CONFIDENTIAL Noah D. Beerman Chief Executive Officer RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation 60 Prescott Street Worchester, Massachusetts 01605 Dear Mr. Beerman:
Exhibit 1.1
March 22, 2010
CONFIDENTIAL
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Chief Executive Officer
RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxx:
This letter (the “Agreement”) constitutes the agreement between Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLC
(“Xxxxxx” or the “Placement Agent”) and RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (the
“Company”), that Xxxxxx shall serve as the exclusive placement agent for the Company, on a
reasonable best efforts basis, in connection with the proposed placement (the “Placement”)
of registered securities (the “Securities”) of the Company, including, but not limited to,
shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the
“Common Stock”). The terms of such Placement and the Securities shall be mutually agreed
upon by the Company and the purchasers (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the
“Purchasers”) and nothing herein constitutes that Xxxxxx would have the power or authority
to bind the Company or any Purchaser or an obligation for the Company to issue any Securities or
complete the Placement. This Agreement and the documents executed and delivered by the Company and
the Purchasers in connection with the Placement shall be collectively referred to herein as the
“Transaction Documents.” The date of the closing of the Placement shall be referred to
herein as the “Closing Date.” The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that Xxxxxx’x
obligations hereunder are on a reasonable best efforts basis only and that the execution of this
Agreement does not constitute a commitment by Xxxxxx to purchase the Securities and does not ensure
the successful placement of the Securities or any portion thereof or the success of Xxxxxx with
respect to securing any other financing on behalf of the Company.
SECTION 1. COMPENSATION AND OTHER FEES.
As compensation for the services provided by Xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx, the Company agrees to pay to
Xxxxxx:
(A) A cash fee payable immediately upon the closing of the Placement and equal to 5% of the
aggregate gross proceeds raised in the Placement; and
(B) Subject to compliance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(D), the Company also agrees to reimburse
Xxxxxx’x reasonable out-of-pocket accountable expenses actually incurred by Xxxxxx or persons
associated with Xxxxxx (with supporting invoices/receipts) up to a maximum of 0.8% of the aggregate
gross proceeds raised in the placement, but in no event more than $35,000 without the prior written
approval of the Company; provided, however, that such expense cap in no way limits
or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions of this Agreement. Such reimbursement
shall be payable immediately upon (but only in the event of) the closing of the Placement.
SECTION 2. REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLC o 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Tel: 000 000 0000 o Fax: 000 000 0000 o xxx.xxxx.xxx o Member: FINRA, SIPC
Tel: 000 000 0000 o Fax: 000 000 0000 o xxx.xxxx.xxx o Member: FINRA, SIPC
The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Placement Agent that:
(A) The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration File No. 333-158968) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which became effective on
May 22, 2009, for the registration under the Securities Act of the Shares. At the time of such
filing, the Company met the requirements of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. Such registration
statement meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x) under the Securities Act and
complies with said Rule. The Company will file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under
the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the
Commission promulgated thereunder, a supplement to the prospectus included in such registration
statement relating to the placement of the Shares and the plan of distribution thereof and has
advised the Placement Agent of all further information (financial and other) with respect to the
Company required to be set forth therein. Such registration statement, including the exhibits
thereto, as amended at the date of this Agreement, is hereinafter called the “Registration
Statement”; such prospectus in the form in which it appears in the Registration Statement is
hereinafter called the “Base Prospectus”; and the supplemented form of prospectus, in the
form in which it will be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (including the Base
Prospectus as so supplemented) is hereinafter called the “Prospectus Supplement.” The
Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act (the “Rule 462 Registration Statement”) and any reference herein to the term
“Registration Statement” shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. Any
reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus
Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein
(the “Incorporated Documents”) pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on or before the date of this
Agreement, or the issue date of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as the case may
be; and any reference in this Agreement to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with
respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement shall be
deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the date of
this Agreement, or the issue date of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, as the case
may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. All references in this Agreement to
financial statements and schedules and other information that is “contained,” “included,”
“described,” “referenced,” “set forth” or “stated” in the Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement (and all other references of like import) shall be deemed
to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information that is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the
Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the use of the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement has been
issued, and no proceeding for any such purpose is pending or has been initiated or, to the
Company’s knowledge, is threatened by the Commission. For purposes of this Agreement, “free
writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act and the
“Time of Sale Prospectus” means the preliminary prospectus, if any, together with the free
writing prospectuses, if any, used in connection with the Placement, including any documents
incorporated by reference therein.
