictions, other than liens that may have
been created or suffered by the Investor and restrictions imposed by the
Securities Act, state securities laws or this Agreement.
(c) The Preferred Stock is duly authorized and, when issued
and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly
authorized, validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and
free and clear of all liens and restrictions, other than liens that might have
been created or suffered by the Investors and restrictions imposed by the
Securities Act, state securities laws or this Agreement. The issuance of the
Preferred Stock will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights that
have not been waived.
(d) The Conversion Stock and Warrant Stock have been duly
authorized and, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Certificate and
the Warrants, respectively, will be duly authorized, validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of all liens and
restrictions, other than liens that might have been created or suffered by the
Investors and restrictions imposed by the Securities Act, state securities laws
or this Agreement. The issuance of the Conversion Stock and Warrant Stock will
not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights that have not been waived.
5.9 Securities Laws. Subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.2, the offer, issue and
sale of the Preferred Stock, Warrants, Conversion Stock and (assuming no
transfers of the Warrants and no change in applicable law between the date
hereof and the date of exercise of the Warrants) the Warrant Stock are and will
be exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act, and are and will be exempt from qualification under the
California Securities Law and the state securities laws of the jurisdictions
where the Investors are resident.
5.10 Financial Statements. Included in the Form 10-QSB are the
Company's unaudited balance sheet (the "Balance Sheet") as of September 30,
2002, together with related notes thereto, (the "Balance Sheet Date"), and the
unaudited statement of operations for the nine-month period then ended, together
with related notes thereto. Included in the 2001 Annual Report are the Company's
audited balance sheets as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the audited
statements of operations, cash flow and shareholders' equity for the period then
ended, together with related notes, and the related opinions of Ernst & Young
LLP and Xxxxxxxx & Co., independent certified public accountants. The foregoing
financial statements, together with related notes, (i) are complete and correct
in all material respects and are in accordance with the books and records of the
Company, (ii) present fairly the financial condition of the Company at the
Balance Sheet Date and other dates therein specified and the results of
operations and
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changes in financial position of the Company for the periods therein specified,
and (iii) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a basis consistent with prior accounting periods ("GAAP"),
except that the unaudited financial statements are subject to year-end audit
adjustments and do not contain footnotes or statements of shareholders' equity
and cash flow.
5.11 Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed
in the Form 10-QSB or on Annex F, there has been no event which would have a
Material Adverse Effect, nor any development reasonably likely to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, and the Company has not (a) mortgaged, pledged or
subjected to lien any of its material assets, tangible or intangible, (b) sold,
transferred or leased any of its assets, (c) cancelled or compromised any
material debt or claim, or waived or released any right, of material value, (d)
suffered any physical damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by
insurance) having a material effect, (e) declared or paid any dividends on or
made any other distributions with respect to, or purchased or redeemed, any of
its outstanding Equity Securities, except for accrued dividends on the Series D
Preferred Stock and the Series F Preferred Stock, or (f) suffered or experienced
any material adverse change or loss in its business other than its continuing
losses from operations.
5.12 Material Agreements of the Company. The Company is not a
party to or otherwise bound by any written or oral agreement, instrument or
arrangement that is material to the Company except for those agreements listed
in Item 13 of the 2001 Annual Report or Item 6 of the Form-10QSB or as set forth
on Annex F hereto. The Company has furnished or made available to each Investor
true and complete copies of all such agreements and all other agreements,
instruments and other documents requested by any Investor or its authorized
representative.
5.13 Litigation. There is no Action pending and, to the best
knowledge of the Company, there is no Action threatened against the Company or
its properties, assets or business. To the Company's best knowledge, the Company
is not in default with respect to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
determination or award of any court or of any Governmental Entity.
5.14 Brokers or Finders. Except as set forth on Annex F hereto,
the Company has not incurred, and will not incur, directly or indirectly, as a
result of any action taken by the Company, any liability for brokerage or
finders' fees or agents' commissions or any similar charges in connection with
this Agreement. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Investors
from any damages they incur as a result of any claims for such fees, commissions
or charges.
