CERIBELL, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 4.02
AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Certain Definitions |
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Registration Rights. |
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2.1 |
Requested Registration. |
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2.2 |
Company Registration. |
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2.3 |
Registration on Form S-3. |
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2.4 |
Expenses of Registration |
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2.5 |
Registration Procedures |
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2.6 |
Indemnification. |
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2.7 |
Information by Holder |
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2.8 |
Restrictions on Transfer. |
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2.9 |
Rule 144 Reporting |
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2.10 |
Market Stand-Off Agreement |
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2.11 |
Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights |
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2.12 |
Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights |
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2.13 |
Termination of Registration Rights |
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Covenants of the Company |
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3.1 |
Delivery of Financial Statements |
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3.2 |
Inspection Rights |
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3.3 |
Confidentiality |
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3.4 |
Right of First Offer |
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3.5 |
Employee Agreements |
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3.6 |
Actions Requiring Board of Directors Approval |
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3.7 |
Observer Rights |
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3.8 |
Insurance |
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3.9 |
Employee Stock |
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3.10 |
Board Matters |
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3.11 |
Successor Indemnification |
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3.12 |
Indemnification Matters |
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3.13 |
Right to Conduct Activities |
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3.14 |
FCPA |
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3.15 |
Anti-Harassment Policy |
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3.16 |
Cybersecurity |
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3.17 |
Termination of Certain Covenants |
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3.18 |
Termination of this Agreement |
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3.19 |
Actions Requiring TPG Series B Preferred Director Approval |
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3.20 |
Non-Affiliation |
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3.21 |
Publicity |
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Miscellaneous |
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4.1 |
Successors and Assigns |
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4.2 |
Governing Law; Venue |
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4.3 |
Counterparts |
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4.4 |
Titles and Subtitles |
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4.5 |
Notices |
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4.6 |
Expenses |
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4.7 |
Amendments and Waivers |
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4.8 |
Additional Series C Investors |
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4.9 |
Severability |
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4.10 |
Aggregate of Stock |
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4.11 |
Termination of Prior Agreement |
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4.12 |
Entire Agreement |
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4.13 |
Acknowledgment |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of April 22, 2021, by and among CeriBell, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the investors listed on Schedule A hereto (each an “Investor” and collectively the “Investors”), and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xingjuan (Xxxx) Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx (each a “Founder” and together, the “Founders”).
RECITALS
The Company and certain Investors (the “Existing Investors”) and Founders have previously entered into the Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2018 (the “Prior Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company granted certain rights to the Existing Investors; and
Certain Investors and the Company are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Voting Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Voting Agreement”), that certain Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ROFR Agreement”) and that certain Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”, and together with the Voting Agreement and ROFR Agreement, the “Transaction Documents”) relating to the issue and sale of shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock of the Company and Series C-NV Preferred Stock of the Company (together, the “Series C Preferred Stock,” and the Series C Preferred Stock referred to herein with the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series Seed Preferred Stock as the “Preferred Stock”).
The obligations of the Company and the Investors under the Transaction Documents are conditioned, among other things, upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Investors, the Founders and the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and covenants set forth herein, the Company, the Founders and the Existing Investors hereby agree to amend and restate in its entirety the Prior Agreement as set forth herein, and the parties hereto agree as follows:
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
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(aa) “Significant Investor Party” shall mean a Significant Investor or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates.
(bb) “Series C Preferred Director” shall have the meaning set forth in the Voting Agreement.
(cc) “Series B Preferred Director” shall have the meaning set forth in the Voting Agreement.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.1, if the underwriters advise the Initiating Holders in writing that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of shares to be underwritten, the number of Registrable Securities and Other Shares that may be so included shall be allocated as follows: (i) first, among all Holders requesting to include Registrable Securities in such registration statement based on the pro rata percentage of Registrable Securities held by such Holders, assuming conversion; (ii) second, to the Other Selling Stockholders; and (iii) third, to the Company, which the Company may allocate, at its discretion, for its own account, or for the account of other holders or employees of the Company.
