ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of October 10, 2019 between AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC. and CERECOR INC.
Exhibit
2.1
Dated
as of October 10, 2019
between
and
CERECOR
INC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PAGE
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Article I.
DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION
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Section
1.1.
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Definitions
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1
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Section
1.2.
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Interpretation
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13
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Article II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
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Section
2.1.
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Purchase
and Sale of Purchased Assets; Purchase Price
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14
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Section
2.2.
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Purchased
Assets; Excluded Assets
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15
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Section
2.3.
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Assumed
Liabilities; Excluded Liabilities
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17
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Section
2.4.
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Closing;
Closing Deliverables
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18
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Section
2.5.
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Non-assignable Assets
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20
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Section
2.6.
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Purchase
Price Allocation
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Section
2.7.
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Tangible
Purchased Assets
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22
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Article III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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Section
3.1.
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Organization,
Standing and Power
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23
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Section
3.2.
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Authority;
Noncontravention
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23
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Section
3.3.
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Financial
Statements; Absence of Certain Changes or Events
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24
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Section
3.4.
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Good
Title; Sufficiency of Assets
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24
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Section
3.5.
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Intellectual
Property
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25
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Section
3.6.
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Assumed
Contracts
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28
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Section
3.7.
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Compliance
with Law
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28
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Section
3.8.
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Litigation
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29
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Section
3.9.
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Taxes
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29
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Section
3.10.
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Regulatory
Matters
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30
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Section
3.11.
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Inventory
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33
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Section
3.12.
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Relationships
with Suppliers
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33
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Section
3.13.
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Brokers
and Other Advisors
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Section
3.14.
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Insurance
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34
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Section
3.15.
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Adequate
Consideration; Solvency
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34
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Section
3.16.
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Related
Party Transactions
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34
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Section
3.17.
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Employment
Law Matters
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34
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Section
3.18.
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Anticorruption
Matters
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35
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Section
3.19.
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Environmental
Law Matters
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Section
3.20.
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Investment
Representations
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Section
3.21.
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No
Other Representations and Warranties
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Article IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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Section
4.1.
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Organization;
Standing and Power; Charter Documents; Subsidiaries
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38
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Section
4.2.
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Authority;
Noncontravention
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38
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Section
4.3.
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Capital
Resources; Solvency
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39
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Section
4.4.
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Litigation
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39
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Section
4.5.
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Brokers
and Other Advisors
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Section
4.6.
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Capital
Structure
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Section
4.7.
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SEC
Filings; Financial Statements; Undisclosed
Liabilities.
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41
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Section
4.8.
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Controlled
Substances
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42
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Section
4.9.
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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42
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Section
4.10.
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Regulatory
Permits
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42
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Section
4.11.
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Intellectual
Property
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43
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Section
4.12.
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Compliance
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43
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Section
4.13.
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Environmental
Laws
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43
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Section
4.14.
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Insurance
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43
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Section
4.15.
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Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx;
Internal Accounting Controls
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43
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Section
4.16.
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Listing
and Maintenance Requirements
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44
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Section
4.17.
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Application
of Takeover Protections
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44
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Section
4.18.
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No
General Solicitation
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44
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Section
4.19.
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices
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45
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Section
4.20.
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FDA
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45
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Section
4.21.
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No
Disqualification Events
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45
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Section
4.22.
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Private
Placement
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46
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Section
4.23.
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Independent
Investigation
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Section
4.24.
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No
Other Representations or Warranties
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46
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Article V.
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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Section
5.1.
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Confidentiality;
Non-Competition.
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46
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Section
5.2.
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Certain
Tax Matters
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49
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Section
5.3.
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Public
Announcements
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51
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Section
5.4.
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Regulatory
Matters
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52
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Section
5.5.
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Access
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53
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Section
5.6.
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Expenses
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53
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Section
5.7.
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Wrong
Pockets
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53
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Section
5.8.
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Further
Assurances
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53
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Section
5.9.
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Employment
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53
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Section
5.10.
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Conduct
of Business Prior to the Closing
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54
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Section
5.11.
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Consents
and Approvals; Reasonable Best Efforts
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55
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Section
5.12.
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Buyer
Stockholder Approval; Share Issuance
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56
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Section
5.13.
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Carve-Out
Financial Statements
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57
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Section
5.14.
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Listing
and Maintenance Requirements..
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57
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Section
5.15.
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Medicaid
Rebates.
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57
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Article VI.
INDEMNIFICATION
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Section
6.1.
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Indemnification
of Buyer
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58
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Section
6.2.
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Indemnification
of Seller Indemnified Parties
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59
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Section
6.3.
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Limitations
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59
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Section
6.4.
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Indemnification
Claims
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Section
6.5.
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Exclusive
Remedies
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61
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Article VII.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section
7.1.
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Rules
of Construction
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62
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Section
7.2.
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Notices
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62
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Section
7.3.
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Consents
and Approvals
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Section
7.4.
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Counterparts
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63
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Section
7.5.
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Entire
Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries
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63
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Section
7.6.
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Assignment
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63
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Section
7.7.
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Governing
Law
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63
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Section
7.8.
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Enforcement
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Section
7.9.
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Severability
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Section
7.10.
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Amendment;
Waiver
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64
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Article VIII.
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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Section
8.1.
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Conditions
to Obligations of Buyer
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65
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Section
8.2.
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Conditions
to Obligations of Seller
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66
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Article IX.
TERMINATION.
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Section
9.1.
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Termination
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66
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Section
9.2.
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Effect
of Termination
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67
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Schedules
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Schedule 1.1(a)
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Excluded Business Intellectual Property
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Schedule 1.1(b)
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Deerfield Obligations
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Schedule 1.1(c)
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Historic Lots
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Schedule 1.1(d)
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Products
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Schedule 1.1(e)
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Shared Lots
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Schedule 1.1(f)
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Transition Services Agreement Principles
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Schedule 1.1(g)
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TRIS Make-Whole Payments
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Schedule 2.1(b)(i)
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Seller Wire Information
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Schedule 2.2(a)(i)
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Assumed Contracts
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Schedule 2.2(a)(ii)
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Regulatory Authorizations
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Schedule 2.2(a)(iii)
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Business Intellectual Property
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Schedule 2.2(a)(vi)
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Inventory
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Schedule 2.2(a)(viii)
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Tangible Personal Property
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Schedule 2.2(b)(xiii)
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Certain Excluded Assets
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Schedule 2.3
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Assumed Liabilities
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Schedule 2.3(b)(xi)
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Certain Excluded Liabilities
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Schedule 3.2(c)
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Consents
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Schedule 3.4
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Liens
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Schedule 3.5(f)
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Intellectual Property Licenses
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Schedule 3.10(a)
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Regulatory Authorizations
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Schedule 3.10(b)
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Regulatory Matters
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Schedule 3.10(f)
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Regulatory Notices
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Schedule 3.16
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Related Party Transactions
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Schedule 5.10
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Required Consents
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Schedule 5.11(a)
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Business Employees
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Schedule 5.14
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Historic and Shared Lots
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Schedule 8.1(d)
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Closing Consents, Permits, Licenses & Approvals
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Exhibits
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Exhibit 1.1
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Form of Preferred Stock Designation
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Exhibit 2.4(b)(iii)
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Forms of (A) Xxxx of Sale and (B) Assignment and Assumption
Agreement
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Exhibit 2.4(b)(iv)
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement
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Exhibit 2.4(b)(x)
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Form of Seller Voting Agreement
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Exhibit 2.4(c)(iii)
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Form of Armistice Voting Agreement
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This
Asset Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) dated as of
October ___, 2019 is entered into by and between Aytu Bioscience,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), and Cerecor
Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, “Seller”). Buyer and
Seller are individually referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively
referred to herein as the “Parties”. Certain
capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to them in
Section
1.1.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller
desires to sell all of Seller’s right, title and interest in,
to and under the Purchased Assets and transfer the Assumed
Liabilities to Buyer, and Buyer wishes to purchase from Seller all
of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the
Purchased Assets and to assume the Assumed Liabilities, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived
from this Agreement, and of the representations, warranties,
conditions, agreements and promises contained herein, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
Section
1.1. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
corresponding meanings set forth below:
“Acquisition” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Act” means the United
States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the
rules, regulations, guidelines, guidance documents and requirements
promulgated thereunder, as may be in effect from time to
time.
“Action” means any claim,
action, suit, arbitration, audit, proceeding, or formal
investigation, in each case by or before a Governmental
Authority.
“Affiliate” of any Person
means another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or
more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common
Control with, such first Person.
“Agreement” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.
“Apportioned Obligations”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
“Assignment and Assumption
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(b)(iii).
“Assumed Contracts” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i).
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“Assumed
Liabilities” means, except for Excluded Liabilities,
(a) all Liabilities primarily arising out of or related to the
Assumed Contracts and Purchased Assets following the Closing,
including the TRIS Make-Whole Payments, (b) all Liabilities
primarily arising out or related to the operation of the Business
by Buyer following the Closing, (c) the Deerfield Obligation, (d)
the Assumed Sales Returns, (e) Liability for Medicaid Rebates
arising out of Products sold prior to the Closing Date and (f)
those specific Liabilities set forth on Schedule 2.3.
“Assumed Sales Returns”
means the amount of ordinary course sales returns made after the
Closing Date and primarily relating to sales of the Products prior
to the Closing Date, but only to the extent such post-Closing sales
returns exceed $2,000,000 and are less than $2,800,000 (in other
words, this amount will in no event be greater than $800,000). In
furtherance of the foregoing, sales returns of the Products for
both Historic Lots and Seller’s pro rata portion of the
Shared Lots (based on the percentage of net Shared Lot products
sold pre-Closing, understanding that such percentage may fluctuate
from time to time after taking into account additional sales of
Shared Lot Products made post-Closing or returns previously
allocated hereunder) will be covered by the Seller with respect to
the first $2,000,000 of such sales returns. The next $800,000 of
sales returns of the Products for both Historic Lots and
Seller’s pro rata portion of the Shared Lots are assumed by
the Buyer and constitute the Assumed Sales Returns. Any sales
returns of the Products in excess of $2,800,000 for both Historic
Lots and Seller’s pro rata portion of the Shared Lots will be
covered by Seller. Seller’s historic pricing of the Historic
Lot and portion of the Shared Lot will be used for purposes of
calculating the value of the returns for which Seller is
liable.
“Avadel Contract” means
that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 12,
2018, by and among the Seller, Avadel Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, Avadel Pediatrics, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, FSC Therapeutics, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, Avadel US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc, an Irish corporation.
“Aytu Balance Sheet” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(c).
“AYTU Common Stock” means
Buyer's common stock, par value $.0001 per share.
“Aytu Disclosure Letter”
means the disclosure letter, dated as of the date of this Agreement
and delivered by Buyer to Seller concurrently with the execution of
this Agreement.
“Aytu Equity Award” means
an Aytu Stock Option or an Aytu Restricted Share, as the case may
be.
“Aytu Intellectual Property
Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.
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“Aytu Material Adverse
Effect” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition,
or change that is, or would reasonably be expected to become,
individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to: (a) the
business, results of operations, condition (financial or
otherwise), or assets of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole; or (b) the ability of Buyer to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby on a timely basis; provided, however, that, for
the purposes of clause (a), an Aytu Material Adverse Effect shall
not be deemed to include events, occurrences, facts, conditions or
changes arising out of, relating to, or resulting from: (i) changes
generally affecting the economy, financial, or securities markets;
(ii) the announcement of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; (iii) any outbreak or escalation of war or any act of
terrorism; or (iv) general conditions in the industry in which
Buyer and its Subsidiaries operate; provided further, however, that
any event, change, and effect referred to in clauses (i), (iii), or
(iv) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining
whether an Aytu Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would
reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event,
change, or effect has a disproportionate effect on Buyer and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to other participants in
the industries in which Buyer and its Subsidiaries conduct their
businesses.
“Aytu Preferred Stock”
means a series of convertible preferred stock of Buyer having the
terms and conditions set forth in the form of Preferred Stock
Designation in Exhibit 1.1 hereto, which shall be
non-transferable for a period beginning on the date of issuance and
ending on the earlier of (i) six (6) months from the date of
issuance or (ii) the date such preferred stock is converted into
shares of AYTU Common Stock.
“Aytu Restricted Share”
means any AYTU Common Stock subject to vesting, repurchase, or
other lapse of restrictions granted under any Aytu Stock
Plan.
“Aytu SEC Documents” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(a).
“Aytu Securities” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b).
“Aytu Stock Option” means
any option to purchase AYTU Common Stock granted under any Aytu
Stock Plan.
“Aytu Stock Plans” means
the 2015 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended.
“Aytu Stockholders
Meeting” means the special meeting of the stockholders
of Buyer to be held to consider the approval of the issuance of
shares of AYTU Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the
Aytu Preferred Stock.
“Aytu Subsidiary
Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(d).
“Aytu Voting Debt” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.6(c).
“Xxxx of Sale” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b)(iii).
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“Books and Records” means
all books, records, files and documents related to any Product or
any other Purchased Asset (including sales, pricing, promotional,
research and development, data (including Data), customer and
supplier lists, marketing studies, consultant reports, physician
databases and correspondence (excluding invoices), complaint files
and adverse drug experience files, correspondence with Governmental
Authorities, manufacturing files, registrations and commercial
files and materials (including packaging and graphics files) and,
to the extent not originals, true and complete copies of all files
primarily relating to the filing, prosecution, issuance,
maintenance, enforcement or defense of any Business Intellectual
Property, including written Third Party correspondence, records and
documents related to research and pre-clinical and clinical testing
and studies for any Product conducted by or on behalf of Seller,
including laboratory and engineering notebooks, procedures, tests,
dosage, criteria for patient selection, safety and efficacy and
study protocols, investigators brochures and all vigilance and
other safety records) in all forms, including electronic, in which
they are stored or maintained, and all data and information
included or referenced therein, in each case that are licensed,
owned or controlled by or otherwise in the possession of Seller in
respect of any Product, but in all cases excluding the Excluded
Books and Records.
“Business” means
Seller’s and its Subsidiaries’ lines of business
involving the commercialization and marketing of the Products, as
well as anticipated and potential line extensions of the Products
(“Future
Products”), and includes any technical and business
activities in furtherance of such commercialization and/or
marketing such as, but without limitation, the formulation,
manufacture, packaging, testing, quality control, distribution, and
sale of the Products and the Future Products, procurement of
Products and the Future Products and the pursuit and maintenance of
Regulatory Authorizations for the Products and the Future Products.
“Business” specifically excludes any and all
activities, including commercialization and marketing, of the
Excluded Products, as well as anticipated and potential line
extensions of the Excluded Products.
“Business Day” means any
day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) a day on which
banking institutions located in New York City are permitted or
required by applicable Law to remain closed.
“Business Employee” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(a).
“Business Intellectual
Property” means, other than the items set forth on
Schedule 1.1(a), all
Intellectual Property Rights Controlled by Seller that (i) relate
to the Products, or (ii) were acquired, generated, conceived,
reduced to practice, or otherwise made or used by or for Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries in connection with Exploiting the Products
or otherwise in connection with the Business, and the rights to xxx
and recover for past infringement or misappropriation of any of the
foregoing.
“Buyer” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble hereof.
“Buyer Indemnified Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).
“Buyer’s Knowledge”
(and similar phrases) means, with respect to any matter in
question, the actual knowledge of the following individuals: Xxxx
Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx.
“Carve-out Financial
Statements” means (i) audited financial
statements of the Business for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2019, and the 12-month period ended December 31,
2018, provided, that such audited financial statements will only
include the financial information related to the Products with
respect to the portion of such periods in which Seller owned or
licensed such Products (i.e., the Carve-Out Financial Statements
will exclude financial activity related to the Products that were
acquired from Avadel prior to the time they were acquired by the
Seller from Avadel), and (ii) interim financial statements for
the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018; provided, that such
interim financial statements will only include the financial
information related to the Products with respect to the portion of
such period in which Seller owned or licensed such Products, in
each case, to be filed by Buyer with the SEC after
Closing.
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“Cash Consideration” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i).
“Cerecor SEC Documents”
means all registration statements, prospectuses, reports,
schedules, forms, statements, and other documents (including
exhibits and all other information incorporated by reference and
any amendments thereto) required to be filed or furnished by
Cerecor with the SEC since January 1, 2018.
“Closing” has the meaning
set forth in Section
2.4(a).
“Closing Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
“Code” means the United
States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Competing Product” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b)(i).
“Confidential Information”
has the meaning set forth in Section
5.1(a)(ii).
“Confidentiality
Agreement” means the Confidential Disclosure
Agreement, dated July 30, 2019 between Seller and Buyer, as
amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Contemplated
Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and any Related Document.
“Contracts” means any
legally binding loan or credit agreement, bond, debenture, note,
mortgage, indenture, lease, supply agreement, license agreement,
development agreement, distribution agreement or other legally
binding contract, agreement, obligation, commitment, arrangement,
understanding, instrument, permit, franchise or license, whether
written or oral.
“Control” including its
various tenses and derivatives (such as “controlled”
and “controlling”) means (a) when used with respect to
any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
Contract or otherwise, (b) when used with respect to any security,
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote, or to
direct the voting of, such security or the power to dispose of, or
to direct the disposition of, such security and (c) when used with
respect to any Intellectual Property Rights, possession of the
right, whether directly or indirectly, and whether by ownership,
license or otherwise, to enforce such Intellectual Property Rights
against infringers, or to assign such Intellectual Property Rights
or grant a license, sublicense or other right to or under such
Intellectual Property Rights, or to compel another to do
so.
“Data” means all databases
and data, including all compilations thereof, and all rights
therein, Controlled by Seller that (a) pertain to any Product, or
(b) were collected, compiled, generated or used in connection with
the Business, or (c) otherwise are related to the
Business.
“Data Room” has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
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“Deerfield Agreement”
means the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of
February 5, 2016 by and among certain parties identified therein
and Deerfield CSF, LLC.
“Deerfield Obligation”
means (i) the remaining Fixed Payments (as defined in the Deerfield
Agreement) beginning on October 31, 2019, totaling
$16,575,000, and
detailed on Schedule
1.1(b), and (ii) the Deferred Consideration (as defined in
the Deerfield Agreement and amended by the Deerfield
Waiver).
“Deerfield Waiver” has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.4(b)(vii).
“Disclosure Letter” means
the disclosure letter delivered to Buyer by Seller simultaneously
with the execution of this Agreement; all references to Schedules
shall refer to Schedules to the Disclosure Letter.
“Disqualification Event”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.21.
“Dollars” or
“$”
means United States dollars.
“Environmental Laws” means
any applicable Law, and any Order or binding agreement with any
Governmental Authority: (a) relating to pollution (or the cleanup
thereof) or the protection of natural resources, endangered or
threatened species, human health or safety, or the environment
(including ambient air, soil, surface water or groundwater, or
subsurface strata); or (b) concerning the presence of, exposure to,
or the management, manufacture, use, containment, storage,
recycling, reclamation, reuse, treatment, generation, discharge,
transportation, processing, production, disposal or remediation of
any Hazardous Substance. The term "Environmental Law" includes,
without limitation, the following (including their implementing
regulations and any state analogs): the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C.
§§ 9601 et seq.;
the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous
and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901
et seq.; the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of
1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control
Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001
et seq.; the Clean Air Act
of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42
U.S.C. §§ 7401 et
seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as
amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.
“ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Evaluation Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.15.
“Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Assets” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“Excluded Books and
Records” means Books and Records primarily relating to
the Excluded Assets.
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“Excluded Contracts” means
all Contracts of Seller other than the Assumed
Contracts.
“Excluded Liabilities” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).
“Excluded Products” means
Millipred® and Ulesfia®.
“Exploit” means to make,
import, use, sell, offer for sale, otherwise dispose of, research,
develop, register, modify, enhance, improve, manufacture, store,
formulate, optimize, export, transport, distribute, commercialize,
promote, or market, or to have any of the foregoing done.
“Exploitation” means the
act of Exploiting.
“FDCA” has the meaning set
forth in Section
4.20.
“FDA” has the meaning set
forth in Section
3.10(c).
“Future Products” has the
meaning set forth in the definition of “Business”
below.
“GAAP” means the United
States generally accepted accounting principles in effect at the
time relevant to the context in which such term is used
herein.
“Governmental Authority”
means any Federal, state, local or foreign government, any court,
tribunal, administrative, regulatory or other governmental agency,
department, commission or authority or any non-governmental
self-regulatory agency, commission or authority.
“Hazardous
Substance” means: (a) any
material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative,
compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral, or gas, in each case,
whether naturally occurring or man-made, that is hazardous, acutely
hazardous, toxic, or words of similar import or regulatory effect
under Environmental Laws; and (b) any petroleum or
petroleum-derived products, radon, radioactive materials or wastes,
asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation, and polychlorinated
biphenyls.
“Historic Lots” means
Product lots sold by the Business prior to the Closing which have
been exhausted or expired prior to Closing, including, but not
limited, to those lots reflected on Schedule 1.1(c) as of September
30, 2019.
“IND” means an
Investigational New Drug Application that is in effect pursuant to
21 C.F.R. § 312.40(b) and any supplements or modifications
thereto.
“Indemnified Party” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
“Indemnifying Party” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
“Independent Accountant”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).
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“Intellectual Property
Rights” means any (a) inventions, patents, patent
applications (including in each case any continuation,
continuation-in-part, divisional, renewal, patent term extension
(including any supplemental protection certificate), reexamination
or reissue thereof), utility models, and other rights in
inventions; (b) registered and unregistered trademarks, trade
dress, trade names, logos, design rights, service marks, together
with the goodwill pertaining to the foregoing, and all
applications, registrations and renewals therefor; (c) registered
and unregistered copyrights, works of authorship, copyrightable
works (published or unpublished) and all applications,
registrations and renewals therefor; (d) domain names; (e)
software, computer programs and applications (whether in source
code, object code or other form), and algorithms, databases,
documentation and technology supporting the foregoing;
(f) trade secrets, know-how (including all ideas, concepts,
research and development, composition information and embodiments,
formulations, manufacturing and production processes, techniques
and information, specifications, technical and business data, Data,
designs, drawings, suppliers lists, pricing and cost information,
and data and know-how embodied in business and marketing plans and
proposals); (g) other proprietary information and other proprietary
intellectual property rights in any jurisdiction in the world; and
(h) all copies and tangible embodiments of the foregoing in
whatever form or medium.
“Inventory” means all
inventories of Products, and of all ingredients, components, and
other materials specifically related to the same, including all
drug substances, drug product, clinical lots, reference standards,
reserve samples, patient samples, patient images and scans, vials,
reagents, vectors, DNA constructs, cell banks, active
pharmaceutical ingredients, intermediates, raw materials,
components, consumables, work-in- process, finished goods,
supplies, parts, labels and packaging (including rights and
interests in goods in transit, consigned inventory, inventory sold
on approval and rental inventory), in each case related to the
Products and specifically excluding any of the foregoing related to
the Excluded Products.
“Innovus Merger Agreement”
means that certain merger agreement dated September 12, 2019
between Buyer and Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
“Issuer Covered Person”
and “Issuer Covered
Persons” have the meanings set forth in Section 4.21.
“IRS” means the United
States Internal Revenue Service.
“Labeling” shall be as
defined in Section 201(m) of the Act (21 U.S.C. § 321(m))
and other comparable foreign Law relating to the subject matter
thereof, including a Product’s label, packaging and
instructions for use accompanying a Product, and any other written,
printed, or graphic materials accompanying a Product, including
patient instructions or patient indication guides.
“Law” means any federal,
state, local or foreign constitution, treaty, law, statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation, interpretation, guidance document,
directive, policy, award, Order and any other ruling or decision of
any applicable Governmental Authority, including without limitation
the United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.
§ 301 et. seq., and
any regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to
time.
“Liability or Liabilities” means
liabilities, obligations and commitments, whether accrued or fixed,
absolute or contingent, known or unknown, determined or
determinable, due or to become due, or otherwise.
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“Lien” means any lien
(statutory or otherwise), security interest, pledge, hypothecation,
mortgage, assessment, lease, claim, levy, license, defect in title,
charge, or any other Third Party right, license or property
interest of any kind, or any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, right of first option, right of first refusal
or similar restriction, any covenant not to xxx, or any restriction
on use, transfer, receipt of income or exercise of any other
attribute of ownership or any agreement to give any of the
foregoing in the future or similar encumbrance of any kind or
nature whatsoever.
“Losses” has the meaning
set forth in Section
6.1.
“Marketing Authorization”
means the receipt of all approvals from the relevant Regulatory
Authority necessary to research, market or sell a Product
(including the NDA and IND, but excluding all applicable approvals
or determinations by a Regulatory Authority for the pricing or
pricing reimbursement for a pharmaceutical or biological product or
medical device if not legally required to sell the
Product).
“Material Adverse Effect”
means any change, effect, event, occurrence or fact that,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to
result in, or has resulted in, a materially adverse change or
effect to (a) the assets, liabilities or condition of the Business
or the Purchased Assets or the conduct, nature, or viability of the
Business, taken as a whole, or (b) Seller’s ability to
consummate the Contemplated Transactions; provided, however, that, for purposes of
clause (a), none of the following shall be deemed, either alone or
in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be
taken into account in determining whether there has been or will
be, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any change, effect, event,
occurrence, state of facts or development relating to the economy
in general in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in
which Seller has operations or conducts business, or conditions
generally affecting the industries in which Seller operates the
Business, so long as the effects do not have a materially
disproportionate adverse effect on the Purchased Assets or
Business, taken as a whole, (ii) any change, effect, event,
occurrence, state of facts or development reasonably attributable
to conditions affecting the pharmaceutical industry (other than as
may arise or result from regulatory action by a Regulatory
Authority), so long as the effects do not have a materially
disproportionate adverse effect on the Purchased Assets or
Business, taken as a whole (iii) the announcement, pendency or
completion of the Contemplated Transactions, including losses or
threatened losses of employees, customers, suppliers, distributors
or others having relationships with Seller and the Business, (iv)
earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, natural disasters or global,
national or regional political conditions, including hostilities,
military actions, political instability, acts of terrorism or war
or any escalation or material worsening of any such hostilities,
military actions, political instability, acts of terrorism or war
existing or underway as of the date hereof (other than any of the
foregoing that causes any material damage or destruction to or
renders unusable any material Purchased Assets and so long as the
effects do not have a materially disproportionate adverse effect on
the Purchased Assets, taken as a whole), (v) any effect that
results from any action taken at the express prior written request
of Buyer or with Buyer’s prior written consent, (vi) any
failure by the Business to meet any internal or published
projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions (provided
that the underlying causes of such failures may nevertheless
constitute a Material Adverse Effect, subject to the other
provisions of this definition) or (vii) changes in Law or GAAP or
any interpretation thereof (so long as the effects do not have a
materially disproportionate effect and adversely impact the
Purchased Assets or Business, taken as a whole and it being
understood that this clause (vii) shall not apply with respect to
any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement the
purpose of which is to address compliance with Law or GAAP or any
interpretation thereof).
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“Material Permits” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.10.
“Measurement Date” has the
meaning set forth is Section 3.3.
“Medicaid Rebates” means
rebates to which Seller or its subsidiaries are subject on sales of
Products made under federal or state Medicaid program pricing
programs and rebate pricing programs and that are actually paid to
third parties based on contractual agreements or legal requirements
with Medicaid benefit providers after the final dispensing of the
product by a pharmacy to a benefit plan participant.
“Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq
Capital Market.
“NDA” means a New Drug
Application pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §355 et seq., and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, as such application may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, for Marketing
Authorization of a Product filed with the relevant Regulatory
Authority to obtain Marketing Authorization for a pharmaceutical,
biological, diagnostic product, or medical device.
