SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This
SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”)
is
made as of the last date set forth on the signature page hereof between
COUGAR
BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 00000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx (the “Company”),
and
the undersigned (the “Subscriber”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the
Company has retained XX Xxxxx & Co, LLC (“XX
Xxxxx”)
and
Paramount BioCapital, Inc. (“Paramount”)
to act
as co-exclusive placement agents, on a “best efforts” basis, in a private
offering (the “Offering”)
of
units (the “Units”),
each
consisting of 0.9 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share (the
“Cougar
Preferred Stock”),
and
0.1 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Cougar
Common Stock”),
of
the Company, and in connection therewith has authorized the Placement Agents
to
engage one or more other firms to assist in finding qualified subscribers
for
the Units (such other firms, if any, together with XX Xxxxx and Paramount,
the
“Placement
Agents”);
WHEREAS,
the
Company desires to offer and sell a minimum of 11,560,694 Units at a per
Unit
price of $1.73 (the “Purchase
Price”)
for
aggregate gross proceeds of $20,000,000 (the “Minimum
Offering”)
and up
to a maximum of 22,919,075 Units, for aggregate approximate gross proceeds
of
$39,650,000 (the “Maximum
Offering”).
The
minimum investment per Subscriber is 57,804 Units ($100,000.92), although
the
Company and the Placement Agents, in their sole discretion, may allow sales
of a
fewer number of Units;
WHEREAS,
the
Company desires to enter into this Agreement to issue and sell the Units
and the
Subscriber desires to purchase that number of Units set forth on the signature
page hereto on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS,
the
terms of the Offering are summarized in that certain Confidential Offering
Memorandum dated February 28, 2006 (the “Original Memorandum”
together with all amendments, supplements, exhibits and appendices thereto,
including without limitation Supplement No. 1 thereto dated March 28, 2006,
shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Memorandum”);
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the promises and the mutual representations and covenants
hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto do hereby agree as
follows:
I. SUBSCRIPTION
FOR UNITS AND REPRESENTATIONS BY SUBSCRIBER
1.1 Subject
to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and in the Memorandum,
the
Subscriber hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from
the
Company that number of Units as is set forth on the signature page hereto
at the
Purchase Price. The aggregate Purchase Price is payable by personal or business
check or money order made payable to “US Bank Trust National Association as
Escrow Agent for Paramount/Cougar” contemporaneously with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Subscriber. Subscribers may also pay the
subscription amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to:
Bank:
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US
Bank Trust N.A.
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ABA
Number:
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000000000
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Further
Credit to Account Name:
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US
Bank and Trust Corp Trust Acct
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Account
#:
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Final
Beneficiary Recipient/Subacct:
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Paramount
BioCapital/Cougar Biotechnology
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SEI/Subacct
Number:
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Reference:
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[Investor
Name]
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The
Subscriber understands, however, that the purchase and sale of the Units
is
contingent upon the Company making sales of the Minimum Offering amount prior
to
the Offering Termination Date.
1.2 The
Subscriber recognizes that the purchase of the Units involves a high degree
of
risk including, but not limited to, the following: (a) the Company remains
a
development stage business with limited operating history and requires
substantial funds in addition to the proceeds of the Offering; (b) an investment
in the Company is highly speculative, and only investors who can afford the
loss
of their entire investment should consider investing in the Company and the
Units; (c) the Subscriber may not be able to liquidate its investment; (d)
transferability of the Units and the Cougar Preferred Stock and Cougar Common
Stock included in the Units (sometimes hereinafter collectively referred
to as
the “Securities”)
is
extremely limited; (e) in the event of a disposition of the Securities, the
Subscriber could sustain the loss of its entire investment; and (f) the Company
has not paid any dividends on its capital stock since its inception and does
not
anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future (other than as
required in accordance with the terms of the Cougar Preferred Stock). Without
limiting the generality of the representations set forth in Section 1.5 below,
the Subscriber represents that the Subscriber has carefully reviewed the
section
of the Memorandum captioned "Risk Factors."
1.3 The
Subscriber represents that the Subscriber is an “accredited investor” as such
term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D (“Regulation
D”)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
as
indicated by the Subscriber’s responses to the questions contained in Article
VII hereof, and that the Subscriber is able to bear the economic risk of
an
investment in the Units. If the Subscriber is a natural person, the Subscriber
has reached the age of majority in the state or other jurisdiction in which
the
Subscriber resides, has adequate means of providing the for the Subscriber’s
current financial needs and contingencies, is able to bear the substantial
economic risks of an investment in the Units for an indefinite period of
time,
has no need for liquidity in such investment and, at the present time, could
afford a complete loss of such investment.
1.4 The
Subscriber hereby acknowledges and represents that (a) the Subscriber has
sufficient knowledge and experience in business and financial matters, and
prior
investment experience, including investment in securities that are non-listed,
unregistered and/or not traded on a national securities exchange nor on the
NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”),
or
the Subscriber has employed the services of a “purchaser representative” (as
defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D), attorney and/or accountant to read
all of
the documents furnished or made available by the Company both to the Subscriber
and to all other prospective investors in the Units, in order to evaluate
the
merits and risks of such an investment on the Subscriber's behalf; (b) the
Subscriber recognizes the highly speculative nature of this investment; and
(c)
the Subscriber is able to bear the economic risk that the Subscriber hereby
assumes.
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1.5 The
Subscriber hereby acknowledges receipt and careful review of this Agreement,
the
Memorandum (which includes the Risk Factors) and all appendices to the
Memorandum, including without limitation the forms of Certificates of
Designation attached to the Memorandum as Appendix
B,
and any
documents which may have been made available upon request as reflected therein
(collectively referred to as the “Offering
Materials”)
and
hereby represents that the Subscriber has been furnished by the Company during
the course of the Offering with certain information regarding the Company,
the
terms and conditions of the Offering and any additional information that
the
Subscriber, its purchaser representative, attorney and/or accountant has
requested or desired to know, and has been afforded the opportunity to ask
questions of and receive answers from duly authorized officers or other
representatives of the Company concerning the Company and the terms and
conditions of the Offering. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify
the
representations and warranties of the Company in Section 2 of this Agreement
or
the right of the Subscriber to rely thereon.
1.6 (a) In
making
the decision to invest in the Units the Subscriber has relied upon the
information provided by the Company in the Offering Materials. To the extent
necessary, the Subscriber has retained, at its own expense, and relied upon
appropriate professional advice regarding the investment, tax and legal merits
and consequences of this Agreement and the purchase of the Units
hereunder.
The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Company has prepared
the
Offering Materials and that no other person, including without limitation,
the
Placement Agents, has supplied any information for inclusion in the Offering
Materials other than information furnished in writing to the Company by the
Placement Agents specifically for inclusion in those parts of the Offering
Materials relating specifically to such Placement Agents, (ii) the Placement
Agents have no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the Offering
Materials and (iii) the Subscriber has not relied upon the independent
investigation or verification, if any, that may have been undertaken by the
Placement Agents.
(b) The
Subscriber represents that no Units were offered or sold to it by means of
any
form of general solicitation or general advertising.
1.7 The
Subscriber hereby represents that the Subscriber, either by reason of the
Subscriber's business or financial experience or the business or financial
experience of the Subscriber's professional advisors (who are unaffiliated
with
and not compensated by the Company or any affiliate or selling agent of the
Company, including the Placement Agents, directly or indirectly), has the
capacity to protect the Subscriber's own interests in connection with the
transaction contemplated hereby.
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1.8 The
Subscriber hereby acknowledges that the Offering has not been reviewed by
the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
nor
any state regulatory authority since the Offering is intended to be exempt
from
the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act pursuant
to
Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The Subscriber understands that the
Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any
state
securities or “blue sky” laws and agrees not to sell, pledge, assign or
otherwise transfer or dispose of the Securities unless they are registered
under
the Securities Act and under any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws
or unless an exemption from such registration is available.
1.9 The
Subscriber understands that the Securities comprising the Units have not
been
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws by reason
of a
claimed exemption under the provisions of the Securities Act and such state
securities laws that depend, in part, upon the Subscriber's investment
intention. In this connection, the Subscriber hereby represents that the
Subscriber is purchasing the Securities for the Subscriber's own account
for
investment and not with a view toward the resale or distribution to others
in
violation of applicable securities laws. The Subscriber, if an entity, further
represents that it was not formed specifically for the purpose of purchasing
the
Securities.
1.10 The
Subscriber understands that there is no public market for the Units nor the
Securities comprising the Units and that no market may develop for any of
such
Securities. The Subscriber understands that even if a public market develops
for
such Securities, Rule 144 (“Rule
144”)
promulgated under the Securities Act requires for non-affiliates, among other
conditions, a one-year holding period prior to the resale (in limited amounts)
of securities acquired in a non-public offering without having to satisfy
the
registration requirements under the Securities Act. The Subscriber understands
and hereby acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to register
any
of the Units or any of the Securities under the Securities Act or any state
securities or “blue sky” laws other than as set forth in Article V.
1.11 The
Subscriber consents to the placement of a legend on any certificate or other
document evidencing the Securities that such Securities have not been registered
under the Securities Act or any state securities or “blue sky” laws and setting
forth or referring to the restrictions on transferability and sale thereof
contained in this Agreement. The Subscriber is aware that the Company will
make
a notation in its appropriate records with respect to the restrictions on
the
transferability of such Securities. The legend to be placed on each certificate
shall be in form substantially similar to the following:
"THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR
"BLUE
SKY LAWS", AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED ABSENT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT, OR
UNLESS
THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO
THE
COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
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1.12 The
Subscriber understands that the Placement Agents and/or the Company will
review
this Agreement and are hereby given authority by the Subscriber, if the
Subscriber is an individual, to call Subscriber's bank or place of employment
or
otherwise review the financial standing of the Subscriber; and it is further
agreed that the Placement Agents and the Company, each at their sole discretion,
reserve the unrestricted right, without further documentation or agreement
on
the part of the Subscriber, to reject or limit any subscription and to close
the
Offering to the Subscriber at any time after the Company has received valid
subscriptions for the Minimum Offering and funds relating to such subscriptions
have been deposited into escrow and that the Company will issue stop transfer
instructions to its transfer agent with respect to such Securities.
1.13 The
Subscriber hereby represents that the address of the Subscriber furnished
by
Subscriber on the signature page hereof is the Subscriber's principal residence
if Subscriber is an individual or its principal business address if it is
a
corporation or other entity.
1.14 The
Subscriber represents that the Subscriber has full power and authority
(corporate, statutory and otherwise) to execute and deliver this Agreement
and
to purchase the Units and the Securities comprising the Units. This Agreement,
when executed and delivered by the Subscriber, constitutes the legal, valid
and
binding obligation of the Subscriber, enforceable against the Subscriber
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.
