INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.11
This Investors’
Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 13, 2006, among Tenby Pharma Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the investors
signatory hereto (each such investor is a “Investor” and all such investors are, collectively, the
“Investors”).
WHEREAS, immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Company, Sirion
Therapeutics, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (“Sirion”) and each of the shareholders of Sirion
(the “Sirion Shareholders”) entered into that certain Contribution Agreement, pursuant to which
each of the Sirion Shareholders contributed all of its shares of capital stock of Sirion in
exchange for shares of capital stock of the Company (the “Contribution”);
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company and
certain of the Investors (the “North Sound Investors”) are entering into that certain Series A
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the North Sound
Investors are purchasing from the Company an aggregate of 3,125,000 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000,000 (the “Financing”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Investors have agreed to enter into this Agreement in connection
with the Contribution and as a condition to the closing of the Financing.
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 the Investors agree as follows:
1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, (a)
capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in
the Purchase Agreement, and (b) the following terms have the meanings indicated:
“Effective Date” means the date that a Registration Statement is declared effective by
the Commission.
“Effectiveness Period” means the period commencing on the Effective Date of a
Registration Statement and ending on (i) with respect to the initial Registration Statement
required to be filed pursuant to Section 2, the first to occur of (a) the fifth
anniversary of the Effective Date and (b) the date when all Registrable Securities covered
by such Registration Statement cease to be Registrable Securities, and, (ii) with respect to
any additional Registration Statements that may be required pursuant to Section 3,
until the first to occur of (a) the later of (x) the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date
of the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2, and (y) the first
anniversary of the Effective Date of such Registration Statement, and (b) the date when all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement cease to be Registrable
Securities.
“Filing Date” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required to be
filed pursuant to Section 2, the 60th day following the Closing Date,
and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements that may be required pursuant to
Section 3, the
30th day following the date on which the Company receives a valid request
for registration pursuant to Section 3.
“Holder” means any holder, from time to time, of Registrable Securities.
“Investor Counsel” means Proskauer Rose LLP, counsel to the Investors for purposes of
this Agreement; provided, however, that if none of the North Sound Investors
are listed as a “Selling Stockholder” in a Registration Statement, the Holders of a majority
of the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to such Registration Statement shall be
entitled to select alternative counsel to act as “Investor Counsel” with respect to such
Registration Statement.
“Investor Request” means a request from Investors that in the aggregate possess a
majority of the Registrable Securities outstanding or deemed to be outstanding as of the
date of such request.
“Nominal Value” means $8.00 per share, as adjusted for any stock dividends,
combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like occurring with respect to the Common
Stock following the date of this Agreement.
“Outside Investor” means each of the North Sound Investors, Avalon Ventures VI GP Fund,
LLC, Avalon Ventures VI, L.P., Avalon Ventures VII, L.P. and PharmaBio Development Inc.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including,
without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A
promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus
supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to
the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by
reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
“Registrable Securities” means (i) any Common Stock, including Underlying Shares and
any other shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of any shares of Series
A Preferred Stock (without giving effect to any limitations on conversion contained in the
Certificate of Designations); and (ii) any securities issued or issuable upon any stock
split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to the
foregoing. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities will cease to be
Registrable Securities when such securities have been sold by a Person: (i) in a transaction
in which such Person’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement; (ii) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act; or (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under
the Securities Act.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement to be filed under the
Securities Act, which covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of
this Agreement, including the Prospectus included therein, all amendments and
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supplements to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, including pre- and
post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference
or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.
“Required Effectiveness Date” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement
required to be filed pursuant to Section 2, the 150th day following the
Closing Date, and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements that may be
required pursuant to Section 3, the 60th day following the date on which
the Company receives a valid request for registration pursuant to Section 3;
provided, that such 150 day or 60 day period, as applicable, shall be extended for
so long as the Company shall continue to comply with each of the applicable requirements of
Section 5 below and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be
declared effective by the Commission as promptly as practicable, up to a maximum of an
additional 90 days.
“Rule 415,” “Rule 416,” “Rule 424” and “Rule 461” means Rule 415, Rule 416, Rule 424
and Rule 461, respectively, promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as
such Rule(s) may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule(s) or regulation(s)
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule(s).
“Qualified Public Offering” means a bona fide firm commitment underwritten public
offering pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act which results in
aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of not less than $35,000,000.
2. Mandatory Registration.
(a) As soon as possible following the Closing Date (but not later than the Filing Date), the
Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a “Shelf” Registration Statement covering the
resale of fifty percent (50%) of all Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Such Registration Statement shall be on Form SB-2 (except
if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form SB-2,
in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith to
which the Holders consent, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld), and shall contain
(except if otherwise directed by the Holders) the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto as
Annex A. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be
declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, and
in any event prior to the Required Effectiveness Date (including filing with the Commission a
request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 within three (3) days of the
date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission
that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or will not be subject to further review) and
shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective during the
Effectiveness Period. The Company shall notify each Holder in writing promptly (and in any event
within one business day) after receiving notification from the Commission that a Registration
Statement has been declared effective. For purposes of the obligations of the Company under this
Agreement, no Registration Statement shall be considered “effective” with respect to any
Registrable Securities unless such Registration Statement lists the Holders of such Registrable
Securities as “Selling Stockholders” and includes such other
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information as is required to be disclosed with respect to such Holders to permit them to sell
their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such Registration Statement
also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated
thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the
Registrable Securities.