“Order” means any writ,
judgment, decree, injunction or similar order, including consent
orders, of any Governmental Authority (in each such case whether
preliminary or final).
“Ordinary Course of
Business” means the ordinary course of business of the
Business consistent with Seller’s past practices of operating
the Business.
“Other Taxes” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
“Party” or
“Parties” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble hereof.
“Permitted Liens” means,
(i) statutory liens for Taxes, assessments and governmental charges
not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and, if required under GAAP, for which
appropriate reserves have been created; (ii) statutory Liens of
landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, material
men and other Liens imposed by law arising or incurred in the
ordinary course of business for amounts that are not yet due and
payable and, if required under GAAP, for which appropriate reserves
have been created or that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and that are not resulting from any breach,
violation or default by Seller of any Contract or applicable Law;
(iii) other Liens that do not materially impair the usage,
disposition, pledging or operation of the respective asset; or (iv)
any Lien on any asset pursuant to or relating to the Deerfield
Agreement or that secures the Deerfield Obligations.
“Person” means an
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or
other entity or any Governmental Authority.
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“Pharmaceutical Product”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19.
“Post-Closing Tax Period”
means (i) any Tax period beginning on or after the Closing Date,
and (ii) with respect to any Straddle Period, the portion of such
period beginning on the Closing Date.
“Pre-Closing Tax Period”
means (i) any Tax period ending before the Closing Date, and (ii)
with respect to any Straddle Period, the portion of such period up
to and including the end of the day immediately before the Closing
Date.
“Price Per Share” shall be
calculated as the greater of (i) the average of (a) the volume
weighted average price, or VWAP, of AYTU Common Stock for the
30-day period immediately prior to August 30, 2019 and (b) the VWAP
of AYTU Common Stock for the 30-day period ending three business
days prior to the Closing and (ii) $1.00.
“Products”
means the products set forth on Schedule 1.1(d).
“Purchase Price” means the
aggregate sum of the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration
Shares.
“Purchase Price
Allocation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).
“Purchased Assets” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Registration Rights
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(b)(iv).
“Regulatory Authority”
means any applicable Governmental Authority with responsibility for
granting Marketing Authorizations or any other licenses or
approvals, including Marketing Authorizations, necessary for the
marketing and sale of a Product in any jurisdiction, or that is
concerned with the research, development, marketing, sale, use,
handling and control, safety, efficacy, reliability or
manufacturing of drug or biological products or medical
devices.
“Regulatory
Authorizations” means (a) all licenses, permits,
certificates, clearances, exemptions, approvals, consents and other
authorizations, including those prepared for submission to or
issued by any Regulatory Authority or research ethics committee
(including pre-market notification clearances, pre-market
approvals, investigational device exemptions, non-clinical and
clinical study authorizations, product re-certifications,
manufacturing approvals and authorizations, CE Xxxx certifications,
pricing and reimbursement approvals, Labeling approvals,
registration notifications or their foreign equivalent), that are
required for any Product or Purchased Assets or the Exploitation
thereof, including those set forth on Schedule 3.10(a); and (b)
all applications, supporting files, drug master files, adverse
event data, writings, data, studies and reports, and all
correspondence to, with, or from the FDA or any other Regulatory
Authority or research ethics committee, relating to any license,
permit, certificate, clearance, exemption, approval, consent or
other authorization described in clause (a).
“Related Documents” means,
other than this Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and
all other agreements, certificates and documents signed and
delivered by any Party in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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“Representatives” means,
with respect to any Person, such Person’s directors,
officers, managers, employees, counsel, consultants, accountants,
financial advisors, and other agents and representatives (in each
case, acting in such Person’s capacity as such).
“Required Consents” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(a).
“Restricted Period” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b)(i).
“SEC” means the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1(b)(ii).
“Seller” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble hereof.
“Seller’s Organizational
Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Seller’s Knowledge”
(and similar phrases) means, with respect to any matter in
question, the actual knowledge of the following individuals: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx.
“Shared Lots” means active
Product lots being sold by Seller immediately prior to Closing and
sold by Buyer following Closing, and such lots are reflected on
Schedule 1.1(e) as
of September 30, 2019.
“Social Security Act” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(h).
“Stock Consideration
Shares” means the number of shares of capital stock of
Buyer equal to the quotient of $12,500,000 divided by the Price Per
Share.
“Straddle Period” means
any taxable period beginning before and ending on or after the
Closing Date.
“Subsidiary” of any Person
means another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other
voting rights or voting partnership interests of which is
sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors
or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests,
50% or more of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or
indirectly by such first Person.
“Tax” or
“Taxes”
means (whether disputed or not) any and all Federal, state, local
and foreign income, property, sales, use, excise, withholding,
payroll, employment, social security, capital gain, alternative
minimum, transfer and other taxes and similar governmental charges,
in each case in the nature of a tax, including any interest,
penalties and additions with respect thereto.
“Tax Refunds” has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.2(b)(vi).
“Tax Return” or
“Tax
Returns” means any and all returns (including amended
returns), requests for extensions of time, claims for refund,
declarations of estimated Tax payments, reports, estimates,
information returns and statements, including any related or
supporting information with respect to the foregoing, filed or
required to be filed with any Taxing Authority in connection with
the determination, assessment, collection or administration of any
Taxes.
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“Taxing Authority” means
any Federal, state, local or foreign government, any subdivision,
agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental
body, in each case exercising regulatory authority with respect to
Taxes.
“Third Party” means any
Person other than: (a) Seller or Buyer or (b) any Affiliates of
Seller or Buyer.
“Third Party Claim” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
“Trading Market” means any
of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is
listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE
American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the
Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or
OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transfer Taxes” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
“Transition Services
Agreement” means the Transition Services Agreement to
be mutually agreed upon by the parties on terms and conditions
materially consistent with the principles set forth on Schedule 1.1(f).
“Treasury
Regulations” means the final and
temporary Regulations promulgated under the Code by the United
States Department of the Treasury.
“TRIS Make-Whole Payments”
means those payments required pursuant to the Supply and
Distribution Agreement between Tris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and
Seller (formerly FSC Labs), dated August 9, 2013, as amended August
13, 2014 and February 24, 2016 (related to Karbinal ER), as set
forth on Schedule
1.1(g).
Section
1.2. Interpretation.
When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, a Section
or an Exhibit, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section
of, or an Exhibit to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.
When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Schedule, such
reference shall be to a Schedule of the Disclosure Letter. The
table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement, any
Related Document or in any Exhibit or Schedule to the
Disclosure Letter hereto are for reference purposes only and shall
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement, such Related Document or such Exhibit or Schedule to the
Disclosure Letter. Whenever the words “include”,
“includes” or “including” are used in this
Agreement or any Related Document, they shall be deemed to be
followed by the words “without limitation”. The word
“or,” when used in this Agreement, has the inclusive
meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words
“hereof”, “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Agreement. References to the
“date hereof” refer to the date of this Agreement.
“Extent” in the phrase “to the extent”
means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and
such phrase does not mean simply “if”. For purposes of
this Agreement and the Related Documents, the phrases
“delivered or made available to Buyer prior to the date
hereof”, “delivered or made available to Buyer in the
data room prior to the date hereof”, “has made
available to Buyer prior to the date hereof” or “has
made available to Buyer in the data room prior to the date
hereof” and similar expressions in respect of any document or
information will be construed for all purposes of this Agreement
and the Related Documents as meaning that a copy of such document
or information was filed and made available for viewing by Buyer in
the electronic data rooms hosted by Seller’s Firmex site (the
“Data
Room”) in each case no later than three Business Days
prior to the date hereof (or, if after such third Business Day,
then delivered directly to Buyer and its legal counsel). All terms
defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used
in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant
hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained
in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the
plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the
feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any Contract or statute
defined or referred to herein or in any Contract that is referred
to herein means (a) in the case of any statute, such statute and
any comparable statute that from time to time replaces such statute
by succession and (b) in the case of any Contract, such Contract
and all amendments, modifications and attachments thereto and
instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also
to its permitted successors and assigns. Any reference contained in
this Agreement to specific governmental regulatory provisions or to
any specific Governmental Authority shall include any successor
regulation or regulatory provisions, or successor Governmental
Authority, as the case may be.
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ARTICLE II.
(a) Pursuant
to the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at
the Closing, Seller shall sell, convey, deliver, transfer and
assign (or, as applicable, will cause its Subsidiary to sell,
convey, deliver, transfer and assign) to Buyer (or its designated
Affiliate), free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted
Liens, and Buyer (or its designated Affiliate) shall purchase, take
delivery of and acquire from Seller (or, as applicable,
Seller’s Subsidiary) all of Seller’s (or, as
applicable, Seller’s Subsidiary’s) right, title and
interest in, to and under all of the Purchased Assets. The purchase
and sale of the Purchased Assets hereunder is referred to herein as
the “Acquisition”.
(b) In
consideration of the sale, conveyance, delivery, transfer and
assignment of the Purchased Assets to Buyer and Seller’s
other covenants and obligations hereunder, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions hereof:
(i) at
the Closing, Buyer shall pay Seller, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account set forth on
Schedule 2.1(b)(i),
an amount equal to $4,500,000 (the “Cash
Consideration”);
(ii) Buyer
shall issue to Seller in a transaction exempt from the securities
laws pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) that
number of shares of Aytu Preferred Stock that is equal to the total
number of Stock Consideration Shares; and
(iii) at
the Closing, Buyer shall assume the Assumed
Liabilities.
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(a) The
term “Purchased
Assets” means all of the assets primarily used or held
for use in the Business, including Seller’s and its
Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in, to and under the
following properties and assets (tangible or intangible), in each
case other than the Excluded Assets:
(i) the
Contracts relating primarily to the Business, including those set
forth on Schedule 2.2(a)(i)
(collectively, the “Assumed Contracts”),
including all rights thereunder;
(ii) all
Regulatory Authorizations owned, held, possessed, or being pursued
by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, including as set forth on
Schedule 2.2(a)(ii) and
all of Seller’s NDAs and INDs, if any, and all supporting
documentation, labeler code, files, and rights associated with the
same, in each case related primarily to the Products and
specifically excluding any of the foregoing Regulatory
Authorizations related primarily to the Excluded
Products;
(iii) all
Business Intellectual Property owned by Seller or its Subsidiaries
including the Intellectual Property Rights set forth on
Schedule 2.2(a)(iii),
and all licenses and other rights of Seller and its Subsidiaries in
relation to any Business Intellectual Property that it does not
own;
(iv) all
Books and Records, other than the Excluded Books and
Records;
(v) all
prepaid expenses related to the Business, including without
limitation, annual FDA fees, IQVIA and Trialcard prepayments and
other Third Party pre-payments;
(vi) all
unexpired Inventory, including as set forth on Schedule 2.2(a)(vi), and
all associated equipment, tooling and fixtures, to be delivered to
Buyer as set forth on such Schedule; provided, however, that Seller
shall reimburse Buyer for all reasonable costs incurred within 45
days after the Closing with the destruction of any expired
Inventory or Inventory with a shelf life of 12 months or
less;
(vii) infrastructure
for the marketing and commercialization of the Products, and/or
other activities in support of the Business, including associated
know-how, files, and other assets such as marketing materials,
tradeshow booths and exhibits;
(viii) all
tangible personal property listed on Schedule 2.2(a)(viii);
and
(ix) all
claims, counterclaims, credits, causes of action, choses in action,
rights of recovery, and rights of indemnification or setoff against
Third Parties and other claims primarily arising out of or
primarily relating to the Purchased Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities after the Closing and all other intangible property
rights that relate to the Purchased Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities.
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(b) Other
than the Purchased Assets, Buyer expressly understands and agrees
that it is not purchasing or acquiring, and Seller is not selling
or assigning, any other assets or properties of Seller or any of
its Affiliates, and all such other assets and properties shall be
excluded from the Purchased Assets (collectively, the
“Excluded
Assets”). The Excluded Assets shall include, but not
be limited to, the following:
(i) all
cash and cash equivalents, bank accounts and securities of Seller,
and all accounts receivable generated prior to the Closing
Date;
(ii) all
Contracts other than the Assumed Contracts (it being understood
that, for the avoidance of doubt, all Excluded Contracts are
Excluded Assets);
(iii) all
statements of work, proposals or other similar documents executed
pursuant to any Contract (including the Assumed Contracts) that are
not related to the Business nor to any Product or Purchased
Assets;
(iv) all
rights, claims and credits of Seller to the extent relating to any
Excluded Asset or any Excluded Liability;
(v) all
land, buildings, improvements and fixtures thereon owned or leased
by Seller;
(vi) any
refunds, credits or other assets or rights (including interest
thereon or claims therefor) with respect to any Taxes (the
“Tax
Refunds”) relating to the Purchased Assets or Assumed
Liabilities and attributable to any Pre-Closing Tax
Period;
(vii) all
Intellectual Property Rights of Seller other than the Business
Intellectual Property;
(viii) the
corporate seals, organizational documents, minute books, stock
books, Tax Returns, books of account or other records having to do
with the corporate organization of Seller, and all Excluded Books
and Records;
(ix) all
insurance policies of Seller and all rights to applicable claims
and proceeds thereunder;
(x) all
assets, properties and rights used by Seller in its businesses
other than the Business;
(xi) except
to the extent included in the Purchased Assets, all other
properties, assets, goodwill and rights of Seller of whatever kind
and nature, real, personal or mixed, tangible or
intangible;
(xii) Millipred®
and Ulesfia® product
lines and associated liabilities, rights and obligations, including
all Intellectual Property Rights, inventory, and accounts payable
related to the Excluded Products; and
(xiii) the
assets set forth on Schedule 2.2(b)(xiii).
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(a) Pursuant
to the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at
the Closing, Seller shall sell, convey, deliver, transfer and
assign to Buyer (or its designated Affiliate), and Buyer (or its
designated Affiliate) shall assume from Seller the Assumed
Liabilities.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement or the Related Documents to the
contrary, other than the Assumed Liabilities: (i) Buyer shall not
be the successor to Seller or any Affiliates of Seller, and (ii)
Buyer expressly does not assume, and shall not become liable to
pay, perform or discharge, any Liability whatsoever of Seller or
any Affiliates of Seller, to the extent arising out of or otherwise
relating in any way to the Purchased Assets. All such Liabilities
are referred to herein as the “Excluded Liabilities”.
Without limitation of the foregoing, the Excluded Liabilities shall
include the following Liabilities:
(i) any
Liabilities to the extent relating to or arising out of the
Excluded Assets;
(ii) any
Liability for Taxes (a) of Seller, (b) relating to the Business,
the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities for any Pre-Closing
Tax Period, (c) that arise out of the transactions contemplated
hereby or that are the responsibility of Seller pursuant to
Section 5.2 other
than Transfer Taxes for which Buyer is liable under Section 5.2 below, or (d) of
any Person of any kind or description that becomes a liability of
Buyer under any common law doctrine of de facto merger or
transferee or successor liability or otherwise by operation of
Contract or Law in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(iii) any
Liabilities of Seller or any Affiliates of Seller under this
Agreement, the Related Documents or in connection with the
Contemplated Transactions;
(iv) all
Liabilities pertaining to any Assumed Contract which relate to the
period prior to the Closing (other than the Assumed
Liabilities);
(v) all
Liabilities under Excluded Contracts;
(vi) any
Liabilities (including all Actions relating to such Liabilities) of
Seller or any Affiliates of Seller to any Person and claims from
any Person to the extent relating to or arising out of
circumstances existing on or prior to the Closing, including those
to the extent relating to or arising out of any product liability,
patent infringement, breach of warranty or similar claim for injury
to person or property that resulted from the use, operation,
ownership or misuse of the Purchased Assets or the operation of the
business of Seller or any Affiliates of Seller, to the extent such
conduct occurred on or prior to the Closing;
(vii) any
successor Liability relating to Seller defined benefit plans or
otherwise pursuant to applicable state employment or labor laws and
ERISA;
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(viii) any
Liability arising from destruction charges incurred within 45 days
after Closing relating to any expired Product or Inventory with
less than 12 months or less of shelf life;
(ix) any
Liabilities (including all Actions relating to such Liabilities) to
the extent relating to or arising out of the Intellectual Property
Rights of any Person on or prior to the Closing, including any
Liability for any loss or infringement, misappropriation, other
violation thereof or for violation of privacy, personal information
or data protection rights; and
(x) any
other Liabilities arising out of the Purchased Assets or the
operation of the business of Seller or any Affiliates of Seller on
or prior to the Closing, whether or not any such Liabilities are
claimed prior to or after the Closing (other than the Assumed
Liabilities);
(xi) any
other Liabilities (including all Actions relating to such
Liabilities) of Seller set forth on Schedule
2.3(b)(xi).
(a) Closing.
The closing of the Acquisition (the “Closing”) shall take
place remotely by exchange of electronic copies of the agreements,
documents, certificates and other instruments set forth in this
Section 2.4 on the
second Business Day after all of the conditions to Closing set
forth in Article
VIII are either satisfied or waived (other than conditions
which, by their nature, are to be satisfied on the Closing Date),
or at such other time, date or place as Seller and Buyer may
mutually agree upon in writing. The date on which the Closing
occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing Date” and, for
all purposes of this Agreement, the Closing shall be deemed
effective as of open of business on the Closing Date.
(b) Seller
Closing Deliverables. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver
or cause to be delivered to Buyer:
(i) a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by the
secretary of Seller, certifying that:
(A) all
documents to be executed by Seller and delivered at the Closing
have been executed by a duly authorized officer of
Seller;
(B) the
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Seller authorizing
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, as
attached to the certificate, were duly adopted and remain in full
force and effect, and have not been amended, rescinded or modified,
except to the extent attached thereto; and
(C) Seller’s
officer(s) executing this Agreement, and each of the other
documents necessary for consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions, is an incumbent officer, and the specimen signature
on such certificate is a genuine signature;
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(ii) the
Transition Services Agreement, duly executed by
Seller;
(iii) the
xxxx of sale in the form of Exhibit 2.4(b)(iii)(A) (the
“Xxxx of
Sale”) and the assignment and assumption agreement in
the form of Exhibit
2.4(b)(iii)(B) (the “Assignment and Assumption
Agreement”), duly executed by Seller;
(iv) a
registration rights agreement, in the form of Exhibit 2.4(b)(iv) (the
“Registration Rights
Agreement”), duly executed by Seller;
(v) a
certificate from Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, prepared and
executed in accordance with Treasury Regulations
Section 1.1445-2(b)(2) certifying that Buyer is not required
to withhold from the proceeds of the Acquisition pursuant to
Section 1445 of the Code;
(vi) a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by an
authorized officer of Seller, certifying that Seller (a) is able to
pay its debts as they become due and (b) has adequate capital to
carry on its business.
(vii) a
duly completed and accurate IRS Form W-8 or W-9 for
Seller;
(viii) a
fully executed waiver (the “Deerfield Waiver”), in
form and substance acceptable to Buyer, pursuant to which Deerfield
CSF, LLC, on behalf of itself and all its Affiliates, (a) waives
its right to accelerate the Deferred Payments (as defined in the
Deerfield Agreement) as a result of the Contemplated Transactions
and (b) acknowledges that the Contemplated Transactions are not an
Acceleration Trigger Event (as defined in the Deerfield
Agreement);
(ix) unless
such parties are released by Deerfield CSF, LLC and its relevant
Affiliates, fully executed consents from Avadel US Holdings, Inc.
and Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc consenting to the Contemplated
Transactions and the transfer of their guarantor obligations
pursuant to Guarantees dated February 16, 2018; and
(x) Seller
will enter into a Voting Agreement in the form of Exhibit 2.4(b)(x).
(c) Buyer
Closing Deliverables. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to Seller:
(i) the
Cash Consideration payment required pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i) and the
shares of AYTU Common Stock required pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(ii).
(ii) a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by an
authorized officer of Buyer, certifying that:
(A) all
documents to be executed by Buyer and delivered at the Closing have
been executed by a duly authorized signatory of Buyer;
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(B) the
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Buyer authorizing
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, as
attached to the certificate, were duly adopted and remain in full
force and effect, and have not been amended, rescinded or modified,
except to the extent attached thereto; and
(C) Buyer’s
officer executing this Agreement, and each of the other documents
necessary for consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, is an
incumbent officer, and the specimen signature on such certificate
is a genuine signature;
(iii) Armistice
Capital and certain officers of Aytu will enter into a Voting
Agreement in the form of Exhibit 2.4(c)(iii).
(iv) a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by an
authorized officer of Buyer, certifying that Buyer (a) is able to
pay its debts as they become due and (b) has adequate capital to
carry on its business.
(v) the
Transition Services Agreement, duly executed by Buyer;
(vi) the
Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by Buyer;
and
(vii) the
Xxxx of Sale and the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, duly
executed by Buyer.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, and subject to the
provisions of this Section
2.5, to the extent that the sale, assignment, transfer,
conveyance or delivery, or attempted sale, assignment, transfer,
conveyance or delivery, to Buyer of any Purchased Asset would
result in a violation of applicable Law, or would require the
consent, authorization, approval or waiver of a Person who is not a
party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of a party to this
Agreement (including any Governmental Authority), and such consent,
authorization, approval or waiver has not been obtained prior to
the Closing, this Agreement shall not constitute a sale,
assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery, or an attempted sale,
assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery, thereof; provided, however, that, subject to
Seller’s compliance with this Section 2.5, the Closing shall
occur notwithstanding the foregoing without any adjustment to the
Purchase Price on account thereof. Following the Closing, Seller
and Buyer shall use, each at its own cost and expense, commercially
reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate with each other, to obtain
any such required consent, authorization, approval or waiver, or
any release, substitution or amendment required to novate all
rights, liabilities and obligations under any and all Assumed
Contracts or other liabilities that constitute Assumed Liabilities
or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to
such arrangements, so that, in any case, Buyer shall be solely
responsible for such liabilities and obligations from and after the
Closing Date; provided, however, that neither Seller
nor Buyer shall be required to pay any consideration therefor. Once
such consent, authorization, approval, waiver, release,
substitution or amendment is obtained, Seller shall sell, assign,
transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer the relevant Purchased Asset
to which such consent, authorization, approval, waiver, release,
substitution or amendment relates for no additional consideration.
Applicable Transfer Taxes in connection with such sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or license shall be paid by 50% by Seller and
50% by Buyer in accordance with Section 5.2(a) of this
Agreement.
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(b) To
the extent that any Purchased Asset or Assumed Liability cannot be
transferred to Buyer following the Closing pursuant to this
Section 2.5, Buyer
and Seller shall use, each at its own cost and expense,
commercially reasonable efforts to enter into such arrangements
(such as subleasing, sublicensing, or subcontracting) to provide to
the parties the economic and, to the extent permitted under
applicable Law, operational equivalent of the transfer of such
Purchased Asset and/or Assumed Liability to Buyer as of the Closing
and the performance by Buyer of its obligations with respect
thereto. To the extent permitted under applicable Law, Seller shall
hold in trust for and pay to Buyer promptly upon receipt thereof,
such Purchased Asset and all income, proceeds and other monies
received by Seller to the extent related to such Purchased Asset in
connection with the arrangements under this Section 2.5. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the provisions of this
Section 2.5 shall
not apply to any consent or approval required under any antitrust,
competition or trade regulation Law.
(c) Unless
Seller has successfully assigned all its rights under the Avadel
Contract that are relevant to the Business to Buyer, then the
following will be applicable: to the extent that any Losses
suffered by any Buyer Indemnified Party are not indemnified by
Seller under Article 7 of this Agreement but would be indemnifiable
(in part or in full) or otherwise be the basis of a valid legal
claim under the Avadel Contract, Seller hereby indemnifies the
Buyer Indemnified Parties for such Losses; provided, however, that it is
understood that Seller will not be obligated to remit payment under
this clause until (and to the extent that) it has successfully
collected pursuant to its indemnity rights or claims under the
Avadel Contract. Upon written instruction from Buyer, Seller
agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to pursue such available
indemnities or claims under the Avadel Contract and to be directed
by Buyer in terms of use of legal counsel and other advisors;
provided, that all out-of-pocket expenses of Seller incurred
pursuant to Buyer’s instruction under this clause will be
reimbursed by Buyer.
(a) The
Purchase Price and other relevant items for Tax purposes shall be
allocated among the Purchased Assets in accordance with the
principles set forth in Section 1060 of the Code (and the
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder). Buyer shall prepare a
draft allocation statement in accordance with the aforementioned
principles and provide a copy to Seller no later than sixty (60)
calendar days after the Closing Date. Seller shall inform Buyer in
writing within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of such
draft of any objection Seller has to the draft allocation. To the
extent that any such objection is received, the Buyer and Seller
shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute. If Buyer and
Seller are unable to reach such agreement within thirty (30) days
after receipt by Buyer of such notice (or such longer period as may
be mutually agreed), the disputed items shall be resolved by a
nationally recognized accounting firm that is mutually acceptable
to Buyer and Seller (the “Independent Accountant”),
and any determination by the Independent Accountant shall be final.
The Independent Accountant shall resolve any disputed items within
thirty (30) days of having the item referred to it pursuant to such
procedures as it may require. The costs, fees and expenses of the
Independent Accountant shall be borne equally by Buyer and Seller.
The allocation as determined by agreement of the Parties or by the
Independent Accountant, as the case may be (the “Purchase Price
Allocation”), shall be binding on the
Parties.
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(b) Seller
and Buyer agree to act in accordance with the Purchase Price
Allocation, as adjusted and finally determined in accordance with
Section 2.6(a) if
applicable, in any income Tax Return, including any forms or
reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 1060 of the
Code or any provisions of any comparable Law, unless otherwise
required by a change in Law after the date hereof, or a final
“determination,” as defined in Section 1313(a) of
the Code or similar final resolution under applicable state, local
or other Tax Law. Buyer and Seller shall cooperate in the
preparation of such Tax Returns and file such forms as required by
applicable Law. Neither Buyer nor Seller shall take a position
inconsistent therewith upon examination of any Tax Return, in any
refund claim, or in any litigation or investigation, without the
prior written consent of the other Party, except as required by
applicable Law. In the event that the Purchase Price Allocation is
disputed by any Taxing Authority, the Party receiving notice of the
dispute shall promptly notify the other Party in writing of such
notice and resolution of the dispute.
Seller
shall, without charge to Buyer, hold all tangible Purchased Assets
(other than tangible Purchased Assets that are held on behalf of
Seller by any Third Party) on behalf of Buyer until Buyer or its
designee takes possession thereof; provided, however, that Seller
may, upon notice to Buyer (and except as otherwise provided in the
Transitions Services Agreement), charge Buyer for Seller’s
reasonable costs to store any tangible Purchased Assets beyond the
60th day following the Closing. With respect to tangible Purchased
Assets held by any Third Parties on behalf of Seller, Seller shall
assist Buyer in arranging to have such Third Parties continue to
hold such tangible Purchased Assets on behalf of Buyer at
Buyer’s expense. If requested by Buyer, Seller shall maintain
and/or arrange for Third Parties to maintain casualty insurance for
the replacement value of tangible Purchased Assets in
Seller’s or such Third Parties’ possession, and Buyer
shall reimburse the reasonable cost thereof.
ARTICLE III.
Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer as follows, except (i) as set
forth in the Schedules to the Disclosure Letter attached hereto (to
the extent any such Schedule to the Disclosure Letter is
numbered to correspond to a representation or warranty, such
Schedule to the Disclosure Letter includes a cross reference
to a Schedule to the Disclosure Letter corresponding to
another representation or warranty, or the applicability of
disclosure on a Schedule to the Disclosure Letter to another
representation is reasonably apparent based on the face of such
disclosure) and (ii) as otherwise disclosed or identified in the
Cerecor SEC Documents filed with the SEC after December 31, 2018
and publicly available prior to the date hereof, without giving
effect to any amendment to any such Cerecor SEC Documents filed on
or after the date hereof (other than any forward-looking
disclosures contained in the “Forward Looking
Statements” and “Risk Factors” sections of such
Cerecor SEC Documents and any other disclosures included therein to
the extent they are primarily predictive, cautionary or forward
looking in nature) so long as the applicability of a disclosure in
such Cerecor SEC Documents to a representation or warranty is
reasonably apparent based on the face of such
disclosure.
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Section
3.1. Organization,
Standing and Power.Seller is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
its jurisdiction of organization, and has all requisite corporate
power and authority to own, lease or otherwise hold and operate the
Purchased Assets and the Business. Seller is duly qualified or
licensed to do business and is in good standing (in jurisdictions
that recognize the concept of good standing) in each jurisdiction
in which the Business operates, other than in such jurisdictions
where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or to be in good
standing individually or in the aggregate has not been and would
not reasonably be expected to materially impact the Business.
Seller has made available to Buyer, prior to the execution of this
Agreement, complete and accurate copies of Seller’s
certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of organization,
operating agreement, and any other applicable formation or
organizational documents, in each case as amended to the date
hereof (collectively, the “Seller’s Organizational
Documents”). Seller is not in violation of any of the
provisions of Seller’s Organizational Documen
(a) Seller
has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Related Documents and to consummate
the Contemplated Transactions. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Related Documents by Seller and the consummation
by Seller of the Contemplated Transactions have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller
and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Seller are
necessary to authorize this Agreement, the Related Documents or to
consummate the Contemplated Transactions. Each of this Agreement
and the Related Documents has been duly executed and delivered by
Seller and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
by Buyer, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or
similar Laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the
availability of equitable remedies.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.2(b), the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Related Documents by Seller do not, and the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and compliance by
Seller with the provisions of this Agreement and the Related
Documents will not, conflict with, or result in any violation or
breach of, or default under (with or without notice or lapse of
time, or both), or give rise to a right of, or result in,
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to
the loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien
in or upon the Purchased Assets under, (i) Seller’s
Organizational Documents, (ii) any Contract to which Seller is a
party in respect of the Business, or to which any of the Purchased
Assets is subject or (iii) any (A) statute, ordinance, rule,
regulation or other Law applicable to the Business or the Purchased
Assets or (B) Order applicable to the Business or the Purchased
Assets, except in the cases of clauses (ii) and (iii), where the
conflict, violation, breach, default, termination, cancellation,
acceleration or creation of a Lien, individually or in the
aggregate, would not be material to the operation of the
Business.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.2(c), no consent, approval, order
or authorization of, action by or in respect of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required
by or with respect to Seller, its Subsidiaries or the Purchased
Assets in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or any Related Document by Seller, the transfer of the
Purchased Assets to Buyer or the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions.
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(d) The
Board of Directors of Seller, by resolutions duly adopted by a
unanimous vote of disinterested directors at a meeting of all
directors of Seller duly called and held and, not subsequently
rescinded or modified in any way, has approved and declared
advisable this Agreement, including the execution, delivery, and
performance thereof, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein.
(a) Each
of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case,
any notes and schedules thereto) contained in or incorporated by
reference into the Cerecor SEC Documents: (i) complied as to form
in all material respects with the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto as of their respective dates; (ii)
was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the
notes thereto and, in the case of unaudited interim financial
statements, as may be permitted by the SEC for Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q); and (iii) fairly presented in all material respects the
consolidated financial position and the results of operations,
changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows of Seller and
its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective dates of and for
the periods referred to in such financial statements, subject, in
the case of unaudited interim financial statements, to normal and
year-end audit adjustments as permitted by GAAP and the applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC (but only if the effect of such
adjustments would not, individually or in the aggregate, be
material).
(b) Seller
has provided Buyer with certain financial information for the
Business consisting of revenues and direct costs of the Business
for the periods from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019
(excluding for a period from January 1, 2018 through February 15,
2018) which information was prepared on a basis consistent with
GAAP and fairly represents in all material respects the revenues
and direct costs of the Business for such
periods.
(c) Since
December 31, 2018 (the “Measurement Date”)
(a) no event has occurred which would reasonably be expected
to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect, (b) there has been no material loss, destruction or damage
(in each case, whether or not insured) affecting the Purchased
Assets or any rights thereunder and (c) no event, condition,
action, or effect has been taken or has occurred that would
constitute a breach of Section 5.10(b) if such had been taken
or occurred during the period from the date hereof through
Closing.
(a) Except
for the Business Intellectual Property (which is addressed in
Section 3.5),
(i) Seller or an applicable Subsidiary has good and marketable
title to, or valid contract rights to or other valid rights to use,
as applicable, all of the Purchased Assets free and clear of all
Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and has complete power and
rights to sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, as
applicable, the Purchased Assets, (ii) there are no adverse claims
of ownership to the Purchased Assets and Seller has not received
written notice that any Person has asserted a claim of ownership or
right of possession or use in or to any of the Purchased Assets,
and (iii) at the Closing, Buyer will acquire from Seller or an
applicable Subsidiary good title to, or valid contract rights to or
other valid rights to use, as applicable, all of the Purchased
Assets, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted
Liens).
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(b) Except
for the Excluded Assets, the Purchased Assets constitute (i) all of
the interests, assets and rights of Seller or any Subsidiaries of
Seller acquired, conceived, collected, compiled, generated, reduced
to practice or otherwise made or used in connection with the
Business and (ii) all of the interests, assets and rights of Seller
or any Subsidiaries of Seller used, held for use or intended to be
used in connection with the Business or any Product.
(a) Subject
to Section 3.5(b) and
Section 3.5(f), and except
as disclosed in Schedule 3.5(a), Seller
owns or has a valid license (pursuant to the licenses set forth on
Schedule
2.2(a)(iii)) to use all Business Intellectual Property
(including all Intellectual Property Rights set forth on
Schedule 2.2(a)(iii)), in
each case free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens
and, for Business Intellectual Property licensed to the Seller,
those Liens that may be imposed by the terms of the Contracts
identified in Schedule 3.5(a) pursuant
to which such licenses were granted). All Business Intellectual
Property will, immediately subsequent to the Closing, be owned by
or licensed to Buyer on substantially the same terms on which
Seller or its Subsidiaries, immediately prior to the Closing, owned
or licensed such Business Intellectual Property. For the avoidance
of doubt, this Section 3.5(a) does not
constitute a representation or warranty of Seller relating to
infringement, misappropriation or other violation of the
Intellectual Property Rights of any Person.
(b) Seller
and its Subsidiaries have not infringed, misappropriated or
otherwise violated and Seller and its Subsidiaries are not
infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating (including with
respect to the discovery, development, clinical testing,
manufacture, distribution, advertising, use, Exploitation or sale
by Seller of any Product) the rights of any other Person with
regard to any Product or Business Intellectual Property; provided,
however, that with respect to Third Party patents and trademarks,
the foregoing representation and warranty are made only to
Seller’s Knowledge. To Seller’s Knowledge, the Business
Intellectual Property constitutes all Intellectual Property Rights
that Buyer would need to practice in order to Exploit the Products
after the Closing in substantially the same manner as Seller and
its Subsidiaries have Exploited the Products prior to the Closing.
To Seller’s Knowledge, no other Person or Persons has or have
infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated or is or are
infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the Business
Intellectual Property owned by or exclusively licensed to Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) No
claims against Seller or its Subsidiaries are pending or, to
Seller’s Knowledge, threatened with regard to (i) the Control
or use of any Business Intellectual Property; (ii) any actual or
potential infringement, misappropriation or unauthorized use of
Business Intellectual Property; (iii) any actual or potential
infringement, misappropriation or unauthorized use of any Third
Party’s Intellectual Property Rights with respect to any
Business Intellectual Property, the Business, or any Product; or
(iv) the validity or enforceability of any Business
Intellectual Property. Seller has the right to bring actions for
infringement, including all rights to recover damages for past
infringement (to the extent permitted by applicable Law), of all
Business Intellectual Property owned by or exclusively licensed to
Seller or its Subsidiaries.
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(d) Schedule 2.2(a)(iii)
sets forth, as of the date hereof, a complete and accurate list of
all patents and applications therefor, registered trademarks and
applications therefor, domain name registrations (if any),
copyright registrations (if any) and all invention disclosures,
that, in each case, are owned by or licensed to Seller or its
Subsidiaries and related to the Business or any Product. The patent
applications listed in Schedule 2.2(a)(iii) that
are owned by Seller or its Subsidiaries are (and such applications
that are otherwise Controlled by Seller and used in the Business
are, to Seller’s Knowledge) pending and have not been
abandoned and have been and continue to be timely prosecuted. All
patents, registered trademarks and applications therefor owned by
Seller or its Subsidiaries that are related to the Business or a
Product have been (and all such patents, registered trademarks and
applications otherwise licensed to Seller or its Subsidiaries have
been, to Seller’s Knowledge) duly registered or filed with or
issued by each appropriate Governmental Authority in the
jurisdiction indicated in Schedule 2.2(a)(iii), all
related necessary affidavits of continuing use have been (or, with
respect to licenses, to Seller’s Knowledge have been) timely
filed, and all related necessary maintenance fees have been (or,
with respect to licenses, to Seller’s Knowledge have been)
timely paid to continue all such rights in effect. None of the
patents listed in Schedule 2.2(a)(iii) that
are owned by Seller or of its Subsidiaries have (and no such
patents that are licensed to Seller or its Subsidiaries have, to
Seller’s Knowledge) expired, been disclaimed, in whole or in
part, been declared invalid, in whole or in part, or held to be
unenforceable by any Governmental Authority. None of the trademarks
or trademark applications listed in Schedule 2.2(a)(iii) that
are owned by Seller or its Subsidiaries are (and no such trademarks
or trademark applications that are licensed to Seller or its
Subsidiaries are, to Seller’s Knowledge) involved in or the
subject of any ongoing oppositions, cancellations or other
proceedings. None of the patents or patent applications listed in
Schedule 2.2(a)(iii) that
are owned by Seller or its Subsidiaries are (and no such patents or
patent applications that are licensed to Seller or its Subsidiaries
are, to Seller’s Knowledge) involved in or the subject of any
material ongoing interferences, oppositions, reissues,
reexaminations or other proceedings, including ex parte (other than
ex parte proceedings in connection with such patent applications)
and post-grant proceedings, in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or in any foreign patent office or similar
administrative agency. Each of the patents and patent applications
listed in Schedule 2.2(a)(iii) that
are owned by Seller or its Subsidiaries properly identifies (and,
to Seller’s Knowledge, such patents and applications licensed
to Seller or its Subsidiaries properly identify) each and every
inventor of the claims thereof as determined in accordance with the
Laws of the jurisdiction in which such patent is issued or such
patent application is pending. Each inventor named on the patents
and patent applications listed in Schedule 2.2(a)(iii) that
are owned by Seller or its Subsidiaries has executed (and, to
Seller’s Knowledge, such inventors named on such patents and
applications that are licensed to Seller or its Subsidiaries and
material to the Business or any Product have executed) an agreement
assigning his, her or its entire right, title and interest in and
to such patent or patent application, and the inventions embodied
and claimed therein, to Seller or its Subsidiaries, as applicable,
or in the case of licensed Patents, to the appropriate owners. To
Seller’s Knowledge, no such inventor of any patents or patent
applications owned by Seller or its Subsidiaries has any
contractual or other obligation that would preclude any such
assignment or otherwise conflict with the obligations of such
inventor to Seller or its Subsidiaries under such agreement with
Seller or its Subsidiaries.
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(e) Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.5(e), to Seller’s Knowledge, no current or former
director, officer, employee, contractor or consultant of Seller or
its Subsidiaries owns any rights in or to any Business Intellectual
Property, or any other Intellectual Property Rights covering any
Product. All current and former directors, officers, employees,
contractors and consultants of Seller and its Subsidiaries who
contributed to the discovery, creation or development of any
Product or Business Intellectual Property did so (i) within the
scope of his or her employment such that it constituted a work made
for hire and all Business Intellectual Property and any other
Product-related Intellectual Property Rights arising therefrom
became the exclusive property of Seller or (ii) pursuant to a
written agreement assigning all of his or her rights in Business
Intellectual Property and any other Product-related Intellectual
Property Rights to Seller. No current or former directors,
officers, employees, contractors or consultants of Seller or its
Subsidiaries has notified Seller or its Subsidiaries of, nor, to
Seller’ Knowledge, otherwise made or threatened to make, any
claim or challenge against Seller or any Affiliates of Seller in
connection with their contribution to the discovery, creation or
development of any Business Intellectual Property or any other
Intellectual Property Rights covering or pertaining to any
Product.
(f) Schedule 3.5(f)
sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the date hereof of
all options, rights, licenses or interests of any kind relating to
any Product or Business Intellectual Property (i) granted to Seller
or its Subsidiaries by any other Person (other than software
licenses for commercially available off the shelf software and
except pursuant to employee proprietary inventions agreements (or
similar employee agreements)), or (ii) granted by Seller or its
Subsidiaries to any other Person (including any obligations of such
other Person to make any fixed or contingent payments, including
royalty payments). All material obligations for payment of monies
due and payable by Seller or its Subsidiaries prior to Closing and
other material obligations in connection with such options, rights,
licenses or interests that were required to be performed prior to
Closing have been satisfied in a timely manner.
(g) Seller
or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, have used reasonable efforts to
make all filings with Governmental Authorities and obtain all
grants and registrations as may be reasonably necessary or
appropriate to preserve and protect the Business Intellectual
Property owned by Seller or its Subsidiaries.
(h) Seller
or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, have used reasonable efforts
and taken commercially reasonable steps designed to maintain in
confidence its trade secrets and other confidential information
acquired, conceived, developed, collected, compiled, generated,
reduced to practice or otherwise made or used in connection with
the Business or related to any Product, including through the
development of a policy for the protection of intellectual property
and periodic training for all employees of Seller and its
Subsidiaries on the implementation of such policy; requiring all
employees of Seller to execute confidentiality agreements with
respect to intellectual property developed for or obtained from
Seller or its Subsidiaries; and entering into licenses and
Contracts that generally require licensees, contractors and other
Third Parties with access to any trade secrets or other
confidential information to keep such trade secrets or other
confidential information confidential. To the Knowledge of the
Seller: (i) no Third Parties have materially violated any material
term of such licenses or Contracts, and (ii) the confidentiality of
Seller’s and its Subsidiaries’ trade secrets and other
confidential information pertaining to the Business or any Product
has not otherwise been materially compromised.
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(i) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Documents
by Seller do not, and the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions and compliance by Seller with the provisions of this
Agreement and any Related Document will not, conflict with, or
result in any violation or breach of, or default (with or without
notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right
of, or result in, termination, cancellation or acceleration of any
right or obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in
the creation of any Lien in or upon or the transfer of, any
Business Intellectual Property that is material to the Business or
any Product.
(j) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Seller and Buyer hereby acknowledge and agree that
Seller makes no representations or warranties with respect to the
trademarks set forth on Schedule 3.5(j), and any such
representations and warranties are hereby disclaimed by
Seller.
(a) There
are no Contracts, other than the Assumed Contracts and Excluded
Contracts, to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or
by which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is bound, in either
case, to which the Business or any of the Purchased Assets are
subject.
(b) The
Assumed Contracts are legal, valid and binding agreements of Seller
and are in full force and effect and are enforceable against Seller
and, to Seller’s Knowledge, each other party thereto, in
accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization or similar Laws affecting the rights of
creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies.
Seller and its Subsidiaries have performed all material obligations
required to be performed by them to date under the Assumed
Contracts, and Seller and its Subsidiaries are not and will not be
(with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) in breach or
default in any material respect thereunder and, to Seller’s
Knowledge, no other party to any Assumed Contract is (with or
without notice or lapse of time, or both) in breach or default in
any material respect thereunder. Seller and its Subsidiaries have
not received any written notice of intention to terminate any
Assumed Contract or of any claim of breach with respect to the
performance of Seller’s or its Subsidiaries’
obligations under any Assumed Contract. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.6,
none of the Assumed Contracts are the subject of any ongoing
negotiation discussions or pending notice of
termination.
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3.7. Compliance
with Law. The Purchased
Assets and the Business (i) have been since the Measurement Date
and are conducted in all respects in compliance with all applicable
Laws, except where the failure to be in compliance would not
reasonably be expected to be material to the operation of the
Business, and (ii) have had since the Measurement Date and have all
material Regulatory Authorizations, except where the failure to
obtain or hold such Regulatory Authorizations would not reasonably
be expected to be material to the operation of the Business. Each
such Regulatory Authorization is , to Seller’s Knowledge,
valid and in full force and effect. There has occurred no material
default by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries under, or material
violation by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of, any such Permit.
Seller and its Subsidiaries have not received any written notice
from any Governmental Authority or other Person to the effect that
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is not, or may not be, in
compliance with any material Law with respect to the Purchased
Assets or the Business.
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3.8. Litigation.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8, there is no Action pending or,
to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, that affects or, if
successful, would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse
to the Purchased Assets or that, if successful, would reasonably be
expected to result in restraining, enjoining or otherwise
preventing the completion by Seller of the Contemplated
Transactions. There is no outstanding Order of any Governmental
Authority against Seller or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of
or relating to the Purchased Assets or that would reasonably be
expected to be materially adverse to the Purchased Assets or that
would reasonably be expected to result in restraining, enjoining or
otherwise preventing the completion by Seller of the Contemplated
Transactions.
(a) Seller
has filed (taking into account any valid extensions) all income Tax
and other material Tax Returns required to be filed by Seller. Such
Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material
respects. Seller is not currently a beneficiary of any extension of
time within which to file any such Tax Return other than extensions
of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of
business. All material Taxes due and owing by Seller, whether or
not shown on such Tax Returns, have been paid. Seller has
established, in accordance with GAAP as applied on a basis
consistent with that of preceding periods, adequate reserves for
the payment of any Taxes not yet due and payable arising from or
with respect to the Business or the Purchased Assets and are
incurred or attributable to a Pre-Closing Tax Period.
(b) Seller
has withheld and paid all material Taxes required to have been
withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, customer, shareholder
or other party, and has complied in all material respects with all
information reporting and backup withholding required by applicable
Law.
(c) There
are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) upon any
of the Purchased Assets.
(d) No
deficiency for any Taxes has been proposed, asserted or assessed in
writing against Seller that has not been resolved and paid in full.
No waiver, extension or comparable consent given by Seller
regarding the application of the statute of limitations with
respect to any Taxes or Tax Returns is outstanding, nor is any
request for any such waiver or consent pending. There is no pending
Tax audit or other administrative proceeding or court proceeding
with regard to any Taxes or Tax Returns of Seller, nor has there
been any written notice to Seller by any Taxing Authority regarding
any such audit or other proceeding, nor, to Seller’s
Knowledge, is any such Tax audit or other proceeding threatened
with regard to any taxes or Tax Returns of Seller.
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(e) Schedule 3.9(e)
sets forth each jurisdiction in which Seller is required to file
Tax Returns or pay Taxes with respect to the Business or the
Purchased Assets. No written claim has been made by a Taxing
Authority in any jurisdiction where Seller does not file Tax
Returns that the Business or the Purchased Assets are or may be
subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(f) No
power of attorney or closing agreement with respect to any Tax
matter is currently in force with respect the Purchased Assets that
would, in any manner, bind, obligate or restrict Buyer. Seller has
not executed or entered into any agreement with, or obtained any
consents or clearances from, any Taxing Authority, or has been
subject to any ruling guidance specific to Seller that would be
binding on Buyer in respect of the Purchased Assets or the Business
for any Post-Closing Tax Period.
(g) Seller
has not participated in any reportable or listed transaction as
defined under Section 6707A(c) of the Code or Treasury
Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b).
(a) Schedule 3.10(a)(i)
sets forth a true and complete list of (i) all Regulatory
Authorizations held by Seller or under which Seller conducts
business, or that have been submitted by or on behalf of Seller, in
each case, relating to the Business or a Product, and (ii) all
applications or notifications or submissions for Regulatory
Authorizations pending in relation thereto. Seller owns or has
sufficient rights under all material Regulatory Authorizations that
are required for or relate to the Business. Each such Regulatory
Authorization (A) has been validly issued or acknowledged by the
appropriate Regulatory Authority and is in full force and effect
and (B) to the extent constituting a Purchased Asset, such
Regulatory Authorizations or Seller’s and its
Subsidiaries’ rights therein are transferable to Buyer. To
Seller’s Knowledge, there are no facts, circumstances or
conditions that would prevent the transfer of any Regulatory
Authorization held by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to Buyer on
or after the Closing Date. Seller and its Subsidiaries have
received no notice of any action pending or recommended by any
Regulatory Authority to revoke, withdraw, suspend or materially
limit any Regulatory Authorization. With respect to each Product,
Seller has made available to Buyer complete and accurate copies of
all material applications, registrations, licenses, waivers,
accreditations, authorizations, approvals, and clinical and
preclinical data in the possession or control of Seller and its
Subsidiaries and all material written correspondence between Seller
and its Subsidiaries and the applicable Regulatory Agency
(including minutes and official contact reports of communications
with any applicable Regulatory Authority) and all material
supporting documents, in each case as requested by
Buyer.
(b) The
Seller and its Subsidiaries have not failed to file with any
applicable Regulatory Authorities any required filing, declaration,
listing, registration, report or submission (including, without
limitation); (ii) all such filings, declarations, listings,
registrations, reports or submissions were in material compliance
with Law when filed; and (iii) to Seller’s Knowledge, no
deficiencies have been asserted by any applicable Regulatory
Authority with respect to any such filings, declarations, listings,
registrations, reports or submissions that remain
unresolved.
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(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.10(c), all
pre-clinical and clinical studies, trials and investigations
conducted or sponsored in relation to the Business are being, and
at all times have been, conducted in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable clinical protocols, informed consents
and applicable Laws administered or issued by applicable Regulatory
Authorities, including (to the extent applicable) (i) the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or other health
authority standards for conducting non-clinical laboratory studies
contained in Title 21 part 58 of the Code of Federal Regulations
and associated regulatory guidance, (ii) investigational new drug
requirements and associated regulatory guidance, (iii) FDA or other
Regulatory Authority or other Governmental Authority standards for
the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording,
analysis and reporting of clinical trials, including Title 21 parts
50, 54, 56, 312, 314, and 320 of the Code of Federal Regulations
and associated regulatory guidance, (iv) Laws or other Regulatory
Authority standards for restricting the use and disclosure of
individually identifiable health information, (v) the International
Council for Harmonisation Guideline on Good Clinical Practice (ICH
Topic E6) and associated regulatory guidance and (vi)
communications or notices from Regulatory Authorities regarding the
conduct of such studies, trials and investigations. All clinical
trial adverse events in patients in a clinical trial conducted or
sponsored in relation to the Business within the knowledge of
Seller have been disclosed to Buyer and all associated
correspondence to or from Seller or any of its Subsidiaries,
including actual or potential claims for recompense, have been made
available to Buyer. The Seller and its Subsidiaries have received
no notices or other correspondence from the FDA or any committee
thereof or from any other Regulatory Authority or other Government
Authority requiring or recommending the termination or suspension
of any clinical trials related to the Products. The Seller and its
Subsidiaries have not been informed by the FDA that the FDA will
prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use in the United States
of any Future Product proposed to be developed, produced or
marketed by Seller or its Subsidiaries nor has the FDA provided
written notice or, to Seller’s Knowledge, otherwise expressed
or conveyed any concern as to approving or clearing for marketing
any Future Product being developed or proposed to be developed by
Seller or any of or its Subsidiaries.
(d) No
Product manufactured or distributed by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries is or has been (i) adulterated within the meaning of
21 U.S.C. § 351 (or similar Laws), including, but not limited
to, applicable requirements of 21 C.F.R. Parts 600, or 1271, (ii)
misbranded within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 352 (or similar
Laws) or (iii) a product that is in violation of 21 U.S.C. §
355, § 360, § 360e (or similar Laws).
(e) To
Seller’s Knowledge, no Regulatory Authority has commenced or
threatened to initiate any Action to place a clinical hold order
on, or otherwise terminate, delay or suspend any proposed or
ongoing pre-clinical or clinical studies, trials, IND application
or investigations conducted or proposed to be conducted in
connection with the Business.
(f) Seller
and its Subsidiaries have not directly or indirectly received any
written communication (including any warning letter, untitled
letter, Form 483 or similar notice) from any Regulatory Authority
except as disclosed in Schedule 3.10(f), and, to
Seller’s Knowledge, there are no material Actions related to
the Business pending or threatened (including any prosecution,
injunction, seizure, civil fine, suspension or recall), in each
case (i) relating to, arising under or alleging that Seller or any
of its Subsidiaries, officers, employees or agents is not currently
in compliance with, any Law administered or issued by any
Regulatory Authority or (ii) regarding any debarment action or
investigation in respect of Seller or any of its officers,
employees or agents undertaken pursuant to 21 U.S.C.
Sections 335(a), (b) and (c), or any similar regulation of a
Regulatory Authority. To Seller’s Knowledge, there are no
pending voluntary or involuntary destruction orders, seizures or
other regulatory enforcement actions related to the Business and no
Data relating to any Product that has been made public is the
subject of any regulatory or other Action, either pending or
threatened, by any Regulatory Authority questioning the
truthfulness or scientific adequacy of such Data.
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(g) All
of the manufacturing facilities and operations of the Seller and
its Subsidiaries and, to Seller’s Knowledge, its and their
suppliers or contract manufacturers are in compliance in all
material respects with applicable Law addressing current good
manufacturing practices and laws and standards related to
marketing, promotion, imports and exports, and off-label uses. No
Product is under consideration by senior management of Seller for
recall, withdrawal, removal, suspension, seizure or
discontinuation, or has been recalled, withdrawn, removed,
suspended, seized or discontinued (other than for commercial or
other business reasons) by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, in
the United States or outside the United States (whether voluntarily
or otherwise) and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no legal
proceedings in the United States or outside of the United States
(whether completed or pending) seeking the recall, withdrawal,
suspension, seizure or discontinuation of any Product are pending
against Seller or its Subsidiaries, or its or their agents or any
licensee of any Product.
(h) Neither
Seller nor its Subsidiaries nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, any
officer, employee, agent or distributor of Seller or its
Subsidiaries, has made an untrue statement of a material fact or
fraudulent statement to the FDA or any other Governmental
Authority, failed to disclose a material fact required to be
disclosed to the FDA or any other Governmental Authority, or
committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a statement
that, at the time such disclosure was made, would reasonably be
expected to provide a basis for the FDA to invoke its policy
respecting “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts,
Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities”, set forth in 56 Fed. Reg.
46191 (September 10, 1991) or for any other Governmental Authority
to invoke any similar policy. Neither Seller, its Subsidiaries nor,
to Seller’s Knowledge, any officer, employee or agent of
Seller or its Subsidiaries has been convicted of any crime or
engaged in any conduct for which debarment is mandated by or
authorized by 21 U.S.C. Sections 335(a), (b) and (c) or any
similar Laws. Neither Seller nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, any
officer, employee or agent of Seller has been convicted of any
crime or engaged in any conduct for which such Person would be
excluded from participating in the Federal health care programs
under Section 1128 of the Social Security Act of 1935, as
amended (the “Social
Security Act”), or any similar Laws.