5.15 Disclosure. The representations and warranties of the
Company contained herein, when read together with the annexes hereto and the
Form 10-QSB and the 2001 Annual Report do not contain any untrue statement of
material fact or
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omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
5.16 Intellectual Property.
(a) (i) the Company has sufficient title to and ownership
of, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any nature, all
patents, patent rights, patent applications, licenses, inventions, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, confidential information, proprietary
rights and processes, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented
and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or
procedures), and other intellectual property necessary for the conduct of its
business, except where the failure to have such title and ownership would not
have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) to the best of its knowledge, the use
by the Company of the foregoing does not conflict with or constitute an
infringement of the rights of others.
(b) The Company has not received any communications
alleging that it has violated, and has no knowledge that the Company has
violated, or by conducting its business, the Company will not, to the best of
its knowledge, violate any of the patents, patent rights, patent applications,
licenses, inventions, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
confidential information, proprietary rights or processes, know-how (including
trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or
confidential information, systems or procedures), and other intellectual
property, of any other person.
5.17 Retirement Obligations. Except as set forth on Annex F
hereto, the Company does not have any Employee Benefit Plan as defined in the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, other than as
disclosed in the 2001 Annual Report.
5.18 No Governmental Consent or Approval Required. Based in part
on the representations made by the Investors in Section 4 of this Agreement, no
authorization, consent, approval or other order of, declaration to, or
registration, qualification, designation or filing with, any federal, state or
local governmental agency or body is required by or from the Company for or in
connection with the valid and lawful authorization, execution and delivery by
the Company of this Agreement or any other agreement entered into by the Company
in connection with this Agreement, and consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, or for or in connection with the valid and
lawful authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Preferred Stock and the
Warrants or for or in connection with the valid and lawful authorization,
reservation, issuance, sale and delivery of the Conversion Stock and the Warrant
Stock, other than the filing of the Certificate with the Delaware Secretary of
State, the qualification (or taking of such action as may be necessary to secure
an exemption from qualification, if available) of the offer and sale of the
Preferred Stock and Warrants under the California Securities Law and other
applicable state or federal securities laws, which
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filings and qualifications, if required, will be accomplished in a timely manner
so as to comply with such qualification or exemption from qualification
requirements.
5.19 Registration. The Company's Common Stock is registered
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), and, except as set forth on Annex F hereto, the Company
has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating
the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act, nor has the Company
received any notification that the Securities and Exchange Commission is
contemplating terminating such registration.
5.20 Reporting Status. Except as set forth on Annex F hereto,
the Company has filed in a timely manner all documents that the Company was
required to file under the Exchange Act during the 12 months preceding the date
of this Agreement and such documents complied in all material respects with the
Commission's requirements as of their respective filing dates, and the
information contained therein as of the date thereof did not contain any 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 under which they were made not misleading.
5.21 Title to Property and Assets. The Company owns its property
and assets free and clear of all mortgages, liens, loans and encumbrances,
except such encumbrances and liens that arise in the ordinary course of business
or except where such encumbrances and liens are not reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect. With respect to the property and assets it leases, the
Company is in compliance in all material respects with such leases and, to the
best of its knowledge, holds a valid leasehold interest free of any liens,
claims or encumbrances.
5.22 Environmental and Safety Laws. To the best of its
knowledge, the Company is not in violation in any material respect of any
applicable statute, law or regulation relating to the environment or
occupational health and safety, and to the best of its knowledge, no material
expenditures are or will be required in order to comply with any such existing
statute, law or regulation.
5.23 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company has no
material obligations or liabilities of any nature (matured or unmatured, fixed
or contingent) other than (i) those set forth or adequately provided for in the
Company's financial statements included in the Form 10-QSB and the 2001 Annual
Report or in the related Notes to Condensed Financial Statements included in the
Form 10-QSB, (ii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business and not
required to be set forth in the Balance Sheet under GAAP, (iii) those incurred
in the ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date and not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iv) those incurred in
connection with the execution of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.
