COLLABORATION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
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TREATMENT.
This
Collaboration Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is made
as of this 27th day of November, 2006 (the
“Effective Date”)
by and
between Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under
the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal place of business at
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 (“APNS”),
and Xxx
Xxxxx and Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Indiana, having its principal place of business at Lilly Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (“LILLY”).
Background
LILLY
is
a major pharmaceutical company interested in drug discovery, particularly in
the
neuroscience area and including target family and disease pathway mapping,
biomarker development, and the use of drugs for treating conditions such as
Alzheimer’s disease.
APNS
is a
development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on diagnostics and
therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other
neurodegenerative diseases, and has entered into (i) a License and Collaborative
Research Agreement dated February 1, 1994, as amended by an Amendment Agreement
executed on March 20, 2002, a Second Amendment Agreement effective September
21,
2002 and a Third Amendment Agreement effective October 30, 2006 (collectively,
the “1994
Agreement”)
and
(ii) a License and Collaborative Research Agreement effective July 1, 1993,
as
amended by an Amendment Agreement executed on July 9, 1993, an Amendment
Agreement executed on March 20, 2002, a Second Amendment Agreement effective
September 21, 2002 and a Third Amendment Agreement effective October 30, 2006
(collectively, the “1993
Agreement”)
(the
1994 Agreement and the 1993 Agreement, together, the “AECOM
Agreements”)
with
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx College of Medicine (“AECOM”)
to serve
as a scientific collaborator with Dr. Xxxxx Xxxxxx to commercialize all of
Xx.
Xxxxxx’ neurodegenerative disease related discoveries on behalf of AECOM,
subject to the terms and conditions of the AECOM Agreements. APNS has also
entered into a Consulting Agreement with Dr. Xxxxx Xxxxxx dated December 1,
2005
(the “Davies
Agreement”).
APNS
and
LILLY desire to enter into this Agreement to perform the research collaboration
(the “Collaboration”)
as
initially set forth in the research plan attached as Appendix A
(the
“Research Plan”)
for the
purpose of generating information and data relating to the Field (all as defined
below).
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Collaboration:
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The
goal
of the Collaboration is to discover compounds directed against the pathology
mediated by or directly associated with [***] in Alzheimer’s disease
(“Compounds”)
and to
develop
such Compounds as pharmaceutical products (“Products”).
The
Collaboration will go forward in three stages (“Stage
1” and “Stage 2” and “Stage 3”),
each of
which is described in further detail in the Research Plan (which is incorporated
by reference herein). Stage 1 will consist of bringing Xx. Xxxxxx’ laboratory,
APNS personnel and the LILLY Neurodegenerative Diseases Drug Hunting (NDDHT)
team together with other essential LILLY drug discovery functions (Chemistry
and
ADME/Toxicology) to
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form
a
coherent team to support research and development of Compounds in the field
of
the following [***]: Alzheimer’s disease; [***] (collectively, the “Field”);
notwithstanding the Field definition, the primary initial focus of the
Collaboration shall be Alzheimer’s disease. The work conducted will initially
focus on Target X, [***] as targets for [***] drug discovery efforts. Any other
targets newly discovered in the execution of the Collaboration, and those
targets identified in the Research Plan ([***]), shall be referred to herein
as
the “Other
Targets”
and
together with Target X, shall be referred to herein as the “Targets.”
For
clarity, “Other
Targets”
does
not include [***] which are brought into the Collaboration; “Other
Targets”
does,
however, include [***] which subsequently become [***]. The work will consist
of
Target enablement: [***], which is further defined as “Target to Hit” in the
Research Plan.
Stage
1 Success Criteria: Success
criteria for Stage 1 are as follows:
1.
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Research
Plan finalized and tasks assigned as appropriate by the Collaboration
Management Team between LILLY scientists, including the NDDHT and
Discovery Chemistry and Research Technologies at Lilly, APNS and
Dr. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx’ laboratory at AECOM.
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2. Target
X
project underway:
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Target
X[***]
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[***]Target
X [***] Target X [***].
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3. Work
on
[***] initiated.
4. Regular
meetings held among Lilly personnel, APNS personnel and Xx. Xxxxxx.
5.
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Successful
completion of IP and Information Technology (IT) Due Diligence as
it
relates to the technologies, assets, and information provided by
APNS that
are relevant to the Collaboration.
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Stage
2
will consist of pursuing a number of approaches focused on [***] as potential
therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease.
2.
Research Plan:
The
parties will perform the Collaboration as set forth in the Research Plan
attached as Appendix A, which may be amended from time to time by the
Collaboration Management Team (defined below).
3.
Management:
APNS
and
LILLY will form a team (the“Collaboration
Management Team”)
that
will consist of two (2) member(s) from each party and will act only by unanimous
agreement. One of the LILLY representatives in the Collaboration Management
Team
shall be [***]
and
one
of the APNS representatives shall be [***].
If the
Collaboration Management Team cannot reach agreement on a given issue, then
the
matter shall be referred to the Chief Executive Officer of APNS and the Vice
President of Neuroscience Research of Lilly (or successor position) for further
discussion and resolution. If agreement cannot be reached, LILLY shall have
the
final decision making authority. The responsibilities of the Collaboration
Management Team will include, in addition to those mutually agreeable to the
parties, evaluating and discussing the handling of [***]
IP
(Section 8(e)), modifying the Research Plan, managing the execution of the
Research Plan, monitoring the progress of the Research Plan, and presenting
a
report on the Research Plan deliverables to LILLY and APNS (the“Final
Report”).
[***].
These
processes and authority may change during the course of the
Collaboration.
All
parties, including any subcontractors, will utilize good documentation practices
when recording research results. LILLY reserves the right to assess all research
data.
4.
Term:
The
term
of the Collaboration under this Agreement (the “Collaboration
Term”)
shall
be three (3) years from the Effective Date with two (2) one (1) year options
to
extend at LILLY’s sole discretion (so long as LILLY is not in breach of this
Agreement) (or such longer period as LILLY and APNS may mutually agree), subject
to the early termination rights set forth in Section 17. The term of the other
provisions in this Agreement (the “Agreement
Term”)
shall
be from the Effective Date until payment of the final amount due and payable
by
LILLY to APNS under this Agreement, subject to the early termination rights
set
forth in Section 17.
5.
Materials Transfer:
In
order
to execute the Research Plan, LILLY and APNS will need to transfer certain
materials from one party to the other (the“Materials”).
A
description of the Materials is set forth in the Research Plan. The
Materials will be used by the receiving party only for the execution and/or
evaluation of the results of the Collaboration. All Materials will remain the
property
of the sending party and will be held confidential in respect to third parties
in accordance with the terms of Section 7. The
Materials shall at all times remain the property of the sending party. Upon
the
termination at will by LILLY or for breach by XXXXX, XXXXX will either (a)
dispose of any residual Materials not consumed by LILLY in performance of this
Agreement in accordance with this Agreement and all applicable state and federal
laws and regulations, or (b) upon request of APNS, return such Materials to
APNS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Collaboration Term is terminated
at
will by LILLY as provided in Section 17 and LILLY continues to develop a
Compound(s) and remains responsible for any payments which may become due
pursuant to Sections 9(e) and 11, then LILLY shall have a paid up license from
APNS to use Materials transferred to LILLY hereunder. Upon the termination
or
expiration of the Collaboration Term, APNS will either (a) dispose of any
residual Materials not consumed by APNS in performance of this Agreement in
accordance with this Agreement and all applicable state and federal laws and
regulations, or (b) upon request of LILLY, return such Materials to
LILLY.
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6.
Covenants:
For
the
Collaboration Term, through APNS, LILLY shall have access
to
[***]
for
the
Collaboration in the Field. APNS shall use its reasonable efforts to require
[***]
to
attend
all meetings that are held by the parties relating to the Collaboration as
contemplated by the Research Plan (such meetings to be (i) [***]
and
(ii)
a [***],
unless
otherwise agreed by the parties). Re-scheduling of meetings will be permitted
on
both sides but only with the agreement of the other party. Persistent absence
(as determined by the Collaboration Management Team) from meetings (required
by
the Research Plan) by [***]
during
the Collaboration Term which results in a significant impairment to the goals
of
the Collaboration (as determined by the Collaboration Management Team) shall
be
considered an Event of Default by APNS under Section 17. [***]
and/or
APNS’ laboratory, as decided by the Collaboration Management Team, will provide
[***]
to
work
on the Collaboration as required under the Research Plan. Upon expiration or
termination of the Collaboration Term, all rights of LILLY and obligations
of
APNS and [***]
provided
in this Section 6 shall terminate.
7.
Confidentiality:
(a)
Each
of APNS and LILLY will be providing to the other certain Confidential
Information in order to perform the Collaboration. "Confidential
Information"
includes
(other than as described in Section 7(g)) all information, know-how, data or
Materials of an intellectual, technical, scientific, commercial, financial
or
industrial nature disclosed by either party to the other, in a written document
received from or belonging to the disclosing party, or oral or visual
information, whether by inspection or otherwise, which reasonably should be
considered as confidential from the context of the disclosure at the time of
such disclosure.
(b)
Each
of APNS and LILLY agrees to safeguard such information from unauthorized use
or
disclosure to the same extent as it does its own confidential information of
similar nature, but with no less than reasonable care.
(c)
Each
of LILLY and APNS agrees that it will not, without the express written consent
of the other party, or as permitted by agreement of the Collaboration Management
Team, use the other party’s Confidential Information for any purpose other than
the performance of the Research Plan or any other purpose expressly contemplated
by the terms of this Agreement.
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(d)
Each of
LILLY and APNS agrees not to disclose the other party’s Confidential Information
to any person other than to such of its (and its affiliates’) employees, agents,
consultants, representatives, contractors and advisors who have a need to know
such Confidential Information for purposes of the Collaboration and who shall
be
informed by the receiving party of the confidential nature of the Confidential
Information and shall agree to observe the same terms and conditions set forth
herein as if specifically named a party hereto. Each of LILLY and APNS agrees
that it will be responsible for any breach of confidentiality terms of this
Agreement by its (and its affiliates’) agents, employees, consultants,
representatives, contractors or advisors. As used herein,“affiliate”
of a
party means, any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control
with
such party.
(e)
Each
party agrees that it will maintain in confidence, and not disclose, the terms
of
this Agreement without the prior written permission of the other party, except
(i) as required by law, provided that the party provides the text of the
proposed disclosure to the other party; (ii) to its attorneys, accountants,
and
other professional advisors under a duty of confidentiality; or (iii) to a
third
party under a duty of confidentiality in connection with a financing or a
proposed merger or a proposed sale of all or part of such party’s business. In
addition, if a party receives a request from an authorized representative of
a
U.S. or foreign tax authority for a copy of the Agreement, that party may
provide a copy of the Agreement to such tax authority representative without
advance notice to, or the permission or cooperation of, the other party, but
the
disclosing party must notify the other party of the disclosure as soon as
practicable.
Any
proposed disclosures by APNS where APNS is required to provide a copy of the
text of the proposed disclosure to LILLY under this Subsection must be delivered
to LILLY’s Corporate Communications Department, [***]
for
LILLY’s review and comment. Any proposed disclosures by LILLY where LILLY is to
provide a copy of the text of the proposed disclosure to APNS under this
Subsection must be delivered to APNS’ offices, 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 00000, Attn: Chief Financial Officer, for APNS’ review and
comment.
(f)
Each
of the parties agrees, in the event that either party terminates this Agreement,
or at the end of the term of this Agreement if requested by the other, to return
to the originating party, all of the Confidential Information and all related
material provided by the originating party. The “related
material”
refers
to all memoranda, notes, reports and documents containing copies, extracts
or
reproductions of the Confidential Information provided by one of the parties
to
the other pursuant to this Agreement. The receiving party shall be entitled
to
retain in its legal files one copy of all Confidential Information and related
material received under this Agreement for the sole purpose of determining
the
scope of the obligations incurred hereunder.
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(g)
The
provisions of this Agreement relating to Confidential Information will not
apply
to any part of such information where:
(i)
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such
information has been, or at any time is, made available to the public
through no fault of the receiving party;
or
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(ii)
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such
information is known by the receiving party at the time of disclosure,
as
shown by prior written evidence of the receiving party;
or
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the receiving party shall be permitted to disclose Confidential
Information to the extent that the receiving party has been authorized by the
disclosing party to disclose such information, or to the extent the disclosure
is required by law and the receiving party has provided the disclosing party
reasonable advance notice of the potential disclosure and reasonable cooperation
with efforts by the disclosing party to limit disclosure, obtain a protective
order or take other similar steps.
(h)
Each
of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the obligations of confidentiality
and trust herein provided are in addition to and not in substitution for any
duties or obligations of secrecy, confidence or trust arising from or implied
by
any statute or rule of law.
(i)
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as a grant of a license
to use the Confidential Information other than for purposes described
herein.
(j)
Each
party’s obligation of confidentiality under this Agreement shall survive the
termination or expiration of the Agreement Term for five (5) years.
8.
Intellectual Property:
(a)
LILLY
will remain the sole owner of or otherwise shall continue to control rights
in
all IP (as defined below) relating to any and all Materials, information, plans
or methods that may be disclosed to APNS or developed solely by LILLY or
licensed to LILLY prior to or separate from performance of the Collaboration
(“LILLY
Existing IP”).
“IP”
means
all discoveries, inventions (whether patentable or not), knowledge, know-how,
data, techniques, processes, systems, formulations, designs and information
of
any and every kind, and all worldwide intellectual property or proprietary
rights (including, but not limited to patent rights, copyrights and trade
secrets) claiming, memorializing or covering the same.
