THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT BIOTIME, INC. Dated as of March 31, 2008
THIRD
AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
BIOTIME,
INC.
Dated as
of March 31, 2008
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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General
Definitions.
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2.
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Draws
and Disbursements.
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3.
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Terms
of Payment.
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4.
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Shares.
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5.
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Events
of Default.
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6.
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Representations
and Warranties of Borrower.
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7.
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Affirmative
Covenants.
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8.
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Maximum
Permitted Interest.
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9.
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Governing
Law.
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10.
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Successors
and Assigns.
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11.
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment.
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12.
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Survival.
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13.
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Notices.
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14.
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Delays
and Omissions.
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15.
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Rules
of Construction.
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16.
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Counterparts.
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17.
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Exchange
of Debt for Equity.
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18.
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Registration
Rights.
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19.
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Legends.
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20.
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Investment
Representations.
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THIRD
AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT
This
Third Amended and Restated Revolving Line of Credit Agreement (“Credit
Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 31, 2008, by and among each of
the persons who have executed this Agreement as a Lender (each a “Lender,” and
collectively “Lenders”), and BioTime, Inc., a California corporation
(“Borrower”), and amends and restates that certain Revolving Line of Credit
Agreement dated April 12, 2006, the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated October 17, 2007, and the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated February 15, 2008.
RECITALS
Borrower
has requested a credit facility consisting of a revolving line of credit, and
Lenders are willing to make the requested credit facility to Borrower, but only
upon the terms, and subject to the conditions, contained herein.
AGREEMENT
Now,
therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
General
Definitions. The following words shall have the following
meanings:
1.1 “Business Day” means any day
that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banks are required, or
permitted, to be closed in the State of New York.
1.2 “Credit Facility” means the
right of Borrower to borrow up to $2,500,000from Lenders under the terms and
conditions of this Credit Agreement and the Note.
1.3 “Debtor Relief Law” means the
Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, as amended, or any other
applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement,
receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief law affecting
the rights of creditors generally.
1.4 “Earmarked Funds” means funds
received by Borrower through (i) the sale of capital stock, (ii) loans from
other lenders, or (iii) funds in excess of $2,500,000 received by Borrower
through the collection of license fees, signing fees, milestone fees, or similar
fees (excluding royalties) under any other present or future agreement pursuant
to which Borrower grants one or more licenses to use Borrower’s patents or
technology.
1.5 “Event of Default” or “Events of Default” means any
of the events specified in Section 5.
1.6 “Loan” means the loans made by
Lenders to Borrower pursuant to this Credit Agreement, and evidenced by the
Note.
1.7 “Loan Documents” means this
Credit Agreement, the Note, and the Security Agreement, and all other
agreements, instruments, and documents in favor of a Lender, now or hereafter
executed by or on behalf of Borrower and delivered to a Lender in connection
with this Credit Agreement or in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
1.8 “Maturity
Date” means the earlier of (i) November 15, 2008, and (ii)
such date on which Borrower shall have received an aggregate of $4,000,000
through (A) the sale of capital stock, (B) the collection of license fees,
signing fees, milestone fees, or similar fees (excluding royalties) in excess of
$2,500,000 under any present or future agreement pursuant to which Borrower
grants one or more licenses to use Borrower’s patents or technology, (C) funds
borrowed from other lenders, or (D) any combination of sources under clauses (A)
through (C).
1.9 “Note” means (a) each
promissory note evidencing a portion of the Loan previously advanced by certain
Lenders, and (b) each Revolving Credit Note in the form attached as EXHIBIT
A-1evidencing the new Loan amounts to be advanced by certain
Lenders.
1.10 “Security Agreement” means
that certain Third Amended and Restated Security Agreement of even date among
Borrower and Lenders pursuant to which Borrower is granting Lenders a first
priority perfected security interest in certain specified collateral to secure
Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement and the Note.
1.11 “Shares” means common shares,
no par value, of the Borrower.
2.
Draws and Disbursements.
2.1 Maximum Loan
Amount. On the terms and conditions set forth in this Credit
Agreement, Lenders shall make available to Borrower the Credit Facility, as a
revolving line of credit in a principal amount not to exceed at any one time Two
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000), less all amounts of
principal prepaid or required to be prepaid under Section 3.2.1 of this Credit
Agreement (the “Maximum Loan Amount”). Each Lender shall be
severally, and not jointly and severally, obligated to lend the amount shown on
Schedule I.
2.2 Draw
Period. Borrower may request from Lenders advances of funds
(“Draws”) under the Credit Facility from the date of this Agreement until
November 15, 2008 (the “Draw Period”). As amounts drawn by Borrower
hereunder are repaid, they may be reborrowed subject to the terms and conditions
of this Credit Agreement; provided, that at no time shall the aggregate
principal amount of Loan outstanding under this Credit Agreement exceed the
Maximum Loan Amount. The Draw Period may be terminated by Borrower at
any time by written notice to Lenders. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Credit Agreement, and provided that no Event of Default has occurred,
Lenders shall make advances to Borrower upon request as provided in this Section
2. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, one of Lenders’
remedies includes Lenders’ right to terminate the Draw Period and Borrower’s
right to make Draws under this Credit Agreement.
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2.3 Increments. Draws
must be in increments of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000),
or the remaining amount available under the Credit Facility, whichever is
less. Each Lender shall advance a portion of each Draw such that,
immediately after funding the Draw, the total outstanding principal amount of
the Loan funded by each Lender shall be in proportion to their respective loan
commitments shown on Schedule I.
2.4 Use of Funds. All
funds borrowed under this Credit Agreement will be used as working capital to
pay Borrower’s expenses arising in the ordinary course of business.
2.5 Disbursement
Procedures.
2.5.1 Borrower
hereby appoints the Chief Executive Officer, each member of its Office of the
President, and the Chief Financial Officer as the officers authorized to make
Draws under this Credit Agreement during the Draw Period. Any one of
such officers (the “Authorized Officers”) is authorized to make Draws. Lender,
at its sole option, may require that all requests for Loan funds be in writing,
signed by an Authorized Officer, in a form acceptable to
Lenders. Facsimile documents may be accepted by Lenders as
originals. Any Draw by an Authorized Officer shall constitute an
ongoing representation and warranty by Borrower that at the time of request for
or payment of any Draw no Event of Default has occurred.
2.5.2 Draws
shall be paid according to the Authorized Officer’s instructions, except that
checks representing Loan funds shall always be made payable to Borrower, and
wire transfers shall only be permitted if Borrower has authorized payment into
the account into which the funds are to be deposited. The appointment
of the above-named Authorized Officer(s) shall remain in full force and effect
until written notice of revocation of appointment signed by the Chief Executive
Officer or Chief Financial Officer of Borrower has been received by
Lender.
2.5.3 Lenders
shall advance Loan funds available under the Credit Facility in accordance with
Borrower’s Draws within four (4) Business Days after the receipt of the
Draw.
2.5.4 Each
Draw shall be accompanied by the certificates required by Section
2.6.
2.5.5 Borrower
shall indemnify and hold Lenders harmless from loss or liability of any kind
arising from or related to any action or inaction taken by Lenders in good faith
in reliance upon instructions received from any Authorized
Officer.
