Dawson James Securities March 31, 2008
Exhibit
10.5
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Securities
March
31,
2008
Lifesciences
Opportunities Incorporated
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Re:
Amended
and Restated Selling Agreement (the “Agreement”)
Dear
Xx.
Xxxxx:
This
Agreement is intended to amend and restate in its entirety the Selling Agreement
by and between Lifesciences Opportunities Incorporated, a Florida corporation
(the “Seller”) and Xxxxxx Xxxxx Securities, Inc. (“Selling Agent”) dated
February 27, 2008.
The
Seller proposes to offer and sell (the “Offering”), to selected investors, upon
the terms set forth herein and in the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum
dated March 31, 2008 (which collectively, together with the attachments and
exhibits thereto, is referred to as the “Offering Document”), a copy of which
has been delivered to you, up to 8,000 Units ($800,000) on an all-or-none basis,
although the Company may accept subscriptions for up to an additional 2,000
Units ($200,000), in its sole discretion (“Maximum Offering Amount”). The
initial closing will not occur until a minimum of 8,000 Units has been sold.
Each Unit consists of a convertible debenture in the principal amount of $1,000
(the “Debentures”) and one thousand (1,000) shares (the “Additional Shares”) of
the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001 (“Common Stock”). The Debentures
and the Additional Shares being offered are sometimes referred to herein as
the
“Offered Securities.”
Selling
Agent agrees to offer and sell the Offered Securities on an exclusive basis
during the period in which the Units are being offered (the “Offering Period”).
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the Offering Document. It is intended that
the
offer, offer for sale and sale of the Offered Securities will be made only
to
“accredited investors” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and will be exempt
from the federal registration requirements of the 1933 Act, pursuant to
Regulation D promulgated under Section 3(b) and/or Section 4(2),
respectively, of the 1933 Act and will qualify for an exemption from
registration, if necessary, under the applicable state securities laws and
regulations.
The
Seller hereby confirms its agreement with Selling Agent as follows:
1. Offer
and Sale of Offered Securities by Selling Agent; Compensation;
Closing.
1.1 On
the
basis of Selling Agent’s representations, covenants and warranties, the Seller
appoints Selling Agent the exclusive agent of the Seller for the period
commencing on the date of the completion of the Offering Document and ending
on
the earlier of the date on which the Seller’s Board of Directors and the Selling
Agent mutually agree to close the Offering or the Maximum Offering Amount is
obtained and the subscriptions therefor have been accepted by Seller (“Offering
Termination Date”), to use Selling Agent’s best efforts to offer and sell, on
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Offering
Document, subject only to Selling Agent’s right to engage participating
broker-dealers pursuant to Section 2 hereof. The Selling Agent hereby
accepts such appointment and agrees pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth herein and in the Offering Document to use its best efforts to offer
and
sell the Offered Securities as agent for the Seller during the period specified
above, and to attempt to find suitable accredited purchasers for the Offered
Securities acceptable to the Seller.
1.2 Prior
to
and subject to the closing, subscription proceeds from the sale of the Offered
Securities will be deposited in an escrow account with an escrow agent to be
mutually agreeable to Seller and the Selling Agent (the “Escrow Agent”). The
Seller will be responsible for setting up the Escrow Account, pursuant to an
escrow agreement among the Seller, the Selling Agent and the Escrow Agent,
which
escrow agreement will be approved by the Selling Agent. Subscribers will be
instructed to make their checks payable to the Escrow Agent for the benefit
of
Lifesciences Opportunities Incorporated, or shall cause the wire transfer of
immediately available funds in favor of the Escrow Agent for Lifesciences
Opportunities Incorporated, in accordance with instructions provided by the
Selling Agent. At the end of the Offering Period (as the same may be extended
by
the mutual agreement of the Selling Agent and the Seller), a closing (the
“Closing”) will occur as soon as possible after subscriptions have been accepted
by the Seller and all other conditions precedent to closing have occurred to
the
sole satisfaction of the Selling Agent.
1.3 For
purposes hereof, the Offered Securities shall not be deemed to have been sold
unless (x) subscription agreements, completed and fully executed by subscribers
who are accredited investors have been received covering the Offered Securities;
(y) all checks, drafts and wire transfers submitted by such subscribers in
payment of the purchase price of such Offered Securities have been received
by
the Escrow Agent and have cleared so that there are “good funds” in the Escrow
Account at least equal to the aggregate purchase price of the Offered
Securities; and (z) the minimum offering amount of $800,000 has been obtained
and received by the Escrow Agent.
