FORM OF SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
FORM OF SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated on and as of the date set forth on the
signature page hereto (this “Agreement”),
is
made among Genelabs Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (the
“Company”),
the
undersigned purchaser(s) (each a “Purchaser”
and
collectively, the “Purchasers”)
and
each assignee of a Purchaser who becomes a party hereto.
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 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to offer,
issue and sell to the Purchasers (the “Offering”),
and
the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, desire to purchase from the Company,
shares (the “Shares”)
of the
Company’s common stock, no par value per share (the “Common
Stock”),
and
five-year warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”),
with
an exercise price per share equal to $1.85. The Shares and the Warrants are
collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Purchasers
agree as follows:
A.
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Subscription
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(1) Subject
to the conditions to closing set forth herein, each Purchaser hereby irrevocably
subscribes for and agrees to purchase Securities for the aggregate purchase
price set forth on the signature page of such Purchaser hereto (the
“Subscription
Amount”).
The
Securities to be issued to a Purchaser hereunder shall consist of (i) Shares
in
an amount equal to the quotient of (x) the Subscription Amount, divided by
(y)
the Offering Price, rounded down to the nearest whole number, and (ii) a
Warrant
to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock to be determined based
on a
ratio of one (1) share of Common Stock for every three and one-third
(3-1/3) (the
“Warrant Fraction”) Shares
purchased hereunder, rounded down to the nearest whole number. The
Company shall allocate the Subscription Amount between the Shares and the
Warrants prior to the Closing (as defined below) and provide notice to the
Purchasers of such allocation.
(2) For
purposes of this Agreement, the “Offering
Price”
shall
be $1.72, which shall be
the
sum of (i) the price per Share to be paid by the Purchasers, which shall
equal
or exceed the last closing bid price of the Common Stock prior to the entering
into of this Agreement, plus (ii) the price for the portion of the Warrant
relating to such Share to be paid by the Purchasers, which shall be $0.125
multiplied by the Warrant Fraction. The aggregate Offering Price to be paid
by a
Purchaser shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent.
(3) As
soon
as possible, but no later than three (3) business days after the date of
this
Agreement, the Company shall hold the closing of the Offering (the “Closing”
and
the
date of the Closing, the “Closing
Date”).
Prior
to the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver the applicable Subscription
Amount,
by wire transfer to such escrow account in accordance with the wire transfer
instructions set forth on Schedule
A,
and
such amount shall be held in the manner described in Paragraph (4) below.
There
is a $9 million minimum subscription amount required for the Closing.
(4) All
payments for Securities made by the Purchasers will be deposited as soon
as
practicable for the undersigned’s benefit in an escrow account.
Payments
for Securities made by the Purchasers will be returned promptly, prior to
the
Closing, without interest or deduction, if, or to the extent, the undersigned’s
subscription is rejected or the Offering is terminated for any reason.
(5) Upon
receipt by the Company of the requisite payment for all Securities to be
purchased by the Purchasers whose subscriptions are accepted, the Company
shall,
at the Closing and as a condition thereof: (i) issue to each Purchaser a
Warrant
to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock calculated in accordance
with
Paragraph (1) above; (ii) deliver to the Purchasers and to Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co.
Inc., the placement agent for the Offering (the “Placement
Agent”),
a
certificate stating that the representations and warranties made by the Company
in Section C of this Agreement were true and correct in all respects when
made
and are true and correct in all respects on the date of the Closing relating
to
the Securities subscribed for pursuant to this Agreement as though made on
and
as of the Closing Date (provided, however, that representations and warranties
that speak as of a specific date shall continue to be true and correct as
of the
Closing with respect to such date); and (iii) cause to be delivered to the
Placement Agent and the Purchasers an opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx
& Xxxx LLP substantially
in the form of Exhibit
A
hereto
and reasonably acceptable to counsel for the Placement Agent. At the closing
or
as promptly after the Closing as is practicable, the Company shall issue
to each
Purchaser stock certificates representing the shares of Common Stock purchased
at the Closing under this Agreement.
(6) Each
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement shall be binding upon
such
Purchaser upon the execution and delivery to the Company, in care of the
Placement Agent, of such Purchaser’s signed counterpart signature page to
this Agreement unless and until the Company or the Placement Agent shall
reject
the subscription being made hereby by such Purchaser.
(7) Each
Purchaser agrees that each of the Company and the Placement Agent may reduce
such Purchaser’s subscription with respect to the number of Shares and Warrants
to be purchased without any prior notice or further consent by such
Purchaser. If such a reduction occurs, the part of the Subscription Amount
attributable to the reduction shall be promptly returned, without interest
or
deduction.
(8) Each
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the purchase of Shares and Warrants
by
such Purchaser pursuant to the Offering is subject to all the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
B.
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Representations
and Warranties of the
Purchasers
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Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to the
Company and the Placement Agent, and agrees with the Company as
follows:
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(1) The
Purchaser has read this Agreement and the form of Warrant attached hereto
as
Exhibit
B
(collectively the “Offering
Documents”),
and
is familiar with and understands the terms of the Offering. Specifically,
and
without limiting in any way the foregoing representation, the Purchaser has
read
and considered the Company’s (a) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2005 (the “2005
Form 10-K”),
including, without limitation, the financial statements included therein
and the
sections therein entitled “Item 1. Business,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations,” (b) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31,
2006, June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2006, respectively, including, without
limitation, the subsections of each such Form 10-Q entitled “Item 1. Financial
Statements,” and “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations,” and (c) the additional risk factors set
forth on Schedule
B.
The
Purchaser understands all of the risks related to the purchase of the
Securities. The Purchaser has considered and has discussed with the Purchaser’s
professional legal, tax, accounting and financial advisors, to the extent
the
Purchaser has deemed necessary, the suitability of an investment in the
Securities for the Purchaser’s particular tax and financial situation and has
determined that the Securities being subscribed for by the Purchaser are
a
suitable investment for the Purchaser. The Purchaser recognizes that an
investment in the Securities involves substantial risks, including the possible
loss of the entire amount of such investment. The Purchaser further recognizes
that the Company has broad discretion concerning the use and application
of the
proceeds from the Offering.
(2) The
Purchaser acknowledges that (i) the Purchaser has had the opportunity to
request
copies of any documents, records, and books pertaining to this investment
and
(ii) any such documents, records and books that the Purchaser requested have
been made available for inspection by the Purchaser, the Purchaser’s attorney,
accountant or advisor(s).
(3) The
Purchaser and the Purchaser’s advisor(s) have had a reasonable opportunity to
ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of the Company
or
persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning the Offering and all such
questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the
Purchaser.
(4) The
Purchaser is not subscribing for Securities as a result of or subsequent
to any
advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any
newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio
or
presented at any seminar, meeting or conference whose attendees have been
invited by any general solicitation or general advertising.
(5)
If the
Purchaser is a natural person, the Purchaser has reached the age of majority
in
the state in which the Purchaser resides. Each Purchaser has adequate means
of
providing for the Purchaser’s current financial needs and contingencies, is able
to bear the substantial economic risks of an investment in the Securities
for an
indefinite period of time, has no need for liquidity in such investment and
can
afford a complete loss of such investment.
(6) The
Purchaser has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business
matters to enable the Purchaser to utilize the information made available
to the
Purchaser in connection with the Offering, to evaluate the merits and risks
of
an investment in the Securities and to make an informed investment decision
with
respect to an investment in the Securities on the terms described in the
Offering Documents.
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(7) The
Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer the Securities without
registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws
or an
applicable exemption therefrom. The Purchaser acknowledges that neither the
offer nor sale of the Securities has been registered under the Securities
Act or
under the securities laws of any state. The Purchaser represents and warrants
that the Purchaser is acquiring the Securities for the Purchaser’s own account,
for investment and not with a view toward resale or distribution within the
meaning of the Securities Act. The Purchaser has not offered or sold the
Securities being acquired nor does the Purchaser have any present intention
of
selling, distributing or otherwise disposing of such Securities either currently
or after the passage of a fixed or determinable period of time or upon the
occurrence or non-occurrence of any predetermined event or circumstances
in
violation of the Securities Act. The Purchaser is aware that (i) the Securities
are not currently eligible for sale in reliance upon Rule 144 promulgated
under
the Securities Act and (ii) the Company has no obligation to register the
Securities subscribed for hereunder, except as provided in Section E
hereof.
By
making these representations herein, Purchaser is not making any representation
or agreement to hold the Securities for any minimum or other specific term
and
reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance
with
or pursuant to a registration statement or an available exemption to the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.
(8) The
Purchaser acknowledges that the certificates representing the Shares, the
Warrants and, upon the exercise of the Warrants, the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant
Shares”),
be
stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the following
form:
The
securities represented hereby have not been registered under the Securities
Act
of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and neither the securities
nor
any interest therein may be offered, sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise
disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration under such act or
an
exemption from registration, which, in the opinion of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to this corporation, is available.
Certificates
evidencing the Shares and the Warrant Shares shall not be required to contain
such legend or any other legend (i) following any sale of such Shares or
Warrant
Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (ii) if such Shares or Warrant Shares are
eligible for sale under Rule 144(k) or have been sold pursuant to the
Registration Statement (as hereafter defined) and in compliance with the
obligations set forth in Section E(6), below, or (iii) such legend is not
required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations and pronouncements issued by the Staff of the Securities
and
Exchange Commission), in each such case (i) through (iii) to the extent
reasonably determined by the Company’s legal counsel. At such time and to the
extent a legend is no longer required for the Shares or Warrant Shares, the
Company will use its best efforts to, no later than five (5) trading days
following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Company’s transfer
agent of a legended certificate representing such Shares or Warrant Shares
(together with such accompanying documentation or representations as reasonably
required by counsel to the Company), deliver or cause to be delivered a
certificate representing such Shares or Warrant Shares that is free from
the
foregoing legend. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “best efforts”
means
the
efforts that a prudent person desirous of achieving a result would use in
similar circumstances to ensure that such result is achieved as expeditiously
as
practical; provided,
however,
that an
obligation to use “best efforts” under this Agreement does not require the
Company to dispose of or make any change to its business, expend any material
funds or incur any other material burden.
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(9) If
this
Agreement is executed and delivered on behalf of a partnership, corporation,
trust, estate or other entity: (i) such partnership, corporation, trust,
estate
or other entity has the full legal right and power and all authority and
approval required (a) to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other
instruments executed and delivered by or on behalf of such partnership,
corporation, trust, estate or other entity in connection with the purchase
of
its Securities, and (b) to purchase and hold such Securities; (ii) the signature
of the party signing on behalf of such partnership, corporation, trust, estate
or other entity is binding upon such partnership, corporation, trust, estate
or
other entity; and (iii) such partnership, corporation, trust or other entity
has
not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring such Securities, unless
each beneficial owner of such entity is qualified as an accredited investor
within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act and has submitted information to the Company substantiating
such
individual qualification.
(10) If
the
Purchaser is a retirement plan or is investing on behalf of a retirement
plan,
the Purchaser acknowledges that an investment in the Securities poses additional
risks, including the inability to use losses generated by an investment in
the
Securities to offset taxable income.