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2.6 Conditions
Precedent. The following conditions must be satisfied before
Lenders shall be obligated to disburse any Loan to Borrower pursuant to a
Draw:
2.6.1 Due
execution. Lenders shall have received duly executed originals
of this Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents.
2.6.2 Approvals. Lenders
shall have received evidence satisfactory to them that all consents and
approvals which are necessary for, or required as a condition of, the validity
and enforceability of this Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents have
been obtained and are in full force and effect.
2.6.3 Representations and Warranties
Correct. All of Borrower’s representations and warranties
contained in this Credit Agreement and in any other Loan Document shall be true
and correct in all material respects on the date the Loan funds are disbursed,
and Borrower shall have delivered to Lenders a certificate executed by an
Authorized Officer to such effect.
2.6.4 No Event of
Default. No Event of Default shall have occurred, and Borrower
shall have delivered to Lenders a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer
to such effect.
2.6.5 Independent
Verification. Borrower must provide for Lenders’ review and
acceptance such documentation as may be required by Lenders to ensure Borrower
is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Credit Agreement,
including, without limitation, resolutions of Borrower’s board of directors or a
duly constituted and authorized committee thereof, certified by the secretary or
an assistant secretary of the corporation, authorizing the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and performance of
Borrower’s obligations hereunder and thereunder.
2.6.6 Shares. Prior to
the initial Draw under this Credit Agreement, Borrower must have issued the
Shares to Lenders as described in Section 4 of this Credit
Agreement.
2.7 Amended Promissory
Notes. Each Lender who executes this Third Amended and
Restated Credited Agreement and who holds a Note previously issued (“Original
Note”), shall tender their Original Note for an amended Note referencing the
terms of this Third Amended and Restated Revolving Line of Credit
Agreement. Until such time an Original Note is tendered to Borrower
and an amended Note is delivered to the Lender in exchange, the capitalized
terms in the Original Note shall be deemed to have the meaning ascribed in this
Third Amended and Restated Revolving Line of Credit Agreement.
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3.
Terms of Payment.
3.1 Interest. Interest
shall accrue and be payable at the rate of (a) 10% per annum on the outstanding
principal balance of the Loan through October 31, 2007, and (b) 12% per annum on
the outstanding principal balance of the Loan from October 31, 2007 until the
Maturity Date or any earlier date on which the principal balance is paid in
full. Interest shall accrue from the date of each disbursement of
principal pursuant to a Draw. Accrued interest shall be paid as
follows: (i) interest accrued on Draws made prior to March 31, 2008
shall be paid on April 30, 2008; and (ii) all other accrued interest shall be
paid with principal on the Maturity Date. Interest will be charged on
that part of outstanding principal of the Loan which has not been paid and shall
be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and a 30-day month.
3.2 Payment of
Principal. The outstanding principal balance of the Loan,
together with accrued interest, shall be paid in full on the Maturity
Date.
3.2.1 Mandatory Prepayment of
Principal. In the event that Borrower receives Earmarked
Funds, Borrower shall use the Earmarked Funds to prepay principal, plus accrued
interest, within two business days after such Earmarked Funds are received by
Borrower, and the amount of principal so prepaid shall reduce the Maximum Loan
Amount.
3.3 Optional Prepayment of
Principal. Borrower may prepay principal, with accrued
interest, at any time and the amount of principal so prepaid shall be available
for further Draws by Borrower during the Draw Period to the extent that the
prepayment of principal was not required under Section 3.2.1.
3.4 Default Interest Rate; Late Payment
Charge. In the event that any payment of principal or interest
is not paid within five (5) days from on the date on which the same is due and
payable, such payment shall continue as an obligation of the Borrower, and
interest thereon from the due date of such payment and interest on the entire
unpaid balance of the Loan shall accrue until paid in full at the lesser of (i)
fifteen percent (15%) per annum, or (ii) the highest interest rate permitted
under applicable law (the “Default Rate”). From and after the
Maturity Date or upon acceleration of the Note, the entire unpaid principal
balance of the Loan with all unpaid interest accrued thereon, and any and all
other fees and charges then due at such maturity, shall bear interest at the
Default Rate.
3.5 Date of Payment. If
the date on which a payment of principal or interest on the Loan is due is a day
other than a Business Day, then payment of such principal or interest need not
be made on such date but may be made on the next succeeding Business
Day.
3.6 Application of
Payments. All payments shall be applied first to costs of
collection, next to late charges or other sums owing Lenders, next to accrued
interest, and then to principal, or in such other order or proportion as
Lenders, in their sole discretion, may determine.
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3.7 Currency. All
payments shall be made in United States Dollars.
4.
Shares. As
consideration for Lenders making the Credit Facility available to Borrower,
Borrower has issued 99,999 Shares to Lenders who were parties to this Agreement
on April 12, 2006, has issued 200,000 Shares to Lenders who were parties to this
Agreement on October 17, 2007, and has issued 10,000 Shares to a Lender who
became a party to this Agreement on February 15, 2008. As
consideration for making the amended Credit Facility available to Borrower under
this Credit Agreement (including the extension of the Maturity Date in the case
of Loan commitments made prior to the date of this Agreement), Borrower shall
issue and deliver to each Lender one Share for each five dollars of the Lender’s
Loan commitment with respect to Loan commitments made prior to April 8, 2008,
and the lesser of (a) one Share for each five dollars of the Lender’s Loan
commitment, or (b) a number of Shares having an aggregate market value (which
shall be deemed to be the closing price of the Shares on the OTCBB on the last
day on which a closing price of the Shares was reported) equal to six percent
(6%) of the Lender’s Loan commitment, with respect to Loan commitments made on
or after April 8, 2008. No fractional Shares shall be
issued.
5.
Events of
Default. The following shall constitute Events of Default: (a)
the default of Borrower in the payment of any interest or principal due under
this Credit Agreement or the Note held by any Lender; (b) the failure of
Borrower to perform or observe any other term or provision of, or covenant,
agreement, or obligation under, this Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document; (c) any act, omission, or other event that constitutes an “Event of
Default” under the Note or the Security Agreement; (d) any representation or
warranty of Borrower contained in this Credit Agreement or in any other Loan
Document, or in any certificate delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document, is false or incorrect in any material
respect when made or given; (e) Borrower becoming the subject of any order for
relief in a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; (f) Borrower making an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, other than repayment of the Loan, in
whole or in part, to Lenders; (g) Borrower applying for or consenting to the
appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator,
rehabilitator, or similar officer for it or for all or any part of its property
or assets; (h) the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator,
liquidator, rehabilitator, or similar officer for Borrower, or for all or any
part of the property or assets of Borrower, without the application or consent
of Borrower if such appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty
(60) calendar days; (i) Borrower instituting or consenting to any
proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to Borrower, or all or any
part of its property or assets, or the institution of any similar case or
proceeding without the consent of Borrower, if such case or proceeding continues
undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; (j) the dissolution or
liquidation of Borrower, or the winding-up of the business or affairs of
Borrower; (k) the taking of any action by Borrower to initiate any of the
actions described in clauses (e) through (j) of this paragraph; (l) the issuance
or levy of any judgment, writ, warrant of attachment or execution or similar
process against all or any material part of the property or assets of Borrower
if such process is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty (60)
calendar days after its issue or levy; or (m) any breach or default by Borrower
under any loan agreement, promissory note, or other instrument evidencing
indebtedness payable to a third party.
