NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
4.8
NOTE
AND WARRANT PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This
NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made
as of the last date set forth on the signature page hereof between PACIFIC BEACH BIOSCIENCES,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
Paramount Credit Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Subscriber”).
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires
to offer and sell a senior promissory note in an aggregate principal amount of
$2,750,000 in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Note”) in a private
offering (the “Offering”). In
addition to the Note, the Subscriber will receive a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase
shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of
the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B;
and
WHEREAS, the Company desires
to enter into this Agreement to issue and sell the Note and Warrant and the
Subscriber desires to purchase the Note and Warrant on the terms and conditions
set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the promises and the mutual representations and covenants
hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto do hereby agree as
follows:
I. SUBSCRIPTION FOR NOTES AND
REPRESENTATIONS BY SUBSCRIBER
1.1 Subject
to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Subscriber agrees to
purchase from the Company and the Company agrees to sell and issue to the
Subscriber the Note and the Warrant for an aggregate purchase price of
$2,750,000.
1.2 The
Subscriber recognizes that the purchase of the Note involves a high degree of
risk including, but not limited to, the following: (a) the Company has a limited
operating history and requires substantial funds in addition to the proceeds of
the Offering; (b) an investment in the Company is highly speculative, and only
investors who can afford the loss of their entire investment should consider
investing in the Company and the Note; (c) the Subscriber may not be able to
liquidate its investment; (d) transferability of the Note and the Common Stock
underlying the Warrant (sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Securities”)
is extremely limited; (e) in the event of a disposition of the Securities, the
Subscriber could sustain the loss of its entire investment; and (f) the Company
has not paid any dividends on its capital stock since its inception and does not
anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future.
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1.3 The
Subscriber represents that the Subscriber is an “accredited investor” as such
term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and
that the Subscriber is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in
the Securities.
1.4 The
Subscriber hereby acknowledges receipt and careful review of this Agreement, the
Note and the Warrant, including all exhibits thereto (collectively referred to
as the “Offering
Materials”) and hereby represents that the Subscriber has been furnished
by the Company during the course of the Offering with all information regarding
the Company, the terms and conditions of the Offering and any additional
information that the Subscriber, its purchaser representative, attorney and/or
accountant has requested or desired to know, and has been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from duly authorized
officers or other representatives of the Company concerning the Company and the
terms and conditions of the Offering.
1.5 The
Subscriber hereby represents that the Subscriber, either by reason of the
Subscriber's business or financial experience or the business or financial
experience of the Subscriber's professional advisors (who are unaffiliated with
and not compensated by the Company or any affiliate or selling agent of the
Company directly or indirectly), has the capacity to protect the Subscriber's
own interests in connection with the transaction contemplated
hereby.
1.6 The
Subscriber hereby acknowledges that the Offering has not been reviewed by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state
regulatory authority since the Offering is intended to be exempt from the
registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act pursuant to
Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The Subscriber understands that
the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any
state securities or “blue sky” laws and agrees not to sell, pledge, assign or
otherwise transfer or dispose of the Securities unless they are registered under
the Securities Act and under any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws
or unless an exemption from such registration is available.
1.7 The
Subscriber understands that the Securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act or any state securities laws by reason of a claimed exemption
under the provisions of the Securities Act and such state securities laws that
depends, in part, upon the Subscriber's investment intention. The
Subscriber hereby represents that the Subscriber is purchasing the
Securities for the Subscriber's own account for investment and not with a view
toward the resale or distribution to others. The Subscriber, if an
entity, further represents that it was not formed for the purpose of purchasing
the Securities.
1.8 The
Subscriber understands that there is no public market for the Securities and
that no market may develop for any of such Securities. The
Subscriber understands that even if a public market develops for such
Securities, Rule 144 (“Rule 144”)
promulgated under the Securities Act requires for non-affiliates, among
other conditions, certain holding periods prior to the resale (in limited
amounts) of securities acquired in a non-public offering without having to
satisfy the registration requirements under the Securities
Act. The Subscriber understands and hereby acknowledges that the
Company is under no obligation to register any of the Securities under
the Securities Act or any state securities or “blue sky” laws other
than as set forth in Article V.
