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): June 29, 2009
BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (847) 478-0500
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(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:
x 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))
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Agreement and Plan of Merger
On June 29, 2009, BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BioSante) entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the Merger Agreement) with Cell Genesys, Inc. (Cell Genesys). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Cell Genesys will merge with and into BioSante (the Merger), with BioSante continuing as the surviving company.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of and as a result of the Merger, each share of common stock of Cell Genesys issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger will be converted into the right to receive 0.1615 of a share of BioSante common stock (the Exchange Ratio). The Exchange Ratio is subject to potential adjustment as described in the Merger Agreement depending upon the amount of net cash of Cell Genesys, less certain expenses and liabilities, 10 calendar days prior to the anticipated closing date of the Merger. BioSante expects to issue in the aggregate approximately 17.7 million shares of BioSante common stock in the Merger, and, upon completion of the Merger, the former Cell Genesys stockholders are expected to own approximately 39.6 percent of the outstanding shares of BioSante, and the BioSante stockholders prior to the Merger are expected to own approximately 60.4 percent of the outstanding shares of BioSante. No fractional shares of BioSante common stock will be issued in connection with the Merger, and holders of Cell Genesys common stock will be entitled to receive cash in lieu thereof.
In addition, as of a date mutually agreed upon by both parties, but in no event less than 30 days prior to the effective time of the Merger, all options to purchase shares of Cell Genesys common stock, other than certain designated options held by Cell Genesys current officers (the Specified Company Stock Options), will become fully vested and exercisable until immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger. Upon the effective time of the Merger, such unexercised options other than the Specified Company Stock Options will terminate. The Specified Company Stock Options will be assumed by BioSante and will remain outstanding following the Merger, but will be converted into and become options to purchase shares of BioSante common stock on terms substantially identical to those in effect prior to the Merger, except for adjustments to the underlying number of shares and the exercise price based on the Exchange Ratio, as such ratio may be adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. Other stock-based equity awards of Cell Genesys outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger that are unvested or subject to risk of forfeiture will become fully vested and no longer subject to any such restriction, and at the effective time of the Merger, will be exchanged for fully-vested shares of BioSante common stock based on the Exchange Ratio, as such ratio may be adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
Other than the warrant subject to a certain warrant exchange agreement dated May 17, 2009, which will be cashed out pursuant to the terms thereof prior to the Merger, all warrants to purchase shares of Cell Genesys common stock which by their terms will survive the Merger will be assumed by BioSante, but will be converted into and become warrants to purchase shares of BioSante common stock on terms substantially identical to those in effect prior to the Merger, except for adjustments to the underlying number of shares and the exercise price based on the Exchange Ratio, as such ratio may be adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
Consummation of the Merger is subject to a number of conditions, including, but not limited to (i) the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement by both BioSantes and Cell Genesys stockholders and the approval of the issuance of shares of BioSante common stock in the Merger by BioSantes stockholders; (ii) the effectiveness of a Form S-4 registration statement to be filed by BioSante with the
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Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) to register the shares of BioSante common stock to be issued in connection with the Merger, which will contain a joint proxy statement/prospectus; (iii) Cell Genesys net cash, less certain expenses and liabilities, being a specified minimum amount as of 10 calendar days prior to the anticipated closing date of the Merger, which amount varies depending upon the closing date of the Merger; (iv) the execution by BioSante of a supplemental indenture with the trustee under both the indenture dated as of October 20, 2004 for the 3.125% convertible senior notes due in November 2011 issued by Cell Genesys and under the indenture dated as of June 24, 2009 for the 3.125% convertible senior notes due in May 2013 issued by Cell Genesys (together, the Indentures); and (v) other customary closing conditions. The Merger is not intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Each of Cell Genesys and BioSante have made customary representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement, including among others, covenants that (i) each party will conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice during the interim period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the Merger; (ii) each party will not engage in certain kinds of transactions or take certain actions during such period; (iii) Cell Genesys will convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of considering the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement, (iv) BioSante will convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of considering the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the issuance of shares of BioSante common stock in the Merger, (v) the board of directors of Cell Genesys will recommend that its stockholders adopt and approve the Merger Agreement, (vi) the board of directors of BioSante will recommend that its stockholders adopt and approve the Merger Agreement and approve the issuance of shares of BioSante common stock in the Merger, in each case, subject to certain exceptions; and (vii) each party will take certain actions under the Indentures, including the execution by BioSante of supplemental indentures as required under the terms of the Indentures.
Cell Genesys also has agreed not to (i) solicit proposals relating to alternative business combination transactions or (ii) subject to certain exceptions, including the receipt of a superior proposal by Cell Genesys, enter into discussions or an agreement concerning or provide confidential information in connection with any proposals for alternative business combination transactions.
The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both BioSante and Cell Genesys in certain circumstances. If the Merger Agreement is terminated due to certain triggering events specified in the Merger Agreement, Cell Genesys or BioSante will be required to pay the other party a termination fee of $1.0 million. The Merger Agreement also provides that under specified circumstances, Cell Genesys or BioSante may be required to reimburse the other party up to $500,000 for the other partys expenses in connection with the transaction. Any expenses paid by such party will be credited against the termination fee if the termination fee subsequently becomes payable by such party.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The Merger Agreement and related description are intended to provide you with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement and are not intended to modify or supplement any factual disclosures about BioSante or Cell Genesys in their respective public reports filed with the SEC. In particular, the Merger Agreement and related description are not intended to be, and should not be relied upon as, disclosures regarding any facts and circumstances relating to BioSante or Cell Genesys. The representations and warranties have been negotiated with the principal purpose of not establishing matters of fact, but rather as a risk allocation method establishing the circumstances in which a party may have the right not to close the Merger if the representations and warranties of the other party prove to be untrue due to a change in
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circumstance or otherwise. The representations and warranties also may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable under the securities laws.
Voting Agreements
Concurrently and in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Cell Genesys Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D., who holds less than one percent of the outstanding shares of Cell Genesys common stock as of the close of business on June 29, 2009, entered into a voting agreement with BioSante (the Cell Genesys Voting Agreement), pursuant to which he agreed to vote his shares of Cell Genesys common stock in favor of the Merger, the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and against certain transactions or certain actions that would delay, prevent or nullify the Merger or the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
In addition, certain of BioSantes directors and officers, who collectively hold approximately 9.5 percent of the outstanding shares of BioSante common stock as of the close of business on June 29, 2009, entered into a voting agreement with Cell Genesys, in substantially the form of Exhibit 10.2 hereto (the BioSante Voting Agreement), pursuant to which each stockholder agreed to vote its shares of Company common stock in favor of the Merger, the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the issuance of shares of BioSante common stock in the Merger, and against certain transactions or certain actions that would delay, prevent or nullify the Merger or the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Both the Cell Genesys Voting Agreement and the BioSante Voting Agreement (collectively, the Voting Agreements) will terminate upon the earlier of the consummation of the Merger or the termination of the Merger Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Voting Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a full text of the Voting Agreement with Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D. and the form of BioSante Voting Agreement, which are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this current report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 30, 2009, BioSante announced the entry into the Merger Agreement with Cell Genesys. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 to this report shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filings made by BioSante under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 29, 2009 by and between BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cell Genesys, Inc. (filed herewith)* |
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Voting Agreement dated as of June 29, 2009 by and between Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D. and BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (filed herewith) |
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Form of Voting Agreement dated as of June 29, 2009 by and between certain directors and officers of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cell Genesys, Inc. (filed herewith) |
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Press Release issued by BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated June 30, 2009 (furnished herewith) |
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All exhibits and schedules to the Agreement and Plan of Merger have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will furnish the omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request by the Commission. |
Important Additional Information for Investors and Stockholders
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed business combination involving BioSante and Cell Genesys. In connection with the proposed transaction, BioSante intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4, containing a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials and each of BioSante and Cell Genesys plan to file with the SEC other documents regarding the proposed transaction. The final joint proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to the stockholders of BioSante and Cell Genesys. Investors and security holders of BioSante and Cell Genesys are urged to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus (including any amendments or supplements) and other documents filed with the SEC carefully in their entirety when they become available because they will contain important information about BioSante, Cell Genesys and the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by BioSante and Cell Genesys at the SECs web site at www.sec.gov. Free copies of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC can also be obtained by directing a request to BioSante, Attention: Investor Relations, telephone: (847) 478-0500 or to Cell Genesys, Attention: Investor Relations., telephone (650) 266-3000. In addition, investors and security holders may access copies of the documents filed with the SEC by BioSante on BioSantes website at www.biosantepharma.com, and investors and security holders may access copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Cell Genesys website at www.cellgenesys.com.
