CONFIDENTIAL
EXECUTION VERSION
Certain confidential
information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
Onyx
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation;
Profiterole Acquisition
Corp.,
a Delaware corporation;
Proteolix,
Inc.,
a Delaware corporation;
Shareholder
Representative Services LLC,
a Colorado limited liability company,
as the Stockholders’ Agent.
Dated as of October 10,
2009
Certain confidential
information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
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1. Description of Transaction
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1.1 Merger of Merger Sub into the
Company
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1.3 Closing; Effective Time
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1.4 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws;
Directors and Officers
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1.6 Treatment of Stock Options
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1.7 Contingent Consideration
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1.8 Payment of Milestone Payments in Parent
Common Stock
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1.10 Exchange of Certificates
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2. Representations and Warranties of the
Company
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2.1 Due Organization; Subsidiaries;
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2.2 Charter Documents; Records
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2.4 Financial Statements and Related
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2.9 Equipment; Real Property
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2.10 Intellectual Property
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2.12 Compliance with Legal
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2.14 Governmental Authorizations; No
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2.16 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit
Plans
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2.17 Environmental Matters
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2.19 Related Party Transactions
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2.20 Legal Proceedings; Orders
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2.21 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement;
Inapplicability of Anti-takeover Statutes
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2.22 Non-Contravention; Consents
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2.25 Information Statement
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Certain confidential
information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
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3. Representations and Warranties of Parent and
Merger Sub
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3.2 Non-Contravention; Consents
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3.3 Authority; Binding Nature of
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4. Certain Covenants of the Company
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4.1 Access and Investigation
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4.2 Operation of the Business of the
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4.5 Termination of Certain Employee Benefit
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4.6 Termination/Amendment of
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4.9 Net Cash Shortfall Amount
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4.10 Third Quarter Financial
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5. Certain Covenants of the Parties
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5.7 Resignation of Officers and
Directors
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5.8 Amendment to Certificate of
Incorporation
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5.9 Directors and Officers
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5.10 Investor Representation Letters
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6. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Parent
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6.1 Accuracy of Representations
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6.2 Performance of Covenants
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6.3 Governmental Consents
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6.4 No Material Adverse Effect
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6.6 Certificate Amendment
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6.7 Agreements and Documents
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6.10 No Legal Proceedings
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6.11 No Company Options/Warrants
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Certain confidential
information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
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6.13 Section 280G Stockholder
Approval
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6.14 Pay-Off Letters; Insider
Receivables
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6.15 Securities Exemption
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9.7 Exercise of Remedies Other Than by
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10. Miscellaneous Provisions
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10.7 Counterparts and Exchanges by Electronic
Transmission or Facsimile
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10.8 Governing Law; Dispute
Resolution
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10.9 Assignment; Successors and
Assigns
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10.10 Remedies Cumulative; Specific
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10.12 Waiver of Jury Trial
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10.15 Parties in Interest
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10.17 Disclosure Schedule
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iii
Certain confidential
information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
Exhibit A
Certain Definitions
Annex 1 to
Exhibit A Persons Whose Knowledge is Imputed to the
Company
Exhibit B
Form of Escrow Agreement
Exhibit C
Form of Release Agreement
Exhibit D
Dispute Resolution Procedures
Exhibit E
Form of Certificate Amendment
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Certain confidential
information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
Agreement
and Plan of Merger
This Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the “ Agreement ”) is made
and entered into as of October 10, 2009, by and among:
Onyx Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent
”); Profiterole
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub
”); Proteolix,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company
”); and, with respect to Sections 1.7, 1.8, 9, 10.1 and
10.15 only, Shareholder
Representative Services LLC , a Colorado limited
liability company, as the Stockholders’ Agent (as defined in
Section 10.1). Certain other capitalized terms used in this
Agreement are defined in Exhibit A .
A.
Parent, Merger Sub and the Company intend to effect a merger of
Merger Sub into the Company (the “ Merger ”) in
accordance with this Agreement and the Delaware General Corporation
Law (the “ DGCL ”). Upon consummation of the
Merger, Merger Sub will cease to exist, and the Company will become
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
B.
The respective boards of directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company have approved this Agreement and the Merger.
C.
As an inducement for Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this
Agreement, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
certain stockholders and/or optionees of the Company are entering
into Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements in favor of
Parent (collectively, the “ Noncompetition and
Non-Solicitation Agreements ”), which Noncompetition and
Non-Solicitation Agreements shall become effective contingent upon,
and subject to, the occurrence of the Effective Time (as defined in
Section 1.3).
D.
As an inducement for Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this
Agreement, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
each of the Major Stockholders is entering into a Stockholder
Support Agreement in favor of Parent (a “ Support
Agreement ”).
The parties to
this Agreement agree as follows:
1.
Description of
Transaction
1.1 Merger of
Merger Sub into the Company. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as
defined in Section 1.3), Merger Sub shall be merged with and
into the Company, and the separate existence of Merger Sub shall
cease. The Company will continue as the surviving corporation in
the Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation
”).
1.2 Effect of
the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this
Agreement and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL.
1.3 Closing;
Effective Time. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Closing ”)
shall take place at the offices of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 1950
University Avenue, East Palo Alto, California 94303 at
10:00 a.m. on a date to be designated by Parent, which
shall
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been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
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Act of 1934, as amended.
be no later
than the second business day after the satisfaction or waiver of
the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in
Sections 6 and 7 (other than those conditions set forth in
Sections 6.6, 6.7(e), 6.7(f), 6.7(g), 6.7(j) and 7.4(b), which
are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction
or waiver of such conditions) or at such other time and date as
Parent and the Company may designate. The date on which the Closing
actually takes place is referred to in this Agreement as the
“ Closing Date .” Contemporaneously with or as
promptly as practicable after the Closing, a properly executed
certificate of merger (the “ Certificate of Merger
”) conforming to the requirements of the DGCL shall be filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Merger
shall become effective as of the time that the Certificate of
Merger is filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware (the “ Effective Time
”).
1.4
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and
Officers. Unless otherwise determined by Parent prior to the
Effective Time:
(a) except as set forth in Section 5.9 hereof, the
certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be
amended and restated as of the Effective Time in a form acceptable
to Parent;
(b) except as set forth in Section 5.9 hereof, the
bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated
as of the Effective Time to conform to the bylaws of Merger Sub as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time; and
(c) the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation
immediately after the Effective Time shall be those Persons
designated by Parent in its sole discretion.
1.5 Conversion
of Shares.
(a) Conversion . Subject to Sections 1.5(d),
1.8, 1.9 and 1.10, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger
and without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub,
the Company or any stockholder of the Company, each share of
Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive from
Parent, following the surrender of the certificate representing
such share of Company Capital Stock in accordance with
Section 1.10, the following consideration:
(i) each share of Company Capital Stock held in the
Company’s treasury or owned by Parent, Merger Sub, the
Company or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Parent, Merger Sub or the Company immediately prior to the
Effective Time, if any, shall be canceled without payment of any
consideration with respect thereto;
(ii) each share of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the
right to receive: (A) an amount in cash equal to: (1) the
Series A Preference Per Share Amount (as defined in
Section 1.5(b)); plus (2) the Residual Upfront Per
Share Amount (as defined in Section 1.5(b)); minus
(3) the Indemnification Escrow Contribution Amount (as defined
in Section 1.5(b)) per share of Series A Preferred Stock;
minus (4) the Expenses Escrow Contribution Amount (as
defined in Section 1.5(b)) per share of Series A
Preferred Stock; plus (B) any cash disbursements
required to be made from the Indemnification Escrow Fund with
respect to such share to the former holder thereof in accordance
with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, as and when such
disbursements are required to be made; plus
(C) any
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information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
cash
disbursements required to be made from the Expenses Escrow Fund
with respect to such share to the former holder thereof in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, as and when such
disbursements are required to be made; plus (D) any
amounts required to be paid (or shares of Parent Common Stock to be
issued) by Parent with respect to such share to the former holder
thereof in accordance with the terms of Sections 1.7 and 1.8,
as and when such payments (or issuances) are required to be
made;
(iii) each share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into the right to receive: (A) an amount in cash
equal to: (1) the Series A-1 Preference Per Share Amount
(as defined in Section 1.5(b)); plus (2) the
Residual Upfront Per Share Amount; minus (3) the
Indemnification Escrow Contribution Amount per share of
Series A-1 Preferred Stock; minus (4) the Expenses
Escrow Contribution Amount per share of Series A-1 Preferred
Stock; plus (B) any cash disbursements required to be
made from the Indemnification Escrow Fund with respect to such
share to the former holder thereof in accordance with the terms of
the Escrow Agreement, as and when such disbursements are required
to be made; plus (C) any cash disbursements required to
be made from the Expenses Escrow Fund with respect to such share to
the former holder thereof in accordance with the terms of the
Escrow Agreement, as and when such disbursements are required to be
made; plus (D) any amounts required to be paid (or
shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued) by Parent with respect
to such share to the former holder thereof in accordance with the
terms of Sections 1.7 and 1.8, as and when such payments (or
issuances) are required to be made;
(iv) each share of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the
right to receive: (A) an amount in cash equal to: (1) the
Series B Preference Per Share Amount (as defined in
Section 1.5(b)); plus (2) the Residual Upfront Per
Share Amount; minus (3) the Indemnification Escrow
Contribution Amount per share of Series B Preferred Stock;
minus (4) the Expenses Escrow Contribution Amount per
share of Series B Preferred Stock; plus (B) any
cash disbursements required to be made from the Indemnification
Escrow Fund with respect to such share to the former holder thereof
in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, as and when
such disbursements are required to be made; plus
(C) any cash disbursements required to be made from the
Expenses Escrow Fund with respect to such share to the former
holder thereof in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement, as and when such disbursements are required to be made;
plus (D) any amounts required to be paid (or shares of
Parent Common Stock to be issued) by Parent with respect to such
share to the former holder thereof in accordance with the terms of
Sections 1.7 and 1.8, as and when such payments (or issuances)
are required to be made;
(v) each share of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the
right to receive: (A) an amount in cash equal to: (1) the
Series C Preference Per Share Amount (as defined in
Section 1.5(b)); plus (2) the Residual Upfront Per
Share Amount; minus (3) the Indemnification Escrow
Contribution Amount per share of Series C Preferred Stock;
minus (4) the Expenses Escrow Contribution Amount per
share of Series C Preferred Stock; plus (B) any
cash disbursements required to be made from the Indemnification
Escrow Fund with respect to such share to the former holder thereof
in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, as and when
such disbursements are required to be made; plus
(C) any cash disbursements required to be made from the
Expenses Escrow Fund with respect to such share to the former
holder thereof in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement, as and when such disbursements are required to be made;
plus (D) any
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information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
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Act of 1934, as amended.