1.4 As
compensation for the Selling Agent’s services hereunder, the Seller shall pay to
Selling Agent in cash a selling commission (“Commission”) upon the Closing, in
an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the aggregate offering price of the
Offered Securities sold by the Selling Agent or its authorized agent at such
Closing. At the Closing of the Offering, the Seller shall pay the Selling Agent
its Commission relating to the sale of the Offered Securities that are subject
of the Closing provided that the Seller or counsel for the Seller has received
all documents, including but not limited to, an executed Subscription Agreement
for each investor (“Subscription Documents”) previously furnished to Selling
Agent which the Selling Agent is required to deliver to the Seller or counsel
for the Seller prior to Closing. All or any portion of such Commission may
be
re-allowed to Participating Broker-Dealers (as hereinafter defined). No Offered
Securities shall be considered to have been sold by Selling Agent or any
Participating Broker-Dealer selected by Selling Agent unless the purchaser
is
acceptable to the Seller, and no compensation will be payable with respect
to
any agreement for the purchase of Offered Securities if the Subscription
Agreement therefor is not actually accepted by the Seller. Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Seller shall not be required
to
pay a Commission to Selling Agent and Selling Agent shall not be entitled to
a
Commission, pursuant to this Section 1.4 or any other provision, if to do
so would cause the Seller to violate federal or state securities laws,
regulations or rules or any other law applicable to the Offering.
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1.5 The
Seller will pay all of its costs relating to the Offering contemplated hereby,
including, without limitation, audit expenses, issuance costs and taxes, counsel
fees for the preparation of the Offering Documents, filing fees and
disbursements of counsel relating to the qualification of the Offered Securities
under federal securities laws, and legal fees and expenses of counsel in
connection with qualifying the Offered Securities under the state blue sky
laws.
To the extent required by law, the Seller shall qualify the Offered Securities
for offer and sale in those jurisdictions designated by the Selling Agent and
reasonably acceptable to the Seller. The Seller’s counsel shall be responsible
for state blue sky securities laws compliance by the Seller.
1.6 [Intentionally
deleted].
1.7 Once
the
Offered Securities are sold, or the Offering Period terminates, the agency
between the Seller and the Selling Agent shall terminate. The Selling Agent,
on
the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject
to
the terms and conditions herein set forth, accepts such appointment as the
limited agent of the Seller and agrees to use its best efforts to find
purchasers for the Offered Securities.
1.8 Upon
the
Closing of the sale of the Offered Securities offered by the Seller hereunder,
the Seller will issue to the Selling Agent at a purchase price of $.001 per
warrant, warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock equal to 10% of the
Additional Shares contained in the Units sold by Selling Agent or Participating
Broker-Dealers in the Offering (“Selling Agent’s Warrants”). The Selling Agent’s
Warrants shall be exercisable at any time during the five (5) years from the
date of Closing at an exercise price equal to $1.00 per share of Common Stock
and shall have piggy-back registration rights. The Selling Agent’s Warrants
shall be in the form and shall contain the provisions set forth in Exhibit
A
attached
hereto.
1.9 The
Closing(s) shall be held at the offices of the Selling Agent, 000 X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, or in an alternative location and at such time and date
as
Selling Agent and the Seller may mutually agree.
1.10
The
holders of the Offered Securities will be provided with registration rights
as
set forth in the Offering Document with respect to the shares of Common Stock
underlying the Debentures and the Additional Shares. The Additional Shares
shall
also be subject to the terms of the lock-up agreement as set forth in the
Offering Document.
2. Participating
Broker-Dealers.
The
Seller hereby authorizes Selling Agent to engage other qualified broker-dealers
(the “Participating Broker-Dealers”) to assist the Selling Agent in the
placement of the Offered Securities; provided that during all times that each
such Participating Broker-Dealer shall offer and sell the Offered Securities,
each such Participating Broker-Dealer shall be registered as a broker-dealer
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”), shall be a member in
good standing of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), and
shall be authorized to offer and sell the Offered Securities under the laws
of
the jurisdictions in which the Offered Securities will be offered and sold
by
such Participating Broker-Dealer. All Participating Broker-Dealers will be
required to execute a Participating Broker-Dealer Agreement, the form of which
is subject to the reasonable approval of the Seller, with Selling Agent
containing substantially the same terms and conditions as this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the representations and warranties contained
in
Section 3.2 below and provisions for indemnification of the Seller to the
same extent as your indemnification provided in Section 7 below. Any
commissions, fees, or expenses payable to such Participating Broker-Dealers
will
be paid by the Selling Agent and not by the Seller.