(11) The
information contained in the purchaser questionnaire in the form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto (the “Purchaser
Questionnaire”)
delivered by the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement is complete
and
accurate in all respects, and the Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as
defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act on the basis
indicated therein. The Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company,
the Placement Agent and each officer, director or control person thereof,
who is
or may be a party or is or may be threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of or arising from any
actual or alleged misrepresentation or misstatement of facts or omission
to
represent or state facts made or alleged to have been made by the Purchaser
to
the Company or omitted or alleged to have been omitted by the Purchaser,
concerning the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s authority to invest or financial
position in connection with the Offering, including, without limitation,
any
such misrepresentation, misstatement or omission contained in the Agreement
or
any other document submitted by the Purchaser, against losses, liabilities
and
expenses for which the Company or any officer, director or control person
has
not otherwise been reimbursed (including attorney’s fees, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by the Company
or
such officer, director or control person in connection with such action,
suit or
proceeding. For the avoidance of doubt, such indemnification shall be the
several, and not joint, obligation of each Purchaser with respect to its
own
action or inaction as provided above.
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(12)
The
information contained in the selling stockholder questionnaire in the form
of
Exhibit
D
attached
hereto (the “Selling
Stockholder Questionnaire”)
delivered by the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement is complete
and
accurate in all respects.
(13) The
Purchaser acknowledges that the Company will have the authority to issue
shares
of Common Stock, in excess of those being issued in connection with the
Offering, and that the Company may issue additional shares of Common Stock
from
time to time. The issuance of additional shares of Common Stock may cause
dilution of the existing shares of Common Stock and a decrease in the market
price of such existing shares.
(14) The
Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has engaged the Placement Agent in
connection with the Offering and, as consideration for its services, has
agreed
to pay the Placement Agent a cash commission equal to seven percent (7%)
of the
gross proceeds resulting from the Offering and issue a warrant (the
“Placement
Agent Warrant”)
to
purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to three percent (3%) of
the
aggregate Shares sold in the Offering. The Placement Agent Warrant will have
a
term of five years and be exercisable at a price equal to the exercise price
of
the Warrant issued to Purchaser hereunder.
(15) The
Purchaser represents that, during the last thirty (30) days prior to the
date
hereof, neither such Purchaser nor any affiliate of such Purchaser, foreign
or
domestic, has, directly or indirectly, effected or agreed to effect any "short
sale" (as defined in Rule 200 under Regulation SHO), whether or not against
the
box, established any "put equivalent position" (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h)
under the 0000 Xxx) with respect to the Common Stock, borrowed or pre-borrowed
any shares of Common Stock, or granted any other right (including, without
limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with
respect to any security that includes, relates to or derived any significant
part of its value from the Common Stock or otherwise sought to hedge its
position in the Securities (each, a "Prohibited
Transaction").
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser and/or its affiliates
that is, individually or collectively, a multi-managed investment bank or
vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such
Purchaser's or affiliates 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 or affiliates assets, the representation
set
forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed
by
the portfolio managers that have knowledge about the financing transaction
contemplated by this Agreement.
(16) The
Purchaser represents that it has received confidential information about
the
existence and terms of this Offering and that it has maintained and will
continue to maintain such information in confidence until the Company files
the
Form 8-K referred to in Section F(4) hereof.
C.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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The
Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Purchaser and the Placement Agent, which shall survive the Closing and the
purchase and sale of the Securities.
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(1) Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification.
The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of California and has full corporate power and
authority to conduct its business as currently conducted. The Company is
duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing
in all
jurisdictions in which the character of the property owned or leased or the
nature of the business transacted by it makes qualification necessary, except
where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect
on
the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of
the
Company (a “Material
Adverse Effect”).
(2) Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 125,000,000 shares of
Common
Stock and 4,990,000 shares
of
preferred stock, no par value per share. As of February 2,
2007,
there were 24,166,244 shares
of
Common Stock and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. As
of
February 2,
2007,
the Company had reserved (i) an aggregate of 2,589,291 shares
of
Common Stock reserved for issuance to employees, directors and consultants
pursuant to the Company’s 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and the Company’s
2001 Stock Option Plan, as amended, of which 2,123,028 shares
of
Common Stock are subject to outstanding, unexercised options as of such date
under such plans, (ii) 181,588 shares
of
Common Stock reserved for issuance to employees pursuant to the Company’s 2001
Employee Stock Purchase Plan as amended, and (iii) 3,551,807 shares
of
Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to other outstanding options
and
warrants to purchase Common Stock. Other than as set forth above or as
contemplated in this Agreement, there are no other options, warrants, calls,
rights, commitments or agreements of any character to which the Company is
a
party or by which either the Company is bound or obligating the Company to
issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered,
sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of the capital stock of the Company
or
obligating the Company to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant,
call, right, commitment or agreement.
(3) Issuance;
Reservation of Shares.
The
issuance of the Shares has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and the Shares, when issued and paid for pursuant to this
Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of
Common Stock of the Company. The issuance of the Warrants has been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and the Warrant Shares,
when issued upon the due exercise of the Warrants, will be validly issued,
fully
paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock of the Company. The Company
has
reserved, and will reserve, at all times that the Warrants or Placement Agent
Warrant remain outstanding, such number of shares of Common Stock sufficient
to
enable the full exercise of the Warrants and the Placement Agent
Warrant.
(4) Authorization;
Enforceability.
The
Company has all corporate right, power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. All corporate
action on the part of the Company necessary for the authorization, execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company, the authorization,
sale, issuance and delivery of the Securities contemplated herein and the
performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder has been taken. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
the
Company in accordance with its terms, subject to laws of general application
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of
law
governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies,
and to limitations of public policy. The issuance and sale of the Securities
contemplated hereby will not give rise to any preemptive rights or rights
of
first refusal on behalf of any person.
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(5) No
Conflict; Governmental and Other Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in the violation of
any
law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree
of
any court or governmental authority to or by which the Company is bound,
or of
any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company,
and
will not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the
terms
or provisions of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both)
a
default under, any lease, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust
indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party
or by
which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject,
nor
result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of the properties
or
assets of the Company except to the extent that any such violation, conflict
or
breach would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
No
holder
of any of the securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has any
rights (“demand,” “piggyback” or otherwise) to have such securities registered
by reason of the intention to file, filing or effectiveness of a Registration
Statement (as defined in Section E hereof), other than “piggy back” registration
rights covering an aggregate of not more that 170,000 shares of Common Stock
and
other than the registration rights granted under a Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated June 26, 2006 (the “2006 Securities Purchase
Agreement”).
(b) No
consent, approval, authorization or other order of any governmental authority
or
other third-party is required to be obtained by the Company in connection
with
the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement or with the
authorization, issue and sale of the Securities, except such filings as are
required to be made with The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (which will be made
prior
to Closing), and post-Closing filings as may be required to be made with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
and
with any state or foreign blue sky or securities regulatory authority.
(6) Litigation.
There
are no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened legal or governmental
proceedings against the Company, which would be reasonably likely to have
a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company. There is no action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board or body
(including, without limitation, the SEC) pending or, to the knowledge of
the
Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries
which would be reasonably likely to adversely affect the validity or
enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform
its
obligations under the Agreement.
(7) Accuracy
of Reports.
All
reports required to be filed by the Company within the twelve months prior
to
the date of this Agreement (the “SEC
Reports”)
under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”),
have
been filed with the SEC, complied at the time of filing in all material respects
with the requirements of their respective forms and, except to the extent
updated or superseded by any subsequently filed report, were complete and
correct in all material respects as of the dates at which the information
was
furnished, and contained (as of such dates) no untrue statements of a material
fact nor omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
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(8) Financial
Information.
The
Company’s financial statements that appear in the SEC Reports have been prepared
in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”),
except in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of
the SEC
or as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto, applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods indicated and such financial statements fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein.
(9) Accounting
Controls.
The
Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide
reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity
with
GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (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
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences.
(10) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act of 2002.
The
Company is in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable
provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and all rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder or implementing the provisions thereof that are in
effect, and has taken reasonable steps to ensure that it will be in compliance
with other applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 not currently
in effect upon the effectiveness of such provisions.
(11) Absence
of Certain Changes.
Since
the date of the Company’s financial statements in the latest of the SEC Reports,
there has not occurred any undisclosed event that has caused a Material Adverse
Effect or any occurrence, circumstance or combination thereof that reasonably
would be likely to result in such Material Adverse Effect.
(12) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not an “investment company” within the meaning of such term under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of the
SEC thereunder.
(13) Subsidiaries.
Exhibit
21.01 of the 2005 Form 10-K sets forth each of the subsidiaries of the Company
required to be listed in such exhibit. For the purposes of this Agreement,
“subsidiary” shall mean any company or other entity of which at least 50% of the
securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power for the
election of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at
the
time owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any of its other
subsidiaries.
(14) Indebtedness.
The
financial statements in the SEC Reports reflect, to the extent required,
as of
the date thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness (as defined
below) of the Company or any subsidiary, or for which the Company or any
subsidiary has commitments. For purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall
mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of
$50,000
(other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect
of
Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected
in
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. The Company is not in default with respect
to any Indebtedness.
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(15) Certain
Fees.
Other
than fees payable to the Placement Agent,
no
brokers’, finders’ or financial advisory fees or commissions will be payable by
the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(16) Material
Agreements.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company is not a party to any written
or
oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or
arrangement, a copy of which would be required to be filed with the SEC as
an
exhibit to Form 10-K (each, a “Material
Agreement”).
The
Company and each of its subsidiaries has in all material respects performed
all
the obligations required to be performed by them to date under the foregoing
agreements, have received no notice of default by the Company or the subsidiary
that is a party thereto, as the case may be, and, to the Company’s knowledge,
are not in default under any Material Agreement now in effect, the result
of
which would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(17) Transactions
with Affiliates.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Reports, there are no loans, leases, agreements,
contracts, royalty agreements, management contracts or arrangements or other
continuing transactions with aggregate obligations exceeding $60,000 between
(a)
the Company or any of its customers or suppliers on the one hand, and (b)
on the
other hand, any person who would be covered by Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K or
any company or other entity controlled by such person.
(18) Taxes.
The
Company has prepared and filed all federal, state, local, foreign and other
tax
returns for income, gross receipts, sales, use and other taxes and custom
duties
(“Taxes”)
required by law to be filed by it, except for tax returns, the failure to
file
which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be likely to
have
a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, and for tax returns for which the
Company has validly filed for extensions thereof. Such filed tax returns
are
complete and accurate, except for such omissions and inaccuracies which,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be likely to have
a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has paid or made provisions
for the payment of all Taxes shown to be due on such tax returns and all
additional assessments, and adequate provisions have been and are reflected
in
the consolidated financial statements of the Company for all current Taxes
to
which the Company or any subsidiary is subject and which are not currently
due
and payable, except for such Taxes which, if unpaid, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
on
the Company. None of the federal income tax returns of the Company for the
past
five years has been audited by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company
has not
received written notice of any assessments, adjustments or contingent liability
(whether federal, state, local or foreign) in respect of any Taxes pending
or
threatened against the Company or any subsidiary for any period which, if
unpaid, would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
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(19) Insurance.
The
Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against
such losses and risks and in such amounts as the Company believes are prudent
and customary in the businesses in which the Company is engaged. The Company
has
no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew or extend its existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or will not be able
to
obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue
its business without an increase in cost significantly greater than general
increases in cost experienced for similar companies in similar industries
with
respect to similar coverage.
(20) Environmental
Matters.