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5.1 Remedies On Default.1.6Remedies On
Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, at
Lender’s option, all unpaid principal and accrued interest, and all other
amounts payable to Lender under this Credit Facility and any other Loan Document
shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, notice of
non-payment, protest, or notice of non-payment, provided that no notice or
demand shall be required if the Event of Default is a proceeding under any
Debtor Relief Law. Each Lender also shall have all other rights,
powers, and remedies available under this Credit Agreement and the Note or any
other Loan Document, or accorded by law or at equity. All rights,
powers, and remedies of a Lender may be exercised at any time by the Lender and
from time to time after the occurrence of an Event of Default. All
rights, powers, and remedies of a Lender in connection with this Credit
Agreement and the Note and any Loan Document are cumulative and not exclusive
and shall be in addition to any other rights, powers, or remedies provided by
law or equity.
6.
Representations and Warranties of
Borrower. Borrower represents and warrants to Lenders the
following:
6.1 Organization;
Capitalization. Borrower is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of California
and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its property and to
carry on its business as now being conducted.
6.2 Authority;
Enforceability. Borrower has the power and authority to
execute and deliver this Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents,
and to perform all of Borrower’s obligations under this Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents. This Credit Agreement and each of the other
Loan Agreements has been duly authorized by, and is the valid and binding
agreement and obligation of, Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its
respective terms, except to the extent limited by any bankruptcy, insolvency, or
similar law affecting the rights of creditors generally. There are no
corporate, contractual, statutory, regulatory, judicial, or other restrictions
of any kind upon the power and authority of Borrower to execute and deliver this
Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including,
without limitation: (a) the payment of all principal and interest that may
become due on the Loan; and (b) the issuance of the Shares. No
action, approval or consent by, or notice to or filing with, any federal, state,
municipal or other governmental department, commission, agency, regulatory
authority, or court is necessary to make this Credit Agreement or the other Loan
Documents the valid agreements binding upon Borrower in accordance with their
respective terms, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
6.3 No Conflict. The
execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents, do not and will not (a) violate any provisions of
(i) any rule, regulation, statute, or law, or (ii) the terms of any order, writ
or decree of any court or judicial or regulatory authority or body, or (iii) the
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Borrower, and (b) conflict with or result
in a breach of any condition or provision or constitute a default under or
pursuant to the terms of any contract, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement,
debenture or instrument to which Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party, or which
is or purports to be binding upon Borrower, any Subsidiary, or upon any of their
respective properties, and (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
charge or encumbrance upon any of the assets or properties of Borrower or any
Subsidiary.
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6.4 Shares. When issued
pursuant to this Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and non-assessable.
6.5 Accuracy of
Information. Borrower has delivered to Lenders either (a) a
copy of Borrower’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006, and quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter
and nine months ended September 30, 2007, and all Current Reports on Form 8-K
filed by Borrower since September 30, 2007, or (b) a copy of
Borrower’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007 and all Current Reports on Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
filed by Borrower since the filing of the latest Form 10-KSB (the “Disclosure
Documents”). The financial statements contained in the Disclosure
Documents were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied, and accurately reflect the financial condition
and results of operations of Borrower at and as of the dates
reported. All financial information and other information contained
in the Disclosure Documents was true and correct in all material respects when
such reports were filed under the Exchange Act.
6.6 Taxes. Borrower has
filed when due all federal, state and local income tax returns and has filed
when due all other returns with respect to taxes which are required to be filed
with the Internal Revenue Service and the appropriate authorities of the
jurisdictions where business is transacted by them. All items and
entries provided for or reflected in such returns are correct and are made on a
proper basis. All amounts, if any, required to be paid, as shown on
such returns, have been paid. None of such tax returns has been
audited. There are no suits, actions, claims, or investigations,
inquiries or proceedings now pending against Borrower in respect of taxes,
governmental charges or assessments, nor are there any matters under discussion
with any governmental authority relating to taxes, governmental charges or
assessments asserted by any such authority.
6.7 Litigation. Except
as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, there are no lawsuits, arbitration
proceedings, administrative proceedings, actions or claims pending or threatened
against Borrower. No fine, penalty or other sanction has been imposed
by any federal, state, local or municipal court, judicial, administrative or
regulatory body or authority against Borrower. There is no
outstanding order, writ, injunction or decree of any court, administrative
agency or governmental body or arbitration tribunal against or affecting
Borrower or any of its respective properties, assets, business or
prospects.
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7.
Affirmative
Covenants. During the Draw Period, and until such time as the
entire principal balance and accrued interest on the Loan, and all other amounts
payable by Borrower under this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document have
been paid in full, Borrower shall comply with the following covenants and
agreements:
7.1 Furnish
Information. Borrower will, at any Lender’s request, furnish
information to Lender relating to Borrower’s business and financial affairs and
permit Lender to examine Borrower’s books and records.
7.2 Comply with Terms and
Conditions. Borrower will comply with all terms and conditions
of all other Loan Documents.
7.3 Financial
Reports. Borrower will file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, when due, all quarterly reports, annual reports, current reports,
and other documents required pursuant to the Exchange Act.
7.4 Limitation on Dividends and Other
Distributions by Borrower. Borrower shall not declare or pay
any dividend or other distribution of cash, other property (excluding shares of
capital stock and options, warrants or other rights to acquire capital stock or
stock purchase warrants of Borrower), or evidences of indebtedness, on account
of or with respect to any shares of capital stock.
7.5 Insurance. Borrower
will, and will cause its Subsidiaries, to maintain insurance with responsible
carriers against such risks and in such amounts as is customarily carried by
similar businesses with such deductible as are customarily carried by similar
businesses of similar size, including, without limitation, property and casualty
loss, workers’ compensation and interruption of business insurance.
7.6 Fees and Charges of Attorneys and
Others.1.9Fees and Charges of Attorneys and Others. In the
event that a Lender employs attorneys, accountants, appraisers, consultants, or
other professional assistance, excluding the services of any such person who is
a direct employee of a Lender, in connection with any of the following, then,
the reasonable amount of costs, expenses, and fees incurred by the Lender shall
be payable on demand. A Lender may, at its option, add the amount of
such costs, expenses, and reasonable fees to the principal amount of the
Loan. A Lender thereafter may charge interest on such amount at the
interest rate then applicable to the principal. Costs, expenses, and
reasonable fees of professionals covered by this provision include such charges
for the following:
7.7 The
preparation, modification, or renewal of this Credit Agreement and the Note, or
any other documentation incident to the loan transaction;
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7.8 Any
litigation, dispute, proceeding or action, whether instituted by Lender,
Borrower, or any other person, relating to the Note or this Agreement, including
representation of Lender in any bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization case
or proceeding instituted by or against Borrower, and any attempt by Lender to
enforce any rights against Borrower;
7.9 In
the event of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (whether state or federal)
instituted by or against Borrower or involving the Borrower or Property of the
Borrower, the Lender may recover all costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney
fees incurred to protect or defend Lender’s rights under the Note, and other
documents underlying the loan transactions whether such costs, expenses, and
attorney fees be contractual or bankruptcy related, including costs, expenses,
and attorney fees for meetings, sessions, matters, proceedings and litigation
involving issues solely distinct to federal bankruptcy law, rules and
proceedings as well as other federal and state litigation and
proceedings;
7.10 The
inspection, verification, protection, collection, processing, sale, liquidation,
or disposition of security given for the Note;
7.11 The
preparation and filing of all reports required to be filed by Lender under the
Exchange Act during the term of this Credit Agreement in connection with the
ownership, acquisition, or disposition of the Shares, or other equity securities
issued by Borrower.