amounts
required to be paid (or shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued)
by Parent with respect to such share to the former holder thereof
in accordance with the terms of Sections 1.7 and 1.8, as and
when such payments (or issuances) are required to be
made;
(vi) each share of Company Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than those referred
to in Section 1.5(a)(i)) shall be converted into the right to
receive: (A) an amount in cash equal to : (1) the
Residual Upfront Per Share Amount; minus (2) the
Indemnification Escrow Contribution Amount per share of Company
Common Stock; minus (3) the Expenses Escrow
Contribution Amount per share of Company Common Stock; plus
(B) any cash disbursements required to be made from the
Indemnification Escrow Fund with respect to such share to the
former holder thereof in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement, as and when such disbursements are required to be made;
plus (C) any cash disbursements required to be made
from the Expenses Escrow Fund with respect to such share to the
former holder thereof in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement, as and when such disbursements are required to be made;
plus (D) any amounts required to be paid by Parent with
respect to such share to the former holder thereof in accordance
with the terms of Section 1.7, as and when such payments are
required to be made; and
(vii) each share of the common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be converted into one share of common stock of the
Surviving Corporation.
The amount of
cash, if any, that each stockholder of the Company is entitled to
receive at any particular time for the shares of Company Capital
Stock held by such stockholder shall be rounded to the nearest cent
(with $0.005 being rounded upward) and computed after aggregating
the cash amounts payable at such time for all shares of each class
and series of Company Capital Stock held by such
stockholder.
(b) Definitions . For purposes of this
Agreement:
(i) The “ Aggregate Liquidation Preference
Amount ” shall be the sum of : (A) the
Series A Preference Per Share Amount multiplied by the
aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time; plus (B) the
Series A-1 Preference Per Share Amount multiplied by the
aggregate number of shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time; plus
(C) the Series B Preference Per Share Amount
multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of
Series B Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time; plus (D) the Series C Preference
Per Share Amount multiplied by the aggregate number of
shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
(ii) The “ Aggregate Residual Upfront Consideration
Amount ” shall be: (A) the Aggregate Upfront
Transaction Value; minus (B) the Aggregate Liquidation
Preference Amount.
(iii) The “ Aggregate Upfront Transaction Value
” shall be: (A) $276,000,000; minus (B) if and
only if the Closing Date occurs on or prior to November 15,
2009, the Net Cash Shortfall Amount, if any, as set forth and
represented in the Merger Consideration Certificate (as defined in
Section 6.7(f)).
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information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
(iv) The “ Expenses Escrow Amount ” shall
mean $250,000.
(v) The “ Expenses Escrow Contribution Amount
” means, with respect to each share of Company Capital Stock
held by a Non-Dissenting Stockholder and each share of Company
Common Stock subject to a Company Option, in each case outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time, an amount determined by
dividing : (A) the Expenses Escrow Amount; by
(B) the sum of (1) the total number of outstanding
shares of Company Capital Stock held by the Non-Dissenting
Stockholders immediately prior to the Effective Time; plus
(2) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock that
were subject to Company Options outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time.
(vi) The “ Fully Diluted Company Share Number
” shall be the sum of: (A) the aggregate number
of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time (including: (1) any such shares that are
subject to a repurchase option or risk of forfeiture under any
restricted stock purchase agreement or other Contract; (2) any
such shares subject to issuance pursuant to Company Options and
Company Warrants that are exercised or deemed exercised as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time; and (3) any such
shares subject to issuance pursuant to any Company Preferred Stock
converted to Company Common Stock prior to the Effective Time);
plus (B) the aggregate number of shares of Company
Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of Company Preferred
Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time;
plus (C) the aggregate number of shares of Company
Capital Stock purchasable under or otherwise subject to Company
Options (whether vested or unvested) outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time; plus (D) the aggregate number of
shares of Company Capital Stock purchasable under or otherwise
subject to any rights (other than Company Options and Company
Warrants) to acquire shares of Company Capital Stock (whether or
not immediately exercisable) outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time; plus (E) the aggregate number of shares
of Company Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company (other then shares of Company
Preferred Stock) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
(vii) The “ Initial Indemnification Escrow
Amount ” shall mean $27,600,000.
(viii) The “ Indemnification Escrow Amount
” shall mean $31,600,000.
(ix) The “ Indemnification Escrow Contribution
Amount ” means, with respect to each share of Company
Capital Stock held by a Non-Dissenting Stockholder and each share
of Company Common Stock subject to a Company Option, in each case
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, an amount
determined by dividing : (A) the Initial
Indemnification Escrow Amount; by (B) the sum of
(1) the total number of outstanding shares of Company Capital
Stock held by the Non-Dissenting Stockholders immediately prior to
the Effective Time; plus (2) the total number of shares
of Company Common Stock that were subject to Company Options
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(x) “ Net Cash Shortfall Amount ” shall
mean the amount, if any, by which: (A) the sum (without
duplication) of (1) unpaid Company Transaction Expenses as of
immediately after the Closing and (2) $5,002,984; exceeds
(B) the amount by which the aggregate amount of all cash and
cash equivalents of the Company as of immediately after the
Closing, determined in accordance with GAAP, exceeds the
aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the
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Company as of
immediately after the Closing (it being understood that all amounts
used in calculating “Net Cash Shortfall Amount” shall
be based on the amounts set forth and represented in the Merger
Consideration Certificate).
(xi) The “ Residual Upfront Per Share Amount
” shall be determined by dividing : (A) the
Aggregate Residual Upfront Consideration Amount; by
(B) the Fully Diluted Company Share Number.
(xii) The “ Series A Preference Per Share
Amount ” shall be equal to $1.00.
(xiii) The “ Series A-1 Preference Per Share
Amount ” shall be equal to $1.00.
(xiv) The “ Series B Preference Per Share
Amount ” shall be equal to $2.22.
(xv) The “ Series C Preference Per Share
Amount ” shall be equal to $2.66.
(c) Escrow Contribution . At the Effective Time,
Parent shall cause to be delivered to the Escrow Agent in
cash:
(i) as a contribution to the Indemnification Escrow Fund and
the Expenses Escrow Fund with respect to each share of Company
Capital Stock held by the Non-Dissenting Stockholders immediately
prior to the Effective Time, an amount equal to the Indemnification
Escrow Contribution Amount and the Expenses Escrow Contribution
Amount, respectively, applicable to such share of Company Capital
Stock; and
(ii) as a contribution to the Indemnification Escrow Fund
and the Expenses Escrow Fund with respect to each share of Company
Common Stock that is subject to a Company Option that is
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, an amount
equal to the Indemnification Escrow Contribution Amount and the
Expenses Escrow Contribution Amount, respectively, applicable to
such share of Company Common Stock.
Each of the
Indemnification Escrow Fund and the Expenses Escrow Fund:
(A) shall be held by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Escrow Agreement;
(B) shall be held as a trust fund and shall not be subject to
any lien, attachment, trustee process or other judicial process of
any creditor of any Person; and (C) shall be held and
disbursed solely for the purposes and in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.
(d) Adjustments . In the event that the Company, at
any time or from time to time between the date of this Agreement
and the Effective Time, declares or pays any dividend on Company
Capital Stock payable in Company Capital Stock or in any right to
acquire Company Capital Stock, or effects a subdivision of the
outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock into a greater number
of shares of Company Capital Stock, or in the event the outstanding
shares of Company Capital Stock shall be combined or consolidated,
by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares of
Company Capital Stock, or a record date with respect to any of the
foregoing shall occur during such period, then the amounts payable
in respect of shares of Company Capital Stock pursuant to
Section 1.5(a) and the amounts payable in respect of shares of
Company Capital Stock subject to Company Options pursuant to
Section 1.6 shall be appropriately adjusted.