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3. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
3.1 The
Seller represents, warrants and covenants to Selling Agent that, except as
set
forth in Schedule 3.1 hereof or in the Offering Document:
(a) The
Seller and each subsidiary is a corporation duly formed and validly existing
and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation as
in
effect on the date of this Agreement, with adequate power and authority to
enter
into and perform this Agreement and to own its property and to conduct its
business as described in the Offering Document and in Seller’s
reports required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the 1933 Act, the
1934 Act or otherwise (“SEC Reports”);
and the
Seller and each subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which it
owns
or leases substantial properties or in which the conduct of its business
requires such qualification except for such jurisdictions in which the failure
to qualify in the aggregate would not have material and adverse effect on the
earnings, affairs or business prospects of the Seller or any such subsidiary
(a
“Material Adverse Effect”) and in which jurisdictions such failure may be cured
without such Material Adverse Effects; the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Seller has been duly and validly authorized and will not result
in a breach of its Articles of Incorporation or By-laws; and when executed
and
delivered by both parties hereto, this Agreement will be a valid and binding
obligation of the Seller, assuming the due execution by the Selling Agent,
enforceable in accordance with its terms (except to the extent that
enforceability of the indemnification provisions may be limited under applicable
securities laws and except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights or general principles of
equity); and the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation
of
the transactions herein contemplated and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement by the Seller do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach
of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any
agreement or any applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree
of
any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having
jurisdiction over the Seller, to which the Seller is a party or by which it
is
bound;
(b) To
the
best of the its knowledge and belief, the Offering Document and the SEC Reports
do not contain and will not contain, at any time between the date hereof and
to
and including the date of each Closing, any untrue statement of a material
fact
and does not omit nor during such period will omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(c) Except
as
is otherwise disclosed in the Offering Document or the SEC Reports, there is
no
litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the best of its knowledge,
threatened against or involving the property or business of the Seller or any
subsidiary of the Seller that would result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(d) Except
as
is otherwise disclosed in the Offering Document or the SEC Reports, no material
defaults exist in the due performance and observance of any material obligation,
term, covenant or condition of any agreement or instrument to which the Seller
or any subsidiary is a party or by which they are bound that would result in
a
Material Adverse Effect;
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(e) The
offer, offer for sale, and sale of the Offered Securities have not been and
will
not be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) except
as contemplated in the Offering Document. The Company’s actions with respect to
the offer, offer for sale and sale of the Offered Securities will be pursuant
to
the exemptions from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the 1933
Act provided by Section 4(2) thereof and/or by Regulation D
thereunder;
(f) To
the
best of its knowledge and belief, assuming the offer, offer for sale and sale
of
the Offered Securities is made in compliance with the terms of the Offering
Document, the applicable filings with the SEC and any applicable Blue Sky laws,
and subject to the performance of the Selling Agent’s obligations hereunder, the
Seller will have complied in all material respects with the 1933 Act and with
all state securities laws and regulations applicable to it in connection with
the offer, offer for sale, and sale of the Offered Securities. The Seller has
not taken and will not take any action in conflict with the 1933 Act or
applicable state or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws, or which would make
the
exemption, qualification or registration pursuant to applicable federal or
state
securities or Blue Sky laws unavailable with respect to the offer, offer for
sale and sale of the Offered Securities. The Seller and its officers, directors
or partners are not subject to any disqualification, including but not limited
to any judgment, decree, order or decision issued by the SEC, any state or
foreign securities regulatory authority, any court of competent jurisdiction
or
the United States Postal Service. In offering the Offered Securities, the Seller
will comply with all applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws,
including the rules covering exemptions from registration;
(g) Subject
to the performance of the Selling Agent’s obligations hereunder, the Offered
Securities, upon the payment therefor and issuance thereof, will conform to
all
statements and descriptions in relation thereto contained in the Offering
Document and will have the rights set forth in the Seller’s Articles of
Incorporation;
(h) To
the
best of the Seller’s knowledge, the Seller has neither been engaged in, nor been
the subject of, any of the actions or proceedings specified in
subsection (a) of Rule 262 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the
1933 Act, or any substantially similar provisions under the securities laws
of
any state in which the Offered Securities are to be sold, such that no exemption
from registration would be available for the offering of the Offered Securities
by the Seller under applicable federal or state securities laws;
(i) Since
the
respective dates as of which information is given in the SEC Reports, (i) there
has been no material adverse change in the condition, business, property,
capital commitments, working capital and liabilities or prospects of the Seller
or any subsidiary, financial or otherwise; (ii) the property and business of
the
Seller materially conform to the descriptions thereof contained in the SEC
Reports; (iii) there have been no material liabilities or obligations incurred
or material transactions entered into by the Seller or any subsidiary other
than
those in the ordinary course of business; (iv) there have been no dividends
or
distributions of any kind declared, paid or made by the Seller on its capital
stock; (v) there has not been any change in the capital stock, or any material
increase in the current or long-term debt except as disclosed in the SEC
Reports, or any issuance of options, warrants, convertible securities or other
rights to purchase the capital stock of the Seller or any subsidiary; and (vi)
there have been no transactions between the Seller, shareholders owning five
percent (5%) or more of its issued and outstanding capital stock, the Seller’s
officers and/or directors, nor have there been any corporate opportunities
taken
or assumed by controlling shareholders, officers or directors, that are not
fully disclosed in the SEC Reports.