1.15 If
the
Subscriber is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust,
employee benefit plan, individual retirement account, Xxxxx Plan, or other
tax-exempt entity, (a) it is authorized and qualified to execute, deliver
and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and the person signing this
Agreement on behalf of such entity has been duly authorized by such entity
to do
so and (b) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.
1.16 The
Subscriber acknowledges that if he or she is a Registered Representative
of an
NASD member firm, he or she must give such firm the notice required by the
NASD’s Rules of Fair Practice, receipt of which must be acknowledged by such
firm in Section 7.4 below.
1.17 (a) The
Subscriber agrees not to issue any public statement with respect to the
Subscriber’s investment or proposed investment in the Company or the terms of
any agreement or covenant between them and the Company without the Company's
prior written consent, except such disclosures as may be required under
applicable law or under any applicable order, rule or regulation.
(b) The
Company agrees not to disclose the names, addresses or any other information
about the Subscribers, except as required by law; provided, that the Company
may
use the name (but not the address) of the Subscriber in any registration
statement filed pursuant to Article V in which the Subscriber’s shares are
included.
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1.18 The
Subscriber represents and warrants that it has not engaged, consented to
or
authorized any broker, finder or intermediary to act on its behalf, directly
or
indirectly, as a broker, finder or intermediary in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Subscriber hereby agrees
to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against all fees, commissions
or other payments owing to any such person or firm acting on behalf of such
Subscriber hereunder.
1.19 The
Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company that this
subscription may be rejected, in whole or in part, by the Company, in the
sole
and absolute discretion of the Company, at any time before the Closing Date
notwithstanding prior receipt by the Subscriber of notice of acceptance of
the
Subscriber’s subscription.
1.20 The
Subscriber acknowledges that the information contained in the Offering Materials
or otherwise made available to the Subscriber is confidential and non-public
and
agrees that all such information shall be kept in confidence by the Subscriber
and neither used by the Subscriber for the Subscriber’s personal benefit (other
than in connection with this subscription) nor disclosed to any third party
for
any reason, notwithstanding that a Subscriber’s subscription may not be accepted
by the Company; provided, however, that this obligation shall not apply to
any
such information that (i) is part of the public knowledge or literature and
readily accessible at the date hereof, (ii) becomes part of the public knowledge
or literature and readily accessible by publication (except as a result of
a
breach of this provision) or (iii) is received from third parties (except
third
parties who the Subscriber knows are disclosing such information in violation
of
any confidentiality agreements or obligations, including, without limitation,
any subscription or other similar agreement entered into with the
Company).
1.21 The
Subscriber represents that no
authorization, approval, consent or license of any person is required to
be
obtained for the purchase of the Units
by
the
Subscriber, other than as have been obtained and are in full force and effect.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not, result in any violation of
or
constitute a default under any material agreement or other instrument to
which
the Subscriber is a party or by which the Subscriber or any of its properties
are bound, or to the best of the Subscriber’s knowledge, any permit, franchise,
judgment, order, decree, statute, rule or regulation to which the Subscriber
or
any of its businesses or properties is subject.
1.22 The
parties represent that the representations, warranties and agreements of
each
party contained herein and in any other writing delivered in connection with
the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all respects
on
the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of such date
and
shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the purchase
of
the Units. Each party agrees that the other party shall be entitled to rely
on
the representations, warranties and agreements of the respective parties
contained herein.
1.23
The
Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company that, except
as
otherwise set forth herein, the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by
the
Subscriber, that, except as required by law, the Subscriber is not entitled
to
cancel, terminate or revoke this Agreement or any agreements of the Subscriber
hereunder and that this Agreement and such other agreements shall survive
the
death or disability of the Subscriber, if the Subscriber is an individual,
and
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs,
executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted
assigns. The obligations of the various Subscribers in the Offering are several
and not joint, and no Subscriber shall have any obligation under this Agreement,
and no liability to any persons, for the performance or non-performance of
any
other Subscribers in the Offering; provided, however, that if the Subscriber
is
more than one person, the obligations of the Subscriber hereunder shall be
joint
and several and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments
herein contained shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such
person and his/her heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal
representatives and permitted assigns.
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1.24 The
Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company that the
Offering is intended to be exempt from the registration under the Securities
Act
by virtue of the provisions of Regulation D thereunder, and/or the provisions
of
Regulation S, which is in part dependent upon the truth, completeness and
accuracy of the statements made by the Subscriber.
1.25 As
described in the Memorandum, the closing of the Offering, which is conditioned
upon the Merger (as defined in the Memorandum), may occur prior to the effective
time of the Merger. As a result, each Subscriber may be a stockholder of
the
Company for a moment prior to the completion of the Merger. Stockholders
of the
Company are entitled to vote on the Merger and, for stockholders not voting
in
favor of the Merger, in accordance with Section 262 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, the Company’s stockholders, including the Subscribers, are
entitled to an appraisal of their shares. A copy of Section 262 is attached
hereto as Exhibit
A.
By
purchasing the Units hereunder, each Subscriber hereby (1) approves and adopts
the Merger, as described in the Memorandum, and authorizes the officers of
the
Company to execute and deliver such agreements, instruments and documents,
for
and in the name and on behalf of the Company, as such officer or officers
may
deem necessary, advisable or appropriate in order to effectuate the Merger,
and
(2) waives all rights under Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of
the
State of Delaware to seek an appraisal of the Subscriber’s Securities acquired
hereunder. EACH
SUBSCRIBER SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE SUCH APPROVAL, ADOPTION AND WAIVER BY MARKING
THE
APPROPRIATE BOX ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE HERETO, WHICH IS A CONDITION TO THE
COMPANY ACCEPTING ANY SUBSCRIPTION MADE HEREBY.
II. |
REPRESENTATIONS
BY AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
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The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber that:
2.1 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 Delaware and has full corporate power and
authority to conduct its business as currently conducted. The
Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is
in good
standing in every jurisdiction in which the property owned or leased by it
or
the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary,
except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or in good standing
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
material adverse effect on the business, operations, conditions (financial
or
otherwise), assets or results of operations of the Company (a “Material
Adverse Effect”).
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2.2 Capitalization
and Voting Rights.
The
authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company and SRKP
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a Delaware corporation (“SRKP”),
is as
set forth in the Memorandum and
all
issued and outstanding shares of the Company are validly issued, fully paid
and
nonassessable, and after closing of the Merger, will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth in the Memorandum, there are
no
outstanding options, warrants, agreements, convertible securities, preemptive
rights or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase any shares of capital
stock of the Company or SRKP. Except as set forth in the Offering
Materials and
as
otherwise required by law, there are no restrictions upon the voting or transfer
of any of the shares of capital stock of the Company pursuant to the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate
of Incorporation”),
By-Laws or other governing documents or any agreement or other instruments
to
which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound. Following
closing
of the Merger and consummation of the Redemption (as defined in the Memorandum),
existing Cougar shareholders and Subscribers will hold, respectively, on
a fully
diluted basis, the same percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of
Common
Stock,
$0.0001
par value per share, of SRKP (the "SRKP
Common Stock")
and
the shares of Preferred
Stock,
$0.0001
par value per share, of SRKP (the "SRKP
Preferred Stock") as
they
will hold in Cougar, on a fully diluted basis, immediately prior to the Merger
Closing after giving effect to the Offering. The Company has no
Subsidiaries.
2.3 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, its directors and stockholders necessary
for
the (i) authorization execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by
the Company; and (ii) authorization, sale, issuance and delivery of the
Securities contemplated hereby 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 a 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 Cougar
Common
Stock and Cougar Preferred Stock, when issued and fully paid for in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, and the SRKP Common Stock and SRKP Preferred
Stock, when issued upon closing of the Merger, will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable. 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 which have not been waived in connection with this
Offering.
2.4 No
Conflict; Governmental Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement
(as defined in the Memorandum) and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not result in the violation of (i) any provision
of the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company, (ii) 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, and (iii) 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.
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(b) No
material 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
the Merger Agreement or with the authorization, issue and sale of the Units
or
the Securities comprising the Units, except for the receipt of required
approvals of stockholders in connection with the Merger, if any, and such
filings as may be required to be made with the SEC and with any state or
foreign
blue sky or securities regulatory authority relating to an exemption from
registration thereunder.
2.5 Licenses.
Except
as otherwise set forth in the Memorandum, the Company has sufficient licenses,
permits and other governmental authorizations currently required for the
material conduct of its business or ownership of properties and is in all
material respects complying therewith. The Company has not received any actual
notice of any proceeding relating to revocation or modification of any such
license or permit or similar authority, except where such revocation or
modification would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
2.6 Litigation.
The
Company knows of no pending or threatened legal or governmental proceedings
against the Company or SRKP which (i) adversely questions the validity of
this
Agreement, the Merger Agreement or any agreements related to the transactions
contemplated hereby or the right of the Company to enter into any of such
agreements, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
or
(ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have a Material Adverse
Effect. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company
currently pending in any court or before any arbitrator or that the Company
intends to initiate. Except as set forth in the Memorandum and/or the filings
made by SRKP with the SEC, neither the Company nor any director or officer
thereof or, to the best knowledge of the Company, SRKP or any director or
officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any action involving a claim
of
violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim
of
breach of fiduciary duty. To the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending
or contemplated any investigation involving the Company, SRKP or any current
or
former director or officer of the Company or SRKP.
2.8 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 (the “Investment
Company Act”),
and
following the closing of the Merger, will conduct its business in a manner
so
that it will not be subject to the Investment Company Act.
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2.9 Placement
Agent.
The
Company has engaged, consented to and authorized XX Xxxxx and Paramount to
each
act as agent of the Company solely in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Company will pay each of XX Xxxxx and
Paramount a commission in the form of both cash and warrants (the “Placement
Warrants”)
and
will reimburse their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with the Offering up to $75,000 each, and the Company agrees to indemnify
and
hold harmless the Subscribers from and against all fees, commissions or other
payments owing by the Company to XX Xxxxx or Paramount or any other person
or
firm acting on behalf of the Company hereunder.
2.10 Financial
Statements.
The
financial statements of the Company included in the Memorandum (the
"Financial
Statements")
fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition and position of
the
Company at the dates and for the periods indicated; and have been prepared
in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
(“GAAP”)
consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as may
be
otherwise specified in such Financial Statements or the notes thereto and
except
that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required
by
GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position
of the
Company as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and
cash
flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements,
to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. Since the date of the
most
recent balance sheet included as part of the Financial Statements, there
has not
been to the Company’s knowledge: (i) any change in the assets, liabilities,
financial condition or
operations of the Company from that reflected in the Financial Statements,
other
than changes in the ordinary course of business, none of which individually
or
in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
or (ii) any other event or condition of any character that, either individually
or cumulatively, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
2.11 Intellectual
Property.
