REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Registration Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
this 4th
day of
June, 2007 by and among Osteologix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and the “Holders” executing this Agreement and named in that certain
Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Holders dated the date
hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”).
The
parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain
Definitions.
As
used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any person, any other person which directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
person.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in Xxx Xxxx Xxxx xxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx are open for the general transaction of
business.
“Common
Stock”
shall
mean the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and any securities
into which such shares may hereinafter be reclassified.
“Holders”
shall
mean collectively, the Purchasers and Nordic.
“Major
Purchaser”
shall
mean any Holder (other than Nordic) that purchased more than 300,000 Units
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Shares
purchased by a Holder shall include the Shares of all of its related persons
that have also purchased Shares under the Purchase Agreement.
“Nordic”
means
Nordic Biotech K/S, a Danish limited partnership, Nordic Biotech Advisors and
their respective successors and assigns or permitted transferees who are
subsequent holders of Registrable Securities.
“Purchasers”
shall
mean the Purchasers identified in the Purchase Agreement (other than
Nordic)
and any
successor and assigns or permitted transferee of any Purchaser who is a
subsequent holder of any Registrable Securities.
“Prospectus”
shall
mean the prospectus included in any 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 1933 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 such Registration Statement and by
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.
“Register,”
“registered”
and
“registration”
refer
to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or
similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the
declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or
document.
“Registrable
Securities”
shall
mean (i) the Shares, and (ii) any other securities issued or issuable with
respect to or in exchange for the Shares; provided, that, a security held by
Holder shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon (A) a sale by such Holder
pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or (B)
such
security becoming eligible for sale by such Purchaser pursuant to Rule
144(k).
“Registration
Statement”
shall
mean any registration statement or statements of the Company filed under the
1933 Act and (in each case) the Prospectus that covers the resale of any of
the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including
each of the Registration Statements referred to in Section 2), amendments and
supplements to each such Registration Statement and Prospectus, including pre-
and post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material filed and
incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in each
such
Registration Statement.
“Required
Holders”
means
the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities.
“Required
Purchasers”
mean
the Purchasers holding a majority of the Registrable Securities then owned
by
the Purchasers.
“Rule
401”,
“Rule
415”,
“Rule
416”,
“Rule
429”
and
“Rule
461”
mean
Rule 401, Rule 415, Rule 416, Rule 429 and Rule 461, respectively, each as
promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the 1933 Act, as such Rule may be amended
from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
SEC having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
“SEC”
means
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.”
“Shares”
means
the shares of Common Stock issued to the Purchasers and Nordic pursuant to
the
Purchase Agreement or issued or issuable to the Purchasers and Nordic upon
the
exercise, conversion or exchange of any securities issued pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement including any Warrant Shares issued or issuable to the
Purchasers and Nordic pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants (as well as
any
shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the Purchasers and Nordic upon
any
stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event
with respect to the foregoing).
“Warrant”
means
the Warrants to purchase Common Stock issued to the Purchasers pursuant to
the
Purchase Agreement and any amendments thereof.
“Warrant
Shares”
means
the shares issued or issuable pursuant to the Warrants.
“1933
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“1934
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
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2. Registration.
(a) Initial
Registration Statement .