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(j) The
Seller will notify the Selling Agent immediately and confirm the notice in
writing (i) of the issuance by the SEC or by any state attorney general or
securities administrator of any order enjoining the sale of the Offered
Securities or suspending the effectiveness of any qualification of the Offered
Securities for sale or (ii) of the initiation of any proceedings for that
purpose. The Seller will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance
of
any such order and, if any such order shall at any time be issued, to obtain
the
lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment;
(k) The
audited and unaudited combined financial statements of the Seller (including
the
related notes) included in the SEC Reports present fairly the financial position
of the Seller and its subsidiaries at the dates indicated; said financial
statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis, except as
expressly qualified therein, and are in conformity with Regulation S-X
promulgated under the Act;
(l) Except
as
set forth in the SEC Reports, the Seller does not have any subsidiaries and
does
not own any interest in any other corporation, partnership, joint venture or
other entity;
(m) As
of the
date of this Agreement, the Seller and its subsidiaries have not agreed, or
agreed in principle, to any merger or acquisition, or combination with, of
any
other corporation, partnership, person, party, entity or trust or the sale
of
its business or assets to any other corporation, partnership, person, party,
entity or trust;
(n) The
Seller and its subsidiaries have not, directly or indirectly, at any time during
their existence (i) made any unlawful contribution to any candidate for
political office, or failed to disclose fully any contribution in violation
of
law, or (ii) made any payment to any federal, state or foreign governmental
officer or official, or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public
duties, other than payments required or permitted by the laws of the United
States or any jurisdiction thereof;
(o) To
the
best of Seller’s knowledge, the Seller and its subsidiaries have filed all
necessary federal, state, local, foreign and other tax returns required to
be
filed by them and have paid all taxes shown as due thereon; the Seller and
its
subsidiaries have not been notified, either orally or in writing, that any
state, local, federal or foreign taxing authority is conducting or intends
to
conduct an audit of any tax return or report filed by the Seller and its
subsidiaries or concerning their business or properties; and the Seller has
no
knowledge of any tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against
the Seller and any subsidiary which would materially and adversely affect the
business, properties, financial condition, results of operations, liabilities
or
working capital of the Seller;
(p) The
Seller and its subsidiaries make and keep accurate books and records and
maintain internal accounting controls which provide reasonable assurance that
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of its
financial statements and to maintain accountability for its assets, (iii) access
to their assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization,
and (iv) the reported assets are compared with existing assets at reasonable
intervals;
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(q) There
are
no pre-emptive rights applicable to any of the Seller’s outstanding securities,
or granted by the Seller to any person or party;
(r) The
capitalization of the Seller is as described in the SEC Reports and the Seller
has outstanding no more than 10,940 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock
as of
the date hereof; all presently outstanding shares of the Seller’s capital stock
are duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
contain no preemptive rights; the Seller has not contracted for the issuance
of
any additional equity securities other than as set forth herein, or in the
SEC
Reports, or as contemplated or described in the Offering Document and no shares
of any other classes of equity securities are issued and outstanding except
as
follows: 10,470,336 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 1,146,492
shares of Common Stock;
(s) The
Seller agrees that, for a period of twenty-four months (24) months from the
date
hereof, it shall not solicit any offer to buy from or offer to sell to any
person introduced to the Seller by the Selling Agent in connection with the
Offering, any securities of the Seller or provide the name of any such person
to
any other securities broker or dealer or selling agent. For
purposes of this subsection, a person shall be considered to have been
“introduced to the Seller” by the Selling Agent only so long as Seller delivers
an investment presentation to such person as part of the “road show” for the
Offering as arranged by the Selling Agent, each of whose name(s) shall be
thereafter listed and set forth on a schedule to this Agreement, which shall
be
updated from time to time. In
the
event that the Seller or any of its affiliates, directly or indirectly,
solicits, offers to buy from or offers to sell to any such person any such
securities, or provides the name of any such person to any other securities
broker or dealer or selling agent, and such person purchases such securities
or
purchases securities of the Seller from any other securities broker or dealer
or
selling agent, the Seller shall pay to the Selling Agent an amount equal to
ten
percent (10.0%) of the aggregate purchase price of the securities so purchased
by such person.