BioSante, Cell Genesys and their respective directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of BioSante and Cell Genesys in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding BioSantes directors and executive officers is available in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2009 and the proxy statement for BioSantes 2009 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 27, 2009. Information regarding Cell Genesys directors and executive officers is available in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2009 and the proxy statement for Cell Genesys 2009 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2009. If and to the extent that any of the BioSante or Cell Genesys participants will receive any additional benefits in connection with the Merger that are unknown as of the date of this filing, the details of those benefits will be described in the definitive joint proxy
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statement/prospectus relating to the Merger. Investors and stockholders can obtain more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of BioSantes and Cell Genesys directors and executive officers in the Merger by reading the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available.
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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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Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
Dated: June 30, 2009
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BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
FORM 8-K
Exhibit Index
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Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 29, 2009 by and between BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cell Genesys, Inc.* |
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Voting Agreement dated as of June 29, 2009 by and between Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D. and BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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Form of Voting Agreement dated as of June 29, 2009 by and between certain directors and officers of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cell Genesys, Inc. |
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All exhibits and schedules to the Agreement and Plan of Merger have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will furnish the omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request by the Commission. |
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Exhibit 2.1
FINAL EXECUTION COPY
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
between
BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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CELL GENESYS, INC.
Dated as of June 29, 2009
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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SECTION 1.01. |
Definitions |
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ARTICLE II THE MERGER |
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SECTION 2.01. |
The Merger |
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Effective Time; Closing |
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SECTION 2.03. |
Effect of the Merger |
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SECTION 2.04. |
Conversion of Securities |
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SECTION 2.05. |
Company Stock Options |
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SECTION 2.06. |
Restricted Awards |
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SECTION 2.07. |
Treatment of the Convertible Notes |
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Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws |
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Directors and Officers |
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Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action |
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Calculation of Net Cash |
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ARTICLE III DELIVERY OF BIOSANTE COMMON SHARES |
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SECTION 3.01. |
Exchange of Certificates |
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SECTION 3.02. |
Stock Transfer Books |
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No Appraisal Rights |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
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SECTION 4.01. |
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries |
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Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws |
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SECTION 4.03. |
Capitalization |
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SECTION 4.04. |
Authority Relative to This Agreement |
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No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents |
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SECTION 4.06. |
Permits |
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SEC Filings; Financial Statements |
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Absence of Certain Changes or Events |
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SECTION 4.09. |
Absence of Litigation |
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SECTION 4.10. |
Employee Benefit Plans |
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Labor and Employment Matters |
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SECTION 4.12. |
Real Property; Leases |
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Intellectual Property |
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SECTION 4.14. |
Taxes |
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Environmental Matters |
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Company Rights Agreement |
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Material Contracts |
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Insurance |
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Compliance |
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Bank Accounts |
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Board Approval; Vote Required |
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Opinions of Financial Advisors |
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Brokers |
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No Fundamental Change |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BIOSANTE |
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Corporate Organization |
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Organizational Documents |
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Capitalization |
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Authority Relative to This Agreement |
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No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents |
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Board Approval; Vote Required |
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Ownership of Shares |
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Availability of Funds |
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Opinion of Financial Advisor |
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Conduct of Business by BioSante Pending the Merger |
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Registration Statement; Joint Proxy Statement |
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Company Stockholder Meeting |
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BioSante Stockholder Meeting; BioSante Board Recommendation |
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Access to Information; Confidentiality |
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No Solicitation of Transactions |
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Employee Benefits Matters |
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Notification of Certain Matters |
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Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts |
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Tax Matters |
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Third-Party Consents and Notices |
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NASDAQ Listing |
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Subsequent Financial Statements |
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Public Announcements |
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Resignation of Directors |
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Indemnification; Directors and Officers Insurance |
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Form S-8 |
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Termination of Executive Officers |
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Conditions to the Obligations of BioSante |
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ARTICLE IX TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
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Termination |
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Payment of Certain Fees and Expenses |
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Amendment |
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Entire Agreement; Assignment |
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Parties in Interest |
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Interpretation |
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SECTION 10.10. |
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SECTION 10.11. |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
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SCHEDULES
Company Disclosure Schedules
BioSante Disclosure Schedules
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 Form of Company Voting Agreement
Exhibit A-2 Form of BioSante Voting Agreement
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of June 29, 2009 (this Agreement), between BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation (BioSante) and CELL GENESYS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Company).
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), the Company will merge with and into BioSante (the Merger);
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the Company Board) has (i) determined that the Merger is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) approved, and declared it advisable to enter into, this Agreement, and (iii) resolved to recommend that this Agreement be adopted by the stockholders of the Company;
WHEREAS, (i) the Board of Directors of BioSante (the BioSante Board) has (i) determined that the Merger is in the best interests of BioSante and its stockholders, (ii) approved, and declared it advisable to enter into, this Agreement, and (iii) resolved to recommend that this Agreement be adopted by the stockholders of BioSante and that the stockholders of BioSante approve the issuance of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of BioSante (BioSante Common Shares), to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to this Agreement (the BioSante Share Issuance);
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition to BioSantes willingness to enter into this Agreement, Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D, (the Company Principal Stockholder), is entering into a voting agreement with BioSante substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 (the Company Voting Agreement), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company Principal Stockholder has agreed to vote or cause to be voted the Shares (as defined herein) beneficially owned by him in favor of approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Company Voting Agreement;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition to the Companys willingness to enter into this Agreement, Stephen M. Simes, Ross Mangano, Phillip B. Donenberg, JO & Co. and Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. (the BioSante Principal Stockholders) are entering into a voting agreement with the Company substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-2 (the BioSante Voting Agreement), pursuant to which, among other things, the BioSante Principal Stockholders have agreed to vote or cause to be voted the BioSante Common Shares beneficially owned by them in favor of approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger) and the approval of the BioSante Share Issuance, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the BioSante Voting Agreement; and
WHEREAS, immediately prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition to BioSantes willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain current executive officers of the Company listed in Section 4.11(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the Executives) have delivered to Parent a letter agreement agreeing to execute and deliver to Parent releases in the form attached to such letter agreement (the Executive Release) as a
condition to the receipt of any payments due to them under their retention letters and change of control and severance agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, BioSante and the Company hereby agree as follows:
affiliate of a specified person means a person who, at the time of determination, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person.
BioSante Disclosure Schedule means BioSantes disclosure schedule delivered by BioSante to the Company concurrently with the delivery of this Agreement.
BioSante Material Adverse Effect means any event, occurrence, development, change or effect that (i) is, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, occurrences, developments, changes and effects, materially adverse to the business, properties, assets (tangible or intangible), liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of BioSante and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any event, occurrence, development, change or effect described in clause (i) resulting primarily from any of the following: (A) changes in the United States economy or financial markets as a whole, so long as such conditions do not adversely affect BioSante or its subsidiaries in a materially disproportionate manner relative to other similarly situated participants in the industries, geographies or markets in which they operate, (B) general changes in the industries in which BioSante and its subsidiaries operate, so long as such conditions do not adversely affect BioSante or its subsidiaries in a materially disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the industries in which BioSante and its subsidiaries operate, (C) any change in any applicable Law, rule or regulation or GAAP or interpretation thereof after the date of this Agreement, (D) the commencement, occurrence, continuation or escalation of any war, armed hostilities or acts of terrorism involving or affecting the United States of America or any part thereof, and (E) any claim or litigation arising from allegations of breach of fiduciary duty relating to this Agreement or the Merger, or of disclosure violations in securities filings made in connection with this Agreement or the Merger; or (ii) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or prevent or materially delay BioSante from performing its obligations under this Agreement.
BioSante Share Value means the closing price of a BioSante Common Share on the Nasdaq Global Market on the date the Effective Time occurs.
