UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported):
December 15, 2008
BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-31812
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58-2301143
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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111 Barclay Boulevard
Lincolnshire, Illinois
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60069
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (847) 478-0500
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 1
Registrants Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement.
On
December 15, 2008, BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BioSante)
entered into a Committed Equity Financing Facility (the CEFF) with
Kingsbridge Capital Limited (Kingsbridge), pursuant to which Kingsbridge has
committed to provide up to $25 million of capital for a period of two years
through the purchase of newly-issued shares of BioSantes common stock. The terms of the CEFF are set forth in a
Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement) and a Registration
Rights Agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement), each of which was
entered into with Kingsbridge on December 15, 2008. Subject to certain conditions, the CEFF
allows BioSante to raise capital as required, at the time and in the amounts
deemed suitable to BioSante, at BioSantes sole discretion, during the two-year
period following the effectiveness of the registration statement to be filed by
BioSante with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the
shares of BioSantes common stock issuable in connection with the CEFF and upon
the exercise of the warrant described below.
Under
the terms of the CEFF, the maximum number of shares that BioSante may sell is
5,680,840 shares (exclusive of the 300,000 shares underlying a
warrant issued concurrently to Kingsbridge with the CEFF). Subject to certain conditions and
limitations, from time to time under the Purchase Agreement, BioSante may, at
its sole discretion, require Kingsbridge to purchase newly-issued shares of its
common stock in tranches of up to a maximum amount of the lesser of (i) (a) 1.5%
of BioSantes market capitalization if its market capitalization at the time of
the draw down of such tranche is at least $325 million, (b) 1.0% of
BioSantes market capitalization if its market capitalization at the time of
the draw down of such tranche is at least $180 million and less than $325
million, or (c) 0.5% of BioSantes market capitalization if its market
capitalization at the time of the draw down of such tranche is at least $35
million and less than $180 million and (ii) $5 million. Each
tranche will be issued and priced over an eight-day pricing period. Kingsbridge
will purchase shares of common stock pursuant to the CEFF at discounts ranging
from 8% to 14% depending on the volume-weighted average price of BioSantes
common stock during the eight-day pricing period, provided that the minimum
acceptable purchase price for any shares to be issued to Kingsbridge during the
eight-day period will be equal to the higher of $1.15 or 90% of BioSantes
common stock closing sale price the day before the commencement of each draw
down.
BioSante
is not obligated to sell any of the $25 million of common stock available
under the CEFF and there are no minimum commitments or minimum use
penalties. BioSante is not prohibited
from conducting additional debt or equity financings, other than certain
financings involving the issuance of future-priced securities, which are
defined to include securities where the purchase, conversion or exchange price
is determined using any floating discount or post-issuance adjustable discount
to the market price of BioSantes common stock.
The Purchase Agreement does not contain any restrictions on BioSantes
operating, licensing and M&A activities, automatic pricing resets or
minimum market volume restrictions.
Kingsbridge has agreed that throughout the term of the CEFF, neither it
nor any of its affiliates will enter into or execute a short sale of any of
BioSantes securities.
BioSante
may terminate the CEFF upon one trading days notice to Kingsbridge, except
that BioSante may not terminate the CEFF during any draw down pricing
period. Kingsbridge may, upon one
trading days notice to BioSante, terminate the CEFF if BioSante enters into a
transaction prohibited by the Purchase Agreement without Kingsbridges prior
written consent or if Kingsbridge provides notice to BioSante of a material
adverse event relating to BioSantes business and the event continues for 10
trading days after the notice.
Kingsbridge may also terminate the CEFF upon one trading days notice to
BioSante at any time in the event that a registration statement is not
initially declared effective in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement. In addition, either BioSante
or Kingsbridge may terminate the CEFF upon one trading days notice if the
other party has breached a material representation, warranty or covenant to the
Purchase Agreement and such breach is not remedied within 10 trading days after
notice of such breach is delivered to the breaching party.
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In connection with the CEFF, BioSante issued
a warrant to Kingsbridge (the Warrant) to purchase up to 300,000 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share. The Warrant will become exercisable after the
six-month anniversary of the date of the Purchase Agreement, and will remain exercisable,
subject to certain exceptions, for a period of five years thereafter.
The
CEFF requires BioSante to file a resale registration statement with
respect to the resale of shares issued pursuant to the CEFF and underlying the
warrant within 60 days of entering into the CEFF, and to use commercially
reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective by
the Securities and Exchange Commission within 180 days of entering into
the CEFF.
The
foregoing descriptions do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their
entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement
and the Warrant, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 4.1, respectively,
to this report and are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 3
Securities and Trading Markets
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities.
BioSante relied on the exemption from registration
contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and Rule 506 of
Regulation D, in connection with obtaining Kingsbridges commitment under
the CEFF and for the issuance of the Warrant in consideration of such
commitment. The Warrant and the shares of common stock issuable under the CEFF,
and the shares issuable upon the exercise of each of the Warrant, have not been
registered under the Securities Act, or state securities laws, and may not be
offered or sold in the United States without being registered with the SEC or
through an applicable exemption from SEC registration requirements.
The
other information called for by this item is contained in Item 1.01, which
is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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4.1
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Warrant
dated December 15, 2008 issued by BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to
Kingsbridge Capital Limited
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10.1
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Common
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 15, 2008 between BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Kingsbridge Capital Limited
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10.2
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Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of December 15, 2008 between BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Kingsbridge Capital Limited
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Phillip B. Donenberg
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Phillip
B. Donenberg
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Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
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Dated:
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December 18, 2008
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BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
FORM 8-K
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
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Description
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Method
of Filing
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4.1
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Warrant dated
December 15, 2008 issued by BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to
Kingsbridge Capital Limited
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Filed
herewith
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10.1
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Common Stock Purchase
Agreement dated December 15, 2008 between BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Kingsbridge Capital Limited
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Filed
herewith
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10.2
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Registration Rights
Agreement dated December 15, 2008 between BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Kingsbridge Capital Limited
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Filed
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Exhibit 4.1
Execution Copy
WARRANT
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES
ACT), OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN
RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT AND SUCH OTHER SECURITIES LAWS.
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE
REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED, HYPOTHECATED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO A TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM, OR
NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.
DECEMBER 15, 2008
Warrant to Purchase up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock of BioSante
Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the Company).
In consideration for Kingsbridge Capital Limited (the Investor)
agreeing to enter into that certain Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as
of the date hereof, between the Investor and the Company (the Agreement),
the Company hereby agrees that the Investor or any other Warrant Holder (as
defined below) is entitled, on the terms and conditions set forth below, to
purchase from the Company at any time during the Exercise Period (as defined
below) up to 300,000 fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the Common Stock) at the
Exercise Price (as defined below), as the same may be adjusted from time to
time pursuant to Section 6 hereof.
The resale of the shares of Common Stock or other securities issuable
upon exercise or exchange of this Warrant is subject to the provisions of the
Registration Rights Agreement.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings given them in the Agreement.
Section 1. Definitions.
Affiliate shall mean any Person
that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is
controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with any other
Person. For the purposes of this
definition, control, when used with respect to any Person, means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, and the term controls and controlled have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
Closing Price as of any particular
day shall mean the closing price per share of the Common Stock as reported by
the Principal Market on such day.
Exercise Period shall mean that
period beginning six months after the date of this Warrant and continuing until
the earlier of (i) the expiration of the five-year period thereafter, or (ii) a
Funding Default, subject in each case to earlier termination in accordance with
Section 6 hereof.
Exercise Price as of the date hereof
shall mean $4.00 per Share, as the same may be adjusted in accordance with the
terms hereof.
Funding Default shall mean a failure
by Investor to accept a Draw Down Notice made by the Company and to acquire and
pay for the Shares in accordance therewith within three (3) Trading Days
following the delivery of such Shares to the Investor, provided such Draw Down
Notice was made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement
(including the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the obligation of
the Investor to accept a Draw Down set forth in Article VII of the
Agreement), provided further, that such failure was reasonably within the
control of the Investor.
Per Share Warrant Value shall mean
the difference resulting from subtracting the Exercise Price from the average
of the Closing Prices on the five Trading Days immediately preceding the
Exercise Date.
Person shall mean an individual, a
corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a
trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political
subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
Principal Market shall mean the
NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital
Market, the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever
is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.
SEC shall mean the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Trading Day shall mean any day other
than a Saturday or a Sunday on which the Principal Market is open for trading
in equity securities.
Warrant Holder shall mean the
Investor or any permitted assignee or permitted transferee of all or any
portion of this Warrant.
Warrant Shares shall mean those
shares of Common Stock received or to be received upon exercise of this
Warrant.
Section 2. Exercise.
(a) Method of
Exercise. This Warrant may be
exercised in whole or in part (but not as to a fractional share of Common
Stock), at any time and from time to time during the Exercise Period, by the
Warrant Holder by surrender of this Warrant, with the form of exercise attached
hereto as Exhibit A completed and duly executed by the Warrant
Holder (the Exercise Notice), to the Company at the address set forth
in Section 10.4 of the Agreement, accompanied by payment of the Exercise
Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant
is being exercised (the Aggregate Exercise Price). The later of the date on which an Exercise
Notice or payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price (unless this Warrant is
exercised in accordance with Section 2(c) below) is received by the
Company in accordance with this clause (a) shall be deemed an Exercise
Date.
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(b) Payment of
Aggregate Exercise Price. Subject to
paragraph (c) below, payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price shall be made
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the
Company. If the amount of the payment
received by the Company is less than the Aggregate Exercise Price, the Warrant
Holder will be notified of the deficiency and shall make payment in that amount
within three (3) Trading Days. In
the event the payment exceeds the Aggregate Exercise Price, the Company will
refund the excess to the Warrant Holder within five (5) Trading Days of
receipt.
(c) Cashless Exercise. In the event that the Warrant Shares to be
received by the Warrant Holder upon exercise of the Warrant may not be resold
pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption to the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws, the
Warrant Holder may, as an alternative to payment of the Aggregate Exercise
Price upon exercise in accordance with paragraph (b) above, elect to
effect a cashless exercise by so indicating on the Exercise Notice and
including a calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued
upon such exercise in accordance with the terms hereof (a Cashless Exercise). If a registration statement on Form S-3
under the Securities Act or such other form as deemed appropriate by counsel to
the Company for the registration for the resale by the Warrant Holder of (x) the
shares of Common Stock of the Company that may be purchased under the
Agreement, (y) the Warrant Shares, or (z) any securities issued or
issuable with respect to any of the foregoing by way of exchange, stock
dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise,
has been declared effective by the SEC and remains effective, the Company may,
in its sole discretion, permit the Warrant Holder to effect a Cashless Exercise
or require the Warrant Holder to pay the Exercise Price of the Warrant Shares
being purchased by the Warrant Holder under this Warrant. In the event of a Cashless Exercise, the
Warrant Holder shall receive that number of shares of Common Stock determined
by (i) multiplying the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is
being exercised by the Per Share Warrant Value and (ii) dividing
the product by the average of the Closing Prices on the five Trading Days
immediately preceding the Exercise Date, rounded to the nearest whole
share. The Company shall cancel the
total number of Warrant Shares equal to the excess of the number of the Warrant
Shares for which this Warrant is being exercised over the number of Warrant
Shares to be received by the Warrant Holder pursuant to such Cashless Exercise.
(d) Replacement
Warrant. In the event that the
Warrant is not exercised in full, the number of Warrant Shares shall be reduced
by the number of such Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercised, and
the Company, at its expense, shall forthwith issue and deliver to or upon the
order of the Warrant Holder a new Warrant of like tenor in the name of the
Warrant Holder, reflecting such adjusted number of Warrant Shares.
Section 3. Ten Percent Limitation. The Warrant Holder may not exercise this
Warrant such that the number of Warrant Shares to be received pursuant to such
exercise aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock that are then
beneficially owned or deemed to be beneficially owned by the Warrant Holder
would result in (i) the Warrant Holder owning more than 9.9% of all of
such Common Stock as would be outstanding on such Exercise Date, as determined
in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or (ii) the
Company being
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required to file any
notification or report forms under the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976, as amended.
Section 4. Delivery of Warrant Shares.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Warrant, as soon as practicable after the
exercise of this Warrant in full or in part, and in any event within ten (10) Trading
Days thereafter, the Company at its expense (including, without limitation, the
payment by it of any applicable issue taxes) will cause to be deposited with
the Depositary Trust Company via book-entry, the number of validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable Warrant Shares to which the Warrant Holder shall
be entitled on such exercise, together with any other stock or other securities
or property (including cash, where applicable) to which the Warrant Holder is
entitled upon such exercise in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(b) This Warrant may not
be exercised as to fractional shares of Common Stock. In the event that the exercise of this
Warrant, in full or in part, would result in the issuance of any fractional
share of Common Stock, then in such event the Warrant Holder shall receive the
number of shares rounded down to the nearest whole share.
Section 5. Representations, Warranties
and Covenants of the Company.
(a) The Warrant Shares,
when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, will be duly authorized and,
when paid for and issued in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(b) The Company shall
take all commercially reasonable action and proceedings as may be required and
permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation for the legal and valid
issuance of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares to the Warrant Holder.
(c) The Company has
authorized and reserved for issuance to the Warrant Holder the requisite number
of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Warrant. The Company shall at all times reserve and
keep available, solely for issuance and delivery as Warrant Shares hereunder,
such shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be issuable as Warrant
Shares.
(d) From the date hereof
through the last date on which this Warrant is exercisable, the Company shall
take all commercially reasonable action to ensure that the Common Stock remains
listed or quoted on the Principal Market.
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Section 6. Adjustment of the Exercise
Price. The Exercise Price and,
accordingly, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrant, shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of
certain events as follows:
(a) Reclassification,
Consolidation, Merger, Mandatory Share Exchange, Sale or Transfer.
(i) Upon occurrence of
any of the events specified in subsection (a)(ii) below (the Adjustment
Events) while this Warrant is unexpired and not exercised in full, the
Warrant Holder may in its sole discretion require the Company, or any successor
or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, without payment of any
additional consideration therefor, upon surrender by the Warrant Holder of the
Warrant to be replaced, to execute and deliver to the Warrant Holder a new
Warrant providing that the Warrant Holder shall have the right to exercise such
new Warrant (upon terms not less favorable to the Warrant Holder than those
then applicable to this Warrant) and to receive upon such exercise, in lieu of
each share of Common Stock theretofore issuable upon exercise of this Warrant,
the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities, money or property
receivable upon such Adjustment Event by the holder of one share of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant had this Warrant been exercised
immediately prior to such Adjustment Event, and the Exercise Price shall be
proportionately adjusted, as applicable, such that the aggregate amount to be
paid by the Warrant Holder to acquire all of the Warrant Shares upon exercise
after such Adjustment Event shall be equal to the aggregate amount to be paid
by the Warrant Holder to acquire all of the Warrant Shares upon exercise prior
to such Adjustment Event. Such new
Warrant shall provide for adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as may
be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 6.
(ii) The Adjustment
Events shall be (1) any reclassification or change of Common Stock (other
than a change in par value, as a result of a subdivision or combination of
Common Stock or in connection with an Excluded Merger or Sale), and (2) any
consolidation, merger or mandatory share exchange of the Company with or into
another corporation (other than a merger or mandatory share exchange with
another corporation in which the Company is a continuing corporation and which
does not result in any reclassification or change other than a change in par
value or as a result of a subdivision or combination of Common Stock), other
than (each of the following referred to as an Excluded Merger or Sale)
a transaction involving (A) sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company, (B) any merger, consolidation or similar transaction where
the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Company by the acquiring
Person consists substantially of cash or publicly traded securities, or a
combination thereof, or where the acquiring Person does not agree to assume the
obligations of the Company under outstanding warrants (including this
Warrant). In the event of an Excluded
Merger or Sale, the Company shall deliver a notice to the Warrant Holder at least
10 days before the consummation of such Excluded Merger or Sale, the Warrant
Holder may exercise this Warrant at any time before the consummation of such
Excluded Merger or Sale (and such exercise may be made contingent upon the
consummation of such Excluded Merger or Sale), and any portion of this Warrant
that has not been exercised before consummation of such Excluded Merger or Sale
shall terminate and expire, and shall no longer be outstanding.