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1.9 The
Subscriber consents to the placement of a legend on any certificate or other
document evidencing the Warrant and Common Stock that such securities have not
been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities or “blue sky”
laws and setting forth or referring to the restrictions on transferability and
sale thereof contained in this Agreement. The Subscriber is aware
that the Company will make a notation in its appropriate records with respect to
the restrictions on the transferability of such securities. The legend to be
placed on each certificate shall be in form substantially similar to the
following:
"THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR "BLUE
SKY LAWS", AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED ABSENT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT OR LAWS, OR
UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY
TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED."
1.10 The
Subscriber represents that the Subscriber has full power and authority
(corporate, statutory and otherwise) to execute and deliver this Agreement
and to purchase the Securities. This Agreement constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Subscriber, enforceable against the
Subscriber in accordance with its terms.
1.11 The Subscriber (a) is authorized
and qualified to invest in the Company and the person signing this Agreement on
behalf of such entity has been duly authorized by such entity to do so and (b)
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization.
1.12 Subject to the provision below,
the Subscriber hereby agrees that in the case of an initial offering of the
Common Stock to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act (the “IPO”), the Subscriber
will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, offer, pledge, sell,
contract to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of,
directly or indirectly, the Registrable Securities (as defined in Section 5.1)
purchased or acquired by the Subscriber for a period of up to 180 days from the
effective date of the registration statement relating to the IPO.
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1.13 The
Subscriber represents and warrants that it has not engaged, consented to or
authorized any broker, finder or intermediary to act on its behalf, directly or
indirectly, as a broker, finder or intermediary in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Subscriber hereby
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against all fees,
commissions or other payments owing to any such person or firm acting on behalf
of the Subscriber hereunder.
1.14 The
Subscriber agrees to hold the Company and its directors, officers, employees,
affiliates, controlling persons and agents and their respective
heirs, representatives, successors and assigns harmless and to indemnify them
against all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by them as a result of (a)
any sale or distribution of the Securities by the Subscriber in violation of the
Securities Act or any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws; or (b) any
false representation or warranty or any breach or failure by the Subscriber to
comply with any covenant made by the Subscriber in this Agreement or any other
document furnished by the Subscriber to any of the foregoing in connection with
this transaction.
1.15 The
Subscriber represents that no authorization, approval, consent or license of any
person is required to be obtained for the purchase of the Securities by the
Subscriber, other than as have been obtained and are in full force and
effect. The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, result in any
violation of or constitute a default under any material agreement or other
instrument to which the Subscriber is a party or by which the Subscriber or any
of its properties are bound, or to the best of the Subscriber’s knowledge, any
permit, franchise, judgment, order, decree, statute, rule or regulation to which
the Subscriber or any of its businesses or properties is subject.
1.16 The Subscriber understands,
acknowledges and agrees with the Company that the Offering is intended to be
exempt from the registration under the Securities Act by virtue of the
provisions of Regulation D thereunder, and/or the provisions of Regulation S,
which is in part dependent upon the truth, completeness and accuracy of the
statements made by the Subscriber.
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II.
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REPRESENTATIONS BY AND
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
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The Company hereby represents and
warrants to the Subscriber that:
2.1 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 Delaware and has
full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as currently
conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business
and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the property owned or
leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such
qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so
qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, conditions (financial or otherwise), properties, assets or results
of operations of that entity individually or of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(as defined below) as a whole (a “Material Adverse
Effect”). For purposes of this Section, “Subsidiary” means any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other
business entity in which the Company owns or controls, directly or indirectly,
any interest, including, without limitation, any joint venture, partnership, or
similar arrangement.
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2.2 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, its
directors and stockholders necessary for the (i) authorization execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company; and (ii)
authorization, sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities contemplated hereby
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 a 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 Note,
when issued and fully paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
will be validly issued. The Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrant, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Warrant, will be
validly issued, full paid and non-assessable. 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 which have not been
waived in connection with this Offering.
2.3 No Conflict; Governmental
Consents.
(a) Except as would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, 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 Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws 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.
(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 as has been obtained or
such filings as may be required to be made with the SEC and with any state or
foreign blue sky or securities regulatory authority relating to an exemption
from registration thereunder.
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2.4 Licenses. Except as
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company
has sufficient licenses, permits and other governmental authorizations currently
required for the conduct of its business or ownership of properties and is in
all material respects complying therewith.