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BioSante Stockholder Approval means: (i) the adoption of this Agreement at the BioSante Stockholder Meeting by holders of a majority of the outstanding BioSante Common Shares and Special Shares, voting together as a single class, in accordance with the DGCL and BioSantes certificate of incorporation and bylaws and (ii) the approval of the BioSante Share Issuance at the BioSante Stockholder Meeting by a majority of votes cast by holders of BioSante Common Shares and Special Shares, voting together as a single class, in accordance with the DGCL, the requirements of NASDAQ and BioSantes certificate of incorporation and bylaws.
BioSante Significant Subsidiary means a subsidiary of BioSante that would constitute a significant subsidiary of BioSante within the meaning of Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the SEC.
business day means any day on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C. are open to accept filings, or, in the case of determining a date when any payment is due, any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in The City of New York.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company Disclosure Schedule means the Companys disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to BioSante concurrently with the delivery of this Agreement.
Company Material Adverse Effect means any event, occurrence, development, change or effect that (i) is, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, occurrences, developments, changes and effects, materially adverse to the business, properties, assets (tangible or intangible), liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any event, occurrence, development, change or effect described in clause (i) resulting primarily from any of the following: (A) the announcement of the execution of this Agreement, or the pendency of consummation of the Merger, (B) changes in the United States economy or financial markets as a whole, so long as such conditions do not adversely affect the Company or its Subsidiaries in a materially disproportionate manner relative to other similarly situated participants in the industries, geographies or markets in which they operate, (C) any change in any applicable Law, rule or regulation or GAAP or interpretation thereof after the date of this Agreement, (D) the commencement, occurrence, continuation or escalation of any war, armed hostilities or acts of terrorism involving or affecting the United States of America or any part thereof, (E) any claim or litigation arising from allegations of breach of fiduciary duty relating to this Agreement or the Merger, or of disclosure violations in securities filings made in connection with this Agreement or the Merger, and (F) any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or with BioSantes consent; or (ii) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or prevent or materially delay the Company from performing its obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, a Company Material Adverse Effect shall be deemed to have occurred if a Fundamental Change (as defined in the New Notes Indenture (as defined in Section 7.17)) under the New Convertible Notes shall have occurred or an event of default shall have occurred that has triggered acceleration of repayment of the New Convertible Notes under the New Notes Indenture, except in each case to the extent any such Fundamental Change or event
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of default has resulted from the failure of BioSante to comply with the terms of Section 7.17, and if the occurrence of such Fundamental Change or event of default is evidenced by either: (i) an Order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) a written acknowledgement or agreement by the Company. The intent of the foregoing sentence is to simply provide an example of a Company Material Adverse Effect and is not meant to define the only parameters under which the occurrence of a Fundamental Change or event of default under the Old Notes Indenture and/or the New Notes Indenture may or may not constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Company Stockholder Approval means the adoption of this Agreement at the Company Stockholder Meeting by holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares in accordance with the DGCL and the Companys certificate of incorporation and bylaws.
control (including the terms controlled by, controlling and under common control with) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
D&O Insurance means directors and officers liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance.
Environment means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, soil, surface or subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
Environmental Law means the common law and all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, judgments and decrees relating to pollution or the protection of the Environment or of human health or safety, including those relating to the use, handling, distribution, generation, transportation, storage, treatment, Release or exposure to Hazardous Materials.
Environmental Permits means all licenses, approvals, authorizations, notifications and identification numbers required under Environmental Laws.
Exchange Ratio shall be 0.1615; provided, however, that if the Net Cash at the Determination Date is more than $500,000 greater than or less than the Target Net Cash at the Determination Date, then the Exchange Ratio shall be equal to:
If Net Cash at the Determination Date is: |
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Then the Exchange Ratio shall be: |
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$5,000,001 or more above Target Net Cash |
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0.2424 |
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$4,750,001 to $5,000,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.2376 |
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$4,500,001 to $4,750,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.2329 |
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$4,250,001 to $4,500,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.2283 |
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$4,000,001 to $4,250,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.2238 |
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$3,750,001 to $4,000,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.2193 |
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$3,500,001 to $3,750,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.2150 |
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$3,250,001 to $3,500,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.2107 |
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$3,000,001 to $3,250,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.2065 |
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$2,750,001 to $3,000,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.2024 |
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$2,500,001 to $2,750,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.1983 |
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$2,250,001 to $2,500,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.1943 |
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$2,000,001 to $2,250,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.1904 |
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$1,750,001 to $2,000,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.1866 |
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$1,500,001 to $1,750,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.1828 |
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$1,250,001 to $1,500,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.1791 |
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$1,000,001 to $1,250,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.1755 |
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$750,001 to $1,000,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.1719 |
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$500,001 to $750,000 above Target Net Cash |
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0.1684 |
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Between $500,000 above Target Net Cash and $500,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1615 |
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$500,001 to $750,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1517 |
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$750,001 to $1,000,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1485 |
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$1,000,001 to $1,250,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1454 |
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$1,250,001 to $1,500,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1423 |
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$1,500,001 to $1,750,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1393 |
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$1,750,001 to $2,000,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1363 |
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$2,000,001 to $2,250,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1333 |
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$2,250,001 to $2,500,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1304 |
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$2,500,001 to $2,750,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1276 |
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$2,750,001 to $3,000,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1248 |
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$3,000,001 to $3,250,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1220 |
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$3,250,001 to $3,500,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1193 |
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$3,500,001 to $3,750,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1166 |
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$3,750,001 to $4,000,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1139 |
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$4,000,001 to $4,250,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1113 |
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$4,250,001 to $4,500,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1087 |
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$4,500,001 to $4,750,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1062 |
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$4,750,001 to $5,000,000 below Target Net Cash |
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0.1036 |
Hazardous Materials means any chemical, substance, waste, pollutant, compound, mixture or constituent in any form, including asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, radon, mold, petroleum and petroleum products, including crude oil and any fractions thereof, which are regulated or can give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.
Intellectual Property means intellectual property or similar proprietary rights of any kind, including any and all: (i) United States, non-United States and international patents, patent applications including any continuations, continuations-in-part, re-issues, reexamination certificates, statutory invention registrations and any restorations or extensions of the foregoing, (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, corporate names and other source identifiers, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, and the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, (iii) copyrightable works, copyrights, mask works, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, (iv) confidential and proprietary information, including trade secrets and know-how, (v) Internet domain names and (vi) with respect to clauses (i) (iii) above the rights to sue or otherwise enforce and collect all damages or any other consideration obtained or awarded for any past, present or future infringement thereof.
Liens means all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, conditional and installment sale agreements, encumbrances, charges or other claims of third parties of any kind, including any easement, right of way or other encumbrance to title, or any option, right of first refusal, or right of first offer.
NASDAQ means The NASDAQ Global Market.