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5.24 Permits. The Company has all franchises, permits, licenses,
and any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business as now being
conducted by it, the lack of which could have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Company is not in default in any material respect under any of such franchises,
permits, licenses, or other similar authority.
5.25 Investment Company. The Company is not, after giving effect
to the offering and sale of the Preferred Stock and the Warrant Stock and the
application of the proceeds thereof will not be required to register as, an
"investment company" as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
5.26 Market Manipulation. The Company has not taken and will not
take, any action designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or
result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities, in violation of applicable law.
5.27 Form S-2. The Company is eligible now and is aware of no
facts or circumstances that would make it ineligible to file a registration
statement on Form S-2 as of May 1, 2003.
5.28 Registration Rights. Except as set forth on Annex F hereto,
no stockholder of the Company has any right (which has not been waived) to
require the Company to register the sale of any shares owned by such stockholder
under the Securities Act in the registration statement to be filed by the
Company on behalf of the Investors pursuant to Section 9.
5.29 Acquisition. The Company is not in discussions and has not
reached any understanding, whether or not in writing, regarding potential terms
with respect to any transaction referenced in Regulation SX11-01(a), where the
business to be acquired would constitute a significant subsidiary as defined in
Rule 1-02(w) at the ten percent (10%) level.
5.30 Independent Accountants. To the knowledge of the Company
after due inquiry, each of Ernst & Young LLP and Xxxxxxxx & Co., who have
certified certain financial statements of the Company, are independent public
accountants as required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations of
the Commission thereunder.
5.31 Significant Customers and Suppliers. No customer or
supplier that was significant to the Company during the period covered by the
financial statements referred to in Section 5.10 or that has been significant to
the Company thereafter, has terminated, materially reduced or threatened to
terminate or materially reduce its purchases from or provision of products or
services to the Company, as the case may be.
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5.32 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. The Company is not aware of any facts
or circumstances that would preclude it from being able to certify and file such
certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002, including complying with any Commission rules and regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto, in connection with the filing of the Company's next periodic
report to be filed under the Exchange Act.
6. Conditions of Parties' Obligations.
6.1 Conditions of Investors' Obligations at the Closing. The
obligation of each Investor to purchase and pay for the Preferred Stock and
Warrants which it has agreed to purchase on the Initial Closing Date (or, if
applicable, the obligation of each Investor to subscribe for the Preferred Stock
and Warrants which it has agreed to subscribe for on the Subsequent Subscription
Date) is subject to the fulfillment prior to or on the Initial Closing Date (or,
if applicable, the Subsequent Subscription Date) of the following conditions,
any of which may be waived in whole or in part by such Investor; provided,
however, that after the Subsequent Subscription Date, if applicable, the
obligation of each Investor to purchase and pay for the Preferred Stock and
Warrants subscribed for in a Subsequent Subscription is subject only to the
fulfillment of the conditions set forth in clause (i) of Section 3(f):
(a) No Errors, etc. The representations and warranties of
the Company under this Agreement shall be true and correct on the Initial
Closing Date (or, if applicable, the Subsequent Subscription Date).
(b) Compliance with Agreement. The Company shall have
performed and complied with, in all material respects, all covenants,
agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or before the Initial Closing Date.
(c) Certificate of the Company. The Company shall have
delivered to each Investor a certificate of the Company dated the Initial
Closing Date (or, if applicable, the Subsequent Subscription Date), executed by
its President, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in
subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), (g) and (h) of this Section 6.1.
(d) Certificate. The Certificate shall have been filed with
the Delaware Secretary of State.
(e) Qualification. All authorizations, approvals or
permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United
States or of any state that are required from the Company in connection with the
lawful issuance and sale of the Preferred Stock and Warrants to the Investors
pursuant to this Agreement shall have been duly obtained and shall be effective
on and as of the Initial Closing.
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(f) Opinion of Company Counsel. Each Investor shall have
received from Paul, Hastings, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, an
opinion, dated as of the Initial Closing Date (or, if applicable, as of the
Subsequent Subscription Date), in the form attached hereto as Annex G.
(g) Approval of Holders of Other Series of Preferred Stock.
