JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.19
THIS
JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is
entered into as of January 31, 2008 by and between Manhattan Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MHA”)
and
Nordic Biotech Venture Fund II K/S, a Danish limited liability partnership
(“Nordic”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
MHA and Nordic wish to enter into a joint venture arrangement by which Nordic
contributes capital to a newly formed limited partnership known as Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals K/S or such other name as is selected by MHA and Nordic
(“Newco”),
and
MHA assigns and contributes the Assets (as defined below) to Newco;
WHEREAS,
upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution
Agreement (as defined below), and the execution and delivery by each of MHA
and
Nordic of the Partnership Agreement, MHA will own 50% of the partnership shares
of Newco and Nordic will own 50% of the partnership shares of Newco (as such
interest may be constituted from time to time, including as reduced pursuant
to
the terms hereof, the “Nordic
Interest”);
WHEREAS,
MHA desires to grant to Nordic a put option with respect to the Nordic Interest,
and Nordic desires to grant to MHA a call option with respect to the Nordic
Interest, each in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
which shall be effective as of the Closing Date (as defined below);
and
WHEREAS,
in consideration of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, MHA will (i) grant a
warrant to purchase the Warrant Shares (as defined below) to Nordic and (ii)
nominate a Nordic representative to MHA’s board of directors.
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1. Definitions.
The
following terms shall have the following meanings given to them:
“Additional
Agreements”
means
the Contribution Agreement, the Partnership Agreement, the Services Agreement,
the Warrant, the Registration Rights Agreement and any officer’s certificate
delivered at the Closing.
“Adjusted
Transaction Price”
means
the Transaction Price as adjusted in accordance with Section 5 hereof.
“Assets”
means
that term as defined in the Contribution Agreement.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a federal legal holiday
or a
day on which banking institutions in the state of New York are authorized or
required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Call
Closing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 of this Agreement.
“Call
Closing Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 of this Agreement.
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“Call
Consideration”
means
a
number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the following
formula:
(Investment
Amount)*(1 - Call Reduction Factor)
(Adjusted
Transaction Price)
“Call
Event”
means
the occurrence of thirty consecutive business days on which the closing sale
price of the Common Stock as reported on the Trading Market exceeds seven and
a
half times the Transaction Price (the “Threshold
Price”).
“Call
Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
“Call
Option”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
“Call
Reduction Factor”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 of this Agreement.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of MHA, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of
securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed
into.
“Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
any securities of MHA 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.
“Contribution
Agreement”
means
that certain Assignment and Contribution Agreement to be entered into by and
between MHA and Nordic in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
“Conversion
Factor”
means
(i) 1.00 at such time as Nordic Distributions are less than the Investment
Amount, (ii) 1.25 at such time as Nordic Distributions are less than two times
the Investment Amount but greater than or equal to the Investment Amount, (iii)
1.50 at such time as Nordic Distributions are less than three times the
Investment Amount but greater than or equal to two times the Investment Amount,
(iv) 2.00 at such time as Nordic Distributions are less than four times the
Investment Amount but greater than or equal to three times the Investment
Amount, and (v) 3.00 at such time as Nordic Distributions are greater than
or
equal to four times the Investment Amount.
“Conversion
Percentage”
means
the percentage of the Nordic Interest that Nordic chooses to put pursuant to
the
Put Option set forth in Section 3.1.
“Conversion
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the Put
Option and the Call Option.
“Disclosure
Schedules”
means
the Disclosure Schedules of MHA delivered concurrently herewith.
“Exempt
Issuance”
means
the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers
or
directors of MHA pursuant to any stock or option plan in effect on the date
hereof or hereafter duly adopted for such purpose by a majority of the
non-employee members of the Board of Directors of MHA or a majority of the
members of a committee of non-employee directors, (b) securities upon the
exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities issued hereunder and/or
other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares
of
Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date hereof, provided that such
securities have not been amended since the date hereof to increase the number
of
such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or conversion price of
such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic
transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of MHA,
but
shall not include a transaction in which MHA is issuing securities primarily
for
the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is
investing in securities, and (d) less than 50,000 shares of Common Stock
(subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock combinations, and the like),
in
the aggregate, which do not otherwise meet the conditions of clauses (a), (b)
or
(c) of this definition.
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“General
Partner”
means
a
Danish private limited company that is the general partner of
Newco.
“Investment
Amount”
means
$2,500,000 if the Milestone Payment has not occurred, and $5,000,000 if the
Milestone Payment has occurred.
“Maximum
Return Date”
means
the later to occur of (i) the date that is thirty days after the date that
Nordic Distributions exceed five times the Investment Amount, and (ii) the
date
that is ten days after the Nordic Distributions exceed five times the Investment
Amount and MHA has provided written notice thereof to Nordic.
“Milestone
Payment”
means
the payment by Nordic of an additional $2,500,000 to Newco after the
satisfaction of the Payment Milestone (as defined in the Contribution
Agreement).
“Nordic
Distributions”
means
aggregate dividends or distributions from Newco actually received by
Nordic.
“Partnership
Agreement”
means
the Limited Partnership Agreement to be entered into by Nordic, MHA and the
General Partner in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
“Person”
means
any individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, labor union,
or other entity or governmental body.
“Proceeding”
means
any action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition),
whether commenced or threatened.
“Put
Consideration”
means
a
number of shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the following
formula:
(Investment
Amount)*(Conversion Percentage)
(Adjusted
Transaction Price)*(Conversion Factor)
“Put
Closing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement.
“Put
Closing Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement.
“Put
Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.
“Put
Option”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
that certain Registration Rights Agreement to be entered into by and between
MHA
and Nordic in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
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“Representative”
means
with respect to a particular Person, any director, officer, employee, agent,
consultant, advisor, or other representative of such Person, including legal
counsel, accountants, and financial advisors.
“Securities”
means,
collectively, the Warrant and the Put Option.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Trading
Day”
means
any day on which the principal national securities exchange on which the Common
Stock is admitted to trading or listed is open for trading, or if there is
no
such exchange or market, then any day except Saturdays, Sundays or federal
holidays.
“Trading
Market”
means
whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the
Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market
or the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted on
the
date in question.
“Transaction
Price”
means
$0.14, as adjusted for stock dividends, combinations, stock splits,
recapitalizations and reorganizations.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
7,142,857 shares of Common Stock.
2. Joint
Venture Closing.
2.1 Closing
Mechanics.
The
closing shall be held on February 18, 2008, or such earlier date as MHA and
Nordic agree following the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions
set
forth in Section 2.3 hereof (the “Closing
Date”).
The
Closing shall occur at the offices of MHA.
2.2 Deliveries.
(a) Upon
satisfaction or waiver of all conditions of Nordic to the Closing, Nordic
shall:
(i) execute
and deliver the Partnership Agreement and capitalize Newco in accordance with
the terms thereof;
(ii) execute
and deliver the Shareholders Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
D
and
capitalize the General Partner in accordance with the terms
thereof;
(iii) cause
Newco to execute, deliver and perform under the Contribution
Agreement;
(iv) cause
Newco to execute and deliver the Services Agreement, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit
E
(the
“Services
Agreement”);
(v) execute
and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement; and
(vi) pay
US$150,000 to MHA in consideration of the right to the issuance of the Warrant
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F
for the
Warrant Shares (the “Warrant”) pursuant to Section 3.3.
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(b) Upon
satisfaction or waiver of all conditions of MHA to the Closing, MHA
shall:
(i) execute
and deliver the Partnership Agreement and capitalize Newco in accordance with
the terms thereof;
(ii) execute
and deliver the Shareholders Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
C
and
capitalize the General Partner in accordance with the terms
thereof;
(iii) execute,
deliver and perform under the Contribution Agreement;
(iv) execute
and deliver the Services Agreement; and
(v) execute
and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement.
2.2 Closing
Conditions.
(a) MHA’s
obligations in connection with the Closing hereunder are subject to the
fulfillment on or prior to the Closing of the following conditions, which
conditions may be waived at the option of MHA to the extent permitted by
law:
(i) Representations
and Warranties Correct.
The
representations and warranties made by Nordic in Section
7
hereof
shall be true and correct when made, and shall be true and correct in all
material respects (if not qualified by materiality) and all respects (if
qualified by materiality) on and as of the Closing Date (except for any
representation or warranty that speaks as of a specific date, which shall be
true and correct as of such date).
(ii) Covenants.
All
covenants, agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement to be performed
by Nordic on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed or complied
with in all material respects.
(iii) Closing
Certificate.
MHA
shall have received a certificate executed by an officer of Nordic certifying
that each of the conditions described in Sections 2.2(a)(i) and (ii) of this
Agreement have been satisfied as of the Closing Date.
(iv) No
Legal Order Pending.
There
shall not then be in effect any legal or other order enjoining or restraining
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Nordic’s
obligations in connection with the Closing hereunder are subject to the
fulfillment on or prior to the Closing of the following conditions, which
conditions may be waived at the option of each Nordic to the extent permitted
by
law:
(i) Representations
and Warranties Correct.
The
representations and warranties made by MHA in Section
8
hereof
shall be true and correct when made, and shall be true and correct in all
material respects (if not qualified by materiality) and all respects (if
qualified by materiality) on and as of the Closing Date (except for any
representation or warranty that speaks as of a specific date, which shall be
true and correct as of such date).
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(ii) Covenants.
All
covenants, agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement to be performed
by MHA on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed or complied
with in all material respects.
(iii) Closing
Certificate.
Nordic
shall have received a certificate executed by the chief executive officer or
chief financial officer of MHA certifying that each of the conditions described
in Sections 2.2(b)(i) and (ii) of this Agreement have been satisfied as of
the
Closing Date.
(iv) No
Legal Order Pending.
There
shall not then be in effect any legal or other order enjoining or restraining
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(v) Legal
Opinion.
Nordic
shall have received an opinion of counsel to MHA in a form reasonably acceptable
to Nordic that contains the opinions set forth in Exhibit
G.
(vi) Consent
of Third Parties.
MHA
shall have received all requisite consents and approvals of all third parties
whose consent or approval is required in order for each of MHA and Nordic to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(vii) Approval
of MHA’s Board of Directors and Stockholders.
MHA’s
Board of Directors, and if necessary, MHA’s stockholders, shall have approved
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(viii) Due
Diligence.
The
results of Nordic’s financial, technical and legal due diligence of MHA, the
Securities and the Assets shall be satisfactory to Nordic in its commercially
reasonable discretion.
(ix) Material
Adverse Effect.
There
shall be no Material Adverse Effect, and since the date of this Agreement,
there
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect.
(x) Registration
Rights.
Any
outstanding registration rights relating to MHA securities shall have been
subordinated to the rights of Nordic under the Registration Rights
Agreement.
(xi) Shareholder
Notice.
MHA
shall have satisfied all of the requirements of Section 710(b) of the Amex
Company Guide of the American Stock Exchange, if applicable, including the
submission of the written application to the Exchange’s Listing Qualifications
Department, the notice to MHA’s shareholders and the public announcement of the
transaction.
3. Put
Option.
3.1 At
any
time or times after the Closing Date and prior to the earlier of the Maximum
Return Date and the tenth anniversary of the Closing Date, Nordic may, by
written notice to MHA (the “Put
Notice”),
elect
to sell to MHA (and MHA hereby agrees to purchase from Nordic) all or a part
of
the Nordic Interest, as specified in the Put Notice, for the Put Consideration
(the “Put
Option”).
3.2 The
closing of the Put Option (the “Put
Closing”)
shall
take place simultaneously with the receipt by MHA of the Put Notice together
with certificates evidencing the portion of the Nordic Interest being put,
together with assignments, duly executed in blank, in proper form to transfer
such portion of the Nordic Interest. MHA will, no later than three Trading
Days
following the Put Closing, deliver or cause to be delivered to Nordic a
certificate representing the Put Consideration to Nordic. If such shares do
not
require a legend in accordance with this Agreement, the certificates
representing the Put Consideration shall be transmitted by the transfer agent
of
MHA to Nordic by crediting the account of Nordic’s prime broker with the
Depository Trust Company System.
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3.3 In
the
event that Nordic achieves its Put Option milestone by not exercising its Put
Option, in whole or in part, on or before April 30, 2008, MHA shall within
five
(5) Business Days thereafter issue and deliver the Warrant to
Nordic.
4. Call
Option.
4.1 Upon
the
occurrence of a Call Event and prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing
Date, MHA may, by written notice to Nordic (the “Call
Notice”),
elect
to purchase from Nordic (and Nordic hereby agrees to sell to MHA) portions
of
the Nordic Interest for the Call Consideration at the following rate (the
“Call
Option”):
(a) during
the first thirty-day period following the occurrence of a Call Event, MHA may
purchase up to 25% of the Nordic Interest;
(b)
during
the second thirty-day period following the occurrence of a Call Event, MHA
may
purchase up to 50% of the Nordic Interest less that portion of the Nordic
Interest previously purchased by MHA pursuant to Section 4.1(a);
(c) during
the third thirty-day period following the occurrence of a Call Event, MHA may
purchase up to 75% of the Nordic Interest less that portion of the Nordic
Interest previously purchased by MHA pursuant to Section 4.1(a) or (b);
and
(d) during
the fourth thirty-day period following the occurrence of a Call Event, MHA
may
purchase up to 100% of the Nordic Interest less that portion of the Nordic
Interest previously purchased by MHA pursuant to Section 4.1(a), (b) or
(c).
4.2 Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, in order to exercise the Call Option,
the closing sale price of the Common Stock as reported on the Trading Market
must exceed the Threshold Price on each consecutive trading day from the date
of
occurrence of the Call Event until the date of delivery of the Call Notice.