(b) Upon the occurrence of any Event (as defined below) and on every monthly anniversary
thereof until the earlier of the date the applicable Event is cured or the first anniversary of the
occurrence of the Event, as partial relief for the damages suffered therefrom by the Holders (which
remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available at law or in equity), the Company
shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to
2.0% of the Nominal Value of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder. The liquidated
damages payable pursuant to the terms hereof (i) shall not apply to the extent, but only to the
extent, that the shares of Common Stock required to be included in the applicable Registration
Statement are not otherwise available to be sold as a result of the restrictions contained in
Section 8 hereof, and (ii) shall apply on a pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to
the cure of an Event. For such purposes, each of the following shall constitute an “Event”: (w) a
Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to the applicable Filing Date or is not declared
effective on or prior to the applicable Required Effectiveness Date; (x) after the Effective Date
for a Registration Statement, if the Company is not eligible to use Form S-3 under the Securities
Act (or similar or successor form) at such time, a Holder is not permitted to sell Registrable
Securities under such Registration Statement (or a subsequent Registration Statement filed in
replacement thereof) for any reason for five (5) or more consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate
of twenty (20) or more Trading Days in any 12- month period; (y) after the Effective Date for a
Registration Statement, if the Company is eligible to use Form S-3 under the Securities Act (or
similar or successor form) at such time, a Holder is not permitted to sell Registrable Securities
under such Registration Statement (or a subsequent Registration Statement filed in replacement
thereof) for any reason for five or more Trading Days (whether or not consecutive); or (z) at any
time after the Common Stock is first listed or quoted on an Eligible Market, the Common Stock is
not listed or quoted, or is suspended from trading, on an Eligible Market for a period of five
Trading Days (which need not be consecutive Trading Days).
(c) At the election of any Holder, any amount required to be paid by the Company to such
Holder pursuant to Section 2(b) may instead be added to the Stated Value of the outstanding
Preferred Stock then owned by such Holder. A Holder may make such election by delivering written
notice to the Company at any time before such cash payment is received by such Holder.
3. Demand Registration.
(a) If at any time after the earliest of (i) the first anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii)
the closing of a Qualified Public Offering, or (iii) the average daily trading volume of the shares
of Common Stock exceeds 10,000 shares (as adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations or similar
events) for ten consecutive Trading Days, the Company shall receive a written Investor Request that
the Company file a registration statement under the Securities Act, then the
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Company shall, within ten (10) days of the receipt thereof, give written notice of such
request to all Holders and, subject to the limitations of Section 3(b) below, shall file
(as expeditiously as practicable, and in any event prior to the applicable Filing Date) and use its
best efforts to cause to become effective no later than the applicable Required Effectiveness Date,
a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to all Registrable Securities which
the Holders request to be registered within twenty (20) days of the mailing of such notice by the
Company in accordance with Section 13(g) below.
(b) If the Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by
means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant
to this Section 3 and the Company shall include such information in the written notice
referred to in Section 3(a). In such event, the right of any Holder to include such Holder’s
Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation
in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting
to the extent provided herein. A majority in interest of the Holders of Registrable Securities
participating in the underwriting, in consultation with the Company, shall select the managing
underwriter or underwriters in such underwriting, which underwriter shall be reasonably acceptable
to the Company. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting
shall (together with the Company as provided in Section 5(m)) enter into an underwriting agreement
in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters so selected for such underwriting by a
majority in interest of such Holders; provided, however, that no Holder (or any of
their assignees) shall be required to make any representations, warranties or indemnities except as
they relate to such Holder’s ownership of shares and authority to enter into the underwriting
agreement and to such Holder’s intended method of distribution, and the liability of such Holder
shall be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3, if the underwriter advises a Holder that
marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then the Holder
shall so advise the Company and the Company shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities
which would otherwise be underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of shares of Registrable
Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated as follows: (i) first,
among holders of Registrable Securities that have elected to participate in such underwritten
offering, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the aggregate amount of Registrable
Securities held by all such holders, until such holders have included in the underwriting all
shares requested by such holders to be included, and (ii) thereafter, among all other holders of
Common Stock, if any, that have the right and have elected to participate in such underwritten
offering, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the amount of shares of Common Stock owned by
such holders. Without the consent of a majority in interest of the Holders of Registrable
Securities participating in a registration referred to in Section 3(a), no securities other
than Registrable Securities shall be covered by such registration if the inclusion of such other
securities would result in a reduction of the number of Registrable Securities covered by such
registration or included in any underwriting or if, in the opinion of the managing underwriter, the
inclusion of such other securities would adversely impact the marketing of such offering.
(c) The Company shall be obligated to effect only two (2) registrations (and, in each case,
only if such registration would include Registrable Securities with an aggregate value of at least
five million dollars ($5,000,000), calculated using the stated offering price disclosed
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on the cover of the final prospectus covering such Registrable Securities) pursuant to an
Investor Request under this Section 3 (an offering which is not consummated shall not be
counted for this purpose unless such offering is withdrawn at the request of a majority in interest
of the Holders participating in such Investor Request).
