SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
This Securities Purchase Agreement, dated on and as of the date set forth on the signature
page hereto (this “Agreement”), is made among Genelabs Technologies, Inc., a California
corporation (the “Company”), the undersigned purchaser(s) (each a “Purchaser” and
collectively, the “Purchasers”) and each assignee of a Purchaser who becomes a party
hereto.
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Rule 506
of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to offer, issue and sell to the
Purchasers (the “Offering”), and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, desire to
purchase from the Company, shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, no par
value per share (the “Common Stock”), and five-year warrants to purchase shares of Common
Stock (the “Warrants”), with an exercise price per share equal to $1.42. The Shares and
the Warrants are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which is
hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Purchasers agree as follows:
A. Subscription
(1) Subject to the conditions to closing set forth herein, each Purchaser hereby irrevocably
subscribes for and agrees to purchase Securities for the aggregate purchase price set forth on the
signature page of such Purchaser hereto (the “Subscription Amount”). The Securities to be
issued to a Purchaser hereunder shall consist of (i) Shares in an amount equal to the quotient of
(x) the Subscription Amount, divided by (y) the Offering Price, rounded down to the nearest whole
number, and (ii) a Warrant to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock to be determined based
on a ratio of one (1) share of Common Stock for every two and one half (2.5) (the “Warrant
Fraction”) Shares purchased hereunder, rounded down to the nearest whole number. The Company shall
allocate the Subscription Amount between the Shares and the Warrants prior to the Closing (as
defined below) and provide notice to the Purchasers of such allocation.
(2) For purposes of this Agreement, the “Offering Price” shall be $1.47, which shall
be the sum of (i) the price per Share to be paid by the Purchasers, which shall equal or exceed the
last closing bid price of the Common Stock prior to the entering into of this Agreement, plus (ii)
the price for the portion of the Warrant relating to such Share to be paid by the Purchasers, which
shall be $0.125 multiplied by the Warrant Fraction. The aggregate Offering Price to be paid by a
Purchaser shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent.
(3) As soon as possible, but no later than three (3) business days after the date of this
Agreement, the Company shall hold the closing of the Offering (the “Closing” and the date
of the Closing, the “Closing Date”). Prior to the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver
the applicable Subscription Amount, by wire transfer to such escrow account in accordance with the
wire transfer instructions set forth on Schedule A, and such amount shall be held in the
manner
described in Paragraph (4) below. There is no minimum subscription amount required for the
Closing.
(4) All payments for Securities made by the Purchasers will be deposited as soon as
practicable for the undersigned’s benefit in an escrow account. Payments for Securities made by
the Purchasers will be returned promptly, prior to the Closing, without interest or deduction, if,
or to the extent, the undersigned’s subscription is rejected or the Offering is terminated for any
reason.
(5) Upon receipt by the Company of the requisite payment for all Securities to be purchased by
the Purchasers whose subscriptions are accepted, the Company shall, at the Closing or immediately
thereafter: (i) issue to each Purchaser stock certificates representing the shares of Common Stock
purchased at the Closing under this Agreement; (ii) issue to each Purchaser a Warrant to purchase
such number of shares of Common Stock calculated in accordance with Paragraph (1) above; (iii)
deliver to the Purchasers and to Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co. Inc., the placement agent for the Offering (the
“Placement Agent”), a certificate stating that the representations and warranties made by
the Company in Section C of this Agreement were true and correct in all respects when made and are
true and correct in all respects on the date of the Closing relating to the Securities subscribed
for pursuant to this Agreement as though made on and as of the Closing Date (provided, however,
that representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date shall continue to be true and
correct as of the Closing with respect to such date); and (iv) cause to be delivered to the
Placement Agent and the Purchasers an opinion of Xxxxxx Godward LLP substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto and reasonably acceptable to counsel for the Placement Agent.
(6) Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement shall be binding upon such
Purchaser upon the execution and delivery to the Company, in care of the Placement Agent, of such
Purchaser’s signed counterpart signature page to this Agreement unless and until the Company or the
Placement Agent shall reject the subscription being made hereby by such Purchaser.
(7) Each Purchaser agrees that each of the Company and the Placement Agent may reduce such
Purchaser’s subscription with respect to the number of Shares and Warrants to be purchased without
any prior notice or further consent by such Purchaser. If such a reduction occurs, the part of the
Subscription Amount attributable to the reduction shall be promptly returned, without interest or
deduction.
(8) Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the purchase of Shares and Warrants by such
Purchaser pursuant to the Offering is subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
B. Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to the Company and
the Placement Agent, and agrees with the Company as follows:
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(1) The Purchaser has carefully read this Agreement and the form of Warrant attached hereto as
Exhibit B (collectively the “Offering Documents”), and is familiar with and understands the terms of the Offering. Specifically, and without limiting in any way the
foregoing representation, the Purchaser has carefully read and considered the Company’s (a) Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (the “2005 Form 10-K”),
including, without limitation, the financial statements included therein and the sections therein
entitled “Item 1. Business,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” (b) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005, respectively, including, without
limitation, the subsections of each such Form 10-Q entitled “Item 1. Financial Statements,” and
“Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,”
and (c) the additional risk factors set forth on Schedule B. The Purchaser fully
understands all of the risks related to the purchase of the Securities. The Purchaser has
carefully considered and has discussed with the Purchaser’s professional legal, tax, accounting and
financial advisors, to the extent the Purchaser has deemed necessary, the suitability of an
investment in the Securities for the Purchaser’s particular tax and financial situation and has
determined that the Securities being subscribed for by the Purchaser are a suitable investment for
the Purchaser. The Purchaser recognizes that an investment in the Securities involves substantial
risks, including the possible loss of the entire amount of such investment. The Purchaser further
recognizes that the Company has broad discretion concerning the use and application of the proceeds
from the Offering.
(2) The Purchaser acknowledges that (i) the Purchaser has had the opportunity to request
copies of any documents, records, and books pertaining to this investment and (ii) any such
documents, records and books that the Purchaser requested have been made available for inspection
by the Purchaser, the Purchaser’s attorney, accountant or advisor(s).
(3) The Purchaser and the Purchaser’s advisor(s) have had a reasonable opportunity to ask
questions of and receive answers from representatives of the Company or persons acting on behalf of
the Company concerning the Offering and all such questions have been answered to the full
satisfaction of the Purchaser.
(4) The Purchaser is not subscribing for Securities as a result of or subsequent to any
advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or
similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar, meeting or
conference whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising.
(5) The Purchaser has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business
matters to enable the Purchaser to utilize the information made available to the Purchaser in
connection with the Offering, to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities
and to make an informed investment decision with respect to an investment in the Securities on the
terms described in the Offering Documents.
(6) The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer the Securities without registration
under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption therefrom.
The Purchaser acknowledges that neither the offer nor sale of the Securities has been registered
under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state.
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The Purchaser represents and
warrants that the Purchaser is acquiring the Securities for the Purchaser’s own account, for
investment and not with a view toward resale or distribution within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Purchaser has not offered or sold the Securities being
acquired nor does the Purchaser have any present intention of selling, distributing or otherwise
disposing of such Securities either currently or after the passage of a fixed or determinable
period of time or upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any predetermined event or circumstances
in violation of the Securities Act. The Purchaser is aware that (i) the Securities are not
currently eligible for sale in reliance upon Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and (ii)
the Company has no obligation to register the Securities subscribed for hereunder, except as
provided in Section E hereof.
(7) The Purchaser acknowledges that the certificates representing the Shares, the Warrants
and, upon the exercise of the Warrants, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”), be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend
substantially in the following form:
The securities represented hereby have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and
neither the securities nor any interest therein may be offered,
sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of except pursuant
to an effective registration under such act or an exemption from
registration, which, in the opinion of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to this corporation, is available.
Certificates evidencing the Shares and the Warrant Shares shall not be required to contain
such legend or any other legend (i) following any sale of such Shares or Warrant Shares pursuant to
Rule 144, or (ii) if such Shares or Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k) or have
been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement (as hereafter defined) and in compliance with the
obligations set forth in Section E(6), below, or (iii) such legend is not required under applicable
requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by
the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission), in each such case (i) through (iii) to the
extent reasonably determined by the Company’s legal counsel. At such time and to the extent a
legend is no longer required for the Shares or Warrant Shares, the Company will use its best
efforts to, no later than five (5) trading days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the
Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a legended certificate representing such Shares or
Warrant Shares (together with such accompanying documentation or representations as reasonably
required by counsel to the Company), deliver or cause to be delivered a certificate representing
such Shares or Warrant Shares that is free from the foregoing legend. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “best efforts” means the efforts that a prudent person desirous of achieving a
result would use in similar circumstances to ensure that such result is achieved as expeditiously
as practical; provided, however, that an obligation to use “best efforts” under this Agreement does
not require the Company to dispose of or make any change to its business, expend any material funds
or incur any other material burden.
(8) If this Agreement is executed and delivered on behalf of a partnership, corporation,
trust, estate or other entity: (i) such partnership, corporation, trust, estate or other entity
has the full legal right and power and all authority and approval required (a) to execute and
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deliver this Agreement and all other instruments executed and delivered by or on behalf of such
partnership, corporation, trust, estate or other entity in connection with the purchase of its Securities, and (b) to purchase and hold such Securities; (ii) the signature of the party
signing on behalf of such partnership, corporation, trust, estate or other entity is binding upon
such partnership, corporation, trust, estate or other entity; and (iii) such partnership,
corporation, trust or other entity has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring such
Securities, unless each beneficial owner of such entity is qualified as an accredited investor
within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and has
submitted information to the Company substantiating such individual qualification.
(9) If the Purchaser is a retirement plan or is investing on behalf of a retirement plan, the
Purchaser acknowledges that an investment in the Securities poses additional risks, including the
inability to use losses generated by an investment in the Securities to offset taxable income.
(10) The information contained in the purchaser questionnaire in the form of Exhibit C
attached hereto (the “Purchaser Questionnaire”) delivered by the Purchaser in connection
with this Agreement is complete and accurate in all respects, and the Purchaser is an “accredited
investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act on the basis indicated
therein and a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act on
the basis indicated therein (except if Purchaser is Xxxxxxx & X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Inc., then Purchaser
does not represent that it is a “qualified institutional buyer” but rather that it is a large
institutional investor). The Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the
Placement Agent and each officer, director or control person thereof, who is or may be a party or
is or may be threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of or arising from
any actual or alleged misrepresentation or misstatement of facts or omission to represent or state
facts made or alleged to have been made by the Purchaser to the Company or omitted or alleged to
have been omitted by the Purchaser, concerning the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s authority to invest
or financial position in connection with the Offering, including, without limitation, any such
misrepresentation, misstatement or omission contained in the Agreement or any other document
submitted by the Purchaser, against losses, liabilities and expenses for which the Company or any
officer, director or control person has not otherwise been reimbursed (including attorney’s fees,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by the Company or
such officer, director or control person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. For
the avoidance of doubt, such indemnification shall be the several, and not joint, obligation of
each Purchaser with respect to its own action or inaction as provided above.