4.3 Notwithstanding
Section 4.1, Nordic may elect to reduce by a percentage specified by Nordic
(the
“Call
Reduction Factor”)
the
amount of the Nordic Interest that may be called pursuant to the Call Option,
by
delivering to MHA, within fifteen days after receipt of the Call Notice, a
written notice indicating the Call Reduction Factor and agreeing to one of
the
following: (i) that the amount of the Nordic Interest that may be put by Nordic
shall be reduced by the same factor (i.e., the Call Reduction Factor), or (ii)
that Nordic shall pay an amount, within fifteen days of the date of such notice,
to MHA equal to $2,000,000 times the Call Reduction Factor.
4.4 The
closing of the Call Option (the “Call
Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of MHA at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on the
date that is thirty (30) days from the date of the delivery of the Call Notice,
or such earlier date as MHA and Nordic may agree (the “Call
Closing Date”).
At
the Call Closing, Nordic will deliver to MHA any certificates evidencing the
portion of the Nordic Interest being called, together with assignments, duly
executed in blank, in proper form to transfer such portion of the Nordic
Interest, and MHA shall provide certificates representing the Call Consideration
to Nordic.
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5. Adjustments
to Transaction Price.
5.1 If
MHA,
at any time while either of the Put Option or the Call Option remains
outstanding, shall sell or grant any option, warrant or right to purchase,
or
sell or grant any right to reprice its securities, or otherwise dispose of
or
issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other
disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person
to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than
the
Transaction Price (such lower price, the “Base
Share Price”
and
such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive
Issuance”)
(if
the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall
at
any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions,
floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to
warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such
issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price
per share which is less than the Transaction Price, such issuance shall be
deemed to have occurred for less than the Transaction Price on such date of
the
Dilutive Issuance), then the Transaction Price shall be reduced and only reduced
to equal the Base Share Price. If shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents are issued or sold together with other stock or securities or other
assets of MHA for a consideration which covers both, the effective price per
share shall be computed with regard to the portion of the consideration so
received that may be reasonably determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors, to be allocable to such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.
Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall
be
made, paid or issued hereunder in respect of an Exempt Issuance.
5.2 MHA
shall
notify Nordic in writing, no later than the day following the issuance of any
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section, indicating
therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange
price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “Dilutive
Issuance Notice”).
For
purposes of clarification, whether or not MHA provides a Dilutive Issuance
Notice pursuant to this Section, upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance,
after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Transaction Price shall equal
the
Base Share Price regardless of whether Nordic accurately refers to the Base
Share Price in the Put Notice or MHA accurately refers to the Base Share Price
in the Call Notice.
6. Board
Representation.
6.1 For
so
long as Nordic continues to have beneficial ownership of at least ten percent
(10%) of the outstanding Common Stock of MHA (including shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Put Option, the Call Option and/or the Warrant),
MHA shall provide Nordic written notice of any shareholder solicitation or
action relating to the election of directors thirty (30) days prior to providing
notice of any shareholder meeting or any written consent to MHA’s stockholders.
After receipt of such notice, Nordic may, by written notice sent to MHA within
ten (10) days of receipt of such notice, request that MHA nominate, and MHA
shall nominate, for election to MHA’s Board of Directors (the “Board
of Directors”),
in
connection with such shareholder solicitation or action, one candidate
designated by Nordic (the “Nordic
Designee”).
In
the event that Nordic shall desire to appoint a Nordic Designee otherwise than
in connection with a shareholder solicitation or action relating to the election
of directors, then as soon as practicable upon written notice from Nordic,
MHA
shall appoint a Nordic Designee to the Board of Directors. If MHA reasonably
determines in good faith that any Nordic Designee fails to meet any of the
criteria for service on the board of directors as set forth by applicable state
law, the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any
exchange on which the securities of MHA are then listed, then MHA shall provide
written notice of such determination (and the reasons therefor) to Nordic and
provide Nordic the opportunity to either designate an alternative candidate
or
re-designate the original candidate if Nordic reasonably determines in good
faith that MHA’s reasons are invalid.
6.2
For
purposes of this Agreement, all shares held by an affiliate (as defined in
Rule
405 promulgated under the Securities Act) of Nordic will be deemed to be owned
by Nordic.
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6.3 MHA
shall
use its best efforts (a) to cause to be voted the shares for which MHA’s
management or the Board of Directors holds proxies or is otherwise entitled
to
vote in favor of the election of the Nordic Designee nominated pursuant to
this
Agreement; and (b) to cause the Board of Directors to recommend to its
shareholders that they vote in favor of the Nordic Designee.
6.4 In
the
event that any Nordic Designee shall cease to serve as a director of MHA for
any
reason, the Board of Directors of MHA shall fill the vacancy resulting therefrom
with another Nordic Designee, unless Nordic declines to designate a replacement
Nordic Designee.
6.5 MHA
shall
provide the same compensation and rights and benefits of indemnity to the Nordic
Designee as are provided to other non-employee directors.
6.6 MHA
agrees that as of the Closing Date, the size of the Board of Directors shall
be
seven members, including the chief executive officer and the Nordic Designee
(if
a Nordic Designee shall have been appointed by such time).
7. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Nordic.
Nordic
hereby represents, warrants and covenants, now and as of the Closing Date,
as
the case may be, as follows:
7.1 Nordic
has all requisite legal power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to carry out and perform
its
obligations under the terms of this Agreement.
7.2 This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Nordic and constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of Nordic enforceable against Nordic in
accordance with its terms, subject to laws of general application relating
to
bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing
specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and to
limitations of public policy. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby nor
compliance with any of the provisions hereof will violate or conflict with
the
provisions of, or constitute a default under (or give rise to any right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration under), any agreement, contract or
other instrument to which Nordic is bound.
7.3 Neither
the Securities nor the Conversion Shares have not been registered under the
Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and, except as set forth in
Registration Rights Agreement, MHA has no present or future obligation to
register either the Securities or the Conversion Shares under the Securities
Act
or any state securities laws. Nordic understands that the offering and sale
of
the Securities hereunder is intended to be exempt from registration under the
Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof and the provisions of
Regulation D promulgated thereunder, or not subject to such requirement, by
virtue of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, based, in part,
upon the representations, warranties and agreements of Nordic contained in
this
Agreement.
7.4 Nordic
has had access to all SEC Reports (as defined below) and has received all other
documents from MHA requested by Nordic. Nordic has carefully reviewed the SEC
Reports and all such other documents and understands the information contained
therein.
7.5 Nordic
has had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from
a
person or persons acting on behalf of MHA concerning the offering and sale
of
the Securities and the business, financial condition, results of operations
and
prospects of MHA, and all such questions have been answered to the full
satisfaction of Nordic. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation
conducted by or on behalf of Nordic or its representatives or counsel shall
modify, amend or affect Nordic’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and
completeness of MHA’s representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement.
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7.6 In
evaluating the suitability of an investment in MHA, Nordic has not relied upon
any representation or other information (oral or written) other than as stated
in this Agreement.
7.7 No
Securities were offered or sold to Nordic by means of any form of general
solicitation or general advertising, and in connection therewith Nordic did
not:
(A) receive or review any advertisement, article, notice or other communication
published in a newspaper or magazine or similar media or broadcast over
television or radio whether closed circuit, or generally available; or (B)
attend any seminar meeting or industry investor conference whose attendees
were
invited by any general solicitation or general advertising.
7.8 Nordic
has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for
brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby.
7.9 Nordic
has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax, and business matters,
and,
in particular, investments in securities similar to the Securities so as to
enable Nordic to utilize the information made available to it in connection
with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to evaluate the merits and
risks
of an investment in the Securities and MHA and to make an informed investment
decision with respect thereto.
7.10 Nordic
is
not relying on MHA or any of its employees, officers or agents with respect
to
the legal, tax, economic and related considerations as to an investment in
the
Securities, and Nordic has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with,
only
his own advisors.
7.11 Nordic
is
acquiring the Securities solely for Nordic's own account for investment and
not
with a view to resale, assignment or distribution thereof, in whole or in part
in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws.
Nordic has no agreement or arrangement, formal or informal, with any person
to
sell or transfer all or any part of the Securities in violation of the
Securities Act or any state securities laws and Nordic has no plans to enter
into any such agreement or arrangement. Nordic will not engage in hedging
transactions with respect to the Securities unless in compliance with the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.
7.12 Nordic
must bear the substantial economic risks of the investment in the Securities
indefinitely because none of the Securities may be sold, hypothecated or
otherwise disposed of unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act
and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration
is
available. Subject to the terms hereunder, legends shall be placed on the
Securities to the effect that they have not been registered under the Securities
Act or applicable state securities laws and appropriate notations thereof will
be made in MHA’s stock books.
7.13 Nordic
has adequate means of providing for its current financial needs and foreseeable
contingencies and has no need for liquidity of the investment in the Securities
for an indefinite period of time.
7.14 Nordic
meets the requirements of the suitability standards for an “accredited investor”
because Nordic is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited
liability partnership, other entity or similar business trust, not formed for
the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, with total assets excess
of
$5,000,000 or (ii) is a “non-US Person” that is a “qualified investor” as
defined in the European Union Prospective Directive. Nordic further represents
and warrants that it will notify and supply corrective information to MHA
immediately upon the occurrence of any change occurring prior to MHA's issuance
of the Securities that renders the representation made in the immediately
preceding sentence. Nordic represents to MHA that any information which the
undersigned has heretofore furnished under this Section 7.14 or furnishes to
MHA
pursuant to this Section 7.14 is complete and accurate and may be relied upon
by
MHA in determining the availability of an exemption from registration under
Federal and state securities laws in connection with the offering and sale
of
the Securities.
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7.15 Nordic
is
able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the
present time, has a sufficient net worth to sustain a complete loss of such
investment in MHA in the event such a loss should occur. Nordic’s overall
commitment to investments which are not readily marketable is not excessive
in
view of its net worth and financial circumstances and the purchase of the Units
will not cause such commitment to become excessive.
8. Representations
and Warranties of MHA.
MHA
hereby represents and warrants as of the date of this Agreement, and as of
the
Closing Date, as the case may be, as follows, subject to the disclosure provided
in a written disclosure schedule provided to Nordic as of the date of this
Agreement, if any:
8.1 Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification.
MHA is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware and has full corporate power and authority to
conduct its business as currently conducted. MHA is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in
which the property owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted
by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure
to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to
have,
individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, conditions (financial or otherwise), properties, assets,
liabilities, or results of operations of MHA (a “Material
Adverse Effect”).
Other
than Newco, MHA has no Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Section, “Subsidiary”
means
any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other
business entity in which MHA owns or controls, directly or indirectly, any
interest, including, without limitation, any joint venture, partnership, or
similar arrangement.
8.2 Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of MHA consists of 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock
and 1,500,000 shares of preferred stock. As of January 29, 2008, there were
70,624,232 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, all of which are
duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and no shares of
preferred stock outstanding. In addition, as of such date, there are 8,233,838
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding options
and
8,869,454 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding
warrants. All of the securities issued by MHA have been issued in accordance
with all applicable federal and state securities laws. Other than as set forth
above, there are no other options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or
agreements of any character to which MHA is a party or by which MHA is bound
or
obligating MHA to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be
issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of the capital
stock of MHA or obligating MHA to grant, extend or enter into any such option,
warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. There are no preemptive rights
or
rights of first refusal or similar rights which are binding on MHA permitting
any Person to subscribe for or purchase from MHA shares of its capital stock
pursuant to any provision of law, MHA’s Certificate of Incorporation as in
effect on the date hereof (the “Certificate
of Incorporation”)
or
MHA’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”)
or by
agreement or otherwise. There are no securities or instruments containing
anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance
of
the Securities as described in this Agreement.
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8.3 Authorization;
Enforceability.
MHA has
all corporate right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the
Additional Agreements, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
to
carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement and
the
Additional Agreements. All corporate action on the part of MHA, its directors
and stockholders necessary for the (a) authorization execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Additional Agreements by MHA; and (b)
authorization, sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities and the Conversion
Shares contemplated hereby and the performance of MHA's obligations hereunder
has been taken (or, with respect to the Additional Agreements, will have been
taken prior to the Closing). This Agreement has been, and the Additional
Agreements will be prior to Closing, duly executed and delivered by MHA, and
this Agreement constitutes, and the Additional Agreements will constitute prior
to Closing, legal, valid and binding obligations of MHA, enforceable against
MHA
in accordance with their terms, subject to laws of general application relating
to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing
specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and to
limitations of public policy. The Securities, when issued and fully paid for
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully
paid
and non-assessable. The Conversion Shares, when issued in accordance with the
terms of the Warrant, the Put Option or the Call Option, as the case may be,
will be validly issued, full paid and non-assessable. The issuance and sale
of
the Securities and the Conversion Shares contemplated hereby will not give
rise
to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal on behalf of any person
which have not been waived.
8.4 No
Conflict; Governmental Consents.
(a) Except
as
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the
execution and delivery by MHA of this Agreement and the Additional Agreements,
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the compliance
with
any of the provisions hereof will not result in the violation of any law,
statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any
court or governmental authority to or by which MHA is bound, or of any provision
of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of MHA, and will not conflict
with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions
of,
or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under (or
give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under),
any
lease, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or other
agreement or instrument to which MHA is a party or by which it is bound or
to
which any of its properties or assets is subject, nor result in the creation
or
imposition of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of MHA.
(b) Other
than the approval of the American Stock Exchange, no consent, approval,
authorization or other order of any governmental authority or other third party
is required to be obtained by MHA in connection with the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement or with the authorization, issue and
sale of the Securities and the Conversion Shares except such filings as may
be
required to be made with the SEC and with any state or foreign blue sky or
securities regulatory authority relating to an exemption from registration
thereunder.
8.5 Licenses.
Except
as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, MHA
has
sufficient licenses, permits and other governmental authorizations currently
required for the conduct of its business or ownership of properties and is
in
all material respects complying therewith.
8.6 Litigation.
There
is no pending, or to MHA’s knowledge, threatened legal or governmental
proceedings against MHA which (a) adversely questions the validity of this
Agreement or any agreements related to the transactions contemplated hereby
or
the right of MHA to enter into any of such agreements, or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (b) could, if there were an
unfavorable decision, have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no action, suit,
proceeding or investigation by MHA currently pending in any court or before
any
arbitrator or that MHA intends to initiate.