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(b) APNS
will
remain the sole owner of or otherwise shall continue to control rights in all
IP
relating to any and all Materials, information, plans or methods, [***],
that
may be disclosed to LILLY or developed solely by APNS, or licensed to APNS
prior
to or separate from performance of the Collaboration (“APNS
Existing IP”).
[***].
(c)
[***]
(“Product-related
IP”),
[***]
(“LILLY
New IP” and,
together with LILLY Existing IP,
“LILLY IP”).
(d) All
IP
conceived in the execution of the Collaboration solely by APNS [***]
will
be
owned by APNS (“APNS
New IP” and,
together with APNS Existing IP,
“APNS IP”).
(e) All
IP
[***] conceived in the [***], will be owned [***] (“[***]
IP”),
provided that all IP [***] created solely by [***] will be owned by [***],
and
will be considered part of the [***].
The
parties’ rights as [***]
hereunder
of [***]
IP
shall
include, in all countries of the world, all rights inherent in [***]
of
intellectual property under the laws of the United States. For the avoidance
of
doubt, and without limiting or narrowing the foregoing, [***]
shall
expressly be permitted to use and exploit the [***]
IP
and to
[***]
in
the
[***]
IP
[***],
except
as limited by the licenses granted hereunder. [***]
shall
be
responsible, at its sole discretion [***],
for
preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, asserting in infringement actions
and defending (collectively, “Prosecuting”) [***]
IP
(“[***]
Patent”)
that constitutes [***].
[***]
shall be
responsible, at its sole discretion [***],
for
Prosecuting any [***]
Patent.
The parties shall cooperate reasonably in obtaining, maintaining and enforcing
all intellectual property and proprietary rights (including patent rights)
in
and to [***]
IP
and
keep the other informed of progress in Prosecuting any [***]
Patent,
but neither party shall be obligated to [***]
and
thus
[***].
If
either party elects not to file any [***]
Patent
or
to abandon any [***]
Patent,
such party will notify the other party to give the other party an opportunity
to
file or to continue to prosecute or maintain such [***]
Patent.
Each party will promptly notify the other in writing of any alleged or
threatened infringement of any [***]
Patent.
Both parties shall be entitled to participate in [***]
Patent
[***],
but
neither party shall be required to do so, unless such party is [***],
in
which case such party must [***].
Neither
party shall [***].
[***]
in
connection with any enforcement claim or action involving any [***]
Patent
shall be retained by [***]
Patent
[***].
(f) Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, each party acknowledges that the other party also has ongoing,
similar but separate research projects, and any inventions arising therefrom
shall be owned by the respective party.
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9.
Licenses:
(a) Research
Licenses to LILLY. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, APNS
hereby grants to LILLY a co-exclusive, non-sublicensable, royalty free license
during the Collaboration Term under APNS IP solely to the extent necessary
or
appropriate to carry out LILLY’s responsibilities under the Research
Plan.
(b) Research
Licenses to APNS. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, LILLY
hereby grants to APNS a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, royalty free license
during the Collaboration Term under LILLY IP solely to the extent necessary
or
appropriate to carry out APNS’ responsibilities under the Research
Plan.
(c) Commercial
Licenses to LILLY. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, APNS
hereby grants to LILLY (i) an exclusive worldwide, [***] license during the
Agreement Term, including the right to sublicense subject to Section 9(e),
under
the APNS IP and [***] IP to make, use, import, sell and offer to sell Products
and (ii) a non-exclusive, worldwide [***] license, [***], under the APNS IP
to
make, use, import, sell, and offer to sell biomarkers and diagnostics relating
to Products. The license granted under Section 9(c)(ii) shall
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(d) Commercial
Licenses to APNS. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
rights previously granted to third parties by XXXXX, XXXXX hereby grants to
APNS
a [***], with the right to sublicense, under the LILLY IP to make, have made,
use, import, sell, offer to sell, and otherwise distribute, biomarkers and
diagnostics. The license granted under this Section 9(d) shall
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(e) Sublicense.
LILLY shall have the right to grant commercial sublicenses under the licenses
granted in Section 9(c)(i) and Section 9(c)(ii) to its Affiliates and to a
third
party (“Sublicensee”); provided that:
(1) any
Sublicensee shall: (i) affirmatively agree in writing that it is subject to
and
shall be governed by this Agreement and that the Sublicensee shall comply with
all relevant obligations hereunder in accordance herewith and (ii) be
immediately disclosed to APNS; and
(2) the
grant
of a sublicense shall not relieve LILLY of any duty or obligation under this
Agreement, and LILLY shall be fully liable to APNS for all failures by any
Sublicensee to comply with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
and
(3) in
the
case of the grant of any sublicense under the license granted in Section
9(c)(ii), LILLY shall [***] (A) [***] or (B) [***] in the form of [***] based
in
whole or in part [***], in each case on [***], with the intent that [***] will
receive [***]from such [***].
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(f) LILLY
acknowledges that pursuant to the AECOM Agreements, (i) AECOM retains the right
to make and use products covered by IP licensed under those agreements in its
own laboratories for scientific purposes and for continued research, as well
as
to make small quantities of biological materials developed in Xx. Xxxxxx’
laboratory covered by such intellectual property available to other scientific
institutions and researchers solely for scientific and research purposes; and
(ii) the research which led to the intellectual property licensed under the
AECOM Agreements was funded with National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) and
Federal government grants and therefore NIH and the Federal government retain
certain rights with respect to such IP. LILLY further acknowledges that, to
the
extent that any APNS IP licensed to LILLY under this Agreement constitutes
IP of
AECOM licensed to APNS under the AECOM Agreements, such license is subject
to
the terms and conditions of the AECOM Agreements.
10.
Costs:
LILLY
will bear the costs and expenses under this Agreement and, in particular, the
Research Plan, to be paid as follows:
Lilly
shall make to APNS the following payments in consideration of the work performed
during the Collaboration:
(a) |
One
(1) payment of [***] due and payable within
[***].
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(b) |
Annual
payments of [***] per year for research and development support,
starting
with the first payment due and payable [***], for work during the
Collaboration Term and subsequent payments due and payable
[***].
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The
Parties shall enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement in
substantially the form set forth on Appendix B concurrently with
the
Effective Date under which LILLY will purchase on the Effective Date
(and
not before or after such date) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000)
worth of APNS common shares at a price per share equal to [***] starting
on [***] and ending on the [***] which payment is due and payable
within
[***].
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11.
Milestones and Royalties and Other Payments: LILLY
hereby agrees to make the following additional payments to APNS:
(a)
Milestone Payments: LILLY shall make the following payments upon achievement
of
the applicable milestones set forth below which are satisfied by [***]:
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“Target
X”
means
either [***].
“Target
X Compounds”
means
Compounds
discovered during [***],
or
within [***],
that
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“Other
Target Compounds”
means
Compounds discovered against [***].
Payments
will be made only once per Target for Compounds which achieve the applicable
milestone regardless of the number of Compounds developed for such Target;
provided, however, that there shall be no limitation on the number of Other
Targets which may be identified and for which milestone payments may become
payable hereunder.
All
milestone payments shall be made by LILLY to APNS within seventy-five (75)
days
of achievement of the applicable milestone.
(b)
Royalties
LILLY
shall pay to APNS the following royalties on Net Sales (as defined below) of
Products sold by LILLY, its Affiliates and Sublicensees:
Annual
Sales* [***]
[***]
*
Annual
Sales refers to [***].
The Net
Sales tiers shall be [***].
Royalties
are payable for APNS know-how and expertise only and are not license payments
for any APNS patents or patents licensed to APNS existing on the Effective
Date.
Royalties will be paid for [***]
from
[***].
There
shall be [***]
for
which
royalty payments may become payable hereunder.
(c)
“Net
Sales”
means
with respect to sales of a Product, the gross amount invoiced by LILLY
(including a LILLY Affiliate), or any Sublicensee thereof, to unrelated third
parties, excluding any Sublicensee, for the Product in the Territory,
less:
a) |
Trade,
quantity and cash discounts
allowed;
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b) |
Commissions,
discounts, refunds, rebates and chargebacks and any other allowances
which
effectively and legally reduce the net selling price, all in accordance
with U.S. GAAP;
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c) |
Actual
Product returns and allowances;
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d) |
Any
tax actually imposed on the production, sale, delivery or use of
the
Product, including, without limitation, sales, use, excise or value
added
taxes (but not including any taxes assessed on income derived from
such
sales);
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e) |
freight,
shipping, transportation, and insurance
expenses;
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f) |
The
standard inventory cost of devices or drug delivery systems themselves
used for dispensing or administering which accompany Product;
and
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g) |
Any
other similar and customary deductions, all in accordance with U.S.
GAAP.
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Such
amounts
shall be determined from the books and records of LILLY, its Affiliates or
Sublicensees, maintained in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (“U.S.
GAAP”)
or, in
the case of Sublicensees, such similar accounting principles, consistently
applied. LILLY further agrees that in determining such amounts, it will use
LILLY's then current standard procedures and methodology, which
are
in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and including LILLY’s then current standard
exchange rate methodology for the translation of foreign currency sales into
U.S. dollars or, in the case of Sublicensees, such similar methodology,
consistently applied.
In
the
event that the Product is sold as part of a Combination Product (as defined
below), the Net Sales of the Product, for the purposes of determining royalty
payments, shall be determined as follows.
(i)
By
multiplying the Net Sales of the Combination Product by the fraction, A / (A+B)
where A is the weighted average sale price of the Product when sold separately
in finished form, and B is the weighted average sale price of the other
product(s) sold separately in finished form.
(ii)
In the
event that the weighted average sale price of the Product can be determined
but
the weighted average sale price of the other product(s) cannot be determined,
Net Sales for purposes of determining royalty payments shall be calculated
by
multiplying the Net Sales of the Combination Product by the fraction A / C
where
A is the weighted average sale price of the Product when sold separately in
finished form and C is the weighted average sale price of the Combination
Product.
(iii)
In the
event that the weighted average sale price of the other product(s) can be
determined but the weighted average sale price of the Product cannot be
determined, Net Sales for purposes of determining royalty payments shall be
calculated by multiplying the Net Sales of the Combination Product by the
following formula: one (1) minus B / C where B is the weighted average sale
price of the other product(s) when sold separately in finished form and C is
the
weighted average sale price of the Combination Product.
(iv)
In the
event that the weighted average sale price of both the Product and the other
product(s) in the Combination Product cannot be determined, the Net Sales of
the
Product shall be deemed to be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Net Sales
of
the Combination Product.
The
weighted average sale price for a Product, other product(s), or Combination
Product shall be calculated once each calendar year and such price shall be
used
during all applicable royalty reporting periods for the entire following
calendar year. When determining the weighted average sale price of a Product,
other product(s), or Combination Product, the weighted average sale price shall
be calculated by dividing the sales dollars (translated into U.S. dollars)
by
the units
of
active ingredient sold during the twelve (12) months (or the number of months
sold in a partial calendar year) of the preceding calendar year for the
respective Product, other product(s), or Combination Product. In the initial
calendar year, a forecasted weighted average sale price will be used for the
Product, other product(s), or Combination Product. Any over or under payment
due
to a difference between forecasted and actual weighted average sale prices
will
be paid or credited in the first royalty payment of the following calendar
year.
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THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
“Combination
Product” means
any
pharmaceutical product which contains one or more pharmacologically or
therapeutically active compound(s), product(s) and/or ingredient(s) in addition
to Product.
(d) Royalty
Payment [***]. Royalty payments [***] for Net Sales shall be calculated [***]
for each calendar quarter. All royalty payments due to APNS shall be paid within
[***] after the end of each [***]. Each payment of royalties shall be
[***].
(e) Late
Payments. In the event that any payment, including royalty, milestone and
research payments, due hereunder is not made when due, the payment shall accrue
interest from the date due at the rate of one percent (1%) per month; provided,
however, that in no event shall such rate exceed the maximum legal annual
interest rate.
(f) Records.
During the term of this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years
thereafter, LILLY shall keep complete and accurate records pertaining to [***]
in sufficient detail to permit APNS to confirm the accuracy of all payments
due
hereunder.
(g) Audit.
LILLY agrees that APNS shall have reasonable audit rights during reasonable
times to confirm Net Sales and the accuracy of all payments due hereunder.
Such
audit shall be performed by APNS’ auditors and at the cost of APNS. If such
audit discloses an underpayment, LILLY shall pay APNS within thirty (30) days
the amount of such underpayment unless LILLY disputes such amount in good faith.
If such audit reveals an underpayment for any calendar year of seven and one
half percent (7.5%) or more, then LILLY shall reimburse APNS for the reasonable
costs of the audit.
If such
report shows any overpayment by LILLY, then at APNS’ option, such overpayment
shall either be refunded to LILLY by APNS within thirty (30) days of receipt
of
the audit report, or creditable against amounts payable by LILLY in subsequent
payment periods. The parties agree that all information subject to review under
this Section is Confidential Information and that each party shall retain and
cause the accountant to retain all such information in confidence.
(h) Revenues
from Sale of Diagnostics and Biomarkers. LILLY
shall share with APNS profit received by LILLY from the sale by it or its
Affiliates or sublicensees of diagnostics and biomarkers related to the
Compounds or Products or related to disease states, in each case on financial
and other terms to be negotiated in good faith by LILLY and APNS, with the
intent that APNS will receive most of the financial benefit from such
sales.
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THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
12.
Representations
and Warranties:
(a)
Each
party represents and warrants to the other that it has full corporate power
and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the provisions
hereof.