Each of (i) the holders of more than fifty percent of the outstanding Series D
Preferred Stock, (ii) the holders of more than seventy-five percent of the
outstanding Series E Preferred Stock, (iii) the holders of more than fifty
percent of the outstanding Series F Preferred Stock, (iv) the holders of more
than fifty percent of the outstanding Series G Preferred Stock, and (v) the
holders of more than fifty percent of the outstanding Series H Preferred Stock
shall have consented to the issuance of the Preferred Stock and the other
transactions contemplated hereby, and shall have waived their respective rights
of first refusal with respect to the issuance of the Preferred Stock, the
Warrants, the Warrant Stock and the Conversion Stock.
(h) Approval of Disinterested Board Members. A majority of
the disinterested members of the Board shall have approved this Agreement, the
Certificate and the transactions contemplated herein and therein.
(i) Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other
proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Initial
Closing and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in
form and substance to the Investors and their counsel, and the Investors shall
have received all such counterpart originals and certified or other copies of
such documents as they may reasonably request.
(j) Option Plan Increase. The Board shall have approved an
increase in the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance and
available for grant upon the exercise of options to be granted under the
Company's 2002 Stock Option Plan to a total of 9,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company at its next annual
meeting.
(k) Director Plan Increase. The Board shall have approved
an increase of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance and
available for grant upon the exercise of options to be granted under the
Company's 1996 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan, subject to approval by
the stockholders of the Company at its next annual meeting.
(l) Board Nominations. The Company shall nominate for
directors to stand for election at its next annual meeting, J. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Ph.D., Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, M.D., Xxxxxx X. Cape, Ph.D., Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx X.
Xxxx, M.D., Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx.
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(m) Lock-up Agreements. The Company shall have received
sufficient lock-up agreements from certain holders of the Company's outstanding
preferred stock, warrants and options pursuant to which such holders have agreed
not to convert or exercise such preferred stock, warrants or options into Common
Stock until the earlier to occur of (i) the Company having filed an amendment to
its Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of
Common Stock of the Company to 120,000,000, or (ii) May 1, 2003, such that the
Company may issue the Series I Preferred Stock.
6.2 Conditions of Company's Obligations. The Company's
obligation to issue and sell the Preferred Stock and Warrants to the Investors
on the Initial Closing Date and upon the Escrow Closing is subject to the
fulfillment prior to or at such date of (i) the conditions precedent specified
in paragraphs (d), (e), (g), (h) and (m) of Section 6.1 hereof, (ii) the
condition described in Section 3(c) hereof, if applicable, and (iii) the
representations and warranties of the Investors under this Agreement shall be
true and correct on the Initial Closing Date (or, if applicable, the Subsequent
Subscription Date).
7. [Intentionally omitted.]
8. [Intentionally omitted.]
9. Registration of Restricted Stock.
9.1 Required Registration.
(a) Subject to the existing registration rights of the
holders of Series D Preferred Stock and Series F Preferred Stock, on or prior to
May 1, 2003 (the "Filing Deadline Date"), the Company shall use its best efforts
to prepare and file a registration statement under the Securities Act (the
"Registration Statement"), on a Form S-2 or other appropriate form selected by
the Company, covering the Restricted Stock and shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective
within one hundred twenty (120) days following the Initial Closing or final
Subsequent Subscription, as applicable, and to remain effective until the
earlier to occur of the date (i) the Restricted Stock covered thereby have been
sold, or (ii) by which all Restricted Stock covered thereby may be sold under
Rule 144, without volume limitations.
(b) Following the effectiveness of a registration statement
filed pursuant to this section, the Company may, at any time, suspend the
effectiveness of such registration for up to 45 days, as appropriate (a
"Suspension Period"), by giving notice to the Holders of Restricted Stock, if
the Company shall have determined that the Company may be required to disclose
any material corporate development which disclosure may have a Material Adverse
Effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than two Suspension Periods
(i.e., 90 days) may occur in immediate
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succession. The Company shall use its best efforts to limit the duration and
number of any Suspension Periods. The Holders of Restricted Stock agree that,
upon receipt of any notice from the Company of a Suspension Period, the Holders
of Restricted Stock shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Restricted Stock
covered by such registration statement or prospectus until the Holders of
Restricted Stock (i) are advised in writing by the Company that the use of the
applicable prospectus may be resumed, (ii) have received copies of a
supplemental or amended prospectus, if applicable, and (iii) have received
copies of any additional or supplemental filings which are incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference into such prospectus.