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company shall furnish to the Holders requesting a
Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 3, a certificate signed by the chief
executive officer or chief financial officer of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment
of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its
stockholders for such registration statement to be filed by reason of a material pending
transaction and it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such registration statement, the
Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than ninety (90) days
after receipt of the Investor Request; provided, however, that the Company may not
utilize this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period. Likewise, the Company shall not
be obligated to effect any registration pursuant to this Section 3 within one hundred
eighty (180) days after the Effective Date of a previous Registration Statement filed pursuant to
this Section 3.
4. Piggy-Back Registrations.
(a) If (but without any obligation to do so) the Company proposes to register (including for
this purpose a registration effected by the Company for stockholders other than the Investors) any
of its stock or other securities under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of
such securities solely for cash (other than a registration on Form S-8 (or similar or successor
form) relating solely to the sale of securities to participants in a Company stock plan or to other
compensatory arrangements to the extent includable on Form S-8 (or similar or successor form), or a
registration on Form S-4 (or similar or successor form)), the Company shall, at such time, promptly
give each Holder written notice of such registration. Upon the written request of each Holder
given within twenty (20) days after mailing of such notice by the Company in accordance with
Section 13(g), the Company shall use its best efforts to cause to be registered under the
Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be
registered. The Company shall have no obligation under this Section 4 to make any offering
of its securities, or to complete an offering of its securities that it proposes to make.
(b) If the Company intends to distribute the stock or other securities referenced in
Section 4(a) by means of an underwriting with an underwriter selected in the Company’s sole
discretion, it shall so advise the Holders as a part of the written notice referred to in
Section 4(a). In such event, the right of any Holder to include such Holder’s Registrable
Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such
underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the
extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such
underwriting shall (together with the Company as provided in Section 5(m)) enter into an
underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters so selected for such
underwriting.
(c) If any registration undertaken pursuant to this Section 4 is an underwritten
primary registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriters advise the
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Company that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be
underwritten, then the Company shall include in such registration: (i) first, the securities the
Company proposes to sell; and (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in
such registration, pro rata among the Holders of such Registrable Securities on the basis of the
number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder.
(d) If, at any time after giving notice of its intention to register any of its securities as
set forth in Section 4(a) and before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement filed
in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine, for any reason, not to register
such securities, the Company may, in its sole discretion, give written notice of such determination
to each Holder that requested to have its Registrable Securities included in such registration and
thereupon shall be relieved of its obligation pursuant to Section 4 to register any
Registrable Securities in connection with such registration.
5. Registration Procedures. In connection with the Company’s registration obligations
hereunder, the Company shall:
(a) Not less than three Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement or any
related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall (i) furnish to
the Holders and Investor Counsel copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents
(other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the
review of such Holders and Investor Counsel, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and
independent certified public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the
reasonable opinion of respective counsel, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning
of the Securities Act. The Company shall not file such a Registration Statement or any such
Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities and Investor Counsel shall reasonably object.
(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may
be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable
Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be
amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to
be filed pursuant to Rule 424; and (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible, and in any
event within ten (10) Trading Days, to any comments received from the Commission with respect to
any Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible provide
the Holders and Investor Counsel true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the
Commission relating to a Registration Statement.
(c) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold and Investor Counsel as promptly
as reasonably possible, and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no
later than one Trading Day thereafter, of any of the following events: (i) the Commission notifies
the Company whether there will be a “review” of any Registration Statement; (ii) the Commission
comments in writing on any Registration Statement (in which case the Company shall deliver to each
Holder a copy of such comments and of all written
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responses thereto); (iii) any Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment is
declared effective; (iv) the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental authority
requests any amendment or supplement to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or requests
additional information related thereto; (v) the Commission issues any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement or initiates any Proceedings for that purpose; (vi) the
Company receives notice of any suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of
any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threat of any
Proceeding for such purpose; or (vii) the financial statements included in any Registration
Statement become ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in any Registration
Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by
reference is untrue in any material respect or any revision to a Registration Statement, Prospectus
or other document is required so that it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) Use its best efforts to avoid the issuance of or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i)
any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or (ii) any suspension of the
qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in
any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.
(e) Furnish to each Holder and Investor Counsel, without charge, at least one conformed copy
of each Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and
schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and all
exhibits to the extent requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or
incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission.
(f) Promptly deliver to each Holder and Investor Counsel, without charge, as many copies of
the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement
thereto as such Persons may reasonably request. Subject to the limitations set forth in this
Agreement, the Company hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or
supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(g) (i) In the time and manner required by each Trading Market, if at all, prepare and file
with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering all of the Registrable
Securities included in any registration; (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such Registrable
Securities to be approved for listing on each Trading Market as soon as reasonably practicable
thereafter; (iii) to the extent available to the Company, provide to the Investors evidence of such
listing; and (iv) maintain the listing of such Registrable Securities on each such Trading Market.
(h) If the shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted on an Eligible Market, use its
best efforts to list the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement with each
Trading Market;
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(i) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to register
or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders and Investor Counsel in connection with the
registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such
Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder requests in writing, to keep each such
registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period
and to do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such
jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement (provided that the
Company shall not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it
would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 5(i), (ii) subject itself
to taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction).
(j) Cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to an
effective Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted
pursuant to Section 12(a), of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable
Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holders may
request.
(k) Upon the occurrence of any event described in Section 5(c)(vii), as promptly as
reasonably possible, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to
such a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required
document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither such Registration Statement nor its related
Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(l) Subject to the execution of appropriate confidentiality agreements, cooperate with any due
diligence investigation undertaken by the Holders in connection with the sale of Registrable
Securities, including without limitation by making available any documents and information;
provided that the Company will not deliver or make available to any Holder material, nonpublic
information unless such Holder specifically requests in advance to receive material, nonpublic
information.