Promptly following the closing of the purchase and sale of the securities
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Closing Date”) but no later than
five (5) Business Days after the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 (the “SB-2 Filing
Deadline”), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration
Statement covering the resale by the Purchasers of all Registrable Securities
then held by the Purchasers to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule
415. Such Registration Statement shall be on Form SB-2 (the “SB-2 Registration
Statement”) or other appropriate form in accordance herewith and shall include
the plan of distribution attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(except
as otherwise directed by the Purchasers). Such SB-2 Registration Statement
also
shall cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act (including Rule 416),
such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from
stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the
Registrable Securities. Such SB-2 Registration Statement shall not include
any
shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of Nordic and any
other holder without the prior written consent of the Required Purchasers,
except for shares of Common Stock held by the Company’s stockholders (other than
Nordic) having “piggyback” registration rights expressly set forth in
registration rights agreements entered into by the Company prior to the date
hereof. A copy of the initial filing of the Registration Statement (and each
pre-effective amendment thereto) shall be provided to the Purchasers and their
counsel at least three (3) business days prior to filing. If the SB-2
Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed with
the
SEC on or prior to the SB-2 Filing Deadline (or if it is filed without giving
the Purchasers the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required
above, the Company shall not be deemed to have satisfied such filing
requirement) and, then in addition to any other rights each Purchaser may have
hereunder or under applicable law, the Company will pay (i) an amount in cash
to
each Purchaser, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to
1.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by such
Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement up
to a
maximum amount of all liquidated damages payable under this Agreement to any
Purchaser of 10% of the purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by such
Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement
and (ii)
for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the Filing
Deadline for which the SB-2 Registration Statement has not been filed or
reviewed pursuant to the terms hereof an amount in cash to each Purchaser,
as
partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.5% of the aggregate
purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by such Purchaser pursuant to
the
Purchase Agreement up
to a
maximum amount of all liquidated damages payable under this Agreement to any
Purchaser of 10% of the purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by such
Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
The
amounts payable as partial liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph shall
be paid within three (3) Business Days of the SB-2 Filing Deadline and monthly
thereafter within three (3) Business Days of the last day of each month
following the commencement of the SB-2 Filing Deadline until the SB-2
Registration Statement has been reviewed by the Purchasers and filed with the
SEC as required herein. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated
damages pursuant to this section in full within seven calendar days after the
date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 18% per annum
(or such lesser amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the
Purchaser, accruing daily from the date such payments are due until such
amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. Payments to be made
pursuant to this Section 2(a)(i) shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for
any
portion of a month prior to the review and filing of the Registration Statement
required herein. All payments shall be in immediately available cash funds.
(b) Registration
by Nordic.
At any
time after the date that is the later of (i) one hundred eighty (180) days
after
the closing of the purchase and sale of the securities contemplated by the
Purchase Agreement or (ii) thirty (30) days after the effectiveness of the
SB-2
Registration Statement filed in accordance with Section 2(a) herein, Nordic
may
request, no more than one time, that the Company shall prepare and file with the
SEC, a Registration Statement covering the resale by Nordic of all Registrable
Securities then held by Nordic to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to
Rule
415. Such Registration Statement shall be on Form SB-2 or other appropriate
form
in accordance herewith and shall include the plan of distribution attached
hereto as Exhibit
A
(except
as otherwise directed by Nordic). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if the
board of directors of the Company determines in good faith that any such
registration would be materially detrimental to the Company, the Company may
defer such registration for no more than ninety (90) days in any twelve (12)
month period.
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(c) Expenses.
The
Company will pay all expenses associated with each registration, including
filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and
expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale
under applicable state securities laws, listing fees, reasonable out-of-pocket
fees and expenses of one counsel to all Major Purchasers (which fees and
expenses shall not exceed $15,000) and the Major Purchasers’ reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the registration, but excluding
discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers
or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable
Securities being sold.
(d) Additional
Registration Statements.
In
the
event that the Company is unable to register for resale under Rule 415 all
of
the Registrable Securities held by the Purchasers in connection with the
Registration Statement filed by the Company under section 2(a) or
Nordic in
connection with any demand related to its Registrable Securities under section
2(b) on a single Registration Statement in accordance with the above referenced
provisions of this Agreement due to limits imposed by the SEC’s current
interpretation of Rule 415, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Company covenants that as soon as it is permitted to
do so
by the SEC, that it will prepare and file with the SEC such additional
Registration Statements registering, in each case, Registrable Securities held
by the Purchasers or
Nordic, as
the
case may be, that
were
omitted from the initial Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a)
or 2(b) hereof and to use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration
Statements to be declared effective as promptly as possible.
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(e) Effectiveness.
(i) The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration
Statement(s) declared effective as soon as practicable (including filing with
the SEC a request for acceleration of its effectiveness in accordance with
Rule
461 within five (5) Business Days of the date that the Company is notified
(orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the staff of the SEC that a
Registration Statement will not be reviewed, or not be subject to further
review), with respect to the initial SB-2 Registration Statement filed pursuant
to Section 2(a) hereof, but in any event no later than November 14, 2007. The
Company shall notify the Purchasers or Nordic by facsimile or e-mail as promptly
as practicable, and in any event, within twenty-four (24) hours, after any
Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide
the Purchasers or Nordic with copies of any related Prospectus to be used in
connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby.