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8.7 Investment
Company.
MHA is
not an “investment company” within the meaning of such term under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
thereunder.
8.8 Financial
Statements; SEC Reports.
The
financial statements of MHA included in the SEC Reports (as amended) (the
“Financial
Statements”)
fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition and position of MHA
at
the dates and for the periods indicated, have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”)
consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as may
be
otherwise specified in such Financial Statements or the notes thereto and except
that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required
by
GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of
MHA
as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows
for
the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. Since the date of the most recent
balance sheet included as part of the Financial Statements and except as
disclosed in the SEC Reports, there has not been: (i) any change in the
business, conditions (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities,
or results of operations of MHA from that reflected in the Financial Statements,
other than changes in the ordinary course of business, none of which
individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; or (ii) any other event or condition of any character that,
either individually or cumulatively, would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, except for the expenses incurred in connection with
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. MHA has filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it
under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) thereof, since February 1, 2006 (the foregoing materials,
including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein,
being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC
Reports”)
on a
timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has
filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As
of
their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with
the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports,
when
filed, 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
8.9 Title
to Properties and Assets; Liens, Etc.
MHA has
good and marketable title to its properties and assets, including the properties
and assets reflected in the most recent balance sheet included in the Financial
Statements, and good title to its leasehold estates, in each case subject to
no
mortgage, pledge, lien, lease, encumbrance or charge, other than (a) those
resulting from taxes which have not yet become delinquent; (b) liens and
encumbrances which do not materially detract from the value of the property
subject thereto or materially impair the operations of MHA; (c) those that
have
otherwise arisen in the ordinary course of business; and (d) those that would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. MHA is in
compliance with all material terms of each lease to which it is a party or
is
otherwise bound.
8.10 Compliance.
MHA (a)
neither 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 MHA under), nor has MHA 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 not in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, and (c) is not and has not been in violation
of
any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without
limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its
business, except in the case of each of (a), (b), and (c) as could not have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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8.11 Obligations
to Related Parties.
There
are no obligations of MHA to officers, directors, stockholders, or employees
of
MHA other than (a) for payment of salary or other compensation for services
rendered, (b) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of MHA,
(c) standard indemnification provisions in the certificate of incorporation
and
by-laws, and (d) for other standard employee benefits made generally available
to all employees (including stock option agreements outstanding under any stock
option plan approved by the Board of Directors of MHA). Except as may be
disclosed in the Financial Statements, MHA is not a guarantor or indemnitor
of
any indebtedness of any other person, firm or corporation.
8.12 Employee
Relations; Employee Benefit Plans.
MHA is
not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or union contract. MHA
believes that its relations with its employees are good. No executive officer
(as defined in Rule 501(f) of the Securities Act) of MHA has notified MHA that
such officer intends to leave MHA or otherwise terminate such officer's
employment with MHA. MHA is in compliance with all federal, state, local and
foreign laws and regulations respecting employment and employment practices,
terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure
to
be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in
the
Memorandum, MHA does not maintain any compensation or benefit plan, agreement,
arrangement or commitment (including, but not limited to, “employee benefit
plans”, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)
for any
present or former employees, officers or directors of MHA or with respect to
which MHA has liability or makes or has an obligation to make contributions,
other than any such plans, agreements, arrangements or commitments made
generally available to MHA’s employees.
8.13 Environmental
Laws.
MHA (i)
is in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined),
(ii) has received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of it under
applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business and (iii) is in compliance
with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where,
in
each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply
would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect. The term “Environmental
Laws”
means
all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection
of
human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air,
surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including,
without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or
threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or
hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous
Materials”)
into
the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of
Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands
or
demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters,
orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder.
8.14 Tax
Status.
MHA (a)
has made or filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns,
reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject,
(b) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that
are
material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports
and
declarations, except those being contested in good faith and (c) has set aside
on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for
periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations
apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by
the
taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of MHA know of no basis
for any such claim.
8.15 Proprietary
Rights.
MHA
owns or possesses adequate and enforceable rights to use all patents, patent
applications, trademarks, trade names, corporate names, copyrights, trade
secrets, licenses, inventions, formulations, technology and know-how and other
intangible property used in the conduct of its business (the “Proprietary
Rights”).
MHA
has not received any notice of, and there are no facts known to MHA that
reasonably indicate the existence of (a) any infringement or misappropriation
by
any third party of any of the Proprietary Rights or (b) any claim by a third
party contesting the validity of any of the Proprietary Rights. MHA has not
received any notice of any infringement, misappropriation or violation by MHA
or
any of its employees of any Proprietary Rights of third parties.
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8.16 Insurance.
MHA is
insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses
and risks, including, without limitation, products liability, and in such
amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which MHA is engaged,
including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at
least equal to $5.0 million. To the best knowledge of MHA, such insurance
contracts and policies are accurate and complete. MHA has no 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 on terms consistent with market for MHA’s
line of business.
8.17 Private
Placement.
Assuming the accuracy of Nordic’s representations and warranties set forth in
Section 7, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer
and sale of the Securities and the Conversion Shares by MHA to Nordic as
contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities and the Conversion
Shares hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading
Market.
8.18 Registration
Rights.
Other
than Nordic, no Person has any right to cause MHA to effect the registration
under the Securities Act of any securities of MHA.
8.19 Solvency
and Indebtedness.
Based
on the financial condition of MHA, (a) MHA’s fair saleable value of its assets
exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of MHA’s
existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities)
as
they mature; (b) MHA’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to
carry on its business for the current fiscal year as now conducted and as
proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the
particular capital requirements of the business conducted by MHA, and projected
capital requirements and capital availability thereof; and (c) the current
cash
flow of MHA, together with the proceeds MHA would receive, were it to liquidate
all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash,
would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its debt when such
amounts are required to be paid. MHA does not intend to incur debts beyond
its
ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). MHA has no
knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will
file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization
laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. MHA is being
operated pursuant to a budget which has been provided to, and reviewed by
Nordic. The SEC Reports set forth as of the dates thereof all outstanding
secured and unsecured Indebtedness of MHA, or for which MHA has commitments.
For
the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall
mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect
of
Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected
in
MHA’s balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of
negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in
the
ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments
in
excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance
with
GAAP. MHA is not in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
8.20 Clinical
Studies.
MHA has
provided or will provide (i) all communications to the Food and Drug
Administration (the “FDA”)
of any
adverse events with respect to any clinical or pre-clinical studies, tests
or
research that are described in the SEC Reports or the results of which are
referred to in the SEC Reports, and (ii) any notices or other correspondence
from the FDA or any other foreign, federal, state or local governmental or
regulatory authority with respect to any clinical or pre-clinical studies,
tests
or research that are described in the SEC Reports or the results of which are
referred to in the SEC Reports which require the termination, suspension, delay
or modification of such studies, tests or research, otherwise require MHA to
engage in any remedial activities with respect to such studies, test or
research, or threaten to impose or actually impose any fines or other
disciplinary actions, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) as such
communications, notices or other correspondence relate to the
Assets.
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8.21 Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties made by MHA herein (as modified by the Disclosure
Schedule) are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements made herein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
8.22 Absence
of Certain Changes.
Since
September 30, 2007, there has been no material adverse change in the business,
operations, conditions (financial or otherwise), prospects, assets or results
of
operations of MHA.
8.23 Other
Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of MHA in the Additional Agreements will be
true
and correct when made.
9. Other
Agreements of the Parties.
9.1Transfer
Restrictions.
(a) The
Securities and the Conversion Shares may only be disposed of in compliance
with
state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of the
Securities or the Conversion Shares other than pursuant to an effective
registration statement or Rule 144, to MHA or to an affiliate of Nordic or
in
connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 9.1(b), MHA may require
the
transferor thereof to provide to MHA an opinion of counsel selected by the
transferor and reasonably acceptable to MHA, the form and substance of which
opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to MHA, to the effect that such
transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities or
Conversion Shares under the Securities Act.
(b)Nordic
agrees to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 9.1(b), of
a
legend on any of the Securities or Conversion Shares in the following
form:
THESE
SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR
THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN
AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR
TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO MHA.
THESE
SHARES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A
REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS
AN
“ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT.
MHA
acknowledges and agrees that Nordic may from time to time pledge or grant a
security interest in some or all of the Securities or Conversion Shares to
a
financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)
under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and, if required under the
terms
of such arrangement, Nordic may transfer pledged or secured Securities or
Conversion Shares to the pledgees or secured parties. So long as it complies
in
all respects with applicable state and federal securities laws, such a pledge
or
transfer would not be subject to approval of MHA and no legal opinion of legal
counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection
therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At Nordic’s
expense, MHA will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee
or secured party of Securities or Conversion Shares may reasonably request
in
connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities or Conversion Shares,
including, if the Securities or Conversion Shares are subject to registration
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation and filing of
any
required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act
or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the
list
of Selling Stockholders thereunder.
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(c)Certificates
evidencing the Securities and the Conversion Shares shall not contain any legend
(including the legend set forth in Section 9.1(b)), (i) following the resale
of
the Securities or Conversion Shares pursuant to an effective registration
statement covering the resale of such security under the Securities Act, or
(ii)
following any sale of such Securities or Conversion Shares pursuant to Rule
144
(assuming the transferor is not an Affiliate of MHA), or (iii) if such
Securities or Conversion Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 without
volume restrictions, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable
requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by
the
staff of the SEC). MHA agrees that at such time as such legend is no longer
required under this Section 9.1(c), it will, no later than three Trading Days
following the delivery by Nordic to MHA or MHA’s transfer agent of a certificate
representing Securities or Conversion Shares, as the case may be, issued with
a
restrictive legend, deliver or cause to be delivered to Nordic a certificate
representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends.
MHA may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any
transfer agent of MHA that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in
this Section. Certificates for the Securities or Conversion Shares subject
to
legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of MHA
to
Nordic by crediting the account of Nordic’s prime broker with the Depository
Trust Company System.
9.2
Furnishing
of Information.
(a)As
long as Nordic owns Securities or Conversion Shares, MHA covenants as follows:
(i) MHA shall timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file
within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by MHA
after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act, and (ii) all such reports
filed by MHA after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act shall comply
in
all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of such reports,
when filed, shall contain 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 the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading.
(b)As
long as Nordic owns Securities or Conversion Shares, if MHA is not required
to
file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to Nordic
and make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144 such information as
is
required for Nordic to sell the Securities or Conversion Shares under Rule
144.
MHA further covenants that it will take such further action as Nordic may
reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable
Nordic to sell Securities or Conversion Shares without registration under the
Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule
144.
9.3
Integration.
MHA
shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate
in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act)
that
would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities or the Conversion
Shares in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities
Act
of the sale of the Securities or the Conversion Shares to Nordic or that would
be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities or the Conversion Shares
for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it
would require stockholder approval of the sale of the Securities or the
Conversion Shares to Nordic unless stockholder approval is obtained before
the
closing of such subsequent transaction.
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9.4
Confidentiality;
Required Disclosure.
(a)
Each
party agrees, and will cause its affiliates, to keep confidential and not to
publish (by press release, press interview, or otherwise) or otherwise divulge
or use for its own benefit or for the benefit of any third party any information
of a confidential or proprietary nature furnished to it by the other party,
or
the existence and terms of this Agreement or the Additional Agreements or the
existence or results of the parties’ collaboration hereunder or thereunder,
without the prior written approval of the other party, except to those of such
party’s employees and representatives as may need to know such information for
purposes of the transactions contemplated by the parties’ agreements, and except
as required by applicable law or by obligations pursuant to any listing
agreement with or rules of any Trading Market. In the event of any such required
disclosure, including the filings described in Section 9.4(b) below, the
disclosing party will (i) provide the other party with written notice of the
required disclosure at least 48 hours in advance of such disclosure, and (ii)
limit such disclosure to the minimum required under the applicable law or
obligations, whether through a request for confidential treatment or otherwise.
The confidentiality obligation described above shall not apply to information
of
the other party which: was already known by the recipient prior to the time
of
its disclosure by the disclosing party to the recipient; is publicly available
or later becomes publicly available through no fault of the recipient; or is
disclosed to the recipient by a third party having no similar confidentiality
obligation. This obligation shall terminate three years after execution of
this
Agreement.
(b)
MHA
shall (i) timely file with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K with respect
to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Additional Agreements,
and (ii) make such other filings and notices in the manner and time required
by
the SEC and the Trading Market, provided, in the case of a filing or notice
described in clause (i) or (ii) above, that the information contained in such
filing or notice is limited to the information necessary in order for MHA to
comply with the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder or
the
other applicable legal or Trading Market obligations.
9.5
Indemnification
of Nordic.
Subject
to the provisions of this Section 9.5, MHA will indemnify and hold Nordic and
its directors, officers, stockholders, members, partners, employees and agents
(each, a “Purchaser
Party”)
harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims,
contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts
paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result
of
or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations and warranties,
when
made, or the covenants or agreements made by MHA in this Agreement and the
Additional Agreements or (b) any action instituted against Nordic or its
Affiliates, or in which Nordic becomes involved in any capacity, by any
stockholder of MHA who is not an Affiliate of Nordic, with respect to any of
the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement or the Additional Agreements (unless
such action is based upon a breach of Nordic’s representations, warranties or
covenants under the Agreement or the Additional Agreements or any agreements
or
understandings Nordic may have with any such stockholder or any violations
by
Nordic of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by Nordic which
constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If
any
action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall
promptly notify MHA in writing, and MHA shall have the right to assume the
defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing. Any Purchaser Party shall
have
the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in
the
defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (a) the employment
thereof has been specifically authorized by MHA in writing, (b) MHA has failed
after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel
or (c) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate
counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of
MHA
and the position of such Purchaser Party. MHA will not be liable to any
Purchaser Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by a Purchaser
Party
effected without MHA’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss,
claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of
any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by Nordic
in this Agreement or in Additional Agreements. MHA shall not approve the
settlement of any claims against a Purchaser Party without the written consent
of the Purchaser Party, unless such settlement holds such Purchaser Party
harmless and releases the Purchaser Party from all claims.