(11) The information contained in the selling stockholder questionnaire in the form of
Exhibit D attached hereto (the “Selling Stockholder Questionnaire”) delivered by
the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement is complete and accurate in all respects.
(12) The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company will have the authority to issue shares of
Common Stock, in excess of those being issued in connection with the Offering, and that the Company
may issue additional shares of Common Stock from time to time. The issuance of additional shares
of Common Stock may cause dilution of the existing shares of Common Stock and a decrease in the
market price of such existing shares.
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(13) The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has engaged the Placement Agent in connection
with the Offering and, as consideration for its services, has agreed to pay the Placement Agent a
cash commission equal to seven percent (7%) of the gross proceeds resulting from the Offering and
issue a warrant (the “Placement Agent Warrant”) to purchase a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to three percent (3%) of the aggregate Shares sold in the Offering. The Placement
Agent Warrant will have a term of five years and be exercisable at a price equal to the exercise
price of the Warrant issued to Purchaser hereunder.
(14) The Purchaser represents that, during the last thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof
(with respect to Purchasers that are entities affiliated with Paramount BioSciences, LLC, such
representation is made only since the time that the Purchaser first became aware that the Offering
was contemplated), neither such Purchaser nor any affiliate of such Purchaser, foreign or domestic,
has, directly or indirectly, effected or agreed to effect any “short sale” (as defined in Rule 200
under Regulation SHO), whether or not against the box, established any “put equivalent position”
(as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the 0000 Xxx) with respect to the Common Stock, borrowed or
pre-borrowed any shares of Common Stock, or granted any other right (including, without limitation,
any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with respect to any security that
includes, relates to or derived any significant part of its value from the Common Stock or
otherwise sought to hedge its position in the Securities (each, a “Prohibited
Transaction”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser and/or its affiliates
that is, individually or collectively, a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate
portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s or affiliates assets and the
portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio
managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s or affiliates assets, the representation set
forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio
managers that have knowledge about the financing transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
C. Representations and Warranties of the Company
The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser and the
Placement Agent, which shall survive the Closing and the purchase and sale of the Securities.
(1) Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California and has
full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as currently conducted. The Company is
duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in all jurisdictions
in which the character of the property owned or leased or the nature of the business transacted by
it makes qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations
of the Company (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
(2) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
125,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 4,990,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value per share.
As of March 31, 2006, there were 17,817,649 shares of Common Stock and no shares of preferred
stock issued and outstanding. As of March 31, 2006, the Company had reserved (i) an
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aggregate of 2,589,291 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance to employees, directors
and consultants pursuant to the Company’s 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and the Company’s
2001 Stock Option Plan, as amended, of which 2,234,926 shares of Common Stock are subject to
outstanding, unexercised options as of such date under such plans, (ii) 407,736 shares of Common
Stock reserved for issuance to employees pursuant to the Company’s 2001 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan as amended, and (iii) 804,833 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to other
outstanding options and warrants to purchase Common Stock. Other than as set forth above or as
contemplated in this Agreement, there are no other options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or
agreements of any character to which the Company is a party or by which either the Company is bound
or obligating the Company to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued,
delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of the capital stock of the Company or
obligating the Company to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right,
commitment or agreement.
(3) Issuance; Reservation of Shares. The issuance of the Shares has been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and the Shares, when issued and paid for
pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common
Stock of the Company. The issuance of the Warrants has been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action, and the Warrant Shares, when issued upon the due exercise of the
Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock of the
Company. The Company has reserved, and will reserve, at all times that the Warrants or Placement
Agent Warrant remain outstanding, such number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to enable the
full exercise of the Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrant.
(4) Authorization; Enforceability. The Company has all corporate right, power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. All
corporate action on the part of the Company necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by the Company, the authorization, sale, issuance and delivery of
the Securities contemplated herein and the performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder has
been taken. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms, subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the
relief of debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies, and to limitations of public policy. The issuance and sale of the Securities
contemplated hereby will not give rise to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal on
behalf of any person.
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(5) No Conflict; Governmental and Other Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not result in the violation of any law, statute, rule,
regulation, order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or governmental authority to
or by which the Company is bound, or of any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of
the Company, and will not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, any lease,
loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or other agreement or instrument to
which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is
subject, nor result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of the properties or assets
of the Company except to the extent that any such violation, conflict or breach would not be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. No holder of any of the securities of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries has any rights (“demand,” “piggyback” or otherwise) to have such
securities registered by reason of the intention to file, filing or effectiveness of a Registration
Statement (as defined in Section E hereof), other than “piggy back” registration rights covering an
aggregate of not more that 170,000 shares of Common Stock.
(b) No consent, approval, authorization or other order of any governmental authority or other
third-party is required to be obtained by the Company in connection with the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement or with the authorization, issue and sale of the
Securities, except such filings as are required to be made with The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
(which will be made prior to Closing), and post-Closing filings as may be required to be made with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and with any state or foreign blue sky
or securities regulatory authority.
(6) Litigation. There are no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened legal
or governmental proceedings against the Company, which would be reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation before or by any court, public board or body (including, without limitation, the SEC)
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of
its subsidiaries which would be reasonably likely to adversely affect the validity or
enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the
Agreement.
(7) Accuracy of Reports. All reports required to be filed by the Company within the
twelve months prior to the date of this Agreement (the “SEC Reports”) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), have been filed with the SEC,
complied at the time of filing in all material respects with the requirements of their respective
forms and, except to the extent updated or superseded by any subsequently filed report, were
complete and correct in all material respects as of the dates at which the information was
furnished, and contained (as of such dates) no untrue statements of a material fact nor omitted to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(8) Financial Information. The Company’s financial statements that appear in the SEC
Reports have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”), except in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q
of the SEC or as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto, applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods indicated and such financial statements fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for
the periods indicated therein.
(9) Accounting Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain
accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
(10) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002. The Company is in compliance, in all material
respects, with all applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder or implementing the provisions thereof that are in effect, and
has taken reasonable steps to ensure that it will be in compliance with other applicable provisions
of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 not currently in effect upon the effectiveness of such
provisions.
(11) Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the Company’s financial statements
in the latest of the SEC Reports, there has not occurred any undisclosed event that has caused a
Material Adverse Effect or any occurrence, circumstance or combination thereof that reasonably
would be likely to result in such Material Adverse Effect.
(12) Investment Company. The Company is not an “investment company” within the
meaning of such term under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder.
(13) Subsidiaries. Exhibit 21.01 of the 2005 Form 10-K sets forth each of the
subsidiaries of the Company required to be listed in such exhibit. For the purposes of this
Agreement, “subsidiary” shall mean any company or other entity of which at least 50% of the
securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power for the election of directors
or other persons performing similar functions are at the time owned directly or indirectly by the
Company or any of its other subsidiaries.
(14) Indebtedness. The financial statements in the SEC Reports reflect, to the extent
required, as of the date thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness (as defined
below) of the Company or any subsidiary, or for which the Company or any subsidiary has
commitments. For purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” shall mean (a) any liabilities
for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred
in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent
obligations in respect of Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should
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be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the
ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000
due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. The Company is not in default
with respect to any Indebtedness.
(15) Certain Fees. Other than fees payable to the Placement Agent, no brokers’,
finders’ or financial advisory fees or commissions will be payable by the Company with respect to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(16) Material Agreements. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company is not
a party to any written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or
arrangement, a copy of which would be required to be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to Form 10-K
(each, a “Material Agreement”). The Company and each of its subsidiaries has in all
material respects performed all the obligations required to be performed by them to date under the
foregoing agreements, have received no notice of default by the Company or the subsidiary that is a
party thereto, as the case may be, and, to the Company’s knowledge, are not in default under any
Material Agreement now in effect, the result of which would be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(17) Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there are
no loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements, management contracts or arrangements
or other continuing transactions with aggregate obligations exceeding $60,000 between (a) the
Company or any of its customers or suppliers on the one hand, and (b) on the other hand, any person
who would be covered by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K or any company or other entity controlled by
such person.
(18) Taxes. The Company has prepared and filed all federal, state, local, foreign and
other tax returns for income, gross receipts, sales, use and other taxes and custom duties
(“Taxes”) required by law to be filed by it, except for tax returns, the failure to file
which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company, and for tax returns for which the Company has validly filed for extensions
thereof. Such filed tax returns are complete and accurate, except for such omissions and
inaccuracies which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has paid or made provisions for the payment of
all Taxes shown to be due on such tax returns and all additional assessments, and adequate
provisions have been and are reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company for
all current Taxes to which the Company or any subsidiary is subject and which are not currently due
and payable, except for such Taxes which, if unpaid, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. None of the federal income
tax returns of the Company for the past five years has been audited by the Internal Revenue
Service. The Company has not received written notice of any assessments, adjustments or contingent
liability (whether federal, state, local or foreign) in respect of any Taxes pending or threatened
against the Company or any subsidiary for any period which, if unpaid, would reasonably be likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
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(19) Insurance. The Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as the Company believes are
prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company is engaged. The Company has no reason
to believe that it will not be able to renew or extend its existing insurance coverage as and when
such coverage expires or will not be able to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may
be necessary to continue its business without an increase in cost significantly greater than
general increases in cost experienced for similar companies in similar industries with respect to
similar coverage.
(20) Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, all real property
owned, leased or otherwise operated by the Company is, to the Company’s knowledge, free of
contamination from any substance, waste or material currently identified to be toxic or hazardous
pursuant to, within the definition of a substance which is toxic or hazardous under, any
Environmental Law (as defined below), including, without limitation, any asbestos, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radioactive substance, methane, volatile hydrocarbons, industrial solvents, oil or
petroleum or chemical liquids or solids, liquid or gaseous products, or any other material or
substance (“Hazardous Substance”) which has caused or would reasonably be expected to cause
or constitute a threat to human health or safety, or an environmental hazard in violation of
Environmental Law or to result in any environmental liabilities that would be reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company has not caused or suffered
to occur any release, spill, migration, leakage, discharge, disposal, uncontrolled loss, seepage,
or filtration of Hazardous Substances that would reasonably be expected to result in environmental
liabilities that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s
knowledge, the Company has generated, treated, stored and disposed of any Hazardous Substances in
compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except for such non-compliances that would not be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company has
obtained, or has applied for, and is in compliance with and in good standing under all permits
required under Environmental Laws (except for such failures that would not be reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect) and the Company has no knowledge of any proceedings to
substantially modify or to revoke any such permit. There are no investigations, proceedings or
litigation pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of the
Company’s facilities relating to Environmental Laws or Hazardous Substances. “Environmental
Laws” shall mean all federal, national, state, regional and local laws, statutes, ordinances
and regulations, in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time, and any judicial or
administrative interpretation thereof, including orders, consent decrees or judgments relating to
the regulation and protection of human health, safety, the environment and natural resources.