(m) If Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being offered pursuant to a
Registration Statement select underwriters for the offering or if securities are otherwise being
sold pursuant to any underwritten public offering, the Company shall enter into and perform its
obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, including, without
limitation, by providing customary legal opinions, comfort letters and indemnification and
contribution obligations.
(n) Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
6. Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or
compliance with this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any
Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses
referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (a) all
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registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (i) with
respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market, and (ii) in compliance with
applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements
of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the
Registrable Securities and determination of the eligibility of the Registrable Securities for
investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as requested by the Holders)), (b) printing
expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable
Securities and of printing prospectuses requested by the Holders), (c) messenger, telephone and
delivery expenses, (d) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and Investor Counsel for
the Holders (which Investor Counsel’s fees shall not exceed $30,000, and (e) fees and expenses of
all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all underwriting fees, brokerage
discounts and selling commissions applicable to a sale by a Holder incurred in connection with any
registration of Registrable Securities, together with any legal fees and expenses in excess of the
$30,000 limitation, shall be borne pro rata by the Holders in accordance with the
number of Registrable Securities included in such registration by each such Holder.
7. Indemnification
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall, notwithstanding any
termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors,
partners, members, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as
principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock),
investment advisors and employees of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the
officers, directors, partners, members, agents and employees of each such controlling Person, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all Losses, as incurred,
arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or
supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission
or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent, but
only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information
regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein,
or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of
distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such
Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or
in any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type
specified in Section 5(c)(v)-(vii), the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective
Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or
defective and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section
13(f). The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion
of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
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(b) Indemnification by Holders. Each Holder shall, severally and not jointly,
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person
who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of
the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents and employees of such controlling Persons,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses (as determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment not subject to appeal or review) arising solely
out of any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any
Prospectus, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising solely
out of any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement
or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company
specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus. In no event shall
the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the
net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to
such indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. If any Proceeding shall be brought or
asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”), such
Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “Indemnifying
Party”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the
employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees
and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided, that the failure of any
Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations
or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that such failure shall
have proximately and materially adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding
and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at
the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (i) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in
writing to pay such fees and expenses; or (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to
assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (iii) the named parties to any such Proceeding
(including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party,
and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that a conflict of interest is likely
to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party
(in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects
to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall
not have the right to assume the defense thereof and such counsel shall be at the expense of the
Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such
Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any
settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless
such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on
claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.
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All fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the
extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner
not inconsistent with this Section 7(c)) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as
incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless
of whether it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder; provided, that the Indemnified Party undertakes to reimburse all such fees and expenses
to the extent it is finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder).
(d) Contribution. If a claim for indemnification under Section 7(a) or
7(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party (by reason of public policy or otherwise), then
each Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as
is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in
connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in
question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or
alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied
by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject
to the limitations set forth in Section 7(c), any reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable
fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party
would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this
Section 7 was available to such party in accordance with its terms.
The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to
this Section 7(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other
method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in
the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7(d),
no Holder shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by
which the proceeds actually received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities
subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 7 are in addition
to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties.
8. Restriction on Sales.
(a) Each Holder hereby agrees with the Company that, during the one year period following the
Closing Date, it shall not sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than to donees,
affiliates or partners who agree to be similarly bound) any Registrable Securities. To the
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extent that a Holder is released from the restrictions of this Section 8 (any such
release shall be effectuated in accordance with the requirements of subsection (d) hereof), each
other Holder will be similarly released on a pro rata or other equitable basis (as determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company).
(b) (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8(a) above, the North
Sound Investors shall have the right to sell all of the Registrable Securities held by them
(collectively, the “NSI Shares”) to a single purchaser (or group of Affiliated purchasers) in a
privately negotiated transaction if the North Sound Investors determine in good faith that such
sale is reasonably necessary to the conduct of their operations; provided, however,
that if and for so long as, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the
Company, such sale would have a material negative impact on an ongoing active round of financing of
the Company, such sale shall require the prior consent of the Company.
(ii) If the North Sound Investors propose to sell the NSI Shares pursuant to this Section
8(b), they shall deliver a written notice to the Company (the “NSI Notice”) which NSI Notice shall
specify the proposed aggregate cash purchase price for the NSI Shares (the “NSI Price”) together
with any other material terms and conditions of the proposed sale.
(iii) Within twenty one (21) days following receipt of the NSI Notice, the Company shall
notify the North Sound Investors whether the Company (or its designee) elects to purchase the NSI
Shares at the NSI Price on such terms and conditions as are specified in the NSI Notice (such
notification is hereinafter referred to as the “Company Acceptance”). If the Company does not
provide a Company Acceptance to the North Sound Investors within such twenty one (21) day period,
the Company shall be deemed to have declined to purchase (or designate a third party to purchase)
the NSI Shares. A Company Acceptance shall be deemed to be an irrevocable commitment by the
Company (or its designee) to purchase the NSI Shares from the North Sound Investors.