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(b) Subdivision or
Combination of Shares. If the
Company, at any time while this Warrant is unexpired and not exercised in full,
shall subdivide its Common Stock, the Exercise Price shall be proportionately
reduced as of the effective date of such subdivision, or, if the Company shall
take a record of holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of so subdividing
its Common Stock, as of such record date, whichever is earlier. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant
is unexpired and not exercised in full, shall combine its Common Stock, the
Exercise Price shall be proportionately increased as of the effective date of
such combination, or, if the Company shall take a record of holders of its
Common Stock for the purpose of so combining its Common Stock, as of such
record date, whichever is earlier.
(c) Stock Dividends. If the Company, at any time while this
Warrant is unexpired and not exercised in full, shall pay a dividend or other
distribution in shares of Common Stock to all holders of Common Stock, then the
Exercise Price shall be adjusted, as of the date the Company shall take a
record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of receiving such
dividend or other distribution (or if no such record is taken, as at the date
of such payment or other distribution), to that price determined by multiplying
the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such payment or other
distribution by a fraction: (i) the numerator of which shall be the total
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such dividend
or distribution, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the total
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or
distribution. The provisions of this
subsection (c) shall not apply under any of the circumstances for which an
adjustment is provided in subsections (a) or (b).
(d) Liquidating
Dividends, Etc. If the Company, at
any time while this Warrant is unexpired and not exercised in full, makes a
distribution of its assets or evidences of indebtedness to the holders of its
Common Stock as a dividend in liquidation or by way of return of capital or
other than as a dividend payable out of earnings or surplus legally available
for dividends under applicable law or any distribution to such holders made in
respect of the sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets (other
than under the circumstances provided for in the foregoing subsections (a) through
(c)), then the Warrant Holder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of this
Warrant in addition to the Warrant Shares receivable in connection therewith,
and without payment of any consideration other than the Exercise Price, the
kind and amount of such distribution per share of Common Stock multiplied by
the number of Warrant Shares that, on the record date for such distribution,
are issuable upon such exercise of the Warrant (with no further adjustment
being made following any event which causes a subsequent adjustment in the
number of Warrant Shares issuable), and an appropriate provision therefor shall
be made a part of any such distribution.
The value of a distribution that is paid in other than cash shall be
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event
of a proposed dividend in liquidation or distribution to the stockholders made
in respect of the sale of all or substantially all of the Companys assets, the
Company shall deliver a notice to the Warrant Holder at least 10 days before
the date on which the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common
Stock for the purpose of receiving such dividend or other distribution (or if
no such record is taken, at least 10 days before the date of such payment or
other distribution), the Warrant Holder may exercise this Warrant at any time
before such record date or the date of such payment or other distribution, as
applicable, (and such exercise may be made contingent upon such payment or
other distribution), and any
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portion of this
Warrant that has not been exercised before such record date or the date of such
payment or other distribution, as applicable, shall terminate and expire, and
shall no longer be outstanding.
(e) Adjustment for
Spin Off. If, for any reason, prior
to the exercise of this Warrant in full, the Company spins off or otherwise
divests itself of a part of its business or
operations or disposes all or a part of its assets in a transaction (a Spin
Off) in which the Company does not receive compensation for such business,
operations or assets, but causes securities of another entity (Spin Off
Securities) to be issued to all or substantially all holders of Common
Stock, then the Company shall cause (i) to be reserved Spin Off Securities
equal to the number thereof which would
have been issued to the Warrant Holder in the event that the entire unexercised
portion of this Warrant outstanding on the record date (the Record Date)
for determining the number of Spin Off Securities to be issued to holders of
Common Stock had been exercised by the Warrant Holder as of the close of
business on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Record Date (the Reserved
Spin Off Shares), and (ii) to be issued to the Warrant Holder on the
exercise of all or any unexercised portion of this Warrant, such amount of the
Reserved Spin Off Shares equal to (x) the Reserved Spin Off Shares
multiplied by (y) a fraction, of which (I) the numerator is the
unexercised portion of this Warrant then being exercised, and (II) the
denominator is the aggregate amount of the unexercised portion of this Warrant.
Section 7. Notice of Adjustments. Whenever the Exercise Price or number of
Warrant Shares shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 6 hereof, the Company
shall promptly prepare a certificate signed by its Chief Executive Officer or
Chief Financial Officer setting forth in reasonable detail the event requiring
the adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such
adjustment was calculated (including a description of the basis on which the
Companys Board of Directors made any determination hereunder), and the
Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares purchasable at that Exercise Price
after giving effect to such adjustment, and shall promptly cause copies of such
certificate to be delivered to the Warrant Holder by a means set forth in Section 10.4
of the Agreement.
Section 8. No Impairment. The Company will not, by amendment of its
Charter or Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation,
merger, dissolution or issue or sale of securities, willfully avoid or seek to
avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but
will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms
and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in
order to protect the rights of the Warrant Holder against wrongful
impairment. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Company (a) will not increase the par
value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor on such exercise,
and (b) will take all such action as may be reasonably necessary or
appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid
and non-assessable Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in
this Section 8 shall restrict or impair the Companys right to effect any
changes to the rights, preferences, privileges or restrictions associated with
the Warrant Shares so long as such changes do not affect the rights,
preferences, privileges or restrictions associated with the Warrant Shares in a
manner adversely different from the effect
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that such changes
have generally on the rights, preferences, privileges or restrictions
associated with all other shares of Common Stock.
Section 9. Rights As Stockholder. Except as set forth in Section 6 above,
prior to exercise of this Warrant, the Warrant Holder shall not be entitled to
any rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Warrant Shares,
including (without limitation) the right to vote such shares, receive dividends
or other distributions thereon or be notified of stockholder meetings.
Section 10. Replacement of Warrant. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
the Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of the
Warrant, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement or security reasonably
satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such
mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of such Warrant, the Company at its
expense will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.
Section 11. Choice of Law. This Warrant shall be construed under the
laws of the State of New York.
Section 12. Entire Agreement; Amendments. Except for any written instrument concurrent
or subsequent to the date hereof executed by the Company and the Investor, this
Warrant, the Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement contain the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and
thereby. No provision of this Warrant
may be waived or amended other than by a written instrument signed by the party
against whom enforcement of any such amendment or waiver is sought.
Section 13. Restricted Securities.
(a) Registration or Exemption
Required. This Warrant has been issued in a transaction
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in reliance
upon the provisions of Section 4(2) thereof and Regulation D
promulgated thereunder, and/or upon such other exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to this
Warrant. This Warrant and the Warrant
Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may not be resold except pursuant
to an effective registration statement or an exemption to the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.
(b) Legend. Any replacement Warrants issued pursuant to Section 2
and Section 10 hereof and, unless a registration statement has been
declared effective by the SEC and remains effective in accordance with the
Securities Act with respect thereto, any Warrant Shares issued upon exercise
hereof, shall bear the following legend:
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER SECURITIES
LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY
INTEREST OR
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PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE
REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED, HYPOTHECATED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO A TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM, OR
NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.
(c) No Other Legend or Stock
Transfer Restrictions. No legend other than the one specified in Section 13(b) has
been or shall be placed on the share certificates representing the Warrant Shares
and no instructions or stop transfer orders (so called stock
transfer restrictions) or other restrictions have been or shall be given
to the Companys transfer agent with respect thereto other than as expressly
set forth in this Section 13.
(d) Assignment. Assuming the conditions of Section 13(a) above
regarding registration or exemption have been satisfied, the Warrant Holder may
sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of this Warrant (each of
the foregoing, a Transfer), in whole or in part, but only to an
Affiliate of the Warrant Holder. The
Warrant Holder shall deliver a written notice to the Company, substantially in
the form of the Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit B, indicating
the person or persons to whom the Warrant shall be Transferred and the
respective number of Warrant Shares to be covered by the warrants to be
Transferred to each assignee. The
Company shall effect the Transfer within ten (10) days, and shall deliver
to the Transferee(s) designated by the Warrant Holder a Warrant or
Warrants of like tenor and terms for the appropriate number of shares. In connection with and as a condition of any
such proposed Transfer, the Company may require (i) the Warrant Holder to
provide an opinion of counsel to the Warrant Holder in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the proposed Transfer
complies with all applicable federal and state securities laws and (ii) any
such Transferee to provide customary representations and warranties attendant
to the acquisition of unregistered securities, including without limitation the
Transferees investment intent and status as an accredited investor within
the meaning of Regulation D.
(e) Investors Compliance. Nothing in this Section 13 shall affect
in any way the Investors obligations under any agreement to comply with all
applicable securities laws upon resale of the Common Stock.
Section 14. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents,
approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be
given in accordance with Section 10.4 of the Agreement.
Section 15. Miscellaneous. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes
of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms
hereof. The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision.
Section 16. Company Call Right.
(a) If a Funding Default occurs, the
Company shall have the right to demand the surrender of this Warrant or any
remaining portion thereof, Warrant Shares and/or cash from the Investor as
follows (the Call Right):
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(i) If the Investor has not
previously exercised this Warrant in full, then the Company shall have a right
to demand the surrender of this Warrant, or remaining portion thereof, from the
Investor without compensation, and the Investor shall promptly surrender this
Warrant, or remaining portion thereof.
Following such demand for surrender, this Warrant shall automatically be
deemed to have been canceled and shall have no further force or effect.
(ii) If, prior to receiving a Call
Right Notice (as defined below), the Investor has previously exercised this
Warrant with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares, and the Investor has
not previously sold such Warrant Shares, then Company shall have a right to
purchase from the Investor that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
number of shares of Common Stock issued in connection with the exercise(s) of
the Warrant, at a repurchase price per share equal to the price per share paid
by the Investor in connection with such exercise(s). For greater certainty, (a) if Warrant
Shares were exercised for cash, the purchase price per share under the Call
Right shall be equal to the Exercise Price, (b) if Warrant Shares were
exercised on a cashless exercise basis, the purchase price per share for such
Warrant Shares under the Call Right shall be zero, and (c) if such Warrant
Shares were exercised on both a cash and cashless exercise basis, the purchase
price per share under the Call Right shall be equal to the total amount of cash
paid in connection with such cash exercise(s) divided by the total number
of shares of Common Stock issued in connection with all exercises of the
Warrant (whether on a cash or cashless exercise basis).
(iii) If, prior to receiving a Call
Right Notice, the Investor has previously exercised this Warrant with respect
to some or all of the Warrant Shares, and the Investor subsequently sold such
Warrant Shares, then the Investor shall remit to the Company the excess, if
any, of (x) the proceeds received by the Investor through the sale of such
Warrant Shares, over (y) the aggregate Exercise Price for such Warrant
Shares. In the event that the Investor
obtained such Warrant Shares through a Cashless Exercise, then the Investor
shall instead remit to the Company all proceeds received by the Investor
through the sale of such Warrant Shares.
For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Investor has sold some
or all of the Warrant Shares prior to receiving a Call Right Notice, then the
right set forth in this paragraph (iii) shall constitute the sole Call
Right of the Company with respect to such Warrant Shares which have been sold.
(b) The Company may exercise the
Call Right by delivering a notice (the Call Right Notice) to the
Investor within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of a Funding
Default. On the tenth (10th) Trading Day
following delivery of the Call Right Notice to the Investor, the Company shall
tender the purchase price, if any, and Investor shall tender shares of Common
Stock, if any, to be sold to the Company pursuant to the Call Right Notice,
immediately following which the Company and the Investor shall consummate such
purchase and sale. The Call Right shall
survive both the assignment of the Warrant by the Investor and the disposition
of the Warrant Shares by the Investor following exercise of the Warrant.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally
Left Blank. Signature Page Follows.]
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, this Warrant was duly executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, as of the date first set forth above.
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BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
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By:
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/s/Phillip B. Donenberg
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Phillip B. Donenberg
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Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Secretary
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Investor
acknowledges and agrees to the terms and conditions of this Warrant.
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KINGSBRIDGE CAPITAL LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Antony
Gardner-Hillman
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Antony Gardner-Hillman
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Director
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EXHIBIT
A TO THE WARRANT
EXERCISE
FORM
BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
The
undersigned hereby irrevocably exercises the right to purchase
shares of Common Stock of BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the Company), evidenced by the attached Warrant, and (CIRCLE EITHER (i) or
(ii)) (i) tenders herewith payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price with
respect to such shares in full, in the amount of
$ ,
in cash, by certified or official bank check or by wire transfer for the
account of the Company or (ii) elects, pursuant to Section 2(c) of
the Warrant, to convert such Warrant into shares of Common Stock of the Company
on a cashless exercise basis, all in accordance with the conditions and
provisions of said Warrant.
The
undersigned requests that stock certificates for such Warrant Shares be issued,
and a Warrant representing any unexercised portion hereof be issued, pursuant
to this Warrant, in the name of the registered Warrant Holder and delivered to
the undersigned at the address set forth below.
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Signature of Registered Holder
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Name of Registered Holder (Print)
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Address
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EXHIBIT
B TO THE WARRANT
ASSIGNMENT
(To be
executed by the registered Warrant Holder desiring to transfer the Warrant)
FOR VALUED
RECEIVED, the undersigned Warrant Holder of the attached Warrant hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto the persons below named the right to purchase
shares of Common Stock of BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the Company)
evidenced by the attached Warrant and does hereby irrevocably constitute and
appoint
attorney to transfer the said Warrant on the books of the Company, with full
power of substitution in the premises.
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Dated:
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Signature
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Fill in for new Registration of Warrant:
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Name
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Address
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Please print name and address of assignee (including zip code number)
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Exhibit 10.1
Execution Copy
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by
and between
KINGSBRIDGE
CAPITAL LIMITED
and
BIOSANTE
PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
dated
as of December 15, 2008
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II
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PURCHASE AND
SALE OF COMMON STOCK
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Section 2.1
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Purchase and Sale of Stock
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Section 2.2
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Closing
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Section 2.3
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Registration Statement and Prospectus
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Section 2.4
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Warrant
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Section 2.5
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Blackout Shares
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ARTICLE III
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DRAW DOWN
TERMS
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Section 3.1
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Draw Down Notice
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Section 3.2
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Number of Shares
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Section 3.3
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Limitation on Draw Downs
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Section 3.4
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Trading Cushion
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Section 3.5
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Settlement
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Section 3.6
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Delivery of Shares; Payment of Draw Down Amount.