Net Cash means (x) the sum of:
(i) the Companys cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash, in each case as of the Determination Date and determined in a manner
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consistent with the manner in which such items were historically determined by the Company and in accordance with the Company Balance Sheet, plus
(ii) accrued interest receivable as of the Determination Date on the Companys cash and cash equivalents, short term investments and restricted cash, determined in a manner consistent with the manner in which such item was historically determined by the Company, plus
(iii) the Companys accounts receivable, refundable deposits and recoverable prepaid balances, in each case as of the Determination Date and determined in a manner consistent with the manner in which such items were historically determined by the Company and in accordance with the Company Balance Sheet,
minus (y) the sum of (without duplication):
(i) the Companys accounts payable and accrued expenses, in each case as of the Determination Date and determined in a manner consistent with the manner in which such items were historically determined by the Company and in accordance with the Company Balance Sheet, plus
(ii) the amount of bona fide contractual commitments of the Company as of the Determination Date, including commitments set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule or which have arisen prior to Closing, in each case to the extent not cancelled or satisfied as of the Determination Date or cancellable within 90 days after the Determination Date without material cost or penalty, plus
(iii) the remaining cash cost of restructuring accruals as of the Determination Date in a manner substantially consistent with the manner in which such items were determined for the Companys unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2009 included in the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the SEC prior to the date of the Agreement, plus
(iv) the cash cost of any change of control payments or severance payments that are or become due to any employee of the Company in connection with the Closing or any employees termination in connection with, or immediately following, the Closing and the cash cost of any current and future COBRA premium payments, excluding any cash premium payments and related tax gross-up payments to the Executives and current non-executive officers described in Section 7.06 hereof, plus
(v) the cash cost of any accrued and unpaid retention payments due to any employee of the Company as of the Determination Date or any retention payments that will become due to any employee of the Company in connection with the Closing, plus
(vi) the cash cost of any and all billed and unpaid Taxes for which the Company is liable in respect of any period ending on or before the Determination Date, plus
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(vii) in the event a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Old Notes Indenture (as defined in Section 7.17)) under the Old Convertible Notes shall have occurred or an event of default shall have occurred that has triggered acceleration of repayment of the Old Convertible Notes under the Old Notes Indenture, except in each case to the extent any such Fundamental Change or event of default has resulted from the failure of BioSante to comply with the terms of Section 7.17, the amount of principal and accrued interest then due and payable in respect of the Old Convertible Notes as a result of any such Fundamental Change or event of default, plus
(viii) any remaining fees and expenses (including, but not limited to, any attorneys, accountants, financial advisors or finders fees and any estimates thereof) as of the Determination Date, for which the Company is liable incurred by the Company in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amounts in clause (y) above shall exclude in each case all accrued expenses, contractual commitments, restructuring accruals, and fees and expenses, as applicable, to the extent related to (A) the Companys 2010 annual stockholders meeting, (B) the audit of the Companys financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009, (C) the preparation of 2009 Tax Returns, (D) an audit of the Companys terminated 401(k) plan for the year ended December 31, 2009, (E) the preparation of any Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q due after the Closing Date, including any quarterly review by external accountants, (F) license agreements related to Company Licensed Intellectual Property, including the cancellation thereof or any royalties payable thereunder, to the extent that such amounts payable have been set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules as of the date hereof, (G) Company Owned Intellectual Property, including the prosecution, maintenance, abandonment or forfeiture thereof, other than legal and regulatory costs incurred in the ordinary course with respect to the Companys patents, (H) any claim or litigation arising from allegations of breach of fiduciary duty relating to this Agreement or the Merger or of disclosure violations in securities filings made in connection with this Agreement, (I) responding to or resolving SEC comments on the Registration Statement or any Company SEC Reports in connection therewith, provided, however, that such expenses are reasonable, documented and itemized with reasonable particularity and (J) any cash premium payments and related tax gross-up payments to the Executives and current non-executive officers described in Section 7.06 hereof.
person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, syndicate, person (including a person as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, association or entity or government, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.
Qualifying Confidentiality Agreement means an executed agreement with provisions requiring any person receiving nonpublic information with respect to the Company to keep such information confidential, which provisions to keep such information confidential are no less restrictive in the aggregate to such person than the Confidentiality Agreement is to BioSante, its affiliates, and their respective personnel and representatives (it being understood that such agreement with such person need not have comparable standstill provisions); provided,
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that no such confidentiality agreement shall conflict with any rights of BioSante or obligations of the Company and the Subsidiaries under this Agreement.
Release means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, leaching, dispersal or migration on, into or through the Environment or, into, through or out of any property, facility or equipment.
subsidiary or subsidiaries of the Company, the Surviving Corporation, BioSante or any other person means an affiliate controlled by such person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries.
Target Net Cash shall be equal to (i) if the Closing Date is on or before August 31, 2009, $22,950,000, (ii) if the Closing Date is on or between September 1, 2009 and September 30, 2009, $22,100,000, (iii) if the Closing Date is on or between October 1, 2009 and October 31, 2009, $21,250,000, (iv) if the Closing Date is on or between November 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009, $20,400,000, or (v) if the Closing Date is on or between December 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009, $19,650,000.
Tax Returns means any return, declaration, report, election, claim for refund or information return or other statement or form filed or required to be filed with any taxing authority relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto or any amendment thereof.
Taxes means any and all (a) taxes, fees, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts and other charges of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any taxing authority, including: taxes or other charges on or with respect to income, franchise, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use, capital stock, payroll, employment, social security, workers compensation, unemployment compensation or net worth; taxes or other charges in the nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value-added or gains taxes; license, registration and documentation fees; and customers duties, tariffs and similar charges, and (b) liability for the payment of any Tax of another person (i) as a result of being a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group that includes any other person, or (ii) by reason of transferee or successor liability imposed by law.
Taxing Authority means any Governmental Authority responsible for the imposition or collection of any Tax.
Defined Term |
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Location of Definition |
Acquisition Proposal |
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§7.05(f) |
Action |
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§4.09 |
Adjustment |
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§3.01(f) |
Agreement |
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Preamble |
BioSante 10-K |
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Article V |
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Defined Term |
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Location of Definition |
BioSante |
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Preamble |
BioSante Board |
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Recitals |
BioSante Common Shares |
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Recitals |
BioSante Licensed Intellectual Property |
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§5.13 |
BioSante Owned Intellectual Property |
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§5.13 |
BioSante Principal Stockholders |
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Recitals |
BioSante Recommendation |
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§7.01(c) |
BioSante SEC Reports |
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§5.06(a) |
BioSante Share Issuance |
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Recitals |
BioSante Stockholder Meeting |
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§7.01(a) |
BioSante Voting Agreement |
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Recitals |
Blue Sky Laws |
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§4.05(b) |
Cash Threshold |
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§8.02(e) |
Certificate of Merger |
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§2.02 |
Certificates |
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§3.01(b) |
Change in Company Recommendation |
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§7.01(b) |
Change in Control Severance Agreements |
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§7.06(c) |
Change in BioSante Recommendation |
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§7.01(c) |
Closing |
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§2.02 |
Closing Date |
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§2.02 |
Company |
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Preamble |
Company Balance Sheet |
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§4.07(c) |
Company Board |
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Recitals |
Company Common Stock |
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§2.04(a) |
Company Licensed Intellectual Property |
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§4.13 |
Company Material Contracts |
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§4.17(a) |
Company Owned Intellectual Property |
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§4.13 |
Company Permits |
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§4.06 |
Company Plans |
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§4.10(a) |
Company Preferred Stock |
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§4.03(a) |
Company Principal Stockholder |
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Recitals |
Company Recommendation |
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§7.01(b) |
Company Representatives |
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§7.05(a) |
Company Restricted Award |
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§2.06 |
Company Rights |
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§4.03(a) |
Company 10-K |
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Article IV |
Company Rights Agreement |
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§4.16 |
Company SEC Reports |
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§4.07(a) |
Company Stock Awards |
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§4.03(a) |
Company Stock Option Plans |
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§2.05(a) |
Company Stock Options |
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§2.05(a) |
Company Stockholder Meeting |
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§7.01(a) |
Company Voting Agreement |
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Recitals |
Confidentiality Agreement |
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§7.04(b) |
Convertible Notes |
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§4.03(a) |
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Defined Term |
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Location of Definition |
Current Company SEC Reports |
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Article IV |
Current BioSante SEC Reports |
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Article V |
Determination Date |
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§2.11(a) |
DGCL |
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Recitals |
Effective Time |
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§2.02 |
ERISA |
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§4.10(a) |
ERISA Affiliate |
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§4.10(a) |
Estimated Net Cash Schedule |
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§2.11(a) |
Exchange Act |
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§4.07(a) |
Exchange Agent |
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§3.01(a) |
Exchange Fund |
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§3.01(a) |
Executive Release |
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Recitals |
Executives |
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Recitals |
Existing D&O Insurance |
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§7.16(b) |
Expenses |
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§9.03(a) |
FDA |
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§4.19(a) |
GAAP |
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§4.07(b) |
Governmental Authority |
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§4.05(b) |
Indemnified Parties |
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§7.16(a) |
Indenture |
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§7.17 |
IRS |
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§4.10(b) |
Joint Proxy Statement |
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§7.01(a) |
knowledge of the Company |
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§10.06 |
knowledge of BioSante |
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§10.06 |
Law |
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§4.05(a) |
Merger |
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Recitals |
Multiemployer Plan |
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§4.10(d) |
New Convertible Notes |
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§4.03(a) |
New Notes Indenture |
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§7.17 |
Net Cash Calculation |
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§2.11(a) |
Notice of Superior Proposal |
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§7.05(d)(i) |
Notice Period |
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§7.05(d)(i) |
Old Convertible Notes |
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§4.03(a) |
Old Notes Indenture |
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§7.17 |
Order |
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§8.01(d) |
Per Share Merger Consideration |
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§2.04(a) |
Preference Shares |
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§5.03(a) |
Registration Statement |
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§7.01(a) |
Regulation M-A Filing |
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§7.01(e) |
SEC |
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§4.07(a) |
Securities Act |
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§4.05(b) |
Special Shares |
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§5.03(a) |
Specified Company Stock Options |
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§2.05(a) |
Shares |
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§2.04(a) |
Subsidiary |
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§4.01(a) |
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Defined Term |
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Location of Definition |
Superior Proposal |
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§7.05(g) |
Surviving Corporation |
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§2.01 |
Termination Date |
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§9.01(b)(i) |
Termination Fee |
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§9.03(b) |
Transfer Taxes |
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§7.09 |
Warn Act |
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§4.11(d) |
Warrant Exchange Agreement |
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§2.05(b) |
Warrants |
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§2.05(b) |
SECTION 2.01. The Merger. At the Effective Time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL, the Company shall be merged with and into BioSante. As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of the Company shall cease and BioSante shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger (the Surviving Corporation), and the separate corporate existence of BioSante with all its rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises shall continue as contemplated hereby.