(t) To
the
best of its knowledge and belief, the Seller is currently in compliance with
(i)
all applicable, material provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, and
the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) all listing standards
and
rules promulgated by the FINRA applicable to Seller, except to the extent that
non-compliance with such requirements in subsections (i) or (ii) would not
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(u) All
shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Offering (including shares
of Common Stock underlying the Debentures) shall be delivered to the investors
or the Selling Agent, as may be applicable, in the form of a physical
certificate and not electronically, unless some other arrangement is mutually
agreed to by the parties hereto.
3.2 The
Selling Agent represents and warrants to the Seller as follows:
(a) The
Selling Agent is, has been and will be at all times during the Offering Period,
a Florida corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of
the
state of its incorporation, with all requisite power and authority to enter
into
and perform this Agreement; the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the
Selling Agent has been duly and validly authorized; and when executed and
delivered by the Seller, this Agreement will be a valid and binding obligation
of the Selling Agent enforceable in accordance with its terms subject to:
(i) due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Seller; (ii)
the enforcement of remedies under applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other
laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and moratorium laws from time to time
in effect; (iii) general equitable principles which may limit the right to
obtain the remedy of specific performance; and (iv) the public policy limitation
on indemnification under the federal securities laws;
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(b) The
Selling Agent shall not offer or sell the Offered Securities in any state or
states without the approval of the Seller and completion by the Seller of all,
or any, Blue Sky filings for such states and shall not offer or sell the Offered
Securities in any state or states in which it is not qualified or registered
as
a broker-dealer or authorized to engage in the brokerage business;
and
(c) The
Selling Agent is (i) a broker-dealer registered with the SEC pursuant to the
1934 Act, and no proceeding has been initiated to revoke such registration;
(ii)
a member in good standing of the FINRA; and (iii) a broker-dealer registered
with the securities authorities of each jurisdiction in which it is required
to
be registered in connection with the offers or sales of the Offered Securities,
and all such offers or sales will be made only by individuals licensed as
required by all applicable federal and state securities laws. The Selling Agent
agrees to maintain each of the foregoing memberships and registrations in good
standing throughout the Offering Period.
4. Sale
and Delivery of Offered Securities.
4.1 No
sale
of Offered Securities shall take place or be regarded as effective unless and
until accepted by the Seller, such acceptance to occur at Closing, and the
Seller reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to refuse to
sell
Offered Securities to any or all persons at any time. Selling Agent shall send
to the Seller and to the Escrow Agent designated in Section 1.2, with copies
to
counsel for the Seller, all acceptable executed Subscription Documents, promptly
upon receipt of the same, subject to any reasonable delay occasioned by further
inquiry as to a prospective purchaser’s qualification or requests by the Seller
or Selling Agent for further information from a prospective purchaser. The
Seller shall notify Selling Agent as to whom to send the originals of such
executed Subscription Documents and to whom to send copies. Selling Agent shall
promptly send each such prospective purchaser’s payment for his Offered
Securities to the Escrow Agent. Subject to review by counsel for the Seller,
the
Seller shall notify Selling Agent whether such prospective purchaser will be
accepted by the Seller at Closing within ten (10) business days after receipt
of
the executed subscription documents for each prospective purchaser of Offered
Securities, but in no event later than the earlier of (i) the date the parties
have agreed to for Closing or (ii) the Offering Termination Date. For every
prospective purchaser of Offered Securities whose subscription is rejected
in
its entirety, the Seller will promptly return all of such prospective
purchaser’s executed Subscription Documents to Selling Agent for return to the
prospective purchaser, and will notify the Escrow Agent to return the funds
received to such prospective purchaser without interest and without
deduction.
5. Conditions
to the Obligations of the Seller.
The
obligations of the Seller hereunder are subject to the accuracy of Selling
Agent’s representations and warranties, to the observance and performance by
Selling Agent of its obligations hereunder, and to the following further
conditions (any of which may be waived in writing in whole or in part by the
Seller):
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(a) Selling
Agent shall not have taken or failed to take any action at any time at or prior
to Closing, which, in the opinion of the Seller or counsel for Seller, conflicts
or would conflict with, or otherwise make unavailable, the exemption from
registration requirements for the offer and sale of the Offered Securities
under
applicable securities laws and regulations.