(b)
Each
party represents and warrants that all necessary consents, approvals and
authorizations of all governmental authorities and other persons required to
be
obtained by such party in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement have been obtained.
(c)
Each
party represents and warrants that the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the performance of such party’s obligations hereunder (a) do not conflict
with or violate any requirement of applicable laws or regulations and (b) do
not
conflict with, or constitute a default under, any contractual obligation of
such
party.
(d)
APNS
represents and warrants that: (i) there is no pending litigation which alleges
that any of its activities relating to the APNS Existing IP have violated any
of
the intellectual property rights of any third person (nor has it received any
written communication threatening such litigation); (ii) to the best of its
knowledge, no litigation has been otherwise threatened which alleges that any
of
its activities relating to the APNS Existing IP have violated any of the
intellectual property rights of any third person; (iii) it owns all right,
title
and interest in and to the APNS Existing IP free and clear of all encumbrances,
security interests, options and licenses which would conflict with the licenses
granted under this Agreement; (iv) to APNS's actual knowledge as of the
Effective Date, there is no unauthorized use, infringement or misappropriation
of any of its intellectual property rights licensed hereunder to LILLY; (v)
to
APNS's actual knowledge as of the Effective Date, there is no intellectual
property which could act as a blocking patent to the APNS IP; (vi) it has
disclosed to LILLY all license agreements pursuant to which APNS has received
a
license to third party’s patents relevant to the Collaboration, including the
AECOM Agreements, and APNS is not in breach or default under any such agreement
that may give rise to a right of termination and has not received from any
licensor any notice of such breach or default; and (vii) as of the Effective
Date, the AECOM Agreements and
the
Davies Agreement are in full force and effect in accordance with their
respective terms.
(e) LILLY
represents and warrants that: (i) there is no pending litigation which alleges
that any of its activities relating to the LILLY Existing IP have violated
any
of the intellectual property rights of any third person (nor has it received
any
written communication threatening such litigation); (ii) to the best of its
knowledge, no litigation has been otherwise threatened which alleges that any
of
its activities relating to the LILLY Existing IP have violated any of the
intellectual property rights of any third person; and (iii) it owns all right,
title and interest in and to the LILLY Existing IP free and clear of all
encumbrances, security interests, options and licenses which would conflict
with
the licenses granted under this Agreement.
13.
Indemnification:
(a)
Each
of
LILLY and APNS (in
such
capacity, the
“Indemnitor”) will
defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the other party, its affiliates, and the
respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, and agents of the
other
party and its affiliates, and in the case of LILLY or APNS as the Indemnitor,
AECOM (in
such
capacity, the
“Indemnitees”),
from
and against any and all liabilities, damages, losses, penalties, fines, costs,
interest, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’
fees, (“Damages”)
arising
from or occurring as a result of a third person’s claim, action, suit, judgment,
or settlement against an Indemnitee that is due to or based upon:
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WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
(i) any
breach by the Indemnitor of an obligation, agreement, covenant, representation,
or warranty of the Indemnitor under this Agreement; or
(ii) any
negligent or more culpable act or omission of the Indemnitor or an Indemnitor’s
affiliate, or contractor or their respective directors, officers, shareholders,
employees, and agents related to this Agreement ((i)
and (ii) each, a “Third Party Claim”);
provided,
however,
that the
Indemnitor will not be obligated to indemnify or hold harmless the Indemnitees
from Damages from a Third Party Claim to the extent that such Damages are
finally determined to have resulted from the negligent (or more culpable) act
or
omission of an Indemnitee or any breach by an Indemnitee of an obligation,
agreement, covenant, representation, or warranty of an Indemnitee under this
Agreement.
(b)
LILLY
will defend, indemnify and hold harmless APNS, AECOM, and the other Indemnitees
from and against any and all Damages arising from or occurring as a result
of
the research, development, manufacturing, marketing and/or sale of Targets,
Compounds, Products, biomarkers and/or diagnostics by, on behalf of or under
authority of, LILLY (but not including any activities of APNS or its
sublicensees).
(c)
APNS
will defend, indemnify and hold harmless LILLY, AECOM, and the other Indemnitees
from and against any and all Damages arising from or occurring as a result
of
the research, development, manufacturing, marketing and/or sale of biomarkers
or
diagnostics by, on behalf of or under authority of, APNS (but not including
any
activities of LILLY or its sublicensees).
(d)
The
Indemnitor will defend and control negotiation of settlement of any Third Party
Claim with counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee, and the Indemnitee
may participate in the defense with counsel of its choosing, such separate
counsel to be at its sole expense. Any settlement by which the Indemnitee would
incur any obligation or liability, whether for the payment of money, the taking
of any action, the refraining from any action, or otherwise, unless the
Indemnitor is so obliged or liable by this Agreement, will require the advance
written consent of the Indemnitee, which consent may be withheld in the sole
discretion of the Indemnitee without relieving the Indemnitor of its
indemnification obligations hereunder.
14.
DISCLAIMERS:
(a)
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS
OR
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ANY
AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
IN
ADDITION AND WITHOUT LIMITATION, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, ALL
MATERIALS, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND IP ARISING FROM THE
COLLABORATION OR OTHERWISE FROM THIS AGREEMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS
WITH NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. LILLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT ALL RIGHTS GRANTED BY APNS TO LILLY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE SUBJECT TO
THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AECOM AGREEMENTS, AND THE RIGHTS OF AECOM, NIH
AND
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE AECOM AGREEMENTS.
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WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
(b)
UNDER
NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL EITHER PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER FROM THE OTHER PARTY
ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
(INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE AND THE LIKE), WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION
RELATING TO THE COLLABORATION OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN
IF
THE OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN INFORMED OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES.
15.
Publications.
[***]
shall be entitled to issue scientific publications with respect to the Products
or their testing, in accordance with [***] and [***] shall be in control of
any
publications or scientific presentations regarding Products or their testing
and
[***] shall not publish or present regarding Products or their testing without
[***]. Authorship of any scientific publications that emanate from [***] shall
be determined in accordance with standard academic practice, but will have
at
least [***]. [***] shall provide to [***] a copy of any proposed article or
publication that contains significant new information prior to submitting the
same for publication, if practicable, and, in any case, [***] shall use its
best
efforts to provide such copy to [***] at least thirty (30) days in advance
of
the publication date. For clarity, however, [***] intends that all proposed
articles and publications will be timely provided to [***].
16.
Press
Releases and Other Public Statements. If
a
party desires to issue a press release or other public statement concerning
the
execution of, or the parties’ activities under this Agreement, it must first
obtain the other party’s written approval of such issuance and, if approved for
issuance, the content of such proposed release, except where such press release
or other public statement is required to be issued by applicable law or
regulation or stock exchange requirement. For clarity, even where such press
release or public statement is required by law or regulation, the issuing party
will use its reasonable best efforts to provide to the other party an advance
copy for review and comment. In all other respects, except as required by
applicable laws, neither party may use any trademarks, logos, or symbols
associated with the other party without the prior written permission of such
other party. All matters that require LILLY’s review or approval under this
Section must be delivered to LILLY’s Corporate Communications Department, [***]
for such review and approval. All matters that require APNS’ review and approval
under this Section must be delivered to APNS’
offices, 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 00000, Attn: Chief
Financial Officer for
such
review and approval.
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THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
17.
Termination.
(a) Termination
for Default.
(i) An
“Event
of Default”
by
either party shall have occurred upon:
(1) the
occurrence of a material breach of this Agreement if such party fails to remedy
such breach within [***] days after written notice thereof by the non-breaching
party (or, if remediation of such breach in period is not practicable, if such
party fails to commence and diligently pursue such remediation during such
period); or
(2) the
commencement of any proceeding in or for bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation,
dissolution or winding up by or against such party that is not dismissed or
otherwise disposed of within [***] days thereafter; or
(3) solely
with respect to APNS, AECOM terminates the AECOM Agreement and/or [***] ceases
to perform under the Research Plan during the Collaboration as contemplated
by
this Agreement, if such termination and/or cessation of performance results
in a
significant impairment to the goals of the Collaboration as determined by the
Collaboration Management Team.
(ii) Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default by the other party, the non-breaching party
shall have the right to terminate either (A) the Collaboration or (B) this
Agreement in its entirety, which such termination shall be effective immediately
upon providing written notice of termination. Termination of the Collaboration
shall mean the termination of the Collaboration Term, and termination of this
Agreement in its entirety shall mean the termination of the Agreement
Term.
(b) [***].
[***].
(c) Effect
of
Termination or Expiration.
(i) Consequences
of APNS’ Termination due to LILLY’s Breach or [***]. In the event of termination
of the Collaboration or of this Agreement by APNS pursuant to this Section
17
following the occurrence of an Event of Default by LILLY, or [***] pursuant
to
this Section 17:
(1) all
rights and licenses granted to LILLY under this Agreement shall terminate [***]
(subject to the payment obligations of LILLY to APNS referenced in Section
17(c)(i)(3) below) (and in the event of APNS’ termination of the Collaboration
or this Agreement following the occurrence of an Event of Default by LILLY,
[***];
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WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
(2) LILLY
shall transfer to APNS or, upon APNS’ written instruction, destroy all
information, Materials or other Confidential Information that was provided
by
APNS, and APNS also shall transfer to LILLY or, upon LILLY’s written
instruction, destroy all information, Materials or other Confidential
Information that was provided by LILLY;
(3) LILLY
shall continue to pay the fees, milestone payments and royalties which may
become due under this Agreement whether prior to or subsequent to the effective
date of termination (including those set forth in Sections 9(e) and
11);
(4) all
rights and obligations set forth in Sections 7, 8, 9(d), 13, 15, 16 and 19
shall
continue in accordance with their terms; and
(5) except
as
specifically provided under this Section 17, all obligations of LILLY and APNS
that become due after the date of termination of this Agreement shall be
extinguished.
(ii) Consequences
of LILLY’s Termination due to APNS’ Breach. In the event of termination of the
Collaboration or of this Agreement by LILLY pursuant to this Section 17
following the occurrence of an Event of Default by APNS:
(1) |
[***];
|
(2) |
Except
as specifically provided under this Section 17, all obligations of
APNS
that become due after the date of termination of this Agreement shall
be
extinguished;
|
(3) APNS
shall promptly return to LILLY or, upon LILLY's written instruction, promptly
destroy all LILLY Information supplied by LILLY to APNS pursuant to, or in
connection with, this Agreement or any transaction contemplated
herein,;
(4) LILLY
shall continue to pay fifty percent (50%) of the fees, milestone payments and
royalties which may become due under this Agreement subsequent to the effective
date of termination (including those set forth in Sections 9(e) and
11);
(5)LILLY
shall remain responsible for all fees, milestone payments and royalties which
may have become due under this Agreement prior to the effective date of
termination; and
(6)all
rights and obligations set forth in Sections 7, 8, 9(d), 13, 15, 16 and 19
shall
continue in accordance with their terms.
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WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
18.
BANKRUPTCY PROVISION
The
parties intend that LILLY shall be protected in the continued enjoyment of
its
rights as a licensee under this Agreement to the maximum extent feasible.
Accordingly, the parties agree that this Agreement shall constitute an
“executory contract” under 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. (“Bankruptcy
Code”),
and
that LILLY shall be entitled to the fullest protection conferred upon licensees
under Section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties specifically
acknowledge and agree that rejection of this Agreement shall not impair the
rights of LILLY under this Agreement. The APNS Materials shall be deemed to
be
"intellectual property" as that term is defined in Section 101(35A) of the
Bankruptcy Code. The licenses granted hereunder shall be deemed to be rights
to
intellectual property that existed immediately before the date the Chapter
11
Case commenced. All materials required to be delivered by APNS to LILLY under
this Agreement, and all materials relating to the APNS Materials, shall be
deemed to be "embodiments" of such intellectual property for purposes of Section
365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code. All written agreements entered into in connection
with the Parties' performance hereunder from time to time shall be considered
agreements "supplementary" to this Agreement for purposes of Section 365(n)
of
the Bankruptcy Code.
19.
General:
(a)
This
Agreement will be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with,
the substantive laws of Indiana, without regard to its principles of conflicts
of laws. Any disputes arising under this Agreement will be resolved through
arbitration. The arbitration will be held under the auspices of Judicial
Arbitration & Mediation Services, Inc. (“J•A•M•S”). The arbitration shall be
in accordance with the J•A•M•S then-current commercial arbitration rules. The
arbitrator shall be either a retired judge, or an attorney licensed to practice
law in the state in which the arbitration is convened, selected by mutual
agreement of APNS and LILLY. Either party may bring an action in any court
of
competent jurisdiction to compel arbitration under this Agreement and to enforce
an arbitration award. A party opposing enforcement of an award may not do so
in
an enforcement proceeding, but must bring a separate action in any court of
competent jurisdiction to set aside the award, where the standard of review
will
be the same as that applied by an appellate court reviewing a decision of a
trial court sitting without a jury.
(b) If
any
provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will be reformed to be valid
and enforceable while reflecting the intent of the parties to the greatest
extent permitted by law.
(c)
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to
the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous agreements, practices or
courses of dealings between the parties, whether written or oral, relating
to
the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the confidentiality
agreements between APNS and LILLY executed prior to the date hereof shall
continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms
(except that the obligations of confidentiality and non-use set forth therein
shall continue for the period set forth in Section 7(j) of this
Agreement).