(B) The Registration Statement (and any further documents to be filed with the Commission)
contains all exhibits and schedules as required by the Securities Act. Each of the Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, complied in
all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and
Regulations and did not and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading. The Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, if any, and the
Prospectus Supplement, each as of its respective date, comply in all material respects with the
Securities Act and the
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Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations. Each of the Base
Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, if any, and the Prospectus Supplement, as amended or
supplemented, did not and will not contain as of the date thereof any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Incorporated
Documents, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed in all material respects to the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations, and none of such
documents, when they were filed with the Commission, contained any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (with respect to
Incorporated Documents incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement),
in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading; and any further documents
so filed and incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, if any,
or Prospectus Supplement, when such documents are filed with the Commission, will conform in all
material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations,
as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. No post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement
reflecting any facts or events arising after the date thereof which represent, individually or in
the aggregate, a fundamental change in the information set forth therein is required to be filed
with the Commission. There are no documents required to be filed with the Commission in connection
with the transaction contemplated hereby that (x) have not been filed as required pursuant to the
Securities Act or (y) will not be filed within the requisite time period. Other than certain
exhibits to the Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company in connection with the
Placement (a copy of which shall be provided to Xxxxxx in advance of filing), there are no
contracts or other documents required to be described in the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale
Prospectus, if any, or Prospectus Supplement, or to be filed as exhibits or schedules to the
Registration Statement, that have not been described or filed as required.
(C) The Company is eligible to use free writing prospectuses in connection with the Placement
pursuant to Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the
Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be,
filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that
the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or
that was prepared by or behalf of or used by the Company complies or will comply in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder. The Company will not, without the prior consent of the Placement Agent,
prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.
(D) The Company has delivered, or will as promptly as practicable deliver, to the Placement
Agent complete conformed copies of the Registration Statement and of each consent and certificate
of experts, as applicable, filed as a part thereof, and conformed copies of the Registration
Statement (without exhibits), the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, if any, and the
Prospectus Supplement, as amended or supplemented, in such quantities and at such places as the
Placement Agent reasonably requests. Neither the Company nor any of its directors and officers has
distributed and none of them will distribute, prior to the Closing Date, any offering material in
connection with the offering and sale of the Shares other than the Base Prospectus, the Time of
Sale Prospectus, if any, the Prospectus Supplement, the Registration Statement, copies of the
documents incorporated by reference therein and any other materials permitted by the Securities
Act.
SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Except as set forth under the
corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
Supplement, all of which shall be deemed a part hereof, the Company hereby makes the
representations and warranties set forth below to the Placement Agent.
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(A) Organization and Qualification. All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries
(individually, a “Subsidiary”) of the Company are described in the SEC Reports or the
schedules thereto or the documents incorporated therein. The Company owns, directly or indirectly,
all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any
“Liens” (which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean a lien, charge, security interest,
encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction), and all the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid,
non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
If the Company has no Subsidiaries, all references to the Subsidiaries or any of them shall be
disregarded. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite power and authority to own and
use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents.
Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the
business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be
expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of
any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets,
business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material
respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or
(iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”), provided that none of the following alone shall be
deemed, in and of itself, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (a) a change in the market price
or trading volume of the Common Stock or (b) changes in general economic conditions or changes
affecting the industry in which the Company operates generally (as opposed to Company-specific
changes) so long as such changes do not have a materially disproportionate effect on the Company,
and no “Proceeding” (which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean any action, claim,
suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial
proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened) has been instituted in any such
jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and
authority or qualification.
(B) Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction
Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and
delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of
the Company and no further action is required by the Company, its board of directors or its
stockholders in connection therewith other than in connection with the “Required Approvals”
(as defined in subsection 3(D) below). Each Transaction Document has been (or upon delivery will
have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company (assuming due execution
and delivery by the other parties thereto) enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as
limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies.
(C) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction
Documents by the Company, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by the
Company of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict
with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default)
under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or
any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
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cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility,
debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other
understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset
of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals,
conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction,
decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a
Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which
any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of
each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(D) Filings, Consents and Approvals. The Company is not required to obtain any
consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration
with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other
“Person” (defined as an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company,
government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind, including, without
limitation, any Trading Market) in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of the Transaction Documents, other than such filings as are required to be made under
applicable Federal and state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”) or
except to the extent that the same have been obtained or made.