(i) Seller
and its Subsidiaries are, and, since the Measurement Date, have
been, in compliance with: (i) Laws and guidance pertaining to
state and federal Anti-Kickback Statutes (42 U.S.C.
§§ 1320a-7b(b), et seq. and their implementing
regulations) and the related Safe Harbor Statutes; (ii) Laws and
guidance pertaining to submission of false claims to governmental
or private health care payors (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729, et seq.
and its implementing regulations); and (iii) Laws relating to
providing and reporting of payments to health care professionals or
health care entities. With respect to interactions with healthcare
professionals, Seller and its Subsidiaries follow their corporate
compliance program, both in the United States and in foreign
countries, which complies with Law and Seller believes is the
substantial equivalent of the PhRMA Code on Interactions with
Healthcare Professionals and/or the International Federation of
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations’ Code of
Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices and the European Federation of
Pharmaceutical Industries’ Associations’ European Code
of Practice for the Promotion of Prescription-only Medicines, and
Interactions with, Healthcare Professionals in the respective
countries and states and related jurisdictions to which those or
similar codes and standards apply.
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(j) Seller
has not presented or caused to be presented to any Governmental
Authority or any other Person any claim for payment for an item or
service in violation of, or that would be the basis for liability
under, the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 – 3733,
any similar state false claims act, the Civil Monetary Penalties
Law, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1320a-7a and 1320a-7b, the Program
Fraud Civil Remedies Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3801-3812, or the
common law or administrative theories of recoupment, payment by
mistake, unjust enrichment, disgorgement, conversion, breach of
contract, or fraud.
(k) Seller
is a “covered entity” or a “business
associate” pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (as those terms are defined in 45
§160.103), and Seller has implemented in all material respects
any confidentiality, security and other measures and complied in
all material respects with all other applicable Laws relating to
the privacy, breach notification, or security of individually
identifiable information, including the Federal Trade Commission
Act, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA),
and similar applicable Laws in any foreign jurisdiction in which
Seller does business. Seller has not notified, either voluntarily
or as required by Applicable Law, any affected individual, any
Governmental Authority, or the media of any breach of personal
identifiable information. Seller has not suffered any unauthorized
acquisition, access, use or disclosure of any personal information
that, individually or in the aggregate, materially compromises the
security or privacy of such personal information.
(l) Neither
Seller nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, any of its officers,
employees or agents has been convicted of any crime or engaged in
any conduct for which such Person could be excluded from
participating in the federal health care programs under
Section 1128 of the Social Security Act.
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3.11. Inventory.
Schedule 2.2(a)(v) sets
forth the Inventory as of September 30, 2019 (within five (5) days
after the Closing Date, such schedule to be updated by Seller and
delivered to Buyer to set forth the Inventory as of the Closing
Date). As of the date hereof, the Inventory is (a) free from any
material defect or deficiency, (b) is in good and usable condition
for its use in the Business and (c) meets in all material respects
all of the applicable requirements and specifications.
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3.12. Relationships
with Suppliers. Since the
Measurement Date, no supplier of a Product or any Person materially
involved in the Exploitation of a Product has canceled or otherwise
terminated, or provided written notice to Seller of its intent, or
to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened in writing, to terminate
its relationship with Seller with respect to a Product, or, since
the Measurement Date, decreased or limited by more than five
percent (5%), or provided written notice to Seller of its intent,
or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened in writing, to so
decrease or limit its sales to Seller.
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3.13. Brokers
and Other Advisors. No broker,
investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to
any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or
other similar fee or commission for which Buyer could become
responsible in connection with the Contemplated Transactions based
upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Seller.
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Section
3.14. Insurance.
Seller and its Subsidiaries maintain such policies of insurance
relating to the Purchased Assets and the Business as are reasonably
sufficient for material compliance by Seller and its Subsidiaries
with (i) all requirements of applicable Laws and (ii) all Assumed
Contracts, and Seller and its Subsidiaries have complied in all
material respects with the provisions of each such policy under
which it is an insured party. Neither Seller nor any of its
Subsidiaries have been refused any insurance with respect to any
Purchased Asset or the Business, nor has Seller’s or and its
Subsidiaries’ coverage been limited by any insurance carrier
to which it has applied for insurance or with which it has carried
insurance. To Seller’s Knowledge, there are no existing
claims under any insurance policy relating to the Purchased Assets
or the Business. No written notice of cancellation or termination
has been received by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries with respect
to any insurance policy relating to the Purchased Assets or the
Business.
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3.15. Adequate
Consideration; Solvency. Seller is (a)
able to pay its debts as they become due and (b) solvent and will
be solvent immediately following the Closing. As of the date of
this Agreement, Seller is not engaged or intending to be engaged in
business or a transaction for which its remaining assets and
capital are or will be insufficient. As of the date of this
Agreement, Seller does not intend to incur Liabilities that would
be beyond its ability to pay as such Liabilities matured. Seller
has not entered into this Agreement for the purpose of hindering,
delaying or defrauding its creditors.
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3.16. Related
Party Transactions. Schedule 3.16 describes
any transaction between Seller, on the one hand, and any current or
former partner, director, officer, employee, manager, member or
stockholder (who holds at least five percent (5%) of Seller’s
outstanding capital stock) of Seller, on the other hand, in each
case, related to the Purchased Assets or the Business. No current
or former partner, director, officer, employee, manager, member or
stockholder (who holds at least five percent (5%) of Seller’s
outstanding capital stock) of Seller has any ownership interest in
the Purchased Assets, or, to Seller’s Knowledge, any Person
that is a supplier of any Product (directly or indirectly) or
actively engaged in the business of Exploiting a Competing Product
(in each case, other than equity positions in companies that such
Person does not Control).
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3.17. Employment
Law Matters. Seller: (i) is in
compliance with all applicable Law and agreements regarding hiring,
employment, termination of employment, plant closing and mass
layoff, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and
reasonable accommodation, leaves of absence, terms and conditions
of employment, wages and hours of work, employee classification,
employee health and safety, use of genetic information, leasing and
supply of temporary and contingent staff, engagement of independent
contractors, including proper classification of same, payroll
taxes, and immigration and work authorization with respect to
Seller employees, and contingent workers; and (ii) is in compliance
with all applicable Law relating to the relations between it and
any labor organization, trade union, work council, or other body
representing Seller employees, except, in the case of clauses (i)
and (ii) immediately above, where the failure to be in compliance
with the foregoing would not reasonably be expected to be material
to the operation of the Business.
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(a) Neither
Seller, nor any of its Affiliates, any of its respective directors,
officers, or, to Seller’s Knowledge, any managers, employees,
or any of its other Representatives, in any way relating to the
Purchased Assets or the Business: (i) has taken any action in
material violation of any applicable anticorruption Law, including
the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) (15 U.S.C. §
78 dd-1 et seq.); or (ii) has corruptly, offered, paid, given,
promised to pay or give, or authorized the payment or gift of
anything of value, directly or indirectly, to any “Public
Official”, as defined in this Section 3.18, for purposes of
(A) influencing any act or decision of any Public Official in
his official capacity; (B) inducing such Public Official to do or
omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty; (C) securing
any improper advantage; or (D) inducing such Public Official to use
his or her influence with a Governmental Authority, or commercial
enterprise owned or controlled by any Governmental Authority
(including state-owned or controlled veterinary or medical
facilities), in order to assist Seller or any Affiliates of Seller,
related in any way to the Purchased Assets or the Business, in
obtaining or retaining business.
(b) Seller’s
officers, directors, employees or agents acting on behalf of Seller
are not themselves Public Officials.
(c) For
purposes of this Section
3.18, “Public
Official” means: (i) any officer, employee or
representative of any regional, Federal, state, provincial, county
or municipal government or government department, agency, or other
division; (ii) any officer, employee or representative of any
commercial enterprise that is owned or controlled by a government,
including any state-owned or controlled veterinary or medical
facility; (iii) any officer, employee or representative of any
public international organization, such as the African Union, the
International Monetary Fund, the United Nations or the World Bank;
(iv) any person acting in an official capacity for any government
or Governmental Authority, enterprise, or organization identified
above; and (v) any official of a political party or candidate for
political office.
(d) There
are no pending proceedings against Seller, its Affiliates, any of
its directors, officers, managers or employees, or, to
Seller’s Knowledge, any of its other Representatives, with
respect to the violation of any applicable anticorruption Law,
including the FCPA, relating to the Purchased Assets or the
Business.
(e) Seller
and its Affiliates have not been subject to an anticorruption
compliance policy with respect to the Purchased Assets and the
Business reasonably appropriate to ensure compliance with
applicable anticorruption Laws, including the FCPA.
Section
3.19.
Environmental Law
Matters. Except for such
matters as are not related to nor impact the Business or the
Purchased Assets and would not reasonably be expected, individually
or in the aggregate, to be material to the operation of the
Business:
(a) Seller
and its Subsidiaries are, and have been, in compliance in all
material respects with all Environmental Laws, which material
compliance includes the possession, maintenance of, compliance
with, or application for, all material Permits required under
applicable Environmental Laws for the operation Business as
currently conducted.
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(b) Neither
the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has disposed of, released,
or discharged any Hazardous Substances on, at, under, in, or from
any real property currently or, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
formerly owned, leased, or operated by it or any of its
Subsidiaries or at any other location that is currently subject to
any investigation, remediation, or monitoring under any applicable
Environmental Laws.
(c) Neither
Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has: (i) produced, processed,
manufactured, generated, transported, treated, handled, used, or
stored any Hazardous Substances, except in compliance in all
material respects with Environmental Laws; or (ii) exposed any
employee or any third party to any Hazardous Substances under
circumstances reasonably expected to give rise to any material
Liability or obligation under any Environmental Law.
(d) Neither
the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice
of, and there is no Legal Action pending, or to the Knowledge of
the Seller, threatened against the Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries, alleging any Liability or responsibility under or
non-compliance with any Environmental Law or seeking to impose any
financial responsibility for any investigation, cleanup, removal,
containment, or any other remediation or compliance under any
Environmental Law. Neither the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries
is subject to any Order, settlement agreement, or other written
agreement by or with any Governmental Authority or third party
imposing any material Liability or obligation with respect to any
of the foregoing.
(e)
Neither
the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has expressly assumed or
retained any Liabilities under any applicable Environmental Laws of
any other Person, including in any acquisition or divestiture of
any property or business.
(f) The
representations and warranties in Section 3.19(a) through
Section 3.19(e) above
constitute Seller and its Subsidiaries’ sole representations
and warranties with respect to the compliance of the properties of
the Seller and the Business with Environmental Laws, Permits
required under applicable Environmental Laws, or the presence of
Hazardous Substances.
(a) With
respect to the Stock Consideration Shares to be offered and sold
hereunder the Seller represents and warrants that the Seller is not
subject to any Disqualification Event, except for Disqualification
Events covered by Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) under the
Act and disclosed in writing in reasonable detail to the
Buyer.
(b) Without
lessening or obviating the representations and warranties of the
Buyer set forth in Article IV, the Seller hereby: (A) acknowledges
that the Seller has received all the information the Seller has
requested from the Buyer and the Seller considers necessary or
appropriate for deciding whether to acquire the Stock Consideration
Shares and (B) represents that the Seller has had an opportunity to
ask questions and receive answers from the Buyer regarding the
terms and conditions of the issuance of the Stock Consideration
Shares and to obtain any additional information necessary to verify
the accuracy of the information given the Seller.
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(c) Seller
agrees not to make any disposition of all or any portion of the
Stock Consideration Shares unless and until (i) there is then in
effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering
such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in
accordance with such registration statement; (ii) the disposition
is otherwise permitted under the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities laws.
Section
3.21. No
Other Representations and Warranties. (A) EXCEPT FOR
THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE III (INCLUDING THE
RELATED PORTIONS OF THE DISCLOSURE LETTER), NEITHER SELLER NOR ANY
OTHER PERSON HAS MADE OR MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY,
WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AT COMMON LAW OR
OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO SELLER, THE PURCHASED ASSETS, THE
BUSINESS OR THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS; AND (B) NEITHER SELLER
NOR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS MADE OR MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR
WARRANTY, WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AT COMMON
LAW OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR MATERIALITY
OF ANY INFORMATION, DATA OR OTHER MATERIALS (WRITTEN OR ORAL)
HERETOFORE FURNISHED TO BUYER AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES BY OR ON
BEHALF OF SELLER AND ANY INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS OR MATERIAL MADE
AVAILABLE TO BUYER IN THE DATA ROOM, MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS OR IN
ANY OTHER FORM IN EXPECTATION OF THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS,
OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF CLAUSE (B), TO THE EXTENT ANY SUCH
INFORMATION, DATA OR MATERIAL IS ITSELF THE SUBJECT OF A
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE III (INCLUDING THE
RELATED PORTION OF THE DISCLOSURE LETTER). SELLER ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT NONE OF BUYER OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS MADE OR MAKES ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AT COMMON LAW OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO BUYER EXCEPT
AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE
IV.
ARTICLE IV.
Except:
(a) as disclosed in the Aytu SEC Documents prior to the date hereof
and that is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure to
be applicable to the representation and warranty set forth herein
(other than any disclosures contained or referenced therein under
the captions "Risk Factors," "Forward-Looking Statements,"
"Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," and
any other disclosures contained or referenced therein of
information, factors, or risks that are predictive, cautionary, or
forward-looking in nature); or (b) as set forth in the
correspondingly numbered Section of the Aytu Disclosure Letter that
relates to such Section or in another Section of the Aytu
Disclosure Letter to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on
the face of such disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to
such Section; Aytu hereby represents and warrants to Seller as
follows.
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Section
4.1. Organization;
Standing and Power; Charter Documents;
Subsidiaries. Buyer is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated and
has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease, and
operate its assets and to carry on its business as presently
conducted except where the failure to be in good standing or have
such power or authority, individually or in the aggregate, has not
been and would not reasonably be expected to be material and
adverse to Buyer, taken as a whole. Buyer is duly qualified or
licensed to do business and is in good standing (in jurisdictions
that recognize the concept of good standing) in each jurisdiction
in which the character of the assets and properties owned, leased,
or operated by it or the nature of its business or the ownership,
leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification or
licensing necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the
failure to be so qualified or licensed or to be in good standing
individually or in the aggregate has not been and would not
reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to Buyer. The
copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Buyer as
most recently filed with the Aytu SEC Documents are true, correct,
and complete copies of such documents as in effect as of the date
of this Agreement. Buyer is not in violation of any of the
provisions of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws. All of
the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or
voting interests in, each Subsidiary of Buyer have been validly
issued and are owned by Buyer, directly or indirectly, free of
pre-emptive rights, are fully paid and non-assessable, and are free
and clear of all Liens, including any restriction on the right to
vote, sell, or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other
equity or voting interests, except for any Liens: (a) imposed by
applicable securities Laws; or (b) arising pursuant to the
organization, constituent or governing documents and/or instruments
of any non-wholly-owned Subsidiary of Buyer. Except for the capital
stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, its Subsidiaries,
Buyer does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of,
or other equity or voting interests in, any Person.
(a) Buyer
has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Related Documents, to perform its
obligations thereunder, and to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Related Documents by Buyer and the consummation by Buyer of the
Contemplated Transactions have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer and no other
corporate proceedings on the part of Buyer are necessary to
authorize this Agreement, the Related Documents or to consummate
the Contemplated Transactions. Each of this Agreement and the
Related Documents has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Seller,
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer,
enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar Laws
affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of
equitable remedies.
(b) The
execution, performance, and delivery of this Agreement and the
Related Documents by Buyer do not, and the consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions and compliance by Buyer with the
provisions of this Agreement and the Related Documents will not,
conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or default
under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give
rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation or
acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under,
or result in the creation of any Lien in or upon any of the
properties or other assets of Buyer under (i) the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of Buyer, (ii) any Contract to which Buyer
is a party or any of its respective properties or other assets is
subject or (iii) any (A) statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or
other Law applicable to Buyer or its properties or other assets or
(B) Order applicable to Buyer or its properties or other assets,
except in the cases of clauses (ii) and (iii), where the conflict,
violation, breach, default, termination, cancellation, acceleration
or creation of a Lien, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impede or materially
delay the consummation by Buyer of the Contemplated Transactions
(including the payments required to be made pursuant to Article
II).
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(c) No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, action by or in
respect of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any
Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to Buyer in
connection with the execution, performance and delivery of this
Agreement or any Related Document by Buyer or the consummation by
Buyer of the Contemplated Transactions.
(d) The
Board of Directors of Buyer, by resolutions duly adopted by a
unanimous vote of disinterested directors at a meeting of all
directors of Buyer duly called and held and, not subsequently
rescinded or modified in any way, has (i) approved and declared
advisable this Agreement, including the execution, delivery, and
performance thereof, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein and (ii) resolved to recommend that
Buyer’s stockholders vote in favor of approval of the Buyer
Stockholder Proposal.
(a) Buyer
has immediately available funds sufficient to consummate the
Contemplated Transactions on the terms contemplated by this
Agreement including the payment of all fees, expenses and
obligations payable by Buyer in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions.
(b) Immediately
after giving effect to the Contemplated Transactions, Buyer fully
expects to be solvent and shall: (i) be able to pay its debts as
they become due and (ii) have adequate capital to carry on its
business.
Section
4.4. Litigation.
There is no Action pending or, Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened
before any Governmental Authority, and there is no claim,
investigation or administrative action of any Governmental
Authority pending or, to Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened, that
if successful, would reasonably be expected to result in
restraining, enjoining or otherwise preventing the completion by
Buyer of the Contemplated Transactions. There is no outstanding
Order of any Governmental Authority against Buyer that would
reasonably be expected to result in restraining, enjoining or
otherwise preventing the completion by Buyer of the Contemplated
Transactions. To Buyer’s Knowledge, there are no SEC
inquiries or investigations, other governmental inquiries or
investigations, or internal investigations pending or, to
Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened, in each case regarding any
accounting practices of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or any
malfeasance by any officer or director of Buyer.
Section
4.5. Brokers
and Other Advisors. No broker,
investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to
any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or
other similar fee or commission for which Seller could become
responsible in connection with the Contemplated Transactions based
upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer.
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(a) Capital
Stock. The authorized capital stock of Buyer consists of:
(i) 100,000,000 shares of AYTU Common Stock; and (ii) 50,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of AYTU
Preferred Stock. As of the date of this Agreement: (A) 17,981,904
shares of AYTU Common Stock were issued and outstanding (not
including shares held in treasury); (B) no shares of AYTU Common
Stock were issued and held by Buyer in its treasury; and (C)
3,151,148 shares of AYTU Preferred Stock were issued and
outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
Buyer are, and all shares of capital stock of Buyer which may be
issued as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, including
the shares of AYTU Common Stock and AYTU Preferred Stock
constituting the Stock Consideration Shares, will be, when issued,
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable,
and not subject to any pre-emptive rights. No Subsidiary of Buyer
owns any shares of AYTU Common Stock.
(b) Stock
Awards. As of the date of this Agreement, an aggregate of
3,000,000 shares of AYTU Common Stock were reserved for issuance
pursuant to Aytu Equity Awards under the Aytu Stock Plans. As of
the date of this Agreement, 1,607 shares of AYTU Common Stock were
reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding Aytu Stock Options
and 2,347,754 shares of Aytu Restricted Shares were issued and
outstanding. All shares of AYTU Common Stock subject to issuance
under the Aytu Stock Plans, including the Aytu Equity Awards
constituting the Stock Consideration Shares to be issued pursuant
to Section
2.1(b)(ii), upon issuance in accordance with the terms and
conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are
issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and
non-assessable. Other than the Aytu Equity Awards, as of the date
hereof, there are no outstanding (i) securities of Buyer or any of
its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for Aytu Voting
Debt or shares of capital stock of Buyer, (ii) options, warrants,
or other agreements or commitments to acquire from Buyer or any of
its Subsidiaries, or obligations of Buyer or any of its
Subsidiaries to issue, any Aytu Voting Debt or shares of capital
stock of (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of capital stock of) Buyer, or (iii) restricted shares, restricted
stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, profit
participation rights, contingent value rights,
“phantom” stock, or similar securities or rights that
are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or
indirectly, on the value or price of, any shares of capital stock
of Buyer, in each case that have been issued by Buyer or its
Subsidiaries (the items in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), together
with the capital stock of Buyer, being referred to collectively as
“Aytu
Securities”). All outstanding shares of AYTU Common
Stock, all outstanding Aytu Equity Awards, and all outstanding
shares of capital stock, voting securities, or other ownership
interests in any Subsidiary of Buyer, have been issued or granted,
as applicable, in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable securities Laws. As of the date hereof, there are no
outstanding Contracts requiring Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries to
repurchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire any Aytu Securities or
Aytu Subsidiary Securities. Neither Buyer nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any voting agreement with respect to any
Aytu Securities or Aytu Subsidiary Securities.
(c) Voting
Debt. No bonds, debentures, notes, or other indebtedness
issued by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries: (i) having the right to
vote on any matters on which stockholders or equityholders of Buyer
or any of its Subsidiaries may vote (or which is convertible into,
or exchangeable for, securities having such right); or (ii) the
value of which is directly based upon or derived from the capital
stock, voting securities, or other ownership interests of Buyer or
any of its Subsidiaries, are issued or outstanding (collectively,
“Aytu Voting
Debt”).
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(d) Aytu
Subsidiary Securities. As of the date hereof, there are no
outstanding: (i) securities of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries
convertible into or exchangeable for Aytu Voting Debt, capital
stock, voting securities, or other ownership interests in any
Subsidiary of Buyer; (ii) options, warrants, or other agreements or
commitments to acquire from Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, or
obligations of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any Aytu
Voting Debt, capital stock, voting securities, or other ownership
interests in (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
capital stock, voting securities, or other ownership interests in)
any Subsidiary of Buyer; or (iii) restricted shares, restricted
stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, profit
participation rights, contingent value rights,
“phantom” stock, or similar securities or rights that
are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or
indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or voting
securities of, or other ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of
Buyer, in each case that have been issued by a Subsidiary of Buyer
(the items in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), together with the
capital stock, voting securities, or other ownership interests of
such Subsidiaries, being referred to collectively as
“Aytu Subsidiary
Securities”).
(a) SEC
Filings. Buyer has timely filed with or furnished to, as
applicable, the SEC all registration statements, prospectuses,
reports, schedules, forms, statements, and other documents
(including exhibits and all other information incorporated by
reference) required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC
since January 1, 2018 (the “Aytu SEC Documents”).
True, correct, and complete copies of all the Aytu SEC Documents
are publicly available on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis,
and Retrieval database of the SEC. As of their respective filing
dates or, if amended or superseded by a subsequent filing prior to
the date hereof, as of the date of the last such amendment or
superseding filing (and, in the case of registration statements and
proxy statements, on the dates of effectiveness and the dates of
the relevant meetings, respectively), each of the Aytu SEC
Documents complied as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act,
and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations
of the SEC thereunder applicable to such Aytu SEC Documents. None
of the Aytu SEC Documents, including any financial statements,
schedules, or exhibits included or incorporated by reference
therein at the time they were filed (or, if amended or superseded
by a subsequent filing prior to the date hereof, as of the date of
the last such amendment or superseding filing), contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. None of the Aytu SEC Documents is
the subject of ongoing SEC review or outstanding SEC investigation
and there are no outstanding or unresolved comments received from
the SEC with respect to any of the Aytu SEC Documents. None of
Buyer’s Subsidiaries is required to file or furnish any
forms, reports, or other documents with the SEC.
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(b) Financial
Statements. Each of the consolidated financial statements
(including, in each case, any notes and schedules thereto)
contained in or incorporated by reference into the Aytu SEC
Documents: (i) complied as to form in all material respects with
the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto
as of their respective dates; (ii) was prepared in accordance with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved
(except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and, in the case
of unaudited interim financial statements, as may be permitted by
the SEC for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q); and (iii) fairly
presented in all material respects the consolidated financial
position and the results of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows of Buyer and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective dates of and for the
periods referred to in such financial statements, subject, in the
case of unaudited interim financial statements, to normal and
year-end audit adjustments as permitted by GAAP and the applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC (but only if the effect of such
adjustments would not, individually or in the aggregate, be
material).
(c) Undisclosed
Liabilities. The audited balance sheet of Buyer dated as of
June 30, 2019 contained in the Aytu SEC Documents filed prior to
the date hereof is hereinafter referred to as the
“Aytu Balance
Sheet.” Neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries has
any Liabilities other than Liabilities that: (i) are reflected or
reserved against in the Aytu Balance Sheet (including in the notes
thereto); (ii) were incurred since the date of the Aytu Balance
Sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice; (iii) are incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; or (iv) would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Aytu
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Nasdaq
Compliance. Buyer is in compliance with all of the
applicable listing and corporate governance rules of Nasdaq, except
for any non-compliance that would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, an Aytu Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
4.8. Controlled
Substances. As to each Buyer
product or product candidate subject to the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et. seq.) or similar state Laws regulating
opiates and other controlled substances, each such Buyer product or
product candidate has, to Buyer’s Knowledge, been and is
being manufactured, tested, distributed, marketed, sold and stored
in material compliance with all applicable requirements under the
Controlled Substances Act or similar state Laws regulating
controlled substances. Buyer has not received any written notice or
other written communication from the Drug Enforcement Agency,
Department of Justice, or any other applicable Governmental
Authority regarding any Buyer product candidate subject to the
Controlled Substances Act or similar state Laws regulating
controlled substances.
Section
4.9. Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Since the date of
the Aytu Balance Sheet, except in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and the Innovus Merger Agreement, the business
of Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and there
has not been or occurred any Aytu Material Adverse Effect or any
event, condition, change, or effect that could reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Aytu
Material Adverse Effect.
Section
4.10. Regulatory
Permits. Buyer and its
Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits
issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign
regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective
businesses as described in the Aytu SEC Documents, except where the
failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to
result in an Aytu Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and
neither Buyer nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of
proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any
Material Permit.
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Section
4.11. Intellectual
Property. Buyer and its
Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks,
trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and
other intellectual property rights and similar rights as described
in the Aytu SEC Documents as necessary or required for use in
connection with their respective businesses and which the failure
to so have could have an Aytu Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the “Aytu Intellectual Property
Rights”). Neither Buyer nor any Subsidiary has
received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included within the Aytu SEC Documents, a written notice of a claim
or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property
Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as
could not have or reasonably be expected to not have an Aytu
Material Adverse Effect. To the actual knowledge of Buyer’s
officers, after due inquiry, all such Aytu Intellectual Property
Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by
another Person of any of the Aytu Intellectual Property Rights.
Buyer and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures
to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their
intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an
Aytu Material Adverse Effect.
Section
4.12. Compliance.
Neither Buyer nor any Subsidiary: (a) is in default under or in
violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived
that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a
default by Buyer or any Subsidiary under), nor has Buyer or any
Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under
or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a
party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or
not such default or violation has been waived), (b) is in violation
of any judgment, decree, or order of any court, arbitrator or other
Governmental Authority or (c) is or has been in violation of any
statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any Governmental
Authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state
and local Laws relating to Taxes, environmental protection,
occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and
employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have
or reasonably be expected to result in an Aytu Material Adverse
Effect
Section
4.13. Environmental
Laws. Buyer and its
Subsidiaries (a) are in compliance with all Environmental Laws; (b)
have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of
them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their
respective businesses; and (c) are in compliance with all terms and
conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each
clause (a), (b) and (c), the failure to so comply could be
reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an
Aytu Material Adverse Effect.