(b) If
any of
the conditions specified in this Section 5 shall not have been fulfilled
when and as required by this Agreement to be fulfilled, all the obligations
of
the Seller under this Agreement may be terminated in writing at any time at
or
prior to Closing, and any such termination shall be without liability to the
parties, and further provided that the obligations under Section 7 and
Section 9.1 shall nevertheless survive and continue
thereafter.
6. Conditions
of the Obligations of the Selling Agent.
The
obligations of the Selling Agent to act as agent hereunder, to find purchasers
for the Offered Securities, and to attend and to deliver documents at Closing
shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) Between
the date hereof and Closing, the Seller and its subsidiaries shall not have
sustained any loss on account of fire, explosion, flood, accident, calamity
or
other cause, of such character as results in a Material Adverse Effect on the
Seller and its subsidiaries, whether or not such loss is covered by
insurance.
(b) Between
the date hereof and Closing, there shall be no material litigation instituted
or
threatened against the Seller or any subsidiary (other than as set forth in
the
Offering Document or as disclosed to the Selling Agent) and there shall be
no
material proceeding instituted or threatened before or by any federal or state
commission, regulatory body or administrative agency or other governmental
body,
domestic or foreign, wherein an unfavorable ruling, decision or finding would
materially adversely affect the business, franchises, licenses, permits,
operations or financial condition or income of the Seller.
(c) Except
as
contemplated herein or as set forth in the Offering Document or in the SEC
Reports, during the period subsequent to the date hereof, and prior to Closing,
the Seller and each subsidiary: (i) shall have conducted its business in the
usual and ordinary manner as the same was being conducted on the date hereof,
and (ii) except in the ordinary course of its business or as disclosed to the
Selling Agent, the Seller and each subsidiary shall not have incurred any
liabilities or obligations (direct or contingent), or disposed of any assets,
or
entered into any material transaction or suffered or experienced any
substantially adverse change in its condition, financial or otherwise, or in
its
working capital position. At Closing, the capitalization of the Seller shall
be
substantially the same as set forth in the Offering Document.
(d) The
authorization for the issuance and delivery of the Offered Securities and the
Offering Document and related materials, and for the execution and delivery
of
this Agreement, and all other legal matters incident thereto, shall be
reasonably satisfactory in all respects to counsel for Selling Agent.
(e) The
representations and warranties of the Seller made in this Agreement or in any
document or certificate delivered to the Selling Agent pursuant hereto shall
be
true and correct on and as of the date of this Agreement or such document or
certificate with the same force and effect as though such representations and
warranties have been made on and as of the date of this Agreement or such
document or certificate.
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(f) The
Seller shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
covenants, terms and agreements to be performed and complied with by the Seller
as contained in this Agreement on or before the Closing.
(g) The
Seller shall have provided such certificates as the Selling Agent shall
reasonably request.
7. Indemnification.
7.1 The
Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Selling Agent and each person,
if
any, who controls Selling Agent within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934
Act (together, the “Acts”), the Selling Agent’s affiliated entities, partners,
employees, legal counsel and agents (the “SA Indemnified Parties”) against any
losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities,
costs, expenses and disbursements (and any and all actions, suits, proceedings
and investigations in respect thereof and any and all legal and other costs,
expenses and disbursements in giving testimony or furnishing documents in
response to a subpoena or otherwise), joint or several, to which Selling Agent
or such person may be subject, under the Acts or otherwise, including, without
limitation, the costs, expenses and disbursements, as and when incurred, of
investigating, preparing or defending any such action, suit, proceeding or
investigation (whether or not in connection with litigation in which the Selling
Agent is a party), directly or indirectly, caused by, relating to, based upon,
arising out of, or in connection with (i) the violation or breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant or agreement of the Seller set forth in
this Agreement or in any instrument, document, agreement or certificate
delivered by the Seller in connection herewith; (ii) any untrue statement or
omission or any alleged untrue statement or omission in the Offering Document
or
selling material, excluding information contained in or omitted from the
Offering Document or selling material in reliance upon, and in conformity with,
information furnished to the Seller by Selling Agent or any Participating
Broker-Dealer specifically for use in preparation of the Offering Document
or
selling material, as the case may be; (iii) any information provided by or
on
behalf of Seller in order to qualify or exempt the Offered Securities for sale
in any jurisdiction; or (iv) the failure of the Seller to comply with the
provisions of the Acts and the regulations thereunder, including
Regulation D; and will reimburse the SA Indemnified Parties for any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by the SA Indemnified Parties in
connection with investigation of or defending against any such loss, claim,
expense, damage, liability, (or actions in respect thereof); provided, however,
that the Seller shall not be required to indemnify the SA Indemnified Parties
for any payment made to any claimant in settlement of any suit or claim unless
such payment is agreed to by the Seller (which agreement shall not be
unreasonably withheld) or by a court having jurisdiction of the controversy.