(a) To
the best of its knowledge, the Company owns or possesses sufficient legal
rights
to all material patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets, licenses, information and other proprietary rights and processes
necessary for its business as now conducted and as presently proposed to
be
conducted, without any known infringement of the rights of others; (b) except
as
disclosed in the Memorandum, there are no outstanding options, licenses or
agreements of any kind relating to the foregoing proprietary rights, nor
is the
Company bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any
kind
with respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets, licenses, information and other proprietary rights and processes
of any other person or entity other than such licenses or agreements arising
from the purchase of “off the shelf” or standard products; and (c) the Company
has not received any notice of, and there are no facts known to the Company
that
reasonably indicate the existence of (i) any infringement or misappropriation
by
any third party of any of the Company’s intellectual property rights or (ii) any
claim by a third party contesting the validity of the Company’s intellectual
property rights. The Company has not received any notice of any infringement,
misappropriation or violation by the Company or any of its employees of any
intellectual property rights of third parties.
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2.12 Title
to Properties and Assets; Liens, Etc.
The
Company has good and marketable title to its properties and assets, including
the properties and assets reflected in the most recent balance sheet included
in
the Financial Statements, and good title to its leasehold estates, in each
case
subject to no mortgage, pledge, lien, lease, encumbrance or charge, other
than
(a) those resulting from taxes which have not yet become delinquent; and
(b)
liens and encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of business which do
not
materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially
impair the operations of the Company. The Company is in compliance with all
material terms of each lease to which it is a party or is otherwise
bound.
2.13 Obligations
to Related Parties.
Except
as disclosed in the Memorandum, there are no obligations of the Company to
officers, directors, stockholders, or employees of the Company other than
(a)
for payment of salary or other compensation for services rendered, (b)
reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and
(c)
for other standard employee benefits made generally available to all employees
(including stock option agreements outstanding under any stock option plan
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company). Except as may be disclosed
in the Financial Statements, the Company is not a guarantor or indemnitor
of any
indebtedness of any other person, firm or corporation.
2.14 Employee
Relations; Employee Benefit Plans.
The
Company is neither a party to any collective bargaining agreement nor employs
any member of a union. The Company believes that its relations with its
employees are good. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) of the
Securities Act) of the Company has notified the Company that such officer
intends to leave the Company or otherwise terminate such officer's employment
with the Company. The Company is in compliance with all federal, state, local
and foreign laws and regulations respecting employment and employment practices,
terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure
to
be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in
the
Memorandum, the Company does not maintain any compensation or benefit plan,
agreement, arrangement or commitment (including, but not limited to, "employee
benefit plans", as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")
for
any present or former employees, officers or directors of the Company or
with
respect to which the Company has liability or makes or has an obligation
to make
contributions, other than any such plans, agreements, arrangements or
commitments made generally available to the Company’s employees.
2.15 Environmental
Laws.
The
Company (i) is in compliance with any and all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter
defined), (ii) has received all permits, licenses or other approvals required
of
it under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business and (iii)
are in
compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval
where, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure
to so
comply would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Material Adverse Effect. The term "Environmental Laws" means all federal,
state,
local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health
or the
environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation,
laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of
chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or
wastes
(collectively, "Hazardous
Materials")
into
the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of
Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands
or
demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters,
orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder.
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2.16 Tax
Status.
The
Company (i) has made or filed all federal and state income and all other
tax
returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it
is
subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges
that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns,
reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and
(iii)
has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment
of all
taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports
or
declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed
to
be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the
Company know of no basis for any such claim.
2.17 Absence
of Certain Changes.
Since
December 31, 2004, there has been no material adverse change in the business,
operations, conditions (financial or otherwise), assets or results of operations
of the Company. To the best of the Company’s knowledge and based on its due
diligence investigation, SRKP has no subsidiaries other than SRKP Acquisition
Corp., and neither SRKP nor SRKP Acquisition Corp. have any material assets
or
liabilities other than their rights and obligations under the Merger Agreement
and those liabilities which will be satisfied upon closing of the
Merger.
2.17 Cougar
Preferred Stock.
The
Cougar Preferred Stock will have all of the rights, preferences and privileges
as set forth in the applicable form of the Certificate of Designations attached
as Appendix
B
to the
Memorandum, and after the closing of the Merger, the SRKP Preferred Stock
will
have substantially the same rights, preferences and privileges as the Cougar
Preferred Stock.
2.18 Disclosure.
The
information set forth in the Offering Materials as of the date hereof contains
no untrue statement of a material fact nor omits to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of
the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
2.19 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 for a company (i) in the business and stage of development
and in
locations in which the Company is engaged and (ii) with the resources of
the
Company. The Company has not received any written notice that the Company
will
not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires. All of such policies are in full force and effect, and the Company
has
complied with all material terms and conditions of such policies, including
premium payments. The Company believes it will be able to obtain similar
coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to
continue its business.
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2.20 Accounting
Controls.
The
Company maintains a system of 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, tax returns,
reports
and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the
United States 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.
2.21 Contracts.
Except
for contracts, license agreements and other agreements (“Material
Contracts”)
disclosed in the Memorandum, and except for this Agreement, the Company does
not
have any agreements, contracts and commitments that are material to the
business, financial condition, assets or operations of the Company
(“Other
Material Contracts”),
other
than agreements for the conduct of the Company’s clinical trials. The Company is
not on written notice that it is in breach or default in any material respect
under any of the Material Contracts, and to the Company’s knowledge, no other
party to a Material Contract is in material breach or default under such
Material Contract. The Company has not received a notice of termination nor
is
the Company otherwise aware of any threats to terminate any of the Material
Contracts.
2.22 Compliance
in Clinical Trials.
The
clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company that are described
in
the Memorandum, or the results of which are referred to in the Memorandum,
if
any, are the only clinical trials currently being conducted by or on behalf
of
the Company. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused
the Company to believe that such studies and tests were and, if still pending,
are being, conducted not in material accordance with experimental protocols,
procedures and controls pursuant to accepted professional scientific standards;
the descriptions of the results of such studies, tests and trials contained
in
the Memorandum, if any, are not inconsistent with such results in any material
respects. Except as described in the Memorandum, no results of any other
studies
or tests have come to the attention of the Company that have caused the Company
to believe that such results call into question the results described in
the
Memorandum of the clinical trials. Except as disclosed in the Memorandum,
the
Company has not received any notices or correspondence from the U.S. Food
and
Drug Administration or any other governmental agency requiring the termination,
suspension or modification of any clinical trials currently conducted by,
or on
behalf of, the Company or in which the Company has participated that are
described in the Memorandum, if any, or the results of which are referred
to in
the Memorandum. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has
caused
the Company to believe that the clinical trials previously conducted by or
on
behalf of the Company while conducted by or on behalf of the Company, were
not
conducted in material accordance with experimental protocols, procedures
and
controls pursuant to applicable accepted professional scientific standards;
the
descriptions of the results of such studies, tests and trials contained in
the
Memorandum, if any, are not inconsistent with such results.
2.23 Compliance.
The
Company (i) is not in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or
governmental body, or (ii) is not in violation of any statute, rule or
regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all
foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business except
in each
case as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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2.24 No
Registration Rights.
Except
as set forth in the Memorandum, no person has the right to (i) prohibit the
Company from filing the Registration Statement or (ii) require the Company
to
register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the
filing of the Registration Statement. The granting and performance of the
registration rights under this Agreement will not violate or conflict with,
or
result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under, any
agreement, indenture, or instrument to which the Company is a
party.
2.25 No
Side Letters; Form of Subscription Agreement.
Except
as set forth in the Memorandum, including without limitation the Board
Sideletter (as defined in the Memorandum), the Company has not issued or
entered
into, and shall not issue or enter into, any sideletter and/or side arrangements
with any Subscriber and has not accepted, and shall not accept, any Subscription
Agreement from any Subscriber which is not identical to this form of
Subscription Agreement.
III. TERMS
OF SUBSCRIPTION
3.1 The
minimum purchase that may be made by any prospective investor shall be 57,804
Units. Subscriptions for investment below the minimum investment may be accepted
at the discretion of the Placement Agents and the Company. The Company reserves
the right to reject any subscription made hereby, in whole or in part, in
its
sole discretion. The Company’s agreement with each Subscriber is a separate
agreement and the sale of the Units to each Subscriber is a separate
sale.
3.2 Pending
the sale of the Units, all funds paid hereunder shall be deposited by the
Company in escrow with US Bank Trust, having a branch at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx
0000, XX, XX 00000. If the Company shall not have obtained subscriptions
(including this subscription) for purchases of the Minimum Offering amount
on or
before April 7, 2006 (subject to extension for up to fifteen (15) days or
earlier termination with notice to Subscribers by agreement of the Company
and
the Placement Agents) as extended or earlier terminated (the “Offering
Termination Date”),
then
this subscription shall be void and all funds paid hereunder by the Subscriber,
without interest, shall be promptly returned to the Subscriber. The Subscriber
hereby authorizes and directs the Company and the Placement Agents to direct
the
Escrow Agent to return any funds for unaccepted subscriptions to the same
account from which the funds were drawn, without interest, including any
customer account maintained with the Placement Agents.
3.3 Provided
that the Company shall have obtained subscriptions for purchases of the Minimum
Offering, at any time (each, a “Closing
Date”)
on or
prior to Offering Termination Date, the Company may conduct one or more closings
of the purchase and sale of Units (a “Closing”).
Each
Closing shall occur at the offices of Paramount at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000.
3.4 Certificates
evidencing the Units purchased by the Subscriber pursuant to this Agreement
will
be prepared for delivery to the Subscriber as soon as practicable but in
no
event later than ten (10) Business Days following the Closing at which such
purchase takes place. The Subscriber hereby authorizes and directs the Company
to deliver the certificates representing the Securities purchased by the
Subscriber pursuant to this Agreement directly to the Subscriber's account
maintained by Paramount, if any, or, if no such account exists, to the
residential or business address indicated on the signature page hereto.
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3.5
Placement
of the Units will be made by the Company who will remit certain compensation
to
the Placement Agents for introduction to investors and other
services.
IV. CONDITIONS
TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
4.1
In
addition to the Company’s right to reject, in whole or in part, any subscription
at any time before the Offering Termination Date, the Company’s obligation to
issue the Units at each Closing to the applicable Subscriber is subject to
the
fulfillment on or prior to such Closing of the following conditions, which
conditions may be waived at the option of the Company to the extent permitted
by
law:
(a) Representations
and Warranties Correct.
The
representations and warranties made by such Subscriber in Article I hereof
shall
be true and correct.
(b) Covenants.