Except
as disclosed in the SEC Reports, all real property owned, leased or otherwise
operated by the Company is, to the Company’s knowledge, free of contamination
from any substance, waste or material currently identified to be toxic or
hazardous pursuant to, within the definition of a substance which is toxic
or
hazardous under, any Environmental Law (as defined below), including, without
limitation, any asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive substance,
methane, volatile hydrocarbons, industrial solvents, oil or petroleum or
chemical liquids or solids, liquid or gaseous products, or any other material
or
substance (“Hazardous
Substance”)
which
has caused or would reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a threat
to
human health or safety, or an environmental hazard in violation of Environmental
Law or to result in any environmental liabilities that would be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, the
Company has not caused or suffered to occur any release, spill, migration,
leakage, discharge, disposal, uncontrolled loss, seepage, or filtration of
Hazardous Substances that would reasonably be expected to result in
environmental liabilities that would be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company has generated, treated,
stored and disposed of any Hazardous Substances in compliance with applicable
Environmental Laws, except for such non-compliances that would not be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, the
Company has obtained, or has applied for, and is in compliance with and in
good
standing under all permits required under Environmental Laws (except for
such
failures that would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect)
and the Company has no knowledge of any proceedings to substantially modify
or
to revoke any such permit. There are no investigations, proceedings or
litigation pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened against the
Company or any of the Company’s facilities relating to Environmental Laws or
Hazardous Substances. “Environmental
Laws”
shall
mean all federal, national, state, regional and local laws, statutes, ordinances
and regulations, in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time,
and
any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including orders,
consent
decrees or judgments relating to the regulation and protection of human health,
safety, the environment and natural resources.
(21) Intellectual
Property Rights and Licenses.
The
Company has, or has rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks,
trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses
and
other similar rights that are necessary or material for use in connection
with
its business as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so
have
would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the “Intangible
Rights”).
The
Company has not received any notice expressly stating that the Intangible
Rights
used by the Company violates or infringes upon the rights of any person or
entity. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, 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.
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(22) Labor,
Employment and Benefit Matters.
(a) There
are
no existing, or to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened strikes or
other labor disputes against the Company that would be reasonably likely
to have
a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there
is no
organizing activity involving employees of the Company pending or, to the
Company’s or its subsidiaries’ knowledge, threatened by any labor union or group
of employees. There are no representation proceedings pending or, to the
Company’s knowledge, threatened with the National Labor Relations Board, and no
labor organization or group of employees of the Company or its subsidiaries
has
made a pending demand for recognition.
(b) Except
as
set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company is not, or during the five years
preceding the date of this Agreement was not, a party to any labor or collective
bargaining agreement and there are no labor or collective bargaining agreements
which pertain to employees of the Company.
(c) Each
employee benefit plan is in compliance with all applicable law, except for
such
noncompliance that would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) The
Company does not have any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, including
without limitation, liabilities for retiree health, retiree life, severance
or
retirement benefits, which are not fully reflected, to the extent required
by
GAAP, on the balance sheet included in the 2005 Form 10-K or fully funded.
The
term “liabilities” used in the preceding sentence shall be calculated in
accordance with reasonable actuarial assumptions.
(e) The
Company has not (i) terminated any “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA (as defined below) under circumstances that present
a
material risk of the Company or any of its subsidiaries incurring any liability
or obligation that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect,
or (ii) incurred or expects to incur any outstanding liability under Title
IV of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and all rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder (“ERISA”).
(23) Compliance
with Law.
The
Company is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws,
except for such noncompliance that would not reasonably be likely to have
a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received any notice of, nor
does
the Company have any knowledge of, any violation (or of any investigation,
inspection, audit or other proceeding by any governmental entity involving
allegations of any violation) of any applicable law involving or related
to the
Company which has not been dismissed or otherwise disposed of that would
be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not
received notice or otherwise has any knowledge that the Company is charged
with,
threatened with or under investigation with respect to, any violation of
any
applicable law that would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
To the
Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any
employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary has made any contribution
or
other payment to any official of, or candidate for, any federal, state or
foreign office in violation of any law. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company
and its directors, officers, employees and agents have complied in all material
respects with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and
any
related rules and regulations.
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(24) Ownership
of Property.
Except
as set forth in the Company’s financial statements included in the SEC Reports,
the Company and has (i) good and marketable fee simple title to its owned
real
property, if any, free and clear of all liens, except for liens which do
not
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) a valid
leasehold interest in all leased real property, and each of such leases is
valid
and enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to laws of general
application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors
and
rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies, and to limitations of public policy) and is in full force
and effect, and (iii) good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all
of its
other properties and assets free and clear of all liens, except for liens
disclosed in the SEC Reports or which otherwise do not individually or in
the
aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
(25) No
Integrated Offering.
Assuming the accuracy of each Purchaser’s representations and warranties set
forth in Section B hereof, neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates
or
other person acting on the Company’s 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 the Offering of the Securities to be
integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities
Act, when integration would cause the Offering not to be exempt from the
requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act.
(26) General
Solicitation.
Neither
the Company nor, its knowledge, any person acting on behalf of the Company,
has
offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of “general solicitation”
within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act. To the knowledge
of the
Company, no person acting on its behalf has offered the Securities for sale
other than to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the
meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
(27) No
Manipulation of Stock.
The
Company has not taken and will not, in violation of applicable law, take,
any
action designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result
in
stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate
the
sale or resale of the Securities.
(28) No
Registration.
Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by, and
compliance with the covenants of, the Purchasers in Section B hereof, no
registration of the Securities under the Securities Act is required in
connection with the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the
Purchasers as contemplated by this Agreement.
(29) Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Company intends that the net proceeds from the Offering will be used to fund
the
continued development of its product candidates (including, without
limitation, expenses relating to conducting clinical trials and milestones
payments that may be triggered under the license agreements relating to such
product candidates), for working capital and for other general corporate
purposes.
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(30) Disclosure.
The
Company understands and confirms that each of the Purchasers will rely on
the
foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company. All disclosure provided by the Company to the Purchasers regarding
the
Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby furnished
by or
on the behalf of the Company, when taken together, are true and correct in
all
material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. To the Company’s knowledge, no material event or circumstance has
occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or its business,
properties, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law,
rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company
but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed. Each Purchaser
acknowledges and agrees that the disclosure referred to above constitutes
only
the information set forth in this Agreement, together with the disclosure
set
forth in the SEC Reports.
Each
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company makes no other
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section E.
D.
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Understandings
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Each
of
the Purchasers understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company as
follows:
(1) That
the
subscription hereunder is irrevocable by the Purchaser, and that, except
as
required by law, the Purchaser is not entitled to cancel, terminate or revoke
this Agreement or any agreements of the Purchaser hereunder. The
execution of this Agreement by the Purchaser or solicitation of the investment
contemplated hereby shall create no obligation on the part of the Company
or the
Placement Agent to accept any subscription or complete the Offering. The
Company
may in its sole discretion terminate this Offering or reject any subscription
at
any time prior to the sale of the Securities to any Purchaser. If
the
Company accepts a subscription for Securities made by a Purchaser, it shall
countersign this Agreement within one business day of its submission by
Purchaser.
(2) No
federal or state agency or authority has made any finding or determination
as to
the accuracy or adequacy of the Offering Documents or as to the fairness
of the
terms of the Offering nor any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. In making an
investment decision, Purchasers must rely on their own examination of the
Company and the terms of the Offering, including the merits and risks
involved.
(3) The
Offering is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities
Act by
virtue of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the provisions of Rule 506
of
Regulation D thereunder, which is in part dependent upon the truth, completeness
and accuracy of the statements made by the Purchaser herein and in the Purchaser
Questionnaire.
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(4) Notwithstanding
the registration obligations provided herein, there can be no assurance that
the
Purchaser will be able to sell or dispose of the Securities. It is understood
that in order not to jeopardize the Offering’s exempt status under Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act and Regulation D, any transferee may, at a minimum,
be
required to fulfill the investor suitability requirements
thereunder.
(5) The
Purchaser acknowledges that the Offering is confidential and non-public and
agrees that all information about the Offering shall be kept in confidence
by
the Purchaser until the public announcement of the Offering by the Company.
The
Purchaser acknowledges that the foregoing restrictions on the Purchaser’s use
and disclosure of any such confidential, non-public information contained
in the
above-described documents restricts the Purchaser from trading in the Company’s
securities to the extent such trading is on the basis of material, non-public
information of which the Purchaser is aware. Except for the terms of the
transaction documents and the fact that the Company is considering consummating
the transactions contemplated therein, the Company confirms that neither
the
Company nor, to its knowledge, any other person acting on its behalf, has
provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information
that constitutes material, non-public information.
(6) The
Purchaser agrees that, prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the termination
of
this Agreement, (ii) the effective date of the Registration Statement or
(iii)
forty five (45) days after the date of the last signature to this Agreement,
such Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its affiliates not to, engage,
directly or indirectly, in (a) a Prohibited Transaction nor (b) any sale,
assignment, pledge, hypothecation, put, call, or other transfer of any of
the
shares of Common Stock, warrants or other securities of the issuer acquired
hereunder. 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
managers that have knowledge about the financing transaction contemplated
by
this Agreement.
E.
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Registration
Rights
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(1) Certain
Definitions.
For
purposes of this Section E, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed
to them below.
(a) “Prospectus”
means
the prospectus included in the 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 the Registration Statement,
and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
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(b) “Registrable
Securities”
shall
mean any Shares and Warrant Shares issued or issuable pursuant to the Offering
Documents together with any securities issued or issuable upon any stock
split,
dividend or other distribution, adjustment, recapitalization or similar event
with respect to the foregoing.
(c) “Registration
Statement”
means
the registration statement required to be filed under this Section E, including
the Prospectus, amendments and 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.
(2) Shelf
Registration.
(a) The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause to prepare and file with the
SEC a
“Shelf” Registration Statement covering the resale of all Registrable Securities
for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under
the
Securities Act on or prior to thirty (30) days from the date hereof (such
date
of actual filing, the “Filing
Date”).
The
Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (or if such form is not available
to
the Company, on such other form as is then available to the Company) and
shall
contain (except if otherwise directed by the Purchasers) a “Plan of
Distribution” substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E.
Each
Purchaser will furnish to the Company, within five days of the Closing, a
completed questionnaire in the form set forth as Exhibit
D
hereto.
Each Purchaser agrees to promptly update such questionnaire in order to make
the
information previously furnished to the Company by such Purchaser not materially
misleading. The Registration Statement shall register the Registrable Securities
for resale by the holders thereof.
(b) The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to
be
declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the 90th day following the Closing,
and shall use its best efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously
effective under the Securities Act until the earliest of (i) the second
anniversary of the Closing, (ii) the date when all Registrable Securities
covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or (iii) the date upon
which all of the Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the Warrants, assuming net exercise of the Warrants pursuant
to the
provisions thereof, may be sold in any three month period in reliance on
Rule
144 (such later date, the “Effectiveness
Period”).
(c) The
Company shall request effectiveness of the Registration Statement (and any
post-effective amendments thereto) within five (5) business days following
the
Company’s receipt of notice from the SEC that the Registration Statement will
not be reviewed by the SEC or that the SEC has completed its review of such
Registration Statement and has no further comments. The Company shall request
effectiveness of the Registration Statement (and any post-effective amendments
thereto) at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the effective date and use its
commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the Prospectus (or any supplements
thereto), which delivery may be made electronically, by 8:00 a.m. Eastern
time
on the first business day after such effective date. The Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to file the Prospectus with the SEC by 8:00
a.m.
Eastern time on the first business day after such effective date.