8.
Maximum Permitted Interest. No
provision of this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any
transaction related thereto, shall be construed or so operate as to require the
Borrower to pay interest at a greater rate than the maximum allowed by
applicable state or federal law. Should any interest or other charges
paid or payable by the Borrower in connection with the Loan result in the
computation or earning of interest in excess of the maximum allowed by
applicable state or federal law, then any and all such excess shall be and the
same is hereby waived by Lender, and any and all such excess paid shall be
credited automatically against and in reduction of the outstanding principal
balance due of the Loan, and the portion of said excess which exceeds such
principal balance shall be paid by Lender to the Borrower.
9.
Governing Law. This
Credit Agreement shall be construed and governed in all respects by the laws of
the State of California.
10. Successors and
Assigns. The provisions of this Credit Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the respective successors, assigns,
heirs, executors and administrators of Borrower and Lenders.
11. Entire Agreement;
Amendment. This Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties
with regard to the subject matter thereof. This Credit Agreement and
any term of this Credit Agreement may be amended, waived, discharged or
terminated only by a written instrument signed by the party to be charged,
provided, however, that Schedule I may be amended from time to time by Borrower
to reflect the loan commitments of new Lenders who execute a counterpart of this
Agreement, or to reflect an increase in the loan commitment of any Lender who
agrees to increase their loan commitment.
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12. Survival. Borrower’s
representations and warranties contained in this Credit Agreement shall survive
the funding of each Draw and any investigation made by any party until the Loan
is repaid in full.
13. Notices. All
notices and other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given four (4) days after
being deposited in the United States mail, certified postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, or when delivered by hand, by messenger or express air
freight service, in any case addressed to the Lenders at their respective
addresses shown on Schedule I, or to Borrower as follows:
BioTime,
Inc.
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
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FAX: (000)
000-0000
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Lippenberger,
Thompson, Welch, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx.
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Any party
may change its address for the purpose of this Section 13 by giving notice to
each other party in accordance with this Section 13.
14. Delays and
Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power,
or remedy accruing to a Lender, upon any breach or default of Borrower under
this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, shall impair any such right,
power, or remedy of the Lender, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of, or
an acquiescence in, any such breach or default or any similar breach or default
thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be
deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter
occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent, or approval of any kind or
character on the part of a Lender of any breach or default by Borrower under
this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any waiver of any
provisions or conditions of this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document by
a Lender, must be made in writing, and shall be effective only to the extent
specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies either under
this Agreement or by law and otherwise afforded to any party shall be cumulative
and not alternative.
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15. Rules
of Construction.
15.1 Titles and
Subtitles. The titles or headings of the Sections and
paragraphs of this Credit Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
are not to be considered in construing this Credit Agreement.
15.2 Singular;
Plural. Whenever appropriate in this Agreement, terms in the
singular form shall include the plural (and vice versa) and any gender form
shall include all others.
15.3 Section
Headings. Section headings are for the convenience of the
parties and do not form a part of this Agreement.
15.4 Sections and Other
References. References in this Agreement to sections,
paragraphs, and exhibits are references to articles, sections, and paragraphs in
this Agreement and schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement unless
specified otherwise.
15.5 Severability.1.18Severability. If
one or more provisions of this Credit Agreement are held to be unenforceable
under applicable law, each such unenforceable provision shall be excluded from
this Credit Agreement and the balance of this Credit Agreement shall be
interpreted as if each such unenforceable provision were so excluded, and the
balance of this Credit Agreement as so interpreted shall be enforceable in
accordance with its terms.
16. Counterparts. This
Credit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
instrument. Any document, including, without limitation, counterparts
of this Agreement, may be transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means and
upon receipt shall be deemed an original; provided that upon demand of the
recipient, the sender within a reasonable time of such demand shall mail or
deliver an originally signed copy of such document.
17. Exchange of Debt For
Equity. Borrower agrees that at any time on or before the
Maturity Date, each Lender may exchange their Note(s), in whole or in part,
including both unpaid principal and accrued interest, for common shares, no par
value of Borrower (“BioTime Exchange Shares”) at a price of $1.00 per share, and
for common shares, no par value of Embryome Sciences, Inc. (“ESI Exchange
Shares”) at a price of $2.00 per share. All BioTime Exchange Shares
and all ESI Exchange Shares issued in exchange for Notes will be duly authorized
and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The right of the
Lenders to exchange their Notes for BioTime Exchange Shares and ESI Exchange
Shares, and the obligation of Borrower to deliver BioTime Exchange Shares or ESI
Exchange Shares in exchange for Notes, shall be subject to the following
conditions:
17.1 The
exchange of the Note for BioTime Exchange Shares or ESI Exchange Shares shall be
exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Act”) and from qualification under the California Corporate Securities Law of
1968, and from registration or qualification under the securities laws or “blue
sky” laws of other states, in reliance upon the exemptions from such
registration and qualification requirements for non-public
offerings. Lender shall provide Borrower with such other information
and documents concerning Lender as Borrower or Embryome Sciences, Inc. (“ESI”)
may reasonably request to confirm that such exemptions from registration and
qualification are available.
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17.2 The
Lender shall confirm in writing to Borrower (and to ESI if ESI Exchange Shares
are being acquired) that the Lender’s representations and warranties under
Section 20 of this Agreement are true and correct as of the date that the Lender
tenders a Note in exchange for BioTime Exchange Shares or ESI Exchange
Shares.
17.3 If
on the date a Lender tenders a Note in exchange for BioTime Exchange Shares,
Borrower determines that its annual, quarterly, and current reports filed under
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act
Reports”), do not contain all material facts concerning Borrower that Borrower
reasonably believes a prudent investor may want to consider in deciding whether
to exchange a Note for BioTime Exchange Shares, BioTime may delay acceptance of
a tender of a Note for exchange until such time as (a) BioTime has filed such
amended or additional Exchange Act Reports as may be required to disclose all
such material facts, and (b) BioTime has delivered such amended or new Exchange
Act Reports to the Lender. If on the date a Lender tenders a Note in
exchange for ESI Exchange Shares, Borrower determines that the Lender has not
received disclosure documents containing all material facts concerning ESI that
Borrower reasonably believes a prudent investor may want to consider in deciding
whether to exchange a Note for ESI Exchange Shares, BioTime may delay acceptance
of a tender of a Note for exchange until such time as BioTime has prepared and
delivered to the Lender documents disclosing all such material
facts.