(E) Issuance of the Securities; Registration. The Securities are duly authorized by
the Company and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents,
will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed
by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The
Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common
Stock issuable pursuant to the Transaction Documents. The issuance by the Company of the
Securities has been registered under the Securities Act and all of the Securities are freely
transferable and tradable by the Purchasers without restriction (other than any restrictions
arising solely from an act or omission of a Purchaser). The Securities are being issued pursuant
to the Registration Statement and the issuance of the Securities has been registered by the Company
under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement is effective and available for the issuance
of the Securities thereunder and the Company has not received any notice that the Commission has
issued or intends to issue a stop-order with respect to the Registration Statement or that the
Commission otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement,
either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened in writing to do so. The “Plan of
Distribution” section under the Registration Statement permits the issuance and sale of the
Securities hereunder. Upon receipt of the Securities, the Purchasers will have good and marketable
title to such Securities and the Securities will be freely tradable on the Nasdaq Capital Market
(the “Trading Market”).
(F) Capitalization. As of March 22, 2010, the authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of March 22, 2010, the issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 16,241,125 shares of Common Stock, (ii) 4,204,779
options to purchase shares of Common Stock, (iii) 58,541 shares of restricted Common Stock, and
(iv) warrants to purchase 1,560,642 shares of Common Stock. The Company has not issued any capital
stock since its most recently filed
periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock
options under the Company’s stock option plans or the issuance of shares of Common Stock to
employees pursuant to the conversion or exercise of securities exercisable, exchangeable or
convertible into Common Stock (“Common Stock Equivalents”) or the issuance of shares of
Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plan. No Person has any right
of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents that has not been waived. Except as a
result of the purchase and sale of the Securities or as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there are no
outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character
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whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common
Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any
Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports or in any exhibit thereto, the issuance and
sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other
securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder
of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such
securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws,
and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar
rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any
stockholder, the Board of Directors of the Company or others is required for the issuance and sale
of the Securities. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports or in any exhibit thereto, there are no
stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the
Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company,
between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
(G) SEC Reports; Financial Statements. The Company has complied in all material
respects with requirements to file all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period
as the Company was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, together with the Prospectus
Supplement, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis
or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior
to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when
filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the
Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at
the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved
(“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes
thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by
GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash
flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
(H) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date
of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically
disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had
or that would reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required
to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed
in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting,
(iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to
its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of
its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director
or “Affiliate” (defined as any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such
terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act), except pursuant to
existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any
request for confidential treatment of
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information. Except for the issuance of the Securities
contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed in the SEC Reports, no event, liability or
development has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their
respective business, properties, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be
disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made
that has not been publicly disclosed one trading day prior to the date that this representation is
made.
(I) Litigation. There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, Proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the
Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator,
governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or
foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the
legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii)
could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a
claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or, to the knowledge of
the Company, a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the
Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the
Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any current or former director or officer of the
Company. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness
of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the
Securities Act. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that
relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company, and neither the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries
believe that their relationships with their employees are good. No executive officer, to the
knowledge of the Company, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any
employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or
non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the
continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its
Subsidiaries are in material compliance with all applicable U.S. federal, state, local and foreign
laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of
employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(J) Labor Relations. No strike, work stoppage, slow down or other labor dispute
exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the
Company which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(K) Compliance. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) is in default under or in
violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time
or both, would
result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any
Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of,
any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party
or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been
waived), (ii) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body
specifically naming the Company, or (iii) is in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any
governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws
applicable to its business and all such laws that affect the environment, except in each case as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(L) Regulatory Permits. The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates,
authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted as described in
the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits would not have or reasonably be
expected to result in a
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Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any Material Permit.
(M) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title
in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company
and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is
material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all
Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not
materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and
the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which
is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease
by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases
with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, except where the failure to be in
compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(N) Patents and Trademarks. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company and
the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks,
trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses
and other similar intellectual property rights necessary or material for use in connection with
their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received notice (written or
otherwise) that the Intellectual Property Rights used by the Company or any Subsidiary violates or
infringes upon the rights of any third party. To the knowledge of the Company, all such
Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another
Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights of others. The Company and its Subsidiaries have
taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy and confidentiality of all of their
intellectual properties, except where failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(O) Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized
financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and
customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but
not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the aggregate
subscription amount under the Transaction Documents. To the best knowledge of the Company, such
insurance contracts and policies are accurate and complete. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and
when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary
to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.