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(d) Upon
the
occurrence of any Event (as defined below), as partial relief for the damages
suffered therefrom by the Purchasers (which remedy shall not be exclusive
of any
other remedies which are available at law or in equity; and provided further
that the Purchasers shall be entitled to pursue an action for specific
performance of the Company’s obligations under Paragraph (2)(b) above and
any such actions at law, in equity, for specific performance or
otherwise shall not require the Purchaser to post a bond), the Company
shall pay to each Purchaser, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty (it
being agreed that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such
damages with precision), such amounts and at such times as shall be determined
pursuant to this Paragraph (2)(d). For such purposes, each of the
following shall constitute an “Event”:
(i) the
Filing Date does not occur on the date 30 days after the Closing Date (such
date
is defined herein as the “Filing
Default Date”),
in
which case the Company shall pay to each Purchaser an amount in cash equal
to:
(A) one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser
for the first 30-day period following such Filing Default, on a pro-rata
basis
for any portion of such 30-day period; and (B) for each successive 30-day
period
thereafter or any portion thereof until the Filing Date, one percent (1.0%)
of
the aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser, on a pro-rata basis
for any
portion of such 30-day period, to be paid at the end of each 30-day period;
or
(ii) the
Registration Statement is not declared effective on or prior to the date
that is
90 days after the Closing Date (the “Required
Effectiveness Date”),
in
which case the Company shall pay to each Purchaser an amount in cash equal
to:
(A) for the first 30 days after such 90th day, one percent (1.0%) of the
aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser, on a pro-rata basis for
any
portion of such 30-day period; and (B) for each successive 30-day period
thereafter until the Registration Statement is deemed effective, one percent
(1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Purchaser, on a pro rata
basis for any portion of such 30-day period, at the end of each 30-day period.
The
payment obligations of the Company under this Section E(2)(d) (i) shall be
cumulative, and (ii) notwithstanding any of the above or any other provision
set
forth in this Agreement, shall not exceed, in the aggregate (including pursuant
to the last sentence of Section E(3)(g)), 10% of the aggregate purchase price
paid by such Purchaser.
(3) Registration
Procedures.
In
connection with the Company’s registration obligations hereunder, the Company
shall:
(a) Use
its
best efforts to (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement as may be necessary
to
keep the Registration Statement continuously effective as to the 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 SEC with respect to the Registration Statement
or any amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible provide the
Placement Agent true
and
complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to the
Registration Statement.
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(b) Notify
the Placement Agent and the Purchasers as promptly as reasonably possible,
and
(if requested by the Placement Agent) confirm such notice in writing no later
than one (1) trading day thereafter, of any of the following events: (i)
the SEC
notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of the Registration
Statement; (ii) the SEC comments in writing on the Registration Statement
(in
which case the Company shall deliver to the Placement Agent a copy of such
comments and of all written responses thereto); (iii) the SEC or any other
Federal or state governmental authority in writing requests any amendment
or
supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or requests additional
information related thereto; (iv) if the SEC issues any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or initiates any action,
claim,
suit, investigation or proceeding (a “Proceeding”)
for
that purpose; (v) the Company receives notice in writing 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 (vi) the financial statements included in the Registration
Statement become ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in
the
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 the 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.
(c) Use
its
best efforts to avoid the issuance of or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal
of
(i) any order suspending the effectiveness of the 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.
(d) Deliver
to each Purchaser, which delivery may be made electronically by 8:00 a.m.
Eastern time on the first business day after the date first available, without
charge, such reasonable number of copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses
(including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto
as
such Purchasers may reasonably request. The Company hereby consents to the
use
of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the
selling Purchasers in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable
Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto.
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(f) To
the
extent required by law, prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities,
use its best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling
Purchasers 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 Purchaser 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,
however,
that
the Company shall not be required for any such purpose (i) to consent to
service
of process or to qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation
in
any jurisdiction wherein it would not be otherwise required to consent or
qualify but for the requirements of this Paragraph (3)(f), or (ii) to subject
itself to taxation.
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(g) Upon
the
occurrence of any event described in Paragraph (3)(b)(vi) above, as promptly
as
reasonably practicable, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a
post-effective amendment, to the 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 the Registration Statement nor such Prospectus
will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided,
however,
that
the Company may suspend sales pursuant to the Registration Statement for
a
period of up to thirty (30) days (unless the holders of at least a 66-2/3%
of
the then-eligible Registrable Securities consisting of outstanding shares
of
Common Stock consent in writing to a longer delay of up to an additional
thirty
(30) days) no more than twice in any twelve-month period if the Company
furnishes to the holders of the Registrable Securities a certificate signed
by
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer stating that in the good faith judgment of
the Company’s Board of Directors, (i) the offering could reasonably be expected
to interfere in any material respect with any acquisition, corporate
reorganization or other material transaction under consideration by the Company
or (ii) there is some other material development relating to the operations
or
condition (financial or other) of the Company that has not been disclosed
to the
general public and as to which it is in the Company’s best interests not to
disclose such development; provided further, however, that the Company may
not
so suspend sales more than once in any calendar year without the written
consent
of the holders of at least a 66-2/3% of the then-eligible Registrable Securities
consisting of outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each violation of the
Company’s obligation not to suspend sales pursuant to the Registration Statement
longer than permitted pursuant to the proviso
of this
Paragraph 3(g) shall be deemed an “Event” and for each such default, Purchaser
shall be entitled to the payment provisions set forth in Paragraph 2(d)(i),
but
treating the aggregate purchase price referred to in such Paragraph 2(d)(i)
as
the aggregate purchase price of only the Affected Securities. For the purposes
hereof, the “Affected Securities” shall mean only those Shares and portion of
the Warrants (treating such portion of the Warrants as the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the net exercise of the Warrants pursuant to the provisions
thereof) held by Purchaser at such time that may not be sold in any three
month
period in reliance on Rule 144.
(h) Comply
with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in all material
respects.
(4) Registration
Expenses.
The
Company shall pay (or reimburse the Purchasers for) all fees and expenses
incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company,
including without limitation (a) all registration and filing fees and expenses,
including without limitation those related to filings with the SEC, Nasdaq
and
in connection with applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws, (b) printing
expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates
for
Registrable Securities and of printing copies of Prospectuses reasonably
requested by the Purchasers), (c) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses,
(d) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, 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, each Purchaser shall pay any and all costs, fees, discounts or
commissions attributable to the sale of its respective Registrable
Securities.
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(5) Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification
by the Company.
The
Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify
and
hold harmless each Purchaser, and each of their officers and directors,
partners, members, agents, brokers and employees of each of them, each Person
who controls any such Purchaser (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,
and
each underwriter of Registrable Securities, to the fullest extent permitted
by
applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, settlement costs and expenses, including without limitation
costs
of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees (collectively, “Losses”),
as
incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Prospectus
or
form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, 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
in
reliance upon and in conformity with information regarding such Purchaser
furnished in writing to the Company by such Purchaser expressly for use therein,
or to the extent that such information related to such Purchaser or such
Purchaser’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was
reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Purchaser expressly for
use
in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus
or in
any amendment or supplement thereto (which shall, however, be deemed to include
disclosure substantially in accordance with the “Plan of Distribution” attached
hereto), or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified
in Paragraph (3)(b) above, the use by such Purchaser of an outdated or defective
Prospectus after the Company has notified such Purchaser in writing that
the
Prospectus is outdated or defective and prior to the receipt by such Purchaser
of the Advice contemplated in Paragraph (6) below. The Company shall notify
the
Placement Agent and the Purchasers 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.
(b) Indemnification
by Purchasers.
Each
Purchaser shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, and each Person who
controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act and
Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or
employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, from and against all Losses arising out of or based upon
any
untrue statement or alleged 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 out of or based upon 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 furnished
in
writing by such Purchaser to the Company specifically for inclusion in such
Registration Statement or Prospectus or to the extent that (i) such untrue
statements or omissions are in reliance upon and in conformity with information
regarding such Purchaser furnished in writing to the Company by such Purchaser
expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information related
to
such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s proposed method of distribution of
Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing
by
such Purchaser expressly for use in the Registration Statement, such Prospectus
or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (which
shall, however, be deemed to include disclosure substantially in accordance
with
the “Plan of Distribution” attached hereto), or (ii) in the case of an
occurrence of an event of the type specified in Paragraph (3)(b) above, the
use
by such Purchaser of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company
has
notified such Purchaser in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective
and prior to the receipt by such Purchaser of the Advice contemplated in
Paragraph (6) below. In no event shall the liability of any selling Purchaser
hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds
received by such Purchaser upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving
rise to such indemnification obligation.
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(c) Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
If any
Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity
hereunder (an “Indemnified
Party”),
such
Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is
sought
(the “Indemnifying
Party”)
in
writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall 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 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; provided,
however, that in the event that the Indemnifying Party shall be required
to pay
the fees and expenses of separate counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall only
be
required to pay the fees and expenses of one separate counsel for such
Indemnified Party or Parties. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable
for any
settlement of any such Proceeding affected 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. 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) shall be paid
to the
Indemnified Party, but no more frequently than on a monthly basis, 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 Indemnifying Party may require
such Indemnified Party to undertake 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).
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(d) Contribution.
If a
claim for indemnification under Paragraph (5)(a) or (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 related 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 Paragraph (5)(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 Paragraph 5(d) 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 Paragraph (5)(d) were determined by pro rata allocation
or by
any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provision of this Paragraph (5)(d), no Purchaser shall
be
required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount
by
which the proceeds actually received by such Purchaser from the sale of the
Registrable Securities subject to the Proceeding exceeds the amount of any
damages that such Purchaser 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 are in addition
to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified
Parties.
(6) Dispositions.
Each
Purchaser 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 the Registration Statement. Each Purchaser
further agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence
of any event of the kind described in Paragraphs (3)(b), such Purchaser will
discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under the Registration
Statement until such Purchaser’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented
Prospectus and/or amended Registration Statement contemplated by Paragraph
(3)(g), 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.
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(7) No
Piggy-Back on Registrations.
Neither
the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Purchasers and
the
Placement Agent, with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the
exercise of the Placement Agent Warrant, in such capacities pursuant hereto)
may
include securities of the Company in the Registration Statement other than
the
Registrable Securities, the Registrable Securities as defined in the 2006
Securities Purchase Agreement and an
aggregate of not more that 170,000 shares of Common Stock,
and the
Company shall not after the date hereof enter into any agreement providing
any
such right with respect to the Registration Statement to any of its security
holders.
(8) Piggy-Back
Registrations.
If at
any time during the Effectiveness Period, other than any suspension period
referred to in Paragraph (3)(g), there is not an effective Registration
Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall
determine to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement relating
to
an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities
Act of any of its equity securities, other than, subject to its obligations
in
Section 3(a), (i) any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant
to
their obligations under the 2006 Securities Purchase Agreement or (ii) on
Form
S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then
equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection
with
any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in
connection with stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company
shall send to each Purchaser written notice of such determination and if,
within
fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice, any such Purchaser shall
so
request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement
all
or any part of such Registrable Securities not already covered by an effective
Registration Statement such Purchaser requests to be registered.
(9) Rule
144.
For a
period of two years following the date hereof, the Company agrees with each
holder of Registrable Securities to:
(a) use
its
best efforts
to
comply
with the requirements of Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act with respect
to
current public information about the Company;
(b) use
its
best efforts to file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act
(at any time it is subject to such reporting requirements); and
(c) furnish
to any holder of Registrable Securities upon request (i) a written statement
by
the Company as to its compliance with the requirements of said Rule 144(c)
and
the reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at
any
time it is subject to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most
recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and (iii) such other reports
and documents of the Company as such holder may reasonably request to avail
itself of any similar rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any
such
securities without registration.
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(10) Early
Termination.
The
obligations of the Company pursuant to this Section E shall not apply at
any
time during which the Company’s Common Stock is not registered under the
Exchange Act.
F.