(iv) If the Company (or its designee) does not elect to purchase the NSI Shares, the North
Sound Investors may sell the NSI Shares to a single purchaser (or group of Affiliated purchasers)
for an aggregate cash purchase price not less than the NSI Price, and on such other terms and
conditions as are no more favorable to such purchaser(s) than those specified in the NSI Notice;
provided, that the North Sound Investors may sell the NSI Shares for an aggregate purchase
price less than the NSI Price or on terms more favorable to such purchaser(s) if, prior to such
sale, the North Sound Investors shall first offer to the Company (or its designee) the opportunity
to purchase the NSI Shares at such lower aggregate purchase price and on such more favorable terms
and conditions, as the case may be (the “NSI Revised Offer”), which NSI Revised Offer shall remain
open until 5:30 p.m. on the second Trading Day following the Company’s receipt of the NSI Revised
Offer pursuant to Section 13(g) below.
(v) The closing of the purchase of the NSI Shares by the Company pursuant to this Section
8(b) shall take place no later than five (5) Trading Days after the delivery of the Company
Acceptance or the Company’s acceptance of the NSI Revised Offer, as applicable, at 10:00 a.m. local
time at the principal offices of the Company, or at such other date, time or place as the Company
and the North Sound Investors may agree. At such closing, the North Sound Investors shall sell,
transfer and deliver to the Company (or its designee) the NSI
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Shares so purchased by the Company and shall deliver to the Company a certificate or other evidence
representing the NSI Shares. Simultaneously with delivery of such certificates, the Company shall
deliver to the North Sound Investors, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such bank
account as the North Sound Investors shall designate, a cash amount equal to the NSI Price (as the
same may be revised by the NSI Revised Offer, if applicable), in full payment of the purchase price
of the NSI Shares being purchased.
(c) In addition to any legends required pursuant to Section 12(a) or any other
Transaction Document, the Holders agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this
Section 8, of the following legend on any certificate evidencing Registrable Securities:
“The securities represented by this certificate are subject to the
provisions of an Investors’ Rights Agreement dated as of September [7],
2006 (a copy of which is on file with the Secretary of the Company) and
may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or
otherwise disposed of except in compliance with the provisions of such
Investors’ Rights Agreement.”
(d) The Company covenants and agrees to fully enforce the restrictions contained in this
Section 8 against each Holder, except to the extent such restrictions are subsequently
waived or modified pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Company and the Holders of at
least 662/3% of the Registrable Securities. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company shall issue
stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent consistent with the restrictions contained herein.
The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to any transfer agent of
the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 8.
9. Right of First Offer.
(a) The Company shall not issue, sell or exchange, agree to issue, sell or exchange, or
reserve or set aside for issuance, sale or exchange, (i) any shares of Common Stock, (ii) any other
equity securities of the Company, including, without limitation, shares of Preferred Stock, (iii)
any option, warrant or other right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any equity
securities of the Company, or (iv) any debt or other securities directly or indirectly convertible
into capital stock of the Company (collectively, “Covered Securities”), unless in each such case
the Company shall have first complied with this Section 9.
(b) If the Company wishes to issue any Covered Securities, it shall deliver written notice to
each Investor (hereinafter referred to as the “Notice of Offer”) which Notice of Offer shall
specify (i) a description of the Covered Securities the Company proposes to issue and sell, (ii)
the number of such Covered Securities which the Company wishes to sell (the “Offer Securities”);
(iii) the proposed cash purchase price per share or unit for the Offer Securities (the “Offer
Price”); and (iv) all other material terms and conditions of the offer. The Notice of Offer shall
constitute an irrevocable offer by the Company to sell to the Investors the Offer Securities at the
Offer Price, as hereinafter provided.
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(c) Within 30 days following receipt of the Notice of Offer, each Investor shall notify the
Company as to the number of Offer Securities, if any, it is electing to purchase (any such
notification is hereinafter referred to as the “Investor’s Acceptance” and any such Investor
electing to purchase Offer Securities, an “Accepting Investor”). If an Investor does not provide
an Investor’s Acceptance to the Company within such period, such Investor shall be deemed to have
declined to purchase any of the Offer Securities. An Investor’s Acceptance shall be deemed to be
an irrevocable commitment to purchase from the Company the number of Offer Securities which such
Investor has elected to purchase pursuant to its Investor’s Acceptance, subject to allocation of
the Offer Securities among Investors accepting the Notice of Offer, as hereinafter provided.
(d) If the Investors have elected to purchase a number of Offer Securities that in the
aggregate exceeds the total number of Offer Securities, the Offer Securities shall be allocated
among the Accepting Investors as follows: (x) first, among the Accepting Investors as nearly as
possible in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Accepting
Investors and (y) second, among those Accepting Investors that elected to purchase more Offer
Securities than the number to which they are entitled under clause (x), as nearly as possible in
proportion to the number of Registrable Securities held by such Accepting Investors. This
Section 9(d) shall be construed and given effect in such manner that no Investor shall be
required or entitled to purchase a number of Offer Securities greater than the number set forth in
its Investor’s Acceptance. The Company shall promptly notify each Accepting Investor, if any, of
the number of securities allocated to it, and each such Accepting Investor shall be obligated to
purchase at the Offer Price such securities at a closing as set forth in Section 9(f).