All
covenants, agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement to be performed
by such Subscriber on or prior to the date of such Closing shall have been
performed or complied with.
(c) No
Legal Order Pending.
There
shall not then be in effect any legal or other order enjoining or restraining
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the
Merger.
(d) No
Law
Prohibiting or Restricting Such Sale.
There
shall not be in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting
such sale or requiring any consent or approval of any person, which shall
not
have been obtained, to issue the Securities (except as otherwise provided
in
this Agreement).
(e) Minimum
Offering.
On or
before the Offering Termination Date, the Company shall have received
subscriptions (including this subscription) for purchases of the Minimum
Offering and funds relating to such subscriptions shall have been deposited
into
the escrow account described in Section 1.1.
(f) Satisfaction
of Closing Conditions to the Merger.
On or
before the Offering Termination Date, each condition to closing of the Merger
contained in the Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied.
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4.2 The
Subscriber’s obligation to purchase the Units at the Closing at which such
purchase is to be consummated is subject to the fulfillment on or prior to
such
Closing of the following conditions, which conditions may be waived at the
option of each Subscriber to the extent permitted by law:
(a) Representations
and Warranties Correct.
The
representations and warranties made by the Company in Article II hereof shall
be
true and correct.
(b) Covenants.
All
covenants, agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement to be performed
by the Company on or prior to the date of such Closing shall have been performed
or complied with.
(c) No
Legal Order Pending.
There
shall not then be in effect any legal or other order enjoining or restraining
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the
Merger.
(d) No
Law
Prohibiting or Restricting Such Sale.
There
shall not be in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting
such sale or requiring any consent or approval of any person, which shall
not
have been obtained, to issue the Securities (except as otherwise provided
in
this Agreement).
(e) Legal
Opinion.
The
Subscribers shall have received an opinion of counsel to the Company (which
the
Placement Agents may be permitted to rely on as if it were addressed to them)
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
(f) Officer's
Certificate.
The
Subscribers shall have received an Officer's Certificate, signed by the
authorized officer of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date. The
certificate shall state, among other things, that the representations and
warranties contained herein and in the Offering Materials are true and accurate
in all material respects at such Closing Date with the same effect as though
expressly made at such Closing Date and the Placement Agents shall be entitled
to rely on such representations of the Company in the Offering Materials
as if
they were made directly to the Placement Agents. The Officer’s Certificate shall
state that all conditions to the consummation of the Merger set forth in
the
Merger Agreement have been satisfied or waived as permitted therein, and
that
the closing of the Merger has been scheduled in accordance with the Merger
Agreement.
(g) Minimum
Offering.
On or
before the Offering Termination Date, the Company shall have received
subscriptions (including this subscription) for purchases of the Minimum
Offering and funds relating to such subscriptions shall have been deposited
into
the escrow account described in Section 1.1.
(h)
Satisfaction
of Closing Conditions to the Merger.
On or
before the Offering Termination Date, each condition to closing of the Merger
contained in the Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied.
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5. REGISTRATION
RIGHTS.
5.1 As
used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a) “Affiliate”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person (as defined below), any other Person
controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with
such
Person (for the purposes of this definition “control,” when used with respect to
any specified Person, shall mean the power to direct the management and policies
of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and
“controlled” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing).
(b) “Business
Day”
shall
mean a day Monday through Friday on which banks are generally open for business
in New York, New York.
(c) “Holders”
shall
mean the Subscribers and any Person holding Registrable Securities or any
Person
to whom the rights under Article 5 have been transferred in accordance with
Section 5.9 hereof.
(d) “Person”
shall
mean any person, individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, trust or other nongovernmental entity or any governmental agency,
court, authority or other body (whether foreign, federal, state, local or
otherwise).
(e) The
terms
“register,”
“registered”
and
“registration”
refer
to the registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement
in
compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the
effectiveness of such registration statement.
(f) “Registrable
Securities”
shall
mean the Cougar Common Stock included in the Units, the shares of Cougar
Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Cougar Preferred Stock, the shares
of
Cougar Common Stock underlying the Placement Warrants, and any shares of
Cougar
Common Stock issued as a dividend or distribution with respect to or in
replacement of the Cougar Common Stock issued, directly or indirectly, in
connection with this Offering; provided,
however,
that
securities shall only be treated as Registrable Securities if and only for
so
long as they (i) have not been sold (A) pursuant to a registration statement;
(B) to or through a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution
or a
public securities transaction; and/or (C) in a transaction exempt from the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under
Section 4(1) thereof so that all transfer restrictions and restrictive legends
with respect thereto, if any, are removed upon the consummation of such sale;
(ii) are not held by a Holder or a permitted transferee; and (iii) are not
eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor thereto) under
the
Securities Act; provided, further, however, that “Registrable Securities” shall
include all securities issued in exchange for the Registrable Securities
(including, without limitation, the shares of SRKP Common Stock and SRKP
Preferred Stock issued in exchange for the Cougar Common Stock and the Cougar
Preferred Stock in the Merger).
(g)“Registration
Expenses”
shall
mean all expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Section 5.2 hereof,
including, without limitation, all registration, qualification and filing
fees,
printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and expenses of counsel for the Company,
blue sky fees and expenses and the expense of any special audits incident
to or
required by any such registration.
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(h)
“Selling
Expenses”
shall
mean all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the
sale
of Registrable Securities and, except to the extent set forth in the definition
of Registration Expenses, all fees and expenses of legal counsel for any
Holder.
(i) “Subsidiary”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which more than fifty
percent (50%) of the shares of stock or other interests entitled to vote
in the
election of directors or comparable Persons performing similar functions
(excluding shares or other interests entitled to vote only upon the failure
to
pay dividends thereon or other contingencies) are at the time owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries, by such
Person.
5.2 (a)
Subject to the terms herein, the Company will, as soon as practicable but
not
later than 30 days following the first Closing Date (the “First
Closing Date”)
under
Section 3.3 (such date which is 30 days after the First Closing Date is referred
to herein as the “Outside
Filing Date”),
(i) file a registration statement with the SEC on the appropriate form (the
“Registration
Statement”)
to
allow the resale of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act,
and use
its reasonable best efforts to have such Registration Statement declared
effective by the SEC prior to the date which is 90 days after the First Closing
Date, or if the Registration Statement is subject to review and comments
from
the staff of the SEC, 180 days after the First Closing Date (the date following
such 90 or 180-day period, as applicable, the “Registration
Effective Date”);
and
(ii) cause such Registration Statement to remain effective (the “Registration
Period”)
until
the earlier of (A) such date as the holders of the Registrable Securities
have
completed the distribution described in the Registration Statement or (B)
at
such time that such securities have become eligible for sale pursuant to
Rule
144(k) (or any successor thereto) under the Securities Act. To the extent
permissible, such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent
allowable under the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder
(including Rule 416 under the Securities Act), such indeterminate number
of
additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends
or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities.
(b) In
the
event (i) the Company has not filed the Registration Statement required by
Section 5.2(a)(i) by the Outside Filing Date, (ii) such Registration Statement
has not been declared effective by the Registration Effective Date, or (iii)
such Registration Statement ceases to be effective as to all the Registrable
Securities to which it is required to relate for more than an aggregate of
90
days (whether consecutive or non-consecutive) during any twelve (12) month
period during the Registration Period without being succeeded within ten
(10)
trading days by an amendment to such Registration Statement or by a subsequent
Registration Statement filed with and declared effective by the SEC, then
in
such case the Company
shall make
compensatory payments (the “Liquidated
Damages”)
to the
Subscriber in an amount equal to one (1) percent of the aggregate Purchase
Price
paid by the Subscriber hereunder for each 30-day period (or prorated portion
thereof) in which the Company is in default of its obligations under Section
5.2, provided,
however,
that
in
no event shall the Company be required hereunder to pay to any Subscriber
pursuant to this Agreement an aggregate amount that exceeds 12.0% of the
aggregate Purchase Price paid by any Subscriber for such Subscriber’s
Registrable Securities. The
Company shall pay any Liquidated Damages to Subscribers within five (5) Business
Days of the end of each 30-day period in which such Liquidated Damages have
accrued.
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(c) Notwithstanding
anything in Sections 5.2(a) or 5.2(b) to the contrary, the Company shall
not be
obligated to make compensatory payments to the Subscriber in the event that
the
SEC (including the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance), the
Securities Act, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, prohibit
the Company from including, or the SEC requests the Company not include,
all of
the Registrable Securities on the Registration Statement; provided, however,
that (i) at least 75% of the Registrable Securities have been included on
such
Registration Statement and (ii) the Company uses its reasonable best efforts
to
cause all remaining Registrable Securities to be registered on a Registration
Statement as soon as permitted by the SEC, the Securities Act, and the rules
and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
5.3 All
Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration,
qualification, exemption or compliance pursuant to Section 5.2 shall be borne
by
the Company. All Selling Expenses relating to the sale of securities registered
by or on behalf of Holders shall be borne by such Holders.
5.4 In
the
case of the registration, qualification, exemption or compliance effected
by the
Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall, upon reasonable request,
inform each Holder as to the status of such registration, qualification,
exemption and compliance. At its expense the Company shall:
(a) use
commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any
qualification, exemption or compliance under state or federal securities
laws
which the Company determines to obtain, continuously effective and free of
material misstatements or omissions until the termination of the Registration
Period;
(b) advise
the Holders as soon as practicable:
(i) when
the
Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the SEC
and
when the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has
become effective;
(ii) of
any
request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement
or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;
(iii) of
the
issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such
purpose;
(iv) of
the
receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension
of the
qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in
any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose; and
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(v) of
the
happening of any event that requires the making of any changes in the
Registration Statement or the prospectus so that, as of such date, the
statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material
fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
(in
the case of the prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made) not misleading (which notice will be accompanied by an instruction
to
suspend the use of the prospectus until such changes have been
made);
(c) make
every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending
the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement at the earliest possible
time;
(d) furnish
to each Holder, without charge, at least one copy of such Registration Statement
and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements
and
schedules, and, if the Holder so requests in writing, all exhibits (including
those incorporated by reference) in the form filed with the SEC;
(e) during
the Registration Period, deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many
copies
of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and any amendment
or
supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request;
(f) prior
to
any public offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement, register or qualify or obtain an exemption for offer and sale
under
the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any such Holders
reasonably request in writing, provided that the Company shall not for any
such
purpose be required to qualify generally to transact business as a foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified or to consent
to
general service of process in any such jurisdiction, and do any and all other
acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the offer and
sale in
such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement in the sole discretion of the Company;
(g) to
the
extent permitted under applicable rules and regulations promulgated under
the
Securities Act, cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation
and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold
pursuant to any Registration Statement free of any restrictive legends to
the
extent not required at such time and in such denominations and registered
in
such names as Holders may request at least five (5) Business Days prior to
sales
of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement;
(h) upon
the
occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 5.4(b)(v) above, the Company
shall promptly prepare a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement
or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document
so that, as thereafter promptly delivered to purchasers of the Registrable
Securities included therein, the prospectus will not include any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading; and
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(i) use
commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC, and use commercially reasonable efforts to make
generally available to its security holders not later than 45 days (or 90
days
if the fiscal quarter is the fourth fiscal quarter) after the end of its
fiscal
quarter in which the first anniversary date of the effective date of the
Registration Statement occurs, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions
of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, it shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the
Company to take any action pursuant to paragraphs (a) through (i) of this
Section 5.4, that the Holder shall furnish to the Company such information
regarding itself, the Securities to be sold by the Holder and the intended
method of disposition of such Securities as shall be required to effect the
registration of the Securities, all of which information shall be furnished
to
the Company in writing specifically for use in the Registration
Statement.
