SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is
dated as of June 22, 2007, between Targeted Genetics Corporation, a Washington
corporation (the “Company”),
and
each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its
successors and assigns, a “Purchaser”
and
collectively the “Purchasers”).
WHEREAS,
subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
and
Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each
Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase
from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION
of the
mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable
consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions
.
In
addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes
of
this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section
1.1:
“Action”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“Affiliate”
means
any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person. For
this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, “control” shall
mean direct or indirect beneficial ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more
of
the voting or income interest in such corporation or other business entity.
With
respect to a Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed
on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Purchaser will
be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Purchaser.
“Board
of Directors”
means
the board of directors of the Company.
“Business
Day”
means
any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal
holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the
State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action
to close.
“Closing”
means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to and in
satisfaction of Section 2.1, when all of the Transaction Documents have been
executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions
precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and
(ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or
waived.
“Closing
Date”
means
date of Closing.
“Commission”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 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 the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder
thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation,
any
debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is
at
any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise
entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company
Counsel”
means
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP, with offices located at 000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, 00000.
“Disclosure
Schedules”
means
the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently
herewith.
“Effective
Date”
means
the date that the initial Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“Effectiveness
Date”
means
the date on which the initial Registration Statement is required to be declared
effective by the Commission under the terms of the Registration Rights
Agreement.
“Evaluation
Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(r).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Exempt
Issuance”
means
the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers
or
directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted
for
such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of
Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors
established for such purpose, (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 of this Agreement, provided that such
securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase
the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise, exchange or
conversion price of such securities, and (c) securities issued pursuant to
acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the
disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall
only be to a Person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating
company in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and in which
the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall
not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily
for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is
investing in securities.
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“FWS”
means
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP with offices located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000.
“GAAP”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Indebtedness”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(aa).
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“Legend
Removal Date”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
“Liens”
means
a
lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive
right or other restriction.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Material
Permits”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Per
Share Purchase Price”
equals
$2.905,
subject
to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock
combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur
after
the date of this Agreement.
“Person”
means
an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any
kind.
“Proceeding”
means
an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without
limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a
deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
“Purchaser
Party”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company
and
the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto.
“Registration
Statement”
means
a
registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Shares and
the
Warrant Shares.
“Required
Approvals”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
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“Rule
144”
means
Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
“SEC
Reports”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).
“Securities”
means
the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to
this
Agreement.
“Short
Sales”
means
all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange
Act (but
shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable
shares of Common Stock).
“Subscription
Amount”
means,
as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares and Warrants
purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature
page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United
States dollars and in immediately available funds.
"Supermajority
Purchasers"
shall
mean the Purchasers which, at any given time, hold greater than sixty-six and
two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the voting power of the outstanding Shares
that
have not been resold pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the
Securities Act or Rule 144 of the Securities Act, provided that at least 20%
of
such Shares remain held by the Purchasers and if less than 20% of the Shares
are
then outstanding and held by Purchasers, sixty-six and two-thirds percent
(66-2/3%) of the Shares and exercised and unexercised Warrant Shares then
outstanding that have not been resold pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or Rule 144 of the Securities
Act.
“Subsidiary”
means
any subsidiary of the Company, and shall, where applicable, include any
subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.
“Trading
Day”
means
a
day on which the NASDAQ Capital Market is open for trading.
“Trading
Market”
means
the NASDAQ Capital Market.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and any other
documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder.
“Transfer
Agent”
means
Mellon Investor Services, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with
a
mailing address of 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 00000
and
a facsimile number of 000-000-0000, and any successor transfer agent of the
Company.
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“VWAP”
means,
for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that
applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Trading Market,
the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or
the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg
L.P.
(based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New
York City time); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not the Trading Market,
the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the
nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; or (c) if the Common Stock
is
not then quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the
Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets,
LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of
reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock
so
reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith
by
the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Shares then outstanding and
reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall
be
paid by the Company.
“Warrants”
means,
collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers
at
the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall
be
exercisable immediately and have a term of exercise equal to six (6) years,
in
the form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1 Closing.