Section
4.14. Insurance.
Buyer and its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such
amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which
Buyer and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither Buyer nor any
Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to
renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may
be necessary to continue its business without a significant
increase in cost.
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Section
4.15. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx;
Internal Accounting Controls. Buyer and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable
requirements of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 that are effective
as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and
regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as
of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. Buyer and its
Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (a) transactions
are executed in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorizations, (b) transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (c) access to assets is
permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization, and (d) the recorded accountability for
assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals
and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
Buyer and its Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for Buyer and its Subsidiaries and designed such
disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by Buyer in the reports it files or
submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s
rules and forms. Buyer’s certifying officers have evaluated
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of
Buyer and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by
the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act
(such date, the “Evaluation Date”). Buyer
presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the
Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation
Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over
financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act)
of the Buyer and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or
is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control
over financial reporting of Buyer or its Subsidiaries.
Section
4.16. Listing
and Maintenance Requirements. The AYTU Common
Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Exchange Act, and Buyer has taken no action designed to terminate
the registration of the AYTU Common Stock under the Exchange Act
nor has Buyer received any notification that the SEC is
contemplating terminating such registration. Buyer has not, in the
twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received notice from
any Trading Market on which the AYTU Common Stock is or has been
listed or quoted to the effect that Buyer is not in compliance with
the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market.
Buyer is in compliance with all such listing and maintenance
requirements. The AYTU Common Stock is currently eligible for
electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another
established clearing corporation and Buyer is current in payment of
the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established
clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic
transfer.
Section
4.17. Application
of Takeover Protections. Buyer and the
Board of Directors of Buyer have taken all necessary action, if
any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition,
business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under
a rights agreement) or other similar antitakeover provision under
Buyer’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter
documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or
could become applicable to Seller as a result of Seller and Buyer
fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the
this Agreement and the Related Documents, including without
limitation as a result of Buyer’s issuance of the Stock
Consideration Shares and Seller’s ownership of the Stock
Consideration Shares.
Section
4.18. No
General Solicitation. Neither Buyer nor
any Person acting on behalf of Buyer has offered or sold any of the
Stock Consideration Shares by any form of general solicitation or
general advertising. Assuming the accuracy of Seller’s
representations and warranties under this Agreement, Buyer has
offered the Stock Consideration Shares for sale only to
Seller.
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Section
4.19. Foreign
Corrupt Practices. Neither Buyer nor
any Subsidiary, to the actual knowledge of Buyer’s officers,
after due inquiry, any agent or other person acting on behalf of
Buyer or any Subsidiary, has: (a) directly or indirectly, used any
funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other
unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political
activity, (b) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic
political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (c) failed to
disclose fully any contribution made by Buyer or any Subsidiary (or
made by any person acting on its behalf of which Buyer is aware)
which is in violation of law or (d) violated in any material
respect any provision of the FCPA.
Section
4.20. FDA.
As to each product subject to the jurisdiction of the FDA under the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the
regulations thereunder (“FDCA”) that is
manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold, and/or
marketed by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries (each such product, a
“Pharmaceutical
Product”), such Pharmaceutical Product is being
manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold and/or
marketed by Buyer in compliance with all applicable requirements
under FDCA and similar laws, rules and regulations relating to
registration, investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure,
or application approval, good manufacturing practices, good
laboratory practices, good clinical practices, product listing,
quotas, labeling, advertising, record keeping and filing of
reports, except where the failure to be in compliance would not
have an Aytu Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending,
completed or, to the actual knowledge of Buyer’s officers,
after due inquiry, threatened, action (including any lawsuit,
arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding,
charge, complaint, or investigation) against Buyer or any of its
Subsidiaries, and none of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notice, warning letter or other communication from the
FDA or any other governmental entity, which (a) contests the
premarket clearance, licensure, registration, or approval of, the
uses of, the distribution of, the manufacturing or packaging of,
the testing of, the sale of, or the labeling and promotion of any
Pharmaceutical Product, (b) withdraws its approval of, requests the
recall, suspension, or seizure of, or withdraws or orders the
withdrawal of advertising or sales promotional materials relating
to, any Pharmaceutical Product, (c) imposes a clinical hold on any
clinical investigation by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, (d)
enjoins production at any facility of Buyer or any of its
Subsidiaries, (e) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree
of permanent injunction with Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, or
(f) otherwise alleges any violation of any laws, rules or
regulations by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, and which, either
individually or in the aggregate, would have an Aytu Material
Adverse Effect. The properties, business and operations of Buyer
have been and are being conducted in all material respects in
accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the
FDA. Buyer has not been informed by the FDA that the FDA will
prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use in the United States
of any product proposed to be developed, produced or marketed by
Buyer nor has the FDA expressed any concern as to approving or
clearing for marketing any product being developed or proposed to
be developed by Buyer.
Section
4.21. No
Disqualification Events. With respect to
the Stock Consideration Shares to be issued hereunder in reliance
on Rule 506 under the Securities Act, none of Buyer, any of its
predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive
officer, other officer of Buyer, any beneficial owner of 20% or
more of Buyer’s outstanding voting equity securities,
calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that
term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected
with Buyer in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an
“Issuer Covered
Person” and, together, “Issuer Covered Persons”)
is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications
described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act
(a “Disqualification
Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered
by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). Buyer has exercised reasonable care to
determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a
Disqualification Event. Buyer has complied, to the extent
applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and
has furnished to Seller a copy of any disclosures provided
thereunder.
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Section
4.22. Private
Placement. Assuming the
accuracy of the Seller’s representations and warranties set
forth in Article
III, no registration under the Securities Act is required
for the offer and sale of the Stock Consideration Shares by Buyer
to Seller as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the
Stock Consideration Shares hereunder does not contravene the rules
and regulations of the Trading Market.
Section
4.23. Independent
Investigation. Buyer has conducted its own
independent investigation, review and analysis of the Purchased
Assets and the Business and acknowledges that it has been provided
access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and
records, and other documents and data of Seller for such purpose.
Buyer acknowledges and represents that in making its decision to
enter into this Agreement and consummate the Contemplated
Transactions, Buyer has relied solely on its own investigation and
the express representations and warranties of Seller set forth in
this Agreement (including the Schedules to the Disclosure Letter)
and Buyer is not relying on any representation or warranty, written
or oral, statutory, express or implied, with respect to Seller, the
Purchased Assets, the Business or the Contemplated Transactions not
expressly set forth in Article III (including any
information, data or other materials (written or oral) heretofore
furnished to Buyer and its Representatives by or on behalf of
Seller and any information, documents or material made available to
Buyer in the Data Room, management presentations or in any other
form in expectation of the Contemplated Transactions, other than to
the extent any such information, data or material is itself the
subject of a representation or warranty contained in Article III).
Section
4.24. No
Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the
representations and warranties contained in this ARTICLE IV (including the
related portions of the Aytu Disclosure Letter), neither Buyer nor
any other Person has made or makes any other express or implied
representation or warranty, either written or oral, on behalf of
Buyer.
ARTICLE V.
(a) Confidentiality.
(i) Each
of Buyer and Seller acknowledges that the information provided to
them in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions is subject to the terms of the
Confidentiality Agreement. Effective upon, and only upon, the
Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate with respect
to information included in or related to the Business or the
Purchased Assets, but the Confidentiality Agreement will continue
in full force and effect in respect of all other Proprietary
Information (as defined in the Confidentiality
Agreement).
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(ii) Seller
recognizes that it possesses information of a confidential, secret,
or other non-public nature in both written and unwritten form,
which has unique commercial value as related to the Business, the
Products, or the Purchased Assets (hereinafter referred to as
“Confidential
Information”). For purposes of this Agreement, the
foregoing “Confidential Information” (A) shall include
each of the following, to the extent constituting a Purchased
Asset: (1) any pre-clinical, clinical, development, prescription,
or sales and marketing data for any Product; (2) trade secrets,
processes, methods, data, know-how, prototypes, improvements,
inventions, techniques, product plans, strategies and forecasts,
including any development plans for the use of any Product; (3)
forms, contracts or promotional materials created for or used in
relation to any Product; (4) any non-public correspondence,
memoranda or files to the extent related to any Product; and (5)
any information, knowledge and data solely related to the Business
or any Product and (B) shall not include any information that (1)
is or becomes generally available to and known by the general
public (other than as a result of a disclosure through the actions
of Seller or any of its Representatives in violation of this
Section 5.1 or any
other obligation of confidentiality owed to Buyer or any of its
Affiliates), (2) is independently developed by Seller after the
Closing without reference to the Confidential Information or any
Purchased Assets or (3) any information, forms, contracts or
other items to the extent they relate to the Excluded Assets.
Information that is not novel or copyrighted may nonetheless be
Confidential Information.
(iii) Seller
agrees that, following the Closing, all Confidential Information
shall be the sole property of Buyer and its assigns.
(iv) For
a period of two years after the Closing, Seller will, and will
cause its Affiliates and Representatives to, keep in strict
confidence all Confidential Information and will not use or
disclose any Confidential Information or anything relating to it,
in whole or in part, nor permit others to use or disclose it in any
way, without the prior written consent of Buyer. Seller further
agrees to inform Buyer as promptly as practicable in writing in the
event of any breach of this obligation of confidentiality that
becomes known to Seller. Expiration of such confidentiality period
will not be construed as granting (by implication or otherwise) to
Seller any license or other rights under any Business Intellectual
Property.
(v) Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller is
permitted to disclose the Confidential Information pursuant to a
court order or other requirement of a judicial, administrative or
governmental proceeding, or otherwise to the extent required for
Seller to comply with applicable Law, provided that, in each
instance, Seller (A) notifies Buyer of the court order or other
requirement promptly after Seller becomes aware of the court order
or other requirement (unless such notification would be unlawful);
(B) cooperates with Buyer in seeking a protective order or similar
relief to protect the confidentiality of the information to be
disclosed (in each case at the expense of Buyer); and (C) limits
the disclosure to what is requested by the court order or other
requirement.
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(i) for
a period of three years commencing upon the Closing Date (the
“Restricted
Period”), neither Seller nor any Affiliate thereof
(now existing or hereafter incorporated, formed or otherwise
organized) shall, alone or in conjunction with any Third Party,
directly or indirectly, in North America, conduct human clinical
studies with respect to, seek Regulatory Authorization for,
manufacture, commercialize, or market any product that is the same
as, substantially similar to, or competitive with any Competing
Product. For purposes of the foregoing, “Competing
Product” means:
(A) with
respect to Aciphex® Sprinkle, a product for use in connection
with the treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in
pediatric patients;
(B) with
respect to Cefaclor, a broad spectrum antibiotic for use in
connection with the treatment of urinary tract infections, strep
throat, otitis media or other indicated uses;
(C) with
respect to Flexichamber®, a chamber device for use in inhalers
in connection with the treatment of asthma and intended to reduce
the size of the medication particles to improve medication
distribution;
(D) with
respect to Karbinal® ER, a product for use in connection with
the treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis and
vasomotor rhinitis; and
(E) with
respect to Poly-Vi-Xxxx® and Tri-Vi-Xxxx™, a nutritional
supplement for use in connection with the treatment or prevention
of tooth decay in infants and children;
(ii) expiration
of the Restricted Period will not be construed as granting (by
implication or otherwise) to Seller any license or other rights
under any Business Intellectual Property.
(c) The
Parties agree that in the event that Seller is acquired by or
merges with a Third Party that is engaged in human clinical studies
with respect to, or the manufacture or commercialization of, a
Competing Product, then Seller shall not be deemed to be in breach
of Section 5.1(b)
with respect to any such Competing Product, and the terms of
Section 5.1(b) will
not apply in any way to limit or restrict such Third Party or its
Affiliates (other than Seller and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries).
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(c) Acknowledgments,
Interpretation and Validity.
(i) Seller
agrees and acknowledges that the covenants in this Section 5.1 are reasonable
and valid in all respects (including with respect to the subject
matter, the Restricted Period and geographical area) and are
necessary to protect the interests of Buyer in the Products, the
other Purchased Assets and the Confidential Information, and such
covenants represent only a limited restraint. Further, Seller
acknowledges that, without the restrictions contained in this
Section 5.1, the
benefits of the Contemplated Transactions could be devalued, lost
or circumvented, particularly in light of the nature and ongoing
development of the Products, and that Buyer would not have entered
into this Agreement without the restrictions contained in this
Section
5.1.
(ii) Seller
acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Section 5.1 are necessary
and reasonable to protect Buyer in the conduct of its business and
are a material inducement to Buyer’s execution and delivery
of this Agreement and its willingness to enter into the
Contemplated Transactions.
(iii) It
is the desire and intent of the Parties that this Section 5.1 will be enforced to
the fullest extent permissible under the Laws applied in each
jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If any restriction set
forth in this Section
5.1 is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
unenforceable for any reason (e.g., because it extends for too long a
period of time, over too great a range of activities or in too
broad a geographic area), this Section 5.1 shall be
interpreted to extend over the maximum period of time, range of
activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable.
The agreements contained in this Section 5.1 shall each
constitute a separate agreement independently supported by good and
adequate consideration. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties
hereby acknowledge that Seller will benefit substantially from the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and that the
consideration that Seller will receive upon such consummation is
adequate to support Seller’s agreement to be bound by the
covenants set forth herein.
(d) Remedies.
In accordance with Section
7.8(c), Buyer will be entitled to injunctive or other
equitable relief to enforce the provisions hereof, in addition to
such other remedies to which Buyer may be entitled, including the
recovery of money damages.
(e) Extensions
of Limitations. If Seller or any of its subsidiaries
violated any term or provision of this Section 5.1, the duration
set forth in this Section 5.1 shall automatically be extended as
against Seller and its subsidiaries for a period equal to the
periods during which Seller or such subsidiary shall have been in
violation of this Section 5.1.
(a) Transfer
Taxes. All recordation, transfer, documentary, excise,
sales, value added, use, stamp, conveyance or other similar Taxes,
duties or governmental charges (including penalties and interest),
and all recording or filing fees or similar costs, imposed or
levied by reason of, in connection with or attributable to this
Agreement, the Related Documents or the Contemplated Transactions
(collectively, “Transfer Taxes”) shall be
the borne and paid equally by Seller and Buyer when due. Seller
shall timely file any Tax Return or other document with respect to
such Transfer Taxes (and Buyer shall cooperate with respect thereto
as necessary).
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(i) All
ad valorem obligations levied with respect to the Purchased Assets
for any Straddle Period (each an “Apportioned Obligation”
and collectively, the “Apportioned Obligations”)
shall be apportioned between Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on
the other, on a per diem basis. Seller shall be liable for the
proportionate amount of such Apportioned Obligations that is
attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period, and Buyer shall be
liable for the proportionate amount of such Apportioned Obligations
that is attributable to the Post-Closing Tax Period.
(ii) All
Taxes levied with respect to the Purchased Assets (other than the
Apportioned Obligations) for any Straddle Period
(“Other
Taxes”) shall be allocated between the Pre-Closing Tax
Period and the Post-Closing Tax Period as follows: (i) in the case
of Taxes other than income Taxes (however denominated), sales and
use Taxes, value added Taxes and withholding Taxes, such Taxes
shall be allocated on a per diem basis, and (ii) in the case of
income Taxes (however denominated), sales and use Taxes, value
added Taxes and withholding Taxes, such Taxes shall be allocated
based on the assumption that the taxable period ended on the day
immediately before the Closing Date. Seller shall be liable for all
Other Taxes allocated to the Purchased Assets for the Pre-Closing
Tax Period, and the Buyer shall be liable for all Other Taxes
allocable to the Post-Closing Tax Period.
(c) Reimbursement.
Apportioned Obligations, Other Taxes and Transfer Taxes shall be
timely paid, and all applicable filings, reports and returns shall
be filed, as provided by applicable Law. The paying Party (if not
specified as the responsible Party therefor) shall be entitled to
reimbursement from the non-paying Party in accordance with
Section 5.2(a) or
Section 5.2(b), as the
case may be. Upon payment of any such Apportioned Obligation, Other
Taxes or Transfer Taxes, the paying Party shall present a statement
to the non-paying Party setting forth the amount of reimbursement
to which the paying Party is entitled under Section 5.2(a) or Section 5.2(b), as the case may
be, together with such supporting evidence as is reasonably
necessary to calculate the amount to be reimbursed. The non-paying
Party shall make such reimbursement promptly but in no event later
than 10 days after the presentation of such statement. For the
avoidance of doubt, reimbursement for Transfer Taxes, Other Taxes
or Apportioned Obligations shall be governed first by this
Section 5.2(c) and,
if unsatisfied, then pursuant to Article VI.
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(d) Tax
Withholding. The Parties agree that all payments under this
Agreement will be made without any deduction or withholding for or
on account of any Taxes or other amounts unless required by
applicable Law. In the event Buyer determines that it is required
under applicable Law to withhold and pay any Tax to the proper
Taxing Authority in respect of any payments made to Seller, the
amount of such Tax shall be deducted by Buyer and paid to the
relevant Taxing Authority, and Buyer shall notify Seller thereof
and shall promptly furnish to Seller all copies of any Tax
certificate or other documentation evidencing such withholding.
Buyer shall not be required to pay any additional amounts to Seller
in respect of any amounts paid to any Taxing Authority pursuant to
the immediately preceding sentence. The Parties agree to reasonably
cooperate with each other, including by completing or filing
documents required under the provisions of any applicable income
Tax treaty or applicable Law, to claim any applicable exemption
from, or reduction of, any such applicable Taxes. To the extent
that any amounts are so deducted or withheld by Buyer from any
payment hereunder to Seller and properly remitted to the applicable
Taxing Authority, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be
treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to
Seller. In the event any such amounts are not or cannot be so
deducted or withheld, Seller will indemnify and promptly reimburse
Buyer therefor upon reasonably satisfactory evidence of
Buyer’s payment of any such amount to the proper Taxing
Authority, without regard to the limitations of Section 6.3
hereof.
(e) Cooperation
and Exchange of Information. Seller, on the one hand, and
Buyer, on the other, shall (i) provide the other with such
assistance as may reasonably be requested by the other Party in
connection with the preparation of any Tax Return, audit or other
examination by any Taxing Authority or Action relating to liability
for Taxes in connection with the Purchased Assets or the Business,
(ii) retain and provide the other with any records or other
information that may be relevant to such Tax Return, audit or
examination, Action or determination, and (iii) provide the other
with any final determination of any such audit or examination,
Action or determination that affects any amount required to be
shown on any Tax Return of the other Party for any
period.
(f) Tax
Treatment of Payments. Unless otherwise required by a change
in Law after the date hereof, or a final
“determination” as defined in Section 1313(a) of
the Code, Seller and Buyer shall treat any payment under
Article VI as an
adjustment to the Purchase Price for Tax purposes.
(g) Tax
Clearance. If requested by Buyer, Seller shall notify all
Taxing Authorities in the jurisdictions that impose Taxes on Seller
or where Seller has a duty to file Tax Returns of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in the form and manner required by
such Taxing Authorities, if the failure to make such notifications
or receive any available Tax clearance certificate (a
“Tax Clearance
Certificate”) could subject the Buyer to any Taxes of
Seller. If any Taxing Authority asserts that Seller is liable for
any Tax, Seller shall promptly pay any and all such amounts and
shall provide evidence to the Buyer that such liabilities have been
paid in full or otherwise satisfied.
(h) Wage
Reporting. Seller and Buyer shall use the standard procedure
set forth in IRS Revenue Procedure 2004-53, 2004-2 C.B.320 with
respect to wage reporting for employees of Seller hired by Buyer
for the year that includes the Closing.
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Section
5.3. Public
Announcements. Neither Buyer nor
Seller, nor any Affiliate of any Party, shall issue any press
release or otherwise make any public statement with respect to the
provisions of this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions
without the prior written consent of the other Party.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any
Related Document, any Party may issue a press release or make a
public statement with respect to the Contemplated Transactions
without the consent of the other Party as may be required by Law or
the rules and regulations of any applicable securities exchange or
market (it being understood that Buyer may make a public
announcement and file the appropriate filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (including filing this Agreement), and
conduct investor calls, with respect to this Agreement and the
Contemplated Transactions). If any Party proposes to issue a press
release or make a public statement with respect to the Contemplated
Transactions pursuant to this Section 5.3, it will provide
copies of such press release or public statement to the other Party
before such press release or public statement is made to allow the
other Party to comment upon and agree on such press release or
public statement, unless the provision of such press release or
public statement to the other Party before such press release or
public statement is made (or any delay in reaching agreement with
respect thereto) would be in breach of any Law or the rules and
regulations of any applicable securities exchange or market, in
which case a copy of such press release or public statement will be
provided to the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable or in
accordance with such Law, rules or regulations.
(a) Transfer
of Regulatory Authorizations. At the Closing, Seller shall
transfer the exclusive benefit of the Regulatory Authorizations
included in the Purchased Assets to Buyer free of all Liens, other
than Permitted Liens, on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Section 5.4.
As soon as practicable following the Closing Date but in any event
no later than 30 days after the Closing Date, Seller shall make
such notifications or filings with applicable Regulatory
Authorities as may be necessary to effect the transfer of each of
the Regulatory Authorizations included in the Purchased Assets to
Buyer.
(b) Buyer
Responsibilities. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.4(a), after the
Closing Date, Buyer (on behalf of Seller to the extent required
under Applicable Law), at its cost, shall be solely responsible
(subject to Seller’s obligations set forth in clause (c)
below) and liable for (i) taking all actions, paying all fees and
conducting all communication with the appropriate Regulatory
Authority required by Law in respect of the Regulatory
Authorizations transferred to Buyer, including preparing and filing
all reports (including adverse drug experience reports) with the
appropriate Regulatory Authority; (ii) investigating all complaints
and reports of adverse drug experiences with respect to any Product
pursuant to such Regulatory Authorizations (whether Exploited
before or after transfer of such Regulatory Authorizations); and
(iii) fulfilling all other applicable legal and regulatory
obligations of a holder of each Regulatory
Authorization.
(c) Complaints.
After the Closing Date, Seller shall notify Buyer within 48 hours
(or such shorter period required by Law) if Seller receives a
complaint or a report of an adverse drug experience with respect to
any Product. In addition, Seller shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to assist Buyer (and Buyer shall reimburse Seller its
reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith) in connection
with the investigation of and response to any complaint or adverse
drug experience report related to any Product, to the extent
attributable to the period prior to the Closing. All notifications
pursuant to this Section
5.4(c) shall be by facsimile or electronic mail at such
numbers or addresses agreed upon by the Parties’ respective
safety divisions.
(d) Cooperation.
Seller shall cooperate with Buyer in supplying information or
assistance in Buyer’s fulfillment of its obligations under
this Section 5.4,
and Buyer shall reimburse Seller its reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection therewith.
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(a) From
and after the Closing Date, Buyer shall provide Seller and its
Representatives with reasonable access (which shall not
unreasonably interfere with the business of Buyer), upon reasonable
written notice and during normal business hours, to the Books and
Records and the right to make copies and extracts therefrom
(subject to Seller’s obligations under Section 5.1), to the extent
that such access may be reasonably required by Seller or any of its
Representatives (i) to facilitate the investigation, litigation and
final disposition of any Third Party Claim the defense or
opposition of which Seller has assumed pursuant to Section 6.4 (unless such Third
Party Claim is the subject of a dispute between Buyer and Seller or
any of their respective Affiliates), (ii) in connection with the
preparation of Seller’s Tax Returns or financial statements,
or (iii) to comply with applicable Law (including any reporting
obligations).
.
Except as expressly set forth herein, Seller and Buyer shall bear
its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
Section
5.7. Wrong
Pockets. Subject to
Section 2.5, for a
period of up to 12 months after the Closing Date, if Buyer, on the
one hand, or Seller, on the other, becomes aware that any of the
Purchased Assets have not been transferred to Buyer or that any of
the Excluded Assets have been transferred to Buyer, it shall
promptly notify the other Party, and the Parties hereto shall, as
soon as reasonably practicable, ensure that such assets are
transferred, at Seller’s expense (except that Buyer shall be
responsible for the shipping cost of any Inventory) and with any
necessary prior Third Party consent or approval, to:
(a) Buyer,
in the case of any Purchased Asset which was not transferred at the
Closing; or
(b) Seller,
in the case of any Excluded Asset which was transferred at the
Closing.
. Each
Party shall, at any time and from time to time after the Closing
Date, upon the request of the other Party, do, execute,
acknowledge, deliver and file, or cause to be done, executed,
acknowledged, delivered or filed, all such further acts, deeds,
transfers, notices, instructions (including to customers,
suppliers, vendors or other third parties), conveyances,
assignments or assurances as may be reasonably required for the
transferring, conveying, assigning and assuring to Buyer, or for
the aiding and assisting in the reducing to possession by Buyer of,
any of the Purchased Assets, or for otherwise carrying out the
purposes of this Agreement and the Related Documents and the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
(a) Buyer
may offer employment to those employees of Seller listed on
Schedule 5.9(a) (each, a
“Business
Employee”), as determined in the sole discretion of
Buyer no later than five (5) days prior to the Closing Date. Buyer
retains the sole discretion to determine the compensation and
benefits offered to each Business Employee. Prior to the Closing
Date, Seller will terminate such Business Employee’s
employment or other engagement as appropriate to support
Buyer’s hiring of the Business Employees. Buyer will not be
responsible for severance, change-of-control or other similar
payments triggered by the foregoing under any employment contracts
executed by a Business Employee and the Seller unless expressly
assumed pursuant to this Agreement.
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(b) Nothing
herein shall provide or be construed to provide the rights of a
third-party beneficiary on any Person, including any Business
Employee or dependent or beneficiary thereof. Except as set forth
herein, the provisions of this Section 5.9 shall not amend or
otherwise modify the terms of any compensation or employee benefit
plan or arrangement of Seller or Buyer or their respective
Affiliates.
(c) Effective
from and after the Closing Date, former employees of the Seller who
are immediately hired by the Buyer following Closing
(“Continuing
Employees”) will be given credit for eligibility and
vesting (but not benefit accrual) purposes under the employee
benefit plans, programs, policies and arrangements maintained from
time to time by the Buyer, for such employees’ service with
the Seller to the same extent and for the same purposes that such
service was taken into account under a corresponding employee plan
of the Seller as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that no such service
will be credited to the extent that it would result in a
duplication of benefits.
(a) From
the date hereof until the Closing, except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement or consented to in writing by Seller (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Buyer shall
continue to operate its business in the Ordinary Course of
Business; provided,
however, that it is understood that Buyer may, without
consent of Seller, pursue the execution and consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Innovus Merger
Agreement.
(b) From
the date hereof until the Closing, except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement or consented to in writing by Buyer (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Seller shall, in
relation to the Business, the Purchased Assets and the Assumed
Liabilities, (i) conduct the Business in the Ordinary Course of
Business, (ii) maintain its properties and other assets, including
but not limited to the Purchased Assets, in good working condition,
subject to normal wear and tear in the Ordinary Course of Business,
(iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its business
and employees, customers, assets and operations as an ongoing
concern in the Ordinary Course of Business and (iv) maintain its
current commercial infrastructure as reasonably required to
maintain the Business. From the date hereof until the Closing,
Seller shall not (i) discontinue or materially alter any of the
products, assets and Purchased Assets included in the Business or
(ii) engage in any channel- loading, product discounting, price
increases or other activities outside of the Ordinary Course of
Business with respect to the Business and the Purchased Assets.