(21) Intellectual Property Rights and Licenses. The Company has, or has rights to
use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade
names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material for use in
connection with its business as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have would
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intangible
Rights”). The Company has not received any notice expressly stating that the Intangible Rights
used by the Company violates or infringes upon the rights of any person or entity. Except as set
forth in the SEC Reports, to the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights
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are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the
Intellectual Property Rights.
(22) Labor, Employment and Benefit Matters.
(a) There are no existing, or to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened strikes or
other labor disputes against the Company that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there is no organizing activity involving
employees of the Company pending or, to the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ knowledge, threatened by
any labor union or group of employees. There are no representation proceedings pending or, to the
Company’s knowledge, threatened with the National Labor Relations Board, and no labor organization
or group of employees of the Company or its subsidiaries has made a pending demand for recognition.
(b) Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company is not, or during the five years
preceding the date of this Agreement was not, a party to any labor or collective bargaining
agreement and there are no labor or collective bargaining agreements which pertain to employees of
the Company.
(c) Each employee benefit plan is in compliance with all applicable law, except for such
noncompliance that would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) The Company does not have any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, including without
limitation, liabilities for retiree health, retiree life, severance or retirement benefits, which
are not fully reflected, to the extent required by GAAP, on the balance sheet included in the 2005
Form 10-K or fully funded. The term “liabilities” used in the preceding sentence shall be
calculated in accordance with reasonable actuarial assumptions.
(e) The Company has not (i) terminated any “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA (as defined below) under circumstances that present a material risk of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries incurring any liability or obligation that would be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) incurred or expects to incur any outstanding
liability under Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and all
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“ERISA”).
(23) Compliance with Law. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with
all applicable laws, except for such noncompliance that would not reasonably be likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received any notice of, nor does the Company have any
knowledge of, any violation (or of any investigation, inspection, audit or other proceeding by any
governmental entity involving allegations of any violation) of any applicable law involving or
related to the Company which has not been dismissed or otherwise disposed of that would be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received notice or
otherwise has any knowledge that the Company is charged with, threatened with or under
investigation with respect to, any violation of any applicable law that would reasonably be likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries nor any employee or agent of the Company or
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any subsidiary has made any contribution or other payment to any official of, or candidate
for, any federal, state or foreign office in violation of any law. To the Company’s knowledge, the
Company and its directors, officers, employees and agents have complied in all material respects
with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and any related rules and regulations.
(24) Ownership of Property. Except as set forth in the Company’s financial statements
included in the SEC Reports, the Company and has (i) good and marketable fee simple title to its
owned real property, if any, free and clear of all liens, except for liens which do not
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) a valid leasehold interest in
all leased real property, and each of such leases is valid and enforceable in accordance with its
terms (subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of
debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies, and to limitations of public policy) and is in full force and effect, and (iii) good
title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its other properties and assets free and clear of
all liens, except for liens disclosed in the SEC Reports or which otherwise do not individually or
in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
(25) No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of each Purchaser’s
representations and warranties set forth in Section B hereof, and assuming the application of the
SEC’s no-action letters Black Box Incorporated, June 26, 1990 and Squadron, Ellenoff, Pleasant &
Xxxxxx, February 28, 1992, neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates or other person acting on
the Company’s behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or
solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would cause the Offering of the
Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act,
when integration would cause the Offering not to be exempt from the requirements of Section 5 of
the Securities Act.
(26) General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor, its knowledge, any person acting
on behalf of the Company, has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of “general
solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act. To the knowledge of the
Company, no person acting on its behalf has offered the Securities for sale other than to the
Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the
Securities Act.
(27) No Registration. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties
made by, and compliance with the covenants of, the Purchasers in Section B hereof, no registration
of the Securities under the Securities Act is required in connection with the offer and sale of the
Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated by this Agreement.
(28) Use of Proceeds. The Company intends that the net proceeds from the Offering
will be used to fund the continued development of its product candidates (including, without
limitation, expenses relating to conducting clinical trials and milestones payments that may be
triggered under the license agreements relating to such product candidates), for working capital
and for other general corporate purposes.
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(29) Disclosure. The Company understands and confirms that each of the Purchasers
will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
All disclosure provided by the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its business and
the transactions contemplated hereby furnished by or on the behalf of the Company, when taken
together, are true and correct in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. To the
Company’s knowledge, no material event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with
respect to the Company or its business, properties, operations or financial conditions, which,
under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company
but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed. Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees
that the disclosure referred to above constitutes only the information set forth in this Agreement,
together with the disclosure set forth in the SEC Reports.
Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company makes no other representations or
warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set
forth in this Section E.
D. Understandings
Each of the Purchasers understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company as follows:
(1) That the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by the Purchaser, and that, except as
required by law, the Purchaser is not entitled to cancel, terminate or revoke this Agreement or any
agreements of the Purchaser hereunder. The execution of this Agreement by the Purchaser or
solicitation of the investment contemplated hereby shall create no obligation on the part of the
Company or the Placement Agent to accept any subscription or complete the Offering. The Company
may in its sole discretion terminate this Offering or reject any subscription at any time prior to
the sale of the Securities to any Purchaser. If the Company accepts a subscription for Securities
made by a Purchaser, it shall countersign this Agreement within one business day of its submission
by Purchaser.
(2) No federal or state agency or authority has made any finding or determination as to the
accuracy or adequacy of the Offering Documents or as to the fairness of the terms of the Offering
nor any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense. In making an investment decision, Purchasers must rely on their own examination
of the Company and the terms of the Offering, including the merits and risks involved.
(3) The Offering is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue
of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the provisions of Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder,
and to fall within the policy position taken by the SEC in assuming the SEC’s no-action letters
Black Box Incorporated, June 26, 1990 and Squadron, Ellenoff, Pleasant & Xxxxxx, February 28, 1992,
which is in part dependent upon the truth, completeness and accuracy of the statements made by the
Purchaser herein and in the Purchaser Questionnaire.
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(4) Notwithstanding the registration obligations provided herein, there can be no assurance
that the Purchaser will be able to sell or dispose of the Securities. It is understood that in
order not to jeopardize the Offering’s exempt status under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and
Regulation D, and the policy position taken by the SEC in assuming the SEC’s no-action letters
Black Box Incorporated, June 26, 1990 and Squadron, Ellenoff, Pleasant & Xxxxxx, February 28, 1992,
any transferee may, at a minimum, be required to fulfill the investor suitability requirements
thereunder.
(5) The Purchaser acknowledges that the Offering is confidential and non-public and agrees
that all information about the Offering shall be kept in confidence by the Purchaser until the
public announcement of the Offering by the Company. The Purchaser acknowledges that the foregoing
restrictions on the Purchaser’s use and disclosure of any such confidential, non-public information
contained in the above-described documents restricts the Purchaser from trading in the Company’s
securities to the extent such trading is on the basis of material, non-public information of which
the Purchaser is aware. Except for the terms of the transaction documents and the fact that the
Company is considering consummating the transactions contemplated therein, the Company confirms
that neither the Company nor, to its knowledge, any other person acting on its behalf, has provided
any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes material,
non-public information.
(6) The Purchaser agrees that, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of this
Agreement, (ii) the effective date of the Registration Statement or (iii) the Required
Effectiveness Date, such Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its affiliates not to, engage,
directly or indirectly, in (a) a Prohibited Transaction nor (b) any sale, assignment, pledge,
hypothecation, put, call, or other transfer of any of the shares of Common Stock, warrants or other
securities of the issuer acquired hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a
Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage
separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of
the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s
assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed
by the portfolio managers that have knowledge about the financing transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
E. Registration Rights
(1) Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Section E, the following terms shall
have the meanings ascribed to them below.
(a) “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from
a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A
promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement,
with respect to the terms of the Offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by
the Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including
post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated
by reference in such Prospectus.
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(b) “Registrable Securities” shall mean any Shares and Warrant Shares issued or
issuable pursuant to the Offering Documents together with any securities issued or issuable upon
any stock split, dividend or other distribution, adjustment, recapitalization or similar event with
respect to the foregoing.
(c) “Registration Statement” means the registration statement required to be filed
under this Section E, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration
statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and
all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such
registration statement.
(2) Shelf Registration.
(a) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause to prepare and file with the SEC a “Shelf”
Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made
on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act on or prior to thirty (30) days
from the date hereof (such date of actual filing, the “Filing Date”). The Registration
Statement shall be on Form S-3 (or if such form is not available to the Company, on such other form
as is then available to the Company) and shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the
Purchasers) a “Plan of Distribution” substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E. Each Purchaser will furnish to the Company, within five days of the Closing, a completed
questionnaire in the form set forth as Exhibit D hereto. Each Purchaser agrees to promptly
update such questionnaire in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by
such Purchaser not materially misleading. The Registration Statement shall register the
Registrable Securities for resale by the holders thereof.
(b) The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared
effective by the SEC on or prior to the 90th day following the Closing, and shall use its best
efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until
the earliest of (i) the second anniversary of the Closing, (ii) the date when all Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or (iii) the date upon which all
of the Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants, assuming
net exercise of the Warrants pursuant to the provisions thereof, may be sold in any three month
period in reliance on Rule 144 (such later date, the “Effectiveness Period”).
(c) The Company shall request effectiveness of the Registration Statement (and any
post-effective amendments thereto) within five (5) business days following the Company’s receipt of
notice from the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be reviewed by the SEC or that the SEC
has completed its review of such Registration Statement and has no further comments. The Company
shall request effectiveness of the Registration Statement (and any post-effective amendments
thereto) at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the effective date and use its commercially reasonable
efforts to deliver the Prospectus (or any supplements thereto), which delivery may be made
electronically, by 8:00 a.m. Eastern time on the second business day after such effective date.
(d) Upon the occurrence of any Event (as defined below), as partial relief for the damages
suffered therefrom by the Purchasers (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any
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other remedies which are available at law or in equity; and provided further that the
Purchasers shall be entitled to pursue an action for specific performance of the Company’s
obligations under Paragraph (2)(b) above and any such actions at law, in equity, for specific
performance or otherwise shall not require the Purchaser to post a bond), the Company shall pay to
each Purchaser, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty (it being agreed that it would not be
feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision), such amounts and at such times as
shall be determined pursuant to this Paragraph (2)(d). For such purposes, each of the following
shall constitute an “Event”:
(i) the Filing Date does not occur on the date contemplated by Paragraph E(2)(a) above
(such date is defined herein as the “Filing Default Date”), in which case the
Company shall pay to each Purchaser an amount in cash equal to: (A) one percent (1.0%) of
the aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser for the first 30-day period following
such Filing Default, on a pro-rata basis for any portion of such 30-day period; and (B) for
each successive 30-day period thereafter or any portion thereof until the Filing Date, one
percent (1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser, on a pro-rata basis
for any portion of such 30-day period, to be paid at the end of each 30-day period; or
(ii) the Registration Statement is not declared effective on or prior to the date that
is 90 days after the Closing Date (the “Required Effectiveness Date”), in which case
the Company shall pay to each Purchaser an amount in cash equal to: (A) for the first 30
days after such 90th day, one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such
Purchaser, on a pro-rata basis for any portion of such 30-day period; and (B) for each
successive 30-day period thereafter until the Registration Statement is deemed effective,
one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser, on a pro rata
basis for any portion of such 30-day period, at the end of each 30-day period.