(d) The
parties may not assign this Agreement, or any rights or obligations hereunder,
without the prior written consent of the other party, except either party may
assign this entire Agreement in connection with the sale of all or substantially
all of its business and assets relating to this Agreement, whether by sale
of
assets, sale of stock, merger or otherwise. In addition, either party may assign
any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any third party financing
source in connection with any debt financing which may be entered into by such
party. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the
legal representatives, and permitted successors and assigns of APNS and
LILLY.
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WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
(e)
All
notices, demands, requests, approvals, consents or other communications to
be
given or delivered under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been given: (i) when
delivered in person or by courier or confirmed facsimile; or (ii) upon
confirmation of receipt when sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,
to the noticed party at the address set forth above, or such other address
as
either party may specify by written notice (with, in all cases, copies provided
to Legal Counsel of the noticed party).
(f) The
parties agree to work together to identify and support hardware, software,
and
services appropriate for the sharing of information. Such sharing will be done
using materials and methods compatible with LILLY’s and APNS’ existing IT
standards and platform to the extent reasonably practicable. Any costs incurred
by a party associated with this hardware, software and services will be borne
by
it.
(g) Each
party acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of the provisions
of Section 5, Section 7, Section 8 or Section 9 of this Agreement by it, and
without prejudice to any rights and remedies otherwise available to the
non-breaching party, at law or in equity, the non-breach party shall be entitled
(i) to equitable relief by way of injunction and (ii) to compel
specific performance without the need of proof of actual damages. Each party
further agrees to waive, and to cause its representatives to waive, any
requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such
remedies. No failure or delay by the non-breaching party in exercising any
right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall
any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise
hereunder.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have signed this Agreement under seal as of the date first written
above.
Applied
NeuroSolutions, Inc. Xxx
Xxxxx
and Company
By: By:
Name:
Name: ___________
Title: Title:_________________________
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WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
Appendix
A:
Research
Plan
Research
Plan
Applied
NeuroSolutions and Lilly [***]
Overall
Collaboration Objective
This
research Collaboration seeks to merge elements of the Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
and drug discovery expertise of Lilly’s [***] (NDDHT) together with its [***]
partners with the AD expertise of [***] with a view to placing the Collaboration
at the forefront of finding therapeutics that target [***].
Stage
1 [***]
Core
Activities
[***]
Additional
Activities
[***]
Stage
1 Success Criteria:
[***]
Stage
2 [***]
Activities
[***]
[***]
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WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
Appendix
B: Stock Purchase Agreement
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is
entered into as of November 27, 2006 (the “Agreement
Execution Date”)
by and
between Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
Xxx Xxxxx and Company, an Indiana corporation (the “Investor”).
WITNESSETH:
A. WHEREAS,
the Company and the Investor have entered into that certain Collaboration
Agreement dated as of November 27, 2006 (the “Collaboration
Agreement”).
B. WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the Collaboration Agreement, the Company and Investor
agreed to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agrees to
sell to the Investor, and the Investor agrees to purchase from the Company,
the
Securities.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Unless
the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 1 shall
have the meanings herein specified for all purposes of this Agreement,
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms herein
defined. All accounting terms defined in this Section 1 and those
accounting terms used in this Agreement not defined in this Section 1
shall, except as otherwise provided for herein, be construed in accordance
with
those generally accepted accounting principles that the Company is required
to
employ by the terms of this Agreement. If and so long as the Company has any
Subsidiary, unless otherwise noted herein, the accounting terms defined in
this
Section 1 and those accounting terms appearing in this Agreement but not
defined in this Section 1 shall be determined on a consolidated basis for
the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and the financial statements and
other
financial information to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this Agreement
shall be consolidated.
“2005
Annual Report”
shall
mean the Company’s Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005.
“Action”
shall
mean any action, suit, arbitration or other legal, administrative or other
proceeding by or before any court, arbitrator or Governmental
Entity.
“Agreement”
shall
mean this Securities Purchase Agreement.
“Balance
Sheet”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.8 hereof.
“Balance
Sheet Date”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.8 hereof.
“Board”
shall
mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Closing”
and
“Closing
Date”
shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in
Section 3(b) hereof.
“Code”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commission”
shall
mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock”
shall
mean the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0025 per share.
“Delaware
Corporate Law”
shall
mean the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.
“Effectiveness
Deadline Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a) hereof.
“Equity
Security”
shall
mean the Common Stock, or any security convertible into the Common Stock, or
any
security carrying any option, warrant or other right to subscribe to or purchase
the Common Stock, or any such option, warrant or other right.
“Exchange
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Form
10-QSB”
shall
mean the Company’s Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2006.
“Governmental
Entity”
shall
mean any federal, state, local or foreign governmental bureau, commission,
board, agency or instrumentality.
“Holder”
of
any
security shall mean the record or beneficial owner of such security.
“Holders
of a Majority of the Restricted Stock”
shall
mean, on a given date, the Person or Persons who are the Holders of greater
than
50% of the Restricted Stock.
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THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
“Investor”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph of this
Agreement.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
mean a material and adverse effect on the business, assets, property or
financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, other
than with respect to any matters which, directly or indirectly, relate to or
result from (i) the pendency of an announcement of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Collaboration Agreement,
(ii) economic, legislative, regulatory, political or other conditions
affecting the Company or the industries in which the Company conducts business
or (iii) general economic or capital market conditions.
“Person”
shall
mean any natural person, corporation, trust, association, company, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture and other entity and any Governmental
Entity.
“Required
Payment”
shall
mean the number of Securities multiplied by the Share Purchase Price.
“Restricted
Stock”
shall
mean the Securities, provided,
however,
that
shares of Common Stock shall only be treated as Restricted Stock if and so
long
as they have not been (i) sold to or through a broker or dealer or underwriter
in a public distribution or a public securities transaction, or (ii) sold 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 to such Common Stock are removed upon
the
consummation of such sale.
“Rule
144”
shall
mean Rule 144 of the Commission under the Securities Act.
“Securities”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2 hereof.
“Securities
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Share
Purchase Price”
shall
mean the product of [***].
“Subsidiary”
shall
mean any Person, at least 50% of the outstanding voting stock of which is at
the
time owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Company or by one or
more
of such subsidiary entities or both, where “voting stock” means any shares of
stock having general voting power in electing the board of
directors.
“Suspension
Period”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.1(b) hereof.
2.Authorization
of Securities.
The
Company
has authorized the issuance and sale of up to the number of shares of its Common
Stock equal to the amount derived by dividing $500,000 by the Share Purchase
Price (the “Securities”).
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and Purchase of the Securities.
(a) Upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions herein contained, the Company agrees to
sell
to Investor, and Investor agrees to purchase from the Company, at the Closing
on
the Closing Date, the Securities, and Investor shall pay to the Company the
Required Payment.
(b) The
closing of the sale and purchase by Investor of the Securities (the
“Closing”)
shall
occur at the offices of Paul, Hastings, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, at 10 A.M., California time, on
December 7, 2006 or at such different time or day as the Investor and the
Company shall agree (the “Closing
Date”).
At
the Closing (or within one week thereafter to allow for processing by the
Company’s transfer agent), the Company will deliver to Investor instruments or
certificates evidencing the Securities being purchased by it, each of which
shall be registered in such Investor’s name, against delivery to the Company of
payment by cashier’s check or wire transfer in an amount equal to the Required
Payment.
4.Register
of Securities; Restrictions on Transfer of Securities; Removal of Restrictions
on Transfer of Securities.
4.1 Register
of Securities.
The
Company or its duly appointed agent shall maintain a separate register for
the
Common Stock in which it shall register the issue and sale of all of the
Securities. All transfers of the Securities shall be recorded on the register
maintained by the Company or its agent, and the Company shall be entitled to
regard the registered holder of the Securities as the actual holder of the
Securities so registered until the Company or its agent is required to record
a
transfer of such Securities on its register. Subject to Section 4.2(c) hereof,
the Company or its agent shall be required to record any such transfer when
it
receives the Security to be transferred duly and properly endorsed by the
registered holder thereof or by its attorney duly authorized in
writing.
4.2 Restrictions
on Transfer
(a) Investor
understands and agrees that the Securities it will be acquiring have not been
registered under the Securities Act, and that accordingly they will not be
fully
transferable except as permitted under various exemptions contained in the
Securities Act, or upon satisfaction of the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act. Investor acknowledges that it must bear
the
economic risk of its investment in the Securities for an indefinite period
of
time since they have not been registered under the Securities Act and therefore
cannot be sold unless they are subsequently registered or an exemption from
registration is available.
(b) Investor
hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
(i) Investor
is acquiring the Securities it has agreed to purchase for investment purposes
only, for its own account, and not as nominee or agent for any other Person,
and
not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof
within the meaning of the Securities Act.
(ii) Investor
knows of no public solicitation or advertisement of an offer in connection
with
the Securities.
(iii) Investor
has carefully reviewed this Agreement. Investor has had, during the course
of
the transaction and prior to its purchase of the Securities, the opportunity
to
ask questions of and receive answers from the Company concerning the terms
and
conditions of the offering and to obtain additional information (to the extent
the Company possesses such information or could acquire it without unreasonable
effort or expense) necessary to verify the accuracy of any information furnished
to it or to which it had access. Investor has received all information that
it
has requested regarding the Company and believes that such information is
sufficient to make an informed decision with respect to the purchase of the
Securities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Investor has
received a copy of (A) the 2005 Annual Report, (B) the Form 10-QSB, and (C)
the
“Risk Factors” attached as Annex
A
hereto,
currently contemplated to be included in the registration statement referred
to
in Section 7.1(a) hereof.
(iv) Investor
is able to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Securities and has
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of, and protecting its interests
with
respect to, its investment in the Securities. Investor is aware of the risk
involved in its investment in the Securities and has determined that such
investment is suitable for it in light of its financial circumstances and
available investment opportunities.
(v) This
Agreement, when executed and delivered by Investor, constitutes the legal,
valid
and binding obligations of Investor and is enforceable against Investor in
accordance with its terms.
(vi) Investor
is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act.
(vii) Investor’s
jurisdiction of incorporation and principal place of business or its residency
as set forth on the signature page hereof by Investor are accurate.
(viii) The
purchase by Investor of the Securities hereunder does not violate or conflict
with any law or regulation applicable to Investor.
(ix) No
Person
engaged by Investor has, or will have, any right or claim against the Company
for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker, or in
any
similar capacity.
(c) Investor
hereby further agrees with the Company as follows:
(i) Subject
to Section 4.3 hereof, the instruments or certificates evidencing the Securities
it has agreed to purchase, and each instrument or certificate issued in transfer
thereof, will bear the following legend:
“THE
SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
ONLY AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO THE DISTRIBUTION THEREOF AND, EXCEPT AS STATED
IN AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR ITS PREDECESSOR IN
INTEREST, AND THE ISSUER CORPORATION, SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH
ACT
COVERING SUCH SECURITIES OR THE ISSUER CORPORATION RECEIVES AN OPINION, IN
FORM
AND CONTENT REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER CORPORATION, OF COUNSEL
REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER CORPORATION (WHICH MAY BE COUNSEL FOR THE
ISSUER CORPORATION) STATING THAT SUCH SALE OR TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM THE
REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT.”
(ii) The
instruments or certificates representing such Securities, and each instrument
or
certificate issued in transfer thereof, will also bear any legend required
under
any applicable state securities law.
(iii) Prior
to
any proposed sale, assignment, transfer or pledge of any Securities by Investor,
unless there is in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act
covering the proposed transfer, the Investor shall give written notice to the
Company of Investor’s intention to effect such transfer, sale, assignment or
pledge. Each such notice shall describe the manner and circumstances of the
proposed transfer, sale, assignment or pledge in sufficient detail and shall
be
accompanied at such holder’s expense by either (i) an unqualified written
opinion of legal counsel who shall, and whose legal opinion shall, be reasonably
satisfactory to the Company addressed to the Company, to the effect that the
proposed transfer of the Securities may be effected without registration under
the Securities Act, or (ii) a “no action” letter from the Commission to the
effect that the transfer of such securities without registration will not result
in a recommendation by the staff of the Commission that action be taken with
respect thereto, whereupon the holder of such Securities shall be entitled
to
transfer such Securities in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered
by
the holder to the Company. The Company will not require such a legal opinion
or
“no action” letter in any transaction in compliance with Rule 144, unless
otherwise required by the Company’s independent transfer agent.
(iv) Investor
consents to the Company’s making a notation on its records or giving
instructions to any transfer agent of the Common Stock in order to implement
the
restrictions on transfer of the Securities mentioned in this subsection
(c).
(d) Investor
further represents and warrants to the Company that Investor has been duly
authorized to, and has, and as of the Closing, will have, full power and
authority (including corporate, if applicable) to, execute and deliver this
Agreement on behalf of Investor, and to make the representations and warranties
to the Company in this Section 4 on behalf of Investor, and to perform the
obligations of Investor under this Agreement.
4.3 Removal
of Transfer Restrictions.
Any
legend endorsed on a certificate evidencing a Security pursuant to Section
4.2(c)(i) hereof and the stop transfer instructions and record notations with
respect to such Security shall be removed and the Company shall issue a
certificate without such legend to the holder of such Security (a) upon the
sale
thereof if such Security and such sale are registered under the Securities
Act,
(b) if such holder provides the Company with an opinion, in form and content
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, of counsel (which may be counsel for
the
Company) reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that a public sale
or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the
Securities Act or (c) if such Security may be sold under subsection (k) of
Rule
144.
5. Representations
and Warranties by the Company.