Without limiting the foregoing, from the date hereof until the
Closing Date, Seller shall not:
(c) waive
or release any material right or material claim of the Business
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(d) sell,
transfer, lease, license (other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business), or otherwise dispose of any of the Purchased
Assets;
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(e) create
any new Lien on the Business or Purchased Assets (other than
Permitted Liens);
(f) amend,
waive, modify or consent to the termination of any Assumed
Contracts, or amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination of
Seller’s rights thereunder;
(g) adopt
a plan or agreement for or carry out any complete or partial
liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization, merger,
consolidation or other reorganization;
(h) permit
the lapse of any existing policy of insurance relating to the
Business or its assets;
(i) permit
the lapse of any material right relating to the Business
Intellectual Property or any other intangible asset used in or
related to the Business;
(j) increase
or decrease the wages, salary, bonus or other compensation or
benefits payable to any Business Employee;
(k) increase
or decrease marketing efforts of the Business from the levels
conducted by Seller in the six (6) months prior to the date hereof;
or
(l) agree
or commit to do any of the foregoing.
(a) Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement
(including those contained in this Section 5.11), each of the
parties hereto shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use its
reasonable best efforts to promptly take, or cause to be taken, all
actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and
cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary,
proper, or advisable to consummate and make effective, and to
satisfy all conditions to, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including: (i) the obtaining of all necessary permits,
waivers, and actions or nonactions from Governmental Authorities
and the making of all necessary registrations and filings
(including filings with Governmental Authorities) and the taking of
all steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval or waiver from,
or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Authority;
and (ii) the obtaining of all necessary consents or waivers from
third parties, including those set forth on Schedule 5.11(a) (the
“Required
Consents”) and any additional instruments necessary to
consummate the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets and to
fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement. The Seller and
Buyer shall, subject to applicable Law, promptly: (A) cooperate and
coordinate with the other in the taking of the actions contemplated
by clauses (i) and (ii) immediately above; and (B) supply the other
with any information that may be reasonably required in order to
effectuate the taking of such actions. Each party hereto shall
promptly inform the other party or parties hereto, as the case may
be, of any communication from any Governmental Authority regarding
any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, neither Buyer
nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to, and the Seller
may not, without the prior written consent of Buyer, become subject
to voluntarily, consent to, or offer or agree to, or otherwise take
any action with respect to, any requirement, condition, limitation,
understanding, agreement, or order to: (i) sell, license, assign,
transfer, divest, hold separate, or otherwise dispose of any
assets, business, or portion of business of the Seller, Buyer, or
any of their respective Subsidiaries; (ii) conduct, restrict,
operate, invest, or otherwise change the assets, business, or
portion of Products Business or the business of the Buyer, or any
of its Subsidiaries in any manner; or (iii) impose any restriction,
requirement, or limitation on the operation of the business or
portion of the Products Business or the business of Buyer or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(a) Buyer
shall take all action necessary to duly call, give notice of,
convene, and hold a meeting of the Aytu stockholders (the
“Buyer Stockholders
Meeting”) as soon as reasonably practicable after
Closing, and, in connection therewith, Buyer shall prepare and file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission a form of preliminary
proxy statement, and after completion of relevant review periods
and satisfaction of any comments from the SEC, mail a proxy
statement to the holders of AYTU Common Stock in advance of the
Buyer Stockholders Meeting to seek approval of the shares of AYTU
Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Aytu Preferred
Stock (the “Buyer
Stockholder Proposal”). Notwithstanding anything else
to the contrary herein, Buyer may postpone or adjourn the Buyer
Stockholders Meeting (i) with the consent of the Seller, (ii)
without the consent of Seller for the absence of a quorum, or (iii)
without the consent of Seller to allow additional solicitation of
votes in order to obtain the requisite approval of the Buyer
stockholders.
(b) Buyer
shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission a form of preliminary proxy
statement as soon as practicable after the later of (a) the
Closing, (b) the date that the registration statement or Form S-4
filed in connection with the Innovus Merger Agreement has been
declared effective by the SEC or (c) termination of the Innovus
Merger Agreement, and (ii) hold the Buyer Stockholders Meeting
(subject to adjournments as provided in (a) above or (c) below)
within forty-five (45) calendar days after the date that the proxy
statement has been reviewed and cleared by the SEC (or following
the ten (10)-day period in Rule 14a-6(a) under the Exchange Act, if
the SEC staff does not review the proxy statement).
(c) If
the approval of the Buyer Stockholder Proposal is not obtained at
the Buyer Stockholders Meeting, then Buyer will use its reasonable
best efforts to adjourn the Buyer Stockholders Meeting one or more
times to a date or dates no more than thirty (30) days after the
scheduled date for such meeting, and to obtain such approvals at
such time. If the Buyer Stockholders Meeting is not so adjourned,
or if the approval of the Buyer Stockholder Proposal is not then
obtained, Buyer will use its reasonable best efforts
to obtain such approvals as soon as practicable thereafter,
and in any event to obtain such approvals at the next occurring
annual meeting of the stockholders of Buyer or, if such annual
meeting is not scheduled to be held within six (6) months after the
Buyer Stockholders Meeting, a special meeting of the stockholders
of Buyer to be held within six (6) months after the Buyer
Stockholder Meeting. Buyer will hold an annual meeting or special
meeting of its stockholders, at which a vote of the stockholders of
Buyer to approve the Buyer Stockholder Proposal will be solicited
and taken, at least once every six (6) months until Buyer obtains
approval of the Buyer Stockholder Proposal.
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(d) After
the Buyer Stockholders Meeting, assuming requisite approval of
Buyer Stockholder Proposal has been obtained, Buyer will cause AYTU
Common Stock to be issued upon automatic conversion of the Aytu
Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms thereof.
(a) Seller
will complete the Carve-Out Financial Statements and cause to be
delivered an audit of the audited portion of the same as soon as
practicable after the date hereof, but in any event before January
6, 2020. The audit will be performed by a national accounting firm
reasonably acceptable to Buyer; provided, that Buyer acknowledges
and agrees that Ernst & Young is acceptable.
(b) Buyer
will reimburse Seller for its out-of-pocket costs for the audit of
the audited portion of the Financial Statements.
(c) From
and after the Closing Date, Seller will be reasonably available for
questions and information relating to any pro forma adjustments of
any financial statements.
(d) In
the event the Carve-out Financial Statements do not satisfy SEC
requirements under Rule 3.05 or Article 8 of Regulation S-X, as
applicable, Seller and Buyer will use reasonable best efforts to
obtain necessary information from appropriate third parties and
take other necessary steps in order to deliver financial statements
that do satisfy such SEC requirements (the “Supplemented Carve-out Financial
Statements”).
Section
5.14. Listing
and Maintenance Requirements. Buyer will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to remain in compliance with the
listing or maintenance requirements of any Trading Market on which
the AYTU Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted.
(a) Within
45 days following the filing of its Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2020, Buyer shall deliver to Seller a statement
(the “Medicaid
Statement”) certifying the accrued Liability as of the
Closing Date for Medicaid Rebates arising out of Products sold
prior to the Closing Date (the “Medicaid Amount”). The
Medicaid Amount will be based on the Buyer’s audited
financial statements for the year ending June 30,
2020.
(b) Prior
to the date that is twenty (20) days after Buyer’s delivery
of the Medicaid Statement (the “Protest Date”), and only
if the Medicaid Amount is more than $2,970,000, Seller may deliver
written notice to Buyer (the “Protest Notice”) setting
forth any objections that Seller may have to the Medicaid
Statement. The Protest Notice shall specify in reasonable detail
the reason for the protest and shall include Seller’s
determination of the Medicaid Amount. If a Protest Notice is not
delivered prior to the Protest Date, the Medicaid Amount as set
forth on the Medicaid Statement shall be final, binding and
non-appealable by Seller. Upon receipt of the Medicaid Statement,
Seller and its accountants will be given reasonable access upon
reasonable notice to relevant books, records, workpapers and
personnel in Buyer’s possession or control during business
hours for the purpose of verifying the Medicaid
Amount.
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(c) Resolution
of the Protest. If Buyer and Seller are unable to resolve
any disagreement with respect to the Medicaid Statement within
thirty (30) days following Buyer’s receipt of the Protest
Notice, then the amounts in dispute will be referred to a
nationally recognized accounting firm reasonably acceptable to
Seller and Buyer (the
“Accountants”) for final
determination within forty-five (45) days after such referral. The
determination by the Accountants of the amounts in dispute shall be
based solely on presentations by Buyer and the Representative, and
shall not involve the Accountants’ independent review. The
Accountants will serve as experts and not arbitrators. Any
determination by the Accountants shall not be outside the range
defined by the respective amounts in the Medicaid Statement
proposed by Buyer and the Seller’s proposed adjustments
thereto set forth in the Protest Notice, and such determination
shall be final, binding and non-appealable. The fees and expenses
of the Accountants, and any enforcement of the determination
thereof, shall be borne by Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on
the other hand, in inverse proportion as they may prevail on the
matters resolved by the Accountants, which proportionate allocation
shall be calculated on an aggregate basis based on the relative
dollar values of the amounts in dispute and shall be determined by
the Accountants at the time the determination of such firm is
rendered on the merits of the matters submitted.
(d) Within
10 days after the final determination of the Medicaid Amount (as
determined pursuant to this Section 5.15), Seller will pay
to Buyer, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an
account designated in writing by Buyer, the amount by which the
Medicaid Amount exceeds $2,700,000. Notwithstanding this
Section 5.15, any
Liability for Medicaid Rebates arising out of Products sold prior
to the Closing Date will remain an Assumed Liability.
Section
6.1. Indemnification
of Buyer. From and after
the Closing, Seller shall indemnify Buyer and its Affiliates and
each of their respective officers, directors, employees, equity
holders, agents and Representatives (each, a “Buyer Indemnified Party”)
against and hold each Buyer Indemnified Party harmless from any and
all reasonably foreseeable and probable losses, damages,
Liabilities, costs or expenses (collectively, “Losses”), that are
suffered or incurred by such Buyer Indemnified Party, arising from,
relating to or otherwise in connection with:
(a) any
breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of Seller
contained in this Agreement;
(b) any
breach of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement of Seller
contained in this Agreement;
(c) any
Excluded Liability or Excluded Asset; or
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(d) In
the case of a Buyer Indemnified Party’s rights to
indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.1, any and all Losses
payable by Seller to the Buyer Indemnified Parties with respect to
indemnifiable Losses will be paid by Seller directly to the
applicable Buyer Indemnified Parties (subject to the applicable
limitations set forth in this Article VI).
Section
6.2. Indemnification
of Seller Indemnified Parties. From and after
the Closing, Buyer shall indemnify Sellers and their Affiliates and
each of their respective officers, directors, employees, equity
holders, agents and Representatives (each a “Seller Indemnified
Party”) against and hold each Seller Indemnified Party
harmless from any and all Losses suffered or incurred by any such
Seller Indemnified Party arising from, relating to or otherwise in
connection with:
(a) any
breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of Buyer
contained in this Agreement;
(b) any
breach of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement of Buyer
contained in this Agreement;
(c) any
Assumed Liability; or
(d) any
Liabilities arising out of Buyer’s or its Affiliates’
operation of the Purchased Assets after the Closing, excluding, for
the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Liabilities.
(a) The
amount of any Losses payable pursuant to this Article VI shall be reduced to
reflect any amount actually recovered by the Indemnified Party from
a Third Party, including any insurance provider (less the cost to
collect or recover such amount). If the Indemnified Party realizes
any such amount after the date on which a payment pursuant to this
Article VI has been
made to the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall promptly
make payment to the Indemnifying Party equal to such amount;
provided that such
payment shall not exceed the amount of the payment made to the
Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article VI. For the avoidance
of doubt, this Section
6.3(a) shall
not be construed to apply to any amounts recovered from any
self-insurance, captive insurance vehicle, or other similar
arrangement.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither Buyer nor
Seller shall be liable for any punitive or exemplary damages or
similar theory, except to the extent actually awarded in a Third
Party Claim.
(c) Seller
shall not be liable under Section 6.1(a) unless the
aggregate Losses incurred by the Buyer Indemnified Parties with
respect to all matters for which indemnification is to be provided
under Section
6.1(a) exceeds $250,000 (the “Deductible”), in which
case Seller will be liable under Section 6.1(a) for all Losses
in excess of the Deductible.
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(d) Buyer
shall not be liable under Section 6.2(a) unless the
aggregate Losses incurred by the Seller Indemnified Parties with
respect to all matters for which indemnification is to be provided
under Section
6.2(a) exceeds the Deductible, in which case Buyer will be
liable under Section
6.2(a) for all Losses in excess of the
Deductible.
(e) The
aggregate amount required to be paid by Seller under Section
6.1(a) or Buyer under
Section 6.2(a) shall
not exceed $2,250,000.
(f) The
aggregate amount required to be paid by Seller under Section 6.1 or Buyer under
Section 6.2 shall
not exceed the Cash Consideration.
(g) The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein shall survive the Closing. Indemnification obligations under
Section 6.1 with
respect to breaches of representations and warranties shall
continue with respect to all representations and warranties set
forth in Article
III, until the date that is two (2) years after the Closing
Date, and indemnification obligations under Section 6.2 with respect to breaches of
representations and warranties shall continue with respect to all
representations and warranties set forth in Article IV, until the date that
is six (6) months after the Closing Date; provided however, that with respect to
the representations in Section 3.1, Section 3.2(a), Section 3.9 and Section 3.13, the
Indemnification obligations shall continue for the applicable
statute of limitations and the limitations in Section 6.3(c) and
Section 6.3(e)
shall not be applicable. The indemnification obligations under
Section 6.1 and
Section 6.2 with
respect to breaches of covenants and agreements shall continue
until the sixtieth (60th) day after the expiration of the
applicable statute of limitations (taking into account any tolling
periods or other extensions) bars any claims regarding a breach
thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
if written notice of any claim for indemnification hereunder has
been delivered in accordance herewith prior to the expiration of
the applicable period set forth above, the indemnification
obligations shall continue with respect to such claim until the
final resolution and satisfaction of such claim in accordance with
the provisions of this Article VI.
(a) In
order for a Buyer Indemnified Party (an “Indemnified Party”) to be
entitled to any indemnification provided for under Section 6.1 in respect of,
arising out of or involving an Action initiated or commenced by or
on behalf of a Third Party (a “Third Party Claim”), such
Indemnified Party must notify Seller (the “Indemnifying Party”) in
writing of the Third Party Claim (including in such notice a brief
description of the applicable claim(s), including damages sought or
estimated, to the extent actually known by such Indemnified Party)
within 20 Business Days after receipt by such Indemnified Party of
actual notice of the Third Party Claim (or such earlier deadline as
may be required to timely respond to the Third Party Claim);
provided,
however, that
failure to give such notification shall not affect the
indemnification provided under Section 6.1 except to the
extent the Indemnifying Party has been actually prejudiced as a
result of such failure. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right
to undertake the defense or opposition to such Third Party Claim
(at the Indemnifying Party’s expense) with counsel selected
by it and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party so long
as (i) the Indemnifying Party gives written notice to the
Indemnified Party within 20 Business Days after it has been
notified of the Third Party Claim that it will defend the
Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim, (ii) the Third
Party Claim does not seek an injunction or other equitable relief
against the Indemnified Party and does not relate to or arise in
connection with any criminal proceeding, action, indictment,
allegation or investigation, (iii) the Indemnified Party has not
been advised in writing by outside counsel that a substantive legal
conflict exists between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying
Party in connection with conducting the defense of the Third Party
Claim, and (iv) the Third Party Claim does not allege the
infringement of the Intellectual Property Rights of any Person by
the Indemnified Party. Neither the Indemnified Party nor the
Indemnifying Party shall settle any Third Party Claim without the
prior written consent of the other party (which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, that the Indemnifying
Party may settle such Third Party Claim without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party if (1) the claimant in such Third
Party Claim provides to the Indemnified Party an unqualified
release of such Indemnified Party from all liability in respect of
such Third Party Claim, (2) such settlement does not involve any
injunctive relief binding upon the Indemnified Party, (3) such
settlement does not encumber any of the material assets of the
Indemnified Party or impose any restriction or condition that would
apply to or materially affect such Indemnified Party or the conduct
of such Indemnified Party’s businesses, and (4) such
settlement does not involve any admission of liability or
wrongdoing by the Indemnified Party.
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(b) In
order for an Indemnified Party to be entitled to any
indemnification provided for under this Agreement other than in
respect of, arising out of or involving a Third Party Claim, such
Indemnified Party shall deliver written notice of such claim with
reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party (including in such
notice a brief description of the applicable claim(s), including
damages in good faith sought or estimated, to the extent actually
known by such Indemnified Party); provided, however, that failure to give
such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided
under Section 6.1
except to the extent the Indemnifying Party has been actually
prejudiced as a result of such failure. If the Indemnifying Party
does not notify the Indemnified Party within 20 Business Days
following its receipt of such notice that the Indemnifying Party
disputes the indemnity claimed by the Indemnified Party under
Section 6.1 such
indemnity claim specified by the Indemnified Party in such notice
shall be conclusively deemed a liability to be indemnified under
Section 6.1 or
Section 6.2 and the
Indemnified Party shall be indemnified for the amount of the Losses
stated in such notice to the Indemnified Party on demand or, in the
case of any notice in which the Losses (or any portion thereof) are
estimated, on such later date when the amount of such Losses (or
such portion thereof) becomes finally determined.
Section
6.5. Exclusive
Remedies. Buyer and Seller
acknowledge and agree that after the Closing, the indemnification
provisions of this Article VI shall be the
sole and exclusive remedies of the Parties for any breach of the
representations or warranties or nonperformance of or default under
any covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a)
nothing in this Agreement will operate to limit the common law
liability of Seller to Buyer, or of Buyer to Seller, for fraud in
the event Seller or Buyer, respectively, is finally determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction to have willfully and knowingly
committed fraud against the Buyer or Seller, respectively, with the
specific intent to deceive and mislead the Buyer or Seller,
respectively, regarding the representations and warranties made in
this Agreement or in any schedule, exhibit or certificate delivered
pursuant to this Agreement, and (b) nothing herein shall limit any
party’s right to seek and obtain equitable remedies under
Section 7.8.
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ARTICLE VII.
Section
7.1. Rules
of Construction. The Parties agree
that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation
and execution of this Agreement and have together drafted this
Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any Law,
regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that
ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed
against the Party drafting such agreement or document.
Section
7.2. Notices.
All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly
given upon receipt) by hand delivery, by prepaid overnight courier
(providing written proof of delivery), by transmission-mail (with
confirmation of transmission other than by means of an
automatically- generated reply) or by certified or registered mail
(return receipt requested and first class postage prepaid),
addressed as follows (or at such other address for a Party as shall
be specified by like notice):
if to
Buyer, to:
Aytu
Bioscience Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX
00000
E-mail:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Chief
Financial Officer
with a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx
& Whitney
000 X
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
and if
to Seller, to:
Cerecor
Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
E-mail:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Chief Financial Officer
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with a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Fax:
(000)
000-0000
E-mail:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx;
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxxxx and
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
provided that any notice
received at the addressee’s location on any Business Day
after 5:00 p.m. (addressee’s local time) shall be deemed to
have been received at 9:00 a.m. (addressee’s local time) on
the next Business Day.
Section
7.3. Consents
and Approvals. For any matter
under this Agreement requiring the consent or approval of a Party
to be valid and binding on the Party, such consent or approval must
be in writing.
Section
7.4. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts
(including by transmission-mail), all of which shall be considered
one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and
delivered to the other Party.
Section
7.5. Entire
Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement,
the Confidentiality Agreement and the other Related Documents
constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements
and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, the
Confidentiality Agreement and the other Related Documents. Except
as provided in Article
VI, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties
hereto and is not intended to and does not confer upon any Person
other than the Parties any legal or equitable rights or
remedies.
Section
7.6. Assignment.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by
operation of law or otherwise by any of the Parties without the
prior written consent of the other Parties, and any assignment
without such consent shall be null and void, except that Buyer may
assign any or all of its rights and obligations under this
Agreement to any of its Affiliates without the consent of Seller.
No assignment pursuant to this Section 7.6 will relieve the
assigning Party of its responsibility for the performance of any of
its obligations hereunder to the extent not performed by the
assignee. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.
Section
7.7. Governing
Law. THIS AGREEMENT
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF DELAWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE
GOVERN UNDER APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS
THEREOF.
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(a) Each
Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
Delaware Court of Chancery or in the event (but only in the event)
that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, in any
federal court within the State of Delaware, for the purposes of any
suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or
the Contemplated Transactions. Each Party agrees to commence any
such action, suit or proceeding either in the Delaware Court of
Chancery or if such suit, action or other proceeding may not be
brought in such court for jurisdictional reasons, in any federal
court within the State of Delaware. Each Party further agrees that
service of any process, summons, notice or document by the U.S.
registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth
above shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or
proceeding in Delaware with respect to any matters to which it has
submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 7.8. Each Party
irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying
of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this
Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions in (x) the Delaware
Court of Chancery, and (y) any federal court within the State of
Delaware, and hereby and thereby further irrevocably and
unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such
court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such
court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(b) EACH
PARTY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL OF ANY ISSUE BY JURY. Each Party
(i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the
other Party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such
Party would not, in the event of any action, suit or proceeding,
seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it
and the other Party has been induced to enter into this Agreement,
by, among other things, the mutual waiver and certifications in
this Section
7.8(b).
(c) The
Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the
Parties would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that
any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It
is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an
injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and
to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement
in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and any federal court within the
State of Delaware, this being in addition to any other remedy to
which they are entitled at law (subject to Section 6.5 or in equity and as
further set forth in this Section 7.8.
Section
7.9. Severability.
If any term or other provision of this Agreement or any Related
Document is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any
rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions
of this Agreement or such Related Document shall nevertheless
remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any
term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being
enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement or such Related Document so as to effect the original
intent of the Parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable Law in an acceptable manner to the end that
the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent
possible.
Section
7.10. Amendment;
Waiver. No modification,
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be
effective unless it is in writing and signed by the Party against
whom enforcement of any such modification, amendment or waiver is
sought. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including any
investigation by or on behalf of any Party, shall be deemed to
constitute a waiver by the Party taking such action of compliance
by the other Parties with any representation, warranty, covenant,
agreement or obligation contained herein. The waiver by any Party
of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or
be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as
a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. Neither the failure of
any Party to enforce, nor the delay of any Party in enforcing, any
condition or part of this Agreement at any time shall be construed
as a waiver of that condition or part or forfeit any rights to
future enforcement thereof.
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Section
8.1. Conditions
to Obligations of Buyer. The obligations of Buyer to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to
the fulfillment or Buyer’s waiver, at or prior to the
Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The
representations and warranties of Seller contained in Article III (other than in
Section 3.1,
Section 3.2,
Section 3.4,
Section 3.9 and
Section 3.15),
disregarding in each case any reference to
“materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or
similar qualifications therein, shall be true and correct in all
respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made
at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties
that address matters only as of a specified date, which shall be
true and correct as of that specified date), except where the
failure of such representations and warranties to be true and
correct would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. The representations and warranties of Seller contained in
Section 3.1,
Section 3.2,
Section 3.4,
Section 3.9 and
Section 3.15 shall
be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the
same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those
representations and warranties that address matters only as of a
specified date, which shall be true and correct as of that
specified date).
(b) Seller
shall have duly performed and complied in all material respects
with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by them prior to or on
the Closing Date.
(c) Since
the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any Material
Adverse Effect on the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities or any event, change, or effect that would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Business, the Purchased Assets or
the Assumed Liabilities.
(d) Seller
shall have delivered to Buyer all material third party,
governmental, and securities exchange, and contractual
counterparties consents, permits, licenses and other approvals
identified on Schedule 8.1(d).
(e) Seller
shall have delivered to Buyer all requisite corporate approval for
the Contemplated Transactions and all Related
Documents.
(f) Seller
shall have delivered to Buyer the items set forth in Section 2.4(b).
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(g) Buyer
shall have received from the SEC written confirmation that the SEC
will not require Buyer to include the Supplemental Carve-Out
Financial Statements in its SEC filings.
Section
8.2. Conditions
to Obligations of Seller. The obligations of Seller to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to
the fulfillment or Seller’s waiver, at or prior to the
Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The
representations and warranties of Buyer contained in Article IV (other than in
Section 4.1,
Section 4.2, and
Section 4.6),
disregarding in each case any reference to
“materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or
similar qualifications therein, shall be true and correct in all
respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made
at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties
that address matters only as of a specified date, which shall be
true and correct as of that specified date), except where the
failure of such representations and warranties to be true and
correct would not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect
on Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The representations and warranties of Buyer
contained in Section
4.1, Section
4.2 and Section
4.6 shall be true and correct in all respects as of the
Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such
date (except those representations and warranties that address
matters only as of a specified date, which shall be true and
correct as of that specified date and de minimis inaccuracies contained in
Section 4.6).
(b) Buyer
shall have duly performed and complied in all material respects
with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this
Agreement be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the
Closing Date.
(c) Buyer
shall have delivered to Seller the items set forth in Section 2.4(c).
ARTICLE IX.
(a) by
the mutual written consent of Seller and Buyer;
(b) by
Buyer or Seller by written notice to the other Party if such is not
then in material breach of any provision of this Agreement and
there has been a material breach, inaccuracy in or failure to
perform any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by
the other Party pursuant to this Agreement that would give rise to
the failure of any of the conditions specified in Article VII and such breach,
inaccuracy or failure is not cured or waived within thirty (30)
days after written notice thereof from the non-breaching
Party;
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(c) by
Buyer or Seller if the Closing has not occurred on or before
January 1, 2020, unless extended by mutual written agreement of the
parties; provided, however,
that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 9.1(c)
shall not be available to any party whose breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement set forth in this
Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the
Closing to occur on or before such date; or
(d) by
Buyer or Seller in the event that:
(i) there
shall be any Law that makes consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement illegal or otherwise prohibited;
or
(ii) any
Governmental Authority shall have issued an Order restraining or
enjoining the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such
Order shall have become final and non-appealable.
Section
9.2. Effect
of Termination. In the event of the termination of
this Agreement in accordance with this Article, this Agreement
shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the
part of any party hereto except:
(a) as
set forth in this Article
IX and
(b) that
nothing herein shall relieve any party hereto from liability for
any intentional breach of any provision hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be
signed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized, all
as of the date first written above.
BUYER:
By:
___________________________
Nam:
__________________________
Title
___________________________
SELLER:
CERECOR
INC.
By:
_____________________________
Name:
__________________________
Title:
___________________________
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Exhibit 1.1
Form of
Preferred Stock Designation
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES G CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 151 OF THE
DELAWARE
GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
The
undersigned, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, do hereby
certify that:
1. They
are the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and the Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer, respectively, of Aytu
BioScience, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”).
2. The
Corporation is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, 3,151,148 of which have been issued.
3. The
following resolutions were duly adopted by the board of directors
of the Corporation (the “Board of
Directors”):
WHEREAS, the
certificate of incorporation of the Corporation provides for a
class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, consisting
of 50,000,000 shares, $0.0001 par value per share, issuable from
time to time in one or more series;
WHEREAS, the Board
of Directors is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend
rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of
redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued
series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting any
series and the designation thereof, of any of them;
and
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WHEREAS, it is the
desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as
aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other
matters relating to a series of the preferred stock, which shall
consist of up to [●] shares of the preferred stock which the
Corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby
provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock for cash or
exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby
fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other
matters relating to such series of preferred stock as
follows:
TERMS OF PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes
hereof, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Affiliate” means any
Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed
under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
“Business Day” means any
day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal
legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking
institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by
law or other governmental action to close.