On the
Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties
hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not
jointly, agree to purchase, up to (i) an aggregate of 6,700,000 Shares, at
a
purchase price of $2.905 and (ii) an aggregate of 6,700,000 Warrants having
an
exercise price of $3.25 per Warrant Share. The aggregate purchase price payable
by the Purchasers to the Company for all of the Securities shall be
approximately $19,463,500. Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via
wire
transfer or a certified check, immediately available funds equal to its
Subscription Amount and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its
respective Shares and a Warrant as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and
the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in
Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants
and
conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the
offices of the Company Counsel.
2.2 Deliveries.
(a) On
or
prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
each Purchaser the following:
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(i) this
Agreement duly executed by the Company;
(ii) a
legal
opinion of Company Counsel, substantially in the form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto;
(iii) a
copy of
the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer
Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate evidencing a number
of
Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share
Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser;
(iv) a
Warrant
registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares
of
Common Stock equal to 100% of such Purchaser’s Shares, with an exercise price
equal to $3.25, subject to adjustment therein; and
(v) the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company.
(b)
On
or
prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Company the following:
(i) this
Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii) such
Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account as specified in
writing by the Company; and
(iii) the
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser.
2.3 Closing
Conditions.
(a)
The
obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations
and
warranties of the Purchasers contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed
at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material
respects;
(iii) the
delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this
Agreement;
(iv) No
proceeding challenging this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
or seeking to prohibit, alter, prevent or materially delay the Closing, shall
have been instituted before any court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency
or official and shall be pending;
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(v) The
sale
of the Securities by the Company shall not be prohibited by any law or
governmental order or regulation. All necessary consents, approvals, licenses,
permits, orders and authorizations of, or registrations, declarations and
filings with, any governmental, administrative agency or of any other person
with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been
duly
obtained or made and shall be in full force and effect; and
(vi) The
Company shall have received a staff interpretative letter from the Trading
Market that the transactions contemplated hereunder comply with the rules of
the
Trading Market such that shareholder approval is not required.
(b) The
respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:
(i) the
accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations
and
warranties of the Company contained herein;
(ii) all
obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed
at
or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material respects;
(iii) the
delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this
Agreement;
(iv) there
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since
the
date hereof;
(v) from
the
date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have
been
suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market (except
for any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company,
which suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time
prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by
Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices
shall
not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such
service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been
declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall
there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other
national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any
material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the
reasonable judgment of each Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable
to
purchase the Securities at the Closing;
(vi) The
Company shall have received from the Purchasers an aggregate purchase price
of
at least $15,000,000; and
(vii) The
Company shall have received a staff interpretative letter from the Trading
Market that the transactions contemplated hereunder comply with the rules of
the
Trading Market such that shareholder approval is not required.
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ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
Except
as
set forth under the corresponding section of the disclosure schedules delivered
to the Purchasers concurrently herewith (the “Disclosure Schedules”) which
Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby makes
the
representations and warranties set forth below to each Purchaser Except
as
set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be
deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made
herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section
of
the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations
and warranties to each Purchaser:
(a) Subsidiaries.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company owns, directly or indirectly,
all
of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and
clear
of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock
of
each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free
of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities.
(b) Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise
organized, validly existing and, in those jurisdictions recognizing the concept,
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own
and
use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently
conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default
of
any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of
the
Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction
in
which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in
good
standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result
in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of
operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse
effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely
basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii),
a “Material
Adverse Effect”)
and no
Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting
or
curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority
or
qualification.
(c) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents,
to issue and sell the Securities and otherwise to carry out its other
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of
the
Transaction Documents by the Company, the issuance and sale of the Securities
and the consummation by it of the other transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the
Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors
or the Company’s shareholders in connection therewith other than in connection
with the Required Approvals. Each Transaction Document has been (or upon
delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws
of
general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii)
as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as
indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable
law.
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(d) No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company,
the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by the Company
of
the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not
(i)
conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or
charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event
that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result
in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company
or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both)
of,
any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company
or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company
or
any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company
or
any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals,
conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental
authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal
and
state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of
the
Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of
clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Filings,
Consents and Approvals.
The
Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order
of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or
other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person
in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings required pursuant to Section
4.4
of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Registration
Statement, (iii) application(s) to its Trading Market for the listing of the
Securities for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby and
(iv)
the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to
be
made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required
Approvals”).