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9.7
Reservation
of Common Stock.
MHA
shall maintain a reserve, free of preemptive rights, from its duly authorized
shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Agreement in such amount
as
may be required to fulfill its obligations under the Agreement in full,
including the issuance of Conversion Shares.
9.8
Formation
of Newco and General Partner.
Prior
to the Closing, MHA and Nordic shall cooperate in entering into such agreements
and filing such certificates as are necessary to properly form Newco as a Danish
limited partnership and the General Partner as a Danish private limited company,
including, without limitation, by the filing of the Articles of Association
of
Newco, and the Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association of the
General Partner, all in the form attached to the Partnership Agreement, with
the
Danish Commerce and Companies Agency.
10. Miscellaneous.
10.1
Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated by Nordic by written notice to MHA, if the Closing
has not been consummated on or before February 18, 2008.
10.2
Fees
and Expenses.
All
fees and expenses incurred by MHA in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be borne by MHA. All fees and expenses
incurred by Nordic in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be borne by MHA to the extent that such fees and expenses to
do
not exceed $125,000, and by Nordic thereafter. Nordic acknowledges that it
has
received $60,000 from MHA as an advance on fees and expenses. Nordic agrees
to
submit evidence of additional fees and expenses to MHA in order to request
additional advances, and MHA agrees to make such advances for up to an
additional $65,000. Nordic is under no obligation to return any portion of
any
advance made unless the Closing does not occur, in which case Nordic agrees
to
return to MHA the portion of advances made, if any, in excess of Nordic’s actual
fees and expenses.
10.3
Entire
Agreement.
The
Agreement and the Additional Agreements, together with the exhibits and
schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties
acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and
schedules.
10.4 Notices.
Any
notice, demand, offer or other written instrument (“Notice”)
required or permitted to be given shall be in writing signed by the party giving
such Notice and shall be hand delivered or sent, postage prepaid, by certified
or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight delivery such
as
Federal Express, addressed as follows:
If
to MHA:
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Manhattan
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Attn:
Chief Financial Officer
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Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx PC
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00
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Email:
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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If
to Nordic:
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Nordic
Biotech Advisors
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Xxxxxxxxx
0, 0xx xxxxx
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XX-0000
Xxxxxxxxxx K
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Denmark
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Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Email:
xx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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With
a copy to: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Email:
xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx,
XxXxxxxxx & Fish LLP
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World
Trade Center West
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Email:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
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Any
party
shall have the right to change the place to which such Notice shall be sent
or
delivered by similar notice sent in like manner to all other parties hereto.
10.5
Amendments;
Waivers.
No
provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written
instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by MHA and Nordic or, in the
case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver
is
sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or
requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in
the
future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision,
condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either
party
to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such
right.
10.6
Headings.
The
headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this
Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions
hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language
chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict
construction will be applied against any party.
10.7
Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their successors and permitted assigns. MHA may not assign this Agreement or
any
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Nordic.
10.8
No
Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set
forth
in Section 9.6.
10.9
Governing
Law.
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement and the Additional Agreements shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
New
York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof, except
to
the extent that the application of the General Corporation Law of the State
of
Delaware is mandatorily applicable. If either party shall commence an action
or
proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the
prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other
party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred
with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or
proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the federal and state courts sitting in the state of New York in any action
or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Additional
Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Each party hereby
irrevocably agrees, on behalf of itself and on behalf of such party’s successors
and permitted assigns, that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding
shall be heard and determined in any such court and irrevocably waives any
objection such person may now or hereafter have as to the venue of any such
suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court or that such court is an
inconvenient forum.
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10.10
Survival.
The
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall
survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities and Conversion
Shares.
10.11
Execution.
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, 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 signature page were an original
thereof.
10.12
Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any
respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and
the
parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is
a
reasonable substitute therefore, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such
substitute provision in this Agreement.
10.13
Remedies.
In
addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by
law, including recovery of damages, each of Nordic and MHA will be entitled
to
specific performance under this Agreement and the Additional Agreements. The
parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any
loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations described in the foregoing
sentence and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance
of
any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be
adequate.
10.14
Payment
Set Aside.
To the
extent that MHA makes a payment or payments to Nordic pursuant to this Agreement
or the Additional Agreements or Nordic enforces or exercises its rights
thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement
or
exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be
fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are
required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to MHA, a trustee,
receiver or any other person under any law (including, without limitation,
any
bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action),
then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full
force
and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff
had not occurred.
[Signature
page follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement under seal
as
of the day and year first above written.
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MANHATTAN
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Title:
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CFO
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NORDIC:
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NORDIC
BIOTECH VENTURE FUND II K/S
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Title:
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Partner
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Title:
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Partner
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Address:
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Xxxxxxxxx 0, 0xx xxxxx
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XX-0000 Xxxxxxxxxx K
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Xxxxxxx
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XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
DATE
JANUARY 31, 2008
Schedule
8.6 (Litigation)
Swiss
Pharma Contract LTD (“Swiss Pharma”), a clinical site that MHA used in one of
its obesity trials, gave notice to MHA that Swiss Pharma believes it is entitled
to receive an additional payment of $322,776 for services in connection with
that clinical trial. While the contract between MHA and Swiss Pharma provides
for additional payments if certain conditions are met, Swiss Parma has not
specified which conditions they believe have been achieved and MHA does not
believe that Swiss Pharma is entitled to additional payments and has not accrued
any of these costs as of September 30, 2007. The contract between MHA and Swiss
Pharma provides for arbitration in the event of a dispute, such as this claim
for an additional payment. Swiss Pharma has filed a demand for arbitration.
As
MHA does not believe that Swiss Pharma is entitled to additional payments,
it
intends to defend its position in arbitration.
Schedule
8.22 (Absence of Certain Changes)
MHA's
cash balance as of January 31, 2008, is approximately $250,000.
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Exhibit
A
Form
of Contribution Agreement
Note:
The
execution version of the Assignment and Contribution Agreement, dated February
25, 2008, is filed as Exhibit 10.21 to MHA's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2008 and incorporated
herein by reference.
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Exhibit
B
Form
of Partnership Agreement
Note:
The
execution version of the Limited Partnership Agreement, dated February 21,
2008
is attached hereto.
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LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
between
Nordic
Biotech Venture Fund II K/S
and
Manhattan
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
and
Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals General Partner ApS (under formation)
regarding
Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals K/S
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February
2008
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CONTENTS
1.
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Definitions
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4
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2.
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Background
and purpose
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5
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3.
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The
Partnership Shares
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6
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4.
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Capital
Increases
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7
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5.
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Liability
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9
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6.
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Administration
of the Partnership
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9
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7.
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The
General Partner
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10
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8.
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Management
Fee
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11
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9.
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Meetings
of the Partnership
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11
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10.
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Power
to bind the Partnership
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13
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11.
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Liquidation
and Trade Sale preferences
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13
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12.
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Pledge
and assignment of Partnership Shares
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14
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13.
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Dividends
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17
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14.
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Auditor
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18
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15.
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Non-competition
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18
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16.
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Confidentiality
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19
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17.
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Value
added tax - taxes
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19
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18.
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Exculpation
and indemnities
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20
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19.
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Amendment
of the Agreement
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20
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20.
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Notices
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20
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21.
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Governing
law and jurisdiction
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21
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Appendices
Appendix
2.4: Articles of Association of the Partnership
Appendix
7.1: Articles of Association of the General Partner
Appendix
7.3: Shareholders’ Agreement
regarding the General Partner
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Nordic
Biotech Venture Fund II K/S
Xxxxxxxxx
0 0
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx K
Denmark
Central
Business Register No 29150397
(hereinafter
referred to as "Nordic”)
and
Manhattan
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx of America
(hereinafter
referred to as "MHA”)
and
Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals General Partner ApS (under formation)
Xxxxxxxxx
0 0
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx K
Denmark
(hereinafter
referred to as the "General Partner”)
have
entered into the following
LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
1.
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DEFINITIONS
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A.
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In
this Agreement the following words and expressions shall have the
following meanings, unless the context otherwise
requires:
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Agreement
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This
limited partnership agreement between MHA, Nordic and the General
Partner
as amended from time to time.
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Assets
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As
defined in the Joint Venture
Agreement.
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Business
Day
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A
day when banks are generally open for business in New York City,
New
York.
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Call
Option
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As
defined in the Joint Venture Agreement.
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Closing
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The
date on which the Partnership is established by the signatures of
the
parties to this Agreement or if there be several dates the latest
thereof.
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Connected
Transferee
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Any
entity holding Partnership Shares in consequence of a transfer of
Partnership Shares pursuant to clause 12.3.
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Contribution
Agreement
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As
defined in the Joint Venture Agreement.
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The
joint venture agreement between MHA and Nordic defined in clause
2.1.
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License
Agreement
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As
defined in Section 13.1.
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License
Payment
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As
defined in Section 22.1.
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Limited
Partner
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Any
holder of Partnership Shares.
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MHA
Partnership Shares
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The
Partnership shares owned by MHA.
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Nordic
Partnership Shares
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The
Partnership shares owned by Nordic.
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Partnership
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The
Danish limited liability partnership Hedrin Pharmaceuticals K/S
established and governed by this Agreement.
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Partnership
Shares
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The
partnership shares described in clause 3.1 as well as any additional
partnership shares issued under clause 4 of the
Agreement.
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Parties
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The
General Partner and the Limited Partners
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Payment
Milestone
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As
defined in the Joint Venture Agreement.
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Put
Option
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As
defined in the Joint Venture Agreement.
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Services
Agreement
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As
defined in the Joint Venture
Agreement.
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Shareholders'
Agreement
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The
shareholders' agreement between the holders' of Partnership Shares
concerning their holdings of shares in the General Partner as amended
from
time to time (at Closing the shareholders' agreement attached hereto
as
Appendix 8.3).
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Trade
Sale
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The
sale of 100 percent of the Partnership Shares to a bona fide third
party
or related parties, or a sale or
exclusive license of all or substantially all assets of the Partnership
against consideration in stock or cash or
similar.
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2.
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BACKGROUND
AND PURPOSE
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B.
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As
of
January 31 2008 MHA and Nordic have entered into a joint venture
agreement
(the "Joint Venture Agreement") according to which Nordic shall contribute
capital to a newly formed limited partnership (the "Partnership")
and MHA
shall assign and contribute the Assets to the Partnership.
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C.
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The
Partnership is founded as a Danish limited liability partnership
by the
Parties' signatures to this Agreement with the General Partner as
general
partner and the Limited Partners as limited
partners.
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D.
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It
is the purpose of the Partnership to acquire, develop and commercialize
the Assets and to perform all activities necessary and convenient
to
accomplish the foregoing purpose. The Partnership shall carry out
no other
activities.
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E.
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The
articles of association of the Partnership are attached hereto as
Appendix
2.4.
In
the event that there is any discrepancy between the Agreement and
the
articles of association the provisions of the Agreement shall prevail
in
the internal relationship of the
Parties.
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3.
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THE
PARTNERSHIP SHARES
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F.
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The
Partnership is established with a nominal share capital of DKK 1,000,000
divided into 1,000
Partnership Shares of nominally DKK
1,000.
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G.
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At
Closing the Partnership Shares are distributed among the Parties
as
follows (all amounts in DKK):
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Number of Partnership Shares
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Nordic
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500
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MHA
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500
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General Partner
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0
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Total
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1,000
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The
Partnership Shares owned by Nordic at Closing are referred to herein as the
“Nordic Closing Partnership Shares” and the Partnership Shares owned by MHA at
Closing are referred to herein as the “MHA Closing Partnership Shares.” At or
after the Closing, the General Partner is authorized and directed,
if
requested by a Limited Partner, to deliver a certificate, executed on behalf
of
the Partnership by the General Partner, to such Limited Partner evidencing
such
Limited Partner’s Partnership Shares.
H.
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None
of the Partnership Shares have been paid in to the Partnership at
Closing.
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I.
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The
payment
for the MHA Closing
Partnership Shares
shall be paid in to the Partnership at the Closing upon the Partnership's
execution of the Contribution Agreement and MHA’s consummation of the
assignment of the Assets to the Partnership as contemplated thereunder.
Thus, the value of the Assets exceeds the cash payments payable under
the
Contribution Agreement and the excess value is contributed to the
Partnership in return for the MHA Partnership
Shares.
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J.
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The
payment for the Nordic Closing Partnership Shares shall be paid in
to the
Partnership at
the Closing upon the payment by Nordic to
the Partnership
of
$2,500,000 by wire transfer to a bank account designated by the
Partnership.
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K.
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No
later than 15 Business Days after satisfaction, if any, of the Payment
Milestone, Nordic shall pay to the Partnership an additional $2,500,000
by
wire transfer to a bank account designated by the Partnership as
payment
for an additional 500 Partnership Shares. The satisfaction of the
Payment
Milestone shall constitute payment by MHA for an additional 500
Partnership Shares. Accordingly, after satisfaction of the Payment
Milestone, the Partnership Shares shall be distributed among the
Parties
as follows (all amounts in DKK):
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Number of Partnership Shares
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Nordic
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1,000
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MHA
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1,000
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General
Partner
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0
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Total
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2,000
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For
the
avoidance of doubt, if the Payment Milestone is not achieved Nordic shall not
be
obliged to make any payment to the Partnership pursuant to clause
3.6.
II.
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CAPITAL
INCREASES
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A.
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Except
as provided herein, the number of Partnership Shares may not be increased
without the express unanimous written consent of the Parties.
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B.