The payment obligations of the Company under this Section E(2)(d) (i) shall be cumulative, and (ii)
notwithstanding any of the above or any other provision set forth in this Agreement, shall not
exceed, in the aggregate (including pursuant to the last sentence of Section E(3)(g)), 10% of the
aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser.
(3) Registration Procedures. In connection with the Company’s registration
obligations hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Use its best efforts to (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the
Registration Statement continuously effective as to the Registrable Securities for the
Effectiveness Period; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any
required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
and (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible, and in any event within ten (10) trading
days, to any comments received from the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement or any
amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible provide the Placement Agent true and
complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to the Registration Statement.
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(b) Notify the Placement Agent as promptly as reasonably possible, and (if requested by the
Placement Agent) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) trading day thereafter, of
any of the following events: (i) the SEC notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of
the Registration Statement; (ii) the SEC comments in writing on the Registration Statement (in
which case the Company shall deliver to the Placement Agent a copy of such comments and of all
written responses thereto); (iii) the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental authority in
writing requests any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or
requests additional information related thereto; (iv) if the SEC issues any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or initiates any action, claim, suit, investigation
or proceeding (a “Proceeding”) for that purpose; (v) the Company receives notice in writing
of any suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any Registrable
Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threat of any Proceeding for such
purpose; or (vi) the financial statements included in the Registration Statement become ineligible
for inclusion therein or any statement made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference is untrue in any material
respect or any revision to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other document is required so
that it will not contain any 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, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(c) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i)
any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the
qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(d) Deliver to each Purchaser, which delivery may be made electronically, by 8:00 a.m. Eastern
time on the second business day after the date first available, without charge, such reasonable
number of copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each
amendment or supplement thereto as such Purchasers may reasonably request. The Company hereby
consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the
selling Purchasers in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered
by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
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(f) To the extent required by law, prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use
its best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Purchasers in connection with
the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such
Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as any Purchaser requests in writing, to keep each such
registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period
and to do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required for any such purpose (i) to consent to service
of process or to qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in
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any jurisdiction wherein it would not be otherwise required to consent or qualify but for the
requirements of this Paragraph (3)(f), or (ii) to subject itself to taxation.
(g) Upon the occurrence of any event described in Paragraph (3)(b)(vi) above, as promptly as
reasonably practicable, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to
the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as
thereafter delivered, neither the Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; provided, however, that the Company may suspend sales pursuant to
the Registration Statement for a period of up to thirty (30) days (unless the holders of at least a
majority of the then-eligible Registrable Securities consisting of outstanding shares of Common
Stock consent in writing to a longer delay of up to an additional thirty (30) days) no more than
twice in any twelve-month period if the Company furnishes to the holders of the Registrable
Securities a certificate signed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer stating that in the good
faith judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors, (i) the offering could reasonably be expected
to interfere in any material respect with any acquisition, corporate reorganization or other
material transaction under consideration by the Company or (ii) there is some other material
development relating to the operations or condition (financial or other) of the Company that has
not been disclosed to the general public and as to which it is in the Company’s best interests not
to disclose such development; provided further, however, that the Company may not so suspend sales
more than once in any calendar year without the written consent of the holders of at least a
majority of the then-eligible Registrable Securities consisting of outstanding shares of Common
Stock. Each violation of the Company’s obligation not to suspend sales pursuant to the
Registration Statement longer than permitted pursuant to the proviso of this Paragraph 3(g) shall
be deemed an “Event” and for each such default, Purchaser shall be entitled to the payment
provisions set forth in Paragraph 2(d)(i), but treating the aggregate purchase price referred to in
such Paragraph 2(d)(i) as the aggregate purchase price of only the Affected Securities. For the
purposes hereof, the “Affected Securities” shall mean only those Shares and portion of the Warrants
(treating such portion of the Warrants as the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the net exercise
of the Warrants pursuant to the provisions thereof) held by Purchaser at such time that may not be
sold in any three month period in reliance on Rule 144.
(h) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in all material respects.
(4) Registration Expenses. The Company shall pay (or reimburse the Purchasers for)
all fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the
Company, including without limitation (a) all registration and filing fees and expenses, including
without limitation those related to filings with the SEC, Nasdaq and in connection with applicable
state securities or “Blue Sky” laws, (b) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses
of printing certificates for Registrable Securities and of printing copies of Prospectuses
reasonably requested by the Purchasers), (c) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (d) fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Company, and (e) fees and expenses of all other Persons
retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the
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transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Purchaser
shall pay any and all costs, fees, discounts or commissions attributable to the sale of its
respective Registrable Securities.
(5) Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any
termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser, and each of their
officers and directors, partners, members, agents, brokers and employees of each of them, each
Person who controls any such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, partners, members, agents and
employees of each such controlling Person, and each underwriter of Registrable Securities, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, settlement costs and expenses, including without limitation costs of preparation and
reasonable attorneys’ fees (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or
relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, any Prospectus or form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or
arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form
of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not
misleading, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or
omissions are based upon information regarding such Purchaser furnished in writing to the Company
by such Purchaser expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information related to such
Purchaser or such Purchaser’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was
reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Purchaser expressly for use in the Registration
Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto
(which shall, however, be deemed to include disclosure substantially in accordance with the “Plan
of Distribution” attached hereto), or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type
specified in Paragraph (3)(b) above, the use by such Purchaser of an outdated or defective
Prospectus after the Company has notified such Purchaser in writing that the Prospectus is outdated
or defective and prior to the receipt by such Purchaser of the Advice contemplated in Paragraph (6)
below. The Company shall notify the Placement Agent and the Purchasers promptly of the
institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Indemnification by Purchasers. Each Purchaser shall, severally and not jointly,
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, and each
Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section
20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling
Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses arising
out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arising out of or based upon any omission of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading to the extent, but only
to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in
writing by such Purchaser to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement
or Prospectus or to the extent that (i) such untrue statements or
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omissions are based upon information regarding such Purchaser furnished in writing to the
Company by such Purchaser expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information related
to such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and
was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Purchaser expressly for use in the
Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto (which shall, however, be deemed to include disclosure substantially in
accordance with the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto), or (ii) in the case of an occurrence
of an event of the type specified in Paragraph (3)(b) above, the use by such Purchaser of an
outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Purchaser in writing that the
Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Purchaser of the Advice
contemplated in Paragraph (6) below. In no event shall the liability of any selling Purchaser
hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such
Purchaser upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification
obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or
asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such
Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the
“Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense
thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and
the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof, provided, that
the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party
of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that
such failure shall have prejudiced the Indemnifying Party. An Indemnified Party shall have the
right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof,
but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or
Parties unless: (i) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; or
(ii) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and
to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or
(iii) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by
counsel that a conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the
Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the
Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof
and such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that
in the event that the Indemnifying Party shall be required to pay the fees and expenses of separate
counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall only be required to pay the fees and expenses of one separate
counsel for such Indemnified Party or Parties. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any such Proceeding affected without its written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding. All
fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent
incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not
inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified
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Party, but no more frequently than on a monthly basis, within ten trading days of written
notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an
Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided, that the Indemnifying
Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to
the extent it is finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder).
(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Paragraph (5)(a) or (b) is
unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then each
Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in
connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in
question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or
alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or related to information supplied
by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject
to the limitations set forth in Paragraph (5)(c), any reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable
fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party
would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this
Paragraph 5(d) was available to such party in accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to
this Paragraph (5)(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation
that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provision of this Paragraph (5)(d), no Purchaser shall be
required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the proceeds
actually received by such Purchaser from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to the
Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay
by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are in addition to any
liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
(6) Dispositions. Each Purchaser agrees that it will comply with the prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement. Each Purchaser further agrees that,
upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in
Paragraphs (3)(b), such Purchaser will discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under
the Registration Statement until such Purchaser’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented
Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement contemplated by Paragraph
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(3)(g), or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by the Company that the use
of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any
additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
in such Prospectus or Registration Statement. The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to
enforce the provisions of this paragraph.
(7) No Piggy-Back on Registrations. Neither the Company nor any of its security
holders (other than the Purchasers and the Placement Agent, with respect to the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Agent Warrant, in such capacities pursuant
hereto) may include securities of the Company in the Registration Statement other than the
Registrable Securities and an aggregate of not more that an additional 170,000 shares of Common
Stock, and the Company shall not after the date hereof enter into any agreement providing any such
right with respect to the Registration Statement to any of its security holders.
(8) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time during the Effectiveness Period, other
than any suspension period referred to in Paragraph (3)(g), there is not an effective Registration
Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and
file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the
account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than on Form S-4
or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to
equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business
or equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, then
the Company shall send to each Purchaser written notice of such determination and if, within
fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice, any such Purchaser shall so request in writing, the
Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities
not already covered by an effective Registration Statement such Purchaser requests to be
registered.
(9) Rule 144. For a period of two years following the date hereof, the Company agrees
with each holder of Registrable Securities to:
(a) use its best efforts to comply with the requirements of Rule 144(c) under the Securities
Act with respect to current public information about the Company;
(b) use its best efforts to file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time it is
subject to such reporting requirements); and
(c) furnish to any holder of Registrable Securities upon request (i) a written statement by
the Company as to its compliance with the requirements of said Rule 144(c) and the reporting
requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time it is subject to such
reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company,
and (iii) such other reports and documents of the Company as such holder may reasonably request to
avail itself of any similar rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities
without registration.
(10) Early Termination. The obligations of the Company pursuant to this Section E
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shall not apply at any time during which the Company’s Common Stock is not registered under
the Exchange Act.
F. Covenants of the Company
(1) The Company hereby agrees that, for a period of sixty (60) days after effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, it shall not issue or sell any Common Stock of the Company, or any warrants
or other rights to acquire Common Stock or any other securities that are convertible into Common
Stock, with the exception of issuances or sales (i) related to a strategic transaction, (ii)
pursuant to the exercise of an option, warrant or other right to acquire Common Stock outstanding
as of the date of this Agreement, or (iii) to an employee, director, consultant, supplier, lender
or lessor, or any option grant or issuance.