If a person who has requested inclusion in such registration as provided above does not agree to the terms of any such underwriting, such person shall be excluded therefrom by written notice from the Company, the underwriter or the Initiating Holders. The securities so excluded shall also be withdrawn from registration. Any Registrable Securities or other securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall also be withdrawn from such registration. If shares are so withdrawn from the registration and if the number of shares to be included in such registration was previously reduced as a result of marketing factors pursuant to this Section 2.1(e), then the Company shall then offer to all Holders and Other Selling Stockholders who have retained rights to include securities in the registration the right to include additional Registrable Securities or Other Shares in the registration in an aggregate amount equal to the number of shares so withdrawn, with such shares to be allocated among such Holders and other Selling Stockholders requesting additional inclusion, as set forth above.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.2, if the underwriters advise the Company in writing that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of shares to be underwritten, the underwriters may (subject to the limitations set forth below) limit the number of Registrable Securities to be included in, the registration and underwriting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such reduction shall reduce the value of the Registrable Securities of the Holders included in such registration below twenty-five percent (25%) of the total value of securities included in such registration.
If a person who has requested inclusion in such registration as provided above does not agree to the terms of any such underwriting, such person shall also be excluded therefrom by written notice from the Company or the underwriter. The Registrable Securities or other securities so excluded shall also be withdrawn from such registration. Any Registrable Securities or other securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from such registration.
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All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with registrations pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 shall be borne by the Company.
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In the case of each registration effected by the Company pursuant to Section 2, the Company will keep each Holder advised in writing as to the initiation of each registration and as to the completion thereof. At its expense, the Company will use its best efforts to:
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Each Holder of Registrable Securities shall furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder and the distribution proposed by such Holder as the Company may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with any registration, qualification, or compliance referred to in this Section 2.
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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF CERTAIN STATES. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM. THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION OTHERWISE COMPLIES WITH THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
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THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO (1) RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE, INCLUDING A LOCK-UP PERIOD IN THE EVENT OF A PUBLIC OFFERING, AS SET FORTH IN AN INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT, AND (2) VOTING RESTRICTIONS AS SET FORTH IN A VOTING AGREEMENT AMONG THE COMPANY AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDERS OF THESE SHARES, COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY.
With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that may permit the sale of the Restricted Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:
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Each Holder shall not sell or otherwise transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, of any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by such Holder held immediately before the effective date of the registration statement for such offering (other than those included in the registration) during the period from the filing of the registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering filed under the Securities Act that includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an underwritten public offering under the Securities Act through the end of the 180-day period following the effective date of the registration statement (or such other period as may be requested by the Company or an underwriter to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (i) the publication or other distribution of research reports and (ii) analyst recommendations and opinions, including, but not limited to, the restrictions contained in applicable FINRA rules, or any successor provisions or amendments thereto), provided that: all officers and directors of the Company are bound by and have entered into similar agreements and the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to cause all holders of at least one percent (1%) of the Company’s voting securities to enter into and be bound by similar agreements. The obligations described in this Section 2.10 shall only apply to the Initial Public Offering and not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-l or Form S-8 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future, or a registration relating solely to a transaction on Form S-4 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions and may stamp each such certificate with the second legend set forth in Section 2.8(d) with respect to the shares of Common Stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day (or other) period. Any discretionary waiver or termination of the restrictions of any or all of such agreements by the Company or the underwriters shall apply pro rata to all Company stockholders that are subject to such agreements, based on the number of shares subject to such agreements. Each Holder agrees to execute a market standoff agreement with said underwriters in customary form consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.10.
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The rights to cause the Company to register securities granted to a Holder by the Company under this Section 2 may be transferred or assigned by a Holder only to a transferee or assignee (who is not a Holder’s Immediate Family Member or trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or any of such Holder’s Immediate Family Members) of not less than 100,000 shares of Registrable Securities (as presently constituted and subject to subsequent adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits, and the like); provided that (i) such transfer or assignment of Registrable Securities is effected in accordance with applicable securities laws, (ii) the Company is given written notice prior to said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of the transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are intended to be transferred or assigned and (iii) the transferee or assignee of such rights assumes in writing the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement, including without limitation the obligations set forth in Section 2.10.
From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities (excluding any of such shares held by any Holders whose rights to request registration or inclusion in any registration pursuant to Section 2 have terminated in accordance with Section 2.13), enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company giving such holder or prospective holder any registration rights the terms of which are on par with or senior to the registration rights granted to the Holders hereunder.
The right of any Holder to request registration or inclusion in any registration pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (a) five (5) years after the closing of the Company’s Initial Public Offering; or (b) such time after consummation of the Initial Public Offering as Rule 144 or another similar exemption under the Securities Act is available for the sale of all of such Holder’s shares without limitation, during a three (3)-month period without registration.