5.5 The
Holders shall have no right to take any action to restrain, enjoin or otherwise
delay any registration pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof as a result of any
controversy that may arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation
of this Agreement.
5.6 (a) To
the
extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify each Holder, each of
its
directors and officers, each underwriter of the Registrable Securities and
each
Person who controls a Holder or underwriter within the meaning of Section
15 of
the Securities Act, with respect to which any registration, qualification
or
compliance has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, against all claims,
losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), including
any
of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any litigation, commenced or
threatened (subject to Section 5.6(c) below), arising out of or based on
(i) any
untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained
in
the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereof, incident
to
any such registration, qualification or compliance, or based on any omission
(or
alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made, or (ii) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the Act, the Exchange Act, or any rule or regulation
promulgated under the Act, or the Exchange Act, and will reimburse each Holder,
such directors and officers, each underwriter of the Registrable Securities
and
each Person who controls a Holder for reasonable legal and other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such
claim, loss, damage, liability or action as incurred; provided,
that
the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such
claim, loss, damage, liability or action arises out of, relates to or is
based
upon: (i) any untrue statement or omission or allegation thereof is made
in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by or on behalf of such Holder and stated to be specifically for
use in
preparation of such Registration Statement, prospectus or offering circular;
or
(ii) the failure of the Holder to comply with the covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement respecting sales of Registrable Securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be liable in any such
case
where the claim, loss, damage, liability or actions arises out of or is related
to the failure of the Holder to comply with the covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement respecting sales of Registrable Securities, and
except that the foregoing indemnity agreement is subject to the condition
that,
insofar as it relates primarily to any such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made in the preliminary prospectus
but
eliminated or remedied in the amended prospectus on file with the SEC at
the
time the Registration Statement becomes effective or in the amended prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) or in the prospectus subject
to completion under Rule 434 promulgated under the Securities Act, which
together meet the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act (the
“Final
Prospectus”),
such
indemnity agreement shall not inure to the benefit of any such Holder, any
such
underwriter or any such controlling Person, if a copy of the Final Prospectus
furnished by the Company to the Holder for delivery was not furnished by
the
Holder to the Person or entity asserting the loss, liability, claim, damage
or
at or prior to the time such furnishing is required by the Securities Act
and
the Final Prospectus would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss,
liability, claim, damage or action.
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(b) Each
Holder will severally, if Registrable Securities held by such Holder are
included in the securities as to which such registration, qualification or
compliance is being effected, indemnify the Company, each of its directors
and
officers, each underwriter of the Registrable Securities and each Person
who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act,
against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof), including any of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any
litigation, commenced or threatened (subject to Section 5.6(c) below), arising
out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of
a
material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus or offering
circular, or any amendment or supplement thereof, incident to any such
registration, qualification or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged
omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made, and will reimburse the Company, such
directors and officers, each underwriter of the Registrable Securities and
each
Person controlling the Company for reasonable legal and any other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such
claim, loss, damage, liability or action as incurred, in each case to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission or
allegation thereof is made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Holder and stated
to
be specifically for use in preparation of such registration statement,
prospectus or offering circular. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event
shall a Holder be liable for (i) any such claims, losses, damages or liabilities
in excess of the net proceeds received by such Holder in the offering, except
in
the event of fraud or intentional misrepresentation by such Holder, or (ii)
amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action
if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld).
(c) Each
party entitled to indemnification under this Section 5.6 (the “Indemnified
Party”)
shall
give notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “Indemnifying
Party”)
promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as
to
which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to
assume
the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, provided
that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of
such
claim or litigation, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval
shall not unreasonably be withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate
in such defense at such Indemnified Party’s expense, 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 under this Agreement, except
to the extent that such failure is materially prejudicial to the Indemnifying
Party in defending such claim or litigation. An Indemnifying Party shall
not be
liable for any settlement of an action or claim effected without its written
consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld).
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(d) If
the
indemnification provided for in this Section 5.6 is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any
loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense referred to therein, then the Indemnifying
Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party thereunder, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result
of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the
one
hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the statements
or omissions which resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense
as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of
the
Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference
to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of
a
material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct
or
prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Holders agree that
it
would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section
5.6(d)
was based solely upon the number of entities from whom contribution was
requested or by any other method of allocation which does not take account
of
the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 5.6(d). The
amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred
to
above in this Section 5.6(d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim, subject to the provisions
of Section 5.6(d) hereof. The parties agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 5.6 were determined by
pro
rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account
of the equitable considerations as set forth in this Section 5.6.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.6(d), in no event shall
a
Holder be required to contribute any amount or make any other payments under
this Agreement which in the aggregate exceed the net proceeds received by
such
Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
5.7 (a) Each
Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of (i) the
need
for an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the prospectus
forming a part thereof, (ii) that the Board of Directors has determined in
good
faith that offers and sales pursuant to the prospectus forming part of the
Registration Statement should not be made by reason of the presence of material
undisclosed circumstances or developments with respect to which the disclosure
that would be required in the Registration Statement would be premature or
would
have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) in connection with a primary
underwritten offering of equity securities of the Company, each Holder will
forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement contemplated by Section 6.2 until its receipt of copies
of the supplemented or amended prospectus from the Company or confirmation
of
the filing of such report with the SEC by the Company, any such prospectus
to be
forwarded promptly to the Holder by the Company, and, if so directed by the
Company, each Holder shall deliver to the Company all copies, other than
permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the prospectus
covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such
notice; provided,
that
the Company, may suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant
to
the Registration Statement pursuant to clause (ii) above not more than one
time
(not to exceed 30 days) during any three month period, nor more than two
times
(not to exceed 30 days each) in any twelve-month period.
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(b) As
a
condition to the inclusion of its Registrable Securities, each Holder shall
furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder and the
distribution proposed by such Holder as the Company may reasonably request
in
writing or as shall be required in connection with any registration,
qualification or compliance referred to in this Article 6, including the
information required by the Registration Questionnaire attached hereto as
Exhibit
C.
(c) Each
Holder hereby covenants with the Company not to make any sale of the Registrable
Securities without effectively causing the prospectus delivery requirements
under the Securities Act to be satisfied.
(d) Each
Holder acknowledges and agrees that the Registrable Securities sold pursuant
to
the Registration Statement described in this Section are not transferable
on the
books of the Company unless the stock certificate submitted to the transfer
agent evidencing such Registrable Securities is accompanied by a certificate
reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that (i) the
Registrable Securities have been sold in accordance with such Registration
Statement and (ii) the requirement of delivering a current prospectus has
been satisfied.
(e) Each
Holder agrees not to take any action with respect to any distribution deemed
to
be made pursuant to such registration statement which would constitute a
violation of Regulation M under the Exchange Act or any other applicable
rule,
regulation or law.
(f) At
the
end of the period during which the Company is obligated to keep the Registration
Statement current and effective as described above, the Holders of Registrable
Securities included in the Registration Statement shall discontinue sales
of
shares pursuant to such Registration Statement upon receipt of notice from
the
Company of its intention to remove from registration the shares covered by
such
Registration Statement which remain unsold, and such Holders shall notify
the
Company of the number of shares registered which remain unsold immediately
upon
receipt of such notice from the Company.
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5.8 With
a
view to making available to the Holders the benefits of certain rules and
regulations of the SEC which at any time permit the sale of the Registrable
Securities to the public without registration, the Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to:
(a) make
and
keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in
Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times;
(b) file
with
the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the
Company under the Exchange Act; and
(c) so
long
as a Holder owns any unregistered Registrable Securities, furnish to such
Holder, upon any reasonable request, a written statement by the Company as
to
its compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and of the Exchange
Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company,
and
such other reports and documents of the Company as such Holder may reasonably
request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing
a
Holder to sell any such securities without registration.
5.9 The
right
to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities granted to the Holders
by the Company under Section 5.2 may be assigned in full by a Holder in
connection with a transfer by such Holder of its Registrable Securities,
but
only if: (i) such transfer may otherwise be effected in accordance with
applicable securities laws; (ii) such Holder gives prior written notice of
the
proposed transfer to the Company including the name and address of such
transferee and a copy of the transfer documents and agreements; (iii) such
transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by and comply with
the
terms and provisions of this Agreement; (iv) the transferee is an “accredited
investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D; and (v) such
transfer is otherwise in compliance with this Agreement. Except as specifically
permitted by this Section 5.9, the rights of a Holder with respect to
Registrable Securities as set out herein shall not be transferable to any
other
Person, the Company may impose stop transfer orders with respect to any such
transfer or attempted transfer, and any such transfer or attempted transfer
shall be null and void.
5.10 A
Holder
may request that the Company remove, and the Company agrees to authorize
the
removal of any legend from the Registrable Securities (i) following any sale
of
the Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective Registration Statement
as
provided under Section 5.7(d) above, or (ii) if such Registrable Securities
are
eligible for sale under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act or under any
no-action letter issued by the SEC. Following
the time a legend is no longer required for any Registrable Securities
hereunder, the Company will, no later than three (3) Business Days following
the
delivery by a Holder to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a
legended certificate representing such Registrable Securities, accompanied
by
such additional information as the Company or the Company's transfer agent
may
reasonably request, deliver or cause to be delivered to such Holder a
certificate representing such Registrable Securities that is free from all
restrictive and other legends.
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VI. MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Any
notice or other communication given hereunder shall be deemed sufficient
if in
writing and sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
or
delivered by hand against written receipt therefor, addressed as
follows:
if
to the
Company, to it at:
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attn:
President
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Brand, LLP
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Paramount
BioCapital, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
XX
Xxxxx
& Co. LLC
Private
Equity Group
0000
Xxx.
xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
if
to the
Subscriber, to the Subscriber’s address indicated on the signature page of this
Agreement.