17.4 A
Lender may exchange a Note for BioTime Exchange Shares or ESI Exchange Shares by
delivering the Note to Borrower accompanied by a written notice of the Lender’s
election to exchange the Note (“Notice of Exchange”). The Notice of
Exchange shall be duly executed by an authorized officer of the Lender, and
shall specify: (a) the amount of the Note being exchanged or that the entire
amount of the Note (which will include the unpaid principal balance plus accrued
interest as of the date the notice of exchange is received by Borrower) is being
exchanged; (b) whether the Note is being tendered in exchange for BioTime
Exchange Shares or ESI Exchange Shares; and (c) if the Note is being tendered in
part for BioTime Exchange Shares and in part for ESI Exchange Shares, the
portion of the Note being exchanged for each. Lender shall also
provide such signature guarantees and other information, documents and
instruments as any transfer agent or registrar of the BioTime Exchange Shares or
ESI Exchange Shares may required for the issuance or transfer of such
shares.
17.5 A
tender of a Note in exchange for BioTime Exchange Shares or ESI Exchange Shares
may not be revoked by the Lender.
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17.6 Provided,
that Borrower then controls ESI, Borrower shall cause ESI to enter into a
Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit B, with a Lender
at the time the Lender acquires ESI Exchange Shares from Borrower.
18. Registration
Rights.
18.1 Borrower
agrees, at its expense, upon written request from the Lenders, to use
commercially reasonable efforts to register under the Act, the Shares and
BioTime Exchange Shares and to take such other actions as may be necessary to
allow the Shares and BioTime Exchange Shares to be freely tradable, without
restrictions, in compliance with all regulatory requirements. A
written request for registration shall specify the quantity of the Shares and
BioTime Exchange Shares intended to be sold, the plan of distribution and the
identity of the sellers, which may include the Lender and assignees of its
rights hereunder (collectively, “Selling Securities Holders”), and whether the
registration shall be pursuant to an underwritten public offering or a “shelf’
registration pursuant to Rule 415 (or similar rule that may be adopted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission). Borrower shall not be obligated
to file more than two such registration statements, other than registration
statements on Form S-3. Borrower shall use commercially reasonable
efforts keep such registration statements effective for a period of at least
nine months, except that registration statements on Form S-3 shall be kept
effective for at least three years (or such lesser period as the parties may
agree, but in no event beyond the completion of the distribution or
distributions being made pursuant thereto). Borrower shall utilize
Form S-3 if it qualifies for such use. Borrower shall make all
filings required with respect to the registration statements and will use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause such filings to become effective, so
that the Shares and BioTime Exchange Shares being registered shall be registered
or qualified for sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as shall be reasonably appropriate for distribution of the Shares
and BioTime Exchange Shares covered by the registration
statement. Borrower will furnish to the Selling Securities Holders
such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in
conformity with the requirements of the Act and such other related documents as
the Selling Securities Holders may reasonably request in order to effect the
sale of the Shares and BioTime Exchange Shares. To effect any
offering pursuant to a registration statement under this Section, Borrower shall
enter into an agreement containing customary representations and warranties, and
indemnification and contribution provisions, all for the benefit of Selling
Securities Holders, and, in the case of an underwritten public offering. an
underwriting agreement with an investment banking firm selected by the Lender
and reasonably acceptable to Borrower, containing such customary representations
and warranties, and indemnification and contribution
provisions Borrower shall have no obligation to make any cash
settlement or payment to the Lenders or any holder of Shares and BioTime
Exchange Shares, or to issue any additional Shares or BioTime Exchange Shares,
in the event that Borrower is unable to effect or maintain in effect the
registration of the Shares or BioTime Exchange Shares under the Act or any state
securities law despite Borrower’s commercially reasonable efforts so to
do.
18.2 If,
at any time, Borrower proposes to register any of its securities under the Act
(otherwise than pursuant to Section 18.1 above or on a Form S-8 if such form
cannot be used for registration of the Shares and BioTime Exchange Shares
pursuant to its terms), Borrower shall, as promptly as practicable, give written
notice to the Lender. Borrower shall include in such registration
statement the Shares and BioTime Exchange Shares proposed to be sold by the
Selling Securities Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
offering of Borrower’s securities is to be made through underwriters, Borrower
shall not be required to include the Shares and BioTime Exchange Shares if and
to the extent that the managing underwriter reasonably believes in good faith
that such inclusion would materially adversely affect such offering unless the
Selling Securities Holders agree to postpone their sales until 10 days after the
distribution is completed.
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18.3 Borrower
shall pay the cost of the registration statements filed pursuant to this
Agreement, including without limitation all registration and filing fees, fees
and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including counsel’s
fees and expenses in connection therewith), printing expenses, messenger and
delivery expenses, internal expenses of Borrower, listing fees and expenses, and
fees and expenses of Borrower’s counsel, independent accountants and other
persons retained or employed by Borrower. Selling Securities Holders
shall pay any underwriters discounts applicable to the Shares and BioTime
Exchange Shares.
19. Legends. The
Shares, the BioTime Exchange Shares, and the ESI Exchange Shares issued pursuant
to this Agreement shall bear an appropriate legend, conspicuously disclosing the
restrictions on transfer under the Act until the same are registered for sale
under the Act. Borrower agrees that upon the sale of the Shares and
BioTime Exchange Shares pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption,
upon the presentation of the certificates containing such a legend to it’s
transfer agent, it will remove such legend. Borrower further agrees
to remove the legend at such time as registration under the Act shall no longer
be required.
20. Investment
Representations. Each Lender represents and warrants to
Borrower that:
20.1 Lender
is relying on the information provided in the Disclosure Documents or otherwise
communicated to Lender in writing by Borrower. Lender has not relied
on any statement or representations inconsistent with those contained in the
Disclosure Documents. Lender has had a reasonable opportunity to ask
questions of and receive answers from the executive officers and directors of
Borrower, or one or more of its officers, concerning Borrower and to obtain
additional information, to the extent possessed or obtainable without
unreasonable effort or expense, necessary to verify the information in the
Disclosure Documents. All such questions have been answered to
Lender’s satisfaction;
20.2 Lender
understands that the Shares, BioTime Exchange Shares, and ESI Exchange Shares
are being offered and sold without registration under the Act or qualification
under the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968, or under the laws of
other states, in reliance upon the exemptions from such registration and
qualification requirements for non-public offerings. Lender
acknowledges and understands that the availability of the aforesaid exemptions
depends in part upon the accuracy of certain of the representations,
declarations and warranties contained herein, which Lender hereby makes with the
intent that they may be relied upon by Borrower and its officers and directors,
and by ESI and its officers and directors, in determining Lender’s suitability
to acquire the Shares, BioTime Exchange Shares and ESI Exchange
Shares. Lender understands and acknowledges that no federal, state or
other agency has reviewed or endorsed the offering of the Shares, BioTime
Exchange Shares, or ESI Exchange Shares, or made any finding or determination as
to the fairness of the offering or completeness of the information in the
Disclosure Documents;
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20.3 Lender
understands that the Shares, BioTime Exchange Shares, and ESI Exchange Shares
may not be offered, sold, or transferred in any manner unless subsequently
registered under the Act, or unless there is an exemption from such registration
available for such offer, sale or transfer;
20.4 Lender
has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to enable
Lender to utilize the information contained in the Disclosure Documents, or
otherwise made available to Lender to evaluate the merits and risks of an
investment in the Shares, BioTime Exchange Shares, and ESI Exchange Shares, and
to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto.