This indemnity agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding
any investigation made by Selling Agent or on Selling Agent’s behalf, shall
survive consummation of the sale of the Offered Securities hereunder and shall
be in addition to any liability which the Seller may otherwise have.
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7.2 Selling
Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Seller and each person, if
any,
who controls the Seller within the meaning of the Acts, Seller’s affiliated
entities, partners, employees, legal counsel and agents (the “Seller Indemnified
Parties”) against any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties,
judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses and disbursements (and any
and
all actions, suits, proceedings and investigations in respect thereof and any
and all legal and other costs, expenses and disbursements in giving testimony
or
furnishing documents in response to a subpoena or otherwise), joint or several
(including,
without limitation, the costs, expenses and disbursements, as and when incurred,
of investigating, preparing or defending any such action, suit, proceeding
or
investigation (whether or not in connection with litigation in which the Seller
is a party)), to
which
the Seller or any such person may be subject, under the Acts or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities (or actions
in
respect thereof) which (i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or omission or any alleged untrue statement or omission in the Offering Document
contained in or omitted from the Offering Document in reliance upon, and in
conformity with, information furnished to the Seller by Selling Agent or any
Participating Broker-Dealer or either of them specifically for use in
preparation of the Offering Document or selling material, as the case may be
or
(ii)
are directly or indirectly, caused by, relating to, based upon, arising out
of,
or in connection with the violation or breach of any representation, warranty
or
covenant or agreement of the Selling Agent set forth in this Agreement or in
any
instrument, document, agreement or certificate delivered by the Selling Agent
in
connection herewith);
and
will reimburse the Seller Indemnified Parties for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending
against any such loss, claim, expense, damage, liability, (or actions in respect
thereof); provided, however, that Selling Agent shall not be required to
indemnify the Seller Indemnified Parties for any payment made to any claimant
in
settlement of any suit or claim unless such payment is approved by a court
having jurisdiction over the controversy or Selling Agent agrees to such
settlement (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld); and provided
further that Selling Agent shall not be liable under this Section 7.2 for
any losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities arising out of any act
or
failure to act on the part of any other person except Selling Agent, its
partners, employees and agents (including registered representatives) or any
Participating Broker-Dealer. This indemnity agreement shall remain in full
force
and effect notwithstanding any investigation made by or on behalf of the Seller
and shall survive consummation of the sale of the Offered Securities hereunder
and the termination of this Agreement, and shall be in addition to any liability
which Selling Agent may otherwise have. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no
event shall the amount that the Selling Agent is required to indemnify the
Seller Indemnified Parties, exceed in the aggregate the compensation received
by
the Selling Agent hereunder, except in the case of fraud on the part of the
Selling Agent.
7.3 The
indemnified party shall notify the indemnifying party in writing promptly after
the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of
any
and all claims which have been served upon the indemnified party. In case any
action is brought against any indemnified party upon any such claim, the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the
defense, or if it so elects, in accordance with arrangements satisfactory to
any
other indemnifying party or parties similarly notified, to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel who shall be satisfactory to such indemnified party and
other indemnified parties who are defendants in such action; and after notice
from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to
assume the defense thereof and the retaining of such counsel by the indemnifying
party, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party
under this Section 7 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred
by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, other than
the
reasonable costs of investigation, unless the indemnified party shall have
reasonably concluded that there are or may be defenses available to it which
are
different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party
(in
which case the indemnifying party shall not have the right to direct the defense
of such action on behalf of the indemnified party), in any of which
circumstances such expenses shall be borne by the indemnifying party.
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8. Termination
of Agreement.
8.1 This
Agreement shall terminate:
(a) If
at any
time after commencement of the Offering, any material condition of Seller’s
obligations hereunder shall not have been met or shall cease to be met and
Selling Agent shall have given to the Seller notice of Selling Agent’s desire to
terminate this Agreement on account of the nonfulfillment of such condition;
or
(b) At
such
time as the Offering Termination Date has been reached.