(f) Issuance
of the Securities.
The
Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance
with
the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company
other
than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The
Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction
Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear
of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided
for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly
authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable
pursuant to this Agreement and the Warrants.
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(g) Capitalization.
The
Company has not issued any capital stock since its most
recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other
than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s
stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant
to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion or
exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most
recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right
of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar
right
to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
Except for options to purchase common stock or other equity awards issued to
employees or consultants of the Company pursuant to the employee benefit plans
described in the SEC Reports, and except as a result of the purchase and sale
of
the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire,
any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound
to
issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. Other
than
as disclosed in Schedule
3.1(g),
the
issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue
shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the
Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities
to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such
securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance
with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares
was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe
for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any
stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance
and
sale of the Securities. Except as disclosed in the Schedule
3.1(g),
there
are no shareholder agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements
with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or,
to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s
shareholders.
(h) SEC
Reports; Financial Statements.
The
Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years
preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required
by
law or regulation to file such material) (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, as applicable,
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. The financial
statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations
of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing.
Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during
the periods involved (“GAAP”),
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 the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries 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.
(i) Material
Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments.
Since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC
Reports and except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed
prior to the date hereof, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development
that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent
or
otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities
not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to
GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has
not
altered its method of accounting and (iv) the Company has not declared or made
any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders
or
purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares
of
its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities
to
any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock
option plans. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this
Agreement or as set forth on Schedule
3.1(i),
no
event, liability or development has occurred or exists with respect to the
Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective business, properties, operations
or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company
under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or
deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day
prior to the date hereof.
(j) Litigation.
There
is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or, to the
knowledge of the Company, investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any
of
their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental
or
administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local
or
foreign) (collectively, an “Action”)
which
(i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability
of
any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there
were
an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge
of
the Company, any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of
any
Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state
securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been,
and
to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any
investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former
director or officer of the Company. The Commission has not issued any stop
order
or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed
by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
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(k) Labor
Relations.
No
material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent
with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its
Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s
relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement. No
executive officer, to the knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected
to
be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract,
confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or
non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive
covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each
such
executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
any
liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. To the knowledge of
the
Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S.
federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment
and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and
hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually
or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(l) Compliance.
Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) 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 the Company or any Subsidiary under),
nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is
in
default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or
violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) to the knowledge of the Company,
is or
has 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 and all such laws that affect the environment
or
(iv) in violation of the terms of its certificate or articles of incorporation
or bylaws, except in the case of clauses (i) through (iii) only as could not
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(m) Regulatory
Permits.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and
permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in
the
SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material
Permits”),
and
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.
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(n) Title
to Assets.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company and the Subsidiaries have good
and
marketable title in fee simple to all real property described in the SEC Reports
and good and marketable title in all personal property described in the SEC
Reports that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
in
each case, except as set forth in the SEC reports, free and clear of all Liens,
except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and
do
not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such
property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of
federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor
subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by
the
Company and the Subsidiaries and described in the SEC Reports are held by them
under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the
Subsidiaries are in compliance.
(o) Patents
and Trademarks.
To the
knowledge of the Company, the Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights
to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications,
service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses
and
other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or material
for
use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC
Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that any
of
the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates
or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Company,
all
such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing
infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect
the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties,
except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Insurance.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial
responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are
engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance
coverage at least equal to the amount of ten million dollars ($10,000,000).
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will
not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary
to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
(q) Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the
Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the
Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors),
including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the
furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal
property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest
or
is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $60,000
other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered,
(ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii)
other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock
option plan of the Company.
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(r) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx;
Internal Accounting Controls.
The
Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. The
Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed
in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures
to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the
reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s
rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end
of the period covered by the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under
the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation
Date”).
The
Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange
Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the
Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in
the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
(s) Certain
Fees.
Except
for Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLC and Pacific Growth Equities, Inc., no brokerage or
finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any
broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment
banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated
by
the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect
to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons
for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(t) Private
Placement.
Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set
forth
in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the
offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as
contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does
not
contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(u) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of
payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become
subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) Registration
Rights.