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Covenants
of the Company
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(1) The
Company hereby agrees that, for a period of sixty (60) days after effectiveness
of the Registration Statement, it shall not issue or sell any Common Stock
of
the Company, or any warrants or other rights to acquire Common Stock or any
other securities that are convertible into Common Stock, with the exception
of
issuances or sales (i) related to a strategic transaction, (ii) pursuant
to the
exercise of an option, warrant or other right to acquire Common Stock
outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, or (iii) to an employee, director,
consultant, supplier, lender or lessor, or any option grant or
issuance.
(2) Until
the
later of (i) one hundred eighty (180) days following the Closing or
(ii)
forty-five (45) days following effectiveness of the Registration Statement,
the
Company shall not cause any registration statement to become effective, other
than the Registration Statement contemplated hereby, any registration statement
related to securities issued or to be issued pursuant to any option or other
plan for the benefit of the Company’s employees, officers, directors or
consultants, or any registration statement filed on Form S-4 relating to
securities issued in connection with a merger or other acquisition; provided,
however,
that
nothing herein shall prohibit the Company from maintaining the effectiveness
of
any currently outstanding registration statement filed by the Company under
the
Securities Act, including, without limitation, the filing of post-effective
amendments to such registration statements.
(3) Not
later
than 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on the business day following the date this
Agreement is entered into, the Company shall make a public announcement of
the
execution of this Agreement by filing with the SEC a Current Report on Form
8-K
and issuing a press release which shall disclose the material terms of the
Offering.
(4) Not
later
than 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on the business day following the Closing, the
Company shall make a public announcement of the Closing of the Offering by
filing with the SEC a Current Report on Form 8-K and issuing a press
release.
(5) Form
D.
The
Company agrees to file one or more Forms D with respect to the Securities
on a
timely basis as required under Regulation D under the Securities Act to claim
the exemption provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D.
(6) Certain
Future Financings and Related Actions.
The
Company will not sell, offer to sell, solicit offers to buy or otherwise
negotiate in respect of any “security” (as defined in the Securities Act) that
is or could be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that
would
require the sale of Securities to the Purchasers to be registered under the
Securities Act.
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(7) No
Manipulation of Stock.
The
Company has not taken and will not, in violation of applicable law, take,
any
action designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result
in
stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate
the
sale or resale of the Securities.
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Miscellaneous
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(1) All
pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer
to the
masculine, feminine, singular or plural, as identity of the person or persons
may require.
(2) Any
notice or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to
the
Purchasers shall be in writing and sent (a) by fax if the sender on the same
day
sends a confirming copy of such notice by an internationally recognized
overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (b) by an internationally
recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid):
(i) if
to the
Company, at
Genelabs
Technologies, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax
No.:
000-000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxx A.D. Xxxxx, President and Chief Executive Officer
or
such
other address as it shall have specified to the Purchaser in writing, with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax
No.:
000-000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx,
Esq.
(ii) if
to the
Purchaser, at its address set forth on the signature page to this Agreement,
or
such other address as it shall have specified to the Company in
writing.
(3) Failure
of the Company to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or any
other
agreement between the Company and the Purchaser, or otherwise, or delay by
the
Company in exercising such right or remedy, will not operate as a waiver
thereof. No waiver by the Company will be effective unless and until it is
in
writing and signed by the Company.
(4) This
Agreement shall be enforced, governed and construed in all respects in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, as such laws are applied
by
the New York courts to agreements entered into and to be performed in New
York
by and between residents of New York, and shall be binding upon the Purchaser,
the Purchaser’s heirs, estate, legal representatives, successors and assigns and
shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and
assigns.
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(5) If
any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable under
any
applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed modified
to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof that may
prove
invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provisions hereof.
(6) The
parties understand and agree that, unless provided otherwise herein, money
damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of the Agreement
by the
Company or the Purchaser and that the party against which such breach is
committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and
specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall
not,
unless provided otherwise herein, be deemed to be the exclusive remedies
for a
breach by either party of the Agreement but shall be in addition to all other
remedies available at law or equity to the party against which such breach
is
committed.
(7) The
obligations of each Purchaser under this Agreement are several and not joint
with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be
responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other
Purchaser hereunder, except as may result from the actions of any such Purchaser
other than through the execution hereof. Nothing contained herein solely
by
virtue of being contained herein shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers
as
a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any similar 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
hereby.
(8) This
Agreement, together with the agreements and documents executed and delivered
in
connection with this Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between
the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Nothing in this
Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any rights in any person or
entity
not a party to this Agreement, except for the Placement Agent and the holders
of
Registrable Securities.
H.
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Signature
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The
signature page of this Agreement is contained as part of the applicable
subscription package, entitled “Signature Page.”
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SIGNATURE
PAGE
The
Purchaser hereby subscribes for such number of Shares as shall equal the
Subscription Amount as set forth below, divided by the Offering Price, and
shall
also receive a Warrant to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock
calculated as set forth in this Agreement, and agrees to be bound by the
terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
PURCHASER
1. Dated: , 2007
2. Total
Subscription Amount: $__________
Signature
of Subscriber (and
title, if applicable)
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Signature
of Joint Purchaser
(if
any)
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Taxpayer
Identification or Social Security
Number
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Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number of Joint Purchaser (if any) | |||
Name (please print as name will appear on
stock certificate)
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ACCEPTED
BY:
GENELABS
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
Dated:
Schedule
A
Escrow
Instructions
PLEASE
SEND WIRE TRANSFERS TO THE ESCROW ACCOUNT AS FOLLOWS:
Wire
Transfer Instructions:
X.X.
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX
X/X
# 000
000000
XXX
# 021
000 021
American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
As
Escrow
Agent for
Xxxxxxxxxxx/
Genelabs Technologies, Inc.
Schedule
B
Additional
Risk Factors for the Offering
The
Offering involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the
following information about some of these risks, as well as the other
information contained or incorporated by reference into our SEC Reports,
before
you decide to invest in Securities. The following risks and uncertainties
are
not the only ones facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties
of
which the Company is unaware or which it currently believes are immaterial
could
also materially adversely affect its business, financial condition or results
of
operations. In any case, the value of the Securities could decline, and you
could lose all or part of your investment.
Our
stock price may be volatile and your investment in our common stock could
suffer
a decline in value.
The
market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response
to a
number of factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors
include:
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of our products through the regulatory process;
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results
of preclinical studies and clinical
trials;
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announcements
of technological innovations or new products by us or our
competitors;
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government
regulatory action affecting our products or our competitors’ products in
both the United States and foreign
countries;
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developments
or disputes concerning patent or proprietary
rights;
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actual
or anticipated fluctuations in our operating
results;
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changes
in our financial estimates by securities
analysts;
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general
market conditions for emerging growth and pharmaceutical
companies;
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broad
market fluctuations; and
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economic
conditions in the United States or
abroad.
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The
Securities to be issued in the Offering are restricted
securities.
The
offer
and sale of the Securities has not been registered under the Securities Act
or
the securities laws of any state. Accordingly, the Securities may not be
sold or
otherwise transferred unless such sale or transfer is subsequently registered
under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or unless
exemptions from such registration are available. Notwithstanding the Company’s
registration obligations regarding the Securities, investors may be required
to
hold the Securities for an indefinite period of time. All investors who purchase
the Securities are required to make representations that it will not sell,
transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of the Securities in the absence
of
an effective registration statement covering such transaction under the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or the receipt by the
Company of an opinion of counsel to the effect that registration is not
required.
Because
the average daily trading volume of our common stock is low, your ability
to
sell your shares in the secondary trading market may be
limited.
Because
the average daily trading volume of our Common Stock is low, the liquidity
of
our common stock may be impaired. As a result, prices for shares of our common
stock may be lower than might otherwise prevail if the average daily trading
volume of our common stock was higher. The average daily trading volume of
our
Common Stock may be low relative to the stocks of exchange-listed companies,
which could limit your ability to sell your shares in the secondary trading
market.
Sales
of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock in the public market,
including the shares offered under the Registration Statement and under other
registration statements, could lower our stock price and impair our ability
to
raise funds in new stock offerings.
Future
sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public
market, including the shares to be offered under the Registration Statement,
other registration statements and shares available for resale under Rule
144(k)
under the Act, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely
affect the prevailing market price of our Common Stock and could make it
more
difficult for us to raise additional capital through the sale of equity
securities.
We
may incur significant costs from class action litigation due to our expected
stock volatility.
In
the
past, following periods of large price declines in the public market price
of a
company’s stock, holders of that stock occasionally have instituted securities
class action litigation against the company that issued the stock. If any
of our
stockholders were to bring this type of lawsuit against us, even if the lawsuit
is without merit, we could incur substantial costs defending the lawsuit.
The
lawsuit also could divert the time and attention of our management, which
would
hurt our business. Any adverse determination in litigation could also subject
us
to significant liabilities.
Exercise
of outstanding options and warrants will dilute stockholders and could decrease
the market price of our Common Stock.
As
of
February 2, 2007, we had issued and outstanding 24,166,244 shares of Common
Stock and outstanding options and warrants to purchase 5,674,835 additional
shares of Common Stock. The existence of the outstanding options and warrants
may adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock and the terms under
which we could obtain additional equity capital.
We
do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and,
therefore, any return on your investment in our common stock must come from
increases in the fair market value and trading price of our Common
Stock.
We
do not
intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and, therefore,
any
return on your investment in our Common Stock must come from increases in
the
fair market value and trading price of our Common Stock.
We
likely will issue additional equity securities, which will dilute your share
ownership.
We
likely
will issue additional equity securities to raise capital and through the
exercise of options and warrants that are outstanding or may be outstanding.
These additional issuances will dilute your share ownership.
The
Company will have broad discretion as to the use of the proceeds from the
Offering and may use the proceeds in a manner with which you
disagree.
The
Company’s board of directors and management will have broad discretion over the
use of the net proceeds of the Offering. Shareholders may disagree with the
judgment of the board of directors and management regarding the application
of
the proceeds of the Offering. The Company cannot predict that investments
of the
proceeds will yield a favorable, or any, return.
Although
we met the standards for continued listing on the Nasdaq quotation system
as of
September 30, 2006, the date of our most recent Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q,
there is no guarantee that we will continue to meet these standards in the
future and if we are delisted the value of our Common Stock may substantially
decrease.
To
remain
listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market we must have a market value of at least
$35
million or at least $2.5 million in shareholders’ equity. Between January 1,
2006 and September 30, 2006, our market value has fluctuated between
approximately $13 million and approximately $41 million. In our Quarterly
Report
on Form 10-Q, filed for the period ended March 31, 2006, our
shareholders’ equity was a deficit of $0.8 million. Based on these factors, the
Nasdaq Stock Market sent us a delisting notice, which we appealed to a listing
qualifications panel. We
subsequently received notification from Nasdaq that the Panel granted our
request for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The notification
further stated that under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4806(d)(2), the Panel will
continue to monitor our compliance with the continued listing standards of
the
Nasdaq Capital Market for a period of one year. During this one year period,
which expires August 3, 2007, if the Company fails to comply with the continued
listing standards an additional hearing regarding the listing would be promptly
scheduled pursuant to Marketplace Rule 4806(a).
Even
though the listing qualifications panel granted our request for continued
listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market there is no guarantee that we will continue
to meet the standards for listing in the future. Delisting from the Nasdaq
Capital Market would adversely affect the trading price of our common stock,
significantly limit the liquidity of our common stock and impair our ability
to
raise additional funds.
Exhibit
A
Legal
Matters
Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP shall
deliver an opinion to the Purchasers covering the following matters. The
opinion
shall be subject to and include customary assumptions, limitations and
qualifications.