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1.6 Treatment
of Stock Options . Subject to Section 1.10(h), at the
Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and
unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not
vested, shall become fully vested immediately prior to the
Effective Time and shall be cancelled at the Effective Time and the
holder thereof shall be entitled to receive for each share of
Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option (a) an
amount in cash equal to: (i) the Residual Upfront Per Share
Amount; minus (ii) the exercise price per share of
Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option; minus
(iii) the Indemnification Escrow Contribution Amount per share
of the applicable Company Common Stock; minus (iv) the
Expenses Escrow Contribution Amount per share of the applicable
Company Common Stock; plus (b) any cash disbursements
required to be made from the Indemnification Escrow Fund with
respect to such share to the former holder of such Company Option
in accordance with the Escrow Agreement, as and when such
disbursements are required to be made; plus (c) any
cash disbursements required to be made from the Expenses Escrow
Fund with respect to such share to the former holder of such
Company Option in accordance with the Escrow Agreement, as and when
such disbursements are required to be made; plus
(d) any amounts required to be paid by Parent with respect to
such share to the former holder thereof in accordance with the
terms of Section 1.7, as and when such payments are required
to be made. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all
action that may be necessary (under the Company Option Plan or
otherwise) to effectuate the provisions of this Section 1.6.
and to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, each holder
of an outstanding Company Option cancelled as provided in this
Section 1.6 shall cease to have any rights with respect
thereto, except the right to receive the consideration specified in
this Section 1.6 without interest.
1.7 Contingent
Consideration .
(a) Definitions . For purposes of this
Section 1.7:
(i) “ 003-A1 Study ” shall mean that
human clinical study of the Product referred to internally by the
Company as PX-171-003-A1, which is ongoing as of the date of this
Agreement, in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma
patients.
(ii) “009 Study ” shall mean the planned
human clinical study of the Product referred to internally by the
Company as PX-171-009 in relapsed multiple myeloma
patients.
(iii) “011 Study ” shall mean the planned
human clinical study of the Product referred to internally by the
Company as PX-171-011 in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma
patients.
(iv) “ Agreed Trial Design ” with respect
to the 003-A1 Study, 009 Study and 011 Study shall mean a human
clinical study of the Product that reflects, in all material
respects, the material elements for such study as described in the
protocol summary for such study agreed between Parent and the
Company as of the date of this Agreement.
(v) “ Applicable Efforts ” shall mean
those efforts and resources consistent with the usual practice of
Parent and its Subsidiaries in pursuing, in a reasonably timely
manner, the development and approval of its own pharmaceutical
products that are of similar market potential and strategic value
to the Product, taking into account relevant factors including
product labeling or anticipated labeling, market potential, past
performance of the Product, medical and clinical considerations,
safety and tolerability profile, present and future regulatory
environment and competitive conditions, all as measured by the
facts and circumstances at the time such
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efforts are
due; provided, however, that in no event shall
Parent’s obligation to use Applicable Efforts ever require
Parent to conduct any registrational studies other than the 003-A1
Study, the 011 Study and the 009 Study.
(vi) “ Contingent Payment Shares ” of a
particular Participating Securityholder shall mean: (A) each
outstanding share of Company Capital Stock held by such
Participating Securityholder immediately prior to the Effective
Time; and (B) each share of Company Common Stock subject to
outstanding Company Options held by such Participating
Securityholder immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(vii) “ MAA ” shall mean a marketing
authorization application filed with the EMEA.
(viii) A “ Material Modification ”
to the Agreed Trial Design for the 003-A1 Study, 009 Study or 011
Study shall mean a material modification to such Agreed Trial
Design, other than any Permitted Modification to the Agreed Trial
Design for such study.
(ix) “ Milestone Event 2 Termination Date
” shall mean [ * ]; provided, however, that
(A) if Milestone Event 2 has not occurred by [ * ], and such
failure to occur by [ * ] is due to (1) a request by the FDA
for an updated safety database, or to allow the FDA to hold an
advisory committee meeting, or to complete either clinical or
manufacturing audits or to finalize the prescribing information
content, (2) a request by the FDA for Parent to further
analyze, format or submit Product data available from studies at
the time of such request or (3) an extension by the FDA of the
PDUFA action date with respect thereto, then the Milestone Event 2
Termination Date shall be extended until [ * ]; or (B) if
Parent implements a Material Modification to the Agreed Trial
Design for the 011 Study, the Milestone Event 2 Termination Date,
as may be extended in accordance with clause “(A)”,
will be extended further by the time period equal to the
difference, in days, between (1) the expected date of
completion (measured by the date of last visit of the last patient
enrolled) of the 011 Study, under the Agreed Trial Design for such
study (as modified by any Permitted Modifications) and (2) the
actual date of completion (measured by the date of last visit of
the last patient enrolled) of the 011 Study as implemented with
such Material Modification.
(x) “ Milestone Event ” shall mean each
event referred to in the chart in Section 1.7(b) under the
heading “Milestone Event”.
(xi) “ Milestone Payment ” shall mean any
payment that becomes due and payable upon the occurrence of a
Milestone Event pursuant to Section 1.7(b).
(xii) “ Milestone Termination Date ”
means, with respect to each Milestone Event other than Milestone 1,
the date for completion of such event in the chart set forth in
Section 1.7(b).
(xiii) “ NDA ” shall mean a new drug
application filed with the FDA.
(xiv) A “ Permitted Modification ” to the
Agreed Trial Design for the 003-A1 Study, 009 Study or 011 Study
shall mean a modification to the Agreed Trial Design for such
study: (A) that a Regulatory Authority clearly indicates in
writing or in such Regulatory
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Authority’s minutes of an oral meeting is
required for such Regulatory Authority to grant Regulatory Approval
based on the results of such study; (B) with respect to the
011 Study only, that is required to obtain the approval of a
sufficient number of institutional review boards (as described in
21 CFR 56), or any similar bodies in the European Union, that would
reasonably be expected to allow Parent to (1) conduct and
complete the 011 Study and (2) be in a position to submit the
MAA referred to in Section 1.7(h)(ii)(B) to CHMP by [ * ];
(C) with respect to the 011 Study only, that is required to
address a negative public reaction to the 011 Study in the medical
or general community in such a manner as would reasonably be
expected to allow Parent to (1) conduct and complete the 011
Study and (2) be in a position to submit the MAA referred to
in Section 1.7(h)(ii)(B) to CHMP by [ * ]; or (D) with
respect to the 011 Study only, that would not, individually or in
the aggregate with all other modifications that are not otherwise
excluded pursuant to clause “(A),” clause
“(B)” or clause “(C)” of this sentence,
reasonably be expected to have, and does not in fact have, an
adverse impact on the achievement by Parent of Milestone Event 2 or
Milestone Event 3.
(xv) “ Related Milestone Event ” shall
mean: (A) with respect to the 001-A3 Study, Milestone Event 2
and Milestone Event 3; (B) with respect to the 011 Study,
Milestone Event 3; and (C) with respect to the 009 Study,
Milestone Event 4 and Milestone Event 5.
(xvi) “ Technical Failure ” shall mean
Parent’s reasonable determination that the Product presents
unacceptable levels of safety risks such that Parent terminates
development of the Product.
(b) Milestone Events and Milestone Payments . Upon
the occurrence of any of the Milestone Events set forth in the
chart below under the heading “Milestone Event,” the
Milestone Payment set forth opposite such Milestone Event in the
chart below shall become due and payable in accordance with
Section 1.7(c):
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Milestone Event
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Milestone Payment
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The occurrence
of the date that is 180 days after the date of the final
patient’s first visit (as determined pursuant to the protocol
for the 003-A1 Study as of the date of this Agreement) in the
003-A1 Study (the occurrence of the date that is 180 days
after the date of such patient’s first visit, “
Milestone Event 1 ”)
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40,000,000
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Regulatory
Approval by the FDA, on or before the Milestone Event 2 Termination
Date, of the Product as therapy in treating relapsed/refractory
multiple myeloma based on the results of the 003-A1 Study and/or
the 011 Study (“ Milestone Event 2 ”)
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170,000,000
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Regulatory
Approval by the EMEA, on or before [ * ], of the Product as therapy
in treating relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma based on the
results of the 011 Study and/or the 003-A1 Study (“
Milestone Event 3 ”)
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65,000,000
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Regulatory
Approval by the FDA, on or before [ * ], of the Product as therapy
in treating relapsed multiple myeloma based on the results of the
009 Study (“ Milestone Event 4 ”)
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150,000,000
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Regulatory
Approval by the EMEA, on or before [ * ], of the Product as therapy
in treating relapsed multiple myeloma based on the results of the
009 Study (“ Milestone Event 5 ”)
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150,000,000
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For purposes of
the foregoing Milestone Events, where such event is referred to as
being based on the results of the 003-A1 Study, the 011 Study or
the 009 Study, as the case may be, it is understood that such
reference includes any Permitted Modification or Material
Modification, or other modification to such study, as may be
implemented in accordance with this Section 1.7.
In the event
that: (1) Parent does not conduct and/or complete the 011
Study; (2) Parent elects to conduct another study in Europe;
and (3) the EMEA grants Regulatory Approval, on or before [ *
], of the Product as therapy in treating relapsed/refractory
multiple myeloma based on the results of such other study and/or
the 003-A1 Study, the Milestone Payment that would otherwise have
become due and payable upon the occurrence of Milestone Event 3
shall instead become due and payable upon the occurrence of such
Regulatory Approval.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each
Milestone Payment is payable one time only, regardless of the
number of Products that satisfy the condition or the number of
indications for which the condition is satisfied.
(c) Distribution of Milestone Payments .