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Section 3.7
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Failure to Deliver Shares
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ARTICLE IV
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
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Section 4.1
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Organization, Good Standing and Power
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Section 4.2
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Authorization; Enforcement
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Section 4.3
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Capitalization
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Section 4.4
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Issuance of Shares
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Section 4.5
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No Conflicts
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Section 4.6
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Commission Documents, Financial Statements
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Section 4.7
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No Material Adverse Change
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Section 4.8
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No Undisclosed Liabilities
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Section 4.9
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No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances
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Section 4.10
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Actions Pending
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Section 4.11
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Compliance with Law
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Section 4.12
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Certain Fees
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Section 4.13
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Disclosure
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Section 4.14
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Material Non-Public Information
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Section 4.15
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Exemption from Registration; Valid Issuances
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Section 4.16
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Form S-3 Eligibility
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Section 4.17
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No General Solicitation or Advertising in Regard to this Transaction
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Section 4.18
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No Integrated Offering
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Section 4.19
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Acknowledgment Regarding Investors Purchase of Shares
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ARTICLE V
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REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE INVESTOR
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Section 5.1
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Organization and Standing of the Investor
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Section 5.2
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Authorization and Power
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Section 5.3
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No Conflicts
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Section 5.4
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Financial Capability
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Section 5.5
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Information
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Section 5.6
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Trading Restrictions
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Section 5.7
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Statutory Underwriter Status
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Section 5.8
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Not an Affiliate
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Section 5.9
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Manner of Sale
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Section 5.10
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Prospectus Delivery
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ARTICLE VI
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COVENANTS OF
THE COMPANY
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Section 6.1
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Securities Compliance
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Section 6.2
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Reservation of Common Stock
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Section 6.3
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Registration and Listing
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Section 6.4
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Registration Statement
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Section 6.5
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Compliance with Laws
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Section 6.6
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Other Financing
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Section 6.7
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Prohibited Transactions
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Section 6.8
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Corporate Existence
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Section 6.9
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Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information
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Section 6.10
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Notice of Certain Events Affecting Registration; Suspension of Right
to Request a Draw Down
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Section 6.11
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Amendments to the Registration Statement
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Section 6.12
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Prospectus Delivery
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ARTICLE VII
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CONDITIONS
TO THE OBLIGATION OF THE INVESTOR TO ACCEPT A DRAW DOWN
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Section 7.1
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Accuracy of the Companys Representations and Warranties
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Section 7.2
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Performance by the Company
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Section 7.3
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Compliance with Law
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Section 7.4
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Effective Registration Statement
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Section 7.5
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No Knowledge
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Section 7.6
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No Suspension
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Section 7.7
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No Injunction
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Section 7.8
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No Proceedings or Litigation
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Section 7.9
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Sufficient Shares Registered for Resale
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Section 7.10
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Warrant
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Section 7.11
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Opinion of Counsel
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Section 7.12
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Accuracy of Investors Representation and Warranties
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ARTICLE VIII
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TERMINATION
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Section 8.1
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Term
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Section 8.2
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Other Termination
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Section 8.3
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Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE IX
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INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 9.1
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Indemnification
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Section 9.2
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Notification of Claims for Indemnification
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ARTICLE X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 10.1
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Fees and Expenses
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Section 10.2
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Reporting Entity for the Common Stock
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Section 10.3
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Brokerage
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Section 10.4
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Notices
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Section 10.5
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Assignment
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Section 10.6
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Amendment; No Waiver
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Section 10.7
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Entire Agreement
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Section 10.8
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Severability
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Section 10.9
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Title and Subtitles
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Section 10.10
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Counterparts
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Section 10.11
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Choice of Law
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Section 10.12
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Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction
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Section 10.13
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Survival
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Section 10.14
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Publicity
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Section 10.15
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Further Assurances
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This COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Agreement)
is entered into as of the 15th day of December,
2008, by and between Kingsbridge Capital Limited, an entity organized and
existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, whose business address
is P.O. Box 1075, Elizabeth House, 9 Castle Street, St. Helier, Jersey,
Channel Islands (the Investor), and BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
Company).
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions and limitations set forth herein, the Company may
issue and sell to the Investor, from time to time as provided herein, and the
Investor shall purchase from the Company, up to $25 million worth of shares of
Common Stock (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, such investments will be made in reliance
upon the provisions of Section 4(2) (Section 4(2)) and
Regulation D (Regulation D) of the United States Securities Act
of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(the Securities Act), and/or upon such other exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with
respect to any or all of the investments in Common Stock to be made hereunder;
and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are concurrently entering
into a Registration Rights Agreement in the form of Exhibit A
hereto (the Registration Rights Agreement) pursuant to which the
Company shall register the Common Stock issued and sold to the Investor under
this Agreement and issuable under the Warrant (as defined below), upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, in consideration for the Investors execution
and delivery of, and its performance of its obligations under, this Agreement,
the Company is concurrently issuing to the Investor a Warrant in the form of Exhibit B
hereto (the Warrant) pursuant to which the Investor may purchase from
the Company up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth therein;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth below:
Blackout Amount shall have the meaning assigned
to such term in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Blackout Shares shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Bylaws shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 4.3 hereof.
Charter shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 4.3 hereof.
Closing Date shall have the meaning assigned
to such term in Section 2.2 hereof.
Closing Price as of any particular day shall
mean the closing price per share of the Common Stock as reported by the
Principal Market on such day.
Commission means the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Commission Documents shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 4.6 hereof.
Commitment Period means the period commencing
on the Effective Date and expiring on the earliest to occur of (i) the
date on which the Investor shall have purchased Shares pursuant to this
Agreement for an aggregate purchase price equal to the Maximum Commitment
Amount, (ii) the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VIII
hereof, and (iii) the date occurring twenty-four (24) months from the
Effective Date.
Common Stock means the common stock of the
Company, par value $0.0001 per share.
Condition Satisfaction Date shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in Article VII hereof.
Damages means any loss, claim, damage,
liability, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys fees and expenses and costs and reasonable expenses of expert
witnesses and investigation).
Draw Down shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 3.1 hereof.
Draw Down Amount means the actual dollar
amount of a Draw Down paid to the Company.
Draw Down Discount Price means (i) 86%
of the VWAP on any Trading Day during a Draw Down Pricing Period when the VWAP
equals or exceeds $1.15 but is less than or equal to $2.75, (ii) 88% of
the VWAP on any Trading Day during the Draw Down Pricing Period when VWAP
exceeds $2.75 but is less than or equal to $6.75, (iii) 90% of the VWAP on
any Trading Day during the Draw Down Pricing Period when VWAP exceeds $6.75 but
is less than or equal to $11.00, or (iv) 92% of the VWAP on any Trading
Day during the Draw Down Pricing Period when VWAP exceeds $11.00.
Draw Down Notice shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 3.1 hereof.
Draw Down Pricing Period shall mean, with
respect to each Draw Down, a period of eight (8) consecutive Trading Days
beginning on the first Trading Day specified in a Draw Down Notice.
DTC shall mean the Depository Trust Company,
or any successor thereto.
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Effective Date means the first Trading Day
immediately following the date on which the Registration Statement is declared
effective by the Commission.
Exchange Act means the United States
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
Excluded Merger or Sale shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in the Warrant.
FINRA means the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority.
Knowledge means the actual knowledge of the
Companys Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer.
Make Whole Amount shall have the meaning
specified in Section 3.7.
Market Capitalization means, as of any
Trading Day, the product of (i) the closing sale price of the Common Stock
as reported by Bloomberg L.P. using the AQR function and (ii) the number
of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg L.P. using the
DES function.
Material Adverse Effect means any effect that
is not negated, corrected, cured or otherwise remedied within a reasonable
period of time on the business, operations, properties or financial condition
of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries that is material and adverse
to the Company and such subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and/or any condition,
circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise interfere with the
ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrant in any material respect; provided,
however, that none of the following shall individually constitute a Material
Adverse Effect: (i) the
effects of conditions or events that are generally applicable to the capital,
financial, banking or currency markets or the biotechnology or pharmaceutical
industries; (ii) the effects of conditions or events that are reasonably
expected to occur in the Companys ordinary course of business (such as, by way
of example only, failed clinical trials, serious adverse events involving the
Companys product candidates or products, delays in product development or
commercial launch, unfavorable regulatory determinations, difficulties in
generating product sales or involving collaborators or intellectual property
disputes); (iii) any changes or effects resulting from the announcement or
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including,
without limitation, any changes or effects associated with any particular Draw
Down, and (iv) changes in the market price of the Common Stock.
Maximum Commitment Amount means the lesser of
(i) $25 million in aggregate Draw Down Amounts or (ii) 5,405,840 shares of Common Stock (as
adjusted for stock splits, stock combinations, stock dividends and
recapitalizations that occur on or after the date of this Agreement) minus the
number of Blackout Shares, if any, delivered to the Investor under the
Registration Rights Agreement; provided, however, that the Maximum Commitment
Amount shall not exceed under any circumstances that number of shares of Common
Stock that the Company may issue pursuant to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby without (a) breaching the Companys
obligations under the rules and regulations of the Principal
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Market or (b) obtaining
stockholder approval under the applicable rules and regulations of the
Principal Market (notwithstanding that such approval may have been obtained).
Maximum Draw Down Amount means the lesser
of: (i)(w) 1.5% of the Market
Capitalization as of the date the applicable Draw Down Notice is given if such
Market Capitalization is equal to or greater than $325 million, (x) 1.0%
of the Market Capitalization as of the date the applicable Draw Down Notice is
given if such Market Capitalization is equal to or greater than $180 million
but less than $325 million, (y) 0.5% of the Market Capitalization as of
the date the applicable Draw Down Notice is given if such Market Capitalization
is equal to or greater than $35 million but less than $180 million or (z) zero
if the Market Capitalization as of the date the applicable Draw Down Notice is
given is less than $35 million and (ii) $5 million.
Permitted Transaction shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 6.6 hereof.
Person means any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or
organization, including any government or political subdivision or an agency or
instrumentality thereof.
Principal Market means the NASDAQ Capital
Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the American
Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is at the time the
principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock.
Prohibited Transaction shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 6.7 hereof.
Prospectus as used in this Agreement means
the prospectus in the form included in the Registration Statement, as
supplemented from time to time pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the
Securities Act.
Registrable Securities means (i) the
Shares, (ii) the Warrant Shares, and (iii) any Common Stock issued or
issuable with respect to any of the Shares or Warrant Shares while such Shares
or Warrant Shares are Registrable Securities by way of exchange, stock dividend
or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization,
merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, any Blackout Shares issued pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement). As to any particular
Registrable Securities, once issued such securities shall cease to be
Registrable Securities when (w) the Registration Statement has been
declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable Securities have been
disposed of pursuant to the Registration Statement, (x) such Registrable
Securities have been sold under circumstances under which all of the applicable
conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the
Securities Act (Rule 144) are met, (y) such time as such
Registrable Securities have been otherwise transferred to holders who may trade
such shares without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has
delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities
not bearing a restrictive legend or (z) in the opinion of counsel to the
Company such Registrable Securities may be sold without
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registration and without
any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144 (or any
similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act.
Registration Rights Agreement shall have the
meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
Registration Statement shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Regulation D shall have the meaning set
forth in the recitals of this Agreement. Section 4(2) shall have
the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
Securities Act shall have the meaning set
forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
Settlement Date shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 3.5 hereof.
Shares means the shares of Common Stock of
the Company that are and/or may be purchased hereunder.
Trading Day means any day other than a
Saturday or a Sunday on which the Principal Market is open for trading in
equity securities.
VWAP means the volume weighted average price
(the aggregate sales price of all trades of Common Stock during each Trading
Day divided by the total number of shares of Common Stock traded during such
Trading Day) of the Common Stock during any Trading Day as reported by
Bloomberg, L.P. using the AQR function.
Warrant shall have the meaning set forth in
the recitals of this Agreement.
Warrant Shares means the shares of Common
Stock issuable to the Investor upon exercise of the Warrant.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK
Section 2.1 Purchase
and Sale of Stock. Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall to
the extent it elects to make Draw Downs in accordance with Article III
hereof, issue and sell to the Investor and the Investor shall purchase Common
Stock from the Company for an aggregate (in Draw Down Amounts) of up to the
Maximum Commitment Amount, consisting of purchases based on Draw Downs in
accordance with Article III hereof.
Section 2.2 Closing. In consideration of and in express reliance
upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Investor, and the
Investor agrees to purchase from the Company, that number of the Shares to be
issued in connection with each Draw Down.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement (the Closing)
shall take place at the offices of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
LLP, 180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038 at 5:00 p.m. local time on December 15th,
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2008, or at such
other time and place (including, without limitation, by way of facsimile
exchange of documents from different locations) or on such date as the Investor
and the Company may agree upon (the Closing Date). Each party shall deliver at or prior to the
Closing all documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered at the
Closing by such party pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 2.3 Registration
Statement and Prospectus. The
Company shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement
(including the Prospectus) in accordance with the provisions of the Securities
Act and the Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 2.4 Warrant. On the Closing Date, the Company shall issue
and deliver the Warrant to the Investor.
Section 2.5 Blackout Shares. The Company shall deliver any Blackout Amount
or issue and deliver any Blackout Shares to the Investor in accordance with Section 1.1(e) of
the Registration Rights Agreement.
ARTICLE III
DRAW DOWN TERMS
Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
hereinafter set forth in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
Section 3.1 Draw
Down Notice. During the Commitment
Period, the Company may, in its sole discretion, issue a Draw Down Notice (as
hereinafter defined) which shall specify the dollar amount of Shares the
Company elects to sell to the Investor (each such election, a Draw Down)
up to a Draw Down Amount equal to the Maximum Draw Down Amount, which Draw Down
the Investor shall be obligated to accept.
The Company shall inform the Investor in writing by sending a duly
completed Draw Down Notice (as hereinafter defined) in the form of Exhibit C
hereto by e-mail to the addresses set forth in Section 10.4, with a copy
to the Investors counsel, as to such Draw Down Amount before commencement of
trading on the first Trading Day of the related Draw Down Pricing Period (the Draw
Down Notice). In addition to the
Draw Down Amount, each Draw Down Notice shall designate the first Trading Day
of the Draw Down Pricing Period. In no
event shall any Draw Down Amount exceed the Maximum Draw Down Amount. Each Draw Down Notice shall be accompanied by
a certificate, signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial
Officer, dated as of the date of such Draw Down Notice, in the form of Exhibit D
hereof.
Section 3.2 Number
of Shares. Subject to Section 3.6(b),
the number of Shares to be issued in connection with each Draw Down shall be
equal to the sum of the number of shares issuable on each Trading Day of the
Draw Down Pricing Period. Subject to Section 3.6(b),
the number of shares issuable on a Trading Day during a Draw Down Pricing
Period shall be equal to the quotient of one eighth (1/8th) of the Draw Down
Amount divided by the Draw Down Discount Price for such Trading Day.
Section 3.3 Limitation on
Draw Downs. Only one Draw Down shall
be permitted for each Draw Down Pricing Period.
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Section 3.4 Trading Cushion. Unless the parties agree in writing
otherwise, there shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) Trading Days between the
expiration of any Draw Down Pricing Period and the beginning of the next
succeeding Draw Down Pricing Period.
Section 3.5 Settlement. The number of Shares purchased by the
Investor in any Draw Down shall be determined and settled on two separate
dates. Shares purchased by the Investor
during the first four Trading Days of any Draw Down Pricing Period shall be
determined and settled no later than the sixth Trading Day of such Draw Down
Pricing Period. Shares purchased by the
Investor during the second four Trading Days of any Draw Down Pricing Period
shall be determined and settled no later than the second Trading Day after the
last Trading Day of such Draw Down Pricing Period. Each date on which settlement of the purchase
and sale of Shares occurs hereunder being referred to as a Settlement Date.
The Investor shall provide the Company with delivery instructions for the
Shares to be issued at each Settlement Date at least two Trading Days in
advance of such Settlement Date. The
number of Shares actually issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole
number of Shares.
Section 3.6 Delivery of
Shares; Payment of Draw Down Amount.
(a) On
each Settlement Date, the Company shall deliver the Shares purchased by the
Investor to the Investor or its designees exclusively via book-entry through
the DTC to an account designated by the Investor, and upon receipt of the
Shares, the Investor shall cause payment thereof to be made to the Companys
designated account by wire transfer of immediately available funds, if the
Shares are received by the Investor no later than 1:00 p.m. (Eastern
Time), or next day available funds, if the Shares are received thereafter. Upon the written request of the Company, the
Investor will cause its banker to confirm to the Company that the Investor has
provided irrevocable instructions to cause payment for the Shares to be made as
set forth above, upon confirmation by such banker that the Shares have been
delivered through the DTC in unrestricted form.