9.2 Registration Procedures. When the Company effects the
registration of the Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section
9.1(a) hereof, the Company will, at its expense, as expeditiously as possible:
(a) In accordance with the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission, prepare and file with the Commission a
registration statement with respect to such securities and use its commercially
reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain
effective for the period described herein, and prepare and file with the
Commission such amendments to such registration statement and supplements to the
prospectus contained therein as may be necessary to keep such registration
statement effective for such period described in Section 9.1(a) and such
registration statement and prospectus accurate and complete for such period;
(b) Furnish to the Holders of securities participating in
such registration such reasonable number of copies of the registration
statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus and such other documents as
such Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public offering
of such securities;
(c) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or
qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such state
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as such participating Holders
may reasonably request within twenty (20) days following the original filing of
such registration statement, except that the Company shall not for any purpose
be required to execute a general consent to service of process or to qualify to
do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where it is not so
qualified;
(d) Notify the Holders participating in such registration,
promptly after it shall receive notice thereof, of the date and time when such
registration statement and each post-effective amendment thereto has become
effective or a supplement to any prospectus forming a part of such registration
statement has been filed;
(e) Notify such Holders promptly of any request by the
Commission for the amending or supplementing of such registration statement or
prospectus or for additional information;
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(f) Prepare and file with the Commission, promptly upon the
request of any such Holders, any amendments or supplements to such registration
statement or prospectus which, in the opinion of counsel for such Holders, is
required under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder in
connection with the distribution of the Restricted Stock by such Holders;
(g) Prepare and promptly file with the Commission, and
promptly notify such Holders of the filing of, such amendments or supplements to
such registration statement or prospectus as may be necessary to correct any
statements or omissions if, at the time when a prospectus relating to such
securities is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, any event has
occurred as the result of which any such prospectus or any other prospectus as
then in effect would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading;
(h) In case any of such Holders is required to deliver a
prospectus at a time when the prospectus then in circulation is not in
compliance with the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the
Commission, prepare promptly upon request such amendments or supplements to such
registration statement and such prospectus as may be necessary in order for such
prospectus to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and such rules
and regulations; and
(i) Advise such Holders, promptly after it shall receive
notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the
Commission suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and promptly use
its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its
withdrawal if such stop order should be issued.
9.3 Expenses. With respect to any registration effected
pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof, all fees, costs and expenses of and incidental
to such registration and the public offering in connection therewith shall be
borne by the Company; provided, however, that the Holders of Restricted Stock
shall bear their pro rata share of any underwriting discounts or commissions, if
any.
9.4 Delay in Filing of Registration Statement.
(a) If the Registration Statement is not filed by the
Company with the Commission on or prior to the Filing Deadline Date, then for
each day following the Filing Deadline Date until, but excluded the date the
Registration Statement is filed with the Commission, the Company shall, for each
such day, pay the Investors, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an
amount equal to a weekly rate of 0.15% of the Required Payment; and for any such
day, such payment shall be made no later than the first business day of the
calendar month next succeeding the month in which such day occurs.
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(b) The parties agree that the sole damages payable for a
violation of the terms of this Section 9 with respect to which liquidated
damages are expressly provided shall be such liquidated damages. Nothing shall
preclude the Investor from pursuing or obtaining specific performance or other
equitable relief with respect to this Section 9.
(c) The parties hereto agree that the liquidated damages
provided for in this Section 9 constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages
that may be incurred by the Investors by reason of the failure of the
Registration Statement to be filed in accordance with the provisions hereof.