(i) Subject to Section 1.10(h) and to the
Stockholders’ Agent’s rights pursuant to
Section 10.1(d), if the Milestone Payment that becomes due and
payable upon the occurrence of Milestone Event 1 (the “
First Milestone Payment ”) becomes due and
payable
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pursuant to
Section 1.7(b), Parent shall: (A) pay to each
Participating Securityholder (or, at Parent’s election, cause
the Payment Agent (as defined in Section 1.10(a)) to deliver
to each Participating Securityholder), within seven business days
following the achievement of Milestone Event 1, in respect of each
Contingent Payment Share of such Participating Securityholder, an
amount determined by dividing $36,000,000 by the Fully Diluted
Share Number; and (B) cause to be delivered to the Escrow
Agent as a contribution to the Indemnification Escrow Fund with
respect to each Contingent Payment Share of such Participating
Securityholder, an amount equal to $4,000,000 divided by the
aggregate number of Contingent Payment Shares held by all
Participating Securityholders.
(ii) Subject to Parent’s rights pursuant to
Sections 1.8 and 9.6 and the Stockholders’ Agent’s
rights pursuant to Section 10.1(d), if any other Milestone
Payment becomes due and payable pursuant to Section 1.7(b),
Section 1.7(d) or Section 1.7(i), Parent shall pay to
each Participating Securityholder (or, at Parent’s election,
cause the Payment Agent to deliver to each Participating
Securityholder), within 25 Trading Days following the achievement
of the Milestone Event applicable to such Milestone Payment, in
respect of each Contingent Payment Share of such Participating
Securityholder, an amount determined by dividing such Milestone
Payment by the Fully Diluted Share Number.
(d) Acceleration of Milestone Payments .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
immediately upon the occurrence of a Specified Bankruptcy Event, to
the extent not previously paid, 100% of the Milestone Payments as
to which a Milestone Termination Date has not yet occurred shall
become due and payable; provided, however , that in a case
under title 11 of the United States Code, if Parent or the
Surviving Corporation assumes this Agreement in accordance with
section 365 of title 11 of the United States Code and cures any and
all outstanding defaults, including any and all monetary and
non-monetary defaults, within five business days of entry of an
order authorizing such assumption, then any Milestone Payments as
to which a Milestone Termination Date has not yet occurred shall
not be deemed accelerated in accordance with this
Section 1.7(d), but shall remain due and payable in accordance
with the deadlines and subject to the conditions set forth in
Sections 1.7(b) and 1.7(i). Nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed, explicitly or implicitly, as consent or agreement by or
on behalf of the Stockholders’ Agent or the Participating
Securityholders to any proposed action by the Parent or the
Surviving Corporation in a bankruptcy proceeding, including any
proposed assumption, assumption and assignment or other disposition
of this Agreement.
(e) Milestone Payments Generally . The parties
acknowledge and agree that Parent’s or the Surviving
Corporation’s achievement of the Milestone Events are
material factors in determining the valuation of the Company by
Parent. Therefore, except as provided in Sections 1.7(d) or
1.7(i), the Participating Securityholders shall have no right to
receive any particular Milestone Payment (or any portion thereof)
unless and until the particular Milestone Event that must be
achieved in order for the Participating Securityholders to receive
such Milestone Payment is achieved by the applicable Milestone
Termination Date as determined pursuant to this
Section 1.7.
(f) Milestone Rights Not Transferable . The right of
any Participating Securityholder to receive any Milestone Payment:
(i) does not give the Participating Securityholder dividend
rights, voting rights, liquidation rights, preemptive rights or
other rights of holders of capital stock of the Surviving
Corporation; (ii) shall not be evidenced by a certificate or
other instrument; (iii) shall not be assignable or otherwise
transferable by such Participating Securityholder, except by will,
upon death or by operation of law; (iv) shall not accrue or
pay interest on any portion thereof; and (v) does not
represent
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any right other
than the right to receive the consideration set forth in this
Section 1.7 and Section 1.8. Any attempted transfer of
the right to any Milestone Payment by any holder thereof (other
than as specifically permitted by the immediately preceding
sentence) shall be null and void.
(g)
Information Obligations . Subject to the Stockholders’
Agent first entering into a confidentiality agreement with Parent
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent containing
restrictions on the use and disclosure of confidential information
of Parent or its affiliates, for so long as one or more Milestone
Payments may reasonably become payable: (x) (i) during the period
commencing on the date that is three months following the Closing
Date and ending on the date of acceptance of the NDA described in
Section 1.7(h)(i) or, if applicable, Section 1.7(i)(ii)(1)
(the “ Acceptance Date ”), Parent shall provide,
on a quarterly basis, a written report to the Stockholders’
Agent in reasonable detail regarding the technical development of
the Products and the status of efforts to achieve the Milestone
Payments (each such report, an “ Update Report
”); and (ii) after the Acceptance Date, Parent shall
provide an Update Report to the Stockholders’ Agent on a
semi-annual basis; and (y) Parent shall notify the
Stockholders’ Agent of a proposed implementation of a
material modification to the Agreed Trial Design for the 003-A1
Study, 009 Study or 011 Study at least 30 days prior to any
such implementation (unless a patient safety issue requires any
such material modification to be implemented in less than 30 days,
in which case Parent shall provide such notice to the
Stockholders’ Agent as soon as is practicable) and shall
notify the Stockholders’ Agent that such material
modification has been implemented within 10 days after any
such implementation (each such report, a “ Material
Modification Report ”) and (z) Parent shall notify
the Stockholders’ Agent within five business days after the
date on which any Milestone Payment becomes payable. Within
30 days after delivery of an Update Report, or within
10 days after delivery of a Material Modification Report, if
the Stockholders’ Agent requests a meeting with
representatives of Parent to discuss such report, Parent shall use
its commercially reasonable efforts to make available for such a
meeting those of its senior medical and regulatory employees as are
responsible for the applicable activities set forth in the Update
Report or Material Modification Report. Provided that Parent has
made available to the Stockholders’ Agent at the requested
meeting those employees of Parent as the Stockholders’ Agent
may have reasonably requested, the Stockholders’ Agent may
not request more than one such meeting for any Update Report or
Material Modification Report. All information contained in any
Update Report or Material Modification Report, or conveyed to the
Stockholders’ Agent in any meeting regarding an Update Report
or Material Modification Report, shall be subject to the
confidentiality agreement between Parent and the
Stockholders’ Agent.
(h) Applicable Efforts . Subject to
Section 1.7(i), commencing upon the Closing, Parent and its
Subsidiaries shall use Applicable Efforts to implement and conduct
all research, development and clinical manufacturing activities
for, and regulatory activities with respect to, the Product (which
may include activities conducted through third parties) that are
components of or directly related to or required for the
achievement of the Milestone Events by the applicable Milestone
Termination Dates. Without limiting and notwithstanding the
foregoing, subject to Section 1.7(i), commencing upon the
Closing, Parent and its Subsidiaries shall:
(i) with respect to Milestone Event 2 only: (A) conduct
and complete the 003-A1 Study based on the Agreed Trial Design for
such study (as modified by any Permitted Modifications);
(B) submit the NDA for the Product for the Milestone Event 2
indication to the FDA by [ * ] and use Applicable Efforts to cause
such NDA to be accepted for filing by the FDA, provided in each
case that Parent determines in its reasonable discretion that
Milestone Event 2 would reasonably be expected to be achieved based
upon the outcome of the relevant studies; and (C) if Parent
was required to submit the NDA referred to in clause
“(B)” above to the FDA, use
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Applicable
Efforts to obtain Regulatory Approval for the Product for the
Milestone Event 2 indication such that Milestone Event 2 would
reasonably be expected to be achieved on or before the Milestone
Event 2 Termination Date;
(ii) with respect to Milestone Event 3 only: (A) use
Applicable Efforts to conduct and complete the 011 Study based on
the Agreed Trial Design for such study (as modified by any
Permitted Modifications); (B) submit the MAA for the Product
for the Milestone Event 3 indication to the EMEA’s Committee
for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“ CHMP ”)
by [ * ] and use Applicable Efforts to cause the designation of day
0 of the MAA review clock by EMEA with respect to such MAA,
provided in each case that there is a reasonable basis for
submission thereof based upon the outcome of the relevant studies;
and (C) if Parent was required to submit the MAA referred to
in clause “(B)” above to CHMP, use Applicable Efforts
to obtain Regulatory Approval for the Product for the Milestone
Event 3 indication such that Milestone Event 3 would reasonably be
expected to be achieved on or before [ * ];
(iii) with respect to Milestone Event 4 only:
(A) conduct and complete the 009 Study based on the Agreed
Trial Design for such study (as modified by any Permitted
Modifications); (B) complete the interim analysis for the 009
Study using the Independent Review Committee as contemplated by the
Agreed Trial Design for such study; (C) complete the final
analysis for the 009 Study using the Independent Review Committee
as contemplated by the Agreed Trial Design for such study;
(D) submit the NDA for the Product for the Milestone Event 4
indication to the FDA by [ * ] and use Applicable Efforts to cause
such NDA to be accepted for filing by the FDA, provided in each
case that there is a reasonable basis for submission thereof based
upon the outcome of the relevant studies; and (E) if Parent
was required to submit the NDA referred to in clause
“(D)” above to the FDA, use Applicable Efforts to
obtain Regulatory Approval for the Product for the Milestone Event
4 indication such that Milestone Event 4 would reasonably be
expected to be achieved on or before [ * ]; and
(iv) with respect to Milestone Event 5 only:
(A) conduct and complete the 009 Study based on the Agreed
Trial Design for such study (as modified by any Permitted
Modifications); (B) complete the interim analysis for the 009
Study using the Independent Review Committee as contemplated by the
Agreed Trial Design for such study; (C) complete the final
analysis for the 009 Study using the Independent Review Committee
as contemplated by the Agreed Trial Design for such study;
(D) submit the MAA for the Product for the Milestone Event 5
indication to CHMP by [ * ] and use Applicable Efforts to cause the
designation of day 0 of the MAA review clock by EMEA with respect
to such MAA, provided in each case that there is a reasonable basis
for submission thereof based upon the outcome of the relevant
studies; and (E) if Parent was required to submit the MAA
referred to in clause “(D)” above to CHMP, use
Applicable Efforts to obtain Regulatory Approval for the Product
for the Milestone Event 5 indication such that Milestone Event 5
would reasonably be expected to be achieved on or before [ *
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The provisions
of this Section 1.7(h) with respect to any specified Milestone
Event shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon
the earliest of: (i) the payment of the applicable Milestone
Payment pursuant to Section 1.7(c), Section 1.7(d) or
Section 1.7(i)(i); (ii) the occurrence of the applicable
Milestone Termination Date; and (iii) the occurrence of a
Technical Failure (it being understood that if a Technical Failure
occurs, then all provisions in Section 1.7(h) shall terminate with
respect to all Milestone Events). Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, but subject to
Section 1.7(i),
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Parent, the
Company and the Stockholders’ Agent hereby acknowledge and
agree that no failure by Parent or its Subsidiaries to complete any
of the actions referenced in this Section 1.7(h) by the
specified date shall, in and of itself, be the basis of any claim
relating to any alleged breach of this Agreement by Parent, where
Parent has undertaken Applicable Efforts to achieve such actions
within such specified timeframe.