Notices
shall be deemed to have been given or delivered on the date of mailing, except
notices of change of address, which shall be deemed to have been given or
delivered when received.
6.2 Except
as
otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall not be changed, modified
or
amended except by a writing signed by the parties to be charged, and this
Agreement may not be discharged except by performance in accordance with
its
terms or by a writing signed by the party to be charged.
6.3 Subject
to the provisions of Section 5.9, this Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and to their respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns. This Agreement sets forth the entire
agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter
hereof
and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings
of any and every nature among them.
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6.4 Upon
the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Subscriber, this Agreement
shall
become a binding obligation of the Subscriber with respect to the purchase
of
Units as herein provided, subject, however, to the right hereby reserved
by the
Company to enter into the same agreements with other subscribers and to add
and/or delete other persons as subscribers.
6.5 NOTWITHSTANDING
THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO,
THE
PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT ALL THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS HEREOF SHALL BE
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL
LAWS
OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO SUCH STATE’S PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS
OF LAW.
6.6 The
holding of any provision of this Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable
by a
court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect any other provision of this
Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. If any provision
of this
Agreement shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced in whole or in part, such provision
shall
be interpreted so as to remain enforceable to the maximum extent permissible
consistent with applicable law and the remaining conditions and provisions
or
portions thereof shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect and
enforceable to the extent they are valid, legal and enforceable, and no
provisions shall be deemed dependent upon any other covenant or provision
unless
so expressed herein.
6.7 It
is
agreed that a waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate, or be construed, as a waiver of any subsequent
breach by that same party.
6.8 The
parties agree to execute and deliver all such further documents, agreements
and
instruments and take such other and further action as may be necessary or
appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
6.9 This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the
same
instrument.
6.10 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 (a) for the holders of
Registrable Securities, (b) for the Placement Agents pursuant to Sections
1.6(a), 1.12, 2.10 and 4.2(f) hereof, and (c) that the Placement Agents may
rely
upon the representation and acknowledgements of the Subscriber in Articles
I and
VII hereof and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company in
Article
II hereof.
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VII. CONFIDENTIAL
INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
7.1 The
Subscriber represents and warrants that he, she or it comes within one category
marked below, and that for any category marked, he, she or it has truthfully
set
forth, where applicable, the factual basis or reason the Subscriber comes
within
that category. ALL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SECTION WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL except as otherwise required by law. The undersigned agrees
to
furnish any additional information which the Company deems necessary in order
to
verify the answers set forth below.
Category
A ___
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The
undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.)
whose
individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse,
presently
exceeds $1,000,000.
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Explanation:
In calculating net worth you may include equity in personal property
and
real estate, including your principal residence, cash, short-term
investments, stock and securities. Equity in personal property
and real
estate should be based on the fair market value of such property
less debt
secured by such property.
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Category
B ___
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The
undersigned is an individual (not a partnership, corporation, etc.)
who
had an income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent
years,
or joint income with his or her spouse in excess of $300,000 in
each of
those years (in each case including foreign income, tax exempt
income and
full amount of capital gains and losses but excluding any income
of other
family members and any unrealized capital appreciation) and has
a
reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the
current
year.
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Category
C ___
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The
undersigned is a director or executive officer of the Company which
is
issuing and selling the Units.
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Category
D ___
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The
undersigned is a bank; a savings and loan association; insurance
company;
registered investment company; registered business development
company;
licensed small business investment company (“SBIC”); or employee benefit
plan within the meaning of Title 1 of ERISA and (a) the investment
decision is made by a plan fiduciary which is either a bank, savings
and
loan association, insurance company or registered investment advisor,
or
(b) the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or (c) is
a self
directed plan with investment decisions made solely by persons
that are
accredited investors. (describe
entity)
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Category
E ___
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The
undersigned is a private business development company as defined
in
section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. (describe
entity)
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Category
F ___
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The
undersigned is either a corporation, partnership, Massachusetts
business
trust, or non-profit organization within the meaning of Section
501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code, in each case not formed for the specific
purpose of acquiring the Units and with total assets in excess
of
$5,000,000.(describe
entity)
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Category
G ___
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The
undersigned is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000,
not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Units, where the
purchase
is directed by a “sophisticated investor” as defined in Regulation
506(b)(2)(ii) under the Act.
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Category
H ___
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The
undersigned is an entity (other than a trust) in which all of the
equity
owners are “accredited investors” within one or more of the above
categories. If relying upon this Category alone, each equity owner
must
complete a separate copy of this Agreement. (describe
entity)
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Category
I ___
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The
undersigned is not within any of the categories above and is therefore
not
an accredited investor.
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The
undersigned agrees that the undersigned will notify the Company at any time
on
or prior to the Closing Date in the event that the representations and
warranties in this Agreement shall cease to be true, accurate and
complete.
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7.2 SUITABILITY.
(please
answer each question)
(a)
For
an individual Subscriber, please describe your current employment, including
the
company by which you are employed and its principal business:
(b)
For
an individual Subscriber, please describe any college or graduate degrees held
by you:
(c)
For
all Subscribers, please list types of prior investments:
(d) For
all
Subscribers, please state whether you have you participated in other
private
placements
before:
YES_______ NO_______
(e)
If
your answer to question 8.2(d) above was “YES”, please indicate frequency of
such prior participation in private
placements
of:
Public
Companies
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Private
Companies
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Public
or Private Biopharmaceutical
Companies
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Frequently
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Occasionally
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Never
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(f)
For
individual Subscribers, do you expect your current level of income to
significantly decrease in the foreseeable future:
YES_______ NO_______
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(g)
For
trust, corporate, partnership and other institutional Subscribers, do you expect
your total assets to significantly decrease in the foreseeable future:
YES_______ NO_______
(h)
For
all Subscribers, do you have any other investments or contingent liabilities
which you reasonably anticipate could cause you to need sudden cash requirements
in excess of cash readily available to you:
YES_______ NO_______
(i)
For
all Subscribers, are you familiar with the risk aspects and the non-liquidity
of
investments such as the securities for which you seek to subscribe?
YES_______ NO_______
(j)
For
all Subscribers, do you understand that there is no guarantee of financial
return on this investment and that you run the risk of losing your entire
investment?
YES_______ NO_______
7.3 MANNER
IN WHICH TITLE IS TO BE HELD.
(circle
one)
(a)
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Individual
Ownership
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(b)
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Community
Property
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(c)
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Joint
Tenant with Right of Survivorship (both parties must
sign)
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(d)
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Partnership*
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(e)
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Tenants
in Common
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(f)
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Company*
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(g)
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Trust*
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(h)
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Other
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*If
Units
are being subscribed for by an entity, the attached Certificate of Signatory
must also be completed.
7.4 NASD
AFFILIATION.
Are
you
affiliated or associated with an NASD member firm (please check
one):
Yes
_________ No
__________
If
Yes,
please describe:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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*If
Subscriber is a Registered Representative with an NASD member firm, have the
following acknowledgment signed by the appropriate party:
The
undersigned NASD member firm acknowledges receipt of the notice required by
Article 3, Sections 28(a) and (b) of the Rules of Fair Practice.
Name
of NASD Member Firm
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Authorized
Officer
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7.5 The
undersigned is informed of the significance to the Company of the foregoing
representations and answers contained in the Confidential Investor Questionnaire
contained in this Article VIII and such answers have been provided under the
assumption that the Company will rely on them.
Signature:
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
(If
purchased jointly)
Print
Name: _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
(If
purchased jointly)
Date:
_____________________________________________
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NUMBER
OF UNITS = ______________
x $1.73 = $______________
(TOTAL INVESTMENT)
Signature
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Signature
(if purchasing jointly)
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Name
Typed or Printed
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Name
Typed or Printed
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Entity
Name
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Entity
Name
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Address
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Address
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City,
State and Zip Code
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City,
State and Zip Code
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Telephone-Business
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Telephone—Business
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Telephone-Residence
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Telephone--Residence
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Facsimile-Business
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Facsimile--Business
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Facsimile-Residence
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Facsimile--Residence
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Tax
ID # or Social Security #
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Tax
ID # or Social Security #
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Name
in which securities should be issued:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.25: ______ [please initial]
Dated:
___________,
2006
This
Subscription Agreement is agreed to and accepted as of
___________________________ ,
2006.
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Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: President
and Chief Executive Officer
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CERTIFICATE
OF SIGNATORY
(To
be
completed if Units are
being
subscribed for by an entity)
I,____________________________,
am the____________________________ of __________________________________________
(the "Entity").
I
certify
that I am empowered and duly authorized by the Entity to execute and carry
out
the terms of the Subscription Agreement and to purchase and hold the Securities
comprising the Units, and certify further that the Subscription Agreement has
been duly and validly executed on behalf of the Entity and constitutes a legal
and binding obligation of the Entity.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand this ________ day of
_________________,______
(Signature)
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Exhibit
A
Delaware
General Corporation Law
Section
262
Appraisal
Rights
The
following is the complete text of Section 262 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law:
§
262. Appraisal rights.
(a)
Any
stockholder of a corporation of this State who holds shares of stock on the
date
of the making of a demand pursuant to subsection (d) of this section with
respect to such shares, who continuously holds such shares through the effective
date of the merger or consolidation, who has otherwise complied with subsection
(d) of this section and who has neither voted in favor of the merger or
consolidation nor consented thereto in writing pursuant to § 228 of this title
shall be entitled to an appraisal by the Court of Chancery of the fair value
of
the stockholder's shares of stock under the circumstances described in
subsections (b) and (c) of this section. As used in this section, the word
“stockholder” means a holder of record of stock in a stock corporation and also
a member of record of a nonstock corporation; the words “stock” and “share” mean
and include what is ordinarily meant by those words and also membership or
membership interest of a member of a nonstock corporation; and the words
“depository receipt” mean a receipt or other instrument issued by a depository
representing an interest in one or more shares, or fractions thereof, solely
of
stock of a corporation, which stock is deposited with the depository.
(b)
Appraisal rights shall be available for the shares of any class or series of
stock of a constituent corporation in a merger or consolidation to be effected
pursuant to § 251 (other than a merger effected pursuant to § 251(g) of this
title), § 252, § 254, § 257, § 258, § 263 or § 264 of this title:
(1)
Provided, however, that no appraisal rights under this section shall be
available for the shares of any class or series of stock, which stock, or
depository receipts in respect thereof, at the record date fixed to determine
the stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the meeting of
stockholders to act upon the agreement of merger or consolidation, were either
(i) listed on a national securities exchange or designated as a national market
system security on an interdealer quotation system by the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. or (ii) held of record by more than 2,000 holders;
and further provided that no appraisal rights shall be available for any shares
of stock of the constituent corporation surviving a merger if the merger did
not
require for its approval the vote of the stockholders of the surviving
corporation as provided in subsection (f) of § 251 of this title.