(2) Until the later of (i) one hundred eighty (180) days following the Closing or (ii)
forty-five (45) days following effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company shall not
cause any registration statement to become effective, other than the Registration Statement
contemplated hereby, any registration statement related to securities issued or to be issued
pursuant to any option or other plan for the benefit of the Company’s employees, officers,
directors or consultants, or any registration statement filed on Form S-4 relating to securities
issued in connection with a merger or other acquisition; provided, however, that nothing herein
shall prohibit the Company from maintaining the effectiveness of any currently outstanding
registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act, including, without
limitation, the filing of post-effective amendments to such registration statements.
(3) Not later than 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on the business day following the date this
Agreement is entered into, the Company shall make a public announcement of the execution of this
Agreement by filing with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K and issuing a press release.
(4) Not later than 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on the business day following the Closing, the
Company shall make a public announcement of the Closing of the Offering by filing with the SEC a
Current Report on Form 8-K and issuing a press release.
(5) Form D. The Company agrees to file one or more Forms D with respect to the
Securities on a timely basis as required under Regulation D under the Securities Act to claim the
exemption provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D.
(6) Certain Future Financings and Related Actions. The Company will not sell, offer
to sell, solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any “security” (as defined in
the Securities Act) that is or could be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that
would require the sale of Securities to the Purchasers to be registered under the Securities Act.
(7) No Manipulation of Stock. The Company has not taken and will not, in violation of
applicable law, 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.
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G. Miscellaneous
(1) All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the
masculine, feminine, singular or plural, as identity of the person or persons may require.
(2) Any notice or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the
Purchasers shall be in writing and sent (a) by fax if the sender on the same day sends a confirming
copy of such notice by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid)
or (b) by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid):
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Genelabs Technologies, Inc. 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Fax No.: 000-000-0000 Attention: Xxxxx A.D. Xxxxx, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Xxxxxx Godward LLP 5 Palo Alto Square 0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Fax No.: 000-000-0000 Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. |
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(ii) if to the Purchaser, at its address set forth on the signature page to this Agreement, or such other address as it shall have specified to the Company in writing. |
(3) Failure of the Company to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or any other
agreement between the Company and the Purchaser, or otherwise, or delay by the Company in
exercising such right or remedy, will not operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by the Company
will be effective unless and until it is in writing and signed by the Company.
(4) This Agreement shall be enforced, governed and construed in all respects in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, as such laws are applied by the New York courts to
agreements entered into and to be performed in New York by and between residents of New York, and
shall be binding upon the Purchaser, the Purchaser’s heirs, estate, legal representatives,
successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.
(5) If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable under any
applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed modified to conform
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with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof that may prove invalid or
unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions
hereof.
(6) The parties understand and agree that, unless provided otherwise herein, money damages
would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of the Agreement by the Company or the Purchaser
and that the party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief,
including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies
shall not, unless provided otherwise herein, be deemed to be the exclusive remedies for a breach by
either party of the Agreement but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or
equity to the party against which such breach is committed.
(7) The obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the
performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser hereunder, except as may result from the
actions of any such Purchaser other than through the execution hereof. Nothing contained herein
solely by virtue of being contained herein shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a
partnership, an association, a joint venture or any similar entity, or create a presumption that
the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(8) This Agreement, together with the agreements and documents executed and delivered in
connection with this Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to
create any rights in any person or entity not a party to this Agreement, except for the Placement
Agent and the holders of Registrable Securities.
H. Signature
The signature page of this Agreement is contained as part of the applicable subscription
package, entitled “Signature Page.”
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SIGNATURE PAGE
The Purchaser hereby subscribes for such number of Shares as shall equal the Subscription
Amount as set forth below, divided by the Offering Price, and shall also receive a Warrant to
purchase such number of shares of Common Stock calculated as set forth in this Agreement, and
agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
PURCHASER
1. Dated: , 2006
2. Total Subscription Amount: $
(and title, if applicable)
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Schedule A
Escrow Instructions
PLEASE SEND WIRE TRANSFERS TO THE ESCROW ACCOUNT AS FOLLOWS:
Wire Transfer Instructions:
X.X. Xxxxxx Chase
00
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX
Xxx Xxxx, XX
A/C # 000-000-000
ABA # 021 000 021
American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
As Escrow Agent for
Xxxxxxxxxxx/ Genelabs Technologies, Inc.
As Escrow Agent for
Xxxxxxxxxxx/ Genelabs Technologies, Inc.
Schedule B
Additional Risk Factors for the Offering
The Offering involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following
information about some of these risks, as well as the other information contained or incorporated
by reference into our SEC Reports, before you decide to invest in Securities. The following risks
and uncertainties are not the only ones facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties of
which the Company is unaware or which it currently believes are immaterial could also materially
adversely affect its business, financial condition or results of operations. In any case, the
value of the Securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
Our stock price may be volatile and your investment in our common stock could suffer a decline
in value.
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of
factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include:
• | progress of our products through the regulatory process; | ||
• | results of preclinical studies and clinical trials; | ||
• | announcements of technological innovations or new products by us or our competitors; | ||
• | government regulatory action affecting our products or our competitors’ products in both the United States and foreign countries; | ||
• | developments or disputes concerning patent or proprietary rights; | ||
• | actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results; | ||
• | changes in our financial estimates by securities analysts; | ||
• | general market conditions for emerging growth and pharmaceutical companies; | ||
• | broad market fluctuations; and | ||
• | economic conditions in the United States or abroad. |
The Securities to be issued in the Offering are restricted securities.
The offer and sale of the Securities has not been registered under the Securities Act or the
securities laws of any state. Accordingly, the Securities may not be sold or otherwise transferred
unless such sale or transfer is subsequently registered under the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws or unless exemptions from such registration are available. Notwithstanding
the Company’s registration obligations regarding the Securities, investors may be required to hold
the Securities for an indefinite period of time. All investors who purchase the Securities are
required to make representations that it will not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of
any of the Securities in the absence of an effective registration statement covering such
transaction
under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or the receipt by the Company of an
opinion of counsel to the effect that registration is not required.
Because the average daily trading volume of our common stock is low, your ability to sell your
shares in the secondary trading market may be limited.
Because the average daily trading volume of our Common Stock is low, the liquidity of our common
stock may be impaired. As a result, prices for shares of our common stock may be lower than might
otherwise prevail if the average daily trading volume of our common stock was higher. The average
daily trading volume of our Common Stock may be low relative to the stocks of exchange-listed
companies, which could limit your ability to sell your shares in the secondary trading market.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock in the public market, including the
shares offered under the Registration Statement and under other registration statements, could
lower our stock price and impair our ability to raise funds in new stock offerings.
Future sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, including
the shares to be offered under the Registration Statement, other registration statements and shares
available for resale under Rule 144(k) under the Act, or the perception that such sales could
occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our Common Stock and could make it
more difficult for us to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities.
We may incur significant costs from class action litigation due to our expected stock volatility.
In the past, following periods of large price declines in the public market price of a company’s
stock, holders of that stock occasionally have instituted securities class action litigation
against the company that issued the stock. If any of our stockholders were to bring this type of
lawsuit against us, even if the lawsuit is without merit, we could incur substantial costs
defending the lawsuit. The lawsuit also could divert the time and attention of our management,
which would hurt our business. Any adverse determination in litigation could also subject us to
significant liabilities.
Exercise of outstanding options and warrants will dilute stockholders and could decrease the market
price of our Common Stock.
As of March 31, 2006, we had issued and outstanding 17,817,649 shares of Common Stock and
outstanding options and warrants to purchase 3,039,759 additional shares of Common Stock. The
existence of the outstanding options and warrants may adversely affect the market price of our
Common Stock and the terms under which we could obtain additional equity capital.
We do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and, therefore, any
return on your investment in our common stock must come from increases in the fair market value and
trading price of our Common Stock.
We do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and, therefore, any return on
your investment in our Common Stock must come from increases in the fair market value and trading
price of our Common Stock.
We likely will issue additional equity securities, which will dilute your share ownership.
We likely will issue additional equity securities to raise capital and through the exercise of
options and warrants that are outstanding or may be outstanding. These additional issuances will
dilute your share ownership.
The Company will have broad discretion as to the use of the proceeds from the Offering and may use
the proceeds in a manner with which you disagree.
The Company’s board of directors and management will have broad discretion over the use of the net
proceeds of the Offering. Shareholders may disagree with the judgment of the board of directors
and management regarding the application of the proceeds of the Offering. The Company cannot
predict that investments of the proceeds will yield a favorable, or any, return.
If the Company’s common stock is delisted from Nasdaq Capital Market, the trading price of the
Company’s common stock, and the ability to sell shares of the Company’s common stock, will be
impaired.
On April 4, 2006, the Company received a staff determination letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market
(“Nasdaq”) stating that the Company does not comply with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule regarding minimum
stockholders’ equity, market value of listed securities or net income from continuing operations
for the most recently completed fiscal year or two of the three most recently completed fiscal
years. On May 16, 2006, the Company received a staff determination letter from Nasdaq stating that
the Company’s common stock is subject to delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market because the
Company does not meet Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(2)(B). The rule requires the Company to have
a minimum of $2,500,000 in shareholder’s equity or $35,000,000 market value of listed securities or
$500,000 of net income from continuing operations for the most recently completed fiscal year or
two of the three most recently completed fiscal years. Genelabs has appealed the Nasdaq staff
determination to a Nasdaq Listings Qualification Panel (“Panel”) and has requested a hearing. The
request for a hearing automatically stayed the delisting of Genelabs’ common stock until the Panel
reaches a decision. If the Company’s common stock is delisted, the trading price of the Company’s
common stock will be materially and adversely impacted, and stockholders may not be able to sell
the shares of the Company’s common stock that they own.
Exhibit A
Legal Matters
Xxxxxx Godward LLP shall deliver an opinion to the Purchasers covering the following matters.
The opinion shall be subject to and include customary assumptions, limitations and qualifications.
1. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of California, with requisite corporate power to own or lease,
as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the 2005
Form 10-K. The Company has the requisite corporate power to enter into and perform its obligations
under the Agreement.
2. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 125,000,000 shares of common stock,
no par value per share, and 4,990,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value per share.
3. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for by the Purchasers
pursuant to the Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Warrants have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and the Warrant
Shares, when issued and delivered against payment therefor upon the due exercise of the Warrants,
in accordance with the provisions thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted a resolution reserving the Warrant Shares, and
such resolution remains in force as of the date hereof.
4. The Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company and has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. The Agreement constitutes the
valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except as rights to indemnification and contribution thereunder may be limited by applicable
law and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
arrangement, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally
or by public policy or general equitable principles and to limitations on the availability of
equitable relief, including specific performance.
5. The issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to the Agreement will not result in a
breach or violation of (i) the charter or bylaws of the Company, or (ii) to our knowledge, any
statute, law, rule, or regulation which, in our experience is typically applicable to transactions
of the nature contemplated by the Agreement and is applicable to the Company, or any order, writ,
judgment, injunction, decree, or award that has been entered against the Company and of which we
are aware.