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Notwithstanding
Section 4.1, in the event that either Party determines, in its reasonable
good faith discretion, that the Partnership requires additional capital
for the proper and efficient conduct of its business and to avoid
insolvency (other than additional capital obtained through indebtedness
for borrowed money from a bank), such Party shall provide each Limited
Partner with a written request for contribution of such Limited Partner’s
proportionate share of such requested additional capital amount
(i.e.,
pro rata according to the Limited Partners’ then respective equity
ownership in the Partnership) in exchange for the Partnership’s issuance
of Partnership Shares in the Partnership to such Limited Partner
so that,
after giving effect to such issuance, each Limited Partner will continue
to maintain its same proportionate equity interest in the Partnership
(assuming all Limited Partners elect to so contribute their proportionate
shares of such requested additional capital amount) as of the date
of such
request. The Limited Partners shall have fifteen (15) days to make
such
election to contribute all or part of their proportionate share of
the
requested additional capital amount by the delivery of written notice
to
the Partnership of such election and, if such written notice is timely
delivered, fifteen (15) days after delivery of such written notice
to
contribute the requested additional capital amount to the Partnership.
If
a Limited Partner declines to so contribute, elects to so contribute
but
thereafter fails to do so timely, or elects to contribute and timely
does
contribute some, but not all of, its proportionate share of the requested
additional capital amount, the other Limited Partners shall have
the
option, for a period of fifteen (15) days next following the expiration
of
the applicable fifteen (15) day period, to contribute the remaining
balance of such requested additional capital amount on the terms
and
conditions set forth in the written notice, which option shall be
exercised by the delivery of written notice to the Partnership within
such
fifteen (15) day period, and to receive in exchange therefor the
Partnership Shares in the Partnership that otherwise would have been
issuable to the Limited Partner so declining or failing to contribute,
or
contributing less than all of, its proportionate share of the requested
additional capital amount. The General Partner shall determine the
fair
market value of the shares for purposes of determining how to allocate
the
number of Partnership Shares issuable to each Limited Partner in
consideration for its contribution of capital. If the General Partner
is
unable to determine the fair market value of the shares
(because, among other reasons, the members of the board of directors
of
the General Partner cannot agree on the fair market value of the
shares,
as that decision is not a decision over which the chairman of the
board
has a casting vote), the fair market value of the shares shall be
equal to
the amount determined in good faith by the contributing Limited Partner
if
such amount is equal to or greater than the most recent valuation
of such
Partnership Shares calculated by or on behalf of the Partnership
(the
“Most Recent Valuation”), or, if such amount is lower than the Most Recent
Valuation, then the fair market value shall be fixed as the average
of two
valuations made by impartial valuators (the “Independent Valuation”)
appointed by the Institute of State-Authorised Public Accountants
(in
Danish: Foreningen af Statsautoriserede Revisorer). Both valuators
shall
be recommended experts in valuation of biotech companies. The Independent
Valuation need not precede the contributions of capital, but shall
in any
case be initiated promptly following any contribution. Upon receipt
of any
additional capital from time to time contributed to it by a Limited
Partner pursuant to this Section 4.2, the General Partner is authorized
and directed,
if requested by such Limited Partner, to deliver a certificate, executed
on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner, to such Limited
Partner evidencing the Partnership Shares acquired by such Limited
Partner
hereunder.
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4.
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LIABILITY
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4.1
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The
liability of the General Partner shall be personal and unlimited.
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C.
|
The
liability of each Limited Partner shall be limited to such Limited
Partner's contribution to the Partnership. Thus, the liability of
MHA in
respect of the MHA Partnership Shares shall be limited to the contribution
described in clause 3.4 and the liability of Nordic in respect of
the
Nordic Partnership Shares shall be limited to the contribution described
in clause 3.5.
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5.
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ADMINISTRATION
OF THE PARTNERSHIP
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D.
|
The
General Partner shall in its capacity as general partner be responsible
for the management and administration of the Partnership. In particular
the General Partner shall monitor and oversee the development and
commercialization activities with respect to the Assets.
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E.
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The
Partnership shall delegate the execution of certain of the General
Partner's obligations pursuant to this Agreement to MHA to the extent
set
out in the Services Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the General
Partner shall retain final power and authority in respect of all
decisions
regarding the Assets, including in respect of final development,
partnering and marketing decisions, and such authority shall not
be
limited by the previous sentence.
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F.
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The
General Partner shall at all times act in good faith and in the best
interest of the Partnership, shall use its best endeavours to ensure
the
safekeeping of the Partnership's assets and shall provide such services
and support to the Partnership as will ensure that the Partnership
is in
compliance with all applicable laws from time to
time.
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III.
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THE
GENERAL PARTNER
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A.
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The
General Partner is a Danish limited liability company, which has
been
established prior to Closing with the articles of association attached
hereto as Appendix
7.1.
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B.
|
At
Closing the share capital of the General Partner is distributed between
the Limited Partners as follows (all amounts in
DKK):
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Number of shares in the General Partner
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Nordic
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62,500
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MHA
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62,500
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Total
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125,000
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C.
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At
Closing the rights and obligations of the Limited Partners regarding
their
holdings of shares in the General Partner are set out in the shareholders'
agreement attached hereto as Appendix
7.3.
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D.
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The
share capital of the General Partner shall at all times be owned
by the
Limited Partners pro rata to their holdings of Partnership Shares.
At any
time that the relative
ownership of Partnership Shares by MHA and Nordic changes, including,
without limitation in accordance with the Put Option or the Call
Option,
the share capital of the General Partner shall be redistributed in
accordance with the previous sentence. Each of Nordic and MHA agrees
to
deliver any certificates evidencing its share capital in the General
Partner to the General Partner in furtherance of any such
redistribution.
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IV.
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MANAGEMENT
FEE
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A.
|
In
consideration of the services to be provided under this Agreement
and the
liability as a general partner of the Partnership, the General Partner
shall receive a management fee of DKK 50,000
per year, payable in arrears in quarterly instalments beginning on
March
31, 2008 (prorated for the period from the Closing through March
31,
2008).
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B.
|
If
the General Partner undertakes any of the services described in the
Services Agreement (as a result of termination of the Services Agreement),
the management fee shall be renegotiated and fixed at an amount which
covers the reasonable expenses of the General Partner related to
the
provision of its services to the Partnership after the termination
of the
Services Agreement
plus a reasonable profit.
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V.
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MEETINGS
OF THE PARTNERSHIP
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A.
|
Every
year the General Partner shall convene an ordinary general meeting
in the
Partnership.
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B.
|
Extraordinary
general meeting shall be held when deemed appropriate by the General
Partner. Furthermore an extraordinary general meeting shall be held
when
it is requested in writing by a Limited Partner for consideration
of a
specified proposal.
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C.
|
The
notice convening general meetings shall be forwarded not earlier
than 20
Business Days and not later than 5 Business Days before the general
meeting and shall include the agenda for the general
meeting.
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D.
|
At
the general meeting resolutions may exclusively be passed as to matters
which according to the Agreement or the articles of association of
the
Partnership are not under the purview of the General
Partner.
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E.
|
The
ordinary general meeting shall be held in time for the audited and
approved annual report to be filed with the Danish Commerce and Companies
Agency no later than 5 months after the expiry of each accounting
year.
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F.
|
The
agenda for the ordinary general meeting shall
include:
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(i)
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The
General Partner's presentation of the Partnership's activities during
the
past year.
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(ii)
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Presentation
of the audited annual report for
approval.
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(iii)
|
Proposals,
if any, from the General Partner and/or the Limited
Partners.
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G.
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Each
Partnership Share of DKK 1,000 confers one vote at the general meeting.
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H.
|
All
matters being dealt with at the general meeting shall be decided
by simple
majority. However, any amendment of the articles of association of
the
Partnership can only be made with the consent of the General Partner.
Resolutions may be passed or matters dealt with by written consent
in lieu
of votes taken at a meeting.
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I.
|
The
General Partner shall elect the chairman of the general meeting.
The
chairman leads the discussions and decides on all questions relating
to
the procedure of the matters tried at the general meeting, the voting
and
its results.
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J.
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The
discussions at the general meeting shall be kept in a minute book
signed
by the chairman and the General
Partner.
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6.
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POWER
TO BIND THE PARTNERSHIP
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K.
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The
Partnership shall be bound by the signature of the General Partner,
such
signature to include the signatures of one member of the board of
directors of the General Partner appointed by Nordic, if any, and
one
member of the board of directors of the General Partner appointed
by MHA,
if any. No board member of the General Partner may refuse to sign
anything
authorized and directed by the board of directors of the General
Partner,
in accordance with the Shareholders Agreement, to be signed by the
General
Partner.
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VI.
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LIQUIDATION
AND TRADE SALE PREFERENCES
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A.
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In
the event of a dissolution of the Partnership whether in the form
of a
liquidation, bankruptcy or any other form of dissolution of the
Partnership the following shall apply as regards the respective rights
of
the Limited Partners to receive distribution of
proceeds:
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(i)
|
Before
any distribution is made to Limited Partners other than the holder(s)
of
the Nordic Partnership Shares, an amount corresponding to (a) the
total
amount contributed to the Partnership by Nordic pursuant to clauses 3.5
and
3.6 with the addition of a compounded return calculated at the rate
of 10
percent per annum as from the time each such capital contribution
to the
Partnership has been made through the date of payment of distribution,
minus (b) distributions or
payments received by the holder(s) of the Nordic Partnership Shares
pursuant to clauses 13.1 and 13.2 hereof, shall be made to the holders
of
the Nordic Partnership Shares.
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(ii)
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From
any amount available for distribution in excess of the amount referred
to
under sub-clause 11.1 (i) the holder(s) of the MHA Partnership Shares
shall before any distribution is made to other Limited Partners be
entitled to receive an amount corresponding to the proceeds distributed
to
the holders of the Nordic Partnership Shares under sub-clause 11.1
(i).
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(iii)
|
Any
amount available for distribution in excess of the amounts referred
to
under sub-clauses 11.1 (i) and (ii) shall be distributed among Limited
Partners on a pro rata basis according to their respective nominal
holdings of Partnership Shares.
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B.
|
In
the event of a Trade Sale based on a sale of 100 percent of the
Partnership Shares the proceeds from such Trade Sale shall be distributed
among the Limited Partners in accordance with clause 11.1. In the
event of
a Trade Sale based on the sale or
license of all or substantially all assets of the Partnership,
each
Limited Partner shall be entitled to require that the Partnership
be
liquidated and the proceeds from such liquidation be distributed
among the
Limited Partners in accordance with clause
11.1.
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C.
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Except
as set forth in clause 11.2, the Partnership shall not be liquidated,
dissolved or wound up without the unanimous consent of the Limited
Partners and the General Partner. The proceeds from any liquidation,
dissolution, winding up or sale of all Partnership Shares shall be
distributed pursuant to clause
11.1.
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VII.
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PLEDGE
AND ASSIGNMENT OF PARTNERSHIP SHARES
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A.
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A
Party may not pledge or otherwise create or suffer the creation of
any
encumbrance or lien over all or any part of its Partnership Shares,
without the prior written consent of the General
Partner.
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B.
|
Except
for a conversion of Partnership Shares taking place by exercise of
the
Call Option and/or the Put Option as described in the Joint Venture
Agreement, a Party may not sell, assign, issue put- or call-options,
transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its Partnership
Shares
without observing the rules set out in clauses
12.3-12.5
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C.
|
Permitted
Transfers
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1.
|
The
transfer or other transmission of the Partnership Shares is subject
to the
rules set out in clauses 12.4-12.5,
provided that the Limited Partners shall be allowed to transfer their
Partnership Shares without observing these rules in the following
situations:
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(i)
|
Each
Limited Partner shall be entitled to transfer its Partnership Shares
wholly or partly to an entity which is 100 percent owned and controlled
by
such Limited Partner, provided that the original Limited Partner
shall
remain liable for the assignee's performance of all of the original
Limited Partner's obligations under this Agreement and that the original
Limited Partner shall maintain a 100 percent direct ownership and
control
of such company as long as it owns Partnership
Shares.
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(ii)
|
Nordic
shall be entitled to transfer its Partnership Shares to another investment
entity advised by its management company, Nordic Biotech Advisors
ApS
(company registration No 26123925), as well as to one or more of
the
limited partners in Nordic.
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D.
|
Rights
of First Refusal
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1.
|
Upon
any transfer of a Limited Partner's (referred to as the "Proposing
Transferor") Partnership Shares or any part thereof (referred to
as the
"Sale Shares"), whether by sale, gift, enforcement by creditors or
division of an estate, the other Limited Partner(s) shall have a
pre-emptive right to the Sale Shares offered for sale by the Proposing
Transferor – failing amicable agreement as to the price and
conditions for the transfer of such shares – at the price and on the
conditions at which the Proposing Transferor proposes to sell the
Sale
Shares to a independent third party (referred to as the "Proposing
Transferee"). The Proposing Transferee may not whether directly or
indirectly have any community of interests with the Proposing
Transferor.
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2.
|
The
Proposing Transferor that wishes to dispose of Sale Shares in accordance
with clause 12.4.1 must offer such shares to the other Limited Partner(s)
by giving written notice (referred to as the "Transfer Notice") to
the
General Partner, who shall without undue delay and in any event within
5
Business Days pass on the Transfer Notice to the other Limited Partner(s).
The Transfer Notice shall include information as to the identity
of the
Proposing Transferee and must be accompanied by the offer from the
Proposing Transferee, including documentation to the effect that
the
Proposing Transferee is able to pay the purchase price and fulfil
any
other conditions of such offer.
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3.
|
In
the event that the other Limited Partner(s) is(are) desirous of accepting
the offer, such Limited Partner(s) shall submit its(their) acceptance
in
writing addressed to the General Partner and such acceptance must
reach
the General Partner within 10 Business Days after the General Partner
having submitted the Transfer Notice to the other Limited
Partner(s).