2.5 Litigation. The
Company knows of no pending or threatened legal or governmental proceedings
against the Company which (i) adversely questions the validity of this Agreement
or any agreements related to the transactions contemplated hereby or the right
of the Company to enter into any of such agreements, or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (ii) could, if there were an
unfavorable decision, have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no action, suit,
proceeding or investigation by the Company currently pending in any court or
before any arbitrator or that the Company intends to initiate.
2.6 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.
2.7 Tax
Status. To the best of its knowledge, the Company (i) has made
or filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and
declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid
all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in
amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations,
except those being contested in good faith and (iii) has set aside on its books
provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods
subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations
apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be
due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company
know of no basis for any such claim.
2.8 Subordination. Following
the Closing Date, as long as the Note remains outstanding, the Company will not,
without the Subscriber’s prior written consent, incur indebtedness for borrowed
money (“New
Debt”) in favor of any person or entity (each a “New Lender”) which
indebtedness is secured or otherwise senior in priority to the Note, unless the
New Lenders execute and deliver to the Subscriber a subordination agreement
providing for the subordination of the New Debt to the Note.
III. CLOSING;
DELIVERY
3.1 The
purchase and sale of the Securities shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, 00000, at 10:00 a.m., on the date hereof, or at such other time and
place as the Company and the Subscriber may mutually agree, orally or in writing
(which time and place are designated as the “Closing”).
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3.2 At the
Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company will deliver to
the Subscriber duly executed copies of the Note and the Warrant dated the date
of the Closing (the “Closing Date”),
against payment of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer, a check or
checks made payable to the order of the Company, a combination of the above, or
by such other means as shall be mutually agreeable to the Subscriber and the
Company.
IV. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF
THE PARTIES
4.1 The
Subscriber’s obligation to purchase the Securities at the Closing at which such
purchase is to be consummated is subject to the fulfillment on or prior to the
Closing of the following conditions, which conditions may be waived at the
option of the Subscriber to the extent permitted by law:
(a) Legal
Opinion. The Subscriber shall have received an opinion of
counsel to the Company addressed to the Subscriber containing certain opinions
to be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
(b) Officer’s
Certificate. The Subscriber shall have received an Officer’s Certificate,
signed by the authorized officer of the Company and dated as of the
Closing. The certificate shall state, among other things, that the
representations and warranties contained herein and in the Offering Materials
are true and accurate in all material respects at the Closing Date with the same
effect as though expressly made at the Closing Date.
V. REGISTRATION
RIGHTS
5.1
Definitions. As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings.
(a) The
term “Holder”
shall mean any holder of Registrable Securities.
(b) The
terms “register”, “registered” and
“registration”
refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration
statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act, and the
declaration or order of effectiveness of such registration statement or
document.
(c) The
term “Registrable
Securities” shall mean (i) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrant; and (ii) any shares of Common Stock issuable (or
issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security
that is issued) pursuant to a dividend or other distribution with respect to or
in replacement of any Securities; provided, however, that securities shall only
be treated as Registrable Securities if and only for so long as they (A) have
not been disposed of pursuant to a registration statement declared effective by
the SEC; (B) have not been sold in a transaction exempt from the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act so that all transfer
restrictions and restrictive legends with respect thereto are removed upon the
consummation of such sale; (C) are held by a Holder or a permitted transferee of
a Holder pursuant to Section 5.9; and (D) may not be disposed of under Rule 144
under the Securities Act without restriction.
(d) The
term “Trading
Event” means the first date on which the Company’s Common Stock trades on
a national securities exchange or other automated quotation service,
including the Over the Counter Bulletin Board.
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5.2 Piggyback
Registration.
(a) The
Company agrees that if, at any time, and from time to time, after the earlier to
occur of (i) an IPO and (ii) a Trading Event, the Board of Directors of the
Company (the “Board”) shall
authorize the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act (other
than the IPO or a registration statement on Form X-0, Xxxx X-0 or any other form
that does not include substantially the same information as would be required in
a form for the general registration of securities) in connection with the
proposed offer of any of its securities by it or any of its stockholders, the
Company shall: (A) promptly notify each Holder that such registration statement
will be filed and that the Registrable Securities then held by such Holder will
be included in such registration statement at such Holder’s request; (B) cause
such registration statement to cover all of such Registrable Securities issued
to such Holder for which such Holder requests inclusion; (C) use best efforts to
cause such registration statement to become effective as soon as practicable;
and (D) take all other reasonable action necessary under any Federal or state
law or regulation of any governmental authority to permit all such Registrable
Securities that have been issued to such Holder to be sold or otherwise disposed
of, and will maintain such compliance with each such Federal and state law and
regulation of any governmental authority for the period necessary for such
Holder to promptly effect the proposed sale or other disposition.