(i) Failure to Achieve Milestone Events .
(i) If: (A) a Milestone Event is not satisfied by the
applicable Milestone Termination Date; (B) prior to the
occurrence of the applicable Milestone Termination Date, other than
with respect to a Material Modification to the applicable Agreed
Trial Design (which shall be subject to Section 1.7(i)(ii)),
Parent breached its obligations under Section 1.7(h) with
respect to such Milestone Event, including by the failure by Parent
or its Subsidiaries to complete any of the actions referenced in
Section 1.7(h) by the date specified therefor; and
(C) the Stockholders’ Agent demonstrates that
Parent’s breach was a direct and primary cause of the failure
of such Milestone Event to be satisfied prior to the applicable
Milestone Termination Date, then the Milestone Payment that would
otherwise have become due and payable upon the satisfaction of such
Milestone Event (but no other Milestone Payment) shall immediately
become due and shall be payable in accordance with
Section 1.7(c).
(ii) If Parent implements a Material Modification to the
Agreed Trial Design for the 003-A1 Study, 009 Study or 011 Study,
then (x) the Milestone Termination Date(s) applicable to such
study’s Related Milestone Event(s) (but no other Milestone
Event) shall cease to be applicable, and the Milestone Payment(s)
that would become due and payable upon the satisfaction of such
Milestone Event(s) (but no other Milestone Payment) shall become
due and payable in accordance with Section 1.7(c) upon the
occurrence of the Milestone Event(s) (without regard to the
Milestone Termination Date contemplated thereby) at any time and
(y) the obligations of Parent set forth in Sections 1.7(h)(i)
through (iv) shall cease to be applicable with respect to such
study’s Related Milestone Event(s) (but no other Milestone
Event) and shall thereafter be replaced with the following
obligations, as applicable:
(1) with respect to Milestone Event 2 only: (A) conduct
and complete the 003-A1 Study based on the Agreed Trial Design for
such study, as modified, using Applicable Efforts; (B) submit
the NDA for the Product for the Milestone Event 2 indication to the
FDA and use Applicable Efforts to cause such NDA to be accepted for
filing by the FDA on or before the date that is 9 months after
the last patient’s last visit in the 003-A1 Study, provided
in each case that Parent determines in its reasonable discretion
that Milestone Event 2 (without regard to the Milestone Termination
Date contemplated thereby) would reasonably be expected to be
achieved based upon the outcome of the relevant studies; and
(C) if Parent was required to submit the NDA referred to in
clause “(B)” above to the FDA, use Applicable Efforts
to obtain Regulatory Approval for the Product for the Milestone
Event 2 indication such that Milestone Event 2 would reasonably be
expected to be achieved;
(2) with respect to Milestone Event 3 only: (A) conduct
and complete the 011 Study, based on the Agreed Trial Design for
such study, as modified, using Applicable Efforts and, if a
Material Modification is made to the 003-A1 Study, the 003-A1
Study, based on the Agreed Trial Design for such study, as
modified, using
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Applicable
Efforts; (B) submit the MAA for the Product for the Milestone
Event 3 indication to the CHMP and use Applicable Efforts to cause
the designation of day 0 of the MAA review clock by EMEA with
respect to such MAA on or before the date that is 9 months
after the last patient’s last visit in the 011 Study,
provided in each case that there is a reasonable basis for
submission thereof based upon the outcome of the relevant studies;
and (C) if Parent was required to submit the MAA referred to
in clause “(B)” above to CHMP, use Applicable Efforts
to obtain Regulatory Approval for the Product for the Milestone
Event 3 indication such that Milestone Event 3 would reasonably be
expected to be achieved;
(3) with respect to Milestone Event 4 only: (A) conduct
and complete the 009 Study based on the Agreed Trial Design for
such study, as modified, using Applicable Efforts;
(B) complete the interim analysis for the 009 Study using the
Independent Review Committee as contemplated by the Agreed Trial
Design for such study, as modified; (C) complete the final
analysis for the 009 Study using the Independent Review Committee
as contemplated by the Agreed Trial Design for such study, as
modified; (D) submit the NDA for the Product for the Milestone
Event 4 indication to the FDA and use Applicable Efforts to cause
such NDA to be accepted for filing by the FDA on or before the date
that is 9 months after the last patient’s last visit in
the 009 Study, provided in each case that there is a reasonable
basis for submission thereof based upon the outcome of the relevant
studies; and (E) if Parent was required to submit the NDA
referred to in clause “(D)” above to the FDA, use
Applicable Efforts to obtain Regulatory Approval for the Product
for the Milestone Event 4 indication such that Milestone Event 4
would reasonably be expected to be achieved; and
(4) with respect to Milestone Event 5 only: (A) conduct
and complete the 009 Study based on the Agreed Trial Design for
such study, as modified, using Applicable Efforts;
(B) complete the interim analysis for the 009 Study using the
Independent Review Committee as contemplated by the Agreed Trial
Design for such study, as modified; (C) complete the final
analysis for the 009 Study using the Independent Review Committee
as contemplated by the Agreed Trial Design for such study, as
modified; (D) submit the MAA for the Product for the Milestone
Event 5 indication to CHMP and use Applicable Efforts to cause the
designation of day 0 of the MAA review clock by EMEA with respect
to such MAA on or before the date that is 9 months after the
last patient’s last visit in the 009 Study, provided in each
case that there is a reasonable basis for submission thereof based
upon the outcome of the relevant studies; and (E) if Parent
was required to submit the MAA referred to in clause
“(D)” above to CHMP, use Applicable Efforts to obtain
Regulatory Approval for the Product for the Milestone Event 5
indication such that Milestone Event 5 would reasonably be expected
to be achieved.
For greater
clarity, a Permitted Modification to the Agreed Trial Design for
the 003-A1 Study, 009 Study or 011 Study shall not constitute a
Material Modification to such Agreed Trial Design. The provisions
of Section 1.7(i)(ii) with respect to any specified Milestone
Event shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon
the earliest of: (i) the payment of the applicable Milestone
Payment pursuant to Section 1.7(c), Section 1.7(d) or
Section 1.7(i)(i); and (ii) the occurrence of a Technical
Failure (it being understood that if a Technical Failure occurs,
then all provisions in Section 1.7(i)(ii) shall terminate with
respect to all Milestone Events). Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, Parent, the
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Company and the
Stockholders’ Agent hereby acknowledge and agree that no
failure by Parent or its Subsidiaries to complete any of the
actions referenced in Section 1.7(i)(ii)(1), Section
1.7(i)(ii)(2), Section 1.7(i)(ii)(3) or
Section 1.7(i)(ii)(4) by the specified date shall, in and of
itself, be the basis of any claim relating to any alleged breach of
this Agreement by Parent, where Parent has undertaken Applicable
Efforts to achieve such actions within such specified
timeframe.
1.8 Payment of
Milestone Payments in Parent Common Stock .
(a) Definitions . For purposes of this
Section 1.8:
(i) “ Participating Preferred Securityholders
” shall mean each of the Participating Securityholders that
held shares of Company Preferred Stock immediately prior to the
Effective Time.
(ii) “ Principal Market ” shall mean the
principal trading market or quotation system for shares of Parent
Common Stock at any applicable time.
(iii) “ SEC ” shall mean the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
(iv) “ Share Issuance Amount ” shall mean
the portion (expressed in dollars) of the applicable Milestone
Payment that Parent elects to satisfy by issuing shares of Parent
Common Stock to each of the Participating Preferred
Securityholders.
(v) “ Share Payment Closing Date ” shall
mean the date on which a Milestone Payment as to which Parent has
delivered a Share Payment Notice is distributed pursuant to
Section 1.7(c).
(vi) “ Share Payment Notice ” shall mean
a notice delivered by Parent to Participating Preferred
Securityholders of Parent’s election to issue shares of
Parent Common Stock pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 1.8 in satisfaction of all or a portion of the
applicable Milestone Payment.
(vii) “ Trading Day ” means any day on
which the Parent Common Stock is traded for at least two hours on
the Principal Market.