(b) For
each Trading Day during a Draw Down Pricing Period on which the VWAP is less
than the greater of (i) 90% of the Closing Price of the Companys Common
Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the commencement of such Draw
Down Pricing Period, or (ii) $1.15, such Trading Day shall not be used in
calculating the number of Shares to be issued in connection with such Draw
Down, and the Draw Down Amount in respect of such Draw Down Pricing Period
shall be reduced by one eighth (1/8th) of the initial Draw Down Amount
specified in the Draw Down Notice. If
trading in the Companys Common Stock is suspended for any reason for more than
three (3) consecutive or non-consecutive hours during trading hours on the
Principal Market on any Trading Day during a Draw Down Pricing Period, such
Trading Day shall be disregarded in calculating the number of Shares to be
issued in connection with such Draw Down, and the Draw Down Amount in respect
of such Draw Down Pricing Period shall be reduced by one eighth (1/8th) of the
initial Draw Down Amount specified in the Draw Down Notice. In addition, in the event that the Company
delivers a Blackout Notice to the Investor at any time on or after the date
that a Draw Down Notice is delivered, each Trading Day during the applicable
Draw Down Pricing Period after the
delivery of such Blackout Notice shall be disregarded (subject to waiver by the
Investor) for the purposes of calculating the number of Shares to be issued in
respect of the applicable Draw Down, and the
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Draw
Down Amount in respect of such Draw Down Pricing Period shall be reduced by one
eighth (1/8th) of the initial Draw Down Amount specified in the Draw Down
Notice for each such Trading Day that is so disregarded. For the avoidance of doubt, any Trading Day
that is disregarded for the purposes of calculating the number of Shares to be
issued in connection with a Draw Down in accordance with the foregoing shall
only reduce such number of Shares by one eighth (1/8th), notwithstanding that
such Trading Day may be so disregarded for more than one of the reasons
specified above.
Section 3.7 Failure to
Deliver Shares. If on any Settlement
Date, the Company fails to cause the delivery of the Shares purchased by the
Investor, and such failure is not cured within two (2) Trading Days
following such Settlement Date, the Company shall pay to the Investor on demand
in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by the Investor the Make Whole Amount; provided, however,
that in the event that the Company is prevented from delivering Shares in
respect of any such Settlement Date in a timely manner by any fact or
circumstance that is not reasonably within the control of, or directly
attributable to, the Company, or is otherwise reasonably within the control of,
or directly attributable to, the Investor, then such two (2) Trading Day
period shall be automatically extended until such time as such fact or
circumstance is cured. As used herein,
the Make Whole Amount shall be an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Draw
Down Amount actually paid by the Investor in respect of such Shares plus (ii) an
amount equal to the actual loss suffered by the Investor in respect of sales to
subsequent purchasers, pursuant to transactions entered into before the
Settlement Date, of the Shares that were required to be delivered by the
Company, which shall be based upon documentation reasonably satisfactory to the
Company demonstrating the difference (if greater than zero) between (A) the
price per share paid by the Investor to purchase such number of shares of
Common Stock necessary for the Investor to meet its share delivery obligations
to such subsequent purchasers minus (B) the average Draw Down Discount
Price during the applicable Draw Down Pricing Period. In the event that the Make Whole Amount is
not paid within two (2) Trading Days following a demand therefor from the
Investor, the Make Whole Amount shall accrue annual interest (on the basis of
the 365 day year) compounded daily at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the
prime rate of interest then in effect as published by the Wall Street Journal
plus three percent (3%) and (ii) ten percent (10%), up to and including
the date on which the Make Whole Amount is actually paid. For the purposes of this Section 3.7
facts or circumstances that are reasonably within the control of the Company
include such facts and circumstances solely attributable to acts or omissions
of the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives,
including, without limitation, any transfer agent(s) and/or accountant(s) engaged
by the Company in connection with the Companys performance of its obligations
hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in the event that the Company pays
the Make Whole Amount (plus interest, if applicable) in respect of any
Settlement Date in accordance with this Section 3.7, such payment shall be
the Investors sole remedy in respect of the Companys failure to deliver
Shares in respect of such Settlement Date, and the Company shall not be
obligated to deliver such Shares.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby makes the following representations
and warranties to the Investor:
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Section 4.1 Organization,
Good Standing and Power. The Company
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as now being conducted.
Except as set forth in the Commission Documents (as defined below), as
of the date hereof, the Company does not own more than fifty percent (50%) of
the outstanding capital stock of or control any other business entity, other
than any wholly-owned subsidiary that is not significant within the
meaning of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Commission. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in
which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary, other than those in which the failure to be so
qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.2 Authorization;
Enforcement. (i) The Company
has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Warrant and to issue the Shares, the Warrant, the Warrant Shares and any
Blackout Shares (except to the extent that the number of Blackout Shares
required to be issued exceeds the number of authorized shares of Common Stock
under the Charter); (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the Registration Rights Agreement, and the execution, issuance and delivery of
the Warrant, by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the
Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required (other than as
contemplated by Section 6.5); and (iii) each of this Agreement and
the Registration Rights Agreement has been duly executed and delivered, and the
Warrant has been duly executed, issued and delivered, by the Company and constitutes
a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation,
conservatorship, receivership, or similar laws relating to, or affecting
generally the enforcement of, creditors rights and remedies or indemnification
or by other equitable principles of general application (including any
limitation of equitable remedies).
Section 4.3 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of
the Company and the shares thereof issued and outstanding as of November 10,
2008 are set forth in the Commission Documents.
All of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock have been duly and
validly authorized and issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth in this Agreement, as
described in the Commission Documents or as disclosed on a schedule (the Disclosure
Schedule) previously delivered to the Investor, as of November 10,
2008, no shares of Common Stock were entitled to preemptive rights or
registration rights and there were no outstanding options, warrants, scrip,
rights issued by the Company to subscribe to, call or commitments of any
character whatsoever issued by the Company relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into or exchangeable for or giving any right to subscribe for, any
shares of capital stock of the Company, except for stock options issued by the
Company to its employees, directors and consultants. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the
Commission Documents, or as previously disclosed to the Investor in the
Disclosure Schedule, as of November 10, 2008, there were no contracts,
commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company
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is or may
become bound to issue additional shares of the capital stock of the Company or
options, securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for or giving
any right to subscribe for any shares of capital stock of the Company. Except as described in the Commission
Documents or as previously disclosed to the Investor in the Disclosure
Schedule, as of the date hereof the Company is not a party to any agreement
granting registration rights to any Person with respect to any of its equity or
debt securities. Except as set forth in
the Commission Documents or as previously disclosed to the Investor in the
Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof the Company is not a party to, and
it has no Knowledge of, any agreement restricting the voting or transfer of any
shares of the capital stock of the Company.
The offer and sale of all capital stock, convertible securities, rights,
warrants, or options of the Company issued during the twelve month period immediately
prior to the Closing complied in all material respects with all applicable
federal and state securities laws, and no stockholder has a right of rescission
or damages with respect thereto that would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished or made available
to the Investor true and correct copies of the Companys Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and in effect on the date hereof (the Charter),
and the Companys Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended and in effect on the
date hereof (the Bylaws).
Section 4.4 Issuance of
Shares. Subject to Section 6.5,
the Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares have been, and any Blackout
Shares will be, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action (except to
the extent that the number of Blackout Shares required to be issued exceeds the
number of authorized shares of Common Stock under the Charter) and, when issued
and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement and the Warrant, and subject to, and in reliance on, the
representations, warranties and covenants made herein by the Investor, the
Shares and the Warrant Shares shall be validly issued and outstanding, fully
paid and non-assessable, and the Investor shall be entitled to all rights
accorded to a holder of shares of Common Stock.
Section 4.5 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrant and any other
document or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
do not and shall not in any material respect: (i) result in the violation
of any provision of the Charter or Bylaws, (ii) conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give rise to any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, mortgage,
deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or
obligation to which the Company is a party and that has not been waived where
such default or conflict would constitute a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) create
or impose a lien, charge or encumbrance on any property of the Company under
any agreement or any commitment to which the Company is a party or by which the
Company is bound or by which any of its respective properties or assets are
bound which would constitute a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) result in a
violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule, regulation,
order, writ, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws
and regulations) applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or by which
any property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries are bound or
affected where such violation would constitute a Material Adverse Effect, or (v) require
any consent of any third-party that has not
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been obtained
pursuant to any material contract to which the Company is subject or to which
any of its assets, operations or management may be subject where the failure to
obtain any such consent would constitute a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under applicable
federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent,
authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court
or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of
its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the
Warrant, or issue and sell the Shares, the Warrant Shares or the Blackout
Shares (except to the extent that the number of Blackout Shares required to be
issued exceeds the number of authorized shares of Common Stock under the
Charter) in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof (other than any
required filings that the Company is permitted to make with the Commission, the
FINRA/NASDAQ or state securities commissions subsequent to the Closing, and,
any registration statement (including any amendment or supplement thereto) or
any other filing or consent which may be filed pursuant to this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrant); provided that, for purposes of
the representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying
upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the
Investor herein.
Section 4.6 Commission Documents, Financial
Statements.
(a) The
Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of
the Exchange Act, and since December 1, 2007 the Company has timely filed
all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be
filed by it with the Commission pursuant to the reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act, including material filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing, and, for the purpose of
determining the Companys compliance with Section 7.1 hereof, any such
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents filed with the
Commission and publicly available after the date hereof but on or prior to the
applicable Condition Satisfaction Date, including filings incorporated by
reference, being referred to herein as the Commission Documents). Except as previously disclosed to the
Investor in writing, since December 31, 2007 the Company has maintained
all requirements for the continued listing or quotation of its Common Stock,
and such Common Stock is currently listed or quoted on the NASDAQ Global
Market. The Company has made available
(including through the Commissions EDGAR filing system) to the Investor true
and complete copies of the Commission Documents filed with the Commission since
December 31, 2007 and prior to the Closing Date. The Company has not provided to the Investor
any information which, according to applicable law, rule or regulation,
should have been disclosed publicly by the Company but which has not been so
disclosed, other than with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. As of the date it was filed
with the Commission, the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007 complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder then-applicable to such document, and, as of
the date it was filed with the Commission, after giving effect to the
information disclosed and incorporated by reference therein, to the Companys
Knowledge such Annual Report on Form 10-K did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, to the Companys
Knowledge the financial statements, together with the related notes and
schedules thereto, of the
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Company
included in the Commission Documents filed with the Commission since December 31,
2007 complied as to form in all material respects with all then-applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the
Commission or other then-applicable rules and regulations with respect
thereto. Such financial statements,
together with the related notes and schedules thereto, have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (i) as
may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or
(ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may
not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements), and fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its
subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash
flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements,
to normal year-end audit adjustments).
(b) The Company has timely filed
with the Commission and made available to the Investor via EDGAR or otherwise
all certifications and statements required by (x) Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14
under the Exchange Act or (y) 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOXA)) with respect to all relevant
Commission Documents. The Company is in
compliance in all material respects with the provisions of SOXA applicable to
it as of the date hereof. The Company
maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15
under the Exchange Act. As used in this Section 4.6(b),
the term file shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a
document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to
the Commission.
Section 4.7 No Material Adverse Change. Except as disclosed in the Commission
Documents, as previously disclosed to the Investor in the Disclosure Schedule
or as disclosed in a publicly available press release of the Company, since September 30,
2008 no event or series of events has or have occurred that would, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.8 No Undisclosed Liabilities. To the Companys Knowledge, neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liabilities, obligations, claims or
losses (whether liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise) that would be required to be disclosed on a
balance sheet of the Company or any subsidiary (including the notes thereto) in
conformity with GAAP and are not disclosed in the Commission Documents, other
than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Companys or its subsidiaries
respective businesses since September 30, 2008 or which, individually or
in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
Section 4.9 No Undisclosed Events or
Circumstances. Except as previously disclosed to the
Investor in writing, to the Companys Knowledge, no event or circumstance has
occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries or their
respective businesses, properties, operations or financial condition, which,
under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or
announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed and which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
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Section 4.10 Actions Pending. There is no action, suit, claim,
investigation or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company or any subsidiary which questions the validity
of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or any action taken
or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto.
Except as set forth in the Commission Documents or in the Disclosure
Schedule, there is no action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding pending
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or involving the
Company, any subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, or to
the Knowledge of the Company involving any officers or directors, in their
capacity as officers or directors, of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
including, without limitation, any securities class action lawsuit or
stockholder derivative lawsuit, that would be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Except as set forth in the Commission Documents or as previously
disclosed to the Investor in writing, no judgment, order, writ, injunction or
decree or award has been issued by or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
requested of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency which would be
reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.11 Compliance with Law. The business of the Company and its
subsidiaries has been and is presently being conducted in accordance with all
applicable federal, state, local and foreign governmental laws, rules, regulations
and ordinances, except as set forth in the Commission Documents or such that
would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Commission
Documents, each of the Company and its subsidiaries have all franchises,
permits, licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations
and approvals necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as now
being conducted by them, except for such franchises, permits, licenses,
consents and other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals, the
failure to possess which, individually or in the aggregate, would not be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.12 Certain Fees. Except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, no brokers, finders or financial advisory fees or commissions will
be payable by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in respect of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.13 Disclosure. To the Companys Knowledge, neither this
Agreement nor any other documents, certificates or instruments furnished to the
Investor by or on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made herein or therein, not misleading.
Section 4.14 Material Non-Public Information. Except for this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and the Disclosure Schedule, neither the
Company nor its employees have disclosed to the Investor, any material
non-public information that, according to applicable law, rule or
regulation, should have been disclosed publicly by the Company prior to the
date hereof but which has not been so disclosed.
Section 4.15 Exemption from Registration;
Valid Issuances. Subject to, and in reliance on, the
representations, warranties and covenants made herein by the Investor, the
issuance and
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sale of the
Shares, the Warrant, the Warrant Shares and any Blackout Shares in accordance
with the terms and on the bases of the representations and warranties set forth
in this Agreement, may and shall be properly issued pursuant to Section 4(2),
Regulation D and/or any other applicable federal and state securities laws;
provided, however, that at the request of and with the express agreement of the
Investor, the Shares, and under certain circumstances the Warrant Shares will
be delivered to the Investor via book entry through DTC and will not bear
legends noting restrictions as to resale of such Shares under federal and state
securities laws, nor will such Shares be subject to stop transfer
instructions. Neither the sales of the
Shares, the Warrant, the Warrant Shares or any Blackout Shares pursuant to, nor
the Companys performance of its obligations under, this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, or the Warrant shall (i) result in the
creation or imposition of any liens, charges, claims or other encumbrances upon
the Shares, the Warrant Shares or any Blackout Shares, or (ii) except as
previously disclosed to the Investor in writing, entitle the holders of any
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company to preemptive or other
rights to subscribe to or acquire the shares of Common Stock or other
securities of the Company.
Section 4.16 Form S-3 Eligibility. As of the date hereof, the Company qualifies
to register the Shares and the Warrant Shares for resale by the Investor on Form S-3
promulgated by the Commission, without reliance on General Instruction I.B.6.
thereof, and the Company is not subject to any volume limitations imposed by
the Securities Act or the Commission in respect of such registration, it being
acknowledged that the Company may be subject to the shareholder approval rules of
the Principal Market (it being acknowledged and agreed that the Company may not
so qualify after the date hereof).
Section 4.17 No General Solicitation or
Advertising in Regard to this Transaction. Except for such registration statements to be
filed as contemplated herein or in the Registration Rights Agreement, neither
the Company nor any of its affiliates or any Person acting on its or their
behalf (i) has conducted any general solicitation (as that term is used in
Rule 502(c) of Regulation D) or general advertising with respect
to any of the Shares, the Warrant, the Warrant Shares or any Blackout Shares or
(ii) has made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers
to buy any security under any circumstances that would require registration of
the Shares under the Securities Act.
Section 4.18 No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its
affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or
indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to
buy any security, other than pursuant to this Agreement, the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, and employee benefit plans, under circumstances
that would require registration under the Securities Act of shares of the
Common Stock issuable hereunder with any other offers or sales of securities of
the Company.