6. Assuming (a) the accuracy of the representations made by each Purchaser in the Agreement;
(b) that neither the Company, the Placement Agent nor any person acting on behalf of either the
Company or the Placement Agent has offered or sold the Securities by any form of general
solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D
(the “Regulation D”) promulgated under the Securities Act; (c) that no offerings or
sales of securities of the Company after the date hereof in a transaction can be “integrated” with
any sales of the Securities; and (d) that each person or entity that purchased securities of the
Company directly from the Company or its agents and without registration between the date six
months prior to the Closing of the Offering and the date of the Agreement was, as of the date of
such purchase, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D and a “qualified
institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (except with respect to
Xxxxxxx & S. Bleichroeder, Inc., which is not a “qualified institutional buyer” but is a large
institutional investor), the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers at the Closing under the
circumstances contemplated by this Agreement are exempt from the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act.
7. To our knowledge, there is no action, proceeding or litigation pending or overtly
threatened against the Company before any court, governmental or administrative agency or body
required to be described in the Company’s Form 10-Q for each of the quarters ended September 30,
2005, June 30, 2005 and March 31, 2005, and the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005, which is not otherwise disclosed therein.
Xxxxxx Godward LLP shall deliver an opinion to the Placement Agent covering the following matters.
The opinion shall be subject to and include customary assumptions, limitations and qualifications.
1. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of California, with requisite corporate power to own or lease,
as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Company’s Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2006.
2. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 125,000,000 shares of common stock,
no par value per share, and 4,990,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value per share.
3. The Placement Agent Warrant has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
the part of the Company, and the shares to be issued upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrant,
when issued and delivered against payment therefor upon the due exercise of the Placement Agent
Warrant, in accordance with the provisions thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. The Board of Directors of the Corporation has adopted a resolution reserving the
shares to be issued upon exercise of the Placement Agent Warrant, and such resolution remains in
force as of the date hereof.
4. To our knowledge, there is no action, proceeding or litigation pending or overtly
threatened against the Company before any court, governmental or administrative agency or body
required to be described in the Company’s Form 10-Q for each of the quarters ended September 30,
2005, June 30, 2005 and March 31, 2005, and the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005, which is not otherwise disclosed therein.
Exhibit B
Form of Warrant
THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUED UPON ITS
EXERCISE ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFER SET FORTH IN SECTION 5 OF THIS WARRANT
EXERCISE ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFER SET FORTH IN SECTION 5 OF THIS WARRANT
Warrant No. [ ]
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Number of Shares: [ ] | |
(subject to adjustment) | ||
Date of Issuance: June [ ], 2006 |
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Original Issue Date (as defined in subsection |
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2(a)): [ ], 2006 |
Genelabs Technologies, Inc.
Common Stock Purchase Warrant
(Void after [ ], 2011)
Genelabs Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), for value received,
hereby certifies that [ ], or its registered assigns (the “Registered Holder”), is
entitled, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at any
time or from time to time on or after and on or before the earlier to occur of (i) 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern time) on [ ], 2011 and (ii) an Acquisition Event (the “Exercise Period”), [ ]
shares of Common Stock, no par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), at a
purchase price of $1.42 per share. The shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, and the
purchase price per share, each as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this
Warrant, are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Shares” and the “Purchase Price,”
respectively. This Warrant is one of a series of Warrants issued by the Company in connection with
a private placement of Common Stock and of like tenor, except as to the number of shares of Common
Stock subject thereto (collectively, the “Company Warrants”). An “Acquisition Event” shall mean
the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more
of the following events: (i) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, of the
consolidated assets of the Company; (ii) a sale or other disposition of at least ninety percent
(90%) of the outstanding securities of the Company; (iii) the consummation of a merger,
consolidation or similar transaction (with an unaffiliated entity) following which the Company is
not the surviving corporation; or (iv) the consummation of a merger, consolidation or similar
transaction (with an unaffiliated entity) following which the Company is the surviving corporation
but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or
similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar
transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.
1. Exercise.
(a) Exercise for Cash. The Registered Holder may, at its option, elect to exercise
this Warrant, in whole or in part and at any time or from time to time during the Exercise Period,
by surrendering this Warrant, with the purchase form appended hereto as Exhibit I duly
executed by or on behalf of the Registered Holder, at the principal office of the
Company, or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate, accompanied by
payment in full, in lawful money of the United States, of the Purchase Price payable in respect of
the number of Warrant Shares purchased upon such exercise. A facsimile signature of the Registered
Holder on the purchase form shall be sufficient for purposes of exercising this Warrant, provided
that the Company receives the Registered Holder’s original signature with three (3) business days
thereafter.
(b) Cashless Exercise.
(i) At any time during the Exercise Period when the resale of the Warrant Shares by the
Registered Holder is not registered pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), the Registered Holder may, at its option, elect to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in
part, on a cashless basis, by surrendering this Warrant, with the purchase form appended hereto as
Exhibit I duly executed by or on behalf of the Registered Holder, at the principal office
of the Company, or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate, by canceling a
portion of this Warrant in payment of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the number of
Warrant Shares purchased upon such exercise. In the event of an exercise pursuant to this
subsection 1(b), the number of Warrant Shares issued to the Registered Holder shall be determined
according to the following formula:
X =
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Y(A-B) | |
A |
Where: X =
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the number of Warrant Shares that shall be issued to the Registered Holder; | |
Y =
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the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is being exercised (which shall include both the number of Warrant Shares issued to the Registered Holder and the number of Warrant Shares subject to the portion of the Warrant being cancelled in payment of the Purchase Price); | |
A =
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the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of one share of Common Stock; and | |
B =
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the Purchase Price then in effect. |
(ii) The Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock shall be determined as follows:
(1) If the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the Nasdaq National
Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or another nationally recognized trading system as of the
Exercise Date, the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be the average of
the high and low reported sale prices per share of Common Stock thereon on the trading day
immediately preceding the Exercise Date (provided that if no such price is reported on such
day, the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock shall be determined pursuant to clause (2)
below).
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(2) If the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, the Nasdaq National
Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or another nationally recognized trading system as of the
Exercise Date, the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be the amount
most recently determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to
represent the fair market value per share of the Common Stock (including without limitation a
determination for purposes of granting Common Stock options or issuing Common Stock under any plan,
agreement or arrangement with employees of the Company); and, upon request of the Registered
Holder, the Board (or a representative thereof) shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable but in
any event not later than 10 days after such request, notify the Registered Holder of the Fair
Market Value per share of Common Stock and furnish the Registered Holder with reasonable
documentation of the Board’s determination of such Fair Market Value. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Board has not made such a determination within the three-month period prior to
the Exercise Date, then (A) the Board shall make, and shall provide or cause to be provided to the
Registered Holder notice of, a determination of the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock
within 15 days of a request by the Registered Holder that it do so, and (B) the exercise of this
Warrant pursuant to this subsection 1(b) shall be delayed until such determination is made and
notice thereof is provided to the Registered Holder.
(c) Exercise Date. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been
effected immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which this Warrant shall have
been surrendered to the Company together with the duly executed purchase form as provided in
subsection 1(a) or 1(b) above (the “Exercise Date”). At such time, the person or persons in whose
name or names any certificates for Warrant Shares shall be issuable upon such exercise as provided
in subsection 1(d) below shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the
Warrant Shares represented by such certificates.
(d) Issuance of Certificates. As soon as practicable after the exercise of this
Warrant in whole or in part, and in any event within 3 trading days thereafter, the Company, at its
expense, will cause to be issued in the name of, and sent for delivery to, the Registered Holder,
or as the Registered Holder (upon payment by the Registered Holder of any applicable transfer
taxes) may direct:
(i) a certificate or certificates for the number of full Warrant Shares to which the
Registered Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise plus, in lieu of any fractional share to
which the Registered Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash in an amount determined pursuant to
Section 3 hereof; and
(ii) in case such exercise is in part only, a new warrant or warrants (dated the date hereof)
of like tenor, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of Warrant
Shares equal (without giving effect to any adjustment therein) to the number of such shares called
for on the face of this Warrant minus the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant was so
exercised (which, in the case of an exercise pursuant to subsection 1(b), shall include both the
number of Warrant Shares issued to the Registered Holder pursuant to such partial exercise and the
number of Warrant Shares subject to the portion of the Warrant being cancelled in payment of the
Purchase Price).
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(e) Limitation on Exercise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in
this Warrant, at no time may a Registered Holder of this Warrant exercise any portion of this
Warrant if the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such exercise would
exceed, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Registered
Holder at such time, the number of shares of Common Stock which would result in such Registered
Holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and
the rules thereunder) in excess of 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock;
provided, however, that upon a Registered Holder of this Warrant providing the Company with
sixty-one (61) days notice (pursuant to Section 10 hereof) (the “Waiver Notice”) that such
Registered Holder would like to waive this Section 1(e) with regard to any or all shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, this Section 1(e) will be of no force or effect with
regard to all or a portion of the Warrant referenced in the Waiver Notice; provided, further, that
this provision shall be of no further force or effect during the sixty-one (61) days immediately
preceding the expiration of the term of this Warrant.
2. Adjustments.
(a) Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Company shall at any time or
from time to time after the date on which this Warrant was first issued (or, if this Warrant was
issued upon partial exercise of, or in replacement of, another warrant of like tenor, then the date
on which such original warrant was first issued) (the “Original Issue Date”) effect a subdivision
of the outstanding Common Stock, the Purchase Price then in effect immediately before that
subdivision shall be proportionately decreased. If the Company shall at any time or from time to
time after the Original Issue Date combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Purchase
Price then in effect immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any
adjustment under this paragraph shall become effective at the close of business on the date the
subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(b) Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Company at
any time, or from time to time after the Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record
date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other
distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Purchase
Price then in effect immediately before such event shall be decreased as of the time of such
issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on
such record date, by multiplying the Purchase Price then in effect by a fraction:
(1) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record
date, and
(2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record
date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or
distribution; provided, however, that if such record date shall have been fixed and
such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed
therefor, the Purchase Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of
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business on such record date and thereafter the Purchase Price shall be adjusted pursuant to
this paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions.
(c) Adjustments for Other Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Company at
any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record
date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other
distribution payable in securities of the Company (other than shares of Common Stock) or in cash or
other property (other than regular cash dividends paid out of earnings or earned surplus,
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), then and in each such
event provision shall be made so that the Registered Holder shall receive upon exercise hereof, in
addition to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder, the kind and amount of
securities of the Company, cash or other property which the Registered Holder would have been
entitled to receive had this Warrant been exercised on the date of such event and had the
Registered Holder thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the
Exercise Date, retained any such securities receivable during such period, giving application to
all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 2 with respect to the rights of
the Registered Holder.