(viii) “ Volume Weighted Average Price ”
for the Parent Common Stock with respect to each Share Payment
Closing Date means the average of the daily volume-weighted average
prices for a share of Parent Common Stock on the Principal Market
during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, and
ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg,
over the 10-Trading Day period commencing on the sixth Trading Day
following the public announcement by Parent of achievement of the
applicable Milestone Event (adjusted as appropriate to reflect any
stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction effected by
Parent between the commencement of such period and the Stock
Payment Closing Date).
(b) Right to Make Share Issuance . Subject to
Section 1.8(e) below, in lieu of making any Milestone Payment
(other than the First Milestone Payment) to the Participating
Preferred Securityholders in cash, except in connection with an
acceleration of any Milestone Payment pursuant to
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Section 1.7(d), Parent may elect to satisfy
all or any portion of such Milestone Payment that is owed to the
Participating Preferred Securityholders by the issuance to the
Participating Preferred Securityholders of shares of Parent Common
Stock (a “ Share Issuance ”) in accordance with
the provisions of this Section 1.8; provided, however,
that in no event shall Parent issue, or be obligated to issue,
shares of Parent Common Stock in payment of all or any portion of
any Milestone Payment if the issuance of such shares would require
or would have required the approval of Parent’s stockholders
under applicable rules of the Principal Market or other Legal
Requirements.
(c) Exercise of Right to Make Share Issuance . No
less than 15 Trading Days prior to the Share Payment Closing Date,
Parent may deliver to the Participating Preferred Securityholders
the Share Payment Notice. The Share Payment Notice shall be
irrevocable and shall specify the Share Issuance Amount. Parent
agrees that if Parent delivers a Share Payment Notice, Parent
shall, to the extent not previously publicly announced, publicly
announce the achievement of the Milestone Event with respect to the
applicable Milestone Payment by no later than 9:30 a.m., New York
City time, on the Trading Day that is 15 Trading Days prior to the
Share Payment Closing Date.
(d) Share Issuance Closing . On the Share Payment
Closing Date, subject to Section 1.8(f), Parent shall:
(i) issue to each Participating Preferred Securityholder, with
respect to each share of Company Preferred Stock held by such
Participating Preferred Securityholder immediately prior to the
Effective Time, a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock having
a numerator equal to the Share Issuance Amount and having a
denominator determined by multiplying the aggregate number of
shares of Company Preferred Stock held by the Participating
Preferred Securityholders immediately prior to the Effective Time
by the Volume Weighted Average Price; and (ii) reduce the
amount of cash otherwise payable in respect of each share of
Company Preferred Stock in connection with the payment of such
Milestone Payment pursuant to Section 1.7(c) by subtracting
from such amount the amount determined by dividing (A) the
Share Issuance Amount by (B) the aggregate number of shares of
Company Preferred Stock held by the Participating Preferred
Securityholders immediately prior to the Effective Time. By no
later than 5:30 p.m., New York City time, on each Share Payment
Closing Date, Parent shall cause its transfer agent to
electronically transmit the applicable Milestone Shares, by
crediting the account of each Participating Preferred
Securityholder’s broker (as specified by such Participating
Preferred Securityholder no later than two Trading Days prior to
the Share Payment Closing Date) with DTC through its Deposit
Withdrawal Agent Commission (DWAC) system.
(e) Limitations on Share Issuances . It shall be a
condition precedent to any Share Issuance on any Share Payment
Closing Date that the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in
such Share Issuance shall as of such Share Payment Closing Date:
(i) be freely transferable without restriction under
applicable securities laws by the Participating Preferred
Securityholders, without any requirement for any further delivery
of any opinion of counsel or other instruction to Parent’s
transfer agent by Parent or otherwise, except to the extent that a
Participating Securityholder is an affiliate of Parent as of such
Share Payment Closing Date; (ii) have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action; (iii) be listed for trading on
a national securities exchange or quotation system in the United
States; and (iv) be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. If Parent determines that registration of the shares
to be issued to the Participating Preferred Securityholders for
resale pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities
Act (as defined in Exhibit D ) is required for such
shares to meet the requirements set forth in
Section 1.8(e)(i), then the Stockholders’ Agent shall
use reasonable efforts to facilitate the negotiation, and the
execution and delivery by the Participating Preferred
Securityholders, of a customary registration rights agreement
relating thereto.
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(f) No Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of
Parent Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to this Agreement, and
no certificates or scrip for any such fractional shares shall be
issued. Any Participating Securityholder who would otherwise be
entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock in
a Share Issuance (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent
Common Stock issuable to such Participating Securityholder in such
Share Issuance) shall, in lieu of such fraction of a share, be paid
in cash the amount, rounded to the nearest whole cent (with $0.005
being rounded upward), without interest, determined by multiplying
such fraction by the closing price of a share of Parent Common
Stock on the Principal Market on the date of issuance of such share
of Parent Common Stock.
(g) Successors . In the event that a Person purchases
either (i) all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock, or (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of
Parent or the Surviving Corporation in a transaction in which
Parent assigns its rights under Section 1.7 to such Person in
accordance with Section 10.9, in the case of clauses
“(i)” and “(ii)” all references to Parent
contained in this Section 1.8 shall be deemed to instead refer
to such Person, and all references to Parent Common Stock shall be
deemed to instead refer to shares of common stock shares (or any
equivalent class of shares) of such Person.
(a) Effect on Dissenting Shares . Notwithstanding any
provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company
Capital Stock held by a holder who has demanded and perfected such
demand for appraisal of such holder’s shares of Company
Capital Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (or,
if the Company is subject to Section 2115 of the California
General Corporation Law (the “ CGCL ”), in
accordance with Chapter 13 of the CGCL) and as of the Closing
has neither effectively withdrawn nor lost such holder’s
right to such appraisal (the “ Dissenting Shares
”) shall not be converted into the applicable Merger
Consideration, but shall be entitled to only such rights as are
granted by the DGCL (and, if the Company is subject to
Section 2115 of the CGCL, by the CGCL). Parent shall be
entitled to retain any Merger Consideration not paid on account of
such Dissenting Shares pending resolution of the claims of such
holders, and the Effective Time Holders shall not be entitled to
any portion of such retained Merger Consideration.
(b) Loss of Dissenting Share Status . Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 1.9(a), if any holder of shares of
Company Capital Stock who demands appraisal of such holder’s
shares under the DGCL (or, if the Company is subject to
Section 2115 of the CGCL, the CGCL) shall effectively withdraw
or lose (through the failure to perfect or otherwise) such
holder’s right to appraisal, then as of the Closing or the
occurrence of such event, whichever later occurs, such
holder’s shares of Company Capital Stock shall automatically
be converted into the right to receive the applicable Merger
Consideration, without interest thereon, promptly following the
surrender of the certificate or certificates representing such
shares of Company Capital Stock.
(c) Notice of Dissenting Shares . The Company shall
give Parent: (i) prompt notice of any demands for appraisal of
shares of Company Capital Stock received by the Company,
withdrawals of any demands, and any other instruments or notices
served or otherwise delivered pursuant to the DGCL or the CGCL and
received by the Company; and (ii) the opportunity to direct
all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demands
for appraisal. The Company shall not, except with the prior written
consent of Parent, make any payment with respect to any demands for
appraisal of shares of
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Company Capital
Stock or offer to settle any such demands other than by operation
of law or pursuant to a final order of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
1.10 Exchange
of Certificates.
(a) Payment Agent . On or prior to the Closing Date,
Parent shall select a reputable bank or trust company reasonably
acceptable to the Company to act as payment agent in the Merger
(the “ Payment Agent ”). On or promptly
following the Closing Date, Parent shall deposit with the Payment
Agent cash sufficient to pay the cash consideration payable
pursuant to Sections 1.5(a)(ii)(A), 1.5(a)(iii)(A), 1.5(a)(v)(A)
and 1.5(a)(vi)(A). The cash amount so deposited with the Payment
Agent is referred to as the “ Payment Fund .”
The Payment Agent will invest the funds included in the Payment
Fund in the manner directed by Parent. Any interest or other income
resulting from the investment of such funds shall be the property
of, and will be paid to, Parent.
(b) Letter of Transmittal . Prior to the Effective
Time, the Company shall mail to each Person who is a record holder
of Company Capital Stock or Company Options immediately prior to
the Effective Time: (i) a letter of transmittal (or similar
document to be delivered to the holders of Company Options)
containing such provisions as Parent or the Payment Agent may
reasonably specify (including a provision confirming that delivery
of Company Stock Certificates (as defined in 1.10(d)) shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to Company Stock Certificates
shall pass, only upon delivery of such Company Stock Certificates
to the Payment Agent, and a provision whereby such holder agrees to
be bound by the provisions of Sections 1.10, 9 and 10.1) (a
“ Letter of Transmittal ”); and
(ii) instructions for use in effecting the exchange of Company
Stock Certificates for the Merger Consideration, if any, payable
with respect to such Company Capital Stock. Upon the surrender to
the Payment Agent of a Company Stock Certificate (or an affidavit
of lost stock certificate as described in Section 1.10(e)),
together with a duly executed Letter of Transmittal and such other
customary documents as Parent or the Payment Agent may reasonably
request, the holder of such Company Stock Certificate shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration,
if any, which such holder has the right to receive pursuant to
Section 1.5(a) at the time of such surrender, and the Company
Stock Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. From
and after the Effective Time, each Company Stock Certificate which
prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Company Capital
Stock shall be deemed to represent only the right to receive the
Merger Consideration payable with respect to such shares, and the
holder of each such Company Stock Certificate shall cease to have
any rights with respect to the shares of Company Capital Stock
formerly represented thereby. Upon the delivery to the Payment
Agent of a duly executed letter of transmittal and such other
customary documents as Parent or the Payment Agent may reasonably
request, a holder of Company Options that were outstanding
immediately prior to the Closing shall be entitled to receive in
exchange therefor the Merger Consideration payable in respect
thereof, which amount Parent shall cause to be paid through the
Surviving Corporation’s payroll agent. The Company shall
deliver a copy of the Letter of Transmittal to the
Stockholders’ Agent.