SECTION 2.02. Effective Time; Closing. As promptly as practicable after the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the Certificate of Merger) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL (the date and time of such filing of the Certificate of Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in the Certificate of Merger) being the Effective Time). Immediately prior to such filing of the Certificate of Merger, a closing of the Merger (the Closing) shall be held at the offices of OMelveny & Myers LLP, 2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, or such other place as the parties shall agree, for the purpose of confirming the satisfaction or waiver, as the case may be, of the conditions set forth in Article VIII. The date of the Closing is referred to as the Closing Date.
SECTION 2.03. Effect of the Merger. The effect of the Merger at and following the Effective Time shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DGCL and this Agreement.
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SECTION 2.05. Company Stock Options.
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SECTION 2.06. Restricted Awards. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, any restricted stock, restricted stock units, other equity-based awards or any other outstanding rights of any kind to acquire or receive Company Common Stock (other than Company Stock Options) (each, a Company Restricted Award) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that are unvested or subject to risk of forfeiture, restrictions on transfer or other restrictions or conditions under the Company Stock Option Plans, any applicable award agreement or any other agreement with the Company, shall be fully vested and no longer subject to any restriction or other condition to which the applicable Company Restricted Award was subject. At the
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Effective Time, such fully vested Company Restricted Awards or, as the case may be, the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Restricted Award, shall be exchanged for fully-vested BioSante Common Shares pursuant to Section 2.04.
SECTION 2.07. Treatment of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes defined in Section 4.03(a) shall be treated as set forth in Section 7.17.
SECTION 2.09. Directors and Officers. At the Effective Time (and for the avoidance of doubt by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of BioSante or the Company or any holder of any Shares, BioSante Common Shares or Special Shares), the directors of BioSante (as approved by Company in accordance with Section 4.21) immediately prior to the Effective Time and Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D. and John T. Potts, Jr., M.D., shall be appointed as the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, each such director to hold office in accordance with the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal, and the officers of BioSante immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, subject to the applicable provisions of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal.
SECTION 2.10. Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, properties, rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises of the Company and BioSante, the Company will take all such lawful and necessary action.
SECTION 3.02. Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall be no further registration of transfers of Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time thereafter on the records of the Company. From and after the Effective Time, the holders of Certificates representing Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Shares, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by Law.
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On or after the Effective Time, any Certificates presented to the Exchange Agent or BioSante for any reason shall be canceled and converted in accordance with the terms of this Article III.
SECTION 3.03. No Appraisal Rights. In accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL, no appraisal rights shall be available to holders of Shares in connection with the Merger.
As an inducement to BioSante to enter into this Agreement, except (i) as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule (with specific reference to the particular section or subsection of this Agreement to which the information set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule relates; provided, that any information set forth in one section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to apply to each other section or subsection thereof to which its relevance is reasonably apparent); and (ii) as disclosed in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (the Company 10-K) and other Company SEC Reports filed after the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, but prior to the date of this Agreement (other than disclosures in the Risk Factors sections thereof or any disclosures included therein that are cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature) (the Current Company SEC Reports); provided, that in no event shall any disclosure contained in such Current Company SEC Reports be deemed to be an exception to any representation or warranty contained in Section 4.03(a), Section 4.05(b) or Section 4.08, and it being understood that any matter set forth in the Current Company SEC Reports shall be deemed to qualify any representation or warranty in this Article IV only to the extent that the description of such matter in such Current Company SEC Reports would be reasonably inferred to be a qualification with respect to such representation and warranty), the Company hereby represents and warrants to BioSante as follows:
SECTION 4.02. Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Company has heretofore furnished to BioSante a complete and correct copy of the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws or equivalent organizational documents, each as amended to date, of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries. Such certificates of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents are in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents.
SECTION 4.03. Capitalization.
SECTION 4.04. Authority Relative to This Agreement. The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and, subject to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (other than, with respect to the Merger, obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval and the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by BioSante, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that its enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general equitable principles. The Company Board has approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and such approvals are sufficient so that the restrictions on business combinations set forth in Section 203(a) of the DGCL shall not apply to the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and such approvals have not been withdrawn or modified. No other state moratorium, control share, fair price or other takeover statute or regulation is applicable to the Company with respect to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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SECTION 4.06. Permits. Section 4.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and correct list of all material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the Company Permits). Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in possession of Company Permits necessary for each of the Company or the Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of, any of the Company Permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, no suspension or cancellation of any material Company Permit is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
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SECTION 4.08. Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2008 and except as set forth in the Company 10-K or other Current Company SEC Reports filed subsequent to the date of the Company 10-K, (a) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Company and the Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice in all material respects, (b) there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect and (c) none of the Company or any Subsidiary has taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 6.01(b).
SECTION 4.09. Absence of Litigation. Other than with respect to employee benefit plans, labor and employment, intellectual property, tax and environmental matters, which are the subjects of Section 4.10, Section 4.11, Section 4.13, Section 4.14 and Section 4.15, respectively, and except as disclosed in the Company 10-K or other Current Company SEC Reports filed subsequent to the date of the Company 10-K, (a) there is no investigation of which the Company has received notice and no litigation, suit, claim, action or proceeding (an Action) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary, or any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary, before any Governmental Authority that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect; and (b) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of the Company, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION 4.10. Employee Benefit Plans.
(b) Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has furnished to BioSante true and complete copies of:
SECTION 4.11. Labor and Employment Matters.
SECTION 4.12. Real Property; Leases.
SECTION 4.13. Intellectual Property. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) to the knowledge of the Company after reasonable due inquiry without having conducted any special investigation or patent search, the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property rights of any third party, and no claim has been asserted to the Company in writing that the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted infringes upon or misappropriates or otherwise violates the Intellectual Property rights of any third party; (b) with respect to each item of Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary and used in the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted (Company Owned Intellectual Property), the Company or any Subsidiary is the owner of the entire right, title and interest in and to such Company Owned Intellectual Property; (c) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has granted to any third party exclusive rights to any Company Owned Intellectual Property under terms that would prevent the Company or Subsidiary from using such Company Owned Intellectual Property in the operation of its respective business as currently conducted; (d) with respect to each item of Intellectual Property licensed to the Company or any Subsidiary that is used in the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted (Company Licensed Intellectual Property), the Company or any Subsidiary has the right to use such Company Licensed Intellectual Property in the operation of its respective business as currently conducted in accordance with the terms of the license agreement governing such Company Licensed Intellectual Property; (e) none of the Company Owned Intellectual Property has been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part and, to the knowledge of the Company, the currently registered Company Owned Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable (except for prospective challenges that may be received in the ordinary course of patent prosecution and maintenance); (f) to the knowledge of the Company, no person is
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engaging in any activity that infringes upon, misappropriates or otherwise violates the Company Owned Intellectual Property; (g) each license of the Company Licensed Intellectual Property is binding on the Company and any of the Subsidiaries party thereto and each of the other parties thereto, and is in full force and effect; (h) to the knowledge of the Company, no party to any license of the Company Licensed Intellectual Property (other than the Company or any Subsidiary) is in breach thereof or default thereunder; and (i) neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of any transaction contemplated hereby will terminate, suspend or modify any of the Companys rights with respect to any Company Owned Intellectual Property or material Company Licensed Intellectual Property.
SECTION 4.14. Taxes.