(P) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as set forth in the SEC
Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company,
none of its employees are presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary
(other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement
or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of
real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer,
director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or
partner, other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii)
reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits,
including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(Q) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx. The Company is in compliance with all provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 which are applicable to it as of the date hereof and of the closing date
of the Placement, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(R) Certain Fees. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no brokerage or
finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor
or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation
with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for
fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(S) Trading Market Rules. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not
contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.
(T) Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and
immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an
“investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The
Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment
Company Act.
(U) Registration Rights. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, no Person has any
right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of
the Company.
(V) Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company’s Common Stock is registered
pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action
designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the
registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any
notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has
not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which
the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in
compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and
has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance
with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
(W) Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and its Board of Directors have
taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition,
business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other
similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (or similar
charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to
the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or
exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents,
including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the
Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.
(X) Solvency. Based on the financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date
after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities
hereunder, (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be
required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities
(including known contingent liabilities) as they mature; (ii) the Company’s assets do not
constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business for the current fiscal year as now
conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the
particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, and projected capital
requirements and capital availability thereof; and (iii) the current cash and cash equivalents of
the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its
assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all
amounts on or in respect of its debt when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does
not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account
the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no
knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for
reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction
within one year from the Closing Date. The SEC Reports set forth as of the dates thereof all
outstanding
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secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the
Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement,
“Indebtedness” shall mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess
of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) all
guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness of others,
whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes
thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or
similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease
payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.
(Y) Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each
Subsidiary has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and
has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Company has no knowledge of a tax
deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary.
(Z) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the
Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly,
used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related
to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from
corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by
any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or
(iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977,
as amended.
(AA) Accountants. The Company’s accountants are named in the Prospectus Supplement.
To the knowledge of the Company, such accountants, who the Company expects will express their
opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s next Annual Report
on Form 10-K, are a registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act.
(BB) Regulation M Compliance. Without giving effect to any actions taken by the
Placement Agent, the Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i)
taken, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of
the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities,
(ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the
Securities (other than for the Placement Agent’s placement of the Securities), or (iii) paid or
agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other
securities of the Company.
(CC) Approvals. The issuance and listing on the Trading Market of the Shares requires
no further approvals, including but not limited to, the approval of shareholders.
(DD) FINRA Affiliations. There are no affiliations with any FINRA member firm among
the Company’s officers, directors or, to the knowledge of the Company, any five percent (5%) or
greater stockholder of the Company, except as set forth in the Base Prospectus.
SECTION 4. ENGAGEMENT TERM. Xxxxxx’x engagement hereunder will be for the period
of 30 days. The engagement may be terminated by either the Company or Xxxxxx at any time upon 10
days’ written notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions in
this Agreement concerning confidentiality, indemnification and contribution will survive any
expiration or termination of this Agreement. Upon any termination of this Agreement, the Company’s
obligation to pay Xxxxxx any fees actually earned on closing of the Offering and otherwise payable
under Section 1(A), shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement, as permitted by
FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(d).
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Upon any termination of this Agreement, the Company’s obligation to
reimburse Xxxxxx for reasonable out of pocket accountable expenses actually incurred by Xxxxxx and
reimbursable upon closing of the Offering pursuant to Section 1(B), if any are otherwise due under
Section 1(B) hereof, will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement, as permitted by
FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(d).
SECTION 5. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Xxxxxx agrees to maintain the confidentiality
of all confidential information provided to it by the Company regarding the Company and shall not
disclose any such confidential information to any person other than employees and agents of Xxxxxx
without the prior consent of the Company or use such information other than as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement, other than pursuant to any governmental, judicial or administrative
order, subpoena or discovery request or request or inquiry of a regulatory or self-regulatory
body. The Company agrees that any information or advice rendered by Xxxxxx in connection with this
engagement is for the confidential use of the Company only in their evaluation of the Placement
and, except as otherwise required by law, the Company will not disclose or otherwise refer to the
advice or information in any manner without Xxxxxx’x prior written consent; provided,
however, that the Company may disclose such information to its affiliates, directors,
officers, employees, legal representatives, and accountants as may be required for purposes of the
Placement.