(c) Payments to Others . If payment of Merger
Consideration in respect of shares of Company Capital Stock
converted pursuant to Section 1.5 is to be made to a Person
other than the Person in whose name a surrendered Company Stock
Certificate is registered, it shall be a condition to such payment
that the Company Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be properly
endorsed or shall be otherwise in proper form for transfer and that
the Person requesting such payment shall have paid any transfer and
other Taxes required by reason of such payment in a name other than
that of the registered holder of the Company Stock Certificate
surrendered or shall have established to the satisfaction of Parent
that such Tax either has been paid or is not payable.
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(d) Stock Transfer Books . As of the Effective Time,
the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there
shall not be any further registration of transfers of shares of
Company Capital Stock thereafter on the records of the Company. If,
after the Effective Time, certificates for shares of Company
Capital Stock (“ Company Stock Certificates ”)
are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be canceled
and exchanged for the Merger Consideration, if any, payable with
respect to such shares as provided for in Section 1.5. No
interest shall accrue or be paid on any Merger Consideration
payable upon the surrender of a Company Stock Certificate which
immediately before the Effective Time represented outstanding
shares of Company Capital Stock.
(e) Lost Certificates . In the event any Company
Stock Certificate representing shares of Company Capital Stock
converted in connection with the Merger pursuant to
Section 1.5 shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, Parent
may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the payment
of any Merger Consideration with respect to the shares of Company
Capital Stock previously represented by such Company Stock
Certificate, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
Company Stock Certificate to provide an appropriate affidavit and
an indemnity agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Parent as indemnity against any claim that may be
made against the Payment Agent, Parent, the Surviving Corporation
or any affiliated party with respect to such Company Stock
Certificate.
(f) Undistributed Payment Funds . Any portion of the
Payment Fund that remains undistributed to Effective Time Holders
as of the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date shall
be delivered to Parent upon demand, and Effective Time Holders who
have not theretofore surrendered their Company Stock Certificates
or Company Warrants in accordance with this Section 1.10 shall
thereafter look only to Parent for satisfaction of their claims for
the Merger Consideration payable with respect to the shares of
Company Capital Stock previously represented by such Company Stock
Certificates or the shares of Company Capital Stock subject to such
Company Warrants, as applicable, without any interest
thereon.
(g) Escheat . Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, neither Parent nor any other Person
shall be liable to any holder of shares of Company Capital Stock or
Company Warrants or to any other Person for any amount paid to a
public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property law,
escheat law or similar Legal Requirement. Any amounts remaining
unclaimed by holders of shares of Company Capital Stock or Company
Options immediately prior to such time as such amounts would
otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Body
shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements,
become the property of Parent free and clear of any
Encumbrance.
(h) Withholding . Each of the Payment Agent, Parent
and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and
withhold from any consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement
to any security holder or former security holder of the Company
such amounts as Parent reasonably determines in good faith are
required to be deducted or withheld therefrom or in connection
therewith under the Code or any provision of state, local or
foreign Tax law or under any other applicable Legal Requirement. To
the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts
shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having
been paid to the Person to whom such amounts would otherwise have
been paid.
1.11 Further
Action. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further
action is reasonably determined by Parent to be necessary or
desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest
the Surviving Corporation or Parent with full right, title and
possession of and to all rights and property of
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Merger Sub and
the Company, the officers and directors of the Surviving
Corporation and Parent shall be fully authorized (in the name of
Merger Sub, in the name of the Company and otherwise) to take such
action.
2.
Representations and Warranties of the
Company
The Company
represents and warrants, to and for the benefit of the Indemnitees,
as follows:
2.1 Due
Organization; Subsidiaries; Etc.
(a) Organization . The Company has been duly
organized, and is validly existing and in good standing, under the
laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has full power and
authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which
its business is currently being conducted; (ii) to own and use its
assets in the manner in which its assets are currently owned and
used; and (iii) to perform its obligations under all Contracts to
which it is a party or by which it is bound.
(b) Qualification . The Company is qualified,
licensed or admitted to do business as a foreign corporation, and
is in good standing (to the extent that the applicable jurisdiction
recognizes the concept of good standing), under the laws of all
jurisdictions where the property owned, leased or operated by it or
the nature of its business requires such qualification, license or
admission and where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or
admitted would have a Material Adverse Effect. Part 2.1(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule accurately sets forth each jurisdiction
where the Company is qualified, licensed or admitted to do
business.
(c) Directors and Officers . Part 2.1(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule accurately sets forth: (i) the names of
the members of the board of directors (or similar body) of the
Company; (ii) the names of the members of each committee of
the board of directors (or similar body) of the Company; and
(iii) the names and titles of the officers of the
Company.
(d) No Subsidiaries . The Company does not own any
shares or other securities of any other Entity. There are no
Entities that the Company is required or permitted to consolidate
for financial reporting purposes under GAAP. There are no Entities
that have been merged into or that otherwise are predecessors to
the Company. The Company has not agreed nor is obligated to make
any future investment in or capital contribution to any
Entity.
2.2 Charter
Documents; Records. The Company has made available to Parent
accurate and complete copies of: (a) the Charter Documents;
and (b) the minutes and other records of the meetings and
other proceedings (including any actions taken by written consent
or otherwise without a meeting) of the stockholders, the board of
directors and all committees of the board of directors of the
Company since January 1, 2004. All actions taken and all
transactions entered into by the Company have been duly approved by
all necessary action of the board of directors and stockholders of
the Company. There has been no violation of any of the provisions
of the Charter Documents, and the Company has not taken any action
that is inconsistent in any material respect with any resolution
adopted by the Company’s stockholders, board of directors or
any committee of the board of directors. The stock records and
minute books of the Company are accurate, up-to-date and complete
in all material respects, and have been maintained in accordance
with prudent business practices and all applicable Legal
Requirements.
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(a) Outstanding Securities . The authorized capital
stock of the Company consists of: (i) 170,945,000 shares of
Company Common Stock, of which 4,503,569 shares are issued and
outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; and
(ii) 149,890,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock, of which:
(A) 18,345,000 shares are designated as Series A
Preferred Stock, 17,800,000 shares of which are issued and
outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; (B) 18,345,000
shares are designated as Series A-1 Preferred Stock, 500,000
of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement (however, at no time is the Company authorized to issue
and have outstanding more than a total of 18,345,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock
together); (C) 26,600,000 shares are designated as
Series B Preferred Stock, 20,425,364 of which are issued and
outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; (D) 26,600,000
shares are designated as Series B-1 Preferred Stock, none of
which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement
(however, at no time is the Company authorized to issue and have
outstanding more than a total of 26,600,000 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock and Series B-1 Preferred Stock together);
(E) 30,000,000 shares are designated as Series C
Preferred Stock, 29,614,654 of which are issued and outstanding as
of the date of this Agreement; and (F) 30,000,000 shares are
designated as Series C-1 Preferred Stock, none of which are
issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (however,
at no time is the Company authorized to issue and have outstanding
more than a total of 30,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred
Stock and Series C-1 Preferred Stock together). There are
94,905 shares of Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock held
in the Company’s treasury as of the date of this Agreement.
Part 2.3(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the names of
the Company’s stockholders and the class, series and number
of shares of Company Capital Stock owned of record by each of such
stockholders as of the date of this Agreement.
(b) Dividends, Authorization, Etc. The Company has
not declared or paid any dividends on any shares of Company Capital
Stock. All of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock have
been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as set forth in Part 2.3(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, no shares of Company Capital Stock are subject
to forfeiture, restriction on transfer (other than restrictions on
transfer imposed by virtue of applicable federal and state
securities laws) or a right of repurchase by the Company (“
Restricted Company Shares ”). Each share of Company
Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Company Common Stock
on a one-for-one basis.
(c) Stock Options . The Company has reserved
17,712,287 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance under the
Company Option Plan, of which options with respect to 13,896,080
shares are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement.
Part 2.3(c) of the Disclosure Schedule accurately sets forth,
with respect to each Company Option that is outstanding as of the
date of this Agreement: (i) the name of the holder of such
Company Option; (ii) the total number of shares of Company
Common Stock that are subject to such Company Option;
(iii) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock
purchasable under such Company Option; and (iv) the expiration
date of such Company Option. Each grant of a Company Option was
duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such
Company Option was by its terms to be effective (the “
Grant Date ”) by all necessary corporate action,
including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the
Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof)
and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of
votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such
grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party
thereto, each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of
the applicable compensation plan or arrangement of the Company and
all other applicable Legal Requirements, the per share exercise
price of each Company Option was equal to or greater than the
fair
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information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
market value of
a share of Company Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date and
each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP
in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the
Company. The cancellation of Company Options at the Effective Time
and payment of cash in exchange therefor in accordance with
Section 1.6 will comply with the terms of the Company Option
Plan, all Contracts applicable to such Company Options and all
Legal Requirements and, as of the Closing, no former holder of a
Company Option will have any rights with respect to such Company
Option other than the right to receive cash in respect thereof as
contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Warrants . Part 2.3(d) of the Disclosure
Schedule accurately sets forth, with respect to each Company
Warrant that is outstanding as of the date of this Agreement:
(i) the name of the holder of such Company Warrant;
(ii) the class, series and total number of shares of Company
Capital Stock that are subject to such Company Warrant and the
class, series and number of shares of Company Capital Stock with
respect to which such Company Warrant is immediately exercisable;
(iii) the date on which such Company Warrant was issued and
the term of such Company Warrant; and (iv) the exercise price
per share of Company Capital Stock purchasable under such Company
Warrant. The Company has made available to Parent accurate and
complete copies of each Contract pursuant to which any Company
Warrant is outstanding.