The Company will furnish to each Major Investor: (1) within 180 days following fiscal year-end, audited financial statements for such fiscal year of the Company, including an audited balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal year, an audited statement of operations and an audited statement of cash flows of the Company for such year certified by independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Company’s audit committee; (2) within 45 days following each quarter-end, unaudited financial statements for such fiscal quarter, including an unaudited balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal quarter, and an unaudited statement of operations and an unaudited statement of cash flows of the Company for such quarter; (3) within 30 days following each month-end, unaudited financial statements for such fiscal month, including an unaudited balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal month, and an unaudited statement of operations and an unaudited
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statement of cash flows of the Company for such month; (4) an annual operating plan and consolidated budget for the next fiscal year, approved by the board of directors of the Company, including a majority of the Preferred Directors, and within 45 days following each fiscal year; and (5) upon reasonable request, a capitalization table showing the number of shares of each class and series of capital stock and securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of capital stock outstanding at the end of the period, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of any outstanding securities convertible or exercisable for Common Stock and the exchange ratio or exercise price applicable thereto, and the number of shares of issued stock options and stock options not yet issued but reserved for issuance, if any, all in sufficient detail as to permit the Major Investors to calculate their respective percentage equity ownership in the Company. The financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis for each financial period and maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP. If, for any period, the Company has any subsidiary whose accounts are consolidated with those of the Company, then in respect of such period the financial statements delivered pursuant to the foregoing sections shall be the consolidated and consolidating financial statements of the Company and all such consolidated subsidiaries.
The Company will afford to each Major Investor and to their respective accountants and counsel, reasonable access during normal business hours to all of the Company’s properties, books and records. Each such Major Investor shall have such other access to management and information as is necessary for it to comply with applicable laws and regulations and reporting obligations and the ability to discuss the Company’s affairs, finances, and accounts with its officers, during normal business hours of the Company as may be reasonably requested by the Major Investor. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, no Investor by reason of this Agreement shall have access to any trade secrets or confidential information of the Company. The Company shall not be required to comply with any information rights in respect of any Investor, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, whom the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, upon the advice of counsel, to be a competitor or an officer, employee, director or holder of ten percent (10%) or more of a competitor; provided, however, that such designation shall not limit the statutory information rights of Investor, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, and that the Company shall be required to provide access to financial statements and other financial information required by the Investor, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates’ auditors or finance team or as required to meet the legal and disclosure obligations.
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The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that if in the future the Board determines in good faith, upon the advice of counsel, that a Significant Investor is a competitor, such Significant Investor shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.2 of this Agreement; provided, however, that such designation shall not limit the Significant Investor’s statutory information rights, and that the Company shall be required to provide access to financial statements and other financial information required by the Significant Investor’s auditors or finance team or as required to meet the Significant Investor’s legal and disclosure obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 3.2 hereby constitutes a Substitute Provision for purposes of Section 8 of such LivaNova Side Letter.
Each Investor agrees that such Investor will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge, or use for any purpose (other than to monitor its investment in the Company) any confidential information obtained from the Company unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 3.3 by such Investor), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by the Investor without use of the Company’s confidential information, or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to the Investor by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company; provided, however, that an Investor may disclose confidential information (i) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company; (ii) to any prospective purchaser of any Registrable Securities from such Investor, if such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 3.3; (iii) to any existing or prospective Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, or wholly owned subsidiary of such Investor in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Investor informs such Person that such information is confidential and directs such Person to maintain the confidentiality of such information; or (iv) as may otherwise be required by law, provided that the Investor promptly notifies the Company of such disclosure and takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure.
Subject to the terms and conditions specified in this Section 3.4, the Company hereby grants to each Major Investor, The Board of Trustees of the Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Junior University (“Stanford”) and each Founder, a right of first offer with respect to future sales by the Company of its Shares (as hereinafter defined). An Investor shall be entitled to apportion the right of first offer hereby granted it among itself and its Affiliates in such proportions as it deems appropriate, so long as such apportionment does not cause the loss of the exemption under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) or any similar exemption under applicable state securities laws in connection with such sale of Shares by the Company.