1. The
Company is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State
of
California, with requisite corporate power to own or lease, as the case may
be,
and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described
in
Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and the
2005
Form 10-K. The Company has the corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby.
2. The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 125,000,000 shares of
common
stock, no par value per share, and 4,990,000 shares of preferred stock, no
par
value per share.
3. The Shares
have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for by the Purchasers
pursuant to the Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
4. The Warrants
have been duly authorized and executed by the Company.
5.
The
shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Warrant
pursuant to the Warrant (the “Warrant Shares”) have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and, when issued and delivered against payment
therefor upon the due exercise of the Warrants, in accordance with the
provisions thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
The
resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving the issuance
of
the Warrants state that they have reserved the Warrant Shares for
issuance.
6. The
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company
and
constitutes
a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in
accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification and contribution
thereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement,
moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
generally or by public policy or general equitable principles and to limitations
on the availability of equitable relief, including specific
performance.
7. The
execution and delivery by the Company of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
and
the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby,
including the issuance and sale of the Shares, will not (i) conflict with
the
Article of Incorporation or Bylaws, (ii) constitute a violation of, or a
breach
or default under, the terms of those agreements or instruments identified
on a
schedule to the opinion and that have been identified to Skadden as all the
agreements and instruments that are material to the business or financial
condition of the Company, (iii)violate or conflict with, or result in any
contravention of, those laws, rules and regulations of the State of California
corporation law and the State of New York and those federal laws, rules and
regulations of the United States of America, in each case that, in our
experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated
by
the Securities Purchase Agreement or those judgments, orders or decrees
identified on a schedule to the certificate from the Company.
We do
not express any opinion, however, as to whether the execution, delivery or
performance by the Company of the Securities Purchase Agreement will constitute
a violation of, or a default under, any covenant, restriction or provision
with
respect to financial ratios or tests or any aspect of the financial condition
or
results of operation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
8. Assuming
(a) the accuracy of the representations made by each Purchaser in the Securities
Purchase Agreement;(b) the accuracy of the representations made by the Company
in the Securities Purchase Agreement, (c) that neither the Company, the
Placement Agent nor any person acting on behalf of either the Company or
the
Placement Agent has offered or sold the Securities by any form of general
solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act (“Regulation
D”);
(d)
that no offerings or sales of securities of the Company after the date hereof
in
a transaction can be “integrated” with any sales of the Securities; and (e) that
each person or entity that purchased securities of the Company directly from
the
Company or its agents and without registration between the date six months
prior
to the Closing of the Offering and the date of the Agreement was, as of the
date
of such purchase, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation
D, the sale of the Securities to the Purchasers at the Closing under the
circumstances contemplated by this Agreement are exempt from the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act,
subject
to the timely filing of a Form D pursuant to the Regulation D, it being
understood that we do not express any opinion as to the Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of any Warrant or any subsequent offer or resale of any
Security.
9. To
our
knowledge, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which
the
Company is a party or to which any property of the Company is subject that
are
required to be described in the Company’s Form 10-Q for each of the quarters
ended September 30, 2006, June 30, 2006 and March 31, 2006, and the Company’s
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, which is not otherwise
disclosed therein.
Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP shall
deliver an opinion to the Placement Agent covering the following matters.
The
opinion shall be subject to and include customary assumptions, limitations
and
qualifications.
1. The
Company is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State
of
California, with requisite corporate power to own or lease, as the case may
be,
and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described
in
Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and the
2005
Form 10-K.
2. The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 125,000,000 shares of
common
stock, no par value per share, and 4,990,000 shares of preferred stock, no
par
value per share.
3. The Placement
Agent Warrants have been duly authorized and executed by the
Company.
4.
The
shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Placement
Agent
Warrant pursuant to the Placement Agent Warrant (the “Placement Agent Warrant
Shares”) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and, when
issued and delivered against payment therefor upon the due exercise of the
Placement Agent Warrants, in accordance with the provisions thereof, will
be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The resolutions of the Board
of
Directors of the Company approving the issuance of the Warrants state that
they
have reserved the Placement Agent Warrant Shares for issuance.
5. To
our
knowledge, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which
the
Company is a party or to which any property of the Company is subject that
are
required to be described in the Company’s Form 10-Q for each of the quarters
ended September 30, 2006, June 30, 2006 and March 31, 2006, and the Company’s
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, which is not otherwise
disclosed therein.
Exhibit
B
Form
of Warrant
THIS
WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUED UPON ITS
EXERCISE
ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFER
SET FORTH IN SECTION 5 OF THIS WARRANT
Warrant
No. [ ]
|
Number
of Shares: [ ]
(subject
to adjustment)
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Date
of Issuance: February [ ],
2007
Original
Issue Date (as defined in subsection 2(a)): [ ],
2007
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Genelabs
Technologies, Inc.
Common
Stock Purchase Warrant
(Void
after [ ],
2012)
Genelabs
Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), for value
received, hereby certifies that [ ],
or its
registered assigns (the “Registered Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms
and conditions set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at any time
or
from time to time on or after and on or before the earlier to occur of (i)
5:00
p.m. (Eastern time) on [ ],
2012
and (ii) an Acquisition Event (the “Exercise Period”), [ ]
shares
of Common Stock, no par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), at a
purchase price of $1.85 per share. The shares purchasable upon exercise of
this
Warrant, and the purchase price per share, each as adjusted from time to
time
pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant, are hereinafter referred to as
the
“Warrant Shares” and the “Purchase Price,” respectively. This Warrant is one of
a series of Warrants issued by the Company in connection with a private
placement of Common Stock and of like tenor, except as to the number of shares
of Common Stock subject thereto (collectively, the “Company Warrants”). An
“Acquisition Event” shall mean the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a
series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:
(i)
a sale or
other
disposition of all or substantially all, of the consolidated assets of the
Company; (ii) a sale or other disposition of at least ninety percent (90%)
of
the outstanding securities of the Company; (iii) the consummation of a merger,
consolidation or similar transaction (with an unaffiliated entity) following
which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or (iv) the consummation
of
a merger, consolidation or similar transaction (with an unaffiliated entity)
following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of
Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation
or
similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger,
consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the
form of
securities, cash or otherwise.
1. Exercise.
(a) Exercise
for Cash.
The
Registered Holder may, at its option, elect to exercise this Warrant, in
whole
or in part and at any time or from time to time during the Exercise Period,
by
surrendering this Warrant, with the purchase form appended hereto as
Exhibit I
duly
executed by or on behalf of the Registered Holder, at the principal office
of
the Company, or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate,
accompanied by payment in full, in lawful money of the United States, of
the
Purchase Price payable in respect of the number of Warrant Shares purchased
upon
such exercise. A facsimile signature of the Registered Holder on the purchase
form shall be sufficient for purposes of exercising this Warrant, provided
that
the Company receives the Registered Holder’s original signature with three (3)
business days thereafter.
(b) Cashless
Exercise.
(i) At
any
time during the Exercise Period, the Registered Holder may, at its option,
elect
to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, on a cashless basis, by
surrendering this Warrant, with the purchase form appended hereto as
Exhibit
I
duly
executed by or on behalf of the Registered Holder, at the principal office
of
the Company, or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate,
by
canceling a portion of this Warrant in payment of the Purchase Price payable
in
respect of the number of Warrant Shares purchased upon such exercise. In
the
event of an exercise pursuant to this subsection 1(b), the number of Warrant
Shares issued to the Registered Holder shall be determined according to the
following formula:
X
= Y(A-B)
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A
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Where:
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X
=
|
the
number of Warrant Shares that shall be issued to the Registered
Holder;
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Y
=
|
the
number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is being exercised
(which
shall include both the number of Warrant Shares issued to the Registered
Holder and the number of Warrant Shares subject to the portion
of the
Warrant being cancelled in payment of the Purchase Price);
|
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A
=
|
the
Fair Market Value (as defined below) of one share of Common Stock;
and
|
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B
=
|
the
Purchase Price then in effect.
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(ii) The
Fair
Market Value per share of Common Stock shall be determined as
follows:
(1) If
the
Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the Nasdaq National
Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or another nationally recognized trading
system as of the Exercise Date, the Fair Market Value per share of Common
Stock
shall be deemed to be the average of the high and low reported sale prices
per
share of Common Stock thereon on the trading day immediately preceding the
Exercise Date (provided
that if
no such price is reported on such day, the Fair Market Value per share of
Common
Stock shall be determined pursuant to clause (2) below).
(2) If
the
Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, the Nasdaq
National Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or another nationally recognized
trading system as of the Exercise Date, the Fair Market Value per share of
Common Stock shall be deemed to be the amount most recently determined in
good
faith by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to represent the
fair market value per share of the Common Stock (including without limitation
a
determination for purposes of granting Common Stock options or issuing Common
Stock under any plan, agreement or arrangement with employees of the Company);
and, upon request of the Registered Holder, the Board (or a representative
thereof) shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable but in any event not
later
than 10 days after such request, notify the Registered Holder of the Fair
Market
Value per share of Common Stock and furnish the Registered Holder with
reasonable documentation of the Board’s determination of such Fair Market Value.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Board has not made such a determination
within the three-month period prior to the Exercise Date, then (A) the
Board shall make, and shall provide or cause to be provided to the Registered
Holder notice of, a determination of the Fair Market Value per share of the
Common Stock within 15 days of a request by the Registered Holder that it
do so,
and (B) the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to this subsection 1(b) shall
be delayed until such determination is made and notice thereof is provided
to
the Registered Holder.
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(c) Exercise
Date.
Each
exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately
prior
to the close of business on the day on which this Warrant shall have been
surrendered to the Company together with the duly executed purchase form
as
provided in subsection 1(a) or 1(b) above (the “Exercise Date”). At such time,
the person or persons in whose name or names any certificates for Warrant
Shares
shall be issuable upon such exercise as provided in subsection 1(d) below
shall
be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the Warrant Shares
represented by such certificates.
(d) Issuance
of Certificates.
As soon
as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in whole or in part, and
in
any event within 3 trading days thereafter, the Company, at its expense,
will
cause to be issued in the name of, and sent for delivery to, the Registered
Holder, or as the Registered Holder (upon payment by the Registered Holder
of
any applicable transfer taxes) may direct:
(i) a
certificate or certificates for the number of full Warrant Shares to which
the
Registered Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise plus, in lieu of any
fractional share to which the Registered Holder would otherwise be entitled,
cash in an amount determined pursuant to Section 3 hereof; and
(ii) in
case
such exercise is in part only, a new warrant or warrants (dated the date
hereof)
of like tenor, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for
the
number of Warrant Shares equal (without giving effect to any adjustment therein)
to the number of such shares called for on the face of this Warrant minus
the
number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant was so exercised (which,
in the
case of an exercise pursuant to subsection 1(b), shall include both the number
of Warrant Shares issued to the Registered Holder pursuant to such partial
exercise and the number of Warrant Shares subject to the portion of the Warrant
being cancelled in payment of the Purchase Price).
(e) Limitation
on Exercise.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, at no
time
may a Registered Holder of this Warrant exercise any portion of this Warrant
if
the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such exercise
would exceed, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by such Registered Holder at such time, the number of shares of Common
Stock which would result in such Registered Holder beneficially owning (as
determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules
thereunder) in excess of 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares
of
Common Stock; provided, however, that upon a Registered Holder of this Warrant
providing the Company with sixty-one (61) days notice (pursuant to Section
10
hereof) (the "Waiver Notice") that such Registered Holder would like to waive
this Section 1(e) with regard to any or all shares of Common Stock issuable
upon
exercise of this Warrant, this Section 1(e) will be of no force or effect
with
regard to all or a portion of the Warrant referenced in the Waiver Notice;
provided, further, that this provision shall be of no further force or effect
during the sixty-one (61) days immediately preceding the expiration of the
term
of this Warrant.