9.5 Indemnification.
(a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each
Holder of shares of Restricted Stock which are included in a registration
statement pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 hereof and any underwriter (as
defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder, and any Person who controls such
Holder or such underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any
officer, director, employee, stockholder, agent, partner or affiliate of such
Holder, from and against, and will reimburse such Holder and each such
underwriter, controlling Person, officer, director, employee, stockholder,
agent, partner and affiliate with respect to, any and all claims, actions,
demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses to which such Holder
or any such underwriter or controlling Person or any such officer, director,
employee, stockholder, agent, partner or affiliate may become subject under the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such claims, actions, demands, losses,
damages, liabilities, costs or expenses arise out of or are based upon (i) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in
such registration statement, any prospectus contained therein or any amendment
or supplement thereto, 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, (ii) any breach of any
representation, warranty, agreement or covenant of the Company contained herein,
or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation
promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities
law; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to
the extent that any such claim, action, demand, loss, damage, liability, cost or
expense is caused by an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such
Holder, such underwriter or such controlling Person or such officer, director,
employee, stockholder, agent, partner or affiliate in writing specifically for
use in the preparation thereof.
(b) Each Holder of shares of the Restricted Stock which are
included in a registration pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 hereof will
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and any Person who controls the Company
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within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any officer, director, employee,
agent, partner or affiliate of the Company, from and against, and will reimburse
the Company and such controlling Persons with respect to, any and all losses,
damages, liabilities, costs or expenses to which the Company or such controlling
Person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses are caused by any untrue or
alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in such registration
statement, any prospectus contained therein or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or are caused by the omission or the alleged omission to state therein
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, 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 so
made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by
such Holder specifically for use in the preparation thereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the liability of any Holder of Restricted Stock pursuant to this
subsection (b) shall be limited to an amount equal to the per share sale price
(less any underwriting discount and commissions) multiplied by the number of
shares of Restricted Stock sold by such Holder pursuant to the registration
statement which gives rise to such obligation to indemnify (less the aggregate
amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay in
respect of such losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses or any
substantially similar losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses arising
from the sale of such Restricted Stock).
(c) Promptly after receipt by a party indemnified pursuant
to the provisions of paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 9.5 of notice of the
commencement of any action involving the subject matter of the foregoing
indemnity provisions, such indemnified party will, if a claim thereof is to be
made against the indemnifying party pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a)
or (b), notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the
omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any
liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this
Section 9.5 and shall not relieve the indemnifying party from liability under
this Section 9.5 unless such indemnifying party is prejudiced by such omission.
In case such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party. After
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so
to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such
indemnified party pursuant to the provisions of such paragraph (a) or (b) for
any legal or other expense subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation, unless an indemnified party reasonably concludes that there may
be defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party; provided, however, that in such event, the
indemnifying party shall bear the fees and expenses of only one separate counsel
for all
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indemnified parties. No indemnifying party shall be liable to an indemnified
party for any settlement of any action or claim without the written consent of
the indemnifying party. No indemnifying party will consent to entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional
term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party
of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in subsection (a)
or (b) of this Section 9.5 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unavailable to a party to be indemnified with respect to any claims, actions,
demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses referred to therein,
then each indemnifying party under any such subsection, in lieu of indemnifying
such indemnified party thereunder, hereby agrees to contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such claims, actions,
demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses in such proportion as
is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the
one hand and of the indemnified party on the other in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such claims, actions, demands, losses,
damages, liabilities, costs or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the
indemnified party 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 indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount
any Holder of Restricted Stock shall be obligated to contribute pursuant to this
subsection (d) shall be limited to an amount equal to the per share sale price
(less any underwriting discount and commissions) multiplied by the number of
shares of Restricted Stock sold by such Holder pursuant to the registration
statement which gives rise to such obligation to contribute (less the aggregate
amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay in
respect of such claim, action, demand, loss, damage, liability, cost or expense
or any substantially similar claim, action, demand, loss, damage, liability,
cost or expense arising from the sale of such Restricted Stock). No person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution hereunder from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
9.6 Reporting Requirements Under the Exchange Act. The
Company shall timely file such information, documents and reports as the
Commission may require or prescribe under Section 13 of the Exchange Act. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of the requirements contained
in this Section 9.6 is to enable the Holders of Restricted Stock to comply with
the current public information requirement contained in paragraph (c) of Rule
144 should any such Holder ever wish to dispose of any of the Restricted Stock
without registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon Rule 144 (or any
other similar exemptive provision).