20.5 Lender
is acquiring the Shares, and if Lender exchanges a Note in whole or in part of
BioTime Exchange Shares or ESI Exchanges Shares Lender will be acquiring those
shares, solely for Lender’s own account and for long-term investment purposes,
and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution of the
Shares, BioTime Exchange Shares, or ESI Exchange Shares; and
20.6 Lender
is an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Regulation D promulgated
under the Act.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written.
BORROWER:
BIOTIME,
INC.
By
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Title
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By
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Title
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LENDERS:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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XXXXXXXX
PARTNERS, L.P.
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By:
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Greenhouse
Partners, L.P.,
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General
Partner
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By
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, General Partner
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Broadwood
Partners, L.P.
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By:
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Broadwood
Capital, Inc.,
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General
Partner of Broadwood Partners, L.P.
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By:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, President
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The
Life Extension Foundation
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By:
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Xxxx
Xxxx
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Title
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Xxxxx
Brothers, LP
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By:
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Title:
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General
Partner
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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SCHEDULE
I
Name
and Address Of Lender
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Amount of Loan Commitment | ||
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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$250,000
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000
Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00X
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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FAX: (000)
000-0000
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Greenway
Partners, LP
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$300,000
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||
c/o
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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000
Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00X
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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FAX: (000)
000-0000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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$250,000
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||
00
Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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FAX
(000) 000-0000
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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$250,000
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||
00
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxx
XX00 XXX, Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
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FAX 000-00-000-000-0000
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Broadwood
Partners, L.P.
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$550,000
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||
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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0xx
Xxxxx
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|||
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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FAX: (000)
000-0000
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The
Life Extension Foundation
|
$100,000
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||
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx.
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Xx.
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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FAX: (000)
000-0000
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Xxxxx
Brothers, LP
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$200,000
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||
000
X. 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xx.
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|||
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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|||
FAX:
(000) 000-0000
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00
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
$
50,000
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||
c/o
The Xxxxx Companies
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00000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
|
|||
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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|||
FAX
(000) 000-0000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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$100,000
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||
00000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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FAX:
(000) 000-0000
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EXHIBIT
A-1
REVOLVING CREDIT
NOTE
$___________
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__________,
2008
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FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned, BioTime, Inc., a California corporation (Borrower")
hereby promises to pay to the order of ___________("Lender") the principal sum
of _____________ DOLLARS ($_______________) or such lesser amount as may from
time to time be outstanding as the Loan pursuant to that certain Third Amended
and Restated Revolving Line of Credit Agreement, dated March 31, 2008, between
Borrower and Lender (the "Credit Agreement"), together with interest on the
unpaid balance of the Loan at the rate or rates hereinafter set
forth. This Revolving Credit Note is one of the Notes described in
the Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in
this Note shall have the meanings defined in the Credit Agreement.
1.
Terms of Payment.
(a) Interest
Rate. Interest shall accrue and be payable at the rate of 12%
per annum on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan. Interest
shall accrue from the date of each disbursement of principal pursuant to a
Draw. Accrued interest shall be paid with principal. Interest will be
charged on that part of outstanding principal of the Loan which has not been
paid and shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and a 30-day
month.
(b) Payments of
Principal. The outstanding principal balance of the Loan,
together with accrued interest, shall be paid in full on the Maturity
Date.
(c) Mandatory Prepayment of
Principal. In the event that Borrower receives Earmarked
Funds, Borrower shall use the Earmarked Funds to prepay principal, plus accrued
interest, within two business days after such Earmarked Funds are received by
Borrower, and the amount of principal so prepaid shall reduce the Maximum Loan
Amount.
(d) Optional Prepayment of
Principal. Borrower may prepay principal, with accrued
interest, at any time and the amount of principal so prepaid shall be available
for further Draws by Borrower during the Draw Period to the extent that the
prepayment of principal was not required under paragraph (c) of this Section
1.
(e) Default Interest
Rate. In the event that any payment of principal or interest
is not paid within five (5) days from on the date on which the same is due and
payable, such payment shall continue as an obligation of the Borrower, and
interest thereon from the due date of such payment and interest on the entire
unpaid balance of the Loan shall accrue until paid in full at the lesser of (i)
fifteen percent (15%) per annum, or (ii) the highest interest rate permitted
under applicable law (the "Default Rate"). From and after the
Maturity Date or upon acceleration of the Note, the entire unpaid principal
balance of the Loan with all unpaid interest accrued thereon, and any and all
other fees and charges then due at such maturity, shall bear interest at the
Default Rate.
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(f)
Date of
Payment. If the date on which a payment of principal or
interest on the Loan is due is a day other than a Business Day, then payment of
such principal or interest need not be made on such date but may be made on the
next succeeding Business Day.
(g) Application of
Payments. All payments shall be applied first to costs of
collection, next to late charges or other sums owing Lender, next to accrued
interest, and then to principal, or in such other order or proportion as Lender,
in its sole discretion, may determine.
(h) Currency. All
payments shall be made in United States Dollars.
2.
Events of
Default. The following shall constitute Events of Default: (a)
the default of Borrower in the payment of any interest or principal due under
this Note or the Credit Agreement or any other Note arising under the Credit
Agreement; (b) the failure of Borrower to perform or observe any other term or
provision of this Note, or any other Note arising under the Credit Agreement, or
any term, provision, covenant, or agreement in the Credit Agreement or any other
Loan Document; (c) any act, omission, or other event that constitutes an "Event
of Default" under the Credit Agreement; (d) any representation or warranty of
Borrower contained in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in
any certificate delivered by Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any
other Loan Document, is false or incorrect in any material respect when made or
given; (e) Borrower becoming the subject of any order for relief in a proceeding
under any Debtor Relief Law (as defined below); (f) Borrower making an
assignment for the benefit of creditors; other than repayment of the Loan, in
whole or in part, to Lenders; (g) Borrower applying for or consenting to the
appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator,
rehabilitator, or similar officer for it or for all or any part of its property
or assets; (h) the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator,
liquidator, rehabilitator, or similar officer for Borrower, or for all or any
part of the property or assets of Borrower, without the application or consent
of Borrower, if such appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty
(60) calendar days; (i) Borrower instituting or consenting to any proceeding
under any Debtor Relief Law with respect to Borrower or all or any part of its
property or assets, or the institution of any similar case or proceeding without
the consent of Borrower, if such case or proceeding continues undismissed or
unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; (j) the dissolution or liquidation of
Borrower, or the winding-up of the business or affairs of Borrower; (k) the
taking of any action by Borrower to initiate any of the actions described in
clauses (e) through (j) of this paragraph; (l) the issuance or levy of any
judgment, writ, warrant of attachment or execution or similar process against
all or any material part of the property or assets of Borrower if such process
is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty (60) calendar days after
its issue or levy; or (m) any breach or default by Borrower under any loan
agreement, promissory note, or other instrument evidencing indebtedness payable
to a third party. As used in this Note, the term "Debtor Relief Law" means the
Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, as amended, or any other
applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement,
receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief law affecting
the rights of creditors generally.