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[Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Warrant, at no time may a Registered
Holder of this Warrant exercise any portion of this Warrant if the number
of
shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such exercise would exceed,
when
aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such
Registered Holder at such time, the number of shares of Common Stock which
would
result in such Registered Holder beneficially owning (as determined in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder)
in
excess of 9.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock.]1
2. Adjustments.
(a) Adjustment
for Stock Splits and Combinations.
If the
Company shall at any time or from time to time after the date on which this
Warrant was first issued (or, if this Warrant was issued upon partial exercise
of, or in replacement of, another warrant of like tenor, then the date on
which
such original warrant was first issued) (the “Original Issue Date”) effect a
subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, the Purchase Price then in effect
immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased and
the
number of Warrant Shares shall be proportionately adjusted. If the Company
shall
at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date combine the
outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Purchase Price then in effect
immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased and
the
number of Warrant Shares shall be proportionately adjusted. Any adjustment
under
this paragraph shall become effective at the close of business on the date
the
subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(b) Adjustment
for Certain Dividends and Distributions.
In the
event the Company at any time, or from time to time after the Original Issue
Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders
of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable
in
additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Purchase
Price then in effect immediately before such event shall be decreased (and
the
number of Warrant Shares shall be proportionately adjusted) as of the time
of
such issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed,
as of
the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Purchase Price
then in effect by a fraction:
1
Bracketed language to be included in Warrant of SF
Capital.
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(1) the
numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close
of
business on such record date, and
(2) the
denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock
issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close
of
business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
in payment of such dividend or distribution; provided,
however,
that if
such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid
or if
such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Purchase
Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such
record
date and thereafter the Purchase Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this
paragraph as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or
distributions.
(c) Adjustments
for Other Dividends and Distributions.
In the
event the Company at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue
Date
shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders
of
Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable
in
securities of the Company (other than shares of Common Stock) or in cash
or
other property (other than regular cash dividends paid out of earnings or
earned
surplus, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles), then and in each such event provision shall be made so that
the
Registered Holder shall receive upon exercise hereof, in addition to the
number
of shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder, the kind and amount of securities
of the Company, cash or other property which the Registered Holder would
have
been entitled to receive had this Warrant been exercised on the date of such
event and had the Registered Holder thereafter, during the period from the
date
of such event to and including the Exercise Date, retained any such securities
receivable during such period, giving application to all adjustments called
for
during such period under this Section 2 with respect to the rights of the
Registered Holder.
(d) Adjustment
for Reorganization.
If
there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
consolidation or merger involving the Company in which the Common Stock is
converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property
(collectively, a “Reorganization”),
then,
following such Reorganization, the Registered Holder shall receive upon exercise
hereof the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which the
Registered Holder would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such
Reorganization if such exercise had taken place immediately prior to such
Reorganization. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if (x) there shall
occur any Reorganization in which the Common Stock is converted into or
exchanged for anything other than solely equity securities, and (y) the
common stock of the acquiring or surviving company is publicly traded, then,
as
part of such Reorganization, (i) the Registered Holder shall have the right
thereafter to receive upon the exercise hereof such number of shares of common
stock of the acquiring or surviving company as is determined by multiplying
(A) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant
immediately prior to such Reorganization by (B) a fraction, the numerator
of which is the Fair Market Value (as defined in subsection 1(b)(ii) above)
per
share of Common Stock as of the effective date of such Reorganization, and
the
denominator of which is the fair market value per share of common stock of
the
acquiring or surviving company as of the effective date of such transaction,
as
determined in good faith by the Board (using the principles set forth in
subsections 2(d)(i) and 2(d)(ii) to the extent applicable), and
(ii) the exercise price per share of common stock of the acquiring or
surviving company shall be the Purchase Price divided by the fraction referred
to in clause (B) above. In any such case, appropriate adjustment (as
determined in good faith by the Board) shall be made in the application of
the
provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interests thereafter
of the Registered Holder, to the end that the provisions set forth in this
Section 2 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments
of the Purchase Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably
may be, in relation to any securities, cash or other property thereafter
deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant.
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(e) Certificate
as to Adjustments.
Upon
the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Purchase Price pursuant
to this Section 2, the Company at its expense shall, as promptly as reasonably
practicable but in any event not later than 10 days thereafter, compute such
adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish
to
the Registered Holder a certificate setting forth such adjustment or
readjustment (including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other
property for which this Warrant shall be exercisable and the Purchase Price)
and
showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is
based.
The Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the written
request at any time of the Registered Holder (but in any event not later
than 10
days thereafter), furnish or cause to be furnished to the Registered Holder
a
certificate setting forth (i) the Purchase Price then in effect and
(ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other
securities, cash or property which then would be received upon the exercise
of
this Warrant.
3. Fractional
Shares.
The
Company shall not be required upon the exercise of this Warrant to issue
any
fractional shares, but shall pay the value thereof to the Registered Holder
in
cash on the basis of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock, as
determined pursuant to subsection 2(d) above.
4. [Intentionally
deleted]
5. Transfers,
etc.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, this Warrant and the Warrant Shares
shall not be sold or transferred unless either (i) they first shall have
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and
sold or transferred in accordance with the requirements of the prospectus
delivery requirements thereof, or (ii) such sale or transfer shall be
exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and the Company shall
have
been furnished with an opinion of legal counsel, reasonably satisfactory
to the
Company, to the effect that such sale or transfer is exempt from the
registration requirements of the Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
registration or opinion of counsel of such Purchaser shall be required for
a
transfer made in accordance with Rule 144 under the Act although the
transfer agent of the Company may require an opinion of counsel to the
Company.
(b) Each
certificate representing Warrant Shares shall bear a legend substantially
in the
following form:
“The
securities represented hereby have not been registered under the Securities
Act
of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and neither the securities
nor
any interest therein may not be offered, sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise
disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration under such act or
an
exemption from registration, which, in the opinion of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to counsel for this corporation, is available.”
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The
foregoing legend shall be removed from the certificates representing any
Warrant
Shares, at the request of the holder thereof, at such time as they become
eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Act or at such time
as the Warrant Shares are sold or transferred in accordance with the
requirements of a registration statement of the Company on Form S-3, or such
other form as may then be in effect or sold in compliance with Rule 144 provided
appropriate documentation of such sale is provided to counsel for the
Company.
(c) The
Company will maintain a register containing the name and address of the
Registered Holder of this Warrant. The Registered Holder may change its address
as shown on the warrant register by written notice to the Company requesting
such change.
(d) Subject
to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder
are
transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant with a
properly executed assignment (in the form of Exhibit II
hereto)
at the principal office of the Company (or, if another office or agency has
been
designated by the Company for such purpose, then at such other office or
agency).
6. No
Impairment.
The
Company will not, by amendment of its charter or through any reorganization,
transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance
or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times
in
good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking
of all
such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights
of
the Registered Holder against impairment.
7. Notices
of Record Date, etc.
In the
event:
(a) the
Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other
stock
or securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant)
for the
purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other
distribution, or to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares
of
stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other right;
or
(b) of
any
capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification of the Common
Stock
of the Company, any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, including an Acquisition Event, or any transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(c) of
the
voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company,
then, and in each such case, the Company will send or cause to be sent to
the
Registered Holder a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the record
date
for such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of
such
dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the effective date on which such
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, Acquisition Event,
transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place, and the
time,
if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock
(or
such other stock or securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise
of this
Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such
other stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon
such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall be sent at least
10
days prior to the record date or effective date for the event specified in
such
notice.
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8. Reservation
of Stock.
The
Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance
and
delivery upon the exercise of this Warrant, such number of Warrant Shares
and
other securities, cash and/or property, as from time to time shall be issuable
upon the exercise of this Warrant.
9. Exchange
or Replacement of Warrants.
(a) Upon
the
surrender by the Registered Holder, properly endorsed, to the Company at
the
principal office of the Company, the Company will, subject to the provisions
of
Section 5 hereof, issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Registered
Holder, at the Company’s expense, a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, in
the name of the Registered Holder or as the Registered Holder (upon payment
by
the Registered Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct, calling
in
the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares of Common
Stock (or other securities, cash and/or property) then issuable upon exercise
of
this Warrant.
(b) Upon
receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft
or
destruction) upon delivery of an indemnity agreement (with surety if reasonably
required) in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or (in the
case
of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company
will
issue, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.
10. Notices.
All
notices and other communications from the Company to the Registered Holder
in
connection herewith shall be mailed by certified or registered mail, postage
prepaid, or sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service
guaranteeing next business day delivery, to the address last furnished to
the
Company in writing by the Registered Holder. All notices and other
communications from the Registered Holder to the Company in connection herewith
shall be mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or sent
via a
reputable nationwide overnight courier service guaranteeing next business
day
delivery, to the Company at its principal office set forth below. If the
Company
should at any time change the location of its principal office to a place
other
than as set forth below, it shall give prompt written notice to the Registered
Holder and thereafter all references in this Warrant to the location of its
principal office at the particular time shall be as so specified in such
notice.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed delivered one business
day
after being sent via a reputable international overnight courier service
guaranteeing next business day delivery.
11. No
Rights as Stockholder.
Until
the exercise of this Warrant, the Registered Holder shall not have or exercise
any rights by virtue hereof as a stockholder of the Company. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, in the event (i) the Company effects a split of the Common Stock
by means of a stock dividend and the Purchase Price of and the number of
Warrant
Shares are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather
than as of the record date for such dividend), and (ii) the Registered
Holder exercises this Warrant between the record date and the distribution
date
for such stock dividend, the Registered Holder shall be entitled to receive,
on
the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common
Stock acquired upon such exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares
were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such
stock dividend.
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12. Amendment
or Waiver.
Any
term of this Warrant may be amended or waived (either generally or in a
particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with the written
consent of the Company and the holders of Company Warrants representing at
least
two-thirds of the number of shares of Common Stock then subject to outstanding
Company Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) this Warrant may be
amended
and the observance of any term hereunder may be waived without the written
consent of the Registered Holder only in a manner which applies to all Company
Warrants in the same fashion and (b) the number of Warrant Shares subject
to
this Warrant and the Purchase Price of this Warrant may not be amended, and
the
right to exercise this Warrant may not be waived, without the written consent
of
the Registered Holder (it being agreed that an amendment to or waiver under
any
of the provisions of Section 2 of this Warrant shall not be considered an
amendment of the number of Warrant Shares or the Purchase Price). The Company
shall give prompt written notice to the Registered Holder of any amendment
hereof or waiver hereunder that was effected without the Registered Holder’s
written consent. No waivers of any term, condition or provision of this Warrant,
in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further
or continuing waiver of any such term, condition or provision.
13. Section
Headings.
The
section headings in this Warrant are for the convenience of the parties and
in
no way alter, modify, amend, limit or restrict the contractual obligations
of
the parties.
14. Governing
Law.
This
Warrant will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws
of the State of New York (without reference to the conflicts of law provisions
thereof).
15. Facsimile
Signatures.
This
Warrant may be executed by facsimile signature.
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EXECUTED
as of the Date of Issuance indicated above.
GENELABS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
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Name:
Title:
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ATTEST:
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EXHIBIT
I
PURCHASE
FORM
To:
Genelabs Technologies, Inc.Dated:____________
The
undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant
(No. ___), hereby elects to purchase (check
applicable box):
·
____
shares of the Common Stock of Genelabs Technologies, Inc. covered by such
Warrant; or
·
____
the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant pursuant
to the
cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 1(b).