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4.
|
In
the event that an offer made in pursuance hereof is accepted by several
other Limited Partners in respect of a total share amount exceeding
the
share amount comprised in the Transfer Notice, the General Partner
shall
allot shares to each such Limited Partners in proportion as nearly
as may
be to the number of shares already held by the respective participating
Limited Partner. Not later than 5 Business Days after the expiry
of the
above-mentioned 10 Business Days time limit, the General Partner
shall
give notice to the Proposing Transferor stating whether the shares
comprised in the Transfer Notice have been taken up by the other
Limited
Partner(s) having a pre-emptive
right.
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5.
|
Failing
the other Limited Partner's(s') acceptance to take up all of the
Sale
Shares proposed to be disposed of in the Transfer Notice, all the
Sale
Shares may be transferred to the Proposing Transferee at a price,
which is
not lower and on conditions not less strict than those offered to
the
other Limited Partner(s), provided that the transfer is executed
within 40
Business Days following expiry of the period, in which the offer
from the
Proposing Transferor may be accepted by the other Limited Partner(s).
After expiry of such 40 Business Days period, the Proposing Transferor
may
not sell such shares to the Proposing Transferee or any other third
party
without having offered such shares to the other Limited Partner(s)
according to the provisions of this clause
12.4.
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E.
|
Tag-along
Right
|
If
in
observance of the provisions of this clause 12, including the pre-emption right,
Partnership Shares are transferred from one or more Limited Partners to a third
party, whereby such third party obtains 50 percent or more of the Partnership
Shares,
the
transfer may only be executed on condition that the said third party
simultaneously offers to purchase the Partnership Shares held by the remaining
Limited Partner(s) on the same terms and conditions.
F.
|
General
conditions
|
1.
|
A
transfer of Partnership Shares pursuant to clauses 12.3 or 12.4,
including
by way of enforcement by creditors or in any other way, as well as
a
transfer of Partnership Shares by exercise of part of the Call Option
or
Put Option, is conditional upon that simultaneously with such transfer
the
transferring party shall transfer such number of shares in the General
Partner to the transferee(s) that subsequent to the transfer of
Partnership Shares the share capital of the General Partner is owned
by
the holders of Partnership Shares pro rata to their holdings of
Partnership Shares.
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2.
|
A
transfer of Partnership Shares pursuant to clause 12.3 or 12.4, including
by way of enforcement by creditors or in any other way, as well as
a
transfer of Partnership Shares by exercise of part of the Call Option
or
Put Option, is conditional upon the transferee(s) signing and adhering
to
this Agreement and the Shareholders' Agreement.
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VIII.
|
DIVIDENDS
AND DISTRIBUTIONS
|
A.
|
Minimum
Distribution.
Within 45 days of the end of each fiscal year of the Partnership,
the
General Partner shall determine
the amount of available cash from operations to be distributed (the
“Distributable Amount”). The General Partner shall authorize and
distribute
(1) a “Minimum Distribution” to Nordic equal to
the greater of (i) 6% of Net Sales (as such term is defined in that
certain Exclusive License Agreement for “Hedrin” among Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxx, Ltd., Kerris, S.A. and Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated
June
26, 2007, as such Exclusive License Agreement may be amended and/or
restated from time to time (the “License Agreement”)) for such fiscal
year, as such amount may be reduced in accordance with clause 13.3
(the
“Nordic Royalty”), and (ii) Nordic’s pro rata share of the Distributable
Amount, and (2) an amount to MHA equal to the Distributable Amount
minus
the Minimum Distribution. To the extent Nordic has received one or
more
License Payments for such fiscal year, the Minimum Distribution shall
be
reduced by the amount of such License
Payments.
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B.
|
In
all events, the General Partner shall, to the extent not prohibited
by
law, authorize and distribute a distribution,
allocated among the Limited Partners pro
rata in accordance with their Partnership Shares, that will at least
cover
the tax liability of each Limited Partner arising from the net income
of
the Partnership.
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C.
|
To
the extent Nordic’s percentage ownership of Partnership Shares changes,
the percentage set forth in clause 13.1(1)(i) shall be changed in
the same
proportion as the amount of the change of Nordic’s percentage ownership.
For the avoidance of doubt, if Nordic’s percentage ownership of
Partnership Shares decreases from 50% to 20%, the Nordic Royalty
shall be
reduced from 6% to 2.4% of Net
Sales.
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7.
|
AUDITOR
|
D.
|
The
auditor of the Partnership shall be a Danish member of an internationally
recognised accounting group.
|
E.
|
The
auditor is elected by
the General Partner for 1 year at a time.
Re-election may take place.
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8.
|
NON-COMPETITION
|
F.
|
During
the term of this Agreement none of the Limited Partners are entitled
to
start up, acquire, engage in, or in any other way directly or indirectly
participate in any activity or business which competes fully or partly
with the activities of the Partnership relating to the development
or
commercialization of the Assets within North America, in the field
of
treating lice infestations in human beings, unless written consent
thereto
is granted by the other Limited
Partner(s).
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9.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
|
9.1
|
The
Parties shall keep as confidential any information they may obtain
on the
business and activities of the Partnership as a consequence of the
Limited
Partners' joint ownership of the Partnership and neither the conditions
for any of the Limited Partners' investment in the Partnership nor
the
conditions included in this Agreement shall be disclosed publicly
or
privately, except (i) otherwise agreed between the Parties, (ii)
where
such disclosure is required to be given by law, a court of competent
jurisdiction, a stock ex-change or any administrative, regulatory
or
governmental authority or body, (iii) where the information was available
in the public at the time of disclosure, (iv) becomes available to
the
general public other than as a result of any non-compliance with
this
clause 16.1, (v) is provided to the disclosing Party by a third party
who
is lawfully in possession of such information and has a lawful right
to
disclose it, or (vi) was independently developed by the disclosing
Party.
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9.2
|
Notwithstanding
clause 16.1, Nordic shall always be entitled to provide such information
to its limited partners about the Partnership as required from time
to
time by Nordic under its limited partnership
agreement.
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IX.
|
VALUE
ADDED TAX - TAXES
|
A.
|
All
amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall, unless otherwise
stated,
be exclusive of any VAT.
|
B.
|
The
Partnership shall be responsible for any VAT and other taxes which
may be
payable on services acquired by the Partnership.
|
C.
|
The
Parties shall fully account for their own taxes and VAT (if any)
arising
out of distributions from the
Partnership.
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10.
|
EXCULPATION
AND INDEMNITIES
|
D.
|
No
director, officer, employee, agent, advisor or shareholder of the
General
Partner shall have any liability for any loss to the Partnership
or to the
Limited Partners arising in connection with services or duties performed
or to be performed by the General Partner pursuant to or resulting
from
this Agreement, except in respect of any matter resulting from such
person's gross negligence or willful misconduct towards any obligation
or
duty such person has or may have in relation to the services performed
or
to be performed by the General Partner pursuant to or resulting from
this
Agreement.
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E.
|
The
Partnership shall indemnify any director, officer, employee, agent,
advisor or shareholder of the General Partner against any claim raised
by
a third party in connection with services or duties performed or
to be
performed by the General Partner pursuant to or resulting from this
Agreement, except in respect of any matter resulting from such person’s
gross negligence or willful misconduct towards any obligation or
duty such
person has or may have in relation to the services performed or to
be
performed by the General Partner pursuant to or resulting from this
Agreement.
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X.
|
AMENDMENT
OF THE AGREEMENT
|
A.
|
The
Agreement can only be amended with the written consent of all
Parties.
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B.
|
The
Agreement is non-terminable, except as agreed to by all
Parties.
|
XI.
|
NOTICES
|
A.
|
All
notices between the Parties under this Agreement shall be sent by
(i)
registered mail, or (ii) email or fax to be confirmed by ordinary
letter
within 48 hours after transmission to the following addresses,
email and
fax numbers, unless these subsequently are changed to another address,
email of fax with a notice of at least 3 Business
Days:
|
Nordic:
|
Nordic
Biotech Venture Fund II K/S
|
c/o
Nordic Biotech Advisors ApS
|
|
Xxxxxxxxx
0, 0xx xxxxx
|
|
XX-0000
Xxxxxxxxxx K
|
|
Denmark
|
|
Fax
x00 00 00 00 00
|
|
E-mail:
xx@xxxxxx-xxxxxxx.xxx
|
|
Attn.:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
|
|
With
a copy to: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
|
|
Email:
xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
|
|
MHA:
|
Manhattan
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
|
|
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
|
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
Attn:
Chief Financial Officer
|
|
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
|
|
General
Partner:
|
Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals General Partner ApS
|
Xxxxxxxxx
0, 0xx xxxxx
|
|
XX-0000
Xxxxxxxxxx K
|
|
Denmark
|
|
Fax
x00 00 00 00 00
|
|
E-mail:
xx@xxxxxx-xxxxxxx.xxx
|
|
Attn.:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
|
|
and
|
|
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
|
|
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
|
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
|
|
Attn:
Chief Financial Officer
|
|
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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11.
|
GOVERNING
LAW AND JURISDICTION
|
B.
|
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Danish
law.
|
C.
|
Each
Party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the federal and state courts sitting in the state
of New
York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement. Each Party hereby irrevocably agrees, on behalf of itself
and
on behalf of such Party’s successors and permitted assigns, that all
claims in respect of such action or proceeding shall be heard and
determined in any such court and irrevocably waives any objection
such
person may now or hereafter have as to the venue of any such suit,
action
or proceeding brought in such a court or that such court is an
inconvenient forum.
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XII.
|
LICENSE
|
A.
|
The
General Partner and the Parties agree that any agreement entered
into by
the Partnership with respect to the Assets or the License Agreement,
including, without limitation, a sublicense agreement or other agreement
by which a third party (a “Licensee”) contracts to sell or otherwise
commercialize the Assets, shall include, at Nordic’s option, a provision
by which the Licensee agrees to pay a portion of the consideration
payable
by such Licensee equal to the Nordic Royalty directly to Nordic (the
“License Payment”). Nordic shall agree in any such agreement to provide
notice of changes to the Nordic Royalty to any Licensee promptly
as they
occur.
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/2
2008
For
Nordic Biotech General Partner II ApS on behalf of Nordic Biotech Venture Fund
II K/S:
/s/
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Partner
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Partner
21
/2
2008
For
Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:
/s/
Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx
Title:
CFO
21
/ 2
2008
For
Hedrin Pharmaceuticals General Partner ApS (under formation):
/s/
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
|
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Name:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Appendix
2.4
Articles
of Association of the Partnership
VEDTÆGTER
for
[Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals K/S]
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ARTICLES
OF ASSOCIATION
of
[Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals K/S]
(Translation
of official Danish language version in left-hand
column)
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1.
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SELSKABETS
NAVN
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NAME
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1.1
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Selskabets
navn er [Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals K/S].
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The
name of the company is [Hedrin Pharmaceuticals K/S].
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2.
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HJEMSTED
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REGISTERED
OFFICE
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2.1
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Selskabets
hjemsted er Københavns Kommune.
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The
registered office of the company is in the municipality of
Copenhagen.
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3.
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FORMÅL
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OBJECTS
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3.1
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Det
er selskabets formål at eje, udvikle og kommercialisere medicinske
produkter.
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The
object of the company is to acquire,
develop and commercialize medical products.
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4
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SELSKABETS
KAPITAL
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SHARE
CAPITAL
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4.1
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Selskabets
kapital udgør DKK 2.000.000 fordelt på 2.000 kommandit-anparter a DKK
1.000.
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The
capital of the company is DKK 2,000,000 divided into 2,000 limited
partnership shares of DKK 1,000.
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4.2
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Ved
tegning xxxxx anden erhvervelse af kommanditanparter skal enhver
kommanditist underskrive xxxxx på anden måde tiltræde den gældende
kommanditselskabsaftale.
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At
subscription or any other acquisition of limited partnership
shares any
limited partner shall sign or in other ways accede to the applicable
limited partnership agreement.
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4.3
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Selskabets
kapital er ikke indbetalt ved stiftelsen, men skal under visse
betingelser
som nærmere beskrevet i kommanditselskabsaftalen indbetales af
kommanditisterne. Indbetalingen kan foretages som kontantindskud
og som
apportindskud.
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The
share capital of the company has not been paid in at the foundation,
but
shall under certain conditions specified in the limited partnership
agreement be paid in by the limited partners. The payment may
take place
in cash and by contribution in kind.
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4.4
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Komplementaren
har ingen ejerandel i selskabet.
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The
general partner has no ownership share in the
company.
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5.
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HÆFTELSE
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LIABILITY
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5.1
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Komplementaren
hæfter personligt og ubegrænset for selskabets
forpligtelser.
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The
general partner is subject to personal and unlimited liability
for all
obligations of the company.
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5.2
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Selskabets
øvrige deltagere er kommanditister, som hæfter indirekte og solidarisk for
selskabets forpligtelser, dog således at den enkelte kommanditists
hæftelse er begrænset til dennes til enhver tid værende indskud i
selskabet.
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The
other participants of the company are limited partners, who shall
have
indirect, joint and several liability for the obligations of
the company,
however the liability of the individual limited partner shall
be limited
to such
limited partner's contribution to the company at the time in
question.
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6.
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GENERALFORSAMLINGER
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GENERAL
MEETINGS
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6.1
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Komplementaren
skal hvert år indkalde til en ordinær generalforsamling i
selskabet.
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Every
year the general partner shall convene an ordinary general meeting
in the
company.
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6.2
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Ekstraordinær
generalforsamling skal afholdes, når komplementaren finder anledning
hertil. Endvidere skal komplementaren indkalde til ekstraordinær
generalforsamling, såfremt en af kommanditister fremsætter skriftlig
anmodning herom med angivelse af de forslag, som de pågældende
kommanditister ønsker behandlet.
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Extraordinary
general meeting shall be held when deemed appropriate by the
general
partner. Furthermore extraordinary general meeting shall be held
when it
is requested in writing by a limited partner for consideration
of a
specified proposal.
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6.3
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Skriftlig
indkaldelse til xxxxx ekstraordinær som ordinær generalforsamling skal ske
med mindst 5 hverdages og højst 20 hverdages varsel. Indkaldelsen skal
indeholde dagsordenen for generalforsamlingen og en beskrivelse
af
dagsordenens væsentlige punkter.