Other
than each of the Purchasers and as except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(v)
attached
hereto, no Person has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration
under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company.
(w) Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The
Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange
Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge
is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common
Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification
that
the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company
has
not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any
Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to
the
effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance
requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to
believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance
with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
(x) Application
of Takeover Protections.
The
Company and the Board of Directors have taken all action that the Board of
Directors deems necessary, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control
share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution
under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the
Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the
laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the
Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents,
including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the
Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.
(y) Disclosure.
Except
with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither
it
nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers
or
their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or
might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands
and
confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in
effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure furnished
by
or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company, its
business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure
Schedules to this Agreement, is, to the knowledge of the Company, true and
correct as of the date of such disclosure and does not contain, to the knowledge
of the Company, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press
releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve (12) months preceding
the
date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement
of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made and when made, not misleading. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations
or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than
those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
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(z) No
Integrated Offering.
Assuming
the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.2 and except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(z),
neither
the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security
or
solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause
this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the
Company for purposes of the Securities Act which would require the registration
of any such securities under the Securities Act.
(aa) Solvency.
Based
on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date,
after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the
sale
of the Securities hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets
exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the
Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent
liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute
unreasonably small capital to carry on its business 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 the Company, and
projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii)
the
current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company 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 liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The
Company 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). The Company 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. Schedule
3.1(aa)
sets
forth as of the date thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness
of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary
has
commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
means
(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
the Company’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. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
(bb) Tax
Status.
Except
for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each
Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and
franchise tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon,
and the Company has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted
or
threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(cc) No
General Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold
any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general
advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the
Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule
501 under the Securities Act.
(dd) Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person
acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds
for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses
related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful
payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any
foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii)
failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any
person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation
of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(ee) Accountants.
To the
knowledge and belief of the Company, the accounting firm employed by the Company
to review its financial statements (i) is a registered public accounting firm
as
required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect
to
the financial statements to be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ending December 31, 2007.
(ff) No
Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers.There
are
no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated
by
the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers
formerly or presently employed by the Company which could affect the Company’s
ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction
Documents, and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its
accountants and lawyers.
(gg) Acknowledgment
Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely
in
the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further
acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary
of
the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by
any
Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection
with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is
merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company
further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on
the
independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company
and its representatives.
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(hh) Acknowledgement
Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity.
Anything
in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except
for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.14 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by
the
Company (i) that none of the Purchasers have been asked by the Company to agree,
nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or
short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities
issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term; (ii)
that past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser,
specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative”
transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement
transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s
publicly-traded securities; (iii) that any Purchaser, and counter-parties in
“derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or
indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv)
that each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control
over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction.
The
Company further understands and acknowledges that (a) one or more Purchasers
may
engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the
Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods
that the value of the Warrant Shares deliverable with respect to Securities
are
being determined and (b) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the
value
of the existing stockholders' equity interests in the Company at and after
the
time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company
acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute
a
breach of any of the Transaction Documents.
(ii) Regulation
M Compliance.
The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has,
(i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in
the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for,
purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the
Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for
soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than,
in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s
placement agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.
(jj) Form
S-3 Eligibility.
The
Company is eligible to register the resale of the Securities for resale by
the
Purchaser on Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.
(kk) Regulatory
Compliance.