(e) No Other Securities . Except for the Company
Preferred Stock and except as set forth in Part 2.3(c) or
2.3(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no:
(i) outstanding subscription, option, call, convertible note,
warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) granted or
issued by the Company to acquire any shares of Company Capital
Stock or other securities of the Company; (ii) outstanding
security, instrument or obligation granted or issued by the Company
that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any
shares of Company Capital Stock (or cash based on the value of such
shares) or other securities of the Company; (iii) Contract
under which the Company is or may become obligated to sell or
otherwise issue any shares of Company Capital Stock or any other
securities, including any promise or commitment to grant Company
Options or other securities of the Company to an employee of or
other service provider to the Company; or (iv) condition or
circumstance that may give rise to or provide a basis for the
assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person
is entitled to acquire or receive any shares of Company Capital
Stock or other securities of the Company from the Company. As of
immediately following the Effective Time, there will be no
outstanding options, warrants or other rights to purchase shares of
Company Capital Stock.
(f) Legal Issuance . All outstanding shares of
Company Capital Stock, all outstanding Company Options and Company
Warrants and all other securities that have ever been issued or
granted by the Company have been issued and granted in compliance
with: (i) all applicable securities laws and other applicable
Legal Requirements; and (ii) all requirements set forth in all
applicable Contracts. None of the outstanding shares of Company
Capital Stock were issued in violation of any preemptive rights or
other rights to subscribe for or purchase securities of the
Company. Part 2.3(f) of the Disclosure Schedule accurately
identifies each Company Contract relating to any securities of the
Company that contains any information rights, registration rights,
financial statement requirements or other terms that would survive
the Closing unless terminated or amended prior to the
Closing.
(g) Repurchased Shares . All shares of capital stock
of the Company ever repurchased or redeemed by the Company were
repurchased or redeemed in compliance with: (A) all applicable
securities laws and other applicable Legal Requirements; and
(B) all requirements set forth in all applicable
Contracts.
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information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
2.4 Financial
Statements and Related Information.
(a) Delivery of Financial Statements . The Company
has made available to Parent the following financial statements and
notes thereto (collectively, the “ Company Financial
Statements ”): (i) the audited balance sheets of the
Company as of December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007 and
December 31, 2008, and the related audited statements of
income, statements of stockholders’ equity and statements of
cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, December 31,
2007 and December 31, 2008, together with the notes thereto
and the unqualified report and opinion of Ernst & Young
relating thereto; (ii) the unaudited balance sheet of the
Company as of March 31, 2009, and the related unaudited
statement of income, statement of stockholders’ equity and
statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31,
2009; and (iii) the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as
of June 30, 2009 (the “ Unaudited Interim Balance
Sheet ”), and the related unaudited statement of income,
statement of stockholders’ equity and statement of cash flows
for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
(b) Fair Presentation . The Company Financial
Statements present fairly the financial position of the Company as
of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and
cash flows of the Company for the periods covered thereby. The
Company Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered,
except that the financial statements referred to in
Sections 2.4(a)(ii) and 2.4(a)(iii) do not contain footnotes.
The financial statements delivered to Parent pursuant to
Section 4.10: (i) will present fairly the financial
position of the Company as of September 30, 2009 and the
balance sheet, results of operations and cash flows of the Company
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009; and
(ii) will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
basis consistent with the basis on which the Company Financial
Statements were prepared, except that the September 30
th Financial Statements (as defined in
Section 4.10) will not contain footnotes.
(c) Internal Controls . The books, records and
accounts of the Company accurately and fairly reflect, in
reasonable detail, the transactions in and dispositions of the
assets of the Company. The systems of internal accounting controls
maintained by the Company are sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorization;
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to
maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is
permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability
for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. Part 2.4(c) of the Disclosure Schedule lists, and
the Company has made available to Parent copies of, all written
descriptions of, and all policies, manuals and other documents
promulgating, such internal accounting controls.
(d) Insider Receivables . Part 2.4(d) of the
Disclosure Schedule provides an accurate and complete breakdown of
all amounts (including any Indebtedness) owed to the Company by any
Company Employee or stockholder of the Company (“ Insider
Receivables ”) as of the date of this Agreement. There
will be no outstanding Insider Receivables as of the Effective
Time.
(a) No Liabilities . The Company has no accrued,
contingent or other Liabilities of any nature, either matured or
unmatured (whether or not required to be reflected in financial
statements in accordance with GAAP, and whether due or to become
due), except for: (i) Liabilities identified as
such
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information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has
been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
in the
“liabilities” column of the Unaudited Interim Balance
Sheet; (ii) Liabilities that have been incurred by the Company
since the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet in the
ordinary course of business consistent with the Company’s
past practices; (iii) Liabilities incurred in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and (iv) the Liabilities identified in Part 2.5(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Accounts Payable . Part 2.5(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule provides an accurate and complete breakdown and
aging of: (i) all accounts payable of the Company as of the
date of this Agreement; and (ii) all notes payable of the
Company and all other indebtedness of the Company for borrowed
money as of the date of this Agreement.
(c) No “Off-Balance Sheet” Arrangements .
The Company has not effected or otherwise been involved in any
“off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in
Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Company has not guaranteed any Indebtedness
or other obligation of any other Person.
(d) Director and Officer Indemnification . No event
has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that has
resulted in, or that will or would reasonably be expected to result
in, any claim for indemnification, reimbursement, contribution or
the advancement of expenses by any Company Employee (other than a
claim for reimbursement by the Company, in the ordinary course of
business, of travel expenses or other out-of-pocket expenses of a
routine nature incurred by such Company Employee in the course of
performing such Company Employee’s duties for the Company)
pursuant to: (i) the terms of the Charter Documents;
(ii) any indemnification agreement or other Contract between
the Company and any such Company Employee; or (iii) any
applicable Legal Requirement.
(e) Claims by Securityholders . No event has
occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that has
resulted in, or that will or would reasonably be expected to result
in, any Liability of the Company to any current, former or alleged
holder of Company Capital Stock, Company Options or Company
Warrants in such holder’s capacity (or alleged capacity) as a
securityholder of the Company.
2.6 Absence of
Changes. Except as set forth in Part 2.6 of the Disclosure
Schedule, between June 30, 2009 and the date of this
Agreement:
(a) there has not been any Material Adverse Effect, and no
event has occurred or circumstance has arisen that, in combination
with any other events or circumstances, will or would reasonably be
expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) there has not been any material loss, damage or
destruction to, or any material interruption in the use of, any of
the Company’s material assets (whether or not covered by
insurance);
(c) the Company has not declared, accrued, set aside or paid
any dividend or made any other distribution in respect of any
shares of its capital stock or other securities, and the Company
has not repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any of its
shares of capital stock or other securities, other than from former
employees, directors and consultants pursuant to restricted stock
purchase agreements or stock option agreements providing for the
repurchase of such securities in connection with their termination
of service to the Company;
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been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
(d) the Company has not sold, issued, granted or authorized
the sale, issuance or grant of: (i) any capital stock or other
security (except for Company Common Stock issued upon the exercise
of outstanding Company Options); (ii) any option, call,
warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or other security
(except for Company Options described in Part 2.3(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule); or (iii) any instrument convertible into
or exchangeable for any capital stock (or cash based on the value
of such capital stock) or other security;
(e) the Company has not amended or waived any of its rights
under, or permitted the acceleration of vesting under: (i) any
provision of the Company Option Plan; (ii) any provision of
any agreement evidencing any outstanding Company Option; or
(iii) any restricted stock agreement;
(f) there has been no amendment to any of the Charter
Documents (other than the Certificate Amendment), and the Company
has not effected or been a party to any Acquisition Transaction,
recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse
stock split or similar transaction;
(g) the Company has not made any individual capital
expenditure that exceeds $100,000;
(h) the Company has not amended or prematurely terminated,
or waived any material right or remedy under, any Contract that is
or would constitute a Material Contract (as defined in
Section 2.11(a));
(i) the Company has not: (i) acquired, leased or
licensed any material right or other material asset from any other
Person; (ii) sold or otherwise disposed of, or leased or
licensed, any material right or other material asset to any other
Person; or (iii) waived or relinquished any material
right;
(j) the Company has not written off as uncollectible, or
established any extraordinary reserve with respect to, any account
receivable or other indebtedness in excess of $10,000 with respect
to a single matter;
(k) the Company has not made any pledge of any of its assets
or otherwise permitted any of its assets to become subject to any
Encumbrance, except for pledges of immaterial assets made in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practices;
(l) the Company has not: (i) lent money to any Person
(other than pursuant to routine and reasonable travel advances made
to current employees of the Company in the ordinary course of
business); or (ii) incurred or guaranteed any indebtedness for
borrowed money;
(m) the Company has not: (i) established, adopted or
amended any Company Employee Plan; (ii) made any bonus,
profit-sharing or similar payment to, or increased the amount of
wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or other compensation
(including equity-based compensation, whether payable in cash or
otherwise) or remuneration payabl

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