In
order to induce Investor to enter into this Agreement and to purchase the
Securities, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Investor that, except
as set forth on Annex
B
hereto
and/or in any and all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
filed with the Commission by the Company since September 30, 2006:
5.1 Organization,
Standing, etc.
The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has all requisite corporate power
and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted and as proposed
to
be conducted, to own and hold its properties and assets, to enter into this
Agreement, to issue the Securities and to carry out the provisions
hereof.
5.2 Qualification.
The
Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and in good standing in
the
State of Illinois. The Company is not qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation in any other jurisdiction and such qualification is not required
as
of the date hereof, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
5.3 Capital
Stock.
(a) As
of the
Closing Date, the authorized capital stock of the Company will consist of
(i) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0025 per share, and
(ii) 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0025 per share; and the
Company currently has no authority to issue any other capital stock. As of
the
Closing, before giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, 95,676,499 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding, and
all
such outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and no shares of Preferred Stock
are issued and outstanding.
(b) Except
as
contemplated by this Agreement or as expressly provided in Annex
B
to this
Agreement, the Company has no outstanding subscription, option, warrant, right
of first refusal, preemptive right, call, contract, demand, commitment,
convertible security or other instrument, agreement or arrangement of any
character or nature whatever under which the Company is or may be obligated
to
issue Common Stock, preferred stock or other Equity Security of any
kind.
5.4 Corporate
Acts and Proceedings.
The
Company has, and as of the Closing, will have, full corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder and the transactions contemplated hereby. All corporate acts and
proceedings required for the authorization, execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the offer, issuance and delivery of the Securities and the
performance of this Agreement have been lawfully and validly taken or will
have
been so taken prior to the Closing.
5.5 Compliance
with Other Instruments.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement (a) will
not require from the Board or stockholders of the Company any consent or
approval that has not been validly and lawfully obtained, (b) will not require
the Company to obtain or effect any authorization, consent, approval, license,
exemption of or filing or registration with any Person, except such as shall
have been lawfully and validly obtained prior to the Initial Closing and such
as
may subsequently be required pursuant to Section 7 hereof, (c) will not cause
the Company to violate or contravene, except where such violation or
contravention would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) any provision of
law, (ii) any rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity, (iii) any order,
writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award binding upon the
Company, or (iv) any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended,
or Bylaws of the Company, and (d) will not cause the Company to violate or
be in
conflict with, result in a breach by the Company of or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) a default by the Company under, any
material agreement, lease or instrument, commitment or arrangement to which
the
Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties, assets
or
rights are bound or affected, except where such violation, conflict, breach
or
default would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.6 Binding
Obligations
(a) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general
equitable principles.
(b) The
Securities are duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement, will be free and clear of all liens and restrictions, other
than
liens that may have been created or suffered by the Investor and restrictions
imposed by the Securities Act, state securities laws or this
Agreement.
5.7 Securities
Laws.
Subject
to the accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in Section
4.2,
the offer, issue and sale of the Securities will be exempt from the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
5.8 Financial
Statements.
Included in the 2005 Annual Report are the Company’s audited balance sheet (the
“Balance
Sheet”)
as of
December 31, 2005 (the ”Balance
Sheet Date”)
and
2004, and the audited statement of operations, cash flow and shareholders’
equity for periods then ended, together with the related opinion of Virchow,
Xxxxxx & Company, LLP, independent certified public accountants. The
foregoing financial statements (i) are in accordance with the books and records
of the Company, (ii) present fairly the financial condition of the Company
at
the Balance Sheet Date and the results of operations and changes in financial
position of the Company for the periods therein specified, and (iii) have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied
on
a basis consistent with prior accounting periods, except that the unaudited
financial statements are subject to year-end audit adjustments and do not
contain footnotes or statements of shareholders’ equity and cash
flow.
5.9 Litigation.
There
is no Action pending and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no material
Action threatened against the Company or its properties, assets or business.
To
the Company’s knowledge, the Company is not in default with respect to any
order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court
or of any Governmental Entity.
5.10 Brokers
or Finders.
The
Company has not incurred, and will not incur, directly or indirectly, as a
result of any action taken by the Company, any liability for brokerage or
finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any similar charges in connection with
this Agreement.
6. Conditions
of Parties’ Obligations.
6.1 Conditions
of Investor’s Obligations at the Closing.
The
obligation of Investor to purchase and pay for the Securities which it has
agreed to purchase on the Closing Date is subject to the fulfillment prior
to or on the Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be
waived in whole or in part by Investor.
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THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
(a) No
Errors, etc.
The
representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement shall be
deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and shall then be true and
correct in all material respects.
(b) Compliance
with Agreement.
The
Company shall have performed and complied with, in all material respects, all
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by it on or before the Closing Date.
(c) Certificate
of the Company.
The
Company shall have delivered to Investor a certificate of the Company dated
the
Closing Date, executed by its President, certifying the satisfaction of the
conditions specified in subsections (a), (b), and (d) of this Section
6.1.
(d) Qualification.
All
authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any governmental authority
or
regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required from
the
Company in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Securities to
Investor pursuant to this Agreement shall have been duly obtained and shall
be
effective on and as of the Closing.
(e) Proceedings
and Documents.
All
corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated
at the Closing, and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Investor, and the Investor shall
have
received all such counterpart originals and certified or other copies of such
documents as they may reasonably request.
6.2 Conditions
of Company’s Obligations.
The
Company’s obligation to issue and sell the Securities to the Investor on the
Closing Date is subject to the fulfillment prior to or at such date of (i)
the
conditions precedent specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) of Section 6.1 hereof,
(ii) the representations and warranties of the Investor under this Agreement
being deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and shall then be
true
and correct in all material respects.
7. Registration
of Restricted Stock.
7.1 Required
Registration.
(a) [***],
the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file
a
registration statement under the Securities Act, on a Form S-1 or other
appropriate form selected by the Company (the “Lilly
Registration Statement”),
covering the Securities and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
cause such registration statement to become effective [***] (the “Effectiveness
Deadline Date”)
and
to
remain
effective until the earlier to occur of the date (i) the Restricted Stock
covered thereby have been sold, or (ii) by which all Restricted Stock covered
thereby may be sold under Rule 144, without volume limitations.
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THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
(b) Following
the effectiveness of a registration statement filed pursuant to this section,
the Company may, at any time, suspend the effectiveness of such registration
for
up to [***] days, as appropriate (a “Suspension
Period”),
by
giving notice to the Holders of shares of Restricted Stock, if the Company
shall
have determined that the Company may be required to disclose any material
corporate development which disclosure may have a Material Adverse Effect.
The
Holders of shares of Restricted Stock acknowledge that the Company is required
to file a post-effective amendment to its registration statements on Form S-1,
or other appropriate form selected by the Company, upon the filing of each
of
its quarterly and annual reports with the Commission and therefore a Suspension
Period will occur between the Company’s filing of its quarterly or annual report
and the filing of the post-effective amendment to the registration statement
on
Form S-1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than [***] may occur in
immediate succession. The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to limit
the
duration and number of any Suspension Periods. The Holders of shares of
Restricted Stock agree that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of
a
Suspension Period, the Holders of shares of Restricted Stock shall forthwith
discontinue disposition of shares of Restricted Stock covered by such
registration statement or prospectus until the Holders of shares of Restricted
Stock (i) are advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable
prospectus may be resumed, (ii) have received copies of a supplemental or
amended prospectus, if applicable, and (iii) have received copies of any
additional or supplemental filings which are incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference into such prospectus.
7.2 Registration
Procedures.
When
the Company effects the registration of the Securities under the Securities
Act
pursuant to Section 7.1(a) hereof, the Company will, at its expense, as
expeditiously as possible:
(a) In
accordance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission, prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement with
respect to such securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
such registration statement to become and remain effective for the period
described herein, and prepare and file with the Commission such amendments
to
such registration statement and supplements to the prospectus contained therein
as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for such
period and such registration statement and prospectus accurate and complete
for
such period;
(b) Furnish
to the Holders of securities participating in such registration such reasonable
number of copies of the registration statement, preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus and such other documents as such Holders may reasonably request
in
order to facilitate the public offering of such securities;
(c) Use
its
commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the securities covered
by
such registration statement under such state securities or blue sky laws of
such
jurisdictions as such participating Holders may reasonably request within twenty
(20) days following the original filing of such registration statement, except
that the Company shall not for any purpose be required to execute a general
consent to service of process or to qualify to do business as a foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified;
(d) Notify
the Holders participating in such registration, promptly after it shall receive
notice thereof, of the date and time when such registration statement and each
post-effective amendment thereto has become effective or a supplement to any
prospectus forming a part of such registration statement has been
filed;
(e) Notify
such Holders promptly of any request by the Commission for the amending or
supplementing of such registration statement or prospectus or for additional
information;
(f) Prepare
and file with the Commission, promptly upon the request of any such Holders,
any
amendments or supplements to such registration statement or prospectus which,
in
the opinion of counsel for such Holders, is required under the Securities Act
or
the rules and regulations thereunder in connection with the distribution of
the
Restricted Stock by such Holders;
(g) Prepare
and promptly file with the Commission, and promptly notify such Holders of
the
filing of, such amendments or supplements to such registration statement or
prospectus as may be necessary to correct any statements or omissions if, at
the
time when a prospectus relating to such securities is required to be delivered
under the Securities Act, any event has occurred as the result of which any
such
prospectus or any other prospectus as then in effect would include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading;
(h) In
case
any of such Holders is required to deliver a prospectus at a time when the
prospectus then in circulation is not in compliance with the Securities Act
or
the rules and regulations of the Commission, prepare promptly upon request
such
amendments or supplements to such registration statement and such prospectus
as
may be necessary in order for such prospectus to comply with the requirements
of
the Securities Act and such rules and regulations; and
(i) Advise
such Holders, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge
thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the
effectiveness of such registration statement or the initiation or threatening
of
any proceeding for that purpose and promptly use its best efforts to prevent
the
issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should
be issued.
7.3 Expenses.
With
respect to any registration effected pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, all fees,
costs and expenses of and incidental to such registration and the public
offering in connection therewith shall be borne by the Company; provided,
however,
that
the Holders of shares of Restricted Stock shall bear their own legal fees,
if
any, and their pro rata share of any underwriting discounts or
commissions.
7.4 Indemnification.
(a) The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of shares of Restricted
Stock which are included in a registration statement pursuant to the provisions
of Section 7 hereof and any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act)
for
such Holder, and any person who controls such Holder or such underwriter within
the meaning of the Securities Act, and any officer, director, employee, agent,
partner or affiliate of such Holder, from and against, and will reimburse such
Holder and each such underwriter, controlling person, officer, director,
employee, agent, partner and affiliate with respect to, any and all claims,
actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses to which
such
Holder or any such underwriter or controlling person or any such officer,
director, employee, agent, partner or affiliate may become subject under the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such claims, actions, demands, losses,
damages, liabilities, costs or expenses arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in
such registration statement, any prospectus contained therein or any amendment
or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided,
however,
that
the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such
claim, action, demand, loss, damage, liability, cost or expense is caused by
an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
so
made in conformity with information furnished by such Holder, such underwriter
or such controlling person or such officer, director, employee, agent, partner
or affiliate in writing specifically for use in the preparation
thereof.
(b) Each
Holder of shares of the Restricted Stock which are included in a registration
pursuant to the provisions of Section 7 hereof will indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, and any Person who controls the Company within the meaning of
the
Securities Act, from and against, and will reimburse the Company and such
controlling Persons with respect to, any and all losses, damages, liabilities,
costs or expenses to which the Company or such controlling Person may become
subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, damages,
liabilities, costs or expenses are caused by any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in such registration statement, any
prospectus contained therein or any amendment or supplement thereto, or are
caused by the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material
fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in
light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, in each
case
to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was so made in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder specifically
for use in the preparation thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the liability
of any Holder of shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this subsection (b)
shall be limited to an amount equal to the per share sale price (less any
underwriting discount and commissions) multiplied by the number of shares of
Restricted Stock sold by such Holder pursuant to the registration statement
which gives rise to such obligation to indemnify (less the aggregate amount
of
any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay in respect
of
such losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses or any substantially
similar losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses arising from the sale
of
such Restricted Stock).
(c) Promptly
after receipt by a party indemnified pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(a)
or (b) of this Section 7.4 of notice of the commencement of any action involving
the subject matter of the foregoing indemnity provisions, such indemnified
party
will, if a claim thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party pursuant
to the provisions of paragraph (a) or (b), notify the indemnifying party of
the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
will
not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party
otherwise than under this Section 7.4 and shall not relieve the indemnifying
party from liability under this Section 7.4 unless such indemnifying party
is
prejudiced by such omission. In case such action is brought against any
indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement
thereof, the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and,
to
the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly
notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory
to
such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such
indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the
indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party pursuant to
the
provisions of such paragraph (a) or (b) for any legal or other expense
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No indemnifying party
shall be liable to an indemnified party for any settlement of any action or
claim without the consent of the indemnifying party. No indemnifying party
will
consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff
to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such
claim or litigation.