(i) The
Company possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to
conduct its business as currently conducted, including without limitation all
such certificates, authorizations and permits required by the United States
Food
and Drug Administration (the “FDA”)
or any
other federal, state or foreign agencies or bodies engaged in the regulation
of
pharmaceuticals or biohazardous materials, except where the failure to so
possess such certificates, authorizations and permits, individually or in the
aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not
received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification
of
any such certificate, authorization or permit which, individually or in the
aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would
have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(ii) Except
to
the extent disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, the Company has not
received any written notices or statements from the FDA, the European Medicines
Agency (the “EMEA”)
or any
other governmental agency, and otherwise has no knowledge or reason to believe,
that (i) any new drug application or marketing authorization application for
any
product or potential product of the Company is or has been rejected or
determined to be non-approvable or conditionally approvable; (ii) a delay in
time for review and/or approval of a marketing authorization application or
marketing approval application in any other jurisdiction for any product or
potential product of the Company is or may be required, requested or being
implemented; (iii) one or more clinical studies for any product or potential
product of the Company shall or may be requested or required in addition to
the
clinical studies described in the SEC Reports as a precondition to or condition
of issuance or maintenance of a marketing approval for such product or potential
product; (iv) any license, approval, permit or authorization to conduct any
clinical trial of or market any product or potential product of the Company
has
been, will be or may be suspended, revoked, modified or limited, except in
the
cases of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) where such rejections,
determinations, delays, requests, suspensions, revocations, modifications or
limitations might not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) To
the
Company’s knowledge, the preclinical and clinical testing, application for
marketing approval of, manufacture, distribution, promotion and sale of the
products and potential products of the Company is in compliance, in all material
respects, with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to such activities,
including without limitation applicable good laboratory practices, good clinical
practices and good manufacturing practices, except for such non-compliance
as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
The
descriptions of the results of such tests and trials contained in the SEC
Reports are accurate in all material respects. The Company has not received
notice of adverse finding, warning letter or clinical hold notice from the
FDA
or any non-U.S. counterpart of any of the foregoing, or any untitled letter
or
other correspondence or notice from the FDA or any other governmental authority
or agency or any institutional or ethical review board alleging or asserting
noncompliance with any law, rule or regulation applicable in any jurisdiction,
except notices, letters, and correspondences and non-U.S. counterparts thereof
alleging or asserting such noncompliance as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not, either
voluntarily or involuntarily, initiated, conducted or issued, or caused to
be
initiated, conducted or issued, any recall, field correction, market withdrawal
or replacement, safety alert, warning, “dear doctor” letter, investigator
notice, or other notice or action relating to an alleged or potential lack
of
safety or efficacy of any product or potential product of the Company, any
alleged product defect of any product or potential product of the Company,
or
any violation of any material applicable law, rule, regulation or any clinical
trial or marketing license, approval, permit or authorization for any product
or
potential product of the Company, and the Company is not aware of any facts
or
information that would cause it to initiate any such notice or action and has
no
knowledge or reason to believe that the FDA, the EMEA or any other governmental
agency or authority or any institutional or ethical review board or other
non-governmental authority intends to impose, require, request or suggest such
notice or action.
3.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers.
Each
Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants
as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as
follows:
(a) Organization;
Authority.
Such
Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the corporate,
limited liability company or partnership power to enter into and to consummate
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to
carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery
of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of such Purchaser.
Each
Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such
Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms
hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i)
as
limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may
be
limited by applicable law.
(b) Own
Account.
Such
Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have
not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not
with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part
thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in
violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and
has
no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons
to
distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation
and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant
to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal
and state securities laws) in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation
or warranty by such Purchaser to hold the Securities for any period of time.
Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course
of
its business.
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(c) Purchaser
Status.
At the
time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof
it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants, it will be either:
(i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3),
(a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional
buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is
not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act.
(d) Experience
of Such Purchaser.
Such
Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such
knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters
so as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment
in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.
Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Securities and, at the present time and on each date which it exercises any
Warrant, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.
(e) General
Solicitation.
Such
Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in
any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio
or
presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general
advertisement.
(f) Short
Sales and Confidentiality Prior To The Date Hereof.
Other
than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has
not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding
with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales,
including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period
commencing from
the time
that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the
Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material
terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder until the date hereof
(“Discussion
Time”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a
multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage
separate portions of such Purchaser's assets and the portfolio managers have
no
direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers
managing other portions of such Purchaser's assets, the representation set
forth
above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the
portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities
covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement,
or to its representatives, employees and advisors who had a need to know such
information, such Person has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures
made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and
terms of this transaction).
(g) No
Conflict.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions and contemplated
herein by such Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby will not conflict with or result in any violation of or
default by such Purchaser (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration
of
any obligation or to a loss of a material benefit under (i) any provision
of the organizational documents of such Purchaser, (ii) any material
agreement or instrument, permit, franchise, or license or (iii) any judgment,
order, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulations, applicable to such
Purchaser or its respective properties or assets.
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(h) Brokers.
Each
Purchaser has not retained, utilized or been represented by any broker or finder
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(i) Information.