(2)
Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, appraisal rights under this
section shall be available for the shares of any class or series of stock of
a
constituent corporation if the holders thereof are required by the terms of
an
agreement of merger or consolidation pursuant to §§ 251, 252, 254, 257, 258, 263
and 264 of this title to accept for such stock anything except:
a.
Shares
of stock of the corporation surviving or resulting from such merger or
consolidation, or depository receipts in respect thereof;
b.
Shares
of stock of any other corporation, or depository receipts in respect thereof,
which shares of stock (or depository receipts in respect thereof) or depository
receipts at the effective date of the merger or consolidation will be either
listed on a national securities exchange or designated as a national market
system security on an interdealer quotation system by the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. or held of record by more than 2,000 holders;
Exhibit
A
c.
Cash
in lieu of fractional shares or fractional depository receipts described in
the
foregoing subparagraphs a. and b. of this paragraph; or
d.
Any
combination of the shares of stock, depository receipts and cash in lieu of
fractional shares or fractional depository receipts described in the foregoing
subparagraphs a., b. and c. of this paragraph.
(3)
In
the event all of the stock of a subsidiary Delaware corporation party to a
merger effected under § 253 of this title is not owned by the parent corporation
immediately prior to the merger, appraisal rights shall be available for the
shares of the subsidiary Delaware corporation.
(c)
Any
corporation may provide in its certificate of incorporation that appraisal
rights under this section shall be available for the shares of any class or
series of its stock as a result of an amendment to its certificate of
incorporation, any merger or consolidation in which the corporation is a
constituent corporation or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of
the corporation. If the certificate of incorporation contains such a provision,
the procedures of this section, including those set forth in subsections (d)
and
(e) of this section, shall apply as nearly as is practicable.
(d)
Appraisal rights shall be perfected as follows:
(1)
If a
proposed merger or consolidation for which appraisal rights are provided under
this section is to be submitted for approval at a meeting of stockholders,
the
corporation, not less than 20 days prior to the meeting, shall notify each
of
its stockholders who was such on the record date for such meeting with respect
to shares for which appraisal rights are available pursuant to subsection (b)
or
(c) hereof that appraisal rights are available for any or all of the shares
of
the constituent corporations, and shall include in such notice a copy of this
section. Each stockholder electing to demand the appraisal of such stockholder's
shares shall deliver to the corporation, before the taking of the vote on the
merger or consolidation, a written demand for appraisal of such stockholder's
shares. Such demand will be sufficient if it reasonably informs the corporation
of the identity of the stockholder and that the stockholder intends thereby
to
demand the appraisal of such stockholder's shares. A proxy or vote against
the
merger or consolidation shall not constitute such a demand. A stockholder
electing to take such action must do so by a separate written demand as herein
provided. Within 10 days after the effective date of such merger or
consolidation, the surviving or resulting corporation shall notify each
stockholder of each constituent corporation who has complied with this
subsection and has not voted in favor of or consented to the merger or
consolidation of the date that the merger or consolidation has become effective;
or
(2)
If
the merger or consolidation was approved pursuant to § 228 or § 253 of this
title, then either a constituent corporation before the effective date of the
merger or consolidation or the surviving or resulting corporation within 10
days
thereafter shall notify each of the holders of any class or series of stock
of
such constituent corporation who are entitled to appraisal rights of the
approval of the merger or consolidation and that appraisal rights are available
for any or all shares of such class or series of stock of such constituent
corporation, and shall include in such notice a copy of this section. Such
notice may, and, if given on or after the effective date of the merger or
consolidation, shall, also notify such stockholders of the effective date of
the
merger or consolidation. Any stockholder entitled to appraisal rights may,
within 20 days after the date of mailing of such notice, demand in writing
from
the surviving or resulting corporation the appraisal of such holder's shares.
Such demand will be sufficient if it reasonably informs the corporation of
the
identity of the stockholder and that the stockholder intends thereby to demand
the appraisal of such holder's shares. If such notice did not notify
stockholders of the effective date of the merger or consolidation, either (i)
each such constituent corporation shall send a second notice before the
effective date of the merger or consolidation notifying each of the holders
of
any class or series of stock of such constituent corporation that are entitled
to appraisal rights of the effective date of the merger or consolidation or
(ii)
the surviving or resulting corporation shall send such a second notice to all
such holders on or within 10 days after such effective date; provided, however,
that if such second notice is sent more than 20 days following the sending
of
the first notice, such second notice need only be sent to each stockholder
who
is entitled to appraisal rights and who has demanded appraisal of such holder's
shares in accordance with this subsection. An affidavit of the secretary or
assistant secretary or of the transfer agent of the corporation that is required
to give either notice that such notice has been given shall, in the absence
of
fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. For purposes of
determining the stockholders entitled to receive either notice, each constituent
corporation may fix, in advance, a record date that shall be not more than
10
days prior to the date the notice is given, provided, that if the notice is
given on or after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, the record
date shall be such effective date. If no record date is fixed and the notice
is
given prior to the effective date, the record date shall be the close of
business on the day next preceding the day on which the notice is given.
Exhibit
A
(e)
Within 120 days after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, the
surviving or resulting corporation or any stockholder who has complied with
subsections (a) and (d) hereof and who is otherwise entitled to appraisal
rights, may file a petition in the Court of Chancery demanding a determination
of the value of the stock of all such stockholders. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, at any time within 60 days after the effective date of the merger
or
consolidation, any stockholder shall have the right to withdraw such
stockholder's demand for appraisal and to accept the terms offered upon the
merger or consolidation. Within 120 days after the effective date of the merger
or consolidation, any stockholder who has complied with the requirements of
subsections (a) and (d) hereof, upon written request, shall be entitled to
receive from the corporation surviving the merger or resulting from the
consolidation a statement setting forth the aggregate number of shares not
voted
in favor of the merger or consolidation and with respect to which demands for
appraisal have been received and the aggregate number of holders of such shares.
Such written statement shall be mailed to the stockholder within 10 days after
such stockholder's written request for such a statement is received by the
surviving or resulting corporation or within 10 days after expiration of the
period for delivery of demands for appraisal under subsection (d) hereof,
whichever is later.
(f)
Upon
the filing of any such petition by a stockholder, service of a copy thereof
shall be made upon the surviving or resulting corporation, which shall within
20
days after such service file in the office of the Register in Chancery in which
the petition was filed a duly verified list containing the names and addresses
of all stockholders who have demanded payment for their shares and with whom
agreements as to the value of their shares have not been reached by the
surviving or resulting corporation. If the petition shall be filed by the
surviving or resulting corporation, the petition shall be accompanied by such
a
duly verified list. The Register in Chancery, if so ordered by the Court, shall
give notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing of such petition by
registered or certified mail to the surviving or resulting corporation and
to
the stockholders shown on the list at the addresses therein stated. Such notice
shall also be given by 1 or more publications at least 1 week before the day
of
the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of
Wilmington, Delaware or such publication as the Court deems advisable. The
forms
of the notices by mail and by publication shall be approved by the Court, and
the costs thereof shall be borne by the surviving or resulting corporation.
Exhibit
A
(g)
At
the hearing on such petition, the Court shall determine the stockholders who
have complied with this section and who have become entitled to appraisal
rights. The Court may require the stockholders who have demanded an appraisal
for their shares and who hold stock represented by certificates to submit their
certificates of stock to the Register in Chancery for notation thereon of the
pendency of the appraisal proceedings; and if any stockholder fails to comply
with such direction, the Court may dismiss the proceedings as to such
stockholder.
(h)
After
determining the stockholders entitled to an appraisal, the Court shall appraise
the shares, determining their fair value exclusive of any element of value
arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the merger or consolidation,
together with a fair rate of interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount
determined to be the fair value. In determining such fair value, the Court
shall
take into account all relevant factors. In determining the fair rate of
interest, the Court may consider all relevant factors, including the rate of
interest which the surviving or resulting corporation would have had to pay
to
borrow money during the pendency of the proceeding. Upon application by the
surviving or resulting corporation or by any stockholder entitled to participate
in the appraisal proceeding, the Court may, in its discretion, permit discovery
or other pretrial proceedings and may proceed to trial upon the appraisal prior
to the final determination of the stockholder entitled to an appraisal. Any
stockholder whose name appears on the list filed by the surviving or resulting
corporation pursuant to subsection (f) of this section and who has submitted
such stockholder's certificates of stock to the Register in Chancery, if such
is
required, may participate fully in all proceedings until it is finally
determined that such stockholder is not entitled to appraisal rights under
this
section.
(i)
The
Court shall direct the payment of the fair value of the shares, together with
interest, if any, by the surviving or resulting corporation to the stockholders
entitled thereto. Interest may be simple or compound, as the Court may direct.
Payment shall be so made to each such stockholder, in the case of holders of
uncertificated stock forthwith, and the case of holders of shares represented
by
certificates upon the surrender to the corporation of the certificates
representing such stock. The Court's decree may be enforced as other decrees
in
the Court of Chancery may be enforced, whether such surviving or resulting
corporation be a corporation of this State or of any state.
(j)
The
costs of the proceeding may be determined by the Court and taxed upon the
parties as the Court deems equitable in the circumstances. Upon application
of a
stockholder, the Court may order all or a portion of the expenses incurred
by
any stockholder in connection with the appraisal proceeding, including, without
limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and the fees and expenses of experts,
to
be charged pro rata against the value of all the shares entitled to an
appraisal.
(k)
From
and after the effective date of the merger or consolidation, no stockholder
who
has demanded appraisal rights as provided in subsection (d) of this section
shall be entitled to vote such stock for any purpose or to receive payment
of
dividends or other distributions on the stock (except dividends or other
distributions payable to stockholders of record at a date which is prior to
the
effective date of the merger or consolidation); provided, however, that if
no
petition for an appraisal shall be filed within the time provided in subsection
(e) of this section, or if such stockholder shall deliver to the surviving
or
resulting corporation a written withdrawal of such stockholder's demand for
an
appraisal and an acceptance of the merger or consolidation, either within 60
days after the effective date of the merger or consolidation as provided in
subsection (e) of this section or thereafter with the written approval of the
corporation, then the right of such stockholder to an appraisal shall cease.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no appraisal proceeding in the Court of Chancery
shall be dismissed as to any stockholder without the approval of the Court,
and
such approval may be conditioned upon such terms as the Court deems just.
Exhibit
A
(l)
The
shares of the surviving or resulting corporation to which the shares of such
objecting stockholders would have been converted had they assented to the merger
or consolidation shall have the status of authorized and unissued shares of
the
surviving or resulting corporation.
History
(8
Del.