(d) Adjustment for Reorganization. If there shall occur any reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Company in which the
Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (collectively,
a “Reorganization”), then, following such Reorganization, the Registered Holder shall
receive upon exercise hereof the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which the
Registered Holder would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such Reorganization if such
exercise had taken place immediately prior to such Reorganization. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, if (x) there shall occur any Reorganization in which the Common Stock is converted into
or exchanged for anything other than solely equity securities, and (y) the common stock of the
acquiring or surviving company is publicly traded, then, as part of such Reorganization, (i) the
Registered Holder shall have the right thereafter to receive upon the exercise hereof such number
of shares of common stock of the acquiring or surviving company as is determined by multiplying (A)
the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant immediately prior to such
Reorganization by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Fair Market Value (as defined in
subsection 1(b)(ii) above) per share of Common Stock as of the effective date of such
Reorganization, and the denominator of which is the fair market value per share of common stock of
the acquiring or surviving company as of the effective date of such transaction, as determined in
good faith by the Board (using the principles set forth in subsections 2(d)(i) and 2(d)(ii) to the
extent applicable), and (ii) the exercise price per share of common stock of the acquiring or
surviving company shall be the Purchase Price divided by the fraction referred to in clause (B)
above. In any such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board) shall
be made in the application of the provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and
interests thereafter of the Registered Holder, to the end that the provisions set forth in this
Section 2 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Purchase
Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any
securities, cash or other property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant.
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(e) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or
readjustment of the Purchase Price pursuant to this Section 2, the Company at its expense shall, as
promptly as reasonably practicable but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter, compute such
adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to the Registered Holder
a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment (including the kind and amount of
securities, cash or other property for which this Warrant shall be exercisable and the Purchase
Price) and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The
Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the written request at any time of the
Registered Holder (but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter), furnish or cause to be
furnished to the Registered Holder a certificate setting forth (i) the Purchase Price then in
effect and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities,
cash or property which then would be received upon the exercise of this Warrant.
3. Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required upon the exercise of this
Warrant to issue any fractional shares, but shall pay the value thereof to the Registered Holder in
cash on the basis of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock, as determined pursuant to
subsection 2(d) above.
4. [Intentionally deleted]
5. Transfers, etc.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Warrant and the Warrant
Shares shall not be sold or transferred unless either (i) they first shall have been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and sold or transferred in accordance with
the requirements of the prospectus delivery requirements thereof, or (ii) such sale or transfer
shall be exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and the Company shall have been
furnished with an opinion of legal counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect
that such sale or transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no registration or opinion of counsel shall be required for a
transfer made in accordance with Rule 144 under the Act.
(b) Each certificate representing Warrant Shares shall bear a legend substantially in the
following form:
“The securities represented hereby have not been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws
and neither the securities nor any interest therein may not be
offered, sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of except
pursuant to an effective registration under such act or an exemption
from registration, which, in the opinion of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to counsel for this corporation, is available.”
The foregoing legend shall be removed from the certificates representing any Warrant Shares,
at the request of the holder thereof, at such time as they become eligible for resale pursuant to
Rule 144(k) under the Act or at such time as the Warrant Shares are sold or
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transferred in accordance with the requirements of a registration statement of the Company on
Form S-3, or such other form as may then be in effect.
(c) The Company will maintain a register containing the name and address of the Registered
Holder of this Warrant. The Registered Holder may change its address as shown on the warrant
register by written notice to the Company requesting such change.
(d) Subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are
transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant with a properly executed
assignment (in the form of Exhibit II hereto) at the principal office of the Company (or,
if another office or agency has been designated by the Company for such purpose, then at such other
office or agency).
6. No Impairment. The Company will not, by amendment of its charter or through any
reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities
or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the
terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such
terms and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect
the rights of the Registered Holder against impairment.
7. Notices of Record Date, etc. In the event:
(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other stock or
securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant) for the purpose of entitling
or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive any right to
subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive
any other right; or
(b) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the Common Stock of
the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation, including
an Acquisition Event, or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(c) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company,
then, and in each such case, the Company will send or cause to be sent to the Registered Holder a
notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the record date for such dividend, distribution or
right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the effective
date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, Acquisition Event,
transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place, and the time, if any is to be
fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities at the
time deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of
Common Stock (or such other stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon
such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up. Such notice shall be sent at least 10 days prior to the record date or effective date
for the event specified in such notice.
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8. Reservation of Stock. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available,
solely for issuance and delivery upon the exercise of this Warrant, such number of Warrant Shares
and other securities, cash and/or property, as from time to time shall be issuable upon the
exercise of this Warrant.
9. Exchange or Replacement of Warrants.
(a) Upon the surrender by the Registered Holder, properly endorsed, to the Company at the
principal office of the Company, the Company will, subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof,
issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Registered Holder, at the Company’s expense, a new
Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, in the name of the Registered Holder or as the Registered Holder
(upon payment by the Registered Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct, calling in the
aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares of Common Stock (or other
securities, cash and/or property) then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.
(b) Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) upon
delivery of an indemnity agreement (with surety if reasonably required) in an amount reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, or (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation of this
Warrant, the Company will issue, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.
10. Notices. All notices and other communications from the Company to the Registered
Holder in connection herewith shall be mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or
sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery,
to the address last furnished to the Company in writing by the Registered Holder. All notices and
other communications from the Registered Holder to the Company in connection herewith shall be
mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or sent via a reputable nationwide
overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery, to the Company at its principal
office set forth below. If the Company should at any time change the location of its principal
office to a place other than as set forth below, it shall give prompt written notice to the
Registered Holder and thereafter all references in this Warrant to the location of its principal
office at the particular time shall be as so specified in such notice. All such notices and
communications shall be deemed delivered one business day after being sent via a reputable
international overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery.
11. No Rights as Stockholder. Until the exercise of this Warrant, the Registered
Holder shall not have or exercise any rights by virtue hereof as a stockholder of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event (i) the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by
means of a stock dividend and the Purchase Price of and the number of Warrant Shares are adjusted
as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such
dividend), and (ii) the Registered Holder exercises this Warrant between the record date and the
distribution date for such stock dividend, the Registered Holder shall be entitled to receive, on
the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired upon
such exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of
business on the record date for such stock dividend.
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12. Amendment or Waiver. Any term of this Warrant may be amended or waived (either
generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with the written
consent of the Company and the holders of Company Warrants representing at least two-thirds of the
number of shares of Common Stock then subject to outstanding Company Warrants. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (a) this Warrant may be amended and the observance of any term hereunder may be waived
without the written consent of the Registered Holder only in a manner which applies to all Company
Warrants in the same fashion and (b) the number of Warrant Shares subject to this Warrant and the
Purchase Price of this Warrant may not be amended, and the right to exercise this Warrant may not
be waived, without the written consent of the Registered Holder (it being agreed that an amendment
to or waiver under any of the provisions of Section 2 of this Warrant shall not be considered an
amendment of the number of Warrant Shares or the Purchase Price). The Company shall give prompt
written notice to the Registered Holder of any amendment hereof or waiver hereunder that was
effected without the Registered Holder’s written consent. No waivers of any term, condition or
provision of this Warrant, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a
further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition or provision.
13. Section Headings. The section headings in this Warrant are for the convenience of
the parties and in no way alter, modify, amend, limit or restrict the contractual obligations of
the parties.
14. Governing Law. This Warrant will be governed by and construed in accordance with
the internal laws of the State of New York (without reference to the conflicts of law provisions
thereof).
15. Facsimile Signatures. This Warrant may be executed by facsimile signature.
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EXECUTED as of the Date of Issuance indicated above.
GENELABS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
ATTEST:
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EXHIBIT I
PURCHASE FORM
To: Genelabs Technologies, Inc.
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Dated: |
The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant (No. ___),
hereby elects to purchase (check applicable box):
•
___ shares of the Common Stock of Genelabs Technologies, Inc. covered
by such Warrant; or
•
___ the maximum number of shares of Common Stock covered by such
Warrant pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 1(b).
The undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such shares at the price
per share provided for in such Warrant. Such payment takes the form of (check applicable box or
boxes):
• | $___ in lawful money of the United States; and/or | ||
• | the cancellation of such portion of the attached Warrant as is exercisable for a total of ___Warrant Shares (using a Fair Market Value of $___ per share for purposes of this calculation) ; and/or | ||
• | the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 1(b), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 1(b). |
The undersigned has reviewed that certain Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which
the above-referenced Warrant (or predecessor warrant) was originally issued, and herewith makes
the same representations and warranties as are made in Section B of such Securities Purchase
Agreement on the date hereof.
Signature:
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Address: |
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EXHIBIT II
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, __________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers all of
the rights of the undersigned under the attached Warrant (No. ___) with respect to the number of
shares of Common Stock of Genelabs Technologies, Inc. covered thereby set forth below, unto:
Name of Assignee | Address | No. of Shares | ||
Dated: Signature:
Signature Guaranteed:
By:
The signature should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers,
savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee
medallion program) pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Exhibit C
Genelabs Technologies, Inc.
Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire
Confidential Purchaser Questionnaire
Before any sale of Shares or Warrants by Genelabs Technologies, Inc. can be made to
you, this Questionnaire must be completed and returned to Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co. Inc. Attn:
Investment Banking Department, 000 Xxxxx Xx., Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 |
1. | Name | ||
(Exact name as it will appear on stock certificate) | |||
Address of Principal Place of Business | |||
State (or Country) of Formation or Incorporation | |||
Contact Person | |||
Telephone Number ( ) | |||
Type of Entity | |||
(corporation, partnership, trust, etc.) | |||
Was entity formed for the purpose of this investment? | |||
Yes No |
2. | DESCRIPTION OF INVESTOR | |
The following information is required to ascertain whether you would be deemed an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. Please check whether you are any of the following: |
o
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a corporation or partnership with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not organized for the purpose of this particular investment | |
o
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private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, a U.S. venture capital fund which invests primarily through private placements in non-publicly traded securities and makes available (either directly or through co-investors) to the portfolio companies significant guidance concerning management, operations or business objectives | |
o
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a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 | |
o
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an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act | |
o
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a trust not organized to make this particular investment, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of the Securities Act of 1933 and who completed item 4 below of this questionnaire | |
o
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a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) or a savings and loan association or other institution defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act of 1933 acting in either an individual or fiduciary capacity | |
o
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an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act of 1933 | |
o
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an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (i) whose investment decision is made by a fiduciary which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor, or (ii) whose total assets exceed $5,000,000, or (iii) if a self-directed |
plan, whose investment decisions are made solely by a person who is an accredited investor and who completed Part I of this questionnaire; | ||
o
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a charitable, religious, educational or other organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, not formed for the purpose of this investment, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 | |
o
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an entity not located in the U.S. none of whose equity owners are U.S. citizens or U.S. residents | |
o
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a broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
o
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a plan having assets exceeding $5,000,000 established and maintained by a government agency for its employees | |
o
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an individual who had individual income from all sources during each of the last two years in excess of $200,000 or the joint income of you and your spouse (if married) from all sources during each of such years in excess of $300,000 and who reasonably excepts that either your own income from all sources during the current year will exceed $200,000 or the joint income of you and your spouse (if married) from all sources during the current year will exceed $300,000 | |
o
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an individual whose net worth as of the date you purchase the securities offered, together with the net worth of your spouse, be in excess of $1,000,000 | |
o
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an entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors |
The following information is required to ascertain whether you would be deemed a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act on the basis indicated therein. Please check whether you are any of the following: |
o
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Any of the following entities, acting for your own account or the accounts of other qualified institutional buyers, that in the aggregate owns and invests on a discretionary basis at least $100 million in securities of issuers that are not affiliated with the entity (calculated as set forth in Rule 144A): |
o An insurance company as defined in section 2(a)(13) of the Act ;
Note: A purchase by an insurance company for one or more of its separate
accounts, as defined by section 2(a)(37) of the Investment Company Act of
1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), which are neither registered under
section 8 of the Investment Company Act nor required to be so registered,
shall be deemed to be a purchase for the account of such insurance
company.