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Each time the Company proposes to offer any shares of, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of, any class of its capital stock (the “Shares”), the Company shall first make an offering of such Shares to each Major Investor and each Founder in accordance with the following provisions:
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In addition to the foregoing, the right of first offer in this Section 3.4 shall not be applicable with respect to any Major Investor or Founder and any subsequent securities issuance, if (i) at the time of such subsequent securities issuance, the Major Investor or Founder is not an “accredited investor,” as that term is then defined in Rule 501(a) under the Act, and (ii) such subsequent securities issuance is otherwise being offered only to accredited investors.
The Company will cause each person currently or hereafter employed by it or by any subsidiary (or currently or hereafter engaged by the Company or any subsidiary as a consultant/independent contractor) with access to confidential information and/or trade secrets to enter into a nondisclosure and proprietary rights assignment agreement, substantially in the form provided to counsel for the Investors. In addition, the Company shall obtain the consent of the Board of Directors for any amendment, modification, termination, waiver, or otherwise alteration to any of the above-referenced agreements between the Company and any management or key employee if such amendment is materially adverse to the Company.
The Company shall not, without obtaining the express approval of the Board of Directors, which approval shall include a majority of the directors designated by the Preferred Stockholders (the “Preferred Directors”):
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The Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that Longitude, Optimas Capital Partners Fund LP (together with its Affiliates, “Optimas”), The Rise Fund Clearthought, L.P. (together with its Affiliates, “TPG”) RA Capital, Red Tree, and RAF, L.P. and/or Redmile Strategic Master Fund, L.P. (together with their affiliates, “Redmile”) are professional investment funds, and as such invest in numerous portfolio companies, some of which may be deemed competitive with the Company’s business (as currently conducted or as currently propose to be conducted). Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude or in any way restrict the Investors from evaluating or purchasing securities, including publicly traded securities, of a particular enterprise, or investing or participating in any particular enterprise whether or not such enterprise has products or services
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which compete with those of the Company; and the Company hereby agrees that, to the extent permitted under applicable law, Longitude, Optimas, TPG, RA Capital, Red Tree and Redmile shall not be liable to the Company for any claim arising out of, or based upon, (i) the investment by Longitude, Optimas, TPG, RA Capital, Red Tree or Redmile in any entity competitive with the Company, or (ii) actions taken by any partner, officer or other representative of Longitude, Optimas, TPG, RA Capital, Red Tree or Redmile to assist any such competitive company, whether or not such action was taken as a member of the board of directors of such competitive company or otherwise, and whether or not such action has a detrimental effect on the Company; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not relieve (x) any of the Investors from liability associated with the unauthorized disclosure of the Company’s confidential information obtained pursuant to this Agreement, or (y) any director or officer of the Company from any liability associated with his or her fiduciary duties to the Company.
The Company represents that it shall not (and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or any of its or their respective directors, officers, managers, employees, independent contractors, representatives or agents to) promise, authorize or make any payment to, or otherwise contribute any item of value to, directly or indirectly, to any third party, including any Non-U.S. Official (as (as such term is defined in the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”)), in each case, in violation of the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law. The Company further represents that it shall (and shall cause each of its subsidiaries and affiliates to) cease all of its or their respective activities, as well as remediate any actions taken by the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, managers, employees, independent contractors, representatives or agents in violation of the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law. The Company further represents that it shall (and shall cause each of its subsidiaries and affiliates to) maintain systems of internal controls (including, but not limited to, accounting systems, purchasing systems and billing systems) to ensure compliance with the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law. Upon request, the Company agrees to provide responsive information and/or certifications concerning its compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws. The Company shall promptly notify each Investor if the Company becomes aware of any Enforcement Action (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Company shall, and shall cause any direct or indirect subsidiary or entity controlled by it, whether now in existence or formed in the future, to comply with the FCPA. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause any direct or indirect subsidiary, whether now in existence or formed in the future, to comply in all material respects with all applicable laws.
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The covenants set forth in this Section 3, other than Sections 3.11 and 3.12, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering or upon a Deemed Liquidation Event, as such term is defined in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
Subject to Section 4.7, this Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of:
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If the Company commits any actions described in Section 3.19(a) or 3.19(b) without TPG’s written approval, TPG may cause the Company to repurchase all but not less than all of the issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock TPG then holds at a price per share equal to $1.00.