If (A) the SB-2 Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC
prior to the earlier of five (5) Business Days after the staff of the SEC shall
have informed the Company (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) that
such
Registration Statement will not be reviewed by the staff of the SEC or not
be
subject to further review or November 14, 2007 or (B)
after
a Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, sales cannot
be
made pursuant to such Registration Statement for any reason (including without
limitation by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update the
Registration Statement), but excluding the inability of any Purchaser to sell
the Registrable Securities covered thereby due to market conditions and except
as excused pursuant to Section 2(e)(ii) below, then,
in
addition to any other rights each Purchaser may have hereunder or under
applicable law, the Company will pay (i) an amount in cash to each Purchaser,
as
partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.5% of the aggregate
purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by such Purchaser pursuant to
the
Purchase Agreement up
to a
maximum amount of all liquidated damages payable under this Agreement to any
Purchaser of 10% of the purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by such
Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement
and (ii)
for each 30-day period or pro rata for any portion thereof following the
occurrence of an event set forth in any of (A) or (B) above an amount in cash
to
each Purchaser, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to
1.5% of the aggregate purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by such
Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement up
to a
maximum amount of all liquidated damages payable under this Agreement to any
Purchaser of 10% of the purchase price paid for Registrable Securities by such
Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
The
amounts payable as partial liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph shall
be paid within three (3) Business Days of the occurrence of an event set forth
in any of (A) or (B) above and monthly thereafter within three (3) Business
Days
of the last day of each month following the occurrence of an event set forth
in
any of (A) or (B) above until such events are cured. The amounts payable as
partial liquidated damages pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid within
three
(3) Business Days of the occurrence of an event set forth in any of (A) or
(B)
above and monthly thereafter within three (3) Business Days of the last day
of
each month following the occurrence of an event set forth in any of (A) or
(B)
above until such occurrence has been cured. If the Company fails to pay any
partial liquidated damages pursuant to this section in full within seven days
after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of
18%
per annum (or such lesser amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable
law)
to the Purchaser, accruing daily from the date such payments are due until
such
amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. Such payments shall
be made to each Purchaser in immediately available cash funds. For purposes
of
the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, except in the case of
any
Purchasers who elect in writing not to have its Registrable Securities included
in the Registration Statement, no Registration Statement shall be considered
“effective” with respect to any Registrable Securities unless such Registration
Statement lists the Purchasers of such Registrable Securities as “Selling
Stockholders” and includes such other information as is required to be disclosed
with respect to such Purchasers to permit them to sell all of their Registrable
Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
(ii) For
not
more than fifteen (15) consecutive days or for a total of not more than thirty
days in any twelve (12) month period, the Company may delay the disclosure
of
material non-public information concerning the Company, by suspending the use
of
any Prospectus included in any registration contemplated by this Section or
by
delaying any post-effective amendment to the Form SB-2 Registration Statement,
if such disclosure at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company,
in the best interests of the Company (an “Allowed Delay”); provided, that the
Company shall promptly (a) notify the Purchasers or Nordic in writing of the
existence of (but in no event, without the prior written consent of a Purchaser
or Nordic, shall the Company disclose to such Purchaser or Nordic any of the
facts or circumstances regarding) an Allowed Delay, (b) advise the applicable
Holders in writing to cease all sales under the Registration Statement until
the
end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to
terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.
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3. Company
Obligations.
The
Company will use all reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the
Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto
the Company will, as expeditiously as possible (but subject to Section
2(e)(ii)):
(a) use all
reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective
and,
to remain continuously effective for a period that will terminate upon the
earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement as amended from time to time, have been sold, and (ii)
the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) (the “Effectiveness Period”) and
advise the Purchasers in writing when the Effectiveness Period has
expired;
(b) (i)
prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments
to
such Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep
such
Registration Statement effective 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;
(iii) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received
from the Commission with respect to such Registration Statement or any amendment
thereto and, as promptly as reasonably practicable, upon request, provide the
Purchasers true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the
Commission relating to such Registration Statement;
and (iv)
comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to
the
distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement;
(c) use all
reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other
suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the
withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;
(d) prior
to
any resale of Registrable Securities, use all reasonable efforts to
register or qualify or cooperate with the Purchasers and their counsel in
connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities
for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions
requested by the Purchasers and do any and all other commercially reasonable
acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in such
jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or
as a
condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it
would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (ii)
subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not
otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(d), or (iii) file a general
consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;
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(e) use all
reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system
or other market (including the OTC-BB) on which similar securities issued by
the
Company are then listed or traded;
(f) promptly
notify the Purchasers and/or Nordic, at any time when a Prospectus relating
to
Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act (including
during any period when the Company is in compliance with Rule 172), upon
discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the
Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes
an
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
in light of the circumstances then existing, and at the request of any such
holder, promptly prepare, file with the SEC pursuant to Rule 172 and furnish
to
such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be
necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include 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 not misleading in light of the
circumstances then existing;
(g)
promptly
notify the Purchasers and/or Nordic (i) of any request by the Commission or
any
other Federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness
of each Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to such
Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (ii) of
the
issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority
of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any
proceedings for that purpose; (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption
from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose; and (iv) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes
the financial statements included in such Registration Statement ineligible
for
inclusion therein;
and
(h) With
a
view to making available to the Purchasers and Nordic the benefits of Rule
144
(or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may
at
any time permit the Purchasers to sell shares of Common Stock to the public
without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep
public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in
Rule
144, until the earlier of (A) six months after such date as all of the
Registrable Securities may be resold pursuant to Rule 144(k) or any other rule
of similar effect or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall
have been resold; (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and
other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act (whether or not
such
reports and other documents are required to be filed under the 0000 Xxx); and
(iii) furnish to each Purchaser and Nordic upon request, as long as such
Purchaser owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the
Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act,
and (B) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail
such Purchaser or Nordic of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits
the
selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration.