(e) If the Accepting Investors do not elect to purchase all of the Offer Securities available
for purchase under this Section 9, the Company may, within a period of three months from
the date of the Notice of Offer, sell the remaining Offer Securities not subject to an Investor’s
Acceptance to one or more third parties (each a “Third Party Purchaser”) for cash at a price per
share not less than the Offer Price, and on such other terms and conditions as are no more
favorable to the proposed Third Party Purchaser than those specified in the Notice of Offer. If
the Company does not complete the sale of the Offer Securities within such three-month period, the
provisions of this Section 9 shall again apply, and no sale of such Offer Securities by the
Company shall be made otherwise than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(f) The closing of purchases of Offer Securities by Investors pursuant to this Section
9 shall take place no later than 60 days after the date of the Notice of Offer, at 10:00 A.M.
local time at the principal offices of the Company, or at such other date, time or place as the
parties to the sale may agree. At least five (5) business days prior to such closing, the Company
shall notify the Investor(s) in writing of the names of purchasers and the portion of the Offer
Securities to be purchased by each. At such closing, the Company shall sell, transfer and deliver
to each purchaser the Offer Securities so purchased by such purchaser and shall deliver to each
purchaser a certificate or other evidence representing the Offer Securities sold to such purchaser.
Simultaneously with delivery of such certificates, each purchaser of the Offer Securities shall
deliver to the Company, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such bank account as the
Company shall designate, a cash amount equal to the product of the Offer Price and the number of
Offer Securities being acquired by such purchaser, in full payment of the purchase price of the
Offer Securities purchased.
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(g) The term “Covered Securities” shall not include shares of Common Stock issued or
issuable:
(i) upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock;
(ii) to officers, directors or employees of, or consultants to, the Corporation pursuant to
(x) stock options outstanding on the date hereof, or (y) stock agreements, purchase plans, employee
stock incentive programs or stock options granted after the date hereof on terms approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company, if any, up to a maximum of 534,566 shares of Common Stock in the
aggregate;
(iii) for consideration other than cash pursuant to a merger, consolidation, acquisition or
similar business combination approved by the Board of Directors, provided such transaction is not
principally for the purpose of raising equity capital;
(iv) for consideration other than cash in connection with any other strategic transaction
unanimously approved by the Board of Directors, including any joint venture, licensing arrangement,
distribution arrangement or development agreement, up to a maximum of 500,000 shares of Common
Stock, provided such transaction is not principally for the purpose of raising equity capital;
(v) as a dividend or distribution on any shares of capital stock of the Company; and
(vi) in a Qualified Public Offering.
(h) In the event that any Offer Securities to be issued are voting securities, each Investor
shall have the right under this Section 9 to purchase, in lieu of its share of such voting
securities, an identical number of non-voting securities that have the same economic rights as such
voting securities and that are freely convertible into such voting securities, subject to any
restrictions on conversion which such Investor shall request.
(i) This Section 9 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon the
consummation of a Qualified Public Offering.
10. Delivery of Certificates. In addition to any other rights available to a Holder,
if the Company fails to deliver or to cause to be delivered to such Holder a certificate
representing shares of Common Stock on the date on which delivery of such certificate is required
by any Transaction Document, and if after such date such Holder purchases (in an open market
transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such
Holder of the shares that such Holder anticipated receiving from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the
Company shall, within three Trading Days after such Holder’s request (which request, to the extent
required pursuant to such Transaction Document, shall be accompanied by an opinion of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Company), and in such Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to
such Holder in an amount equal to such Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage
commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which
point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such shares of Common
Stock) shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to
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deliver to such Holder a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock
and pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the
product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the Closing Price on the date of
the event giving rise to the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate.
11. Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to cause the Company to register
Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned (but only with all related
obligations) by a Holder to any: (i) subsidiary, affiliate, parent, partner, limited partner,
retired partner or stockholder of such Holder; (ii) immediate family member (spouse or child) of,
or trust for the benefit of, such Holder (if such Holder is a natural person) or such Holder’s
immediate family member; or (iii) Person who, after such assignment or transfer, holds at least
50,000 Registrable Securities (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits,
recapitalizations and the like occurring with respect to the Common Stock following the date of
this Agreement); provided, however, that it shall be a condition to the
effectiveness of such assignment that: (x) the Company is, within three (3) Trading Days after such
transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and
the Registrable Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and
(y) such transferee or assignee agrees in writing (a copy of which writing is provided to the
Company at the time of transfer) to be bound by and subject to all of the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
12. Additional Rights of Investors.
(a) Transfer Restrictions.
(i) Securities may only be disposed of pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws. In connection with
any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or to the
Company or pursuant to Rule 144(k), except as otherwise set forth herein, the Company may require
the transferor to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor, the form
and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that
such transfer does not require registration under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company hereby consents to and agrees to register on the books of the Company and
with its transfer agent, without any such legal opinion, any transfer of Securities by a Investor
to an Affiliate of such Investor, provided that the transferee certifies to the Company that it is
an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
(ii) In addition to any legends required pursuant to any other Transaction Document, the
Investors agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 12(a)(ii), of the
following legend on any certificate evidencing Securities:
“Neither these securities nor the securities into which these
securities are convertible have been registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or the securities commission of any state in
reliance upon an exemption from
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registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), and, accordingly, may not be offered or sold except
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act
or pursuant to an available exemption therefrom, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in
compliance with applicable state securities and blue sky laws.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, these securities and the securities
issuable upon conversion of these securities may be pledged to an
“accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act in connection with a bona fide margin account or other
loan secured by such securities.”