o An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act or
any business development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of that
Act;
o A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small
Business Administration under section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958;
o A plan established and maintained by a state, its political
subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its
political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees;
o An employee benefit plan within the meaning of title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974;
o A trust fund whose trustee is a bank or trust company and whose
participants are exclusively plans of the types identified in paragraph
(a)(1)(i)(D) or (E) of this
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section, except trust funds that include as participants individual
retirement accounts or H.R. 10 plans.
o A business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22) of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
o An organization described in section 501(c) (3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, corporation (other than a bank as defined in section
3(a)(2) of the Act or a savings and loan association or other institution
referenced in section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act or a foreign bank or savings
and loan association or equivalent institution), partnership, or
Massachusetts or similar business trust;
o An investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act.
o A dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Exchange Act, acting
for its own account or the accounts of other qualified institutional
buyers, that in the aggregate owns and invests on a discretionary basis at
least $10 million of securities of issuers that are not affiliated with the
dealer, Provided, That securities constituting the whole or a part of an
unsold allotment to or subscription by a dealer as a participant in a
public offering shall not be deemed to be owned by such dealer;
o A dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Exchange Act acting
in a riskless principal transaction on behalf of a qualified institutional
buyer;
Note: A registered dealer may act as agent, on a non-discretionary basis,
in a transaction with a qualified institutional buyer without itself having
to be a qualified institutional buyer.
o An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act,
acting for its own account or for the accounts of other qualified
institutional buyers, that is part of a family of investment companies
which own in the aggregate at least $100 million in securities of issuers,
other than issuers that are affiliated with the investment company or are
part of such family of investment companies. Family of investment companies
means any two or more investment companies registered under the Investment
Company Act, except for a unit investment trust whose assets consist solely
of shares of one or more registered investment companies, that have the
same investment adviser (or, in the case of unit investment trusts, the
same depositor), Provided That, for purposes of this section:
1. Each series of a series company (as defined in Rule 18f-2 under
the Investment Company Act ) shall be deemed to be a separate
investment company; and
2. Investment companies shall be deemed to have the same adviser (or
depositor) if their advisers (or depositors) are majority-owned
subsidiaries of the same parent, or if one investment company’s
adviser (or depositor) is a majority-owned subsidiary of the other
investment company’s adviser (or depositor);
o An entity, all of the equity owners of which are qualified
institutional buyers, acting for its own account or the accounts of other
qualified institutional buyers; and
o A bank as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Act, any savings and loan
association or other institution as referenced in section 3(a)(5)(A) of the
Act, or any foreign bank or
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savings and loan association or equivalent institution, acting for its own
account or the accounts of other qualified institutional buyers, that in
the aggregate owns and invests on a discretionary basis at least $100
million in securities of issuers that are not affiliated with it and that
has an audited net worth of at least $25 million as demonstrated in its
latest annual financial statements, as of a date not more than 16 months
preceding the date of sale under the Rule in the case of a U.S. bank or
savings and loan association, and not more than 18 months preceding such
date of sale for a foreign bank or savings and loan association or
equivalent institution.
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4. | SIGNATURE |
The above information is true and correct. The undersigned recognizes that the Company and its
counsel are relying on the truth and accuracy of such information in reliance on the exemption
contained in Subsection 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D
promulgated thereunder, and the application of the SEC’s no-action letters Black Box Incorporated,
June 26, 1990 and Squadron, Ellenoff, Pleasant & Xxxxxx, February 28, 1992. The undersigned agrees
to notify the Company promptly of any changes in the foregoing information which may occur prior to
the investment.
Executed at , on , 2006
(Signature) |
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Exhibit D
Selling Stockholder Questionnaire
To: | Genelabs Technologies, Inc. |
x/x Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx XXX
0 Xxxx Xxxx Square 0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Fax No.: 000-000-0000 |
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Reference is made to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), made between
Genelabs Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Purchasers noted
therein.
Pursuant to Section B(11) of the Agreement, the undersigned hereby furnishes to the Company
the following information for use by the Company in connection with the preparation of the
Registration Statement contemplated by Section E of the Agreement.
(1) Name and Contact Information:
Full legal name of record holder:
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Address of record holder:
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Social Security Number or Taxpayer
identification number of record holder:
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Identity of beneficial owner (if
different than record holder):
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Name of contact person:
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Telephone number of contact person:
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Fax number of contact person:
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E-mail address of contact person:
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(2) | Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities: |
(a) Number of Registrable Securities owned by Selling
Stockholder:
(b) Number of Registrable Securities requested to be registered:
(3) | Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder: |
Except as set forth below in this Item (3), the undersigned is not the
beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than
the Registrable Securities listed above in Item (2)(a).
Type and amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling
Stockholder:
(4) | Relationships with the Company: |
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its
affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (5% or more) has
held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with
the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.
State any exceptions here:
(5) | Plan of Distribution: |
Except as set forth below, the undersigned intends to distribute pursuant to
the Registration Statement the Registrable Securities listed above in Item
(2) in accordance with the “Plan of Distribution” section set forth therein:
State any exceptions here:
(6) | Selling Stockholder Affiliations: |
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(a) Is the Selling Stockholder a registered broker-dealer?
(b) Is the Selling Stockholder an affiliate of a registered
broker-dealer(s)? (For purposes of this response, an “affiliate” of, or
person “affiliated” with, a specified person, is a person that directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by,
or is under common control with, the person specified.)
(c) If the answer to Item (6)(b) is yes, identify the registered
broker-dealer(s) and describe the nature of the affiliation(s):
(d) If the answer to Item (6)(b) is yes, did the Selling Stockholder acquire
the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business (if not,
please explain)?
(e) If the answer to Item (6)(b) is yes, did the Selling Stockholder, at the
time of purchase of the Registrable Securities, have any agreements, plans
or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the
Registrable Securities (if yes, please explain)?
(7) | Voting or Investment Control over the Registrable Securities: |
If the Selling Stockholder is not a natural person, please identify the
natural person or persons who have voting or investment control over the
Registrable Securities listed in Item (2) above:
Pursuant to Section E(3) of the Agreement, the undersigned acknowledges that the Company may,
by notice to the Placement Agent and to each Purchaser at its last known address, suspend or
withdraw the Registration Statement and require that the undersigned immediately cease sales of
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement under certain circumstances described
in the Agreement. At any time that such notice has been given, the undersigned may not sell
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
The undersigned hereby further acknowledges that pursuant to Section E(5)(b) of the Agreement,
the undersigned shall indemnify the Company and each of its directors and officers against, and
hold the Company and each of its directors and officers harmless from, any losses,
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claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys fees) to which the
Company or its directors and officers may become subject by reason of any statement or omission in
the Registration Statement made in reliance upon, or in conformity with, a written statement by the
undersigned, including the information furnished in this Questionnaire by the undersigned.
By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained
herein in its answers to Items (1) through (7) above and the inclusion of such information in the
Registration Statement, any amendments thereto and the related prospectus. The undersigned
understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the
preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
The undersigned has reviewed the answers to the above questions and affirms that the same are
true, complete and accurate. THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES TO NOTIFY THE COMPANY IMMEDIATELY OF ANY
CHANGES IN THE FOREGOING INFORMATION.
Dated: , 2006 |
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(Please sign your name in exactly the same manner as the certificate(s) for the shares being registered) |
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Exhibit E
Plan of Distribution
The selling stockholders may sell the shares offered by this prospectus. The selling
stockholders, including their donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling
shares of common stock received after the date of this prospectus from a selling stockholder as a
gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of common stock or interests in shares of common
stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in
private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the
time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the
time of sale, or at negotiated prices. To the extent any of the selling stockholders gift, pledge
or otherwise transfer the shares offered hereby, such transferees may offer and sell the shares
from time to time under this prospectus, provided that this prospectus has been amended under Rule
424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to include the name of such
transferee in the list of selling stockholders under this prospectus.
The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of
shares or interests therein:
• | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; | |
• | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; | |
• | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account under this prospectus; | |
• | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; | |
• | privately negotiated transactions; | |
• | “at the market” or through market makers or into an existing market for the shares; | |
• | short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part; | |
• | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise, after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part; |
• | broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; | |
• | a combination of any such methods of sale; and | |
• | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some
or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their
secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock,
from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule
424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling
stockholders under this prospectus.
In connection with the sale of the shares, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging
transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short
sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling
stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these securities to close
out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may
sell these securities. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions
with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative
securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of
shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution
may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the shares offered by them will be the
purchase price of the common stock less discounts or commissions, if any. Each of the selling
stockholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to
reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through
agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering. Upon any exercise of the
warrants by payment of cash, however, we will receive the exercise price of the warrants.
The selling stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market
transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, provided that they meet
the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule.
The selling shareholders and any broker-dealers that act in connection with the sale of
securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities
Act in connection with such sales, and any commissions received by such broker-dealers and any
profit on the resale of the securities sold by them while acting as principals may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act.
To the extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of the selling
stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents,
dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer
will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective
amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.
To comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the shares may be sold in
these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some
states the shares may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an
exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
We have advised the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M
under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the
selling stockholders and their affiliates. In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus (as
it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the
purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling
stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale
of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities laws, relating to the registration of the
shares offered by this prospectus.
We have agreed with the selling stockholders to keep the registration statement that includes
this prospectus effective until the earliest of (1) [insert the second anniversary of the Closing],
(2) such time as all of the shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and
in accordance with the registration statement, and (3) the date upon which all of the shares and
the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants, assuming net exercise of the
warrants pursuant to the provisions thereof, may be sold in any three month period in reliance on
Rule 144.