“Commission” means the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the
Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and
stock of any other class of securities into which such securities
may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents”
means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which
would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common
Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock,
rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Conversion Date” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Conversion Ratio” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
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“Conversion Shares” means,
collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of the shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms
hereof.
“Delaware Courts” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d).
“Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Fundamental Transaction”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).
“GAAP” means United States
generally accepted accounting principles.
“Holder” shall have the
meaning given such term in Section 2.
“Liquidation” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 5.
“Original
Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of
any shares of the Preferred Stock regardless of the number of
transfers of any particular shares of Preferred Stock and
regardless of the number of certificates which may be issued to
evidence such Preferred Stock.
“Person” means an
individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or
subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Preferred Stock” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“Purchase Agreement” means
the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Original Issue Date,
among the Corporation and the original Holder, as amended, modified
or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its
terms.
“Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Share Delivery Date”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
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“Shareholder Approval”
means such approval as required by the applicable Nasdaq Stock
Market Rules by the shareholders of the Corporation with respect to
the conversion of all Preferred Stock and the issuance of all of
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Preferred Stock, as set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
“Trading Day” means a day
on which the principal Trading Market is open for
business.
“Trading Market” means any
of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is
listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE
American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the
Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange (or any
successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transfer Agent” means
Issuer Direct Corporation, the current transfer agent of the
Corporation with a mailing address of 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxx X, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 and a facsimile number of (000)
000-0000, and any successor transfer agent of the
Corporation.
Section 2. Designation, Amount and Par
Value. The series of preferred stock shall be designated as
Series G Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) and the
number of shares so designated shall be up to [●] (which
shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of all
of the holders of the Preferred Stock (each, a “Holder” and collectively,
the “Holders”)). Each share of
Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share. The
Preferred Stock will initially be issued in book-entry form. As
between the Corporation and a beneficial owner of Preferred Stock,
such beneficial owner of Preferred Stock shall have all of the
rights and remedies of a Holder hereunder.
Section 3. Dividends. Except for stock
dividends or distributions for which adjustments are to be made
pursuant to Section 7, Holders shall be entitled to receive, and
the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Preferred Stock
equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis, disregarding
for such purpose any conversion limitations hereunder) to and in
the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the Common
Stock when, as and if such dividends are paid on shares of the
Common Stock. No other dividends shall be paid on shares of
Preferred Stock. The Corporation shall not pay any dividends on the
Common Stock unless the Corporation simultaneously complies with
this provision.
Section 4. Voting Rights. Except as
otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, the
Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as
any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation
shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a
majority of the then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, (a)
alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given
to the Preferred Stock (including by the designation,
authorization, or issuance of any shares of preferred stock of the
Corporation that purports to be pari passu with, or senior in
rights or preferences to, the Preferred Stock) or alter or amend
this Certificate of Designation, (b) amend its certificate of
incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that
adversely affects any rights of the Holders, (c) increase the
number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or (d) enter into
any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing. Holders of
shares of Common Stock acquired upon the conversion of shares of
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the same voting rights as each
other holder of Common Stock.
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Section 5. Liquidation. Upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether
voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation”), the
Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether
capital or surplus, of the Corporation the same amount that a
holder of Common Stock would receive if the Preferred Stock were
fully converted to Common Stock, which amounts shall be paid pari
passu with all holders of Common Stock. The Corporation shall mail
written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than 45 days prior
to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder.
Section 6. Conversion.
(a) Automatic
Conversion of Preferred Stock. Prior to Shareholder
Approval, the Preferred Stock is non-convertible. As of 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time on the date of the Shareholder Approval (the
“Conversion
Date”), each share of the Preferred Stock shall
convert, automatically and without any action by any person, into
that number of shares of Common Stock determined by multiplying the
number of shares of Preferred Stock held each Holder by the
Conversion Ratio. Immediately following any conversion, the rights
of the Holders of any converted Preferred Stock shall cease and the
Persons entitled to receive Common Stock upon the conversion of
Preferred Stock shall be treated for all purposes as having become
the owners of such Common Stock.
(b)
Conversion Ratio.
Each share of Preferred Stock shall convert, without the payment of
additional consideration by the Holder, on a one for one basis into
shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment herein (the
“Conversion
Ratio”).
(c)
Mechanics of
Conversion
i.
Delivery of Conversion
Shares Upon Conversion. Promptly following the Conversion
Date, but not later than the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days
and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard
Settlement Period (as defined below) after the Conversion Date (the
“Share Delivery
Date”), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be
delivered, to each Holder of Preferred Stock (A) the number of
Conversion Shares to be issued upon the conversion of the Preferred
Stock as provided herein, which Conversion Shares, on or after the
earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date
or(ii) the date a registration statement covering the resale of
such shares by the Holder is declared effective by the Commission,
shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions
(other than those which may then be required by the Purchase
Agreement), and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and
unpaid dividends, if any. When delivering the Conversion Shares as
provided herein, the Corporation shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to deliver the Conversion Shares required to be delivered
by the Corporation under this Section 6 electronically through the
Depository Trust Company or another established clearing
corporation performing similar functions, unless otherwise agreed
to with the Holders. As used herein, “Standard Settlement
Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a
number of Trading Days, on the Corporation’s primary Trading
Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the
Conversion Date.
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ii.
Obligation Absolute;
Partial Liquidated Damages. The Corporation’s
obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon
conversion of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof
are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or
inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent
with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment
against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any
setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any
breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any
obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation
of law by such Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any
other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of
the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of
such Conversion Shares;provided, however, that such delivery
shall not operate as a waiver by the Corporation of any such action
that the Corporation may have against such Holder. Nothing herein
shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the
Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the
period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to
pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity
including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance,
injunctive relief, or both specific performance and injunctive
relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder
from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section
hereof or under applicable law.
iii.
Reservation of Shares
Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation covenants that it
will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized
and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of
issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock as herein provided,
free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase
rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of
the Preferred Stock), not less than such aggregate number of shares
of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the
adjustments and restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of
the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. The Corporation
covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable
shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.
iv.
Fractional Shares.
No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall
be issued upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock. As to any
fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to
purchase upon such conversion, the Corporation shall round up to
the next whole share.
v.
Transfer Taxes and
Expenses. The issuance of Conversion Shares on conversion of
this Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for
any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in
respect of the issue or delivery of such Conversion Shares. The
Corporation shall pay all transfer agent fees required for same-day
processing and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another
established clearing corporation performing similar functions)
required for same-day electronic delivery of the Conversion
Shares.
Section 7. Certain
Adjustments.
(a) Stock
Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time
while this Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock
dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable
in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other
Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not
include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon
conversion of, or payment of a dividend on, this Preferred Stock),
(ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger
number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse
stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
number of shares, or (iv) issues, in the event of a
reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of
capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Ratio shall
be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such
event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares
of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation)
outstanding immediately before such event. Any adjustment made
pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately
after the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become
effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a
subdivision, combination or re-classification.
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(b)
Pro Rata
Distributions. During such time as this Preferred Stock is
outstanding, if the Corporation declares or makes any dividend or
other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets)
to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital
or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of
cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a
dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement,
scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a
“Distribution”), at any
time after the issuance of this Preferred Stock, then, in each such
case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such
Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have
participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of
Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Preferred
Stock immediately before the date of which a record is taken for
such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of
which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be
determined for the participation in such Distribution.
(c)
Fundamental
Transaction. If, at any time while this Preferred Stock is
outstanding, (i) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or
more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of
the Corporation with or into another Person, (ii) the Corporation,
directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license,
assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or
substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related
transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender
offer or exchange offer (whetherby the Corporation or another
Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are
permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other
securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders
of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the
Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related
transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or
recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share
exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively
converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property,
or (v) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more
related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase
agreement or other business combination (including, without
limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme
of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person
acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
(not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person
or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated
with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share
purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a
“Fundamental
Transaction”), then each Holder shall
automatically receive, for each Conversion Share that would have
been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the
occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the same consideration
receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder
of the number of shares of Common Stock for which the Preferred
Stock is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental
Transaction.
(d)
Calculations. All
calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent
or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes
of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to
be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of
the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares
of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.
(e)
Notice to the
Holders.
i.
Adjustment to Conversion
Ratio. Whenever the Conversion Ratio is adjusted pursuant to
any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly
deliver to each Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth
the Conversion Ratio after such adjustment and setting forth a
brief statement of the facts requiring such
adjustment.
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ii.
Notice to Allow Conversion
by Holder. If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend
(or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock,
(B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash
dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the
Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the
Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any
shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the
approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required
in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any
consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any
sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Corporation, or any compulsory share exchangewhereby the Common
Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E)
the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the
Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporationshall cause to be
filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of
conversion of this Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be delivered
by facsimile or email to each Holder at its last facsimile number
or email address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the
Corporation, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the
applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice
stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the
purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or
warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which
the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such
dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be
determined or (y) the date on which suchreclassification,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected
to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is
expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be
entitled to exchange their shares of the CommonStock for
securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share
exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any
defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the
validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such
notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder
constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information
regarding the Corporation, the Corporation shall simultaneously
file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report
on Form 8-K.
Section 8. Miscellaneous.
(a)
Notices. Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by
the Holders hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally,
by facsimile or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized
overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at the
following address: [373 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000,] Attention: Controller, facsimile number (000)
000-0000, e-mail address xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx, or such other
facsimile number, e-mail address or address as the Corporation may
specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in
accordance with this Section 8. Any and all notices or other
communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation
hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by
facsimile, e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight
courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number,
e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of
the Corporation and the Transfer Agent. Any notice or other
communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and
effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
number or e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section 8
prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next
Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or
e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day
that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City
time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following
the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized
overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party
to whom such notice is required to be given.
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(b)
Absolute
Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no
provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair
the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and
unconditional, to pay liquidated damages, and accrued dividends, as
applicable, on the shares of Preferred Stock at the time, place,
and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein
prescribed.
(c)
Lost or Mutilated
Preferred Stock Certificate. If a Holder’s Preferred
Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed,
the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate,
or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed
certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Preferred Stock so
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of
evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate,
and of the ownership thereof reasonably satisfactory to the
Corporation.
(d)
Governing Law. All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed
by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws
of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of
conflict of laws thereof. All legal proceedings concerning the
interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions
contemplated by this Certificate of Designation (whether brought
against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors,
officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in
the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, to the extent
such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the United
States District Court for the District of Delaware or, to the
extent that neither of the foregoing courts has jurisdiction, the
Superior Court of the State of Delaware in Wilmington, Delaware
(the “Delaware
Courts”). The Corporation and each Holder hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware
Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or
discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to
assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of such Delaware Courts, or
such Delaware Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such
proceeding. The Corporation and each Holder hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery
(with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect
for notices to it under this Certificate of Designation and agrees
that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of
process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other
manner permitted by applicable law. The Corporation and each Holder
hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Certificate of
Designation or the transactions contemplated hereby. If the
Corporation or any Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to
enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the
prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed
by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs
and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and
prosecution of such action or proceeding.
(e)
Waiver. Any waiver
by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this
Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to
be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach
of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a
waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a
Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this
Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be
considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of
the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term
or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other
occasion. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in
writing.
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(f) Severability.
If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of
Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is
inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless
remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it
shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest
due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the
applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be
lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under
applicable law.
(g)
Next Business Day.
Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on
a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the
next succeeding Business Day.
(h)
Headings. The
headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not
be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof.
(i)
Status of Converted or
Redeemed Preferred Stock. If any shares of Preferred Stock
shall be converted, redeemed or reacquired by the Corporation, such
shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of
preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series G
Convertible Preferred Stock.
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RESOLVED,
FURTHER, that the Chairman, the president or any vice-president,
and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be
and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file
this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and
Limitations in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the
provisions of Delaware law.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate
this [●] day of [●], 2019.
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Exhibit 2.4(b)(iii)(A)
Form of
Xxxx of Sale
XXXX OF SALE
THIS
XXXX OF SALE (this “Xxxx of Sale”) is
executed this [●] day of [●] 2019, by and among Aytu
Bioscience, Inc., a Delaware corporation (or its Affiliates)
(“Buyer”), Cerecor, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Seller”), Zylera Pharma
Corp., a North Carolina corporation (“Zylera Pharma”), Zylera
Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company
(“Zylera
Pharmaceuticals”), and TRx Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a
North Carolina limited liability company (“TRx”, and together with
Seller, Zylera Pharma, and Zylera Pharmaceuticals, the
“Seller
Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Zylera
Pharma, Zylera Pharmaceuticals, and TRx are wholly owned
subsidiaries of Seller; and
WHEREAS, Seller and
Buyer are parties to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated
October ___, 2019 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by
and between Seller and Buyer, pursuant to which Seller has agreed
to sell and assign and cause the other Seller Parties to sell and
assign all of its and their right, title and interest in, to and
under the Purchased Assets to Buyer, and Buyer has agreed to
purchase and accept all of the Seller Parties’ right, title
and interest in, to and under the Purchased Assets from the Seller
Parties. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase
Agreement.
AGREEMENTS
For and
in consideration of the recital, the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth below, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
agree as follows:
1. Conveyance.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the
Purchase Agreement, the Seller Parties do hereby sell, assign,
transfer, convey, deliver and vest to and in Buyer, and Buyer, in
reliance on the representations, warranties and covenants of Seller
contained in the Purchase Agreement but subject to the terms of the
Purchase Agreement, does hereby acquire and accept from the Seller
Parties, in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, all right,
title and interest of the Seller Parties in and to the Purchased
Assets free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
Without limiting the foregoing or the definition of Purchased
Assets in the Purchase Agreement, to the extent practicable, Seller
has identified the Purchased Assets that are being sold hereunder
by each of the individual Seller Parties on the attached
Exhibit
A.
2. Further
Assurances. Each of the Seller Parties hereby covenants
that, from time to time after the delivery of this instrument, at
Buyer’s reasonable request, the Seller Parties will do,
execute, acknowledge and deliver, or will cause to be done,
executed, acknowledged and delivered, such further acts,
conveyances, transfers, assignments, powers of attorney and
assurances as Buyer may reasonably request to sell, assign,
transfer, convey and deliver to and vest in Buyer, and to put Buyer
in possession of, any of the Purchased Assets, and all rights
therein, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens,
and to confirm or record the sale, assignment, and transfer made
hereunder.
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3. Purchase
Agreement. Nothing contained in this Xxxx of Sale shall
change, amend, extend or alter (nor shall it be deemed or construed
as changing, amending, extending or altering) the terms or
conditions of the Purchase Agreement in any manner whatsoever. This
Xxxx of Sale does not create or establish liabilities or
obligations not otherwise created or existing under or pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Purchased Assets and the
Assumed Liabilities. In the event of any conflict or other
difference between the Purchase Agreement and this Xxxx of Sale,
the provisions of the Purchase Agreement, including the
representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities
contained therein, shall control.
4. Successor
and Assigns. This Xxxx of Sale shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns.
5. Governing
Law. This Xxxx of Sale shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without
regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied
because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of
Delaware.
6. Counterparts.
This Xxxx of Sale may be executed in one or more counterparts
(including by transmission-mail), all of which shall be considered
one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and
delivered to the other Party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Xxxx of Sale
as of the day and year first above written.
BUYER:
By:
Name:
Title:
SELLER
PARTIES:
By:
Name:
Title:
ZYLERA
PHARMA CORP.
By:
Name:
Title:
ZYLERA
PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
TRX
PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit A
Purchased Asset Listing by Seller Party
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Exhibit 2.4(b)(iii)(B)
Form of
Assignment and Assumption Agreement
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is executed
this [●] day of [●] 2019, by and among Aytu Bioscience,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (or its Affiliates)
(“Buyer”), Cerecor, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Seller”), Zylera Pharma
Corp., a North Carolina corporation (“Zylera Pharma”), Zylera
Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company
(“Zylera
Pharmaceuticals”), and TRx Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a
North Carolina limited liability company (“TRx”, and together with
Seller, Zylera Pharma, and Zylera Pharmaceuticals, the
“Seller
Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Zylera
Pharma, Zylera Pharmaceuticals, and TRx are wholly owned
subsidiaries of Seller; and
WHEREAS, Seller and
Buyer are parties to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated
October ____, 2019 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by
and between Seller and Buyer, pursuant to which Seller has agreed
to sell and assign and cause the other Seller Parties to sell and
assign all of its and their right, title and interest in, to and
under the Purchased Assets to Buyer, and Buyer has agreed to
purchase and accept all of the Seller Parties’ right, title
and interest in, to and under the Purchased Assets from the Seller
Parties. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as part of the
consideration for the Purchased Assets, Buyer is required to assume
and agree to undertake to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge as
and when due the Assumed Liabilities. Capitalized terms used but
not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to
such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
AGREEMENTS
For and
in consideration of the recital, the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth below, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
agree as follows:
7. Assignment
and Assumption. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
contained in the Purchase Agreement, the Seller Parties do hereby
assign, and Buyer hereby assumes and agrees and undertakes to pay,
perform, fulfill and discharge as and when due, in accordance with
their terms, the Assumed Liabilities. Buyer does not assume and
will not be liable for any Excluded Liabilities. Without limiting
the foregoing or the definition of Assumed Liabilities in the
Purchase Agreement, to the extent practicable, Seller has
identified the Assumed Liabilities that are being assumed hereunder
from each of the individual Seller Parties on the
attachedExhibit A.
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8. Further
Assurances. Each of the Seller Parties and Buyer hereby
covenants that, from time to time after the delivery of this
instrument, at the reasonable request of the other party, each
party will do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or will cause to
be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered, such further acts,
conveyances, transfers, assignments, powers of attorney and
assurances as the other party may reasonably request to effect,
consummate, confirm or evidence the transfer of the Assumed
Liabilities to Buyer in accordance with the foregoing and otherwise
to carry out the intentions and purposes of the Purchase Agreement.
The assumption by Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities will not be
construed to defeat, impair or limit in any way the rights, claims
or remedies of Buyer under the Purchase Agreement.
9. Purchase
Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall change,
amend, extend or alter (nor shall it be deemed or construed as
changing, amending, extending or altering) the terms or conditions
of the Purchase Agreement in any manner whatsoever. This Agreement
doesnot create or establish liabilities or obligations not
otherwise created or existing under or pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement with respect to the Purchased Assets and the Assumed
Liabilities. In the event of any conflict or other difference
between the Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions
of the Purchase Agreement, including the representations,
warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities contained
therein, shall control.
10. Third-Party
Beneficiaries. Nothing contained herein shall confer any
rights on any third party or in any way enhance or expand the
rights of any third party with respect to any of the Assumed
Liabilities.
11. Successor
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns.
12. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard
to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because
of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of
Delaware.
13. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts
(including by transmission-mail), all of which shall be considered
one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and
delivered to the other Party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
BUYER:
By:
Name:
Title:
SELLER
PARTIES:
CERECOR,
INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
ZYLERA
PHARMA CORP.
By:
Name:
Title:
ZYLERA
PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
TRX
PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit A
Assumed Liabilities Listing by Seller Party
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Exhibit 2.4(b)(iv)
Form of
Registration Rights Agreement
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and
entered into as of October __, 2019, between Aytu BioScience, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Cerecor,
Inc. (“Cerecor”).
This
Agreement is made pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated
as of the date hereof, between the Company and Cerecor (the
“Purchase
Agreement”).
The
Company and Cerecor hereby agrees as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the
Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the
Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
“Commission” means the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Effectiveness Date”
means, with respect to the Registration Statement required to be
filed hereunder, the 120th calendar day
following the date that is the later of (i) the effectiveness date
of the registration statement related to the Pipe Transaction and
(ii) the effectiveness date of the registration statement related
to the Innovus Transaction (or, in the event of a “full
review” by the Commission, the 150th calendar day
following the date hereof).
“Effectiveness Period”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Event” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
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“Event Date” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).
“Filing Date” means, with
respect to the Registration Statement required hereunder, the
45th
calendar day following the date of the later of (i) the
effectiveness date of the registration statement related to the
Pipe Transaction and (ii) the effectiveness date of the
registration statement related to the Innovus
Transaction.
“Holder” or
“Holders” means the holder
or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable
Securities.
“Indemnified Party” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Indemnifying Party” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).
“Innovus Transaction”
means the Company’s potential acquisition of Innovus, Inc.
pursuant to that Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 12,
2019.
“Losses” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Pipe Tranaction” means
the brokered private placement transaction of the Company’s
securities pursuant to that Placement Agency Agreement, dated
October[●], 2019, by and between the Company and Ladenburg
Xxxxxxxx & Co. Inc.
“Prospectus” means the
prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously
omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by
the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or
supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the
terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities
covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and
supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments,
and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
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“Registrable Securities”
means, as of any date of determination all shares of Common Stock
issued upon conversion in full of the Preferred Stock, including if
distributed on a pro rata basis to stockholders of
Cerecor;provided,
however, that any
such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable
Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the
effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement
hereunder with respect thereto) for so long as (a) a Registration
Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities
is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act
and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder
in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (b) such
Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with
Rule 144, or (c) with respect to Registrable Securities held by a
particular Holder, such Registrable Securities are or become
eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 and all the Registrable
Securities held by such Holder can be sold within a three-month
period notwithstanding volume and manner-of-sale restrictions under
Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to be in
compliance with the current public information requirement under
Rule 144.
“Registration Statement”
means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder
pursuant to Section 2(a), including (in each case) the Prospectus,
amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or
Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all
exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or
deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration
statement.
“Rule
415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or
interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same
purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Rule 424” means Rule 424
promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any
similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission
having substantially the same purpose and effect as such
Rule.
“Securities Act” means the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Selling Stockholder
Questionnaire” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(a).
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“SEC Guidance” means (i)
any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the Commission
staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission
staff and (ii) the Securities Act.
2. Shelf
Registration.
(a) On or prior to the
Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission
a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the
Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective
Registration Statement for an offering tobe made on a continuous
basis pursuant to Rule 415. The Registration Statement filed
hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then
eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form
S-3, in which case such registrationshall be on another appropriate
form). Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall
use its reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement
filed under this Agreement to be declared effective under the
Securities Act as promptly aspossible after the filing thereof, but
in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and
shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Registration
Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the
date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement (i) have been sold, thereunder or pursuant to Rule 144,
or (ii) may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions
pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement for the Company to
be in compliance with the current public information requirement
under Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company
pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and
acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent (the
“Effectiveness
Period”). The Company shall telephonically request
effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. (New York
City time) on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify
the Holders via facsimile or by e-mail of the effectiveness of a
RegistrationStatement on the same Trading Day that the Company
telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which
shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration
Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on
the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration
Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required
by Rule 424.
(b) Notwithstanding
the registration obligations set forth in Section 2(a), if the
Commission informs the Company that all of the Registrable
Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be
registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single
registration statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each
of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts
to file amendments to the Registration Statement as required by the
Commission, covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities
permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form S-3 or such
other form available to register for resale the Registrable
Securities as a secondary offering;provided, however, that prior to filing
such amendment, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent
efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all
of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance,
including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure
Interpretation 612.09.
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(c) If Form S-3 is not
available for the registration of the resale of Registrable
Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of
the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii)
undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as
soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall
maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in
effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3
covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by
the Commission.
3.
Registration
Procedures.
In
connection with the Company’s registration obligations
hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Not less than five
(5) Trading Days prior to the filing of the Registration Statement
and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any
related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto
(including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall (i) furnish
to each Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed,
which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed tobe
incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such
Holders, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and
independent registered public accountants to respond to such
inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of
respective counsel to each Holder, to conduct a reasonable
investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Company
shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or
any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders of
amajority of the Registrable Securities shall reasonably object in
good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such
objection in writing no later than five (5) Trading Days after the
Holders have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement
or one (1) Trading Day after the Holders have been so furnished
copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements
thereto. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed
questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as
Annex A (a
“Selling Stockholder
Questionnaire”) on a date that is not less than two
(2) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the
fourth (4th) Trading Day
following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in
accordance with this Section.
(b) (i) Prepare and
file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in
connection therewith as may be necessary to keep a Registration
Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable
Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with
the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to
register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable
Securities, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or
supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the
terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably
possibleto any comments received from the Commission with respect
to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, and (iv)
comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the
disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to
the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of
disposition by the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration
Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so
supplemented.
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(c) Notify the Holders
of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant
to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an
instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the
requisite changes have been made) as promptly as reasonably
possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1)
Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such
Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1)
Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration
Statement is proposed to be filed, (B) when the Commission notifies
the Company whether there will be a “review” of such
Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in
writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the
same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commissionor
any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or
supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for
additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or
any other federal or state governmental authority of anystop order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering
any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any
Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of
any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the
initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v)
of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the
financial statements included in a Registration Statement
ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a
Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any
material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration
Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, and (vi) of the occurrence or
existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the
Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the
determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of
the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration
Statement or Prospectus.
(d) Furnish to each
Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of the
Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including
financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent
requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent requested
by such Person (including those previously furnished or
incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such
documents with the Commission, provided that any such item which is
available on the XXXXX system (or successor thereto) need not be
furnished in physical form.
(e) Subject to the
terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of
such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of
the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment
or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice
pursuant to Section 3(c).
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(f) Prior to any
resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its commercially
reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the
selling Holders in connection with the registration or
qualification (or exemption from the Registration or qualification)
of such Registrable Securities for the resale by the Holder under
the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the
United States as any Holder reasonably requests in writing, to keep
each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom)
effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all
other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition
in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement, provided that the Company shall not be
required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction
where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any
material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so
subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such
jurisdiction.
(g) If requested by a
Holder, cooperate with such Holder to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable
Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a
Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the
extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive
legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such
denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may
request.
(h) Upon the occurrence
of any event contemplated by Section 3(c), as promptly as
reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the
Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences
to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of
such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a
post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a
supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any
other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a
Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. If the Company
notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi)
of Section 3(c) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until
the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the
Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use
its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the use of the
Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is
practicable.
(i) Otherwise use
commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the
Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement
or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424
under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holders in writing
if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does
not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result
thereof, the Holders are required to deliver a Prospectus in
connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take
such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the
registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder.
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(j) The Company shall
use its reasonable best efforts to maintain eligibility for use of
Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of
the resale of Registrable Securities.
(k) The Company may
require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified
statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the
natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control
over the shares. During any periods that the Company is unable to
meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of
the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails to
furnish such information within three Trading Days of the
Company’s request, any liquidated damages that are accruing
at such time as to such Holder only shall be tolled and any Event
that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be
suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is
delivered to the Company.
4.
Registration Expenses. All fees
and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with,
this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether
or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the
foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all
registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees
and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent
registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made
with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be
made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then
listed for trading, and (C) in compliance with applicable state
securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in
writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications
or exemptions of the Registrable Securities), (ii) printing
expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing
certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger,
telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, (v) the reasonable fees and disbursements
of a single counsel for all of the holders of Registrable
Securities in connection with the registration, (v) Securities Act
liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and
(vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company
in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be
responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses
of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting
duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable
Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no
event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar
commissions of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in
the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the
Holders.
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5.
Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company.