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The rights under this Agreement may be assigned (but only with all related obligations) by a Holder to a transferee of Registrable Securities that (i) is an Affiliate of a Holder; (ii) is a Holder’s Immediate Family Member or trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or any of such Holder’s Immediate Family Members; or (iii) after such transfer, holds at least 100,000 shares of Registrable Securities (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, and other recapitalizations); provided, however, that (x) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee and the Registrable Securities with respect to which such rights are being transferred; and (y) such transferee agrees in a written instrument delivered to the Company to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the provisions of Section 2.10. For the purposes of determining the number of shares of Registrable Securities held by a transferee, the holdings of a transferee (1) that is an Affiliate or stockholder of a Holder; (2) who is a Holder’s Immediate Family Member; or (3) that is a trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or such Holder’s Immediate Family Member shall be aggregated together and with those of the transferring Holder; provided further that all transferees who would not qualify individually for assignment of rights shall have a single attorney-in-fact for the purpose of exercising any rights, receiving notices, or taking any action under this Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement inure to the benefit of and are binding upon the respective successors and permitted assignees of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assignees any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
This Agreement is to be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice of law rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the internal laws of the State of California to the rights and duties of the parties. All disputes and controversies arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively by the state and federal courts located in Santa Clara County in the State of California, and each party hereto agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of said courts and agrees that venue shall lie exclusively with such courts.
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This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
Except as may be otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, waivers and other communications made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be conclusively deemed to have been duly given (a) when hand delivered to the other party; (b) when sent by electronic mail to the electronic mail address set forth on such party’s signature page if sent between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. recipient’s local time on a business day, or on the next business day if sent by electronic mail to the electronic mail address set forth on such party’s signature page if sent other than between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. recipient’s local time on a business day; (c) three business days after deposit in the U.S. mail with first class or certified mail receipt requested postage prepaid and addressed to the other party at the address set forth on such party’s signature page; or (d) the next business day after deposit with a national overnight delivery service, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties as set forth on such party’s signature page with next business day delivery guaranteed, provided that the sending party receives a confirmation of delivery from the delivery service provider. Each person making a communication hereunder by electronic mail shall promptly confirm by telephone to the person to whom such communication was addressed each communication made by it by electronic mail pursuant hereto but the absence of such confirmation shall not affect the validity of any such communication. Notices to the Company shall be sent to the attention of the President of the Company at ##########, with in either such case a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, P.C., ##########. If notice is given to Investors, a copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) shall also be given to Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP, ##########, Attention: Xxxxx Xxx (##########). A party may change or supplement its address, or designate additional addresses, for purposes of this Section 4.5 by giving the other party written notice of the new address in the manner set forth above.
If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.
Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company, Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities then held by all Investors, and, solely in the case of an amendment or waiver
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of Section 3.4 that is directly applicable to the Founders, Founders holding a majority of the shares of Common Stock held by Founders; provided, that any of the rights of Major Investors pursuant to Sections 3.1, 3.2 or 3.4 may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), on behalf of all Major Investors, only with the written consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then held by all Major Investors, subject to compliance with the last sentence of Section 3.4(d); provided, further, that Section 3.4 shall not be amended to remove Stanford’s rights without the written consent of Stanford; provided, further, that any termination, amendment or waiver to Section 2.8(c), Section 3.2, Section 3.7(d), Section 3.20, and Section 3.21 hereof shall require the written consent of each Significant Investor. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each party hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not be amended or terminated and the observance of any term hereof may not be waived with respect to any Investor without the written consent of such Investor, unless such amendment, termination, or waiver applies to all Investors in the same fashion (subject to Section 3.4 above). The Company shall give prompt written notice of any amendment, termination, or waiver hereunder to any Major Investor that did not consent in writing thereto.
Each party to this Agreement consents to the delivery of any stockholder notice pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), as amended or superseded from time to time, by electronic transmission pursuant to Section 232 of the DGCL (or any successor thereto) at the electronic mail address set forth below such party’s name on the Schedules hereto, as updated from time to time by notice to the Company, or as on the books of the Company. To the extent that any notice given by means of electronic transmission is returned or undeliverable for any reason, the foregoing consent shall be deemed to have been revoked until a new or corrected electronic mail address has been provided, and such attempted electronic notice shall be ineffective and deemed to not have been given. Each party hereto agrees to promptly notify the Company of any change in such stockholder’s electronic mail address, and that failure to do so shall not affect the foregoing.
Upon the sale of additional shares of Series C Preferred Stock in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Company, without prior action on the part of any Founder or Investor, shall require each additional Investor to execute and deliver this Agreement. Each such additional Investor, upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and such additional Investor, shall be deemed an Investor hereunder and Schedule A shall be updated to reflect the same.