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The
notice convening general meetings shall be forwarded not earlier
than 20
business days and not later than 5 business days before the general
meeting and shall include the agenda for the general meeting
and
particulars of important items on the agenda.
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6.4
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På
generalforsamlingen xxx xxxxx træffes beslutning om forhold, som ikke
ifølge den for selskabet gældende kommanditselskabsaftale xxxxx selskabets
vedtægter henhører under komplementaren.
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At
the general meeting resolutions may exclusively be passed as
to matters
which according to the applicable limited partnership agreement
or the
company’s articles of association are not under the purview of the general
partner.
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6.5
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Den
ordinære generalforsamling skal afholdes i så god tid, at selskabets
reviderede og godkendte årsrapport kan indsendes til Erhvervs- og
Selskabsstyrelsen, så den er modtaget i styrelsen inden 5 måneder efter
udløbet af hvert regnskabsår.
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The
ordinary general meeting shall be held in time for the audited
and
approved annual accounts to be filed with the Danish Commerce
and
Companies Agency no later than 5 months after the expiry of each
accounting year.
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6.6
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Dagsordenen
for den ordinære generalforsamling skal omfatte:
1. Komplementarens
beretning om selskabets
virksomhed i det forløbne år.
2. Fremlæggelse
af revideret årsrapport til
godkendelse.
3. Eventuelle
forslag fremsat af komplementaren
og/xxxxx kommanditisterne.
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The
agenda for the ordinary general meeting shall include:
1. The
general partner's presentation of the
company's
activities during the past year.
2. Presentation
of the audited annual accounts
for approval.
3. Proposals,
if any, from the general partner
and/or the limited partners.
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6.7
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Ved
afstemninger på generalforsamlingen giver hvert kommanditandel, én stemme.
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Each
Share confers one vote at the general meeting.
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6.8
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Alle
beslutninger på generalforsamlingen vedtages med simpelt stemmeflertal,
idet beslutning om ændring af selskabets vedtægter dog kun er gyldig,
såfremt den tiltrædes af komplementaren.
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All
matters being dealt with at the general meeting shall be decided
by simple
majority. However, any amendment of the company's articles of
association
can only be made with the consent of the general
partner.
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6.9
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Generalforsamlingen
ledes af en dirigent valgt af komplementaren.
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The
general partner shall elect the chairman of the general meeting.
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6.10
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Dirigenten
leder forhandlingerne og afgør alle spørgsmål vedrørende sagernes
behandlingsmåde, stemmeafgivningen xx xxxxxx resultater.
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The
chairman leads the discussions and decides on all questions relating
to
the procedure of the matters tried at the general meeting, the
voting and
its results.
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6.11
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Over
forhandlingerne på generalforsamlingen føres en protokol, der underskrives
af dirigenten og komplementaren.
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The
discussions at the general meeting shall be kept in a minute
book signed
by the chairman and the general partner.
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7.
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ANPARTSOVERGANG
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TRANSFER
OF SHARES
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7.1
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Overdragelse
og anden retsovergang af kommanditanparter er kun gyldig, når dette sker i
overensstemmelse med kommanditselskabsaftalen, og når selskabet efter
anmeldelse af ejerskiftet har bekræftet dets gyldighed.
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Any
transfer of limited partnership shares shall only be valid when
such
transfer takes place in accordance with the limited partnership
agreement,
and when the company after receipt of notification of the change
of
ownership has confirmed its
validity.
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8.
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SELSKABETS
LEDELSE
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MANAGEMENT
OF THE COMPANY
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8.1
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Selskabet
ledes af komplementaren, der dog er berettiget til at lade tredjemand
udføre drifts- og ledelsesmæssige opgaver på komplementarens vegne og på
komplementarens ansvar, i det omfang dette er tilladt efter
kommanditselskabsaftalen.
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The
company is managed by the general partner who shall, however,
be entitled
to appoint a third party to perform its operational and management
tasks
on behalf of the general partner and on the general partner's
responsibility to the extent permitted by the limited partnership
agreement.
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Som
vederlag for de ydelser, som skal leveres i henhold til
kommanditselskabsaftalen og hæftelsen som komplementar, skal
komplementaren modtage et årligt management fee på 50.000 xxxxx et sådant
andet beløb, som måtte blive besluttet i henhold til
kommanditselskabsaftalen.
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In
consideration of the services to be provided under the limited
partnership
agreement and the liability as a general partner of the company,
the
general partner shall receive a management fee of DKK 50,000
per year or
such other amount as may be decided pursuant to the limited partnership
agreement.
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9.
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FORDELING
OG UDLODNING AF SELSKABETS RESULTAT
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DISTRIBUTION
AND ALLOCATION OF THE COMPANY’S RESULT
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9.1
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Fordeling
og udlodning af selskabets resultat sker som bestemt i
kommanditselskabsaftalen.
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Distribution
and allocation of the company’s result shall take place as set out in the
limited partnership agreement.
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10.
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TEGNINGSREGEL
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POWER
TO BIND THE COMPANY
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10.1
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Selskabet
tegnes af komplementaren. Komplementarens
tegningsregel skal kræve underskrift af mindst to medlemmer af
komplementarens bestyrelse.
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The
company shall be bound by the signature of the general partner.
The rules
of signature of the general partner shall require signature by
at least
two members of the board of directors of the general partner.
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11.
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REVISOR
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AUDITOR
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11.1
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Selskabets
regnskaber revideres af en statsautoriseret revisor. Revisor
vælges af
komplementaren på den ordinære generalforsamling for ét år ad gangen med
mulighed for genvalg.
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The
company’s accounts shall be audited by a state-authorised public
accountant. The auditor shall be elected by the general partner
at the
ordinary general meeting for 1 year at a time. Re-election may
take
place.
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12.
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REGNSKABSÅR
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FINANCIAL
YEAR
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12.1
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Selskabets
regnskabsår xxxxx xxx 1. januar til 31. december.
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The
financial year of the company is 1 January to 31
December.
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12.2
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Selskabets
første regnskabsår xxxxx xxx stiftelsen til den 31. december
2008.
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The
first accounting year of the company is from the foundation until
31
December 2008.
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*
*
*
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*
*
*
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Således
vedtaget ved selskabets stiftelse den 2008
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As
adopted at the foundation of the company on
0000
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Xxxxxxxx
7.1
Articles
of Association of General Partner
VEDTÆGTER
for
[Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals General
Partner ApS]
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ARTICLES
OF ASSOCIATION
of
[Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals General
Partner ApS]
(Translation
of official Danish language version in left-hand
column)
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1.
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NAVN
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NAME
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1.1
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Selskabets
navn er [Hedrin Pharmaceuticals General Partner ApS].
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The
name of the company is [Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals General Partner ApS].
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2.
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HJEMSTED
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REGISTERED
OFFICE
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2.1
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Selskabets
hjemsted er i Københavns Kommune.
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The
registered office of the company
is in the municipality of Copenhagen.
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3.
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FORMÅL
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OBJECTS
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3.1
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Selskabets
formål er at være komplementar i [Hedrin Pharmaceuticals
K/S].
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The
object of the company is to be general partner of [Hedrin
Pharmaceuticals K/S].
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4.
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ANPARTSKAPITAL
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SHARE
CAPITAL
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4.1
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Selskabets
anpartskapital udgør DKK 125.000 fordelt på anparter à DKK
1.
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The
share capital of the company is DKK 125,000 divided into shares
of DKK
1.
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4.2
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Anparterne
er undergivet visse begrænsninger i den indgåede
anpartshaveroverenskomst.
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The
shares are subject to and comprised
by certain restrictions in the entered into shareholders'
agreement.
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5.
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ANPARTSOVERGANG
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TRANSFER
OF SHARES
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Overdragelse
og anden retsovergang af selskabets anparter xxx xxxxx ske i
overensstemmelse med den indgåede
anpartshaveroverenskomst.
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Any
transfer and other assignment of the company's shares may only
take place
be in accordance with the shareholders' agreement entered
into.
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6.
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GENERALFORSAMLINGER
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GENERAL
MEETINGS
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6.1
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Generalforsamlingen
har den højeste myndighed i alle selskabets anliggender inden for de i
lovgivningen og nærværende vedtægter fastsatte grænser.
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The
general meeting of shareholders
has the supreme authority in all matters pertaining to the company
subject
to the limitations established by law and these articles of
association.
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6.2
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Selskabets
generalforsamling skal afholdes på selskabets hjemsted xxxxx andetsteds i
Region Hovedstaden. Den ordinære generalforsamling skal afholdes hvert år
i så god tid, at den reviderede og godkendte årsrapport kan indsendes til
Erhvervs- og Selskabsstyrelsen, så den er modtaget i styrelsen inden 5
måneder efter udløbet af hvert regnskabsår.
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General
meetings shall be held at the registered office of the company
or elsewhere in the Capital Region of Denmark. The annual general
meeting
shall be held in time for the audited and adopted annual report
to be
received by the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency (Erhvervs-
og
Selskabsstyrelsen) within five months after expiry of the financial
year.
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6.3
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Dagsordenen
for den ordinære generalforsamling skal omfatte:
1. Valg
af dirigent.
2. Forelæggelse
af årsrapport med revisionspåtegning
til godkendelse.
3. Beslutning
om anvendelse af overskud xxxxx
dækning af tab i henhold til den godkendte
årsrapport
4. Eventuelle
forslag fra bestyrelse xxxxx anpartshavere.
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The
agenda for the ordinary general
meeting shall include:
1. Election
of chairman of the meeting.
2. Presentation
of the annual report with the
auditor's
report for approval.
3. Decision
on allocation of profit or the cover
of losses according to the approved annual
report.
4. Proposals,
if any, from the board of
directors or the shareholders.
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6.4
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På
generalforsamlingen giver hver anpart én stemme.
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Each
share carries one vote at the general meeting.
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7.
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SELSKABETS
LEDELSE
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MANAGEMENT
OF THE COMPANY
|
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7.1
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Selskabet
ledes af en bestyrelse på én til fem medlemmer valgt af
generalforsamlingen.
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The
board of directors shall consist
of one to five directors appointed by the general meeting in
accordance
with the shareholders agreement.
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7.2
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Selskabet
har ingen direktion.
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The
company has no board of management.
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8.
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TEGNINGSREGEL
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POWER
TO BIND THE COMPANY
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Selskabet
tegnes af 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening.
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The
company is bound by the joint signatures
of 2 directors.
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9.
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REVISOR
|
AUDITOR
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9.1
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Selskabets
regnskaber revideres af en af generalforsamlingen valgt statsautoriseret
revisor.
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The
company’s accounts shall be audited by a state-authorised public
accountant elected by the general meeting.
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10.
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REGNSKABSÅR
|
FINANCIAL
YEAR
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10.1
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Selskabets
regnskabsår xxxxx xxx 1. januar til 31. december.
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The
financial year of the company is 1 January to 31
December.
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10.2
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Selskabets
første regnskabsår xxxxx xxx stiftelsen til den 31. december
2008.
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The
first accounting year of the company is from the foundation until
31
December 2008.
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11.
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BEMYNDIGELSE
TIL EKSTRAORDINÆR UDBYTTEUDDELING
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AUTHORIZATION
FOR PAYMENT
OF EXTRAORDINARY DIVIDENS
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11.1
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Bestyrelsen
er bemyndiget til efter aflæggelsen af selskabets første årsrapport at
træffe beslutning om uddeling af ekstraordinært udbytte, jf.
anpartsselskabslovens § 44a. Bemyndigelsen er ikke tidsbegrænset.
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The
board of directors is authorized
to pay extraordinary dividends after the submission of the company's
first
annual report, cf. Section 44a of the Danish Private Companies
Act. The
authorization is not limited in time.
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Således
vedtaget i forbindelse med stiftelsen.
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As
adopted at the foundation.
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Dato:
[*.] 2008
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Date:
[*] 0000
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Xxxxxxxx
7.3
Shareholder
Agreement Regarding General Partner
Note:
The
execution version of the Shareholder Agreement regarding the General Partner
is
attached as Exhibit D to the Joint Venture Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.19
to
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-150580)
filed with the SEC on October 3, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.
Registration
Rights Agreement
Note:
The
execution version of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 25,
2008,
is filed as Exhibit 10.22 to MHA's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2008 and incorporated herein
by
reference.
Exhibit
D
Shareholder
Agreement
Note:
The
execution version of the Shareholder Agreement, dated February 25, 2008, is
attached hereto.
Exhibit
E
Services
Agreement
Note:
The
execution version of the Shareholder Agreement, dated February 25, 2008, is
attached hereto.
Exhibit
F
Warrant
Note:
The
execution version of the Warrant, dated April 30, 2008, is filed as Exhibit
4.6
to MHA's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-150580) filed with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2008 and incorporated herein by
reference.
Exhibit
G
Opinion
February
25, 2008
Xxxxxxxxx
0, 0xx xxxxx
XX-0000
Xxxxxxxxxx K
Denmark
We
have
acted as special New York counsel to Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”),
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Joint Venture
Agreement dated as of January 31, 2008, and amended on February 25, 2008 (as
amended, the "JV
Agreement")
by and
between the Company and Nordic Biotech Venture Fund II K/S ("Nordic").
We
are furnishing this legal opinion letter to you pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(v)
of
the JV Agreement.
In
connection with rendering this legal opinion letter, we have examined originals,
copies or specimens, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction,
of
such corporate and public records, agreements, documents, certificates,
opinions, memoranda and other instruments, and such matters of law, as we have
deemed necessary or appropriate to render the opinions expressed
below.