SECTION 6. NO FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP. This Agreement does not create, and shall
not be construed as creating rights enforceable by any person or entity not a party hereto, except
those entitled hereto by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof. The Company acknowledges
and agrees that Xxxxxx is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary of the Company and shall
have no duties or liabilities to the equity holders or the creditors of the Company or any other
person by virtue of this Agreement or the retention of Xxxxxx hereunder, all of which are hereby
expressly waived.
SECTION 7. CLOSING. The obligations of the Placement Agent and the Purchasers,
and the closing of the sale of the Securities hereunder are subject to the accuracy, when made and
on the Closing Date, of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and its
Subsidiaries contained herein, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company and its
Subsidiaries made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the
Company and its Subsidiaries of their obligations hereunder, and to each of the following
additional terms and conditions:
(A) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been
issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the
Commission, and any request for additional information on the part of the Commission (to be
included in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement or
otherwise) shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Placement Agent.
(B) The Placement Agent shall not have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to
the Closing Date that the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement
or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement of a fact which, in the opinion
of counsel for the Placement Agent, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the opinion of
such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading.
(C) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form,
execution, delivery and validity of each of this Agreement, the Securities, the Registration
Statement, the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement and all other legal matters relating
to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all
material respects to counsel for the Placement Agent, and the Company shall have furnished to such
counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon
such matters.
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(D) The Placement Agent shall have received from outside counsel to the Company written
opinions of such counsel, addressed to the Placement Agent and the Purchasers, respectively, dated
as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Placement Agent. The
opinion to the Placement Agent shall include a “10b-5” representation from such counsel.
(E) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have sustained since the date of the
latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus,
any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood, terrorist act or other
calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental
action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth in or contemplated by the Base Prospectus and
(ii) since such date there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective
change, in or affecting the business, general affairs, management, financial position,
stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, otherwise than
as set forth in or contemplated by the Base Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case
described in clause (i) or (ii), is, in the judgment of the Placement Agent, so material and
adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the
Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Base Prospectus, the Time of Sale
Prospectus, if any, and the Prospectus Supplement.
(F) The Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act and, as of the Closing Date, the
Shares shall be listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the Trading Market, and
satisfactory evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the Placement Agent. The Company
shall have
taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of terminating the registration of
the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting or suspending from trading the Common Stock
from the Trading Market, nor has the Company received any information suggesting that the
Commission or the Trading Market is contemplating terminating such registration or listing.
(G) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred
any of the following: (i) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, the
Nasdaq National Market or the NYSE Alternext US or in the over-the-counter market, or trading in
any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market, shall have been
suspended or minimum or maximum prices or maximum ranges for prices shall have been established on
any such exchange or such market by the Commission, by such exchange or by any other regulatory
body or governmental authority having jurisdiction, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been
declared by federal or state authorities or a material disruption has occurred in commercial
banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States, (iii) the United
States shall have become engaged in hostilities in which it is not currently engaged, the subject
of an act of terrorism, there shall have been an escalation in hostilities involving the United
States, or there shall have been a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States,
or (iv) there shall have occurred any other calamity or crisis or any change in general economic,
political or financial conditions in the United States or elsewhere, if the effect of any such
event in clause (iii) or (iv) makes it, in the sole judgment of the Placement Agent, impracticable
or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the
manner contemplated by the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement.
(H) No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been
enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency or body which would, as of the Closing Date,
prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or materially and adversely affect or potentially
and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company; and no injunction, restraining
order or order of any other nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall
have been issued as of the Closing Date which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities
or materially and adversely affect or potentially and adversely affect the business or operations
of the Company.
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(I) The Company shall have prepared and filed with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K
with respect to the Placement, including this Agreement as an exhibit thereto.
(J) The Company shall have entered into subscription agreements with each of the Purchasers
and such agreements shall be in full force and effect and shall contain representations and
warranties of the Company as agreed between the Company and the Purchasers.
(K) FINRA shall have raised no objection to the fairness and reasonableness of the terms and
arrangements of this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall, if requested by the Placement
Agent, make or authorize Placement Agent’s counsel to make on the Company’s behalf, an Issuer
Filing with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 with respect to the Registration Statement and pay
all filing fees required in connection therewith.