(d) If
the
indemnification provided for in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 7.4 is
held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to a party to be
indemnified with respect to any claims, actions, demands, losses, damages,
liabilities, costs or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying
party
under any such subsection, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party
thereunder, hereby agrees to contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such claims, actions, demands, losses, damages,
liabilities, costs or expenses 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 claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities,
costs or expenses, 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 or alleged 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.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount any Holder of shares of Restricted
Stock shall be obligated to contribute pursuant to this subsection (d) shall
be
limited to an amount equal to the per share sale price (less any underwriting
discount and commissions) multiplied by the number of shares of Restricted
Stock
sold by such Holder pursuant to the registration statement which gives rise
to
such obligation to contribute (less the aggregate amount of any damages which
such Holder has otherwise been required to pay in respect of such claim, action,
demand, loss, damage, liability, cost or expense or any substantially similar
claim, action, demand, loss, damage, liability, cost or expense arising from
the
sale of such Restricted Stock). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled
to
contribution hereunder from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
[***]
THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
7.5 Reporting
Requirements Under the Exchange Act.
The
Company shall timely file such information, documents and reports as the
Commission may require or prescribe under Section 13 of the Exchange Act. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of the requirements contained
in this Section 7.5 is to enable the Holders of shares of Restricted Stock
to
comply with the current public information requirement contained in paragraph
(c) of Rule 144 should any such Holder ever wish to dispose of any of the
Restricted Stock without registration under the Securities Act in reliance
upon
Rule 144 (or any other similar exemptive provision).
7.6 Stockholder
Information.
The
Company may require each Holder of shares of Restricted Stock to furnish the
Company such information with respect to such Holder and the distribution of
its
Restricted Stock as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in
writing as shall be required by law or by the Commission in connection
therewith.
8. Lock-Up
of Securities.
Investor agrees for a period of [***] that it will not (a) directly or
indirectly, offer, sell, agree to offer or sell, solicit offers to purchase,
grant any call option or purchase any put option with respect to, pledge, borrow
or otherwise dispose of the Securities, and (b) will not establish or increase
any “put equivalent position” or liquidate or decrease any “call equivalent
position” with respect to the Securities (in each case within the meaning of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act), or otherwise enter into any swap, derivative
or
other transaction or arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in
part,
any economic consequence of ownership of the Securities, whether or not such
transaction is to be settled by delivery of the Securities, other securities,
cash or other consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8
shall
not restrict the sale or other disposition of Common Stock that is acquired
by
the Investor in the open market prior to the Closing Date, provided
that any
such sale or other disposition fully complies with, and is not required to
be,
and will not be, disclosed or reported under, applicable law (including but
not
limited to Section 16 under the Exchange Act).
9. Termination.
9.1 Grounds
for Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
mutual
written agreement of the Company and the Investor;
(b) by
the
Company if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or before the Closing
Date.
9.2 Effect
of Termination.
In the
event of termination of this Agreement as permitted by Section 9.1, written
notice thereof shall as promptly as practicable be given to the other party
to
this Agreement and this Agreement shall terminate and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be abandoned, without further action by any of the
parties hereto. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, this
Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, except that
(a) no party shall be relieved from any liabilities or damages arising out
of a willful breach of any provision of this Agreement, and (b) the obligations
of the parties set forth in the Collaboration Agreement shall remain in
effect.
10. Miscellaneous.
10.1 Waivers
and Amendments.
(a) With
the
written consent of the Holders of a Majority of the Restricted Stock then
outstanding, the obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of
the
Securities under this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a
particular instance, either retroactively or prospectively and either for a
specified period of time or indefinitely), and with the same consent the
Company, when authorized by resolution of its Board, may enter into a
supplementary agreement for the purpose of changing in any manner or eliminating
any of the provisions of this Agreement or of any supplemental agreement or
modifying in any manner the rights hereunder of the Holders of the Securities
and the Company; provided,
however,
that no
such waiver or supplemental agreement shall reduce the aforesaid proportion
of
Restricted Stock, the Holders of which are required to consent to any waiver
or
supplemental agreement, without the consent of the Holders of all of the
Restricted Stock; and provided further that the obligation of the Company to
register the Restricted Stock, as set forth in Section 7.1 hereof, may not
be
waived or amended without the written consent of all the Holders of the shares
of Restricted Stock then outstanding; provided,
further,
that
the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend Annex
A-2
from
time to time on or prior to the Last Potential Closing Date as provided pursuant
to Section 3(e) hereof.
(b) Upon
the
effectuation of each such waiver, consent or agreement of amendment or
modification, the Company shall promptly give written notice thereof to the
Holders of the shares of Restricted Stock who have not previously consented
thereto in writing.
10.2 Effect
of Waiver or Amendment.
Investor acknowledges that by operation of Section 8.1 hereof the Holders of
a
Majority of the Restricted Stock then outstanding will, subject to the
limitations contained in such Section 8.1, have the right and power to diminish
or eliminate certain rights of such Investor under this Agreement.
10.3 Rights
of Holders Inter Se.
Each
Holder of Securities shall have the absolute right to exercise or refrain from
exercising any right or rights which such Holder may have by reason of this
Agreement or any Security, including, without limitation, the right to consent
to the waiver of any obligation of the Company under this Agreement and to
enter
into an agreement with the Company for the purpose of modifying this Agreement
or any agreement effecting any such modification, and such Holder shall not
incur any liability to any other Holder or Holders of Securities with respect
to
exercising or refraining from exercising any such right or rights.
10.4 Exculpation
Among Investors and Holders.
Investor acknowledges that it is not relying upon any other Person, or any
officer, director, employee, agent, partner or affiliate of any such Person,
in
making its investment or decision to invest in the Company or in monitoring
such
investment. Investor agrees that no Person nor any controlling person, officer,
director, stockholder, partner, agent or employee of any Person shall be liable
for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any
of
them relating to or in connection with the Company or the Securities, or
both.
10.5 Brokers
or Finders.
Investor
represents and warrants to the Company and that, as a result of Investor’s
actions, except as set forth under Section 5.11 of Annex
B,
no
Person has, or as a result of the transaction as contemplated herein will have,
any right or valid claim against the Company for any commission, fee or other
compensation as a finder or broker, or in a similar capacity.
10.6 Notices.
All
notices, requests, consents and other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given personally, by certified mail
(return receipt requested, postage prepaid), by air courier (with signed
acknowledgment of receipt) or by facsimile transmission (with confirmation
of
transmission):
(a) If
to any
Holder of any of the Securities, addressed to such Holder at its address (or
to
its telecopier number) shown on his or its signature page hereto, or at such
other address (or telecopier number) as such Holder may specify by written
notice to the Company, or
(b) If
to the
Company, addressed to it at Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc., 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, CFO (or, if by
telecopier, to (000) 000-0000) or at such other address (or telecopier number)
as the Company may specify by written notice to the Investors, and
each
such
notice, request, consent and other communication shall for all purposes of
the
Agreement be treated as being effective or having been given upon
receipt.
10.7 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement (including the schedules, annexes and exhibits to this Agreement)
constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supercede all prior and contemporaneous agreements,
negotiations, discussions, arrangements or understandings with respect
thereto.
10.8 Severability.
Should
any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement or of any agreement entered
into pursuant to this Agreement be determined to be illegal or unenforceable,
all other provisions of this Agreement and of each other agreement entered
into
pursuant to this Agreement, shall be given effect separately from the provision
or provisions determined to be illegal or unenforceable and shall not be
affected thereby.
10.9 Parties
in Interest.
All the
terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the respective successors of the parties hereto. This Agreement
shall
not run to the benefit of or be enforceable by any Person other than a party
to
this Agreement and its successors and permitted assigns.
10.10 Headings.
The
headings of the Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted
for
convenience of reference only and do not constitute a part of this
Agreement.
10.11 Choice
of Law.
Except
where the issue for determination is one of corporate law, in which case the
Delaware General Corporation Law shall govern, it is the intention of the
parties that the internal substantive laws, and not the laws of conflicts,
of
Illinois should govern the enforceability and validity of this Agreement, the
construction of its terms and the interpretation of the rights and duties of
the
parties.
10.12 Expenses.
Each
party to this Agreement shall bear its own costs and expenses incurred with
the
negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the performance of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
10.13 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile)
and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect
as if all parties had signed the same document. All such counterparts shall
be
deemed an original, shall be construed together and shall constitute one and
the
same instrument.
10.14 Publicity.
No
party hereto shall originate any press release or other public announcement,
written or oral, relating to this Agreement, or to performance hereunder or
the
existence of any arrangement among the parties hereto without the prior approval
of the other parties hereto which may be the subject of such press release
or
announcement, except to the extent that such press release or announcement
is
reasonably concluded by a party to be required by applicable law or stock
exchange rule, including but not limited to, any press release, announcement
or
other disclosure required to be made by the Company pursuant to the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act. The Investors acknowledge that the Company will be
required to file a copy of this Agreement, and the other agreements and
instruments contemplated hereby, with the Commission and to describe these
transactions in its public filings, including in the registration statement
contemplated by Section 7.1 (which registration statement shall also include
the
name of each Investor). Subject to the foregoing, the Company will not use
the
name of any Investor in a public announcement without such Investor’s prior
consent.
[Signature
pages follow]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be duly executed
as of the date first above written.
APPLIED
NEUROSOLUTIONS, INC.
By:
Name:_______________________________
Its:________________________________
[Company
Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
The
foregoing Agreement is
hereby
accepted as of the
date
first above written.
XXX
LILLY
AND COMPANY
By:
Its:
Social
Security or Taxpayer ID No.:_________________
Address
for Notices:
Telecopier
No.:
Exact
Name of Investor to appear on Share Certificate:
[Investor
Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
ANNEX
A
RISK
FACTORS
Investing
in us entails substantial risks. Factors that could cause or contribute to
differences in our actual results include those discussed in the following
section. You should consider carefully the following risk factors, together
with
all of the other information included in this Agreement. Each of these risk
factors could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial
condition, as well as adversely affect the value of our common stock.
We
need to raise capital in 2006 in order to continue
operations.
As
of
September 30, 2006, we had only $387,000 of cash on hand. Since we do not expect
to generate significant revenues from operations in 2006, we will be required
to
raise additional capital in financing transactions in order to satisfy our
expected cash expenditures. We expect to raise such additional capital by
selling shares of our capital stock, borrowing money, entering into corporate
partnerships or receiving funds from the exercise of outstanding warrants and/or
stock options. However, such additional capital may not be available to us
at
acceptable terms or at all. Further, if we sell additional shares of our capital
stock, your ownership position in our Company will be subject to dilution.
In
the event that we are unable to obtain additional capital, we may be forced
to
reduce our operating expenditures or to cease operations
altogether.
We
have
had net losses for each of the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 and for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006, and we have an accumulated deficit
of
$41.2 million as of December 31, 2005. Since the financial statements for each
of these periods were prepared assuming that we would continue as a going
concern, in the view of our independent auditors, these conditions raise
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Furthermore,
since we do not expect to generate any significant revenues for the foreseeable
future, our ability to continue as a going concern depends, in large part,
on
our ability to raise additional capital through equity or debt financing
transactions. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we may be forced
to
discontinue our business.
We
are a development stage company without any products currently in clinical
trials
We
are a
development stage company. Our development of a diagnostic product which detects
Alzheimer’s disease utilizing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has completed the
pre-clinical stage. Our other potential products and technologies are early
in
the research and development phase, and product revenues may not be realized
from the sale of any such products for at least the next several years, if
at
all. Many of our proposed products will require significant additional research
and development efforts prior to any commercial use, including extensive
preclinical and clinical testing as well as lengthy regulatory approval. There
can be no assurances that our research and development efforts will be
successful, that our potential products will prove to be safe and effective
in
clinical trials or that we will develop any commercially successful products.
We
currently have no approved products on the market and have not received any
commercial revenues from the sale or license of any products.
We
have a history of operating losses and expect to sustain losses in the
future
We
have
experienced significant operating losses since our inception. As of December
31,
2005, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $41.2 million and as of
September 30, 2006 we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $44.2 million.
We expect to incur operating losses over the next several years as our research
and development efforts and pre-clinical and clinical testing activities
continue. Our ability to achieve profitability depends in part upon our ability,
alone or with or through others, to raise additional capital to execute our
business plan, to successfully commercialize our approved products, to complete
development of our other proposed products, to obtain required regulatory
approvals and to manufacture and market our products.
We
need to raise additional capital by December 2006, however, we may not be able
to raise such financing or we may only be able to raise capital on unfavorable
terms
Our
operations to date have consumed substantial amounts of cash. Our development
of
our technologies and potential products will require substantial funds to
conduct the costly and time-consuming activities necessary to research, develop
and optimize our technologies, and ultimately, to establish manufacturing and
marketing capabilities. Our future capital requirements will depend on many
factors, including:
· |
continued
scientific progress in the research and development of our
technologies;
|
· |
our
ability to establish and maintain collaborative arrangements with
others
for product development;
|
· |
progress
with pre-clinical and clinical
trials;
|
· |
the
time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory
approvals;
|
· |
the
costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and
enforcing patent claims;
|
· |
competing
technological and market
developments;
|
· |
changes
in our existing research relationships;
and
|
· |
effective
product commercialization activities and
arrangements.
|
We
anticipate our cash balances as of September 30, 2006 will be adequate to fund
operations into December 2006. We will
need
to secure additional funding prior to depleting our cash balances, to cover
operations, and to continue development of our therapeutic program and our
CSF-based and serum diagnostic programs. Accordingly, we
are in
the process of seeking additional funding through private and/or public
financing, the exercise of some of the approximately 49.5 million outstanding
warrants and 20.9 million outstanding stock options or through collaborative
or
other arrangements with corporate partners. However, there is no assurance
that
additional funding will be available in a timely manner for us to finance our
operations on acceptable terms, or at all.
The
Company’s management and Board of Directors are currently evaluating options to
maximize the value of our therapeutic and diagnostic technology, including
evaluating partnerships and out-licensing opportunities.