(b) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 5.2, the Company may at any time, abandon or
delay any registration commenced by the Company. In the event of such
an abandonment by the Company, the Company shall not be required to continue
registration of shares requested by the Holder for inclusion, the Holder shall
retain the right to request inclusion of shares as set forth above and the
withdrawn registration shall not be deemed to be a registration request for the
purposes of Section 5.2(c) below.
(c) Each
Holder shall have the right to request inclusion of any of its Registrable
Securities in a registration statement as described in this Section 5.2, up to
three times.
5.3 Furnish
Information. It shall be a condition precedent to the
obligation of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Article V
with respect to the Registrable Securities of any Holder that such Holder
shall furnish to the Company such information regarding the Holder, the
Registrable Securities held by the Holder, and the intended method of
disposition of such securities as shall be reasonably required by the
Company to effect the registration of such Holder's Registrable
Securities.
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5.4 Registration
Expenses. The Company shall bear and pay all expenses incurred
in connection with any registration, filing or qualification of Registrable
Securities with respect to registrations pursuant to Section 5.2 for each
Holder, including (without limitation) all registration, filing, and
qualification fees, printers and accounting fees relating or apportionable
thereto (“Registration
Expenses”), but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions
relating to Registrable Securities and excluding any professional fees or costs
of accounting, financial or legal advisors to any of the Holders.
5.5 Underwriting
Requirements. In connection with any offering involving
an underwriting of shares of the Company's capital stock, the Company shall not
be required under Section 5.2 to include any of the Holders' Registrable
Securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting
as agreed upon between the Company and the underwriters selected by it (or by
other persons entitled to select the underwriters), and then only in such
quantity as the underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not
jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the total
amount of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by
stockholders to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities
sold other than by the Company that the underwriters determine in their sole
discretion is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company
shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such
securities, including Registrable Securities, which the
underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not jeopardize the
success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro
rata among the selling Holders according to the total amount of securities
entitled to be included therein owned by each selling Holder or in
such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling
Holders). For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning
apportionment, for any selling Holder who is a holder of Registrable Securities
and is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners
and stockholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such
partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the
foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single “selling Holder”, and any
pro-rata reduction with respect to such “selling Holder” shall be based upon the
aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all
entities and individuals included in such “selling Holder”, as defined in
this sentence.
5.6 Delay of
Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek
an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as
the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the
interpretation or implementation of this Article V.
5.7 Indemnification. In
the event that any Registrable Securities are included in a
registration statement under this Article V:
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(a) To
the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each
Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and
each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the
meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become
subject under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations
(collectively a “Violation”): (i)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary
prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or
supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any rule or
regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, and the
Company will pay to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, as
incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability, or action; provided, however, that the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5.7(a) shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be
liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action
to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder,
underwriter or controlling person or a violation of any provision of this
Agreement by a Holder.
(b) To
the extent permitted by law, each Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, each of its directors, each of its officers, each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, any
underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration
statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other
Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or
several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under
the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are
based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent)
that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection
with such registration or a violation of any provision of this Agreement by
a Holder; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified
pursuant to this Section 5.7(b), in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5.7(b) shall not apply
to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the
Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, that, in no
event shall any indemnity under this Section 5.7(b) exceed the greater of the
cash value of the (i) gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holder
or (ii) such Holder’s investment pursuant to this Agreement as set forth on the
signature page attached hereto.
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(c) Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 5.7 of notice
of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made
against any indemnifying party under this Section 5.7, deliver to the
indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the
indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the
extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying
party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof with counsel
selected by the indemnifying party and approved by the indemnified party (whose
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that an
indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties which may be
represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain
one separate counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the
indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the
counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual
or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any
other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The
failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial
to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party
of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 5.7, but the
omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not
relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified
party otherwise than under this Section 5.7.