If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
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All shares of Registrable Securities held or acquired by entities advised by the same investment adviser and affiliated entities or persons shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.
Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Prior Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect and shall be superseded and replaced in its entirety by this Agreement, and the parties to the Prior Agreement accept the rights and obligations provided for under this Agreement in lieu of the rights and obligations provided for under the Prior Agreement.
This Agreement and the documents referred to herein constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any warranties, representations or covenants except as specifically set forth herein or therein. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Company’s Bylaws, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
The Company acknowledges that the Investors are in the business of venture capital investing and therefore review the business plans and related proprietary information of many enterprises, including enterprises which may have products or services which compete directly or indirectly with those of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude or in any way restrict the Investors from investing or participating in any particular enterprise whether or not such enterprise has products or services which compete with those of the Company.
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated as of September 16, 2022, by and among CeriBell, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the other parties set forth on the signature pages hereto. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Investors’ Rights Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Company and certain of the Company’s stockholders are parties to that certain Xxxxxxx and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2021 (the “Investors’ Rights Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Investors’ Rights Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Company and the Investors holding a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities (as defined in the Investors’ Rights Agreement) then held by all Investors (the “Requisite Holders”); and
WHEREAS, the undersigned, constituting the Company and the Requisite Holders, desire to amend the Investors’ Rights Agreement as described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. AMENDMENTS TO INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT
1.1. Subsection 1(z) of the Investors’ Rights Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“(z) “Significant Investor” shall mean each of Longitude (as defined below), LivaNova USA Inc., x.xxxx fund, Optimas Capital Partners Fund LP, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, ShangBay Capital, UCB Biopharma SPRL, TPG (as defined below), RA Capital (as defined below), Red Tree (as defined below), Redmile (as defined below) and Ally Bridge (as defined below), or any permitted transferee that is a Major Investor.”
1.2. Subsection 2.1(b)(i) of the Investors’ Rights Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“(i) Prior to the earlier of (A) September 16, 2025 or (B) one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Company covering an underwritten offering of any of its securities to the general public;”
1.3 Section 3.2 of the Investors’ Rights Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“3.2 Inspection Rights. The Company will afford to each Major Investor and to their respective accountants and counsel reasonable access during normal business hours to all of the Company’s properties, books and records. Each such Major Investor shall have such other access to management and information as is necessary for it to comply with applicable laws and regulations and reporting obligations and the ability to discuss the Company’s affairs, finances, and accounts with its officers, during normal business hours of the Company as may be reasonably requested by the Major Investor. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, no Investor by reason of this Agreement shall have access to any trade secrets or confidential information of the Company. The Company shall not be required to comply with any information or inspection rights in respect of any Investor, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, whom the Board of Directors reasonably determines in good faith, upon the advice of counsel, to be a competitor or an officer, employee, director or holder of ten percent (10%) or more of a competitor; provided, however, that such designation shall not limit the statutory information rights of Investor, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates, and that the Company shall be required to provide access to financial statements and other financial information required by the Investor, or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates’ auditors or finance team or as required to meet the legal and disclosure obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 721 the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, including all implementing regulations thereof (the “DPA” and each such person, a “Foreign Person”), shall have any rights to (i) access the Company’s properties except in accordance with the Company’s visitor access procedures, (ii) receive, inspect, examine or otherwise have access to, and the Company shall have no obligation to provide to any Foreign Person, any technical or proprietary information of the Company or its subsidiaries that the Company determines in good faith could make a Foreign Person’s investment in the Company a “covered transaction” within the meaning of the DPA, or (iii) consult with Company management with respect to any “substantive decisionmaking” by the Company with respect to matters concerning “critical technology,” “covered investment critical infrastructure” or “sensitive personal data” of the Company or its subsidiaries within the meaning of the DPA.
The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that if in the future the Board determines in good faith, upon the advice of counsel, that a Significant Investor is a competitor, such Significant Investor shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.2 of this Agreement; provided, however, that such designation shall not limit the Significant Investor’s statutory information rights, and that the Company shall be required to provide access to financial statements and other financial information required by the Significant Investor’s auditors or finance team or as required to meet the Significant Investor’s legal and disclosure obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 3.2 hereby constitutes a Substitute Provision for purposes of Section 8 of such LivaNova Side Letter.”