We
are
currently evaluating all areas of our operations to eliminate, reduce and/or
defer costs to allow our current cash balances to last longer. If
additional funding is not obtained, we will not be able to fund our diagnostic
programs, and we will have to minimize or eliminate our therapeutic program,
and
possibly discontinue all our product development and/or operations. The failure
to secure additional funding would have a material adverse effect on our
operations and our prospects.
We
face extensive governmental regulation and any failure to comply could prevent
or delay product approval or cause the disallowance of our products after
approval
The
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration, and comparable agencies in foreign countries,
impose many requirements on the introduction of new drugs and biologics through
lengthy and detailed clinical testing procedures, and other costly and time
consuming compliance procedures relating to manufacture, distribution,
advertising, pricing and marketing of pharmaceutical products. These
requirements make it difficult to estimate when any of our products in
development will be available commercially, if at all.
Diagnostic
products have a different path to marketing clearance than that for
pharmaceutical products. Diagnostic regulatory studies generally proceed in
two
steps, a proof of principle clinical study and a validation study. Given the
rapidly changing regulatory environment, it is uncertain whether we will be
able
to market our diagnostic kits for Alzheimer’s disease under these regulatory
categories, or obtain final FDA approval for a kit for specific claims. Clinical
trials for diagnostic products, including the FDA submission and approval
process, generally take two to three years to complete.
Even
if
we successfully enroll patients in clinical trials for our diagnostic or
therapeutic products, setbacks are a common occurrence in clinical trials.
These
set backs often include:
· |
Failure
to comply with the regulations applicable to such testing may delay,
suspend or cancel our clinical trials,
|
· |
The
FDA might not accept the test
results,
|
· |
The
FDA, or any comparable regulatory agency in another country, may
suspend
clinical trials at any time if it concludes that the trials expose
subjects participating in such trials to unacceptable health
risks,
|
· |
Human
clinical testing may not show any current or future product candidate
to
be safe and effective to the satisfaction of the FDA or comparable
regulatory agencies, and
|
· |
The
data derived from clinical trials may be unsuitable for submission
to the
FDA or other regulatory agencies.
|
We
cannot
predict with certainty when we might submit any of our proposed products
currently under development for regulatory review. Once we submit a proposed
product for review, the FDA or other regulatory agencies may not issue their
approvals on a timely basis, if at all. If we are delayed or fail to obtain
such
approvals, our business may be adversely affected. If we fail to comply with
regulatory requirements, either prior to approval or in marketing our products
after approval, we could be subject to regulatory or judicial enforcement
actions. These actions could result in:
· |
product
recalls or seizures;
|
· |
fines
and penalties;
|
· |
injunctions;
|
· |
criminal
prosecution;
|
· |
refusals
to approve new products and withdrawal of existing approvals;
and
|
· |
enhanced
exposure to product liabilities.
|
Our
technologies are subject to licenses and termination of the licenses would
seriously harm our business
We
have
exclusive licenses with Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx College of Medicine ("AECOM") covering
virtually all of our Alzheimer's disease technology, including all our AD
related diagnostic and therapeutic products currently in development. We depend
on these licensing arrangements to maintain rights to our products under
development. These agreements require us to make payments and satisfy
performance obligations in order to maintain our rights. The agreements also
generally require us to pay royalties on the sale of products developed from
the
licensed technologies, fees on revenues from sublicensees, where applicable,
and
the costs of filing and prosecuting patent applications. The agreements require
that we commit certain sums annually for research and development of the
licensed products. We are currently in compliance with our license agreements,
however, we will
need
to raise additional capital in order to meet our obligations to AECOM. If we
fail to raise sufficient funds, and consequently
default
on our obligations to AECOM, our licenses could terminate, and we could lose
the
rights to our proprietary technologies. Such a loss would have a material
adverse effect on our operations and prospects.
The
demand for diagnostic products for Alzheimer’s disease may be limited because
there is currently no cure or effective therapeutic products to treat the
disease
Since
there is currently no cure or therapy that can stop the progression of
Alzheimer’s disease, the market acceptance and financial success of a diagnostic
technology capable of detecting Alzheimer’s disease may be limited. As a result,
even if we successfully develop a safe and effective diagnostic technology
for
identifying this disease, its commercial value might be limited.
The
value of our research could diminish if we cannot protect, enforce and maintain
our intellectual property rights adequately
The
pharmaceutical industry places considerable importance on obtaining patent
and
trade secret protection for new technologies, products and processes, and where
possible, we actively pursue both domestic and foreign patent protection for
our
proprietary products and technologies. Our success will depend in part on our
ability to obtain and maintain patent protection for our technologies and to
preserve our trade secrets. When patent protection is available, it is our
policy to file patent applications in the United States and selected foreign
jurisdictions. We currently hold and maintain 12 issued United States patents
and various related foreign patents. One of the issued United States patents
is
for our Alzheimer's diagnostic technology, eight of the issued United States
patents are for our Alzheimer's therapeutic technology and three of the issued
United States patents are for our blood oxygenation technology. One of the
issued AD patents is assigned to AECOM and is licensed to the Company, eight
of
the issued AD patents are assigned to the Company, and the three blood
oxygenation patents are assigned to the Company. We currently have eight patent
applications filed, four have Alzheimer's diagnostic applications, three have
Alzheimer's therapeutic applications, and one has both Alzheimer's diagnostic
and therapeutic applications. The patents are both owned by us and subject
to
our license agreements with AECOM. The issued United States Alzheimer's
technology patents expire between 2014 and 2019. No assurance can be given
that
our issued patents will provide competitive advantages for our technologies
or
will not be challenged or circumvented by competitors. With respect to already
issued patents, there can be no assurance that any patents issued to us will
not
be challenged, invalidated, circumvented or that the patents will provide us
proprietary protection or a commercial advantage. We also rely on trade secrets
and proprietary know-how which we seek to protect, in part, through
confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants, collaborative partners
and others. There can be no assurance that these agreements will not be
breached.
The
ability to develop our technologies and to commercialize products will depend
on
avoiding patents of others. While we are aware of patents issued to competitors,
we are not aware of any claim of patent infringement against us, except as
described in the following two paragraphs. Any such future claims concerning
us
infringing patents and proprietary technologies could have a material adverse
effect on our business. In addition, litigation may also be necessary to enforce
any of our patents or to determine the scope and validity of third-party
proprietary rights. There can be no assurance that our patents would be held
valid by a court of competent jurisdiction.
We may
have to file suit to protect our patents or to defend use of our patents against
infringement claims brought by others. Because we have limited cash resources,
we may not be able to afford to pursue or defend against litigation in order
to
protect our patent rights.
In
March
2004 we were notified by email from Innogenetics, a Belgian biopharmaceutical
company involved in specialty diagnostics and therapeutic vaccines that it
believes the CSF diagnostic test we have been developing uses a monoclonal
antibody that is encompassed by the claims of two U.S. patents it owns. In
that
email, Innogenetics also referred to another U.S. patent which was recently
granted to Innogenetics and which is directed to a method for the differential
diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease from other neurological diseases. Innogenetics
believes this latter patent also claims the CSF diagnostic test we are
developing. Innogenetics also informed us that it could be amenable to entering
into a licensing arrangement or other business deal with APNS regarding its
patents.
We
have
reviewed the two monoclonal antibody patents with our patent counsel on several
occasions prior to receipt of the email from Innogenetics and subsequent to
the
receipt of the email. Based on these reviews, we believe that our CSF diagnostic
test does not infringe the claims of these two Innogenetics patents. Similarly,
we do not believe our activities have infringed or will infringe the rights
of
Innogenetics under this third patent, and we would seek either to negotiate
a
suitable arrangement with them or vigorously contest any claim of infringement.
If we were unable to reach a mutually agreeable arrangement with Innogenetics,
we may be forced to litigate the issue. Expenses involved with litigation may
be
significant, regardless of the ultimate outcome of any litigation. An adverse
decision could prevent us from marketing a future diagnostic product and could
have a material adverse impact on our Company. We have had discussions with
Innogenetics concerning some form of a potential business
relationship.
We
also
rely on trade secrets and unpatentable know-how that we seek to protect, in
part, by confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants, suppliers
and licensees. These agreements may be breached, and we might not have adequate
remedies for any breach. If this were to occur, our business and competitive
position would suffer. None of our employees, scientific advisors or
collaborators has any rights to publish scientific data and information
generated in the development or commercialization of our products without our
approval. Under the license agreements with us, AECOM has a right to publish
scientific results relating to the diagnosis of AD and precursor or related
conditions in scientific journals, provided, that AECOM must give us
pre-submission review of any such manuscript to determine if it contains any
of
our confidential information or patentable materials.
We
face large competitors and our limited financial and research resources may
limit our ability to develop and market new products
The
biotechnology and pharmaceutical markets generally involve rapidly changing
technologies and evolving industry standards. Many
companies, both public and private, are developing products to diagnose and
to
treat Alzheimer’s disease. Most of these companies have substantially greater
financial, research and development, manufacturing and marketing experience
and
resources than we do. As a result, our competitors may more rapidly develop
effective diagnostic products as well as therapeutic products that are more
effective or less costly than any product that we may develop.
We
also
face competition from colleges, universities, governmental agencies and other
public and private research institutions. These competitors are becoming more
active in seeking patent protection and licensing arrangements to collect
royalties for use of technology that they have developed. Some of these
technologies may compete directly with the technologies being developed by
us.
Also, these institutions may also compete with us in recruiting highly qualified
scientific personnel.
We
lack manufacturing capability and we must rely on third party manufacturers
to
produce our products, giving us limited control over the quality of our products
and the volume of products produced
While
we
have internally manufactured the reagents and materials necessary to conduct
our
preclinical activities related to our diagnostic product, we do not currently
have any large scale manufacturing capability, expertise or personnel and expect
to rely on outside manufacturers to produce material that will meet applicable
standards for validation clinical testing of our products and for larger scale
production if marketing approval is obtained.
While
we
are in discussions with a contract manufacturer, we do not have any
manufacturing agreements. We cannot assure that any outside manufacturer we
select will perform suitably or will remain in the contract manufacturing
business, in which instances we would need to find a replacement manufacturer
or
develop our own manufacturing capabilities. If we are unable to do so, our
ability to obtain regulatory approval for our products could be delayed or
impaired. Our ability to market our products could also be affected by the
failure of our third party manufacturers or suppliers to comply with the good
manufacturing practices required by the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities.
We
lack marketing and sales staff to sell our products and we must rely on third
parties, such as large pharmaceutical companies, to sell and market our
products, the cost of which may make our products less profitable for
us
We
do not
have marketing and sales experience or personnel. As we currently do not intend
to develop a marketing and sales force, we will depend on arrangements with
corporate partners or other entities for the marketing and sale of our proposed
products. We do not currently have any agreements with corporate partners or
other entities to provide sales and marketing services. We may not succeed
in
entering into any satisfactory third-party arrangements for the marketing and
sale of our proposed products, or we may not be able to obtain the resources
to
develop our own marketing and sales capabilities. The failure to develop those
capabilities, either externally or internally, will adversely affect future
sales of our proposed products.
We
are dependent on our key employees and consultants, who may not readily be
replaced
We
are
highly dependent upon the principal members of our management team, especially
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Ph.D., our founding scientist, as well as our other officers and directors.
Xx.
Xxxxxxx’x employment began on September 12, 2006. Our consulting agreements with
Xx. Xxxxxx were renewed until November 2008, and we have employment agreements
with Xxxx XxXxxxxxxxx, Ph.D., Senior Advisor to Xx. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Ph.D., Vice President of R & D, and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
and Corporate Secretary, through October 31, 2007. We do not currently maintain
key-man life insurance and the loss of any of these persons' services, and
the
resulting difficulty in finding sufficiently qualified replacements, would
adversely affect our ability to develop and market our products and obtain
necessary regulatory approvals.
Our
success also will depend in part on the continued service of other key
scientific and management personnel, and our ability to identify, hire and
retain additional staff. We face intense competition for qualified employees
and
consultants. Large pharmaceutical companies and our competitors which have
greater resources and experience than we have can, and do, offer superior
compensation packages to attract and retain skilled personnel. As a result,
we
may have difficulty retaining such employees and consultants because we cannot
match the packages offered by such competitors and large pharmaceutical
companies, and we may have difficulty attracting suitable replacements.
We
expect
that our potential expansion into areas and activities requiring additional
expertise, such as clinical trials, governmental approvals, contract and
internal manufacturing and sales and marketing, will place additional
requirements on our management. We expect these demands will require an increase
in management and scientific personnel and the development of additional
expertise by existing management personnel. The failure to attract and retain
such personnel or to develop such expertise could materially adversely affect
prospects for our success.
We
use hazardous materials in our research and that may subject us to liabilities
in excess of our resources
Our
research and development involves the controlled use of hazardous materials
such
as acids, caustic agents, flammable solvents and carcinogens. Although we
believe that our safety procedures for handling and disposing of hazardous
materials comply in all material respects with the standards prescribed by
government regulations, the risk of accidental contamination or injury from
these materials cannot be completely eliminated. In the event of an accident,
we
could be held liable for any damages that result. Although we have insurance
coverage for third-party liabilities of this nature, such liability beyond
this
insurance coverage could exceed our resources. Our insurance for hazardous
materials liabilities has a deductible of $5,000 and a cap on coverage for
damages of $250,000. There can be no assurance that current or future
environmental or transportation laws, rules, regulations or policies will not
have a material adverse effect on us.