Notwithstanding
the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the foregoing provisions
of
this Section 8, the respective indemnities, covenants, agreements,
representations, warranties and other statements of the Seller and Selling
Agent
set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will survive the Offering
Termination date for a period of two (2) years.
8.2 If
this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(a) above, the Selling Agent
shall have no liability to the Seller, and if this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 8.1(b) above, the Seller shall have no liability to the
Selling Agent.
9. Miscellaneous.
9.1 Except
as
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or as may be otherwise agreed
between the parties hereto, Selling Agent, on the one hand, and the Seller,
on
the other, shall each pay their respective expenses incident to this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the
fees and disbursements of their respective counsel), and no party to the
Agreement shall have any liability for such expenses incurred by any other
party.
9.2 It
is
understood and agreed that Selling Agent’s relationship to the Seller is that of
an independent contractor and that nothing herein shall be construed to create
a
relationship of partners, affiliates, joint venturers or employer and employee
between Selling Agent or either of them and the Seller.
9.3 No
rights
or interests arising hereunder may be assigned except with the prior written
consent of both the Seller and the Selling Agent. Subject to this limitation,
this Agreement shall inure to the benefit and be binding upon Selling Agent
and
the Seller and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement is
intended to be and is for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto,
and their respective successors and assigns and for the benefit of no other
person. Except as provided in this Agreement, nothing expressed or mentioned
in
this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other
than
the parties to it and their respective successors and assigns, any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or
any
of its provisions. No purchaser of Offered Securities shall be construed as
a
successor or assign merely by reason of such purchase.
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9.4 If
any
portion of this Agreement shall be held invalid or inoperative, then so far
as
is reasonable and possible:
(a) the
remainder of this Agreement shall be considered valid and operative;
and
(b) to
the
extent possible under applicable law, effect shall be given to the intent
manifest by the portion held invalid or inoperative.
9.5 This
Agreement may be executed in a number of identical counterparts and by
facsimile, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
constitute, collectively, one and the same Agreement; but, in making proof
of
this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than
one counterpart.
9.6 This
Agreement may not be modified or amended except by written agreement executed
by
each of the parties to this Agreement.
9.7 Whenever
the context so requires, the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter,
and the singular shall include the plural, and conversely. The words “shall” and
“will” and “agrees” are mandatory, “may” is permissive.
9.8 The
parties to this Agreement covenant and agree that they will execute any other
and further instruments and documents which reasonably are or may become
necessary or convenient to effectuate and carry out this Agreement.
9.9 This
Agreement (and the other documents and agreements referenced herein) contains
the entire understanding between the parties and supersedes prior understandings
or written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement.
9.10 This
Agreement shall be construed and governed by the laws of the State of Florida.
Each party hereby consents to any and all actions or controversies arising
from
this agreement shall be have venue in the exclusive jurisdiction of the state
and federal courts located in Palm Beach County, Florida. Any terms and
conditions of this Agreement which are inconsistent with the terms and
conditions of the Offering Document, shall be modified to conform to the terms
and conditions set forth in the Offering Document.
9.11 All
notices or communications, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall
be
in writing, and, if sent to any party, shall be mailed, delivered or telegraphed
and confirmed to that party at the address set forth below:
If to the Seller: |
Lifesciences
Opportunities Incorporated
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
With a copy contemporaneously |
by
like means:
Blank
Rome LLP
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Esq.
0000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
|
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If to Selling Agent, to: |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Securities, Inc.
000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
0xx
Xxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
|
9.12 All
of
the terms of this Agreement, including all representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements of Selling Agent and the Seller, shall survive
completion of the Offering for three years.
9.13 Section
titles or captions contained in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter
of
convenience and for reference. Those titles in no way define, limit, extend
or
describe the scope of this Agreement, or the intent of any provision of this
Agreement.
10.
Right
of First Refusal.
The
Seller will grant to the Selling Agent a right of first refusal for a period
of
twenty-four (24) months from the Closing Date of the Offered Securities being
offered in this transaction to be engaged as placement agent for any public
or
private sale of securities of the Seller to be made by the Seller or any of
its
affiliates or subsidiaries.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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If
the
foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between us, please indicate
acceptance by signing in the space provided below for that purpose and return
to
us a counterpart hereof so signed, whereupon this letter and Selling Agent’s
acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between us.
The
foregoing Amended and Restated Selling Agreement for Lifesciences Opportunities
Incorporated is hereby accepted and agreed to as of the date first above
written.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Securities, Inc.
As
Selling Agent
|
Lifesciences Opportunities Incorporated | ||
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
|
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. Its:
CEO
|
Xxxxx Xxxxx, CEO |
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