The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this
Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers,
directors, members, partners, agents, brokers, investment advisors
and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent
role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of
such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who
controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers,
directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees
(and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a
Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or
any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses
(collectively, “Losses”), as incurred,
arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement,
any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out
of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement
thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made)
not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the
Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state
securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection
with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement,
except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue
statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding
such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder
expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information
relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of
distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and
expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a
Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event
of the type specified in Section 3(c)(iii)-(vi), the use by such
Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable
Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing
that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable
for use by such Holder. The Company shall notify the Holders
promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding
arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement of which the Company is aware.
(b) Indemnification by Holders.
Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and
employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange
Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such
controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent
arising out of or based solely upon: any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement
thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or
relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made) not
misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such
untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so
furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for
inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii)
to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information
relates to such Holder’s information provided in the Selling
Stockholder Questionnaire or the proposed method of distribution of
Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in
writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration
Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement
thereto. In no event shall the liability of a selling Holder be
greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of
all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim
relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such
Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue
statement or omission) received by such Holder upon the sale of the
Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement
giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
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(c) Conduct of Indemnification
Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted
against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an
“Indemnified
Party”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify
the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in
writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume
the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees
and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof, provided
that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall
not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or
liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the
extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or
further review) that such failure shall have materially and
adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof,
but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense
of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying
Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses, (2) the
Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense
of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to
such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding, or (3) the named
parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties)
include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and
counsel to the Indemnified Partyshall reasonably believe that a
material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same
counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party
notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ
separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the
Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense
thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one
separate counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying
Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any
pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a
party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of
such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the
subject matter of such Proceeding.
Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of
the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to
the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing
to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this
Section) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred,
within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the
Indemnifying Party, provided that the IndemnifiedParty shall
promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such
fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such
Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or
further review) not to be entitled to indemnification
hereunder.
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(d) Contribution. If the
indemnification under Section 5(a) or 5(b) is unavailable to an
Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party
harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party,
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault
of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with
the actions, statements oromissions that resulted in such Losses as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action
in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact,
has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by,
such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or
omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any
Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set
forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other
fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any
Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for
such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this
Section was available to such party in accordance with its
terms.
The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro
rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not
take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the
immediately preceding paragraph. In no event shall the contribution
obligation of a Holder of Registrable Securities be greater in
amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses
paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this
Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise
been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the
sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution
obligation.
The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section are
in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have
to the Indemnified Parties.
6.
Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments and Waivers. The
provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this
sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers
or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be
given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Company and the Holders of 50.1% or more of the then outstanding
Registrable Securities (for purposes of clarification, this
includes any Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise or
conversion of any Security), provided that, if any amendment,
modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a
Holder (or group of Holders), the consent of such
disproportionately impacted Holder (or group of Holders) shall be
required. If a Registration Statement does not register all of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in
compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of
Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder shall be
reduced pro rata among all Holders and each Holder shall have the
right todesignate which of its Registrable Securities shall be
omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof
with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of
a Holder or some Holders and that does not directly or indirectly
affect the rights of other Holders may be given only by such Holder
or Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such
waiver or consent relates;provided, however, that the provisions of
this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except
in accordance with the provisions of the first sentence of this
Section 6(f). No consideration shall be offered or paid to any
Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any
provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is
offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.
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(b) Notices. Any and all notices or
other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be
provided hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
(c) Successors and Assigns. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties and shall
inure to the benefit of each Holder.
(d) Execution and Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of
which when taken together shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been
signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being
understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In
the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission
or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file,
such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the
party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed)
with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or
“.pdf” signature page were an original
thereof.
(e) Governing Law. All questions
concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
(f) Cumulative Remedies. The
remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any
other remedies provided by law.
(g) Severability. If any term,
provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants
and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated,
and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same
or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term,
provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and
declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have
executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter
declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(h) Headings. The headings in this
Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the
provisions hereof.
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(Signature Pages Follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights
Agreement as of the date first written above.
AYTU
BIOSCIENCE, INC.
By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
CERECOR,
INC.
By:__________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE OF HOLDERS TO AYTU RRA]
Name of
Holder: __________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of
Holder: __________________________
Name of
Authorized Signatory: _________________________
Title
of Authorized Signatory: __________________________
[SIGNATURE PAGES
CONTINUE]
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Annex
A
AYTU BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire
The
undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the
“Registrable
Securities”) of Aytu BioScience, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), understands
that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a
registration statement (the “Registration Statement”)
for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the
Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”) to which this document is annexed. A copy
of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company
upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms
not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Certain
legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder
in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable
Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel
regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a
selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related
prospectus.
NOTICE
The
undersigned beneficial owner (the “Selling Stockholder”) of
Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable
Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.
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The
undersigned hereby provides the following information to the
Company and represents and warrants that such information is
accurate:
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Name.
(a)
Full Legal Name of
Selling Stockholder
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(b)
Full Legal Name of
Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which
Registrable Securities are held:
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(c)
Full Legal Name of
Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly
or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of
the securities covered by this Questionnaire):
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2.
Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder:
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Telephone:
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Fax:
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Contact
Person:
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3.
Broker-Dealer Status:
(a)
Are you a
broker-dealer?
Yes
☐ No ☐
(b)
If
“yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable
Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the
Company?
Yes
☐ No ☐
Note:
If “no”
to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that
you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
(c)
Are you an
affiliate of a broker-dealer?
Yes
☐ No
☐
(d)
If you are an
affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the
Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at
the time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be
resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or
indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable
Securities?
Yes
☐ No
☐
Note:
If “no”
to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that
you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration
Statement.
4.
Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the
Selling Stockholder.
Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not
the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company
other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
(a)
Type and Amount of
other securities beneficially owned by the Selling
Stockholder:
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5.
Relationships with the Company:
Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its
affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners
of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held
any position or office or has had any other material relationship
with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the
past three years.
State any
exceptions here:
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The
undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any material
inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may
occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the
Registration Statement remains effective; provided, that the
undersigned shall not be required to notify the Company of any
changes to the number of securities held or owned by the
undersigned or its affiliates.
By
signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the
information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5
and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement
and the related prospectus and any
amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned
understands that such information will be relied upon by the
Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the
Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any
amendments or supplements thereto.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has
caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered
either in person or by its duly authorized agent.
Date:
Beneficial Owner:
By:
Name:
Title:
PLEASE FAX A COPY (OR EMAIL A .PDF COPY) OF THE COMPLETED AND
EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO:
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Exhibit 2.4(b)(x)
Form of
Seller Voting Agreement
VOTING AGREEMENT
THIS
VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered
into as of [___________], 2019, by and between Cerecor, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Cerecor”) and Aytu Bioscience
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used
but not defined herein are used as they are defined in the Purchase
Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS:
A.
Cerecor owns
beneficially and of record the shares of capital stock set forth
opposite its name on Schedule A hereto (such shares
of capital stock, together with any other shares of capital stock
of the Company acquired by Cerecor after the date hereof and during
the term of this Agreement, being collectively referred to herein
as the “Subject
Securities”).
B.
Upon the date
hereof, Cerecor and the Company have consummated that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated as of October __, 2019 (the
“Purchase
Agreement”) between Cerecor and the
Company.
C.
Pursuant to its
agreement under the Purchase Agreement and in order to facilitate
the consummation of the Merger Agreement (as defined below),
Cerecor has entered into this Agreement and agrees to be bound
hereby.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the covenants and
agreements set forth below, and for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Agreement to Vote Shares. At
any meeting of stockholders of the Company or at any adjournment
thereof that may take place between now and the date that is twelve
(12) months from the date hereof (the “Agreement Period”), in any action
by written consent or in any other circumstances upon which
Cerecor’s vote, consent or other approval is sought during
such period relating to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of September 12, 2019, by and among the Company, Innovus
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and the other parties
thereto (the “Merger
Agreement”), Cerecor shall vote (or cause to be
voted), as applicable, all of the Subject Securities that are then
entitled to be voted (i) in favor of the proposed transactions set
forth in the Merger Agreement and (ii) against any proposal,
amendment, matter or agreement that would in any manner impede,
frustrate, prevent or nullify the Merger Agreement. Cerecor agrees
that the Subject Securities that are entitled to be voted shall be
voted (or caused to be voted) as set forth in the preceding
sentences whether or not Cerecor’s vote, consent or other
approval is sought and at any time or at multiple times during the
term of this Agreement.
2. Opportunity to Review. Cerecor
acknowledges receipt of the Merger Agreement and represents that
he, she, or it has had (i) the opportunity to review, and has read,
reviewed and understands, the terms and conditions of the Merger
Agreement and this Agreement, and (ii) the opportunity to review
and discuss the Merger Agreement and this Agreement with his, her
or its own advisors and legal counsel.
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3. Public Disclosure;
Confidentiality.
(a) Cerecor understands
that it may be the recipient of confidential information of the
Company (“Confidential
Information”) during the term of this Agreement and
that such information may contain or constitute material non-public
information concerning the Company. Cerecor acknowledges that
trading in the securities of any party to this Agreement while in
possession of material nonpublic information or communicating that
information to any other Person who trades in such securities could
subject the applicable party to liability under the U.S. federal
and state securities laws, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, including Section 10(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated
thereunder. Cerecor agrees that it and its Affiliates will not
disclose Confidential Information in its possession, nor will it
trade in the securities of the Company while in possession of
material nonpublic information or at all until Cerecor and its
Affiliates can do so in compliance with all applicable laws and
without breach of this Agreement.
(b) If Cerecor is
required to disclose any Confidential Information by legal process,
Cerecor shall: (a) take reasonable steps to preserve the privileged
nature and confidentiality of the Confidential Information,
including requesting that the Confidential Informationnot be
disclosed to non-parties or the public; (b) give the Company prompt
prior written notice of such request or requirement so that the
Company may seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy;
and (c) cooperate with the Company (at the Company’s expense)
to obtain such protective order. In the event that such protective
order or other remedy is not obtained, Cerecor (or such other
Persons to whom such request is directed) will furnish only that
portion of the Confidential Information which, on the advice of
Cerecor’s counsel, is legally required to be disclosed and,
upon the Company’s request, use its commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be
accorded to such information.
4. Representations and Warranties of
Cerecor. Cerecor hereby represents and warrants as
follows:
(a) Cerecor (i) is the
record and beneficial owner of the Subject Securities, free and
clear of any liens, adverse claims, charges or other encumbrances
of any nature whatsoever (other than pursuant to (x) restrictions
on transfer under applicable securities laws, or (y) this
Agreement), and (ii) does not beneficially own any securities of
the Company (including options, warrants or convertible securities)
other than the Subject Securities.
(b) Except with respect
to obligations under the Company’s Bylaws, Cerecor has the
sole right to transfer, to vote (or cause to vote) and to direct
(or cause to direct) the voting of the Subject Securities, and none
of the Subject Securities are subject to any voting trust or other
agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the transfer
or the voting of the Subject Securities (other than restrictions on
transfer under applicable securities laws), except as set forth in
this Agreement.
(c) Cerecor, if not a
natural person: (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and
(ii) has the requisite corporate, company, partnership or other
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to comply with
the terms hereof. The execution and delivery by Cerecor of this
Agreement, the consummation by Cerecor of the transactions
contemplated hereby and the compliance by Cerecor with the
provisions hereof have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate, company, partnership or other action on the part of
Cerecor, and no other corporate, company, partnership or other
proceedings on the part of Cerecor are necessary to authorize this
Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or to
comply with the provisions hereof.
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(d) This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by Cerecor, constitutes a valid
and binding obligation of Cerecor and, assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, is enforceable
against Cerecor in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other similar
laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally,
and (ii) the availability of injunctive relief and other equitable
remedies.
(e) The execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and compliance with the provisions hereof do
not and will not conflict with, or result in (i) any violation or
breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or
both) under, any provision of the organizational documents of
Cerecor, if applicable, (ii) any materialviolation or breach of, or
default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under
any (A) statute, Law, ordinance, rule or regulation or (B)
judgment, order or decree, in each case, applicable to Cerecor or
its properties or assets, or (iii) any material violation or breach
of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under any material contract, trust, commitment, agreement,
understanding, arrangement or restriction of any kind to which
Cerecor is a party or by which Cerecor or Cerecor’s assets
are bound.
5. Termination. This Agreement
shall terminate automatically upon the approval of the Merger
Agreement by the Company’s stockholders;provided, however, that this Agreement
will also terminate if the Company has elected to terminate the
Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms prior to approval of
the Merger Agreement by the Company’s stockholders. In the
event of the termination of this Agreement, this Agreement shall
forthwith become null and void, there shall be no liability on the
part of any of the parties, and all rights and obligations of each
party hereto shall cease;provided, however, that no such
termination of this Agreement shall relieve any party hereto from
any liability for any breach of any provision of this Agreement
prior to such termination.
6. Further Covenants and
Assurances. During the term of this Agreement, Cerecor
hereby, to the extent permitted by Laws, waives and agrees not to
exercise any dissenters’ or appraisal rights, or other
similar rights, with respect to any Subject Securities which may
arise in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement.
7. Successors, Assigns and Transferees
Bound. Without limiting Section 1 hereof in any way, Cerecor
agrees that this Agreement and the obligations hereunder shall
attach to the Subject Securities from the date hereof through the
termination of this Agreement and shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable Laws, be binding upon any Person to which legal or
beneficial ownership of the Subject Securities shall pass, whether
by operation of law or otherwise, including Cerecor’s heirs,
guardians, administrators or successors, and Cerecor further agrees
to take all reasonable actions necessary to effectuate the
foregoing.
8. Deposit.
Cerecor shall cause a counterpart of this Agreement to be
deposited, in electronic or physical form, with the Company at its
principal place of business or registered office where it shall be
subject to the same right of examination by any stockholder, in
person or by agent or attorney, as are the books and records of the
Company.
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9. Remedies. Cerecor acknowledges
that money damages would be both incalculable and an insufficient
remedy for any breach of this Agreement by it, and that any such
breach would cause the Company and Cerecor irreparable harm.
Accordingly, Cerecor agrees that in the event of any breach or
threatened breach of this Agreement, the Company and Cerecor, in
addition to any other remedies at law or in equity each may have,
shall be entitled to seek immediate equitablerelief, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, without the necessity
of proving the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy and without
the necessity of posting any bond or other security, to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms
and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any
state having jurisdiction.
10. Notices. All notices and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given when personally delivered, or if sent by
United States certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, shall be deemed duly given on delivery by United States
Postal Service, or if sent by e-mail or receipted overnight courier
services shall be deemed duly given on the Business Day received if
received prior to 5:00 p.m. local time or on the following Business
Day if received after 5:00 p.m. local time or on a non-Business
Day, addressed to the respective parties as follows:
(i)
if to the Company,
to:
Aytu
Bioscience, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
with a
required copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx & Whitney LLP
000
X. Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
(ii)
if to Cerecor,
to:
Cerecor,
Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
with a
required copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX
00000
Attention: Xxx
Xxxxxxxx
(iii)
if to Cerecor, to
the address set forth on Schedule A hereto.
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11. Severability. Any provision
hereof that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the
extent permitted by Law, each party hereby waives any provision of
Law that renders any such provision prohibited or unenforceable in
any respect.
12. Entire Agreement/Amendment.
This Agreement (including the provisions of the Purchase Agreement
referenced herein) represent the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement
may not be amended, modified, altered or supplemented except by
means of a written instrument executed and delivered by the parties
hereto.
13. Governing Law. This Agreement,
and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort or
otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this
Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this
Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the internal Laws of the State of Delaware without reference to its
choice of law rules. Each party agrees that any legal action or
other legal proceeding relating to this Agreement or the
enforcement of any provision of this Agreement shall be brought or
otherwise commenced exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the
State of Delaware or any federal court of competent jurisdiction in
the State of Delaware. Each of the parties consents to service of
process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by the Laws
of the State of Delaware, and agrees that service of process by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its
address specified pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement is reasonably calculated
to give actual notice. Each party waives and agrees not to assert
(by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise), in any such legal
proceeding commenced in such courts, any claim that such party is
not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such courts, that
such legal proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum,
that the venue of such proceeding is improper or that this
Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be
enforced in or by such courts. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR
COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF SUCH PARTY
IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
HEREOF.
14. Counterparts. This Agreement
may be executed by delivery of electronic signatures and in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and
it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or the
terms hereof to produce or account for more than one of such
counterparts.
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In Witness Whereof, the parties have caused this Agreement
to be executed as of the date first above written.
Cerecor
By:
Name:
Title:
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In Witness Whereof, the parties have caused this Agreement
to be executed as of the date first above written.
AYTU
BIOSCIENCE INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 2.4(c)(iii)
Form of
Armistice Voting Agreement
VOTING AGREEMENT
THIS
VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered
into as of [___________], 2019, by and among Cerecor, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Cerecor”), Aytu Bioscience Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and the stockholder of
the Company listed on Schedule A hereto
(“Securityholder”). Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein are used as they are defined in
the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS:
A.
Securityholder owns
beneficially and of record the shares of capital stock set forth
opposite Securityholder’s name on Schedule A hereto (such shares
of capital stock, together with any other shares of capital stock
of the Company acquired by Securityholder after the date hereof and
during the term of this Agreement, being collectively referred to
herein as the “Subject
Securities”).
B.
Upon the date
hereof, Cerecor and the Company have consummated that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated as of October __, 2019 (the
“Purchase
Agreement”) between Cerecor and the Company, pursuant
to which the Company has issued ___ shares of its Series __
Preferred Stock to Cerecor (the “Preferred Stock”).
C.
Pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement the Company has also agreed to seek approval by
its stockholders of the conversion into common stock of the Company
of all the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (the
“Preferred
Conversion”).
D.
In order to facilitate the Preferred
Conversion and the consummation of the Merger Agreement (as defined
below), Securityholder, solely in Securityholder’s capacity
as holder of the Subject Securities, has entered into this
Agreement and agrees to be bound hereby.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the covenants and
agreements set forth below, and for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
15. Agreement to Vote Shares. At
any meeting of stockholders of the Company or at any adjournment
thereof that may take place between now and the date that is twelve
(12) months from the date hereof (the “Agreement Period”), in any action
by written consent or in any other circumstances upon which
Securityholder’s vote, consent or other approval is sought
during such period relating to the Preferred Conversion,
Securityholder shall vote (or cause to be voted), as applicable,
all of the Subject Securities that are then entitled to be voted
(i) in favor of the Preferred Conversion and (ii) against any
proposal, amendment, matter or agreement that would in any manner
impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify the Preferred Conversion.
Additionally, during the Agreement Period, Securityholder agrees to
vote all of the Subject Securities in favor of the proposed
transactions set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of September 12, 2019, by and among the Company,
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and the other
parties thereto (the “Merger
Agreement”). Securityholder agrees that the Subject
Securities that are entitled to be voted shall be voted (or caused
to be voted) as set forth in the preceding sentences whether or not
Securityholder’s vote, consent or other approval is sought on
only one or on any combination of the matters set forth in this
Section 1 and at any time or at multiple times during the term of
this Agreement.
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16. Opportunity to Review.
Securityholder acknowledges receipt of the Purchase Agreement and
the Merger Agreement and represents that he, she, or it has had (i)
the opportunity to review, and has read, reviewed and understands,
the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the Merger
Agreement and this Agreement, and (ii) the opportunity to review
and discuss the Purchase Agreement, the Merger Agreement and this
Agreement with his, her or its own advisors and legal
counsel.
17. Public Disclosure;
Confidentiality.
(a) The Securityholder
understands that it may be the recipient of confidential
information of the Company (“Confidential Information”) during
the term of this Agreement and that such information may contain or
constitute material non-public information concerning the Company.
The Securityholder acknowledges that trading in the securities of
any party to this Agreement while in possession of material
nonpublic information or communicating that information to any
other Person who trades in such securities could subject the
applicable party to liability under the U.S. federal and state
securities laws, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, including Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. The
Securityholder agrees that it and its Affiliates will not disclose
Confidential Information in its possession, nor will it trade in
the securities of the Company while in possession of material
nonpublic information or at all until the Securityholder and its
Affiliates can do so in compliance with all applicable laws and
without breach of this Agreement.
(b) If the
Securityholder is required to disclose any Confidential Information
by legal process, the Securityholder shall: (a) take reasonable
steps to preserve the privileged nature and confidentiality of the
Confidential Information, including requesting that the
Confidential Information not be disclosed to non-parties or the
public; (b) give the Company prompt prior written notice of such
request or requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate
protective order or other remedy; and (c) cooperate with the
Company (at the Company’s expense) to obtain such protective
order. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is
not obtained, the Securityholder (or such other Persons to whom
such request is directed) will furnish only that portion of the
Confidential Information which, on the advice of the
Securityholder’s counsel, is legally required to be disclosed
and, upon the Company’s request, use its commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain assurances that confidential treatment
will be accorded to such information.
18. Representations and Warranties of
Securityholder. Securityholder hereby represents and
warrants as follows:
(a) Securityholder (i)
is the record and beneficial owner of the Subject Securities, free
and clear of any liens, adverse claims, charges or other
encumbrances of any nature whatsoever (other than pursuant to (x)
restrictions on transfer under applicable securities laws, or (y)
this Agreement), and (ii) does not beneficially own any securities
of the Company (including options, warrants or convertible
securities) other than the Subject Securities.
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(b) Except with respect
to obligations under the Company’s Bylaws, Securityholder has
the sole right to transfer, to vote (or cause to vote) and to
direct (or cause to direct) the voting of the Subject Securities,
and none of the Subject Securities are subject to any voting trust
or other agreement, arrangement or restriction with respect to the
transfer or the voting of the Subject Securities (other than
restrictions on transfer under applicable securities laws), except
as set forth in this Agreement.
(c) Securityholder, if
not a natural person: (i) is duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization, and (ii) has the requisite corporate, company,
partnership or other power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and to comply with the terms hereof. The execution and delivery by
Securityholder of this Agreement, the consummation by
Securityholder of the transactions contemplated hereby and the
compliance by Securityholder with the provisions hereof have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate, company, partnership or
other action on the part of Securityholder, and no other corporate,
company, partnership or other proceedings on the part of
Securityholder are necessary to authorize this Agreement, to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or to comply with
the provisions hereof.
(d) This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by Securityholder, constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of Securityholder and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto,
is enforceable against Securityholder in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or
other similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights
generally, and (ii) the availability of injunctive relief and other
equitable remedies.
(e) The execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and compliance with the provisions hereof do
not and will not conflict with, or result in (i) any violation or
breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or
both) under, any provision of the organizational documents of
Securityholder, if applicable, (ii) any material violation or
breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or
both) under any (A) statute, Law, ordinance, rule or regulation or
(B) judgment, order or decree, in each case, applicable to
Securityholder or its properties or assets, or (iii) any material
violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse
of time, or both) under any material contract, trust, commitment,
agreement, understanding, arrangement or restriction of any kind to
which Securityholder is a party or by which Securityholder or
Securityholder’s assets are bound.
19. Termination. This Agreement
shall terminate automatically upon the later to occur of the
approval of the Preferred Conversion by the Company’s
stockholders or the approval of the Merger Agreement by such
stockholders;provided, however, that this Agreement
will also terminate if the approval of the Preferred Conversion has
occurred and the Company has elected to terminate the Merger
Agreement in accordance with its terms prior to approval of the
Merger Agreement by the Company’s stockholders. In the event
of the termination of this Agreement, this Agreement shall
forthwith become null and void, there shall be no liability on the
part of any of the parties, and all rights and obligations of each
party hereto shall cease;provided, however, that no such
termination of this Agreement shall relieve any party hereto from
any liability for any breach of any provision of this Agreement
prior to such termination.
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20. Further Covenants and
Assurances. During the term of this Agreement,
Securityholder hereby, to the extent permitted by Laws, waives and
agrees not to exercise any dissenters’ or appraisal rights,
or other similar rights, with respect to any Subject Securities
which may arise in connection with the transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement.
21. Successors, Assigns and Transferees
Bound. Without limiting Section 1 hereof in any way,
Securityholder agrees that this Agreement and the obligations
hereunder shall attach to the Subject Securities from the date
hereof through the termination of this Agreement and shall, to the
extent permitted by applicable Laws, be binding upon any Person to
which legal or beneficial ownership of the Subject Securities shall
pass, whether by operation of law or otherwise, including
Securityholder’s heirs, guardians, administrators or
successors, and Securityholder further agrees to take all
reasonable actions necessary to effectuate the
foregoing.
22. Deposit. Securityholder shall
cause a counterpart of this Agreement to be deposited, in
electronic or physical form, with the Company at its principal
place of business or registered office where it shall be subject to
the same right of examination by any stockholder, in person or by
agent or attorney, as are the books and records of the
Company.
23. Remedies. Securityholder
acknowledges that money damages would be both incalculable and an
insufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by it, and
that any such breach would cause the Company and Cerecor
irreparable harm. Accordingly, Securityholder agrees that in the
event of any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, the
Company and Cerecor, in addition to any other remedies at law or in
equity each may have, shall be entitled to seek immediate equitable
relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance,
without the necessity of proving the inadequacy of money damages as
a remedy and without the necessity of posting any bond or other
security, to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the
United States or any state having jurisdiction.
24. Notices. All notices and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been duly given when personally delivered, or if sent by
United States certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, shall be deemed duly given on delivery by United States
Postal Service, or if sent by e-mail or receipted overnight courier
services shall be deemed duly given on the Business Day received if
received prior to 5:00 p.m. local time or on the following Business
Day if received after 5:00 p.m. local time or on a non-Business
Day, addressed to the respective parties as follows:
(i)
if to the Company,
to:
Aytu
Bioscience, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
with a
required copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx & Whitney LLP
000
X. Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
(ii)
if to Cerecor,
to:
Cerecor,
Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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with a
required copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX
00000
Attention: Xxx
Xxxxxxxx
(iii)
if to
Securityholder, to the address set forth on Schedule A hereto.
25. Severability. Any provision
hereof that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the
extent permitted by Law, each party hereby waives any provision of
Law that renders any such provision prohibited or unenforceable in
any respect.
26. Entire Agreement/Amendment.
This Agreement (including the provisions of the Purchase Agreement
referenced herein) represent the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement
may not be amended, modified, altered or supplemented except by
means of a written instrument executed and delivered by the parties
hereto.
27. Governing Law. This Agreement,
and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort or
otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this
Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this
Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the internal Laws of the State of Delaware without reference to its
choice of law rules. Each party agrees that any legal action or
other legal proceeding relating to this Agreement or the
enforcement of any provision of this Agreement shall be brought or
otherwise commenced exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the
State of Delaware or any federal court of competent jurisdiction in
the State of Delaware. Each of the parties consents to service of
process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by the Laws
of the State of Delaware, and agrees that service of process by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its
address specified pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement is reasonably calculated
to give actual notice. Each party waives and agrees not to assert
(by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise), in any such legal
proceeding commenced in such courts, any claim that such party is
not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such courts, that
such legal proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum,
that the venue of such proceeding is improper or that this
Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be
enforced in or by such courts. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR
COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF SUCH PARTY
IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
HEREOF.
28. Counterparts. This Agreement
may be executed by delivery of electronic signatures and in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and
it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or the
terms hereof to produce or account for more than one of such
counterparts.
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In Witness Whereof, the parties have caused this Agreement
to be executed as of the date first above written.
Securityholder
By:
Name:
Title:
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In Witness Whereof, the parties have caused this Agreement
to be executed as of the date first above written.
AYTU
BIOSCIENCE INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
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In Witness Whereof, the parties have caused this Agreement
to be executed as of the date first above written.
CERECOR,
INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE A
Name and Address of Securityholder
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Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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