C. 1953, § 262; 56 Del. Laws, c. 50; 56 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 24; 57 Del. Laws,
c. 148, §§ 27-29; 59 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 12; 60 Del. Laws, c. 371, §§ 3-12; 63
Del. Laws, c. 25, § 14; 63 Del. Laws, c. 152, §§ 1, 2; 64 Del. Laws, c. 112, §§
46-54; 66 Del. Laws, c. 136, §§ 30-32; 66 Del. Laws, c. 352, § 9; 67 Del. Laws,
c. 376, §§ 19, 20; 68 Del. Laws, c. 337, §§ 3, 4; 69 Del. Laws, c. 61, § 10; 69
Del. Laws, c. 262, §§ 1-9; 70 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 16; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;
70 Del. Laws, c. 299, §§ 2, 3; 70 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 22; 71 Del. Laws, c. 120,
§ 15; 71 Del. Laws, c. 339, §§ 49-52; 73 Del. Laws, c. 82, § 21.)
Exhibit
B
Legal
Opinion
1. The
Company (a) is a corporation validly existing in good standing under the laws
of
the State of Delaware and (b) has the corporate power to own its property,
to
conduct the business in which it is engaged, to execute and deliver each of
the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations
thereunder.
2. The
Company has duly authorized, executed and delivered each of the Transaction
Documents and each such Transaction Document constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company and is enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms.
3. The
shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock being issued pursuant to the
Subscription Agreement have been duly authorized and, when delivered and paid
for pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable, and the issuance thereof will not violate any statutory
or
contractual preemptive or similar rights.
4. Upon
the
due exercise of the Placement Warrants, the Common Stock issuable upon such
exercise will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Company
has
reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the
exercise of the Placement Warrants.
5. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company
and the issuance and sale of the Securities and the exchange of the Securities
in the Merger does not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or
violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under
(i) the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, (ii) any federal law
or the Delaware General Corporation Law, or, to our knowledge, any other
statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any
court, domestic or foreign, known to us and having jurisdiction over the Company
or any of its respective assets or properties, or (iii) any of the material
agreements and instruments described in the officer’s certificate attached
hereto.
6. Except
as
described in the Memorandum, to our knowledge, there are no pending actions,
suits or proceedings against or affecting the Company.
7. Assuming
the accuracy of the representations of the Subscribers contained in the
Subscription Agreement and
the
accuracy of the representations of the Placement Agents to the Company regarding
the offering and sale of the Securities, the initial sale of the Securities
as
contemplated by the Subscription Agreements is exempt from the registration
and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Exhibit
B
8. We
have
participated in the preparation of the Memorandum and in discussions with
officers and other representatives of the Company, at which time the contents
of
the Memorandum and related matters were discussed. In the course of those
discussions and our participation in the preparation of the Memorandum, nothing
has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the Memorandum (other
than the financial statements including the notes thereto and other financial,
statistical and accounting data included in the Memorandum or the exhibits
thereto, as to which we express no view), contains any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they
were made.
Exhibit
C
REGISTRATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
FOR
SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
Name:
________________________________
(Please
Print)
This
questionnaire is intended to provide information for a registration statement
(the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. (the
“Company”) covering the resale of the Cougar Common Stock and Cougar Preferred
Stock acquired by you as contemplated by the accompanying Subscription
Agreement. Please complete (attaching separate sheets if additional space is
needed), date and sign this questionnaire and return it together with your
completed subscription agreement.
PLEASE
ANSWER EVERY QUESTION. If a question is inapplicable to you or your answer
is in
the negative, please so state by inserting “N/A.” If you are in doubt whether a
particular question requires an affirmative response from you, please furnish
full particulars so that those persons responsible for preparing the
Registration Statement and Prospectus can determine whether any disclosure
based
on your answer is required. Information requested in this questionnaire is
as of
the date you complete the questionnaire, unless otherwise indicated. Your
furnishing such information does not necessarily mean that such information
will
be disclosed.
DEFINITIONS
Your
answers to this questionnaire should be made upon the basis of the following
definitions of terms used in this questionnaire:
The
term
“beneficial owner” of a security includes any person who, directly or
indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship
or
otherwise has or shares (1) voting power, which includes the power to vote,
or
direct the voting of, such security or (2) investment power, which includes
the
power to dispose or direct the disposition of such security. A person may be
regarded as having voting power of a security which is owned (i) by his spouse
or minor children or by any of his relatives or his spouse’s relatives who share
the same home with him, (ii) a partnership of which he is a partner or (iii)
a
corporation of which he is a substantial shareholder. A person is also deemed
to
be the beneficial owner of shares which that person has the right to acquire
within 60 days, including but not limited to any right to acquire through the
exercise of an option, through conversion of a security, pursuant to the power
to revoke a trust or pursuant to the automatic termination of a trust. Please
also disclose any other rights, which you have to acquire securities of the
Company on or before September 30, 2006.
Exhibit
C
The
term
“material,” when used to qualify a requirement for the furnishings of
information as to any subject, limits the information required to those matters
about which the average prudent investor should reasonably be informed before
buying or selling the securities of the Company. If you are in doubt as to
the
materiality of certain information, you should relate sufficient facts to enable
the Company and its advisors to reach a conclusion as to its
materiality.
QUESTIONS
QUESTION
1:
State
your present position or positions with the Company (if any), including
membership on any audit, personnel, compensation or similar committee or
committees; any positions held by you during the previous three years; and
any
positions to which you have been elected or appointed but the duties of which
you have not yet assumed. For each position, list the term or expected term
of
office.
ANSWER:
QUESTION
2:
Other
than Cougar Common Stock and the Cougar Preferred Stock that you will acquire
in
connection with the Offering, provide below information regarding the equity
securities of the Company of which you are the “beneficial owner.” Please refer
to the definition of “beneficial owner,” above. Under the column “Nature of
Ownership,” please indicate amounts of securities for which you have (a) sole
voting power, (b) shared voting power, (c) sole investment power, or (d) shared
investment power. If your response covers any securities included because you
have the right to acquire them on or before September 30, 2006, please
separately indicate the amount of such securities. Also, if you hold more than
5% of the Company’s securities pursuant to a voting trust or similar agreement,
please separately state the amount of such securities held or to be held
pursuant to the trust or agreement, the duration of the agreement and the names
and addresses of the voting trustees, outlining briefly their voting rights
and
other powers under the trust or agreement.
ANSWER
(attach additional pages if necessary):
Number
of
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Nature
of
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Shares
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Ownership
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Title
of Securities
|
Exhibit
C
QUESTION
3:
Provide
below information regarding the equity securities of SRKP 4 Inc. (“SRKP”) of
which you are the “beneficial owner.” Please refer to the definition of
“beneficial owner,” above. Under the column “Nature of Ownership,” please
indicate amounts of securities for which you have (a) sole voting power, (b)
shared voting power, (c) sole investment power, or (d) shared investment power.
If your response covers any securities included because you have the right
to
acquire them on or before September 30, 2006, please separately indicate the
amount of such securities. Also, if you hold more than 5% of the SRKP’s
securities pursuant to a voting trust or similar agreement, please separately
state the amount of such securities held or to be held pursuant to the trust
or
agreement, the duration of the agreement and the names and addresses of the
voting trustees, outlining briefly their voting rights and other powers under
the trust or agreement.
ANSWER
(attach additional pages if necessary):
Number
of
|
Nature
of
|
|||
Shares
|
Ownership
|
Title
of Securities
|
QUESTION
3:
If
you
plan to offer your shares of Cougar Common Stock and Cougar Preferred Stock
(or
the securities of SRKP into which such Cougar securities may be exchanged in
connection with the Merger described in the Memorandum) through the selling
efforts of brokers or dealers, describe the terms (and attach copies) of any
agreement, arrangement, or understanding entered into with broker(s) or
dealer(s), including volume limitations on sales, parties to the agreement
and
the conditions under which the agreement may be terminated. If known, identify
the broker(s) or dealer(s), which will participate in the offering and state
the
amount to be offered through each.
ANSWER:
QUESTION
4:
Describe
below any information known to you, and if none state “none,” pertaining to
underwriting compensation and arrangements or any dealings between any
underwriter or related person, member of the NASD or a person associated with
a
member of the NASD, and the Company, SRKP or any controlling stockholder of
the
Company or SRKP thereof since January 1, 2000.
ANSWER:
Exhibit
C
QUESTION
5:
State
below whether you or any of your associates are a member of NASD, a controlling
shareholder of a member, a person associated or affiliated with a member or
an
underwriter or related person with respect to the proposed offering. If you
responded “yes,” describe such relationship:
ANSWER:
QUESTION
6:
Are
you a
broker-dealer?
ANSWER:
Yes
______ No______
QUESTION
7:
If
you
are not a broker-dealer, are you affiliated with a broker-dealer?
ANSWER:
Yes
______ No______
QUESTION
8:
If
you
are a broker-dealer or are affiliated with a broker-dealer, did you purchase
the
securities in the ordinary course of business?
ANSWER:
Yes
______ No______
QUESTION
9:
If
you
are affiliated with a broker-dealer, did you have any agreements or
understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the
securities at the time that you purchased the securities?
ANSWER:
Yes
______ No______
Exhibit
C
Please
note that the SEC takes the position that if you are a broker-dealer, you are
to
be identified in the Registration Statement as an underwriter. In the “Plan of
Distribution,” the Registration Statement will provide substantially as
follows:
“The
selling stockholders and any broker-dealers, agents or underwriters that
participate with the selling stockholders in the distribution of the issued
and
outstanding shares of common stock or the shares of stock issuable upon exercise
of warrants may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the
Securities Act, in which event any commissions received by these broker-dealers,
agents or underwriters and any profits realized by the selling stockholders
on
the resales of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting commissions
or
discounts under the Securities Act. If the selling stockholders are deemed
to be
underwriters, the selling stockholders may be subject to certain statutory
and
regulatory liabilities, including liabilities imposed pursuant to Sections
11,
12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act.”
QUESTION
10:
Are
their
specific individuals who have voting or investment control over the securities?
If you are an entity, you must answer “yes” to this question and identify such
individual(s) by name below.
ANSWER:
Yes
______ No______
If
you
answered “yes”, please list the names of such individuals:
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Exhibit
C
The
answers to the foregoing questions are true and correct to the best of the
undersigned’s knowledge, information and belief. The undersigned agrees to
promptly notify the Company in writing in care of Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, 00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, of (a) any transfer by you
of
your Cougar Common Stock or Cougar Preferred Stock (or the SRKP securities
into
which such Cougar securities may be exchanged in the Merger), (b) sales of
common stock of the Company, or SRKP if after the completion of the Merger
(giving the number of shares sold and the name of the broker-dealer used) and
(c) any other changes in the answers to this questionnaire that should be made
as a result of any material development occurring subsequent to the date
hereof.
Dated:
___________, 2006.
____________________________________
Signature