(L) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Placement Agent
such further information, certificates and documents as the Placement Agent may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Placement Agent.
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will
indemnify Xxxxxx and its affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers, employees and controlling
persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act)
against all losses, claims, damages, expenses and liabilities to third parties, as the same are
incurred (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), relating to or arising out of its
activities hereunder or pursuant to this engagement letter, except to the extent that any losses,
claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) are found in a final
judgment (not subject to appeal) by a court of law to have resulted primarily and directly from
Xxxxxx’x willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in performing the services described
herein.
(B) Promptly after receipt by Xxxxxx of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action
or proceeding with respect to which Xxxxxx is entitled to indemnity hereunder, Xxxxxx will notify
the Company in writing of such claim or of the commencement of such action or proceeding, and the
Company will assume the defense of such action or proceeding and will employ counsel reasonably
satisfactory to Xxxxxx and will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Xxxxxx will be entitled to employ counsel separate from
counsel for the Company and from any other party in such action if counsel for Xxxxxx reasonably
determines that it would be inappropriate under the applicable rules of professional responsibility
for the same counsel to represent both the Company and Xxxxxx. In such event, the reasonable fees
and disbursements of no more than one such separate counsel will be paid by the Company, in
addition to local counsel. The Company will have the exclusive right to settle the claim or
proceeding provided that the Company will not settle any such claim, action or proceeding without
the prior written consent of Xxxxxx, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
(C) The Company agrees to notify Xxxxxx promptly of the assertion against it or any other
person of any claim or the commencement of any action or proceeding relating to a transaction
contemplated by this engagement letter.
(D) If for any reason the foregoing indemnity is unavailable to Xxxxxx or insufficient to hold
Xxxxxx harmless, then the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by Xxxxxx as a
result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and Xxxxxx on the
other, but also the
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relative fault of the Company on the one hand and Xxxxxx on the other that
resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any relevant equitable
considerations. The amounts paid or payable by a party in respect of losses, claims, damages and
liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees and expenses
incurred in defending any litigation, proceeding or other action or claim. Notwithstanding the
provisions hereof, Xxxxxx’x share of the liability hereunder shall not be in excess of the amount
of fees actually received, or to be received, by Xxxxxx under this engagement letter (excluding any
amounts received as reimbursement of expenses incurred by Xxxxxx).
(E) These indemnification provisions shall remain in full force and effect whether or not the
transaction contemplated by this engagement letter is completed and shall survive the termination
of this engagement letter, and shall be in addition to any liability that the Company might
otherwise have to any indemnified party under this engagement letter or otherwise.
SECTION 9. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be
performed entirely in such State. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the
prior written consent of the other party. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any right to
trial by jury with respect to any dispute arising under this Agreement or any transaction or
conduct in connection herewith is waived. Any dispute
arising under this Agreement may be brought into the courts of the State of New York or into the
Federal Court located in New York, New York and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Company hereby accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally,
the jurisdiction of aforesaid courts. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service
of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
delivering a copy thereof via overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the
address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall
constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If
either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of a Transaction
Document, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other
party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation,
preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
SECTION 10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT/MISC. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement
and understanding between the parties hereto, and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings, relating to the subject matter hereof. If any provision of this Agreement is
determined to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such determination will not affect such
provision in any other respect or any other provision of this Agreement, which will remain in full
force and effect. This Agreement may not be amended or otherwise modified or waived except by an
instrument in writing signed by both Xxxxxx and the Company. The representations, warranties,
agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the closing of the Placement and delivery
and/or exercise of the Securities, as applicable. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other
party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that
any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or a .pdf format file, such signature shall
create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or .pdf signature page were an
original thereof.
SECTION 11. NOTICES. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries
required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and
effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is
delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified on the signature pages attached hereto
prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City
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time) on a business day, (b) the next business day after the date
of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a business day or later than 6:30 p.m.
(New York City time) on any business day, (c) the business day following the date of mailing, if
sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the
party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications
shall be as set forth on the signature pages hereto.
Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement by signing and returning
to Xxxxxx a copy of this Agreement.
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Very truly yours, XXXXXX & XXXXXXX, LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Title: Sr. Managing Director | ||||
Address for notice: 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX, 00000 Fax (000) 000-0000 Attention: General Counsel |
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Accepted and Agreed to as of
the date first written above:
the date first written above:
RXI PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Address for notice:
RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
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