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9.7 Stockholder Information. The Company may require each
Holder of Restricted Stock to furnish the Company such information with respect
to such Holder and the distribution of its Restricted Stock as the Company may
from time to time reasonably request in writing as shall be required by law or
by the Commission in connection therewith.
10. Miscellaneous.
10.1 Waivers and Amendments.
(a) With the written consent of the Holders of a Majority
of the Preferred Stock then outstanding, the obligations of the Company and the
rights of the Holders of the Securities under this Agreement may be waived
(either generally or in a particular instance, either retroactively or
prospectively and either for a specified period of time or indefinitely), and
with the same consent the Company, when authorized by resolution of its Board,
may enter into a supplementary agreement for the purpose of changing in any
manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of any
supplemental agreement or modifying in any manner the rights hereunder of the
Holders of the Securities and the Company; provided, however, that no such
waiver or supplemental agreement shall reduce the aforesaid proportion of
Preferred Stock, the Holders of which are required to consent to any waiver or
supplemental agreement, without the consent of the Holders of all of the
Preferred Stock.
(b) Upon the effectuation of each such waiver, consent or
agreement of amendment or modification, the Company shall promptly give written
notice thereof to the Holders of the Preferred Stock who have not previously
consented thereto in writing.
10.2 Effect of Waiver or Amendment. Each Investor acknowledges
that by operation of Section 10.1 hereof the Holders of a Majority of the
Preferred Stock then outstanding will, subject to the limitations contained in
such Section 10.1, have the right and power to diminish or eliminate certain
rights of such Investor under this Agreement.
10.3 Rights of Holders Inter Se. Each Holder of Securities shall
have the absolute right to exercise or refrain from exercising any right or
rights which such Holder may have by reason of this Agreement or any Security,
including, without limitation, the right to consent to the waiver of any
obligation of the Company under this Agreement and to enter into an agreement
with the Company for the purpose of modifying this Agreement or any agreement
effecting any such modification, and such Holder shall not incur any liability
to any other Holder or Holders of Securities with respect to exercising or
refraining from exercising any such right or rights.
10.4 Exculpation Among Investors and Holders. Each Investor
acknowledges that it is not relying upon any other Investor, or any officer,
director,
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employee, stockholder, agent, partner or affiliate of any such other Investor,
in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company or in monitoring
such investment. Each Investor agrees that no Investor nor any controlling
Person, officer, director, stockholder, partner, agent or employee of any
Investor shall be liable for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted
to be taken by any of them relating to or in connection with the Company or the
Securities, or both. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no
Investor (nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors, stockholders,
partners, agents or employees) or other Holder of any Security shall have any
obligation, liability or responsibility whatsoever for the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of any or all information about the Company or any
Subsidiary or their respective properties, business or financial and other
affairs, acquired by such Investor or Holder from the Company or the respective
officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, counsel or auditors of
either, and in turn provided to another Investor or Holder, nor shall any such
Investor (or such other Person) have any obligation or responsibility whatsoever
to provide any such information to any other Investor (or such other Person) or
Holder or to continue to provide any such information if any information is
provided.
10.5 Brokers or Finders. Each Investor represents and warrants
to the Company and each other Investor that, as a result of such Investor's
actions, except as set forth under Section 5.14 of Annex F, no Person has, or as
a result of the transaction as contemplated herein will have, any right or valid
claim against the Company or any other Investor for any commission, fee or other
compensation as a finder or broker, or in a similar capacity.