For
purposes of rendering the opinions set forth below, we have examined the
following documents:
(1)
the
JV Agreement;
(2)
the
Services Agreement (as that term is defined in the JV Agreement);
(3)
the
Contribution Agreement (as that term is defined in the JV
Agreement);
(4)
the
Warrant (as that term is defined in the JV Agreement);
(5)
the
Registration Rights Agreement (as that term is defined in the JV
Agreement);
(6)
a
certificate delivered to us by one or more officers of the Company for purposes
of rendering this legal opinion letter (the “Officers’ Certificate”; which
Officers’ Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit A);
1
(7)
the
Certificate of Good Standing for the Company issued by the Secretary of State
of
the State of Delaware on February 21, 2008 (the “Good Standing Certificate”;
which Good Standing Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit B);
and
(8)
the
Certificate issued on February 21, 2008, by the Department of State of the
State
of New York certifying that the Company is still authorized to do business
in
the State of New York (the “Foreign Qualification Certificate”; which Foreign
Qualification Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit C).
The
documents set forth in (1) through (5) above are collectively referred to as
the
“Transaction
Documents.”
Any
capitalized term used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning
ascribed thereto in the JV Agreement.
In
rendering the opinions set forth below, we have assumed, without independent
verification, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all
documents, agreements and instruments submitted to us as originals, the
conformity to original documents, agreements and instruments of all documents,
agreements and instruments submitted to us as copies or specimens, the
authenticity of the originals of such documents, agreements and instruments
submitted to us as copies or specimens, and the accuracy of the matters set
forth in the documents, agreements and instruments we reviewed.
We
have
further assumed (i) that all documents, agreements and instruments executed
by
any party other than the Company have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by such parties, (ii) that each of such parties (that is not a natural
person) is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing in the state
of
its formation and qualified to do business in each state where such
qualification is necessary for the conduct of its business, (iii) that each
of
such parties had the power and legal right to execute and deliver all such
documents, agreements and instruments, and (iv) that such documents, agreements
and instruments are valid, binding and enforceable obligations of such parties.
We have assumed that each certificate issued by a Secretary of State or
Department of State or any other government official, office or agency
concerning the property or status of a person or entity, such as a certificate
of good standing, a certificate concerning tax status, a certificate concerning
UCC filings or a certificate concerning title registration or ownership, and
all
official public records (including their proper indexing and filing) are current
and complete through the date of each such certificate.
We
also
have assumed that (i) there has not been any mutual mistake of fact or
misunderstanding, fraud, duress, coercion or undue influence that would prevent
the enforcement of the Transaction Documents, (ii) there are no facts and
circumstances relating to you or your business that might prevent you from
enforcing any of the rights you possess under the Transaction Documents, and
(iii) there are no oral or written agreements or understandings among the
parties to the Transaction Documents that would limit, modify or otherwise
alter
the terms, provisions and conditions of, or relate to, the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Finally, we have assumed that all
outstanding capital stock of the Company has been fully paid for and that
adequate consideration was received therefor.
2
As
to
matters of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon,
without independent investigation, and we have assumed to be true, correct
and
complete, the representations and warranties as to factual matters made by
the
Company in the Transaction Documents and by the officer(s) of the Company in
the
Officers’ Certificate, and the certificates and statements of government
officials.
Except
to
the extent expressly set forth herein, we have not undertaken any independent
investigation to determine the existence or absence of any facts, and no
inference as to our knowledge of the existence or absence of any such facts
should be drawn from our representation of the Company or the rendering of
the
opinions set forth below. For the purposes of rendering the opinions expressed
herein, we have not undertaken or reviewed any search of court dockets or
records in any jurisdiction, any search with respect to the rights or assets
of
the Company or any UCC, suit, judgment, lien or other type of search or
investigation. For the purposes of rendering the opinions expressed herein,
we
have not made any investigation of our files nor have we made any investigation
of attorneys of this firm other than the attorneys who actively worked on the
Transaction Documents, namely Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx.
Where
statements in this opinion concerning the Company, or an effect on the Company,
are qualified by the modifier “material” or “materially,” we relied solely on
the judgments and opinions of the Company and its officers as to the materiality
or lack of materiality of any matter covered by such statement concerning the
Company’s business, assets, results of operations or financial
condition.
This
opinion letter is based upon the customary practice of lawyers who regularly
give, and lawyers who regularly advise opinion recipients regarding, opinions
of
the kind rendered in this opinion letter, including customary practice as
described in bar association reports.
Based
on
the foregoing, and subject to the exceptions contained herein, we are of the
opinion that:
1. The
Company is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of
the State of Delaware. The Company is qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation in good standing in the State of New York. The Company has the
corporate power and authority required to own its properties and conduct its
business as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006 (the “Form
10-K”).
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and corporate authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, and to
consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.
2. The
Conversion Shares have been duly authorized, reserved for issuance, and when
issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of the JV Agreement
and the Warrant, as the case may be, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
3. The
Company has the corporate power to execute and deliver the JV Agreement and
the
other Transaction Documents and to issue, sell and deliver the Conversion Shares
to Nordic under the terms of the JV Agreement.
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4. The
JV
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by
all
necessary corporate action (including any requisite stockholder action) on
the
part of the Company, have been duly executed and delivered by the Company,
and
are valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their respective terms.
5. The
execution and delivery by the Company of the JV Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents, and the performance by it of its obligations thereunder,
will not (i) violate its certificate of incorporation or by-laws, (ii) result
in
a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to any
right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under, any agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party and listed as an exhibit to the
Form
10-K or any Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K
(collectively, the "Reports"),
in
each case filed by the Company subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K (such
agreements and instruments, the "Selected
Contracts"),
(iii)
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, claim or encumbrance upon
any
properties or assets of the Company under any of the agreements or instruments
referenced in (ii) above, or (iv) violate federal or New York law or the
Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”),
or
any judgment, injunction, order or decree disclosed in the Reports.
6. No
consent, approval, or exemption by, order or authorization of, or filing or
registration with, any governmental authority is required to be obtained by
the
Company in connection with the Company’s execution and delivery of the JV
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or the performance by it of its
obligations thereunder (other than as may be required by federal or state
securities laws or the rules and regulations of the American Stock Exchange).
7. Assuming
that the representations and warranties of Nordic and the Company set forth
in
the JV Agreement are true and correct and subject to the timely filing by the
Company of a Form D pursuant to Regulation D promulgated by the SEC under the
Securities Act, the offer, sale and delivery of the Conversion Shares to Nordic,
in the manner contemplated by the JV Agreement and the Warrant, does not need
to
be registered under the Securities Act, it being understood that no opinion
is
expressed as to the subsequent resale of the Conversion Shares.
8. The
Company is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
The
foregoing opinions are subject to the following exceptions, limitations,
qualifications and exclusions:
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A. We
express no opinion concerning the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws
of the State of New York, the DGCL and the federal law of the United States
of
America, and, other than as expressly set forth in opinion
paragraph 7
with
respect to laws, rules and regulations concerning the offer and sale of
securities, we express no opinion as to securities laws, environmental laws,
antitrust laws or laws relating to unfair trade practices, banking laws,
criminal laws or the laws of fiduciary duty. As used herein, the term
“Applicable Law” means only those laws and the laws of only those jurisdictions
for which we express opinions hereunder. We specifically disclaim any opinions
with respect to Danish law, rules or regulations.
B. Our
advice on each legal issue addressed in this opinion letter represents our
opinion as to how that issue would be resolved were it to be considered by
the
highest court of the jurisdiction upon whose law our opinion on that issue
is
based. The manner in which any particular issue would be treated in any actual
court case would depend in part on facts and circumstances particular to the
case, and this letter is not intended to guarantee the outcome of any legal
dispute.
C. The
opinions expressed herein relate only to laws which, in our experience, are
normally applicable to transactions of the type provided for in the Transaction
Documents. We have not undertaken any research for purposes of determining
whether any parties to any agreement or any of the transactions which may occur
in connection with the Transaction Documents are subject to any law or other
governmental requirement that is not generally applicable to transactions of
the
type provided for in the Transaction Documents.
D. To
the
extent any Transaction Document has designated the laws other than the laws
of
the State of New York or the DGCL as the laws governing such Transaction
Document, our opinions are premised upon the result that would be obtained
if a
court in the State of New York were to apply the laws of the State of New York
to the interpretation and enforcement of such Transaction Document,
notwithstanding the designation of the laws of another jurisdiction as the
governing law.
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E. In
rendering the opinion expressed in opinion
paragraph 1
with
respect to the good standing of the Company, our opinion is based solely and
exclusively on the Good Standing Certificate and is given only as of the date
of
the Good Standing Certificate notwithstanding the date of this opinion
letter.
F. In
rendering the opinion expressed in opinion
paragraph 1
with
respect to the qualification of the Company to do business in the State of
New
York, our opinion is based solely and exclusively on the Foreign Qualification
Certificate and is given only as of the date of the Foreign Qualification
Certificate notwithstanding the date of this opinion letter.
G. In
rendering the opinion expressed in opinion
paragraph 7
with
respect to default under the Selected Contracts, we have not reviewed any
covenants in the Selected Contracts that contain financial ratios or other
similar financial restrictions, and we express no opinion with respect thereto.
In addition, we express no opinion with respect to any modification of the
Selected Contracts that were not done in writing and otherwise not reviewed
by
us, nor do we express any opinion on any Selected Contracts that are subject
to
interpretation or construction by parole evidence.
H. In
rendering the opinions expressed in opinion
paragraph 7
with
respect to the Conversion Shares, our opinions are based on the truth and
accuracy of, and our reliance on, the representations made by you in the JV
Agreement, the certifications in the Officers’ Certificate and the Company’s
representations to us that the Company has made no offer to sell the Conversion
Shares or the Warrant by means of any general solicitation or publication of
any
advertisement therefor. In addition, our opinions are also based on the
assumption that the offer and sale of the Conversion Shares is not integrated
with any future securities offering of the Company not otherwise contemplated
in
the JV Agreement.
I. In
rendering the opinions expressed in opinion
paragraph 2
with
respect to the reservation and valid issuance of Conversion Shares, our opinions
are limited to the circumstance of the exercise of the Warrant, and the exercise
of the put and call rights contained in the JV Agreement, at the initially
effective conversion rate as provided in the Warrant and the JV Agreement,
and
the number of Conversion Shares resulting therefrom (without regard to any
anti-dilution adjustment provisions contained therein).
J. Our
opinions are further qualified by, and we render no opinion with respect to,
the
effect of each of the following:
a. bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or
affecting the relief of debtors or creditors’ rights generally;
b. laws
relating to fraudulent conveyances or preferential transfers, including, without
limitation, U.S. Bankruptcy Code Section 548;
d. general
principles of equity and public policy, including, without limitation, concepts
of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing;
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d. any
United States federal law, New York law, Delaware law or equitable principle
which provides that a court may refuse to enforce, or may limit the application
of, a contract or any clause thereof which the court finds to have been
unconscionable at the time it was made, unconscionable in performance or
contrary to public policy;
e. any
provision in a Transaction Document which provides (i) that rights or remedies
are or are not exclusive, (ii) that rights or remedies may be exercised without
notice, (iii) that every right or remedy is cumulative and may be exercised
in
addition to or with any other right or remedy, (iv) that the election of a
particular remedy or remedies does not preclude recourse to one or more other
remedies, (v) that liquidated damages are to be paid upon a breach or default,
or (vi) that the failure to exercise, or any delay in exercising, any right
or
remedy will not operate as a waiver of any such right or remedy;
f. any
provision in a Transaction Document which (i) provides for the recovery of
attorneys’ fees or other costs of collection, (ii) permits any party to exercise
“self-help” remedies, (iii) provides for specific performance, injunctive
relief, or other traditional equitable remedies, or (iv) provides rights to
indemnification or contribution;
g. any
provision of a Transaction Document purporting to provide that amendments to
or
waivers of obligations contained in such documents are not effective unless
done
in writing;
h. any
provision in a Transaction Document purporting to (i) choose applicable law
or
exclude conflict or choice of law principles under any law, (ii) select certain
courts as the venue, or establish a particular jurisdiction as the forum, for
the adjudication of any controversy, (iii) select arbitration to resolve
disputes, (iv) waive rights to trial by jury, service of process or objections
to the selection of venue or forum, (v) change or waive the rules of evidence,
make determinations conclusive or fix the method or quantum of proof, or (vi)
waive the statute of limitations;
i. any
provision of a Transaction Document concerning the voting of the Company’s
capital stock or equal board treatment;
j. statutes
or public policy principles that limit waivers of broadly or vaguely stated
rights, the benefits of statutory, regulatory or constitutional rights, unknown
future defenses or rights to damages;
k. statutes
or common law principles that may prohibit or restrict the payment of any
dividends on, or redemption or purchase of, any capital stock of the Company
(including, without limitation, Sections 160, 170 and 174 of the
DGCL);
l. whether
or not the members of the board of directors of the Company, the officers of
the
Company, or the principal shareholders of the Company have complied with their
fiduciary duties in connection with the authorization and performance of the
Transaction Documents;
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m. whether
or not the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby
were
fair and reasonable to the Company at the time of their authorization by the
Company’s board of directors within the meaning of Section 144 of the DGCL;
n. arbitration
provisions in certain employment situations or where the arbitration provision
is included as a result of unequal bargaining power among the parties, is a
contract of adhesion, is otherwise unconscionable, provides for judicial review
of an arbitration award on the merits or otherwise purports to override or
contravene a provision of any law on arbitration enacted primarily for a public
purpose; and
o. judicial
decisions that may permit the introduction of parole evidence to modify the
terms or the interpretation of the Transaction Documents.
Our
opinions are limited to the matters expressly set forth herein and no opinion
is
implied or to be inferred beyond matters expressly so stated. This opinion
letter is effective as of the date hereof.
This
legal opinion letter is furnished to you solely and exclusively for your benefit
and may not be delivered to, relied upon, quoted in whole or in part, filed
with
or disclosed to any governmental agency or other person or entity without our
prior written consent or unless required pursuant to regulation or judicial
order.
The
opinions expressed herein are limited to the facts known and the laws in effect
on the date hereof only, and we assume no obligation to revise, update or
supplement such opinions should any facts or laws upon which such opinions
are
based change after the date hereof, or should any facts or circumstances come
to
our attention after the date hereof.
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