Each
Purchaser and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials
relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company, and materials
relating to the offer and sale of the Securities, if any, that have been
requested by the Purchaser or its advisors, if any. The Purchaser and its
advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the
Company. The Purchaser acknowledges and understands that its investment in
the
Securities involves a significant degree of risk, including the risks reflected
in the SEC Reports. Neither
such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by such
Purchaser shall modify, limit or otherwise affect such Purchaser’s right to rely
on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
IV.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1 Transfer
Restrictions.
(a) The
Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal
securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than
pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company
or
to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated
in
Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to
the
Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably
acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does
not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities
Act.
(b) The
Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section
4.1,
of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:
"THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED,
TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER SAID ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER SAID ACT AND, IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY, UPON DELIVERY OF AN OPINION
OF
COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS
EXEMPT FROM SAID ACT."
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The
Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time, pledge
pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker dealer or
grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities 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, such Purchaser may transfer, pledged or secured Securities to
the
pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject
to
approval of the Company 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 the appropriate Purchaser's expense,
the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee
or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a
pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities 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.
(c) Certificates
evidencing the Shares and Warrant Shares shall not contain any legend (including
the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b)), (i) while a registration statement
(including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security
is
effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Shares
or
Warrant Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such Shares or Warrant Shares
are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not required
under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission).
If
all or any portion of a Warrant is exercised at a time when there is an
effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Warrant Shares,
such
Warrant Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that
following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer
required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than three (3) Trading
Days following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent
of a certificate representing Shares or Warrant Shares, as the case may be,
issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the “Legend
Removal Date”),
deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing
such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company
may
not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent
that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section.
Certificates for Securities subject to legend removal hereunder shall be
transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account
of
the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as
directed by such Purchaser unless the Purchaser otherwise requests.
(d) The
Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and
not
as a penalty, for each $2,000 of Shares or Warrant Shares (based on the VWAP
of
the Common Stock on the date such Securities are submitted to the Transfer
Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section
4.1(c), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading
Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the
fourth Trading Day following the Legend Removal Date until such certificate
is
delivered without a legend. Nothing
herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue all
equitable
remedies
available to it in
equity
including,
without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive
relief.
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(e) Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees that
such
Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery
requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold
pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with
the
plan of distribution set forth therein.
4.2 Furnishing
of Information.
Until
the earlier of the time that (i) the Agreement has been terminated in accordance
with Section 5.1, (ii) no Purchaser owns Securities or (iii) two years following
the date that the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to timely file
(or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace
period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof
pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the
reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. As long as any Purchaser owns
Securities, if the Company is not required to file reports pursuant to the
Exchange Act, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchasers, upon the reasonable
request of the Purchasers, and make publicly available in accordance with Rule
144(c) such information as is required for the Purchasers to sell the Securities
under Rule 144. The Company further covenants that it will take such further
action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, to the extent
required from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the requirements of the exemption
provided by Rule 144.
4.3 Integration.
After
the Closing Date, the Company 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 in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities
Act of the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers or that would be integrated
with the offer or sale of the Securities to the Purchasers for purposes of
the
rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require
shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless
shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent
transaction.
4.4 Securities
Laws Disclosure; Publicity.
The
Company shall, by 8:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately
following the date hereof, issue a press release disclosing the material terms
of the transactions contemplated hereby, and, within 1 Trading Day, file a
Current Report on Form 8-K with the Transaction Documents, including any
schedules, filed as exhibits thereto. The Company shall consult with Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx, LLC, regarding the issuance of the press release and Form 8-K
required above and shall make any changes reasonably requested by Xxxxxx &
Xxxxxxx, LLC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLC
acknowledges that the Company shall file the press release or Form 8-K if the
Company, in its reasonable assessment, determines such filing and any contents
included therein to be required by law. Other than the public disclosure
required above, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any
Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the
Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written
consent of such Purchaser, except (i) as required by federal securities law
in
connection with (A) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration
Rights Agreement and (B) the filing of final Transaction Documents (including
signature pages thereto) with the Commission and (ii) to the extent such
disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case
the
Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure
permitted under this clause (ii).
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4.5 Shareholder
Rights Plan. No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the
consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring
Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill
(including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover
plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that
any
Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or
arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents
or under any other agreement between the Company and the
Purchasers.