Section 4.19 Acknowledgment Regarding
Investors Purchase of Shares. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the
Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arms length investor with
respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder. The Company further acknowledges that the
Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or
in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereunder and any advice given by the Investor or any of its
representatives or
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agents
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder
is merely incidental to the Investors purchase of the Shares.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE INVESTOR
The Investor hereby makes the following
representations, warranties and covenants to the Company:
Section 5.1 Organization and Standing of the
Investor. The Investor is a company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the British Virgin
Islands.
Section 5.2 Authorization and Power. The Investor has the requisite power and
authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the
Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement and to purchase the Shares, any
Blackout Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares in accordance with the
terms hereof and thereof. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Warrant and the Registration
Rights Agreement by Investor and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and no further consent or authorization of the Investor, its
Board of Directors or stockholders is required.
Each of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by the Investor and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation,
conservatorship, receivership, or similar laws relating to, or affecting
generally the enforcement of creditors rights and remedies or indemnification
or by other equitable principles of general application (including any
limitation of equitable remedies).
Section 5.3 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Warrant and any other
document or instrument contemplated hereby and thereby, by the Investor and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not (i) violate
any provision of the Investors charter documents or bylaws, (ii) conflict
with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time
or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material
agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease
agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Investor is a party, (iii) create
or impose a lien, charge or encumbrance on any property of the Investor under
any agreement or any commitment to which the Investor is a party or by which
the Investor is bound or by which any of its respective properties or assets
are bound, (iv) result in a violation of any federal, state, local or
foreign statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment or decree (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Investor
or by which any property or asset of the Investor are bound or affected, or (v) require
the consent of any third-party that has not been obtained pursuant to any
material contract to which Investor is subject or to which any of its assets,
operations or management may be subject.
The Investor is not required under applicable federal, state, foreign or
local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or
order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or
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governmental agency in order for
it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrant or to purchase or acquire the
Shares, the Warrant, the Warrant Shares or any Blackout Shares in accordance
with the terms hereof, provided that, for purposes of the representation made
in this sentence, the Investor is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the
relevant representations and agreements of the Company herein.
Section 5.4 Financial Capability. The Investor has the financial capability to
perform all of its obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Warrant, including the capability to purchase the Shares, the
Warrant, the Warrant Shares and any Blackout Shares in accordance with the
terms hereof and thereof. The Investor
has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters that it is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in Common Stock and
the Warrant. The Investor is an accredited
investor as defined in Regulation D.
The Investor is a sophisticated investor as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of
Regulation D. The Investor
acknowledges that an investment in the Common Stock and the Warrant is
speculative and involves a high degree of risk.
Section 5.5 Information. The Investor and its advisors, if any, have
been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and
operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Shares,
any Blackout Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares which have been
requested by the Investor. The Investor
has reviewed or received copies of the Commission Documents. The Investor and its advisors, if any, have
been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. The Investor has sought such accounting,
legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed
investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Shares, any Blackout
Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares.
The Investor understands that it (and not the Company) shall be
responsible for its own tax liabilities that may arise as a result of this
investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.6 Trading Restrictions. The Investor covenants that during the
Commitment Period, neither the Investor nor any of its affiliates nor any
entity managed or controlled by the Investor will (i) enter into or
execute or cause or assist any Person to enter into or execute any short sale
(as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO, or any successor
regulation, promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act) of any
securities of the Company or (ii) engage, through related parties or
otherwise, in any derivative transaction directly related to shares of Common
Stock (including, without limitation, the purchase of any option or contract to
sell) except during the term of a Draw Down Pricing Period with respect to
Shares that the Investor purchased pursuant to the Draw Down pertaining to such
Draw Down Pricing Period, and that the Investor and its affiliates shall comply
with all other applicable laws. Subject to clause (i) above, the Investor
shall have the right during any Draw Down Pricing Period to sell shares of
Common Stock equal in number to the aggregate number of the Shares purchased
pursuant to the Draw Down pertaining to such Draw Down Pricing Period.
Section 5.7 Statutory Underwriter Status. The Investor acknowledges that, pursuant to
the Commissions current interpretations of the Securities Act, the Investor
will be disclosed as an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act in the Registration Statement (and
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amendments
thereto) and in any Prospectus contained therein to the extent required by
applicable law and to the extent such Prospectus is related to the resale of
Registrable Securities.
Section 5.8 Not an Affiliate. The Investor is not an officer, director or affiliate
(as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company.
Section 5.9 Manner of Sale. At no time was the Investor presented with or
solicited by or through any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television
advertisement or any other form of general solicitation or advertising by or on
behalf of the Company.
Section 5.10 Prospectus Delivery. The Investor agrees that unless the Shares,
the Warrant Shares or any Blackout Shares are eligible for resale pursuant to
all the conditions of Rule 144, it will resell the Shares, the Warrant
Shares and any Blackout Shares only pursuant to the Registration Statement, in
a manner described under the caption Plan of Distribution in the
Registration Statement, and in a manner in compliance with all applicable
securities laws, including, without limitation, any applicable prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act and the insider trading
restrictions of the Exchange Act; provided that in no event shall the Company
be under any obligation to the Investor to supplement the Prospectus to reflect
the issuance of any Shares pursuant to a Draw Down at any time prior to the day
following the last Settlement Date with respect to such Draw Down.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
The Company covenants with the Investor as follows,
which covenants are for the benefit of the Investor and its permitted assignees
(as defined herein):
Section 6.1 Securities Compliance. The
Company shall notify the Commission and the Principal Market, if and as
applicable, in accordance with their respective rules and regulations, of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to take all other necessary action and proceedings as may be
required and permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the
legal and valid issuance of the Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Blackout
Shares, if any, to the Investor, provided that in no event shall the Company be
under any obligation to the Investor hereunder to supplement the Prospectus to
reflect the issuance of any Shares pursuant to a Draw Down at any time prior to
the date following the Settlement Date with respect to such Shares. Each Commission Document to be filed with the
Commission after the Closing Date and incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement and Prospectus, when such document becomes effective or is filed with
the Commission, as the case may be, shall comply in all material respects with
the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and
other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations applicable to
it, and shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
Section 6.2 Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has
available and the Company shall reserve and keep available at all times, free
of preemptive rights and other similar contractual rights of stockholders,
shares of Common Stock for the purpose of
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enabling the
Company to satisfy any obligation to issue the Shares in connection with all
Draw Downs contemplated hereunder and the Warrant Shares. The number of shares so reserved from time to
time, as theretofore increased or reduced as hereinafter provided, may be
reduced by the number of shares actually delivered hereunder.
Section 6.3 Registration and Listing. During the Commitment Period, the Company
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) take all action
necessary to cause its Common Stock to continue to be registered under Section 12(b) or
12(g) of the Exchange Act, (ii) comply in all material respects with
its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act, (iii) prevent
the termination or suspension of such registration, or the termination or
suspension of its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act or
Securities Act (except as expressly permitted herein). The Company shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to maintain the listing and trading of its Common Stock and the listing
of the Shares purchased by Investor hereunder on the Principal Market
(including, without limitation, maintaining sufficient net tangible assets) and
will comply in all material respects with the Companys reporting, filing and
other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the FINRA and the Principal
Market. The Company will not be required
to carry out any action pursuant to this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement or the Warrant that would adversely impact the listing of the Companys
securities on the Principal Market, which Principal Market may be changed by
the Company in the future in the Companys discretion.
Section 6.4 Registration Statement. Without the prior written consent of the
Investor, the Registration Statement shall be used solely in connection with
the transactions between the Company and the Investor contemplated hereby or in
connection with any other offering of the Companys securities described under
the caption Plan of Distribution in the Registration Statement.
Section 6.5 Compliance with Laws.
(a) The
Company shall comply, and cause each subsidiary to comply, with all applicable
laws, rules, regulations and orders, noncompliance with which would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Company
nor any of its officers, directors or affiliates will take, directly or
indirectly, any action designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the
price of any security of the Company, or which would in the future reasonably
be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price
of any security of the Company, in each case in contravention of applicable
laws, rules regulations or orders.
(b) Without the consent of its stockholders in accordance with
FINRA and The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC rules, the Company will not be obligated
to issue, and the Investor will not be obligated to purchase, any Shares or
Blackout Shares which would result in the issuance under this Agreement, the
Warrant and the Registration Rights Agreement of Shares, Warrant Shares and
Blackout Shares (collectively) representing more than the applicable percentage
under the rules of the FINRA and The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, including,
without limitation, NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4350(i), that would require
stockholder approval of the issuance thereof.
Nothing herein shall compel the Company to seek such consent of its
stockholders. In addition, the Company
will not be obligated to issue, and the Investor will not
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be obligated
to purchase, any Shares, Warrant Shares or Blackout Shares if as a result of
the acquisition of such Shares, Warrant Shares and/or Blackout Shares, the
Company would be required to file any notification or report forms under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. Nothing herein shall compel the Company to
file such notification and report forms.
Section 6.6 Other Financing. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to restrict the right of the Company to
offer, sell and/or issue securities of any kind whatsoever, provided such
transaction is not a Prohibited Transaction (as defined below) (any such
transaction that is not a Prohibited Transaction is referred to in this
Agreement as a Permitted Transaction).
Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Company
may, without the prior written consent of the Investor, (i) establish
stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus or other equity incentive or award
plans or agreements (for directors, employees, consultants and/or advisors),
and issue securities thereunder, and amend such plans or agreements, including
increasing the number of shares available thereunder, (ii) issue equity
securities to finance, or otherwise in connection with, the acquisition,
license or sale of one or more other companies, equipment, technologies or
lines of business, (iii) issue shares of Common Stock and/or other
securities in connection with the Companys option, equity incentive or award
plans, stock purchase plans, stock bonus programs, rights plans, warrants or
options, (iv) issue shares of Common Stock and/or other securities in
connection with the acquisition, license or sale of products, licenses,
equipment or other assets and strategic collaborations, partnerships, joint
ventures or similar transactions; (v) issue shares of Common and/or other
securities to employees, consultants and/or advisors as consideration for
services rendered or to be rendered, (vi) issue and sell equity or debt
securities in a public offering (including, without limitation, any issuance
and sale of securities under the Registration Statement), (vii) issue and
sell any equity or debt securities in a private placement (other than in
connection with any Prohibited Transaction), (viii) issue equity
securities to equipment lessors, equipment vendors, banks or similar lending
institutions in connection with leases or loans, or in connection with
strategic commercial or licensing transactions, (ix) issue securities in
connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
reclassification or similar event by the Company and (x) issue shares of
Common Stock to the Investor under any other agreement entered into between the
Investor and the Company.
Section 6.7 Prohibited Transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.7 of the
Disclosure Schedule and except as permitted by Section 6.6, during the
term of this Agreement, the Company shall not enter into any Prohibited
Transaction without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent
may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Investor. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term Prohibited
Transaction shall refer to the issuance by the Company of any future
priced securities, which shall mean the issuance of shares of Common Stock or
securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible or
exchangeable into shares of Common Stock where the purchase, conversion or
exchange price for such Common Stock is determined using any floating discount
or other post-issuance adjustable discount to the market price of Common Stock,
including, without limitation, pursuant to any equity line or other financing
that is substantially similar to the financing provided for under this
Agreement, provided that any
future issuance by the Company of (i) a convertible security (Convertible
Security) that (A) contains provisions that adjust the conversion
price of such
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Convertible
Security in the event of stock splits, dividends, distributions,
reclassifications or similar events or pursuant to anti-dilution provisions or (B) is
issued in connection with the Company obtaining debt financing for research and
development purposes where the issuance of Convertible Securities is
conditioned upon the Company meeting certain defined clinical milestones, (ii) securities
in a registered direct public offering or an unregistered private placement
where the price per share of such securities is fixed concurrently with the
execution of definitive documentation relating to the offering or placement, as
applicable and (iii) securities issued in connection with a secured debt
financing, shall not be a Prohibited Transaction.
Section 6.8 Corporate Existence. The Company shall take all steps necessary to
preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company; provided,
however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit the Company
from engaging in any Excluded Merger or Sale with another Person, subject to
the terms of the Warrant.
Section 6.9 Non-Disclosure of Non-Public Information. Subject to Section 6.10
below, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrant, none of the Company, its
officers, directors, employees nor agents shall disclose material non-public
information to the Investor, its advisors or representatives.
Section 6.10 Notice of Certain Events Affecting Registration; Suspension
of Right to Request a Draw Down. The Company shall promptly notify the
Investor upon the occurrence of any of the following events in respect of the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus related to the offer, issuance and
sale of the Shares and the Warrant Shares hereunder: (i) receipt of any
request for material additional information by the Commission or any other
federal or state governmental authority or for amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus (to the extent related to the resale
of Registrable Securities) during the period of effectiveness of the
Registration Statement; (ii) the issuance by the Commission or any other
federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any
proceedings for that purpose; and (iii) receipt of any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification
of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. If at any time the Commission shall issue any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of
such order at the earliest possible time.
The Company shall not be required to disclose to the Investor the
substance or specific reasons of any of the events set forth in clauses (i) through
(iii) of the first sentence of this Section 6.10, only that the event
has occurred. The Company shall not
request a Draw Down during the continuation of any of the foregoing events.
Section 6.11 Amendments to the Registration Statement. After the
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, (a) the
Company shall not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or make any
amendment or supplement to the Prospectus (to the extent related to the resale
of Registrable Securities) of which the Investor shall not have been previously
or be simultaneously advised; provided, however, that the Company shall, to the
extent it deems advisable, and without the prior consent of or notice to the
Investor, supplement the Prospectus within two Trading Days following the
Settlement Date for
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each Draw
Down solely to reflect the issuance of Shares with respect to such Draw Down;
and provided further that the Company need not advise the Investor regarding
any supplement the purpose of which is to update the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus to include information the Company has previously filed with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and (b) so
long as, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Investor, a Prospectus is
required to be delivered in connection with sales of the Shares by the Investor,
if the Company files any information, documents or reports that are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement pursuant to the
Exchange Act, the Company shall, if requested in writing by the Investor,
deliver a copy of such information, documents or reports to the Investor
promptly following such filing to the extent such information, documents or
reports are not available on the Commissions EDGAR filing system.
Section 6.12 Prospectus Delivery. From time to time for such period as in the
reasonable opinion of counsel for the Investor a prospectus is required by the
Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales by the Investor, the
Company will expeditiously deliver to the Investor, without charge, as many
copies of the Prospectus (and of any amendment or supplement thereto related to
sales by the Investor) as the Investor may reasonably request. Subject to the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Company consents to the use of the Prospectus (and of any amendment or
supplement thereto) in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and
state securities laws in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares
and the Warrant Shares and for such period of time thereafter as the Prospectus
is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of
the Shares and the Warrant Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event
shall the Company be under any obligation to supplement the Prospectus or to
reflect the issuance of any Shares pursuant to a Draw Down or deliver any
Prospectus as so supplemented at any time prior to the Trading Day following
the Settlement Date with respect to such Shares.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATION OF THE INVESTOR
TO ACCEPT A DRAW DOWN
The obligation of the Investor hereunder to accept a
Draw Down Notice and to acquire and pay for the Shares in accordance therewith
is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at each Condition Satisfaction Date,
of each of the conditions set forth below.
Other than those conditions set forth in Section 7.12 which are for
the Companys sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its
sole discretion, the conditions are for the Investors sole benefit and may be
waived by the Investor at any time in its sole discretion. As used in this Agreement, the term Condition
Satisfaction Date shall mean, with respect to each Draw Down, the date on
which the applicable Draw Down Notice is delivered to the Investor, each
Trading Day of the applicable Draw Down Pricing Period and each Settlement
Date.
Section 7.1 Accuracy of the Companys Representations and Warranties. Each of the
representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date when made as though made at that time except
for representations and warranties that are expressly made as of a particular
date.
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Section 7.2 Performance by the Company. The Company shall have, in all material
respects, performed, satisfied and complied with all covenants, agreements and
conditions required by this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and
the Warrant to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company on or
prior to the applicable Condition Satisfaction Date.