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3.
Remedies On
Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, at
Lender's option, all unpaid principal and accrued interest, and all other
amounts payable under this Note shall become immediately due and payable without
presentment, demand, notice of non-payment, protest, or notice of
non-payment. Lender also shall have all other rights, powers, and
remedies available under the Credit Agreement and any other Loan Document, or
accorded by law or at equity. All rights, powers, and remedies of
Lender may be exercised at any time by Lender and from time to time after the
occurrence of an Event of Default. All rights, powers, and remedies
of Lender in connection with this Note and any other Loan Document are
cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other rights,
powers, or remedies provided by law or equity.
4.
Miscellaneous.
(a) Borrower
and all guarantors and endorsers of this Note severally waive (i) presentment,
demand, protest, notice of dishonor, and all other notices; (ii) any release or
discharge arising from any extension of time, discharge of a prior party,
release of any or all of the security for this Note, and (iii) any other cause
of release or discharge other than actual payment in full of all indebtedness
evidenced by or arising under this Note.
(b) No
delay or omission of Lender to exercise any right, whether before or after an
Event of Default, shall impair any such right or shall be construed to be a
waiver of any right or default, and the acceptance of any past-due amount at any
time by the Lender shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the right to require
prompt payment when due of any other amounts then or thereafter due and
payable. The Lender shall not be deemed, by any act or omission, to
have waived any of Lender's rights or remedies under this Note unless such
waiver is in writing and signed by Lender and then only to the extent
specifically set forth in such writing. A waiver with reference to
one event shall not be construed as continuing or as a bar to or waiver of any
right or remedy as to a subsequent event.
(c) Lender
may accept, indorse, present for payment, and negotiate checks marked "payment
in full" or with words of similar effect without waiving Lender's right to
collect from Borrower the full amount owed by Borrower.
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(d) Time is of the essence under this
Note. Upon any Event of Default, the Lender may exercise all
rights and remedies provided for in this Note and by law, including, but not
limited to, the right to immediate payment in full of this Note.
(e) The
rights and remedies of the Lender as provided in this Note, in the Credit
Agreement, and in the Security Agreement and in law or equity, shall be
cumulative and concurrent, and may be pursued singularly, successively, or
together at the sole discretion of the Lender, and may be exercised as often as
occasion therefor shall occur; and the failure to exercise any such right or
remedy shall in no event be construed as a waiver or a release of any such right
or remedy.
(f)
It is expressly agreed that if this Note is referred to an attorney
or if suit is brought to collect this Note or any amount due under this Note, or
to enforce or protect any rights conferred upon Lender by this Note then
Borrower promises and agrees to pay on demand all costs, including without
limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by Lender in the enforcement of
Lender's rights and remedies under this Note, and such other
agreements.
(g) The
terms, covenants, and conditions contained in this Note shall be binding upon
the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of Borrower, and
each of them, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns of Lender.
(h) This
Note shall be construed under and governed by the laws of the State of
California without regard to conflicts of law.
(i)
No provision of this Note shall be construed or so operate as to require
the Borrower to pay interest at a greater rate than the maximum allowed by
applicable state or federal law. Should any interest or other charges
paid or payable by the Borrower in connection with this Note or the Loan result
in the computation or earning of interest in excess of the maximum allowed by
applicable state or federal law, then any and all such excess shall be and the
same is hereby waived by Lender, and any and all such excess paid shall be
credited automatically against and in reduction of the outstanding principal
balance due of the Loan, and the portion of said excess which exceeds such
principal balance shall be paid by Lender to the Borrower.
BORROWER:
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EXHIBIT
B
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Registration Rights Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of _______, 200__
by and between Embryome Sciences, Inc., a California corporation ("ESI"), and
________________ (“Shareholder”).
WHEREAS,
concurrently herewith, Shareholder is acquiring shares of ESI common stock from
ESI”s parent corporation BioTime, Inc. in exchange for a promissory note issued
by BioTime, Inc. pursuant to a Third Amended Credit Agreement (the “Credit
Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
BioTime may issue and sell additional shares of ESI common stock to other
lenders pursuant to the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS,
ESI agrees to grant the Shareholder and other persons who acquire ESI common
stock from BioTime pursuant to the Credit Agreement certain registration
rights;
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Registration
Rights.
1.1 Certain
Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following respective meanings:
(a) "Act" shall mean the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect
at the time
(b) "Commission" shall
mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(c) "Common Stock" shall
mean shares now or hereafter authorized of any class of common stock of ESI and
any other shares of ESI, howsoever designated, which have the right (subject
always to prior rights of any class or series of preferred stock) to participate
in the distribution of the assets and earnings of ESI without limit as to per
share amount.
(d) "Holders" shall mean
the holders (and their transferees as permitted by Section 4) of Registrable
Securities who have registration rights under this Agreement.
(e) "Initiating Holders"
shall mean any Holders who individually or in the aggregate are holders of not
less than twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate of all Registrable Securities
then outstanding.
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(f)
The terms "register," "registered," and
"registration"
refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration
statement in compliance with the Act, and the declaration or ordering of the
effectiveness of such registration statement.
(g) "Registrable
Securities" means the Common Stock acquired by Holders or their
predecessors in interest from BioTime, Inc. in exchange for a promissory note
pursuant to the Credit Agreement, but excluding, in all cases, any such Common
Stock sold by a Holder (x) in a transaction in which his, her or its rights
under this Agreement are not assigned, (y) pursuant to a registration statement
under the Act that has been declared effective, or (z) in a transaction pursuant
to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Act.
2.
Registration
Rights.
2.1 Demand
Rights. ESI agrees, at its expense, upon written request from
Initiating Holders, to use commercially reasonable efforts to register the
Registrable Securities under the Act, and to take such other actions as may be
necessary to allow the Registrable Securities to be freely tradable, without
restrictions, in compliance with all federal and state regulatory
requirements. Initiating Holders may exercise their rights under this
Section 2.1 only after ESI has completed at least one pubic offering of its
Common Stock registered under the Act and is required to file periodic reports
with the Commission under Section 12 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. ESI shall have no obligation to make any cash
settlement or payment to the Initiating Holders or any other Holders, or to
issue any additional Common Stock, in the event that ESI is unable to effect or
maintain in effect the registration of the Registrable Securities under the Act
or any state securities law despite ESI’s commercially reasonable efforts so to
do.
(a) A
written request for registration shall specify the quantity of the Registrable
Securities intended to be sold, the plan of distribution and the identity of the
seller(s) (collectively, ASelling
Shareholders@),
and whether the registration shall be pursuant to an underwritten public
offering or a Ashelf=
registration pursuant to Rule 415 (or similar rule that may be adopted by the
Commission).
(b) ESI
shall not be obligated to file more than two registration statements under this
Section 2.1, other than registration statements on Form S-3.