Potential
product liability claims against us could result in reduced demand for our
products or extensive damages in excess of insurance
coverage
The
use
of our products in clinical trials or from commercial sales will expose us
to
potential liability claims if such use, or even their misuse, results in injury,
disease or adverse effects. We intend to obtain product liability insurance
coverage before we initiate clinical trials for our therapeutic products. This
insurance is expensive and insurance companies may not issue this type of
insurance when needed. Any product liability claim resulting from the use of
our
diagnostic test in our clinical study, even one that was not in excess of our
insurance coverage or one that is meritless, could adversely affect our ability
to complete our clinical trials or obtain FDA approval of our product, which
could have a material adverse effect on our business.
The
healthcare reimbursement environment is uncertain and our customers may not
get
significant insurance reimbursement for our products, which could have a
materially adverse affect on our sales and our ability to sell our
products
Recent
efforts by governmental and third-party payors, including private insurance
plans, to contain or reduce the costs of health care could affect the levels
of
revenues and profitability of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products and
companies. For example, in some foreign markets, pricing or profitability of
prescription pharmaceuticals is subject to government control. In the United
States, there have been a number of federal and state proposals to implement
similar government control. Pricing constraints on our potential products could
negatively impact revenues and profitability.
In
the
United States and elsewhere, successful commercialization of our products will
depend in part on the availability of reimbursement to the consumer using our
products from third-party health care payors. Insufficient reimbursement levels
could affect our ability to realize an appropriate return on our investment
in
product development. Third-party health care payors are increasingly challenging
the price and examining the cost-effectiveness of medical products and services.
If we succeed in bringing one or more products to market, and the government
or
third-party payors fail to provide adequate coverage or reimbursement rates
for
those products, it could reduce our product revenues and
profitability.
We
must rely on third party relationships to develop, produce and market our
product without which we will fail
We
do not
possess all the resources necessary to complete the development, clinical
testing, manufacturing, marketing and commercialization of our diagnostic and
therapeutic products and we will need to obtain such resources from third
parties. In order to obtain such resources, we will need to enter into
collaborations with corporate partners, licensors, licensees and possibly
relationships with third parties from whom we will outsource these resources.
Our success may depend on obtaining such relationships. This business strategy
is to utilize the expertise and resources of third parties in a number of areas
including:
· |
performing
various activities associated with pre-clinical studies and clinical
trials
|
· |
preparing
submissions seeking regulatory approvals
|
· |
manufacture
of kits and solutions
|
· |
sales
and marketing of our
products
|
This
strategy of reliance on third party relationships creates risks to us by placing
critical aspects of our business in the hands of third parties, who we may
not
be able to control as effectively as our own personnel. We
cannot
be sure that any present or future collaborative agreements will be successful.
If
these
third parties do not perform in a timely and satisfactory manner, we may incur
additional costs and lose time in our development and clinical programs as
well
as commercializing our products. To
the
extent we choose not to, or are not able to, establish such arrangements, we
could experience increased capital requirements.
We
do not
have the ability to conduct all facets of our clinical trials independently.
We
intend to rely on clinical investigators and third-party clinical research
organizations to perform a significant portion of these functions. There can
be
problems with using third party clinical research organizations such
as:
· |
we
are not able to locate acceptable contractors to run this portion
of our
clinical trials
|
· |
we
can not enter into favorable agreements with
them
|
· |
third
parties may not successfully carry out their contractual
duties
|
· |
third
parties may not meet expected deadlines
|
If
any of
these problems occur, we will be unable to obtain required approvals and will
be
unable to commercialize our products on a timely basis, if at all.
We
must enroll a sufficient number of participants in our clinical trials and
generate clinical data that shows our products are safe and effective in order
to obtain regulatory approval which is necessary to market our
products
In
order
to sell our products, we must receive regulatory approval to market our
products. Before obtaining regulatory approvals for the commercial sale of
any
of our products under development, we must demonstrate through pre-clinical
studies and clinical trials that the product is safe and effective for use
in
each target indication. If our products fail in clinical trials, this may have
a
significant negative impact on our company.
In
addition, the results from pre-clinical testing and early clinical trials may
not be predictive of results obtained in later clinical trials. There can be
no
assurance that our clinical trials will demonstrate sufficient safety and
effectiveness to obtain regulatory approvals. The completion rate of our
clinical trials is dependent on, among other factors, the patient enrollment
rate. Patient enrollment is a function of many factors including:
· |
patient
population size
|
· |
the
nature of the protocol to be used in the
trial
|
· |
patient
proximity to clinical
sites
|
· |
eligibility
criteria for the study
|
We
believe our planned procedures for enrolling patients are appropriate. However,
delays in patient enrollment would increase costs and delay ultimate sales,
if
any, of our products.
We
may experience delays, limitations and other problems in obtaining regulatory
approval for our products
The
regulatory process takes many years and requires the expenditure of substantial
resources. Data obtained from pre-clinical and clinical activities are subject
to varying interpretations that could delay, limit or prevent regulatory agency
approval. We may also encounter delays or rejections based on changes in
regulatory agency policies during the period in which we develop our products
and/or the period required for review of any application for regulatory agency
approval of a particular product. Delays in obtaining regulatory agency
approvals will make the projects more costly and adversely affect our
business.
We
have
filed with the FDA a Pre-Investigational Device Exemption (“Pre-IDE”)
application with respect to our CSF-based diagnostic test and we had our Pre-IDE
meeting with the FDA. It is uncertain when we will file a Pre-IDE for our
serum-based diagnostic test. We have not filed any Investigation New Drug
(“IND”) with respect to our AD therapeutic in discovery, and the timing of such
filing in the future is uncertain.
If
the
FDA grants approval for a drug or device, such approval may limit the indicated
uses for which we may market the drug or device and this could limit the
potential market for such drug or device. Furthermore, if we obtain approval
for
any of our products, the marketing and manufacture of such products remain
subject to extensive regulatory requirements. Even if the FDA grants approval,
such approval would be subject to continual review, and later discovery of
unknown problems could restrict the products future use or cause their
withdrawal from the market. Failure to comply with regulatory requirements
could, among other things, result in:
· |
fines
|
· |
suspension
of regulatory approvals
|
· |
operating
restrictions and criminal prosecution.
|
In
order
to market our products outside of the United States, we must comply with
numerous and varying regulatory requirements of other countries regarding safety
and quality. The approval procedures vary among countries and can involve
additional product testing and administrative review periods. The time required
to obtain approval in other countries might differ from that required to obtain
FDA approval. The regulatory approval process in other countries includes all
of
the risks associated with obtaining FDA approval detailed above. Approval by
the
FDA does not ensure approval by the regulatory authorities of other
countries.
In
addition, many countries require regulatory agency approval of pricing and
may
also require approval for the marketing in such countries of any drugs or
devices we develop. We cannot be certain that we will obtain any regulatory
approvals in other countries and the failure to obtain such approvals may
materially adversely affect our business.
Our
stock price may fluctuate significantly due to reasons unrelated to our
operations, our products or our financial results, and because
we must raise additional funds by December 2006, our stock price may decrease
if
we have to issue a large number of shares of common stock to raise
funds
Stock
prices for many technology companies fluctuate widely for reasons which may
be
unrelated to operating performance or new product or service announcements.
Broad market fluctuations, earnings and other announcements of other companies,
general economic conditions or other matters unrelated to us or our operations
and outside our control also could affect the market price of the Common Stock.
During the 2004 and 2005 fiscal years and the nine-month period ended September
30, 2006, the highest price of our stock was $0.59 and the lowest price of
our
stock during the same period was $0.14. We
have
sufficient cash to last through December 2006, and will need to raise additional
funds prior to January 2007. In order to raise additional funds, we may have
to
sell a significant number of shares of our common stock and/or warrants
exercisable to purchase shares of our common stock. While the inflow of
additional funds may cause our stock price to increase, the prospect of issuing,
or actual issuance of, a substantial number of additional shares of common
stock
may cause our stock price to decrease.
Our
share price may decline due to a large number of shares of our common stock
eligible for sale in the public markets
As
of
September 30, 2006, we had outstanding 95,185,184 shares of Common Stock,
without giving effect to shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of (i)
warrants issued in our February 2004 offering exercisable for 42,004,795 shares
of our common stock (at an exercise price of $0.30 per share), (ii) the
Placement Agent's warrants exercisable for 3,170,000 shares of our common stock
(at an exercise price of $0.30 per share), (iii) 10,868,696 options granted
under the Company’s stock option plan, (iv) 4,318,788 other warrants previously
issued (including the 922,500 warrants with an exercise price of $.0025 issued
to the investors who purchased the 12% senior unsecured notes from us in July
2006) and (v) 10,000,000 options granted outside of the Company’s stock option
plan. Of such outstanding shares of Common Stock, all are freely tradable,
except for any shares held by our "affiliates" within the meaning of the
Securities Act (officers, directors and 10% security holders), which shares
will
be subject to the resale limitations of Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act.
We
have not paid any dividends and do not anticipate paying dividends in the
foreseeable future
A
predecessor of Applied NeuroSolutions liquidated most of its assets and paid
a
dividend to its shareholders in August 2001. We have not paid cash dividends
on
our common stock, and we do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common
stock in the foreseeable future. Investors who require dividend income should
not rely on an investment in our common stock to provide such dividend income.
Potential income to investors in our common stock would only come from any
rise
in the market price of our common stock, which is uncertain and
unpredictable.
A
limited market for our common stock and "Xxxxx Stock" rules may make buying
or
selling our common stock difficult
Our
common stock presently trades in the over-the-counter market on the OTC Bulletin
Board. As a result, an investor may find it difficult to dispose of, or to
obtain accurate quotations as to the price of, our securities. In addition,
our
common stock is subject to the xxxxx stock rules that impose additional sales
practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons
other than established customers and accredited investors. The SEC regulations
generally define a xxxxx stock to be an equity that has a market price of less
than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Unless an exception is
available, those regulations require the delivery, prior to any transaction
involving a xxxxx stock, of a disclosure schedule explaining the xxxxx stock
market and the risks associated therewith and impose various sales practice
requirements on broker-dealers who sell xxxxx stocks to persons other than
established customers and accredited investors (generally institutions). In
addition, the broker-dealer must provide the customer with current bid and
offer
quotations for the xxxxx stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its
salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market
value of each xxxxx stock held in the customer's account. Moreover,
broker-dealers who recommend such securities to persons other than established
customers and accredited investors must make a special written suitability
determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement
to
transactions prior to sale. Regulations on xxxxx stocks could limit the ability
of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and thus the ability of purchasers
of
our common stock to sell their shares in the secondary market.
Our
internal controls may not be adequate
Although
we have performed an internal review of our controls and procedures and deemed
them to be effective, Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section
404”) requires significant additional procedures and review processes. Section
404 requires that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls
beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ending December
31,
2007. In addition, our independent auditors must report on management’s
evaluation of those controls. The additional costs associated with this process
may be significant. Our internal controls under Section 404 may not be adequate.
We are beginning the process of documenting and testing our system of internal
controls to provide the basis for our report. However, at this time, due to
ongoing evaluation and testing, no assurance can be given that there may not
be
significant deficiencies or material weaknesses that would be required to be
reported.
ANNEX
B
SCHEDULE
OF EXCEPTIONS
AND
DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE
Section
5.3(b)
As
of
September 30, 2006, stock options to purchase 20,868,696 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock were outstanding.
As
of
September 30, 2006, warrants to purchase 49,493,583 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock were outstanding.
As
of
September 30, 2006, the Company has granted 400,000 shares of restricted Common
Stock.
Applied
NeuroSolutions, Inc.
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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20__
2.AUTHORIZATION
OF SECURITIES 4
0.XXXX
AND
PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES 4
4.REGISTER
OF SECURITIES; RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SECURITIES; REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS
ON TRANSFER OF SECURITIES 4
4.1Register
of Securities 4
4.2Restrictions
on Transfer 5
4.3Removal
of Transfer Restrictions 7
5.REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES BY THE COMPANY 8
5.1Organization,
Standing, etc 8
5.2Qualification 8
5.3Capital
Stock 8
5.4Corporate
Acts and Proceedings 8
5.5Compliance
with Other Instruments 9
5.6Binding
Obligations 9
5.7Securities
Laws 9
5.8Financial
Statements
9
5.9Litigation 10
5.10Brokers
or Finders
10
6.CONDITIONS
OF PARTIES’ OBLIGATIONS 10
6.1Conditions
of Investor’s Obligations at the Closing
10
6.2Conditions
of Company’s Obligations
11
7.REGISTRATION
OF RESTRICTED STOCK
11
7.1Required
Registration 11
7.2Registration
Procedures
12
7.3Expenses 13
7.4Indemnification 13
7.5Reporting
Requirements Under the Exchange Act 16
7.6Stockholder
Information
16
8.LOCK-UP
OF SECURITIES 16
9.TERMINATION 16
9.1Grounds
for Termination
16
9.2Effect
of
Termination
17
10.MISCELLANEOUS 17
10.1Waivers
and Amendments
17
10.2Effect
of
Waiver or Amendment
17
10.3Rights
of
Holders Inter Se 18
10.4Exculpation
Among Investors and Holders 18
10.5Brokers
or Finders
18
10.6Notices 18
10.7Entire
Agreement
19
10.8Severability
19
10.9Parties
in Interest
19
10.10Headings 19
10.11Choice
of
Law 19
10.12Expenses 19
10.13Counterparts 19
10.14Publicity 19
ANNEXES
A - Risk
Factors
B - Schedule
of Exceptions and Disclosure Schedule
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THE CONFIDENTIAL PORTION OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY.
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