Section 7.3 Compliance with Law. The Company shall have complied in all
respects with all applicable federal, state and local governmental laws, rules,
regulations and ordinances in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby except for any failures to so comply which would not be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.4 Effective Registration Statement. Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Registration Statement shall have previously become effective and shall remain
effective and (i) neither the Company nor the Investor shall have received
notice that the Commission has issued or intends to issue a stop order with
respect to the Registration Statement or that the Commission otherwise has
suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, either
temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so (unless the
Commissions concerns have been addressed and the Investor is reasonably
satisfied that the Commission no longer is considering or intends to take such
action), and (ii) no other suspension of the use or withdrawal of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall exist.
Section 7.5 No Knowledge. The Company shall have no Knowledge of any
event that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of causing the
Registration Statement with respect to the resale of the Registrable Securities
by the Investor to be suspended or otherwise ineffective (which event is
reasonably likely to occur within eight Trading Days following the Trading Day
on which a Draw Down Notice is delivered) as of the Settlement Date.
Section 7.6 No Suspension. Trading in the Companys Common Stock shall
not have been suspended by the Commission, the Principal Market or the FINRA
and trading in securities generally as reported on the Principal Market shall
not have been suspended or limited as of the Condition Satisfaction Date.
Section 7.7 No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, order, decree,
writ, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated,
endorsed or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by any court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of or
which would materially modify or delay any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
Section 7.8 No Proceedings or Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding before any
arbitrator or any court or governmental authority shall have been commenced or,
to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, and, to the Knowledge of the
Company no inquiry or investigation by any governmental authority shall have
been threatened, against the Company or any subsidiary, or any of the officers,
directors or affiliates of the Company or any subsidiary, seeking to enjoin,
prevent or change the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking
material damages in connection with such transactions.
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Section 7.9 Sufficient Shares Registered for Resale. The Company shall
have sufficient Shares, calculated using the Closing Price of the Common Stock
as of the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Draw Down Notice,
registered under the Registration Statement to issue and sell such Shares in
accordance with such Draw Down Notice.
Section 7.10 Warrant. The Warrant shall have been duly executed,
delivered and issued to the Investor, and the Company shall not be in default
in any material respect under any of the provisions thereof, provided that any
refusal by or failure of the Company to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in
respect of any exercise (in whole or in part) thereof shall be deemed to be
material for the purposes of this Section 7.10.
Section 7.11 Opinion of Counsel. The Investor shall have received the form of
opinion mutually agreed upon between the parties on the date of this Agreement,
a specimen of which has been delivered by counsel to the Investor to counsel to
the Company.
Section 7.12 Accuracy of Investors Representation and Warranties. Each of the
representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date when made as though made at that time except
for representations and warranties that are made as of a particular date.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
Section 8.1 Term. Unless otherwise terminated in accordance
with Section 8.2 below, this Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to
occur of (i) the expiration of the Commitment Period or (ii) the
issuance of Shares pursuant to this Agreement in an amount equal to the Maximum
Commitment Amount.
Section 8.2 Other Termination.
(a) The
Investor may terminate this Agreement upon (x) one (1) Trading Days
notice if the Company enters into any Prohibited Transaction as set forth in Section 6.7
without the Investors prior written consent, or (y) one (1) Trading
Days notice if the Investor provides written notice of a Material Adverse
Effect to the Company, and such Material Adverse Effect continues for a period
of ten (10) Trading Days after the receipt by the Company of such notice.
(b) The Investor may terminate this Agreement upon one (1) Trading
Days notice to the Company at any time in the event that the Registration Statement
is not initially declared effective in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement, provided, however, that in the event the Registration Statement is
declared effective prior to the delivery of such notice, the Investor shall
thereafter have no right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.2(b).
(c) The Company may terminate this Agreement upon one (1) Trading
Days notice; provided, however, that the Company shall not terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.2(c) during any Draw Down
Pricing Period; provided further, that, in the event of any
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termination
of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to this Section 8.2(c), so long
as the Investor owns Shares purchased hereunder and/or Warrant Shares, unless
all of such shares of Common Stock may be resold by the Investor without
registration and without any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(b) (or
any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act, the Company
shall not suspend or withdraw the Registration Statement or otherwise cause the
Registration Statement to become ineffective, or voluntarily delist the Common
Stock from, the Principal Market without listing the Common Stock on another
Principal Market.
(d) Each of the parties hereto may terminate this Agreement upon
one (1) Trading Days notice if the other party has breached a material
representation, warranty or covenant to this Agreement and such breach is not
remedied within ten (10) Trading Days after notice of such breach is
delivered to the breaching party.
Section 8.3 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination by the Company or
the Investor, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other
party and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be terminated
without further action by either party.
If this Agreement is terminated as provided in Section 8.1 or 8.2
herein, this Agreement shall become void and of no further force and effect, except
as provided in Section 10.13.
Nothing in this Section 8.3 shall be deemed to release the Company
or the Investor from any liability for any breach under this Agreement
occurring prior to such termination, or to impair the rights of the Company and
the Investor to compel specific performance by the other party of its
obligations under this Agreement arising prior to such termination.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 Indemnification.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article IX, unless
disputed as set forth in Section 9.2, the Company agrees to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Investor and its affiliates and their respective
officers, directors, agents, employees, subsidiaries, partners, members and
controlling persons (each, an Investor Indemnified Party), to the
fullest extent permitted by law from and against any and all Damages directly
resulting from or directly arising out of any breach of any representation or
warranty, covenant or agreement (except as otherwise specifically provided) by
the Company in this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the
Warrant; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable under this Article IX
to an Investor Indemnified Party to the extent that such Damages resulted or
arose from the breach by an Investor Indemnified Party of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement of an Investor Indemnified Party contained in
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrant or the
negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or bad faith of an Investor
Indemnified Party. The parties intend
that any Damages subject to indemnification pursuant to this Article IX
will be net of insurance proceeds (which the Investor agrees to use
commercially reasonable efforts to recover or to cause any Investor Indemnified
Party to recover). Accordingly, the
amount which the Company is required to pay to any Investor Indemnified Party
hereunder (a Company Indemnity Payment) will be reduced by any
insurance proceeds actually recovered by or on behalf of any Investor
Indemnified Party in reduction of the related
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Damages. In addition, if an Investor Indemnified Party
receives a Company Indemnity Payment required by this Article IX in
respect of any Damages and subsequently receives any such insurance proceeds,
then the Investor will pay, or will cause such other Investor Indemnified Party
to pay, to the Company an amount equal to the Company Indemnity Payment
received less the amount of the Company Indemnity Payment that would have been
due if the insurance proceeds had been received, realized or recovered before
the Company Indemnity Payment was made.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Article IX, unless
disputed as set forth in Section 9.2, the Investor agrees to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and their respective
officers, directors, agents, employees, subsidiaries, partners, members and
controlling persons (each, a Company Indemnified Party), to the
fullest extent permitted by law from and against any and all Damages directly
resulting from or directly arising out of any breach of any representation or
warranty, covenant or agreement by the Investor in this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrant; provided, however, that the
Investor shall not be liable under this Article IX to a Company
Indemnified Party to the extent that such Damages resulted or arose from the
breach by a Company Indemnified Party of any representation, warranty, covenant
or agreement of a Company Indemnified Party contained in this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement or the Warrant or the negligence, recklessness,
willful misconduct or bad faith of a Company Indemnified Party. The parties intend that any Damages subject
to indemnification pursuant to this Article IX will be net of insurance
proceeds (which the Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to
recover or to cause any Company Indemnified Party to recover). Accordingly, the amount which the Investor is
required to pay to any Company Indemnified Party hereunder (an Investor
Indemnity Payment) will be reduced by any insurance proceeds theretofore
actually recovered by or on behalf of any Company Indemnified Party in reduction
of the related Damages. In addition, if
a Company Indemnified Party receives an Investor Indemnity Payment required by
this Article IX in respect of any Damages and subsequently receives any
such insurance proceeds, then the Company Indemnified Party will pay, or will
cause such other Company Indemnified Party to pay, to the Investor an amount
equal to the Investor Indemnity Payment received less the amount of the
Investor Indemnity Payment that would have been due if the insurance proceeds
had been received, realized or recovered before the Investor Indemnity Payment
was made.
Section 9.2 Notification of Claims for Indemnification. Each party entitled
to indemnification under this Article IX (an Indemnified Party)
shall, promptly after the receipt of notice of the commencement of any claim
against such Indemnified Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought from
the party obligated to indemnify such Indemnified Party under this Article IX
(the Indemnifying Party), notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of
the commencement thereof. Any such
notice shall describe the claim in reasonable detail. The failure of any Indemnified Party to so
notify the Indemnifying Party of any such action shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party from any liability which it may have to such Indemnified
Party (a) other than pursuant to this Article IX or (b) under
this Article IX unless, and only to the extent that, such failure results
in the Indemnifying Partys forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses or the
Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such delay.
The procedures listed below shall govern the procedures for the handling
of indemnification claims.
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(a) Any claim for indemnification for Damages that do not result
from a Third Party Claim as defined in the following paragraph, shall be
asserted by written notice given by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying
Party. Such Indemnifying Party shall
have a period of thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice within which
to respond thereto. If such Indemnifying
Party does not respond within such thirty (30) day period, such Indemnifying
Party shall be deemed to have refused to accept responsibility to make payment
as set forth in Section 9.1. If
such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such thirty (30) day period or
rejects such claim in whole or in part, the Indemnified Party shall be free to
pursue such remedies as specified in this Agreement.
(b) If an Indemnified Party shall receive notice or otherwise
learn of the assertion by a person or entity not a party to this Agreement of
any threatened legal action or claim (collectively a Third Party Claim),
with respect to which an Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide
indemnification, the Indemnified Party shall give such Indemnifying Party
written notice thereof within twenty (20) days after becoming aware of such
Third Party Claim.
(c) An Indemnifying Party may elect to defend (and, unless the
Indemnifying Party has specified any reservations or exceptions, to seek to
settle or compromise) at such Indemnifying Partys own expense and by such
Indemnifying Partys own counsel, any Third Party Claim. Within thirty (30) days after the receipt of
notice from an Indemnified Party (or sooner if the nature of such Third Party
Claim so requires), the Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party
whether the Indemnifying Party will assume responsibility for defending such
Third Party Claim, which election shall specify any reservations or
exceptions. If such Indemnifying Party
does not respond within such thirty (30) day period or rejects such claim in
whole or in part, the Indemnified Party shall be free to pursue such remedies
as specified in this Agreement. In case
any such Third Party Claim shall be brought against any Indemnified Party, and
it shall notify the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof at its own
expense, with counsel satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in its reasonable
judgment; provided, however, that any Indemnified Party may, at its own
expense, retain separate counsel to participate in such defense at its own
expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in any Third Party Claim in which both the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand,
and an Indemnified Party, on the other hand, are, or are reasonably likely to
become, a party, such Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel and to control its own defense of such claim if, in the reasonable
opinion of counsel to such Indemnified Party, either (x) one or more
significant defenses are available to the Indemnified Party that are not
available to the Indemnifying Party or (y) a conflict or potential
conflict exists between the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and such
Indemnified Party, on the other hand, that would make such separate
representation advisable; provided, however, that in such circumstances the
Indemnifying Party (i) shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of
more than one counsel to all Indemnified Parties and (ii) shall reimburse
the Indemnified Parties for such reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel
incurred in any such Third Party Claim, as such expenses are incurred, provided
that the Indemnified Parties agree to repay such amounts if it is ultimately
determined that the Indemnifying Party was not obligated to provide
indemnification under this Article IX.
The Indemnifying Party agrees that it will not, without the prior
written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle, compromise or consent to the
entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim relating to the
matters contemplated hereby (if any
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Party is a party thereto or has been actually threatened to be made a party
thereto) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an
unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising or
that may arise out of such claim. The
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of a claim effected
against an Indemnified Party without the Indemnifying Partys written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The
rights accorded to an Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in addition to any
rights that any Indemnified Party may have at common law, by separate agreement
or otherwise; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing or anything
to the contrary contained in this Agreement, nothing in this Article IX
shall restrict or limit any rights that any Indemnified Party may have to seek
equitable relief.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Fees and Expenses.
(a) Each of the Company and the Investor agrees to pay its own
expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, except that
the Company shall be solely responsible for (i) all reasonable attorneys
fees and expenses incurred by the Investor in connection with the preparation,
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Warrant, and review of the Registration Statement, and in
connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of this Agreement, (ii) subject
in all cases to Section 10.1(b) hereof, all reasonable fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the Investors enforcement of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys fees and
expenses, (iii) due diligence expenses incurred by the Investor during the
term of this Agreement equal to $15,000 per calendar quarter, and (iv) all
stamp or other similar taxes and duties, if any, levied in connection with
issuance of the Shares pursuant hereto; provided, however, that in each of the
above instances the Investor shall provide customary supporting invoices or
similar documentation in reasonable detail describing such expenses (however,
the Investor shall not be obligated to provide detailed time sheets); and
provided further, that the maximum aggregate amount payable by the Company
pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above shall be $70,000 and the
Investor shall bear all fees and expenses described in clauses (i) and (ii) above
in excess of $70,000.
(b) If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or
interpret the terms of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the
Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable fees, costs and
necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may
be entitled.
Section 10.2 Reporting Entity for the Common Stock. The reporting
entity relied upon for the determination of the trading price or trading volume
of the Common Stock on any given Trading Day for the purposes of this Agreement
shall be Bloomberg, L.P. or any successor thereto, provided that the Closing
Price shall be reported by the Principal Market. The written mutual consent of the Investor
and the Company shall be required to employ any other reporting entity.
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Section 10.3 Brokerage. Each of the parties hereto represents that it
has had no dealings in connection with this transaction with any finder or
broker who will demand payment of any fee or commission from the other party. The Company on the one hand, and the Investor,
on the other hand, agree to indemnify the other against and hold the other
harmless from any and all liabilities to any Persons claiming brokerage
commissions or finders fees on account of services purported to have been
rendered on behalf of the indemnifying party in connection with this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section 10.4 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents,
approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally
served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air
courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand
delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other
address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice
given in accordance herewith, in each case with a copy to the e-mail address
set forth beside the facsimile number for the addressee below. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand
delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the
transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if
delivered on a Trading Day during normal business hours where such notice is to
be received), or the first Trading Day following such delivery (if delivered
other than on a Trading Day during normal business hours where such notice is
to be received) or (b) on the second Trading Day following the date of
mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address,
or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall
be:
If to the Company:
BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc.
111 Barclay Boulevard
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069
Facsimile: 847-478-9263
Attention: Phillip B. Donenberg, Chief Financial Officer
Email: pdonenberg@biosantepharma.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Plaza VII, Suite 3300
45 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Facsimile: 612-607-7100
Attention: Amy E. Culbert, Esq.
if to the Investor:
Kingsbridge Capital Limited
Attention: Mr. Antony Garner-Hillman
P.O. Box 1075
Elizabeth House
9 Castle Street
St. Helier
Jersey
JE42QP
Channel Islands
Telephone: 011-44-1534-636-041
Facsimile: 011-44-1534-636-042
Email: admin@kingsbridgecap.com; and adamgurney@kingsbridgecap.com
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Kingsbridge Corporate Services Limited
Kingsbridge House
New Abbey
Kilcullen, County Kildare
Republic of Ireland
Telephone: 011-353-45-481-811
Facsimile: 011-353-45-482-003
Email: adamgurney@kingsbridge.ie; emmagalway@kingsbridge.ie; and
pwhelan@kingsbridge.ie
and another copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
180 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
Facsimile: (212) 806-5400
Attention: Keith M. Andruschak, Esq. kandruschak@stroock.com
Either party hereto may from time to time change its
contact information for notices under this Section by giving at least ten (10) days
prior written notice of such changed contact information to the other party
hereto.
Section 10.5 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the
Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other
Person.