Certificates evidencing Securities shall not be required to contain such legend or any other
legend (i) while a Registration Statement covering the resale of such Securities is effective under
the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale of such Securities pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if
such Securities 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). At such time as a legend is no longer
required for certain Securities, the Company will, no later than three Trading Days following the
delivery by a Investor to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a legended certificate
representing such Securities and, if reasonably requested by the Company, a legal opinion
reasonably satisfactory to the Company regarding the removal of such legend, deliver or cause to be
delivered to such Investor a certificate representing such Securities that is free from all
restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give
instructions to any transfer agent of the Company that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set
forth in this Section 12(a). For so long as any Investor owns Securities, the Company will
not effect or publicly announce its intention to effect any exchange, recapitalization or other
transaction that effectively requires or rewards physical delivery of certificates evidencing the
Common Stock.
(b) Furnishing of Information. As long as any Investor owns Registrable Securities
and is not eligible to sell all such Registrable Securities pursuant to paragraph (k) of Rule 144,
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. Upon the request of any such Person, the Company shall deliver to
such Person a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with
the preceding sentence. As long as any Investor owns Securities, if the Company is not required to
file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Investors and make publicly
available in accordance with paragraph (c) of Rule 144 such information as is required for the
Investors 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, all to the extent required
from time to time to enable such Person to sell such Securities without registration under the
Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.
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(c) Access. The Company shall give each Investor that owns Registrable Securities and
its representatives, at the request of such Investor, access during reasonable business hours to
(i) all properties, assets, books, contracts, commitments, reports and records relating to the
Company and its subsidiaries, and (ii) the management, accountants, lenders, customers and
suppliers of the Company and its subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to provide such Investor access to any information or Persons if the Company reasonably
determines that access to such information or Persons cannot be provided to such Investor in a
manner that would avoid an adverse affect on the attorney-client privilege between the Company and
its counsel or the disclosure of trade secrets, material nonpublic information or other
confidential or proprietary information, as applicable.
(d) State Securities Law Compliance — Resale. Beginning on the earlier of (x) six
months following the date of this Agreement and (y) the date which a registration statement is
effective and shares of Common Stock are available for trading pursuant to the terms of the this
Agreement, and continuing until either (i) the Investors have sold all of their Registrable
Securities under a registration statement pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) the Common Stock
becomes a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1)(A) of the Securities Act, the Company shall
maintain within either Moody’s Industrial Manual or Standard and Poor’s Standard Corporation
Descriptions (or any successors to these manuals which are similarly qualified as “recognized
securities manuals” under state Blue Sky laws) an updated listing containing (i) the names of the
officers and directors of the Company, (ii) a balance sheet of the Company as of a date that is at
no time older than eighteen months and (iii) a profit and loss statement of the Company for either
the preceding fiscal year or the most recent year of operations.
(e) Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity.
(i) From and after the filing of the 8-K Filing with the Commission, no Outside Investor shall
be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents, that is not
disclosed in the 8-K Filing. The Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and
each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, not to, provide any Outside
Investor with any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
from and after the filing of the 8-K Filing with the Commission without the express written consent
of such Outside Investor.
(ii) Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company nor the Investors shall issue any press
releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby
without the consent of the other; provided, however, that the Company shall be
entitled, without the prior approval of a majority in interest of the Investors, to make any press
release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (x) in substantial conformity
with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith and (y) as is required by applicable law and
regulations (provided that in the case of clause (x) the Investors shall be consulted by the
Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Investor,
or include the name of any Investor in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or
Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Investor, except to the extent such
disclosure (but not any disclosure as to the controlling Persons thereof)
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is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide such
Investor with reasonable prior notice of such disclosure.
13. Miscellaneous.
(a) Remedies. In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their
obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to
being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery
of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The
Company and each Holder agree that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any
losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby
further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach,
it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the
provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents
to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and
signed by the Company and the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities then
outstanding or deemed to be outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to
depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights
of Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given
by Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent
relates; provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence may not be
amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately
preceding sentence.
(c) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on or after the
date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that would have the
effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with
the provisions hereof. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has previously entered into any
agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that
have not been satisfied in full.
(d) No Piggyback on Registrations. None of the security holders of the Company (other
than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in a
Registration Statement other than the Registrable Securities, and the Company shall not after the
date hereof enter into any agreement providing any such right to any of its security holders.
(e) Compliance. Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales
of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
(f) Discontinued Disposition. Each Holder agrees by its acquisition of such
Registrable Securities that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any
event of the kind described in Sections 5(c)(v), 5(c)(vi), or 5(c)(vii),
such Holder will forthwith
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discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until
such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented Prospectus and/or amended Registration
Statement contemplated by Section 5(a), or until it is advised in writing (the “Advice”) by
the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has
received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement. The Company may provide
appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this paragraph.
(g) 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 telephone number specified in this Section 13(g) 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 telephone
number specified in this Agreement on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New
York City time) and earlier than 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the
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.
(h) Successors and Assigns. Subject to the express limitations contained herein, this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of
each of the parties and shall inure to the benefit of each Holder. The Company may not assign its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Holder.