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(i) The
Company represents and warrants that (A) since December 31, 2006 through the
date of this Agreement, it has filed with the SEC in a timely manner all reports
and other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act and (B) neither
the Company nor any of its consolidated or unconsolidated subsidiaries have,
since the end of the last fiscal year for which certified financial statements
of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries were included in a report
filed
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act through the date of this
Agreement: (1) failed to pay any dividend or sinking fund installment on
preferred stock; or (2) defaulted (x) on any installment or installments on
indebtedness for borrowed money, or (y) on any rental on one or more long term
leases, which defaults in the aggregate are material to the financial position
of the Company and its consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries, taken
as a
whole.
4. Information The
Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Purchasers,
or
to advisors to or representatives of the Purchasers, unless prior to disclosure
of such information the Company identifies such information as being material
nonpublic information and provides the Purchasers, such advisors and
representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material
nonpublic information for review and any Purchaser wishing to obtain such
information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the
Company with respect thereto.
5. Obligations
of the Holders.
(a) Each
Holder shall promptly furnish in writing to the Company such information
regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method
of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably
required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall
execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company
may
reasonably request. At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the first
anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify
each Holder of the information the Company requires from such Holder if such
Holder elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement. A Holder shall provide such information to the Company
at least three (3) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date
of
such Registration Statement if such Holder elects to have any of the Registrable
Securities included in the Registration Statement.
(b) Each
Holder, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate
with
the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the
preparation and filing of a Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Holder
has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its
Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
(c) Each
Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i)
the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(e)(ii) or (ii) the
happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(f) hereof, such Holder will
immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Holder
is
advised by the Company that a supplemented or amended prospectus has been filed
with the SEC and until any related post-effective amendment is declared
effective and, if so directed by the Company, the Holder shall deliver to the
Company or destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of destruction)
all
copies in the Holder’s possession of the Prospectus covering the Registrable
Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.
6. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification
by the Company.
The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder and its officers,
directors, members, partners, employees, attorneys and agents, successors and
assigns, and each other person, if any, who controls such Holder within the
meaning of the 1933 Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
joint or several, to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration
Statement, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein,
or
any amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) the omission or alleged omission
to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make
the statements therein not misleading; (iii) any violation by the Company or
its
agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act applicable
to
the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the
Company in connection with such registration; or (iv) any failure to register
or
qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration in any
state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed
in
writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification
on a
Holder’s behalf and will reimburse such Holder, and each such officer, director
or member and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided,
however,
that
the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any
such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made
in
conformity with information furnished by such Holder or any such controlling
person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or
Prospectus.
(b) Indemnification
by the Holders.
Each
Holder agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to
the
fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers,
employees, stockholders and each person who controls the Company (within the
meaning of the 0000 Xxx) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any untrue statement
of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated
in
the Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary prospectus or amendment
or supplement thereto 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 Holder
to
the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or
Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability
of a Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net
of
all expense paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this
Section 6 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required
to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Holder
upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration
Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
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(c) Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings.