Section 10.6 Amendment; No Waiver. No party shall be liable or bound to any
other party in any manner by any warranties, representations or covenants
except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, the Warrant and the
Registration Rights Agreement. Except as
expressly provided in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof
may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written
instrument signed by both parties hereto.
The failure of either party to insist on strict compliance with this
Agreement, or to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement, shall not
constitute a waiver of any rights provided under this Agreement, nor estop the
parties from thereafter demanding full and complete compliance nor prevent the
parties from exercising such a right or remedy in the future.
Section 10.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Warrant set forth the entire agreement and understanding of
the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements, negotiations and understandings between the
parties, both oral and written, relating to the subject matter hereof.
Section 10.8 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement becomes or
is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable
or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said
provision; provided that, if the severance of such provision materially changes
the economic benefits of this Agreement to either party as such
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benefits are
anticipated as of the date hereof, then such party may terminate this Agreement
on five (5) Trading Days prior written notice to the other party. In such event, the Registration Rights
Agreement will terminate simultaneously with the termination of this Agreement;
provided that in the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Company in
accordance with this Section 10.8 and the Warrant Shares either have not
been registered for resale by the Investor in accordance with the Registration
Rights Agreement or are otherwise not freely tradable (if and when issued) in
accordance with applicable law, then the Registration Rights Agreement in
respect of the registration of the Warrant Shares shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 10.9 Title and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this
Agreement are used for the convenience of reference and are not to be
considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
Section 10.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the parties and
shall be deemed to be an original instrument which shall be enforceable against
the parties actually executing such counterparts and all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 10.11 Choice
of Law. This Agreement shall be
construed under the laws of the State of New York.
Section 10.12 Specific
Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) The
Company and the Investor acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not
performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise
breached. It is accordingly agreed that
either party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure
breaches of the provisions of this Agreement by the other party and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, this being in addition
to any other remedy to which either party may be entitled by law or equity.
(b) Each
of the Company and the Investor (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of the United States District Court and other courts of the United
States sitting in the State of New York for the purposes of any suit, action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and (ii) hereby
waives, and agrees not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any
claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that
the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the
venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each of the Company and the Investor consents
to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a
copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under
this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section 10.12 shall
affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by
law.
Section 10.13 Survival. The representations and warranties of the
Company and the Investor contained in Articles IV and V and the covenants
contained in Article V and Article VI shall survive the execution and
delivery hereof and the Closing until the termination of this
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Agreement, and the
agreements and covenants set forth in Article VIII and Article IX of
this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the Closing
hereunder.
Section 10.14 Publicity. Except as otherwise required by applicable
law or regulation, or NASDAQ rule or judicial process, prior to the
Closing, neither the Company nor the Investor shall issue any press release or
otherwise make any public statement or announcement with respect to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or the existence of this
Agreement. In the event the Company is
required by law, regulation, NASDAQ rule or judicial process, based upon
reasonable advice of the Companys counsel, to issue a press release or
otherwise make a public statement or announcement with respect to this
Agreement prior to the Closing, the Company shall consult with the Investor on
the form and substance of such press release, statement or announcement. Promptly after the Closing, each party may
issue a press release or otherwise make a public statement or announcement with
respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or the
existence of this Agreement; provided that, prior to issuing any such press
release, making any such public statement or announcement, the party wishing to
make such release, statement or announcement consults and cooperates in good
faith with the other party in order to formulate such press release, public
statement or announcement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to both
parties.
Section 10.15 Further
Assurances. From and after the date
of this Agreement, upon the request of the Investor or the Company, each of the
Company and the Investor shall execute and deliver such instruments, documents
and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and
carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officer as of
the date first written.
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[Signature Page to Common Stock Purchase
Agreement]
Exhibit A
Form of
Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit B
Form of
Warrant
Exhibit C
Form of
Draw Down Notice
Kingsbridge
Capital Limited
Attention:
Mr. Tony Hillman
P.O. Box
1075
Elizabeth
House
9
Castle Street
St.
Helier
Jersey
JE42QP
Channel
Islands
Facsimile:
011-44-1534-636-042
Email:
admin@kingsbridgecap.com; and adamgurney@kingsbridgecap.com
Kingsbridge
Corporate Services Limited
Kingsbridge
House
New
Abbey
Kilcullen,
County Kildare
Republic
of Ireland
Facsimile:
011-353-45-482-003
Email:
adamgurney@kingsbridge.ie; and pwhelan@kingsbridge.ie
Stroock &
Stroock & Lavan LLP
180
Maiden Lane
New
York, NY 10038
Facsimile:
(212) 806-5400
Attention:
Keith M. Andruschak, Esq. kandruschak@stroock.com
Reference is hereby made to that certain Common Stock
Purchase Agreement dated as of December , 2008
(the Agreement) by and between BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the Company),
and Kingsbridge Capital Limited, an entity organized and existing under the
laws of the British Virgin Islands (the Investor). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Agreement.
In accordance with and pursuant to Section 3.1 of the
Agreement, the Company hereby issues this Draw Down Notice to the Investor
pursuant to the terms set forth below.
Draw Down Amount:
$ ;
and
First Trading Day of Draw Down Pricing Period:
,
20[ ].
Enclosed with this Draw Down Notice is an executed copy of
the Officers Certificate described in Section 3.1 of the Agreement, the
base form of which is attached to such Agreement as Exhibit D.
Exhibit D
Officers
Certificate
I, [NAME OF OFFICER], do hereby certify to Kingsbridge
Capital Limited (the Investor), with respect to the common stock of
BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the Company) issuable in connection
with the Draw Down Notice, dated
(the Notice) attached hereto and delivered pursuant to Article III
of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December ,
2008 (the Agreement), by and between the Company and the Investor, as
follows (capitalized terms used but undefined herein have the meanings given to
such terms in the Agreement):
I am the duly elected
[OFFICER] of the Company.
The representations and
warranties of the Company set forth in Article IV of the Agreement are
true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of the date
hereof (except for such representations and warranties that are made as of a
particular date).
The Company has performed in
all material respects all covenants and agreements to be performed by the
Company on or prior to the date hereof related to the Notice and has satisfied
each of the conditions to the obligation of the Investor set forth in Article VII
of the Agreement.
Assuming the accuracy of the
representations and agreements of the Investor contained in Section 5.10
of the Agreement, the Shares issuable in respect of the Notice will be
delivered without restrictive legend via book entry through the DTC to an
account designated by the Investor.
The undersigned has executed this Certificate this
day of, 20[ ].
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Copy
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this Agreement),
dated as of December 15, 2008, is by and between BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS
INC. (the Company) and KINGSBRIDGE CAPITAL LIMITED (the Investor).
WHEREAS, the Company and the Investor have entered
into that certain Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof
(the Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which the Company may issue,
from time to time, to the Investor up to $25 million worth of shares of Common
Stock as provided for therein;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of, and in partial
consideration for the Investor entering into, the Purchase Agreement, the
Company has issued to the Investor a warrant, exercisable from time to time, in
accordance with its terms, within five (5) years following the six-month
anniversary of the date of issuance (the Warrant) for the purchase of
an aggregate of up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock at a price specified in
such Warrant;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of, and in partial
consideration for, the Investors agreement to enter into the Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the Investor with certain
registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined in
the Purchase Agreement) as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, in the
Warrant, and in the Purchase Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, intending to be
legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows (capitalized terms
used herein and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed
to them in the Purchase Agreement):
ARTICLE
I
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Section 1.1 Registration
Statement.
(a) Filing
of the Registration Statement. Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Company shall file with the Commission within sixty (60) calendar days after
the Closing Date an initial registration statement on Form S-3 under the
Securities Act or such other form as deemed appropriate by counsel to the
Company and reasonably acceptable to the Investor for the registration for the
resale by the Investor of Registrable Securities in an amount not to exceed
19.99% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on the date hereof (the Registration
Statement) for the registration for the resale by the Investor of Registrable
Securities in an amount not to exceed 19.99% of the shares of Common Stock
outstanding on the date hereof (the Registration Statement).
(b) Effectiveness
of the Registration Statement. The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts (i) to have the Registration
Statement declared effective by the Commission as soon as reasonably
practicable, but in any event no later than one hundred eighty (180) calendar
days after the Closing Date and (ii) to ensure that the Registration
Statement
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remains
in effect throughout the term of this Agreement as set forth in Section 4.2,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(c) Regulatory
Disapproval. The contemplated
effective date for the Registration Statement as described in Section 1.1(b) shall
be extended without default or liquidated damages hereunder or under the
Purchase Agreement in the event that the Companys failure to obtain the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement on a timely basis results from (i) the
failure of the Investor to timely provide the Company with information
requested by the Company and necessary to complete the Registration Statement
in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) the
Commissions disapproval of the structure of the transactions contemplated by
the Purchase Agreement, or (iii) events or circumstances that are not in
any way attributable to the Company. In
the event of clause (ii) above, the parties agree to cooperate with one
another in good faith to arrive at a resolution acceptable to the Commission.
(d) Failure
to Maintain Effectiveness of Registration Statement. In the event the Company fails to maintain
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (or the Prospectus) throughout the
period set forth in Section 4.2, other than temporary suspensions as set
forth in Section 1.1(e), and the Investor holds any Registrable Securities
at any time during the period of such ineffectiveness (an Ineffective
Period), and provided that such failure to maintain effectiveness was
within the reasonable control of the Company, the Company shall pay on demand
to the Investor in immediately available funds into an account designated by
the Investor an amount equal to the product of (i) the total number of
Registrable Securities issued to the Investor under the Purchase Agreement
(which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Warrant Shares) and
owned by the Investor at any time during such Ineffective Period (and not
otherwise sold, hypothecated or transferred) and (ii) the result, if
greater than zero, obtained by subtracting the VWAP on the Trading Day
immediately following the last day of such Ineffective Period from the VWAP on
the Trading Day immediately preceding the day on which any such Ineffective
Period began; provided, however, that (A) the foregoing
payments shall not apply in respect of Registrable Securities (I) that are
otherwise freely tradable by the Investor, including pursuant to Rule 144
under the Securities Act (as such Rule may be amended from time to time, Rule 144)
or (II) if the Company offers to repurchase from the Investor such
Registrable Securities for a per share purchase price equal to the VWAP on the
Trading Day immediately preceding the day on which any such Ineffective Period
began and (B) unless otherwise required by any applicable federal and
state securities laws, the Company shall be under no obligation to supplement
the Prospectus to reflect the issuance of any Shares pursuant to a Draw Down at
any time prior to the first Trading Day following the Settlement Date with
respect to such Shares and that the failure to supplement the Prospectus prior
to such time shall not be deemed a failure to maintain the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement (or Prospectus) for purposes of this Agreement
(including this Section 1.1(d)).
(e) Deferral
or Suspension During a Blackout Period.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1.1(d), if in the good
faith judgment of the Company, following consultation with legal counsel, it
would be detrimental to the Company or its stockholders for the Registration
Statement to be filed or for resales of Registrable Securities to be made
pursuant to the Registration Statement due to (i) the existence of a
material development or potential material development involving the Company
that the Company would be obligated to disclose or incorporate by reference in
the Registration Statement and which the Company has not
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disclosed,
or which disclosure would be premature or otherwise inadvisable at such time or
would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its stockholders, or (ii) a
filing of a Company-initiated registration of any class of its equity
securities, which, in the good faith judgment of the Company, would adversely
affect or require premature disclosure of the filing of such Company-initiated
registration (notice thereof, a Blackout Notice), the Company shall
have the right to (A) immediately defer the filing of the Registration
Statement for a period of not more than sixty (60) days beyond the date by
which such Registration Statement was otherwise required hereunder to be filed
or (B) suspend use of such Registration Statement for a period of not more
than thirty (30) days (any such deferral or suspension period, a Blackout
Period). The Investor acknowledges
that it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for
such Registration Statement to be filed (or remain in effect) during a Blackout
Period and therefore essential to defer such filing (or suspend the use
thereof) during such Blackout Period and agrees to cease any disposition of the
Registrable Securities during such Blackout Period. The Company may not utilize any of its rights
under this Section 1.1(e) to defer the filing of a Registration
Statement (or suspend its effectiveness) more than six (6) times in any
twelve (12) month period. In the event
that, within fifteen (15) Trading Days following any Settlement Date, the Company
gives a Blackout Notice to the Investor and the VWAP on the Trading Day
immediately preceding such Blackout Period (Old VWAP) is greater than
the VWAP on the first Trading Day following such Blackout Period that the
Investor may sell its Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective
Registration Statement (New VWAP), then the Company shall pay to the
Investor, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by the Investor, the Blackout Amount. For the purposes of this Agreement, Blackout
Amount means a percentage equal to: (1) one hundred percent (100%) if such
Blackout Notice is delivered prior to the fifth (5th) Trading Day following
such Settlement Date; (2) seventy-five percent (75%) if such Blackout
Notice is delivered on or after the fifth (5th) Trading Day following such
Settlement Date, but prior to the tenth (10th) Trading Day following such
Settlement Date; (3) fifty percent (50%) if such Blackout Notice is
delivered on or after the tenth (10th) Trading Day following such Settlement
Date, but prior to the fifteenth (15th) Trading Day following such Settlement
Date; and (4) zero percent (0%) thereafter of: the product of (i) the
number of Registrable Securities purchased by the Investor pursuant to the most
recent Draw Down and actually held by the Investor immediately prior to the
Blackout Period and (ii) the result, if greater than zero, obtained by
subtracting the New VWAP from the Old VWAP; provided, however,
that no Blackout Amount shall be payable in respect of Registrable Securities (x) that
are otherwise freely tradable by the Investor, including under Rule 144,
during the Blackout Period or (y) if the Company offers to repurchase from
the Investor such Registrable Securities for a per share purchase price equal
to the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the day on which any such
Blackout Period began. For any Blackout
Period in respect of which a Blackout Amount becomes due and payable, rather
than paying the Blackout Amount, the Company may at is sole discretion, issue
to the Investor shares of Common Stock with an aggregate market value
determined as of the first Trading Day following such Blackout Period equal to
the Blackout Amount (Blackout Shares); provided that the Investor may
sell such Blackout Shares pursuant to an effective Registration Statement.
(f) Liquidated
Damages. The Company and the
Investor hereto acknowledge and agree that the amounts payable under
Sections 1.1(d) and 1.1(e) and the Blackout Shares deliverable
under Section 1.1(e) above shall constitute liquidated damages and
not penalties. The parties further
acknowledge that (i) the amount of loss or damages likely to be incurred
by
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the
Investor is incapable or is difficult to precisely estimate, (ii) the
amounts specified in such subsections bear a reasonable proportion and are not
plainly or grossly disproportionate to the probable loss likely to be incurred
in connection with any failure by the Company to obtain or maintain the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (iii) one of the reasons for
the Company and the Investor reaching an agreement as to such amounts was the
uncertainty and cost of litigation regarding the question of actual damages,
and (iv) the Company and the Investor are sophisticated business parties
and have been represented by sophisticated and able legal and financial counsel
and negotiated this Agreement at arms length.
The Investor agrees that, so long as the Company makes the payments or
deliveries provided for in Sections 1.1(d) or 1.1(e), as applicable, the
Companys failure to maintain the effectiveness, deferral or suspension of the
Registration Statement that triggered such payments or deliveries shall not
constitute a material breach or default of any obligation of the Company to the
Investor and such payments or deliveries shall constitute the Investors sole
remedies with respect thereto.
(g) Additional
Registration Statements. In the
event and to the extent that the Registration Statement fails to register a
sufficient amount of Common Stock necessary for the Company to issue and sell
to the Investor and the Investor to purchase from the Company all of the
Warrant Shares to be issued, sold and purchased under the Warrant, the Company
shall, upon a timetable mutually agreeable to both the Company and the
Investor, prepare and file with the Commission an additional registration
statement or statements in order to effectuate the purpose of this Agreement,
the Purchase Agreement, and the Warrant.