4.6 Non-Public
Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company covenants
and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will
provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that the
Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior
thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the
confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and
confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in
effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
4.7 Use
of
Proceeds. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 attached hereto, the Company
shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working
capital purposes consistent with companies in its industry and shall not use
such proceeds for (a) the satisfaction of any portion of the Company’s debt
(other than payment of trade payables in the ordinary course of the Company’s
business and prior practices), (b) the redemption of any Common Stock or Common
Stock Equivalents or (c) the settlement of any outstanding
litigation.
4.8 Indemnification
of Purchasers. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company
will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers,
shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons
with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles
notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who
controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders,
agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a
functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding
a
lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (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,
warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or
in
the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Purchaser
in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any
stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, with
respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents
(unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser’s representations,
warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or
understandings such Purchaser may have with any such stockholder or any
violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any conduct
by such Purchaser 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 the Company in writing, and the Company
shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own
choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. 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 (i) the employment
thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the
Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense
and
to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion
of
such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the
position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which
case
the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no
more
than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser
Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected
without the Company’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 such
Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction
Documents.
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4.9 Reservation
of Common Stock.
The
Company shall take all necessary corporate action to reserve and keep available
at all times, free of preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common
Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares pursuant to this
Agreement and Warrant Shares pursuant to any exercise of the Warrants.
4.10 Listing
of Common Stock.The
Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing of the Common
Stock on the Trading Market, and as soon as reasonably practicable following
the
Closing (but not later than the earlier of the Effectiveness Date) to list
all
of the Shares and Warrant Shares on such Trading Market. The Company further
agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other
Trading Market, it will include in such application all of the Shares and
Warrant Shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all
of
the Shares and Warrant Shares to be listed on such other Trading Market as
promptly as possible. The Company will take all action reasonably necessary
to
continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the Trading Market
and
will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other
obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.
4.11 Equal
Treatment of Purchasers.
No
consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to
a
waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents
unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the
Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes
a
separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated
separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the
Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers
acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or
voting of Securities or otherwise.
4.12 [INTENTIONALLY
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4.13 Subsequent
Equity Sales.
(a) From
the
date hereof until 60 days after the Effective Date, neither the Company nor
any
Subsidiary shall issue shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents;
provided,
however,
the 60
day period set forth in this Section 4.13 shall be extended for the number
of
Trading Days during such period in which (i) trading in the Common Stock is
suspended by any Trading Market, or (ii) following the Effective Date, the
Registration Statement is not effective or the prospectus included in the
Registration Statement may not be used by the Purchasers for the resale of
the
Shares and Warrant Shares.
(b) From
the
date hereof until such time as no Purchaser holds any of the Securities, the
Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to
effect any Subsequent Financing involving a Variable Rate Transaction.
“Variable
Rate Transaction”
means
a
transaction in which the Company issues or sells (i) any debt or equity
securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or
include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at
a
conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or
varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock
at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or
(B)
with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset
at
some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security
or
upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly
related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or
(ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line
of
credit, whereby the Company may sell securities at a future determined price.
Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company
to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right
to
collect damages.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.13 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt
Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt
Issuance.
4.14 Short
Sales and Confidentiality After The Date Hereof.
Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that
neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any
understanding with it will execute any Short Sales during the period commencing
at the Discussion Time and ending at the time that the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement are first publicly announced as described in Section
4.4.
Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that
until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly
disclosed by the Company as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will
maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction
and
the disclosures made by the parties in this transaction. Each Purchaser
severally and not jointly with any other Purchaser, understands and
acknowledges, and agrees, to act in a manner that will not violate the positions
of the Commission as set forth in Item 65, Section A, of the Manual of Publicly
Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office
of
Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it
will
not engage in Short Sales in the securities of the Company after the time that
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced
as
described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a
Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio
managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio
managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the
portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the
covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets
managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase
the Securities covered by this Agreement.
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4.15 Delivery
of Securities After Closing. Unless otherwise agreed to with a specific
Purchaser, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the respective
Securities purchased by each Purchaser to such Purchaser within five (5) Trading
Days of the Closing Date.