The
undersigned herewith makes payment of the full purchase price for such shares
at
the price per share provided for in such Warrant. Such payment takes the
form of
(check
applicable box or boxes):
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$______
in lawful money of the United States;
and/or
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the
cancellation of such portion of the attached Warrant as is exercisable
for
a total of _____ Warrant Shares (using a Fair Market Value of
$_____ per
share for purposes of this calculation) ;
and/or
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the
cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary,
in
accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 1(b), to exercise
this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares
purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth
in
subsection 1(b).
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The
undersigned has reviewed that certain Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant
to
which the above-referenced Warrant (or predecessor warrant) was originally
issued, and herewith makes the same representations and warranties as are
made
in Section B of such Securities Purchase Agreement on the date
hereof.
Signature: ______________________
Address: ________________________
_______________________
EXHIBIT
II
ASSIGNMENT
FORM
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, ______________________________________ hereby sells, assigns and
transfers all of the rights of the undersigned under the attached Warrant
(No.
____) with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock of Genelabs
Technologies, Inc. covered thereby set forth below, unto:
Name
of Assignee
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Address
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No.
of Shares
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Dated:_____________________
Signature:________________________________
Signature
Guaranteed:
By:
_______________________
The
signature should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks,
stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership
in
an approved signature guarantee medallion program) pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Exhibit
C
Genelabs
Technologies, Inc.
Confidential
Purchaser Questionnaire
Before
any sale of Shares or Warrants by Genelabs Technologies, Inc. can be made
to
you, this Questionnaire must be completed and returned to Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co.
Inc. Attn: Investment Banking Department, 000 Xxxxx Xx., Xxx Xxxx, XX
00000
1.____Name ________________________________________
(Exact name as it will appear on stock certificate)
Address
of Principal
Place of Business ________________________________
State
(or
Country) of Formation
or
Incorporation ________________________________
Contact
Person ________________________________
Telephone
Number ( )____________________________
Type
of
Entity
(corporation, partnership,
trust, etc.) ____________________________________
Was
entity formed for the purpose of this investment?
Yes
__ No
__
2. DESCRIPTION
OF INVESTOR
The
following information is required to ascertain whether you would be deemed
an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the
Securities Act. Please check whether you are any of the following:
¨
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a
corporation or partnership with total assets in excess of $5,000,000,
not
organized for the purpose of this particular
investment
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private
business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of
the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, a U.S. venture capital fund which
invests
primarily through private placements in non-publicly traded securities
and
makes available (either directly or through co-investors) to the
portfolio
companies significant guidance concerning management, operations
or
business objectives
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¨
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a
Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958
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¨
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an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 or
a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of
that
Act
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¨
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a
trust not organized to make this particular investment, with total
assets
in excess of $5,000,000 whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated
person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of the Securities Act of
1933 and who completed item 4 below of this
questionnaire
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a
bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) or a savings and loan association
or other institution defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities
Act of 1933 acting in either an individual or fiduciary
capacity
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¨
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an
insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act
of 1933
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an
employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (i) whose investment decision
is made by a fiduciary which is either a bank, savings and loan
association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor,
or
(ii) whose total assets exceed $5,000,000, or (iii) if a
self-directed plan, whose investment decisions are made solely
by a person
who is an accredited investor and who completed Part I of this
questionnaire;
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a
charitable, religious, educational or other organization described
in
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, not formed for the
purpose of this investment, with total assets in excess of
$5,000,000
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¨
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an
entity not located in the U.S. none of whose equity owners are
U.S.
citizens or U.S. residents
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a
broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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a
plan having assets exceeding $5,000,000 established and maintained
by a
government agency for its employees
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an
individual who had individual income from all sources during each
of the
last two years in excess of $200,000 or
the joint income of you and your spouse (if married) from all sources
during each of such years in excess of $300,000 and who reasonably
excepts
that either
your own income from all sources during the current year will exceed
$200,000 or
the joint income of you and your spouse (if married) from all sources
during the current year will exceed
$300,000
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an
individual whose net worth as of the date you purchase the securities
offered, together with the net worth of your spouse, be in excess
of
$1,000,000
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an
entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited
investors
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4. SIGNATURE
The
above
information is true and correct. The undersigned recognizes that the Company
and
its counsel are relying on the truth and accuracy of such information in
reliance on the exemption contained in Subsection 4(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The
undersigned agrees to notify the Company promptly of any changes in the
foregoing information which may occur prior to the investment.
Executed at ___________________, on
, 2007
(Signature)
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Exhibit
D
Selling
Stockholder Questionnaire
To: Genelabs
Technologies, Inc.
c/o
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Esq.
Reference
is made to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), made between
Genelabs Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the
Purchasers noted therein.
Pursuant
to Section B(11) of the Agreement, the undersigned hereby furnishes to the
Company the following information for use by the Company in connection with
the
preparation of the Registration Statement contemplated by Section E of the
Agreement.
(1) Name
and Contact Information:
Full
legal name of record holder:
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Address
of record holder:
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Social
Security Number or Taxpayer identification number of record
holder:
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Identity
of beneficial owner (if different
than record holder):
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Name
of contact person:
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Telephone
number of contact person:
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Fax
number of contact person:
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E-mail
address of contact person:
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(2) Beneficial
Ownership of Registrable Securities:
(a) Number
of Registrable Securities owned by Selling Stockholder:
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(b) Number
of Registrable Securities requested to be registered:
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(3)
Beneficial
Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling
Stockholder:
Except
as set forth below in this Item (3), the undersigned is not the
beneficial
or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than
the
Registrable Securities listed above in Item (2)(a).
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Type
and amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling
Stockholder:
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(4) Relationships
with the Company:
Except
as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates,
officers, directors or principal equity holders (5% or more)
has held any
position or office or has had any other material relationship
with the
Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three
years.
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State
any exceptions here:
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(5) Plan
of Distribution:
Except
as set forth below, the undersigned intends to distribute pursuant
to the
Registration Statement the Registrable Securities listed above
in Item (2)
in accordance with the “Plan of Distribution” section set forth
therein:
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State
any exceptions here:
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(6) Selling
Stockholder Affiliations:
(a) Is
the Selling Stockholder a registered broker-dealer?
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(b) Is
the Selling Stockholder an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer(s)?
(For purposes of this response, an “affiliate” of, or person “affiliated”
with, a specified person, is a person that directly, or indirectly
through
one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or
is under
common control with, the person specified.)
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(c) If
the answer to Item (6)(b) is yes, identify the registered broker-dealer(s)
and describe the nature of the affiliation(s):
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(d) If
the answer to Item (6)(b) is yes, did the Selling Stockholder
acquire the
Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business (if
not, please
explain)?
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(e) If
the answer to Item (6)(b) is yes, did the Selling Stockholder,
at the time
of purchase of the Registrable Securities, have any agreements,
plans or
understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute
the
Registrable Securities (if yes, please explain)?
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(7)
Voting
or Investment Control over the Registrable
Securities:
If
the Selling Stockholder is not a natural person, please identify
the
natural person or persons who have voting or investment control
over the
Registrable Securities listed in Item (2) above:
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Pursuant
to Section E(3) of the Agreement, the undersigned acknowledges that the Company
may, by notice to the Placement Agent and to each Purchaser at its last known
address, suspend or withdraw the Registration Statement and require that
the
undersigned immediately cease sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to
the
Registration Statement under certain circumstances described in the Agreement.
At any time that such notice has been given, the undersigned may not sell
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
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The
undersigned hereby further acknowledges that pursuant to Section E(5)(b)
of the
Agreement, the undersigned shall indemnify the Company and each of its directors
and officers against, and hold the Company and each of its directors and
officers harmless from, any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities
(including reasonable attorneys fees) to which the Company or its directors
and
officers may become subject by reason of any statement or omission in the
Registration Statement made in reliance upon, or in conformity with, a written
statement by the undersigned, including the information furnished in this
Questionnaire by the undersigned.
By
signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information
contained herein in its answers to Items (1) through (7) above and the inclusion
of such information in the Registration Statement, any amendments thereto
and
the related prospectus. The undersigned understands that such information
will
be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment
of
the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.
The
undersigned has reviewed the answers to the above questions and affirms that
the
same are true, complete and accurate. THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES TO NOTIFY THE
COMPANY IMMEDIATELY OF ANY CHANGES IN THE FOREGOING INFORMATION PRIOR TO
THE
INCLUSION OF THE UNDERSIGNED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR UPON THE COMPANY’S
REQUEST.
Dated:
_____________, 2007
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Signature
of Record Holder
(Please
sign your name in exactly the same manner as the certificate(s)
for the
shares being registered)
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Exhibit
E
Plan
of Distribution
The
selling stockholders may sell the shares offered by this prospectus. The
selling
stockholders, including their donees, pledgees, transferees or other
successors-in-interest selling shares of common stock received after the
date of
this prospectus from a selling stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership
distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of common stock or interests
in
shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility
on
which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions
may
be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices
related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the
time
of sale, or at negotiated prices. To the extent any of the selling stockholders
gift, pledge or otherwise transfer the shares offered hereby, such transferees
may offer and sell the shares from time to time under this prospectus, provided
that this prospectus has been amended under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable
provision of the Securities Act to include the name of such transferee in
the
list of selling stockholders under this prospectus.
The
selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when
disposing of shares or interests therein:
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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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;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer
for its
account under this prospectus;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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“at
the market” or through market makers or into an existing market for the
shares;
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short
sales entered into after the effective date of the registration
statement
of which this prospectus is a part;
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through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or otherwise, after the effective
date
of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a
part;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
and
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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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, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3)
or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest
as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
In
connection with the sale of the shares, the selling stockholders may enter
into
hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions,
which
may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging
the positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares
of our
common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short
positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn
may
sell these securities. The selling stockholders may also enter into option
or
other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or
the
creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery
to such
broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this
prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution
may
resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect
such
transaction).
The
aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the shares offered by
them
will be the purchase price of the common stock less discounts or commissions,
if
any. Each of the selling stockholders reserves the right to accept and, together
with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any
proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through agents.
We will
not receive any of the proceeds from this offering. Upon any exercise of
the
warrants by payment of cash, however, we will receive the exercise price
of the
warrants.
The
selling stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open
market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of
1933,
provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that
rule.
The selling
shareholders and any broker-dealers that act in connection with the sale
of
securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section
2(11) of the Securities Act in connection with such sales, and any commissions
received by such broker-dealers and any profit on the resale of the securities
sold by them while acting as principals may be deemed to be underwriting
discounts or commissions under the Securities Act.
To
the
extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of
the
selling stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering
prices,
the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions
or
discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an
accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective
amendment to the registration statement that includes this
prospectus.
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To
comply
with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the shares may be
sold
in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.
In addition, in some states the shares may not be sold unless it has been
registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or
qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
We
have
advised the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation
M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to
the
activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates. In addition,
we
will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended
from
time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the purpose of
satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The
selling stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in
transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities,
including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
We
have
agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities laws, relating
to the
registration of the shares offered by this prospectus.
We
have
agreed with the selling stockholders to keep the registration statement that
includes this prospectus effective until the earliest of (1) insert the second
anniversary of the Closing, (2) such time as all of the shares covered by
this
prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with the
registration statement, and (3) the date upon which all of the shares and
the
shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants, assuming
net
exercise of the warrants pursuant to the provisions thereof, may be sold
in any
three month period in reliance on Rule 144.
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