Any
person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to
the
indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification
and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim
with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided
that any
person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ
separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless
(a)
the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the
indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and
employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable
judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a
conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party
with
respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying
party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the
right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and
provided,
further,
that
the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall
not
relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the
extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the
indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is
understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any
proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more
than
one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties.
No
indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party,
consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff
to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such
claim or litigation.
(d) Contribution.
If for
any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a)
and
(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless,
other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result
of
such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate
to
reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party,
as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933
Act
shall be entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a holder
of
Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the
proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such holder in connection with any claim
relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has
otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of
the
Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
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7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments
and Waivers.
This
Agreement may be amended, modified or waived only by a writing signed by the
Company and the Major Purchasers.
(b) Notices.
All
notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall
be
made as set forth in Section 9.4 of the Purchase Agreement.
(c) Assignments
and Transfers by Holders.
The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the Holders and their respective successors and assigns. A Holder may transfer
or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more persons its
rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities
by
such Holder to such person, provided that (i) such Holder complies with all
laws
applicable thereto and provides written notice of assignment to the Company
promptly after such assignment is effected and (ii) the transferee agrees in
writing to be bound by this Agreement as if it were a party hereto.
(d) Assignments
and Transfers by the Company.
This
Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or
otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, provided,
however, that the Company may assign its rights and delegate its duties
hereunder to any surviving or successor corporation in connection with a merger
or consolidation of the Company with another corporation, or a sale, transfer
or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another
corporation, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, after
notice duly given by the Company to each Holder.
(e) Benefits
of the Agreement.
The
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties.
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any
party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns
any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this
Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
(f) Counterparts;
Faxes.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall
be
deemed an original.
(g) Titles
and Subtitles.
The
titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and
are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
(h) Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be
enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law
which
renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any
respect.
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(i) Further
Assurances.
The
parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents
and
take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the
agreements herein contained.
(j) Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement
and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained
herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
(k) Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal
laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles
thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County
and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
for
the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising
out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of
process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served
on
each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified
for
the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit,
action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto
irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action
or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that
any
such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought
in an
inconvenient forum. EACH
OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN
CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
(l) Obligations
of Holders.
The
Company acknowledges that the obligations of each Holder under this Agreement
are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder, and no
Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations
of
any other Holder under this Agreement. The decision of each Holder to enter
into
to this Agreement has been made by such Holder independently of any other
Holder. The Company further acknowledges that nothing contained in this
Agreement, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed
to
constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or
any
other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way
acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the
transactions contemplated hereby. Each Holder shall be entitled to independently
protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising
out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to
be
joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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Each
Holder has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review
and negotiation of this Agreement and with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Company has elected to provide all Holders with the
same terms and Agreement for the convenience of the Company and not because
it
was required or requested to do so by the Holders. The Company acknowledges
that
such procedure with respect to this Agreement in no way creates a presumption
that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect
to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
[Signature
pages follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly
authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
The Company: | OSTEOLOGIX, INC. | |
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The Purchasers: | BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, L.P. | |
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By: | BVF Partners, L.P., its general partner | |
By: BVF Inc., its general partner |
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President |
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BIOTECHNOLOGY
VALUE FUND II, L.P.
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By: BVF Inc., its general partner |
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: President |
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BVF
INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.
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By: BVF Inc, its general partner |
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: President |
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INVESTMENT
10, L.L.C.
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By: BVF Inc., its general partner |
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxxxx Sachs Intl | ||
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NORDIC
BIOTECH K/S
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Exhibit
A
Plan
of Distribution
The
selling stockholders, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees,
transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of common stock
or
interests in 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.
The
selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when
disposing of shares or interests therein:
·
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the
broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
·
block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal
to
facilitate the transaction;
·
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer
for its account;
·
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
·
privately negotiated transactions;
·
short sales effected after the date the registration statement of
which
this Prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC;
·
through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging
transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
·
broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a
specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; and
·
a combination of any such methods of sale.
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 or supplement 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. The selling
stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors
in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this
prospectus.
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In
connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, 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 sale of the common
stock
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.
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 stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that
participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be
"underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any
discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the
shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
Selling stockholders who are "underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(11)
of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements
of
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.
In
order
to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common
stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed
brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock 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.
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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 of
which
this prospectus constitutes a part effective until the earlier of (1) such
time
as all of the shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant
to and in accordance with the registration statement or (2) the date on which
the shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities
Act.
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