(d) If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 5.7 is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with
respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to
therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such
indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability,
claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on
the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other in connection with
the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability,
claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying
party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference
to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or the alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party
and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement
or omission.
(e) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and
contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into
in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the
foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall
control.
(f) The
obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 5.7 shall survive the
completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a
registration statement under this Article V, and
otherwise.
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5.8 Reports Under Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. With a view to making available to the
Holders the benefits of Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the
SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to
the public without registration or pursuant to a registration on Form S-3, the
Company agrees to:
(a) make
and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and
defined in Rule 144, at all times after 90 days after the effective date of the
IPO or Trading Event by the Company;
(b) 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; and
(c) furnish
to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith
upon request (i) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report
of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and
(ii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any
Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any
such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.
5.9 Permitted
Transferees. The rights to cause the Company to register
Registrable Securities granted to the Holders by the Company under this Article
V may be assigned in full by a Holder in connection with a transfer by such
Holder of its Registrable Securities if: (a) such Holder gives prior
written notice to the Company; (b) such transferee agrees to comply with the
terms and provisions of this Agreement; (c) such transfer is otherwise in
compliance with this Agreement and (d) such transfer is otherwise effected
in accordance with applicable securities laws. Except as specifically
permitted by this Section 5.9, the rights of a Holder with respect to
Registrable Securities as set out herein shall not be transferable to any other
Person, and any attempted transfer shall cause all rights of such Holder therein
to be forfeited.
5.10 Termination of Registration
Rights The right of any Holder to request inclusion in
any registration pursuant to Section 5.2 shall terminate if all shares of
Registrable Securities held by such Holder may immediately be sold under
Rule 144 without restriction.
VI. MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Any
notice or other communication given hereunder shall be deemed sufficient if in
writing and sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or
delivered by hand against written receipt therefor, addressed as
follows:
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if to the
Company, to it at:
c/o
Paramount Biosciences, LLC
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attn: J.
Xxx Xxxxxx
With a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000)000-0000
Attn: W.
Xxxxx Mannheim, Esq.
Email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
if to the
Subscriber, to it at:
Paramount
Credit Partners, LLC
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, M.D.
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Notices
shall be deemed to have been given or delivered on the date of mailing,
except notices of change of address, which shall be deemed to have been given or
delivered when received.
6.2 Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, 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, either retroactively or prospectively and
either for a specified period of time or indefinitely) with the written consent
of the Company and the Subscriber.
6.3 Subject
to the provisions of Section 5.9, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and to their respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns. This Agreement sets forth
the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the
subject matter hereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions,
agreements and understandings of any and every nature among them.
6.4 NOTWITHSTANDING
THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES
HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT ALL THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS
HEREOF SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE
SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO
SUCH STATE’S PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. IN THE EVENT THAT A
JUDICIAL PROCEEDING IS NECESSARY, THE SOLE FORUM FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT IS THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN
THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREE TO SAID
VENUE.
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6.5 In
order to discourage frivolous claims the parties agree that unless a claimant in
any proceeding arising out of this Agreement succeeds in establishing his
claim and recovering a judgment against another party (regardless of whether
such claimant succeeds against one of the other parties to the action),
then the other party shall be entitled to recover from such claimant all of its
reasonable legal costs and expenses relating to such proceeding and/or incurred
in preparation therefor.
6.6 The
holding of any provision of this Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable
by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect any other
provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and
effect. If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of
being enforced in whole or in part, such provision shall be interpreted so as to
remain enforceable to the maximum extent permissible consistent with applicable
law and the remaining conditions and provisions or portions thereof shall
nevertheless remain in full force and effect and enforceable to the extent
they are valid, legal and enforceable, and no provisions shall be deemed
dependent upon any other covenant or provision unless so expressed
herein.
6.7 It
is agreed that a waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate, or be construed, as a waiver of any subsequent
breach by that same party.
6.8 The
parties agree to execute and deliver all such further documents, agreements and
instruments and take such other and further action as may be necessary or
appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
6.9 This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts each of which shall
be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and
the same instrument.
6.10 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 holders of Registrable
Securities and (b) for the indemnified parties pursuant to Section 5.7
hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned have entered into this Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement as of the
15th day
of January, 2009.
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J. Xxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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J.
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Title:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, M.D.
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx, M.D.
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Managing
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