4.16 Form
D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect
to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof,
promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action
as
the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an
exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at
the
Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the
United States.
4.17 Capital
Changes. Until the earlier of (i) the one (1) year anniversary of the
Effective Date, or (ii) the time at which the Purchasers own less than fifty
percent (50%) of the Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement, the Company
shall
not undertake a reverse or forward stock split or reclassification of the Common
Stock without the prior written consent of the Supermajority
Purchasers.
4.18 [INTENTIONALLY
DELETED]
4.19 Trading
Market Covenant. As promptly as possible following the date hereof,
the
Company shall use best efforts
to
obtain
a staff interpretative letter from the Trading Market that the transactions
contemplated hereunder comply with the rules of the Trading Market such that
shareholder approval is not required.
ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s
obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations
between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other
parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before June 29, 2007;
provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party
to xxx for any breach by the other party (or parties).
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5.2 Fees
and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to
the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers,
counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred
by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees,
stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery
of
any Securities to the Purchasers.
5.3 Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Documents, 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.
5.4 Notices.
Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted
to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and
effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or
communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth
on
the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time)
on a
Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such
notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
set
forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading
Day
or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the
2nd
Trading
Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized
overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom
such
notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications
shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
5.5 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 the Company and
the
Supermajority Purchasers or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against
whom
enforcement of any such waived provision 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 any party to exercise any right hereunder in
any
manner impair the exercise of any such right.
5.6 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.
5.7 Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not
assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the Supermajority Purchasers. Any Purchaser may assign any
or
all of its rights under this Agreement to any person or entity in connection
with any transfer of Securities complying with applicable securities
laws.
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5.8 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 4.8.
5.9 Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction,
validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents 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. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the
interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against
a
party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders,
employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits
to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City
of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder
or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or
discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the
Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert
in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject
to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding
is
improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby
irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via
registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery)
to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement
and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of
process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit
in
any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. 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.
5.10 Survival.
The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing
and the delivery of the Shares and Warrant Shares for a period of the earlier
of
(a) two (2) years from the date hereof and (b) such date that the applicable
Purchaser no longer holds any Securities purchased pursuant to this
Agreement.
5.11 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 or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature
shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose
behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such
facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
5.12 Severability.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by
a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth
herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same
or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision,
covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the
intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may
be
hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
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5.13 Replacement
of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be
issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the
case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate
or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to
the
Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate
or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party
costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such
replacement Securities.
5.14 Remedies.
In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted
by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company
will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The
parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any
loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the
Transaction Documents and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert in any action
for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at
law
would be adequate.
5.15 Payment
Set Aside. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any
Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser 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 the Company,
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.
5.16 Independent
Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each
Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in
any
way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any
other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant
thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an
association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a
presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group
with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect
and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out
of
this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not
be
necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any
proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own
separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction
Documents. For reasons of administrative convenience only, Purchasers and their
respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through FWS.
FWS
does not represent all of the Purchasers but only Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLC. The
Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and
Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it
was
required or requested to do so by the Purchasers.
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5.17 Liquidated
Damages. Except as otherwise specified in the Transaction Documents, the
Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts
owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company
and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other
amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security
pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due
and
payable shall have been canceled.
5.18 Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc. If
the
last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any
right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action
may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business
Day.
5.19 Construction.
The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed
and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore,
the
normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation
of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.
5.20 WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT
BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND
INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY
ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL
BY
JURY.
(Signature
Pages Follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as
of
the date first indicated above.
TARGETED GENETICS CORPORATION | ||||
By: |
Address
for Notice:
0000
Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Name: H. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer & President
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Fax:
(000)
000-0000
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With
a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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PURCHASER
SIGNATURE PAGES TO TGEN SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date
first indicated above.
Name
of
Purchaser: ________________________________________________________
Signature
of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser:
__________________________________
Name
of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________
Title
of
Authorized Signatory:
_____________________________________________________
Email
Address of
Purchaser:________________________________________________
Fax
Number of Purchaser:
________________________________________________
Address
for Notice of Purchaser:
Address
for Delivery of Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for
notice):
Subscription
Amount: $_________________
Shares:
_________________
Warrant
Shares: __________________
EIN
Number:
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