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1.4. Section 3.13 of the Investors’ Rights Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“3.13 Right to Conduct Activities. The Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that Longitude, Optimas Capital Partners Fund LP (together with its Affiliates, “Optimas”), The Rise Fund Clearthought, L.P. (together with its Affiliates, “TPG”) RA Capital, Red Tree, RAF, L.P. and/or Redmile Strategic Master Fund, L.P. (together with their Affiliates, “Redmile”), and ABG WTT-CERIBELL LIMITED (together with its Affiliates, “Ally Bridge”) are professional investment funds, and as such invest in numerous portfolio companies, some of which may be deemed competitive with the Company’s business (as currently conducted or as currently propose to be conducted). Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude or in any way restrict the Investors from evaluating or purchasing securities, including publicly traded securities, of a particular enterprise, or investing or participating in any particular enterprise whether or not such enterprise has products or services which compete with those of the Company; and the Company hereby agrees that, to the extent permitted under applicable law, Longitude, Optimas, TPG, RA Capital, Red Tree, Redmile and Ally Bridge shall not be liable to the Company for any claim arising out of, or based upon, (i) the investment by Longitude, Optimas, TPG, RA Capital, Red Tree, Redmile or Ally Bridge in any entity competitive with the Company, or (ii) actions taken by any partner, officer or other representative of Longitude, Optimas, TPG, RA Capital, Red Tree, Redmile or Ally Bridge to assist any such competitive company, whether or not such action was taken as a member of the board of directors of such competitive company or otherwise, and whether or not such action has a detrimental effect on the Company; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not relieve (x) any of the Investors from liability associated with the unauthorized disclosure of the Company’s confidential information obtained pursuant to this Agreement, or (y) any director or officer of the Company from any liability associated with his or her fiduciary duties to the Company.”
1.5. Section 4.5 of the Investors’ Rights Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the words “Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, P.C., 000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000” with “Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000.”
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2. GENERAL
2.1 Entire Agreement. The Investors’ Rights Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and the documents referred to therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any warranties, representations or covenants except as specifically set forth herein or therein. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Investors’ Rights Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and the Company’s Bylaws, the terms of the Investors’ Rights Agreement shall prevail.
2.2 Interpretation. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Investors’ Rights Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Investors’ Rights Agreement, as amended hereby. Except as specifically amended above, the Investors’ Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
2.3 Governing Law. This Amendment is to be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice of law rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the internal laws of the State of California to the rights and duties of the parties. All disputes and controversies arising out of or in connection with this Amendment shall be resolved exclusively by the state and federal courts located in Santa Clara County in the State of California, and each party hereto agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of said courts and agrees that venue shall lie exclusively with such courts.
2.4 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 1 as of the date first above written.
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LONGITUDE VENTURE PARTNERS IV, L.P. |
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By: Longitude Capital Partners IV, LLC, its general partner |
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Managing Director |
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Investors’ Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 1 as of the date first above written.
INVESTOR |
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RA CAPITAL HEALTHCARE FUND, L.P. |
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By: RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC |
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Its General Partner |
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx |
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Xxxxxx Xxxx |
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Manager |
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RA Capital Management, L.P. |
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Attn: General Counsel |
RA CAPITAL NEXUS FUND II, L.P. |
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By: RA Capital Nexus Fund II GP, LLC |
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Its: General Partner |
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx |
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Xxxxxx Xxxx |
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Manager |
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RA Capital Management, L.P. |
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Attn: General Counsel |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Investors’ Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 1 as of the date first above written.
RAF, L.P. |
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By: RAF GP, LLC, its General Partner |
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Authorized Signatory |
REDMILE STRATEGIC TRADING SUB, LTD. |
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By: Redmile Group, LLC, its investment manager |
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Investors’ Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 1 as of the date first above written.
RED TREE VENTURE FUND, L.P. |
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By: Red Tree GP, LLC |
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Its: General Partner |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Ph.D. |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Ph.D. |
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Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Investors’ Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 1 as of the date first above written.
INVESTOR |
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X.XXXX FUND |
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx |
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx |
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Managing Director, The Global Value Investment |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Investors’ Rights Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 1 as of the date first above written.
INVESTOR |
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THE RISE FUND CLEARTHOUGHT, L.P. |
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By: The Rise Fund GenPar, L.P., its general partner |
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By: The Rise Fund GenPar Advisors, LLC, its general partner |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Vice President |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Investors’ Rights Agreement]