ARTICLE
II
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
Section 2.1 Filings;
Information. The Company shall
effect the registration with respect to the sale of the Registrable Securities
by the Investor in accordance with the intended methods of disposition thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company
in each such case will do the following as expeditiously as is commercially
reasonable, but in no event later than the deadline, if any, prescribed
therefor in this Agreement:
(a) Subject
to Section 1.1(e), the Company shall (i) prepare and file with the
Commission the Registration Statement; (ii) use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause such filed Registration Statement to become and to remain
effective (pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or otherwise); (iii) prepare
and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may
be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the time period
prescribed by Section 4.2 and in order to effectuate the purpose of this
Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and the Warrant; and (iv) comply in all
material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the
disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during
such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the
Investor set forth in such Registration Statement; provided, however,
that the Company shall be under no obligation to supplement the Prospectus to
reflect the issuance of any Shares pursuant to a Draw Down at any time prior to
the first Trading Day following the Settlement Date with respect to such Shares
and, provided, further, that the Investor shall be responsible
for the delivery of the Prospectus to the Persons to whom the Investor sells
the Shares and the Warrant Shares, and the Investor agrees to dispose of
Registrable Securities in compliance with the plan of distribution described
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in
the Registration Statement and otherwise in compliance with applicable federal
and state securities laws.
(b) The
Company shall deliver to the Investor and its counsel, in accordance with the
notice provisions of Section 4.8, such number of copies of the
Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (to the extent
related to the resale of the Registrable Securities and in each such case
including all exhibits thereto), the Prospectus (including each preliminary
prospectus, and in each case to the extent related to the resale of the
Registrable Securities) and such other documents or information as the Investor
or counsel may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the
Registrable Securities, provided, however, that to the extent
reasonably practicable, such delivery may be accomplished via electronic means.
(c) After
the filing of the Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly notify the
Investor of any stop order issued or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
by the Commission in connection therewith and take all commercially reasonable
actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if
entered.
(d) The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register or
qualify the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Investor under such other
securities or blue sky laws of each jurisdiction in the United States as the
Investor may reasonably (in light of its intended plan of distribution)
request, and (ii) cause the sale of the Registrable Securities by the
Investor to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies
or authorities in the United States as may be necessary by virtue of the
business and operations of the Company and do any and all other customary acts
and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Investor
to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities; provided, however,
that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business in
any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for
this Section 2.1(d), subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction,
consent or subject itself to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction, change any existing business practices, benefit plans or
outstanding securities or amend or otherwise modify the Charter or Bylaws.
(e) The
Company (i) shall make available to the Investor (and will deliver to the
Investors counsel), subject to restrictions imposed by the United States
federal government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, copies of all
public correspondence between the Commission and the Company concerning the
Registration Statement (to the extent relevant to the resale of the Registrable
Securities) and (ii) will also make available for inspection by the
Investor and any attorney, accountant or other professional retained by the
Investor and reasonably acceptable to the Company (collectively, the Inspectors), upon
reasonable advance notice during normal business hours all financial and other
records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company
(collectively, the Records) as shall be reasonably necessary to enable
them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Companys
officers and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any
Inspectors in connection with the Registration Statement; provided, however,
that (x) the Company shall not be obligated to disclose any portion of the
Records consisting of either (A) material non public information or (B) confidential
information of a third party and (y) any such Inspectors must agree in
writing for the benefit of the Company not to use or disclose any such Records
except as provided in this Section 2.1(e).
Records that the Company determines, in good faith, to be
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confidential
and that it notifies the Inspectors are confidential shall not be disclosed by
the Inspectors unless the disclosure or release of such Records is requested or
required pursuant to oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information
or documents or a subpoena or other order from a court of competent
jurisdiction or other judicial or governmental process; provided, however,
that prior to any disclosure or release pursuant to the immediately preceding
clause, the Inspectors shall provide the Company with prompt notice of any such
request or requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective
order or waive such Inspectors obligation not to disclose such Records; and,
provided, further, that if failing the entry of a protective order or the
waiver by the Company permitting the disclosure or release of such Records, the
Inspectors, upon advice of counsel, are compelled to disclose such Records, the
Inspectors may disclose that portion of the Records that counsel has advised
the Inspectors that the Inspectors are compelled to disclose; provided, however,
that upon any such required disclosure, such Inspector shall use his or her best
efforts to obtain reasonable assurances that confidential treatment will be
afforded such information. The Investor
agrees that information obtained by it or any Inspector solely as a result of
such inspections (not including any information obtained from a third party
who, insofar as is known to the Investor after reasonable inquiry, is not
prohibited from providing such information by a contractual, legal or fiduciary
obligation to the Company) shall be deemed confidential and shall not be used
for any purposes other than as indicated above or by it or any Inspector as the
basis for any market transactions in the securities of the Company or its
affiliates unless and until such information is made generally available to the
public. The Investor further agrees that
it will, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of
competent jurisdiction, give notice to the Company and allow the Company, at
its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of the
Records deemed confidential.
(f) The
Company shall otherwise comply in all material respects with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission, including, without limitation, compliance with
applicable reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.
(g) The
Company shall appoint (or shall have appointed) a transfer agent and registrar
for all of the Common Stock covered by such Registration Statement not later
than the effective date of such Registration Statement.
(h) The
Investor shall cooperate with the Company, as reasonably requested by the
Company, in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration
Statement hereunder. The Company may
require the Investor to promptly furnish in writing to the Company such
information as may be required in connection with such registration including,
without limitation, all such information as may be requested by the Commission,
the NASDAQ Stock Market or FINRA or any state securities commission and all
such information regarding the Investor, the Registrable Securities held by the
Investor and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable
Securities. The Investor agrees to
provide such information requested in connection with such registration within
five (5) business days after receiving such written request and the
Company shall not be responsible for, or incur any penalties under this
Agreement with respect to, any delays in obtaining or maintaining the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement caused by the Investors failure to
timely provide such information.
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(i) Upon
receipt of a Blackout Notice from the Company, the Investor shall immediately
discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement covering such Registrable Securities until (i) the Company
advises the Investor that the Blackout Period has terminated and (ii) the
Investor receives copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus, if
necessary. If so directed by the
Company, the Investor will deliver to the Company (at the expense of the
Company) or destroy (and deliver to the Company a certificate of destruction)
all copies in the Investors possession (other than a limited number of file
copies) of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that is current
at the time of receipt of such notice.
Section 2.2 Registration
Expenses. Except as set forth in Section 10.1
of the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall pay all registration expenses
incurred in connection with the Registration Statement (the Registration
Expenses), including, without limitation: (a) all registration,
filing, securities exchange listing and fees required by the NASDAQ Stock
Market, (b) all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and
expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of
the Registrable Securities), (c) all of the Companys word processing,
duplicating, printing, messenger and delivery expenses, (d) the Companys
internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of
its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (e) the
fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the listing of the
Registrable Securities, (f) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Company and customary fees and expenses for independent certified
public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses of any
special audits or comfort letters or costs associated with the delivery by
independent certified public accountants of such special audit(s) or
comfort letter(s), (g) the fees and expenses of any special experts
retained by the Company in connection with such registration and amendments and
supplements to the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and (h) premiums
and other costs of the Company for policies of insurance against liabilities of
the Company arising out of any public offering of the Registrable Securities
being registered, to the extent that the Company in its discretion elects to
obtain and maintain such insurance. Any
fees and disbursements of underwriters, broker-dealers or investment bankers,
including without limitation underwriting fees, discounts, transfer taxes or
commissions, and any other fees or expenses (including legal fees and expenses)
if any, attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities, shall be payable by
the holders of Registrable Securities included in a registration under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
III
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 3.1 Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Investor, its partners, affiliates, officers, directors, employees
and duly authorized agents, and each Person or entity, if any, who controls the
Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act, together with the partners, affiliates, officers,
directors, employees and duly authorized agents of such controlling Person or
entity (collectively, the Controlling Persons), from and against any
loss, claim, damage, liability, costs and expenses (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements and costs and expenses
of investigating and defending any such claim) (collectively, Damages),
joint or several, and any action or proceeding in respect thereof to which the
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Investor, its partners, affiliates, officers,
directors, employees and duly authorized agents, and any Controlling Person,
may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, as incurred, insofar
as such Damages (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or
are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any Registration Statement, or in any preliminary prospectus,
final prospectus, summary prospectus, amendment or supplement relating to the
Registrable Securities or arises out of, or are based upon, any omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein under the circumstances not
misleading, and shall reimburse the Investor, its partners, affiliates,
officers, directors, employees and duly authorized agents, and each such
Controlling Person, for any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Investor, its partners, affiliates, officers, directors, employees and duly
authorized agents, or any such Controlling Person, as incurred, in
investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such Damages or
actions or proceedings; provided, however, that the Company shall
not be liable to the extent that any such Damages arise out of the Investors
(or any other indemnified Persons) (i) failure to send or give a copy of
the final prospectus or supplement (as then amended or supplemented) to the
persons asserting an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of
Registrable Securities to such person if such statement or omission was corrected
in such final prospectus or supplement or (ii) written confirmation of the
sale of Registrable Securities purchased in any specific Draw Down prior to the
filing of a supplement to the Prospectus to reflect such Draw Down (provided
the Company is in compliance with its covenants with respect to the filing of
such supplement); provided, further, that the Company shall not be liable to
the extent that any such Damages arise out of or are based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in
such Registration Statement, or any such preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus, summary prospectus, amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of
the Investor or any other person who participates as an underwriter in the
offering or sale of such securities, in either case, specifically stating that
it is for use in the preparation thereof.
In connection with any Registration Statement with respect to which the
Investor is participating, the Investor will indemnify and hold harmless, to
the same extent and in the same manner as set forth in the preceding paragraph,
the Company, each of its partners, affiliates, officers, directors, employees
and duly authorized agents, and each Person or entity, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act, together with the partners, affiliates, officers,
directors, employees and duly authorized agents of such controlling Person or
entity (each a Company Indemnified Person) against any Damages to
which any Company Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Damages arise out of or are
based upon (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Registration Statement, or in any preliminary
prospectus, final prospectus, summary prospectus, amendment or supplement
relating to the Registrable Securities or arise out of, or are based upon, any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein under the
circumstances not misleading to the extent that such violation occurs in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by the Investor or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use in
connection with such Registration Statement, or (b) any failure by the
Investor to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other law
or legal
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requirement applicable to sales under the
Registration Statement, or (c) a written confirmation of the sale of
Registrable Securities purchased by the Investor in any specific Draw Down
prior to the filing of a supplement to the Prospectus to reflect such Draw Down
(provided the Company is in compliance with its covenants with respect to the
filing of such supplement).
Section 3.2 Conduct
of Indemnification Proceedings. All
claims for indemnification under Section 3.1 shall be asserted and
resolved in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.2 of the Purchase
Agreement.
Section 3.3 Additional
Indemnification. Indemnification
similar to that specified in the preceding paragraphs of this Article III
(with appropriate modifications) shall be given by the Company and the Investor
with respect to any required registration or other qualification of Registrable
Securities under any federal or state law or regulation of any governmental
authority other than the Securities Act.
The provisions of this Article III shall be in addition to any
other rights to indemnification, contribution or other remedies which an
Indemnified Party or a Company Indemnified Person may have pursuant to law,
equity, contract or otherwise.
To the extent that any indemnification provided for
herein is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party will make the
maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise
be liable under this Article III to the fullest extent permitted by
law. However, (a) no contribution
will be made under circumstances where the maker of such contribution would not
have been required to indemnify the indemnified party under the fault standards
set forth in this Article III, (b) if the Investor is guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) the Investor will not be entitled to contribution from any
Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation, and (c) contribution
(together with any indemnification obligations under this Agreement) by the
Investor will be limited in amount to the proceeds received by the Investor
from sales of Registrable Securities.
ARTICLE
IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.1 No
Outstanding Registration Rights.
Except as otherwise disclosed in accordance with the Purchase Agreement
or in the Commission Documents, the Company represents and warrants to the
Investor that there is not in effect on the date hereof any agreement by the
Company pursuant to which any holders of securities of the Company have a right
to cause the Company to register or qualify such securities under the
Securities Act or any securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction.
Section 4.2 Term. The registration rights provided to the
holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, and the Companys obligation to
keep the Registration Statement effective, shall terminate at the earlier of (a) such
time that is two years following the termination of the Purchase Agreement, (b) such
time as all Registrable Securities issued prior to the termination of the
Purchase Agreement have ceased to be Registrable Securities, or (c) upon
the consummation of an Excluded Merger or Sale as defined in the
Warrant or an event described in the last sentence of Section 6(d) or
Section 6(e) of the Warrant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Article
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III, Section 4.2, Section 4.7, Section 4.8,
Section 4.9, Section 4.10, Section 4.11 and Section 4.13
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 4.3 Rule 144. The Company will, at its expense, promptly
take such action as holders of Registrable Securities may reasonably request to
enable such holders of Registrable Securities to sell Registrable Securities
without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the
exemptions provided by (a) Rule 144 or (b) any similar rule or
regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.
If at any time the Company is not required to file such reports, it
will, at its expense, forthwith upon the written request of any holder of
Registrable Securities, make available adequate current public information with
respect to the Company within the meaning of Rule 144(c)(2) or such
other information as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144. Upon the request of the Investor, the Company
will deliver to the Investor a written statement, signed by the Companys
principal financial officer, as to whether it has complied with such
requirements.
Section 4.4 Certificate. The Company will, at its expense, forthwith
upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities, deliver to such
holder a certificate, signed by the Companys principal financial officer,
stating (a) the Companys name, address and telephone number (including
area code), (b) the Companys Internal Revenue Service identification
number, (c) the Companys Commission file number, (d) the number of
shares of each class of capital stock outstanding as shown by the most recent
report or statement published by the Company, and (e) whether the Company
has filed the reports required to be filed under the Exchange Act for a period
of at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of such certificate and in
addition has filed the most recent annual report required to be filed
thereunder.
Section 4.5 Amendment
And Modification. The provisions of
this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may be amended,
modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the
provisions hereof may be given, with the prior written consent of the Company
and the Investor. No course of dealing
between or among any Person having any interest in this Agreement will be
deemed effective to modify, amend or discharge any part of this Agreement or
any rights or obligations of any person under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 4.6 Successors
and Assigns; Entire Agreement. This
Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. The Company may assign this
Agreement at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of the Company,
whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the
Companys assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of the Investor,
provided that the successor or acquiring Person or entity agrees in writing to
assume all of the Companys rights and obligations under this Agreement. The Investor may assign its rights and
obligations under this Agreement only with the prior written consent of the
Company, and any purported assignment by the Investor absent the Companys
consent shall be null and void. This
Agreement, together with the Purchase Agreement and the Warrant sets forth the
entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter
hereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and
understandings of any and every nature among them.
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Section 4.7 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement becomes or
is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable
or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said
provision; provided that, if the severance of such provision materially changes
the economic benefits of this Agreement to either party as such benefits are
anticipated as of the date hereof, then such party may terminate this Agreement
on five (5) business days prior written notice to the other party. In such event, the Purchase Agreement will
terminate simultaneously with the termination of this Agreement.
Section 4.8 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents,
approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be
given in accordance with Section 10.4 of the Purchase Agreement.
Section 4.9 Governing
Law; Dispute Resolution. This
Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of New York.
Section 4.10 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
Agreement, nor shall they affect their meaning, construction or effect.
Section 4.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original instrument and
all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 4.12 Further
Assurances. Each party shall
cooperate and take such action as may be reasonably requested by another party
in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.13 Absence
of Presumption. This Agreement shall
be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring
construction or interpretation against the party drafting or causing any
instrument to be drafted.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Agreement to be executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as
of the date first set forth above.
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KINGSBRIDGE CAPITAL LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Antony Gardner-Hillman
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Antony Gardner-Hillman
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Director
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BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
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By:
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/s/ Phillip B. Donenberg
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Phillip B. Donenberg
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Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
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[Signature Page to Common Stock Purchase
Agreement]