SECTION 4.15. Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in Section 4.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (a) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits, and there are no liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries arising under any Environmental Law,
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and there is no condition, occurrence, activity or circumstance, including the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials, that could reasonably be expected to result in or be the basis for any such liability; (b) no notice, notification, demand, request for information, citation, summons, claim or order has been received, no penalty has been assessed, and no investigation, action, claim, suit or proceeding is pending, or to the knowledge of the Company is threatened, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that alleges a violation by the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries of, or that seeks to impose liability or to recover damages pursuant to, any Environmental Law; (c) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is conducting or paying, in whole or in part, for any investigation, response, or other corrective action under any Environmental Law at any location or facility; (d) neither the Company nor any its Subsidiaries has retained or assumed, either contractually or by operation of law, any liabilities or obligations under any Environmental Law; (e) neither the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will require any investigation, or any notice to or consent of any Governmental Authority or third party, pursuant to any Environmental Law. The representations and warranties of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries made in this Section 4.15 are the only representations and warranties made in this Agreement regarding matters arising under or relating to Environmental Laws.
SECTION 4.16. Company Rights Agreement. The Amended and Restated Preferred Shares Rights Agreement dated as of July 27, 2000 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (the Company Rights Agreement) has been amended so as to provide that BioSante will not become an Acquiring Person and that no Shares Acquisition Date or Distribution Date (as such terms are defined in the Company Rights Agreement) will occur as a result of the approval, execution or delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally, the Company Rights Agreement has been amended so as to provide that the Expiration Date (as such term is defined in the Company Rights Agreement) will occur immediately prior to the Effective Time.
SECTION 4.17. Material Contracts.
SECTION 4.18. Insurance. Correct and complete copies of (a) all material fire and casualty, general liability, business interruption and workers compensation insurance policies and (b) all D&O Insurance policies, in each case, maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary have been made available to BioSante. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) such policies are in full force and effect as of the date of this Agreement; (ii) the Company or the relevant Subsidiary has paid all premiums under such policies and none of the Company or any Subsidiary is in default with respect to its obligations thereunder, has received any such notice of default, or has taken any action or failed to take any action which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, or permit termination or modification, of any of such insurance policies; and (iii) such policies cover such risks, are of such types and are in coverage amounts (including retentions and deductibles) as are usual and customary in the context of the businesses and operations in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged.
SECTION 4.19. Compliance.
SECTION 4.20. Bank Accounts. Section 4.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the name of each bank in which the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has an account or safe deposit box, the account number thereof and the names of all persons authorized to draw thereon or to have access thereto.
SECTION 4.22. Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Company has received the oral opinion of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, to be confirmed in writing, to the effect that, as of the date of this Agreement, and based upon and subject to the various assumptions, procedures, factors, qualifications and limitations set forth in its written opinion, the Per Share Merger Consideration to be paid to the Companys stockholders pursuant to this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Companys stockholders, (other than the Company and BioSante). A copy of such written opinion will be delivered to BioSante promptly after the date of this Agreement for informational purposes only.
SECTION 4.23. Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than Lazard Frères & Co. LLC) is entitled to any brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.
SECTION 4.24. No Fundamental Change. Assuming the BioSante Common Shares to be issued in consideration of the Merger will be listed immediately following the Effective Time on a national securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market, the actions contemplated by Section 7.17 have been taken and the Company Board has taken the actions contemplated in the following sentence, the consummation of the Merger will not constitute a Fundamental Change (as defined in each of the Old Notes Indenture and the New Notes Indenture). As set forth in Section 4.21, the Company Board has approved the appointment of the initial board of directors of the Surviving Corporation in accordance with the requirements applicable under the definition of Continuing Director (as such term is defined in the Old Notes Indenture and the New Notes Indenture), and, as such, the initial board of directors of the Surviving Corporation and such appointment thereof will not constitute such a Fundamental Change. No Fundamental Change has occurred or is continuing.
As an inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement, except (i) as set forth in the BioSante Disclosure Schedule (with specific reference to the particular section or subsection of this Agreement to which the information set forth in the BioSante Disclosure Schedule relates; provided, that any information set forth in one section or subsection of the BioSante Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to apply to each other section or subsection thereof to which its relevance is reasonably apparent); and (ii) as disclosed in BioSantes Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (the BioSante 10-K) and other BioSante SEC Reports filed after the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, but prior to the date of this Agreement (other than disclosures in the Risk Factors sections thereof or any disclosures included in such filings that are cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature)
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(the Current BioSante SEC Reports); provided, that in no event shall any disclosure contained in any such Current BioSante SEC Report be deemed to be an exception to any representation or warranty contained in Section 5.03(a), Section 5.05(b), or Section 5.11, and it being understood that any matter set forth in the Current BioSante SEC Reports shall be deemed to qualify any representation or warranty in this Article V only to the extent that the description of such matter in such Current BioSante SEC Reports would be reasonably inferred to be a qualification with respect to such representation and warranty), BioSante hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
SECTION 5.01. Corporate Organization.
SECTION 5.02. Organizational Documents. BioSante has heretofore furnished to the Company a complete and correct copy of the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of BioSante, as amended to date. Such certificate of incorporation and bylaws are in full force and effect. BioSante is not in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents, as applicable.
SECTION 5.03. Capitalization.
SECTION 5.04. Authority Relative to This Agreement. BioSante has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and, subject to receipt of the BioSante Stockholder Approval, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by BioSante and the consummation by BioSante of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of BioSante are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (other than, with respect to the Merger, the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and, with respect to the Merger and the BioSante Share Issuance, obtaining the BioSante Stockholder Approval). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by BioSante and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of BioSante, enforceable against BioSante in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that its enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general equitable principles.
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SECTION 5.09. Availability of Funds. BioSante has as of the date of this Agreement and will have at all times through and including the Effective Time, sufficient cash available to enable it to pay all fees and expenses payable by BioSante in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 5.10. Opinion of Financial Advisor. The BioSante Board has received the opinion of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, the Exchange Ratio is fair from a financial point of view to BioSante. A written copy of such opinion will be delivered to the Company for informational purposes only promptly after receipt thereof by BioSante.
SECTION 5.11. Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2008 and except as set forth in the BioSante 10-K or the other Current BioSante SEC Reports filed subsequent to the date of the BioSante 10-K, (a) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, BioSante and its subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice in all material respects, (b) there has not been any BioSante Material Adverse Effect and (c) none of BioSante or any of its subsidiaries has taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 6.02(b).
SECTION 5.12. Absence of Litigation. Other than with respect to intellectual property matters, which are the subject of Section 5.13, and except as disclosed in the BioSante 10-K or the other Current BioSante SEC Reports filed subsequent to the date of the BioSante 10-K, (a) there is no investigation of which BioSante has received notice and no Action pending or, to the knowledge of BioSante, threatened against BioSante or any of its subsidiaries, or any property or asset of BioSante or any of its subsidiaries, before any Governmental Authority that would have a BioSante Material Adverse Effect; and (b) neither BioSante nor any of its subsidiaries nor any property or asset of BioSante or any of its subsidiaries is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of BioSante, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a BioSante Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.13. Intellectual Property. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a BioSante Material Adverse Effect, (a) the conduct of the business of BioSante and its subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property rights of any third party, and no claim has been asserted to BioSante in writing that the conduct of the business of BioSante and its subsidiaries as currently conducted infringes upon or misappropriates or otherwise violates the Intellectual
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Property rights of any third party; (b) with respect to each item of Intellectual Property owned by BioSante or any of its subsidiaries and used in the business of BioSante and its subsidiaries as currently conducted (BioSante Owned Intellectual Property), BioSante or any of its subsidiaries is the owner of the entire right, title and interest in and to such BioSante Owned Intellectual Property; (c) neither BioSante nor any of its subsidiaries has granted to any third party exclusive rights to any BioSante Owned Intellectual Property under terms that would prevent BioSante or any of its subsidiaries from using such BioSante Owned Intellectual Property in the operation of its respective business as currently conducted; (d) with respect to each item of Intellectual Property licensed to BioSante or any of its subsidiaries that is used in the business of BioSante and its subsidiaries as currently conducted (BioSante Licensed Intellectual Property), BioSante or any of its subsidiaries has the right to use such BioSante Licensed Intellectual Property in the operation of its respective business as currently conducted in accordance with the terms of the license agreement governing such BioSante Licensed Intellectual Property; (e) none of the BioSante Owned Intellectual Property has been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part and the currently registered BioSante Owned Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable (except for prospective challenges that may be received in the ordinary course of patent prosecution and maintenance); (f) no person is engaging in any activity that infringes upon, misappropriates or otherwise violates the BioSante Owned Intellectual Property; (g) each license of the BioSante Licensed Intellectual Property is binding on BioSante and any of its subsidiaries party thereto and each of the other parties thereto, and is in full force and effect; and (h) no party to any license of the BioSante Licensed Intellectual Property (other than BioSante or any of its subsidiaries) is in breach thereof or default thereunder.