(i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. The exchange of copies of this Agreement or amendments thereto and of signature pages
by facsimile transmission or by email transmission in portable digital format, or similar format,
shall constitute effective execution and delivery of such instrument(s) as to the parties and may
be used in lieu of the original Agreement or amendment for all purposes. Signatures of the parties
transmitted by facsimile or by email transmission in portable digital format, or similar format,
shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
(j) Governing law; venue; waiver of jury trial. The corporate laws of
the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its
stockholders. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the
interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether
brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders,
employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the State and U.S. Federal courts sitting in
the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the State and U.S. Federal courts sitting in the City of New York,
Borough of Manhattan and the U.S. Federal courts sitting in the State of Florida for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
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transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the
enforcement of any of this Agreement), 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. Each party hereto 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 manner permitted by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this
Agreement or any transaction document, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall
be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys fees and other reasonable costs and
expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or
proceeding.
(k) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not
exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
(l) 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 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.
(m) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date
first written above.
TENBY PHARMA INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: |
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Title: | ||||
Address for Notice: | ||||
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: | ||||
Xxxx, Xxxx and Xxxxxxxxx, P.A. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq. |
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NORTH SOUND LEGACY INSTITUTIONAL FUND LLC | ||||
By: North Sound Capital LLC; Manager | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx Title: Chief Investment Officer |
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Address for Notice: | ||||
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. |
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: | ||||
Proskauer Rose LLP 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq. |
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NORTH SOUND LEGACY INTERNATIONAL LTD. |
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By: North Sound Capital LLC; Investment Advisor | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx Title: Chief Investment Officer |
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Address for Notice: | ||||
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. |
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: | ||||
Proskauer Rose LLP 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq. |
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AVALON VENTURES VI, L.P. | ||||
By: | Avalon Ventures GP, LLC its General Partner |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: Title: Managing Member |
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Address for Notice: | ||||
c/o Sytera II, Inc. 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: Attn: |
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AVALON VENTURES VI GP FUND, LLC | ||||
By: | Avalon Ventures GP, LLC its General Partner |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: Title: Managing Member |
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Address for Notice: | ||||
c/o Sytera II, Inc. 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: Attn: |
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AVALON VENTURES VII, L.P. | ||||
By: | Avalon Ventures VII GP, LLC its General Partner |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: Title: Managing Member |
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Address for Notice: | ||||
c/o Sytera II, Inc. 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: Attn: |
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XXXXXX FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, M.D. Title: Partner |
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Address for Notice: | ||||
c/o Sytera II, Inc. 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, M.D. |
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THE XXXXXXX FAMILY TRUST | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxx Xxxxxxx, Ph.D. Title: Trustee |
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Address for Notice: | ||||
c/o Sytera II, Inc. 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: Attn: Xxx Xxxxxxx, Ph.D. |
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/s Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | ||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, M.D. | ||
Address for Notice: | ||
c/o Sytera II, Inc. | ||
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xx Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Telephone No.: | ||
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, M.D. |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, M.D. | ||
Address for Notice: | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxx Eye Institute/UCLA School of Medicine | ||
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx XX-000 | ||
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Facsimile No.: | ||
Telephone No.: | ||
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, M.D. |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Address for Notice: | ||
c/o Tenby Pharma Inc. | ||
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Telephone No.: | ||
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | ||
Address for Notice: | ||
c/o Tenby Pharma Inc. | ||
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Telephone No.: | ||
Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Address for Notice: | ||
c/o Tenby Pharma Inc. | ||
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: | ||
Xxxx, Xxxx and Xxxxxxxxx, P.A. | ||
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 | ||
Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq. |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Address for Notice: | ||
c/o Tenby Pharma Inc. | ||
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Address for Notice: | ||||
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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PHARMABIO DEVELOPMENT INC. (D/B/A NOVAQUEST) |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx Title: Vice President |
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Address for Notice: | ||||
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Attn: President |
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Annex A
Plan of Distribution
The selling stockholders may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common
stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in
private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The selling stockholders
may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
• | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; | ||
• | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; | ||
• | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; | ||
• | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; | ||
• | privately negotiated transactions; | ||
• | short sales; | ||
• | broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; | ||
• | a combination of any such methods of sale; and | ||
• | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if
available, rather than under this prospectus.
The selling stockholders may also engage in short sales against the box, puts and calls and
other transactions in our securities or derivatives of our securities and may sell or deliver
shares in connection with these trades.
Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling
stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the
purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The selling stockholders do not expect these commissions
and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved. Any profits on
the resale of shares of common stock by a broker-dealer acting as principal might be deemed to be
underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions,
commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of shares
will be borne by a selling stockholder. The selling stockholders may agree to indemnify any agent,
dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares if
liabilities are imposed on that person under the Securities Act.
The selling stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or
all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their
secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock
from time to time under this prospectus after we have filed an amendment to this prospectus under
Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of
selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling
stockholders under this prospectus.
The selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances,
in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling
beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus and may sell the shares of common stock from time
to time under this prospectus after we have filed an amendment to this prospectus under Rule
424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling
stockholders under this prospectus.
The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the
shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act
in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or
agents and any profit on the resale of the shares of common stock purchased by them may be deemed
to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares of
common stock, including up to $30,000 in fees and disbursements of counsel to the selling
stockholders. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against certain losses, claims,
damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
The selling stockholders have advised us that they have not entered into any agreements,
understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of their
shares of common stock, nor is there an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection
with a proposed sale of shares of common stock by any selling stockholder. If we are notified by
any selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer
for the sale of shares of common stock, if required, we will file a supplement to this prospectus.
If the selling stockholders use this prospectus for any sale of the shares of common stock, they
will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
The anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 may
apply to sales of our common stock and activities of the selling stockholders.