(c) ESI
shall use commercially reasonable efforts keep all registration statements
effective for a period of twelve months, except that registration statements on
Form S-3 shall be kept effective for at least three years (or such lesser period
as the parties may agree, but in no event beyond the completion of the
distribution or distributions being made pursuant thereto). ESI shall
utilize Form S-3 if it qualifies for such use. ESI shall make all
filings required with respect to the registration statements and will use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause such filings to become effective, so
that the Registrable Securities being registered shall be registered or
qualified for sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions
as shall be reasonably appropriate for the distribution of the Registrable
Securities covered by the registration statement.
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(d) ESI
will furnish to the Selling Shareholders such numbers of copies of a prospectus,
including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the
Act and such other related documents as the Selling Shareholders may reasonably
request in order to effect the sale of the Registrable Securities.
(e) To
effect any offering pursuant to a registration statement under this Section 2.1,
ESI shall enter into an agreement containing customary representations and
warranties, and indemnification and contribution provisions, all for the benefit
of Selling Shareholders, and, in the case of an underwritten public offering, an
underwriting agreement with an investment banking firm selected by the Selling
Shareholders and reasonably acceptable to ESI, containing such customary
representations and warranties, and indemnification and contribution
provisions.
2.2 “Piggy-Back”
Rights’ If, at any time, ESI proposes to register any of its
securities under the Act for its own account or for the account any other
security holder (otherwise than pursuant to Section 2.1 above or on a Form S-8
if such form cannot be used for registration of the Registrable Securities
pursuant to its terms), ESI shall, as promptly as practicable, give written
notice to all Holders. ESI shall include in such registration
statement the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Selling
Shareholders.
(a) If
the registration of which ESI gives notice is for a registered public offering
involving an underwriting, ESI shall so advise all holders of Registrable
Securities as a part of the written notice given pursuant to this Section and in
such event the right of any Selling Shareholder to registration pursuant to this
Section shall be conditioned upon such Selling Shareholder's participation in
such underwriting and the inclusion of such Selling Shareholder's Registrable
Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All
Selling Shareholders proposing to distribute their securities through such
underwriting shall (together with ESI and the other security holders
distributing their securities through such underwriting) enter into an
underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters
selected for underwriting by ESI.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the offering of ESI’s securities is to be made through
underwriters, ESI shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities if
and to the extent that the managing underwriter reasonably believes in good
faith that such inclusion would materially adversely affect such
offering.
(c) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Section 2.2, if the managing underwriter determines
that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be
underwritten, the managing underwriter may (subject to the allocation priority
set forth below) exclude some or all Registrable Securities from such
registration and underwriting. ESI shall so advise all Selling
Shareholders and the other holders of securities distributing their securities
through such underwriting, and the number of shares of Registrable Securities
and other securities that may be included in the registration and underwriting
shall be allocated in the following manner. ESI may exclude shares of
all holders of registration rights without any exclusion of shares offered by
ESI. In the event of any exclusion of shares held by holders of
registration rights, the number of shares that may be included in the
registration and underwriting shall be allocated among all Selling Shareholders
and other security holders having registration rights in proportion, as nearly
as practicable, to the respective amounts of securities which would otherwise be
entitled to inclusion in such registration at the time of filing the
registration statement. If any Selling Shareholder disapproves of the
terms of any such underwriting, such Selling Shareholder may elect to withdraw
therefrom by written notice to ESI and the underwriter. Any
Registrable Securities or other securities excluded or withdrawn from such
underwriting shall be withdrawn from such registration.
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(d) ESI
will furnish to the Selling Shareholders such numbers of copies of a prospectus,
including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the
Act and such other related documents as the Selling Shareholders may reasonably
request in order to effect the sale of the Registrable Securities.
3.
Expenses. ESI shall
pay the cost of the registration statements filed pursuant to this Agreement,
including without limitation all registration and filing fees, fees and expenses
of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including counsel=s
fees and expenses in connection therewith), printing expenses, messenger and
delivery expenses, internal expenses of ESI, listing fees and expenses, and fees
and expenses of ESI=s
counsel, independent accountants and other persons retained or employed by
ESI. Selling Shareholders shall pay any underwriters discounts and
commissions applicable to the Registrable Securities sold.
4.
Transfer of Registration
Rights. The rights to require ESI to register securities under
this Agreement may be assigned: (a) to an "affiliate" (defined as an
entity that controls, is controlled by, or under common control with the
transferor); (b) to any trust of which the transferor is a settlor and the
beneficiaries of which are the transferor or any parent, child, grandchild or
spouse of the transferor; or (c) to any other transferee or assignee (other than
a transferee or assignee who acquires the securities in a transaction registered
under the Act or in a transaction under Rule 144) if the transfer (1) involves
100% of the transferor's Registrable Securities, or (2) involves at least 50,000
shares of Registrable Securities, or (3) to constituent members, partners, or
shareholders of the transferor who agree to act through a single representative;
provided, that ESI shall be under no obligation to provide any such transferee
with any notice required to be given to Holders unless and until the transferor
or transferee has given ESI written notice of such transfer and the name and
address of the transferee or assignee, and identifies the securities with
respect to which such registration rights are being assigned. Nothing
in this Section shall be construed in any way to limit any restriction or
condition on transfer of any Registrable Securities imposed by any other
agreement between a Holder and ESI, the Act, any rule or regulation promulgated
under the Act or any state securities or blue sky law or any rule or regulation
thereunder.
5.
Information. Each
Selling Shareholder shall furnish to ESI, upon request by ESI, such information
regarding such Selling Shareholder and the distribution proposed by such Selling
Shareholder as shall be required to be included in any registration statement,
prospectus, offering circular or other document in connection with any
registration, qualification or compliance referred to in
this Agreement.
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6.
Termination and Application
of Agreement. The registration obligations of ESI shall expire
three years after an underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Act, at an aggregate public offering price of
at least $5,000,000 in gross proceeds and a per share price of at least
$5.00. No holder of registration rights shall be entitled to exercise
such rights at any time that their Registrable Securities may be sold under Rule
144 and the number of shares of Registrable Securities they hold is less than or
equal to the maximum number of such shares that may be sold under paragraph (e)
of Rule 144 or any applicable volume limitation of any successor rule or
regulation promulgated by the Commission.
7.
Miscellaneous.
7.1 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the
laws of California.
7.2 Successors and
Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the
provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the
successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of the parties
hereto.
7.3 Entire Agreement;
Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire
understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subject
matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
amended, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by a written
instrument signed by ESI and Holders of two-thirds of the Registrable Securities
which have not been resold to the public.
7.4 Notices,
etc. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by first-class mail,
postage prepaid, or otherwise delivered by hand, by messenger or overnight air
freight services, addressed (a) if to a Holder at such address as such Holder
shall have furnished to ESI in writing, or (b) if to ESI, at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, or at such other address as ESI shall have
furnished to the Holders in writing.
7.5 Severability. In
case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
7.6 Titles and
Subtitles. The titles of the sections and subparagraphs of
this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be
considered in construing this Agreement.
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7.7 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
instrument. This Agreement may be executed with signatures
transmitted among the parties by facsimile, and no party shall deny the validity
of a signature or this Agreement signed and transmitted by facsimile on the
basis that a signed document is represented by a copy or facsimile and not an
original.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
ESI:
Embryome
Sciences, Inc.
By:
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X. Xxxx
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Chief
Executive Officer
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By:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Secretary
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SHAREHOLDER:
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