SECTION 5.14. Compliance.
(i) the businesses of the Company and the Subsidiaries shall be conducted in all material respects to keep substantially intact the business, properties and assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and
(ii) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep available the services of the current executive officers of the Company and the Subsidiaries.
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(i) amend or otherwise change its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent organizational documents;
(ii) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of (A) any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership interest (including any phantom interest), of the Company or any Subsidiary (except for (1) the issuance of Shares issuable pursuant to Company Stock Options outstanding on the date of this Agreement, (2) the grant of Company Restricted Awards as disclosed in Section 4.03 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (3) the issuance of shares of stock of any Subsidiary to the Company or a wholly-owned Subsidiary, (4) the issuance of Shares upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, or (5) the issuance of Shares upon the exercise of Warrants or pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Exchange Agreement), or (B) any assets (other than immaterial assets) of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(iii) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock, except for any dividend or other distribution made by any Subsidiary to the Company or a wholly-owned Subsidiary;
(iv) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock or other securities;
(v) (A) acquire any assets (including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or other equity interests of any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof or any other business combination); (B) other than indebtedness existing as of the date of this Agreement, incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, other than trade payables, or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for, the obligations of any person, or make any loans or advances, or grant any security interest in any of its assets; (C) enter into any contract or agreement other than (x) in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice and (y) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000; (D) authorize, or make any commitment with respect to, any single capital expenditure that is not set forth in the capital expenditure budget provided to BioSante prior to the date of this Agreement, except for capital expenditures reasonably required to respond to emergency-type occurrences involving life, health, personal safety or the protection of property; or (E) repay, purchase, re-purchase or redeem, in whole or in part, any Convertible Notes, or otherwise make any payment with respect thereto, other than payment of interest in accordance with the term thereof; (F) take any action (other than those required in
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connection with the consummation of the Merger) that would result in any change to the Conversion Price (each as defined in the Old Notes Indenture and the New Notes Indenture); or (G) enter into or amend any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any matter set forth in this Section 6.01(b)(v) or enter into any contract that would be a Company Material Contract;
(vi) exercise its discretion, including exercising its discretion to accelerate vesting, with respect to any Company Stock Option or Company Restricted Award (except as contemplated by this Agreement);
(vii) make any change, other than as may be required by GAAP or as a result of a change of law, with respect to accounting policies or procedures;
(viii) except for the actions described in Section 6.01(b)(viii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, make or change any material Tax election or method of Tax accounting, amend any material Tax Return filed prior to the date of this Agreement, settle or compromise any material Tax liability, consent to any material claim or assessment relating to Taxes, or waive any statute of limitations in respect of a material amount of Taxes or agree to any extension of time with respect to an assessment or deficiency for a material amount of Taxes (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice);
(ix) pay, discharge or satisfy any material claim, liability or obligation (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, of liabilities (A) reflected or reserved against in the Company Balance Sheet, (B) incurred under agreements or other obligations existing as of the date of this Agreement or (C) subsequently incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(x) amend, renew, modify or consent to the termination of any Company Material Contract or Company Plan, or amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination of the Companys or any Subsidiarys material rights thereunder;
(xi) commence or settle any Action, including any Action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, but excluding any Action against BioSante to enforce this Agreement;
(xii) fail to make in a timely manner any filings with the SEC required under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(xiii) except as permitted by the terms of this Agreement (including Section 7.05), take any action that is intended to or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VIII not being satisfied; or
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(xiv) publicly announce an intention, enter into any agreement or otherwise make a commitment to do any of the foregoing.
(i) amend or otherwise change the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of BioSante in a manner affecting the BioSante Common Shares or the rights of holders of BioSante Common Shares;
(ii) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock, except for any dividend or other distribution made by any subsidiary of BioSante to BioSante or a wholly-owned subsidiary of BioSante;
(iii) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock or other securities;
(iv) acquire or agree to acquire, by merging, purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of or equity in, or by any other manner, any person or portion thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets, licenses or rights (other than the acquisition of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), if the entering into of a definitive agreement relating to or the consummation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation would reasonably be expected to materially delay the consummation of the Merger; or
(v) publicly announce an intention, enter into any agreement or otherwise make a commitment to do any of the foregoing.
(i) the Company shall have provided prior written notice to BioSante at least five (5) business days in advance (the Notice Period) of its intention to take such actions, which notice shall advise BioSante that the Company Board has received a Superior Proposal, specify the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal and indicate that the Company Board intends to effect a Change in Company Recommendation or terminate this Agreement and the manner in which it intends (or may intend) to take such action (a Notice of Superior Proposal), and
(ii) during the Notice Period, the Company shall, and shall cause its financial advisors and outside counsel to, negotiate with BioSante in good faith (to the extent BioSante desires to and in fact does negotiate in good faith) to make such revisions to the terms and conditions of this Agreement so that such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute (in the reasonable judgment of the Company Board) a Superior Proposal.
If during the Notice Period any material revisions are made to the Superior Proposal, the Company shall deliver a new written notice to BioSante specifying the details of any such revisions and shall comply with the requirements of this Section 7.05(d) with respect to such new written notice, except that the new Notice Period shall be two (2) business days. Any disclosure that the Company Board may be compelled to make with respect to the receipt of a proposal or offer for an Acquisition Proposal or otherwise in order to comply with its fiduciary obligations to the Company and its stockholders under applicable Law and the Companys certificate of incorporation or Rule 14d-9 or 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act will not constitute a violation of this Agreement (it being understood that a mere stop, look and listen disclosure shall not constitute a Change in Company Recommendation). Any Change in Company Recommendation shall not change the approval of the Company Board for purposes of causing any state law to be inapplicable to the transactions contemplated hereby.
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SECTION 7.07. Notification of Certain Matters. Subject to applicable Law and the requirements of any Governmental Authority, each of the Company and BioSante shall keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications received by BioSante or the Company, as the case may be, from any third
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person and/or any Governmental Authority with respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the Company nor BioSante shall permit any of its officers or any other representatives to participate in any meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filings, investigation or other inquiry relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby unless it consults with the other party in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives the other party the opportunity to attend and participate thereat. Each of the Company and BioSante shall provide reasonably prompt written notice to the other party of: (i) any material failure of such party to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; and (ii) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event that would reasonably be likely to cause any representation or warranty of such party contained herein to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at or prior to the Effective Time, in the case of (i) or (ii) that is intended or may reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VIII not being satisfied.
SECTION 7.08. Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall promptly after the date of this Agreement use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, including using its reasonable best efforts to obtain all permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of Governmental Authorities and parties to contracts with the Company and the Subsidiaries as are necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to fulfill the conditions to the Merger. In case, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of each party to this Agreement shall use their reasonable best efforts to take all such action.
SECTION 7.09. Tax Matters. The Company and BioSante shall cooperate in the preparation, execution and filing of all returns, questionnaires, applications or other documents regarding any real property transfer or gains, sales, use, transfer, value added, stock transfer and stamp Taxes, any transfer, recording, registration and other fees and any similar Taxes which become payable by the Company or BioSante in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (together with any related interest, penalties or additions to Tax, Transfer Taxes). All Transfer Taxes shall be paid by the Company and expressly shall not be a liability of any holder of BioSante Common Shares or Company Common Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither Company nor BioSante makes any representations or warranties regarding the Tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 7.10. Third-Party Consents and Notices. As soon as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any material consents, approvals and waivers, and to provide the required notices under any of its or its Subsidiaries respective contracts required to be obtained or provided, as applicable, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, in each case as set forth in Section 7.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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SECTION 7.11. NASDAQ Listing. BioSante shall promptly prepare and submit to NASDAQ a listing application covering the BioSante Common Shares to be issued in the Merger, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, prior to the Effective Time, approval for the listing of such BioSante Common Shares, subject to official notice of issuance to NASDAQ, and the Company shall cooperate with BioSante with respect to such listing.