10.6 Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other
communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
given personally, by certified mail (return receipt requested, postage prepaid),
by air courier (with signed acknowledgment of receipt) or by facsimile
transmission (with confirmation of transmission):
(a) If to any Holder of any of the Securities, addressed to such
Holder at its address (or to its telecopier number) shown on his or
its signature page hereto, or at such other address (or telecopier
number) as such Holder may specify by written notice to the Company,
or
(b) If to the Company, addressed to it at 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (or, if by telecopier, to (000) 000-0000)
or at such other address (or telecopier number) as the Company may
specify by written notice to the Investors,
and each such notice, request, consent and other communication shall for all
purposes of the Agreement be treated as being effective or having been given
upon receipt.
10.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and
the Warrants (including the schedules, annexes and exhibits to each)
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constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supercede all prior and contemporaneous agreements,
negotiations, discussions, arrangements or understandings with respect thereto.
10.8 Severability. Should any one or more of the provisions of
this Agreement or of any agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement be
determined to be illegal or unenforceable, all other provisions of this
Agreement and of each other agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement,
shall be given effect separately from the provision or provisions determined to
be illegal or unenforceable and shall not be affected thereby.
10.9 Parties in Interest. All the terms and provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective
successors of the parties hereto. This Agreement shall not run to the benefit of
or be enforceable by any Person other than a party to this Agreement and his or
its successors and permitted assigns.
10.10 Headings. The headings of the Sections and paragraphs of
this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not
constitute a part of this Agreement.
10.11 Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of Delaware,
without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.
10.12 Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Investors for
the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of one counsel, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, in connection with the transaction, not to exceed $75,000.
The reasonable and documented fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid by
the Company upon the Initial Closing and upon presentation of documentation in
reasonable detail supporting such fees and expenses. Except as provided in the
preceding sentence, each party to this Agreement shall bear its own costs and
expenses incurred with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the
performance of the transactions contemplated hereby.
10.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with
the same effect as if all parties had signed the same document. All such
counterparts shall be deemed an original, shall be construed together and shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
10.14 Publicity. No party hereto shall originate any press
release or other public announcement, written or oral, relating to this
Agreement, or to performance hereunder or the existence of any arrangement among
the parties hereto without the prior approval of the other parties hereto which
may be the subject of such
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press release or announcement, except to the extent that such press release or
announcement is reasonably concluded by a party to be required by applicable
law. The Investors acknowledge that the Company will be required to file a copy
of this Agreement, and the other agreements and instruments contemplated hereby,
with the Commission and to describe these transactions in its public filings.
Except as provided in the immediately following sentence, the Company shall not
use the name of Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx Development Corporation or any of its
affiliates for advertising or promotional purposes without the prior written
consent of Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx Development Corporation. Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
Development Corporation hereby consents to the Company's issuing a press release
substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex H.
10.15 Same Terms and Price. The Company shall not sell or issue
any additional shares of Preferred Stock or Warrants after the Initial Closing
unless such sale or issuance is on the same terms and price as the Preferred
Stock and Warrants sold at the Initial Closing.
10.16 Covenant to Issue Instruments or Certificates. Provided
that (A) the stockholders of the Company have approved an increase in the number
of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance and available for grant upon the
exercise of options to be granted under the Company's 2002 Stock Option Plan to
a total of 9,000,000 shares of Common Stock, (B) the stockholders of the Company
have approved an increase of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for
issuance and available for grant upon the exercise of options to be granted
under the Company's 1996 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan, and (C) the
stockholders of the Company have approved an increase in the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock of the Company to 120,000,000 shares, all on
or before April 30, 2003, the Company shall so amend such plans and Certificate
of Incorporation and shall deliver to the Escrow Agent instruments or
certificates from the Company evidencing the Securities subscribed for by each
Investor, each of which shall be registered in such Investor's name as stated on
Annex A-2.
[Signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the date first above written.
PROTEIN POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ J. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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J. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, President
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[INVESTOR SIGNATURE PAGE TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
The foregoing Agreement is
hereby accepted as of the
date first above written.
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By: __________________________________
Name: ____________________________
Title: _____________________________
Address for Notices:
______________________
______________________
______________________
Attention: ____________
Telecopy: (___) ___-____
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