SECTION 7.12. Subsequent Financial Statements. The Company shall, if practicable, consult with BioSante prior to making publicly available its financial results for any period after the date of this Agreement and prior to filing any report or document with the SEC after the date of this Agreement, it being understood that BioSante shall have no liability by reason of such consultation.
SECTION 7.13. Public Announcements. The initial press release relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be a joint press release, the text of which has been agreed to by each of BioSante and the Company. Thereafter, unless otherwise required by applicable Law or the requirements of NASDAQ and except to the extent disclosed in or consistent with the Joint Proxy Statement, Registration Statement or Regulation M-A Filing in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.01, each of BioSante and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect to this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that this Section 7.13 shall not be applicable to any press release or other public statement made by or on behalf of the Company or BioSante pursuant to Section 7.05(d) or Section 7.05(e) or Section 7.03(c), as applicable.
SECTION 7.14. Resignation of Directors. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain and deliver to BioSante at the Closing evidence reasonably satisfactory to BioSante of the resignation effective as of the Effective Time, of those directors of the Company or any Subsidiary designated by BioSante to the Company in writing at least two business days prior to the Closing.
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SECTION 7.17. Convertible Notes. BioSante and the Company shall take all such action as may be reasonably necessary so that upon the Effective Time, BioSante and the
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Surviving Corporation shall be in compliance with the terms of the indenture dated as of October 20, 2004 for the Old Convertible Notes (the Old Notes Indenture) and the indenture dated as of June 24, 2009 for the New Convertible Notes (the New Notes Indenture and, together with the Old Notes Indenture, the Indenture), including in each case the execution of a supplemental indenture with the applicable trustee under the Indenture in compliance with Section 5.1(a) of the Indenture and to provide among other things that on and after the Effective Time, the Convertible Notes will be convertible only into BioSante Common Shares, as provided in Section 9.4 of the Indenture. BioSante shall take all corporate actions necessary to reserve for issuance a sufficient number of BioSante Common Shares for delivery upon conversion of the Convertible Notes in accordance with the terms of this Section 7.17 and the Indenture. The Company agrees to give the notice required under Section 9.6 of the Indenture and any other notice required under the Indenture to be given by the Company prior to the Effective Time with respect to the Merger, to deliver the Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel required under Section 5.1(c) of the Indenture and to take all actions that are reasonably requested by BioSante to carry out the purposes of this Section 7.17 and to cooperate with BioSante, and not intentionally hinder or obstruct BioSante, in its efforts to do so.
SECTION 7.18. Form S-8. Within ten business days following the Effective Time, BioSante shall, if no registration statement is in effect covering such BioSante Common Shares, file a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form) with respect to the BioSante Common Shares subject to any Specified Company Stock Options and Company Restricted Awards and shall use all reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement or registration statements (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses contained therein) for so long as such Specified Company Stock Options and Company Restricted Awards remain outstanding.
SECTION 7.19. Termination of Executive Officers. BioSante shall cause the Surviving Corporation to terminate the employment of each of the Executives on the day immediately following the Effective Time.
SECTION 8.01. Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligations of the Company and BioSante to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) of the following conditions:
(a) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued by the SEC and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated by the SEC and not concluded or withdrawn.
(b) Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
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(c) BioSante Stockholder Approval. The BioSante Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(d) No Order. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, executive order or award (an Order) which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger.
(e) NASDAQ Listing. The BioSante Common Shares to be issued in the Merger shall have been authorized for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance.
(f) Supplemental Indenture. The supplemental indentures under the Old Notes Indenture and the New Notes Indenture providing for the matters set forth in Section 7.17 of this Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by all required parties.
SECTION 8.02. Conditions to the Obligations of BioSante. The obligations of BioSante to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) of the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 4.03(a) shall be true and correct except for de minimis errors, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 4.04 shall be true and correct, and (iii) all other representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect set forth therein) except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, in the case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii) as of the Effective Time, as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date).
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Officer Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to BioSante a certificate, dated the date of the Closing, signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8.02(a) and Section 8.02(b).
(d) Company Material Adverse Effect. No Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be continuing since the date of this Agreement.
(e) Minimum Net Cash. The Companys Net Cash at the Determination Date shall be equal to or greater than an amount equal to (i) the Target Net Cash applicable as of the Closing Date less (ii) $5,000,000.
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(f) Required Consents and Notices. The Company shall have obtained the consents and provided the notices listed in Schedule 8.02(f), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to BioSante.
SECTION 8.03. Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) of the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of BioSante contained in Section 5.03(a) shall be true and correct except for de minimis errors, (ii) the representations and warranties of BioSante contained in Section 5.04 shall be true and correct, and (iii) all other representations and warranties of BioSante contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or BioSante Material Adverse Effect set forth therein) except as would not have a BioSante Material Adverse Effect, in the case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii), as of the Effective Time, as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date).
(b) Agreements and Covenants. BioSante shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Officer Certificate. BioSante shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the date of the Closing, signed by a duly authorized officer of BioSante, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8.03(a) and Section 8.03(b).
(d) BioSante Material Adverse Effect. No BioSante Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be continuing since the date of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.01. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after the Company Stockholder Approval or the BioSante Stockholder Approval, as follows:
(a) by mutual written consent of BioSante and the Company; or
(b) by either BioSante or the Company if:
(i) the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or before December 31, 2009 (the Termination Date); provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(b)(i) shall not be available to any party whose intentional failure to fulfill any obligation of this Agreement or other intentional breach of this Agreement has resulted in the failure of any condition to the Merger not to be satisfied prior to such date; or
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(ii) any court of competent jurisdiction or any Governmental Authority shall have issued an Order or taken any other action permanently restricting, enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger and such Order or other action shall have become final and non-appealable provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(b)(ii) shall not be available to any party who has not used its reasonable best efforts to cause such order to be lifted or otherwise taken such action as is required to comply with Section 7.08; or
(iii) (A) the Company Stockholder Approval shall not be obtained at the Company Stockholder Meeting, or (B) the BioSante Stockholder Approval shall not be obtained at the BioSante Stockholder Meeting; or
(c) by BioSante:
(i) upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in Section 8.02(a) and Section 8.02(b) would not be satisfied, such breach cannot be cured or has not been cured within 30 days of the receipt by the Company of notice thereof, and such breach has not been waived by BioSante pursuant to the provisions hereof; or
(ii) prior to the Company Stockholder Meeting, if the Company Board makes a Change in Company Recommendation; or
(iii) if the Company shall have failed to include in the Joint Proxy Statement the recommendation of the Company Board to the stockholders of the Company in favor of the adoption of this Agreement.
(d) by the Company:
(i) upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of BioSante set forth in this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in Section 8.03(a) and Section 8.03(b) would not be satisfied, such breach cannot be cured or has not been cured within 30 days of the receipt by BioSante of notice thereof, and such breach has not been waived by the Company pursuant to the provisions hereof; or
(ii) pursuant to Section 7.05(d)(y); or
(iii) prior to the BioSante Stockholder Meeting, if the BioSante Board makes a Change in BioSante Recommendation; or
(iv) if BioSante shall have failed to include in the Joint Proxy Statement the recommendation of the BioSante Board to the stockholders of BioSante of adoption of this Agreement and approval of the BioSante Share Issuance.
SECTION 9.02. Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there shall be no liability under this Agreement on the part of the Company or BioSante or their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective officers or directors, except (a) as set forth in
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Section 7.04(b), Section 7.04(c), this Section 9.02, Section 9.03 and Article X, which provisions shall survive termination, and (b) nothing contained in this Section 9.02 or in Section 9.03 shall relieve any party from liability for any intentional and material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination that would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions set forth in Article VIII not to be satisfied.
(i) if BioSante shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(c)(ii) or Section 9.01(c)(iii) and within twelve months after the date of such termination the Company enters into a definitive acquisition agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement) with respect to (and subsequently consummates), or consummates a transaction contemplated by, an Acquisition Proposal (changing the 20% amount referred to in the definition of Acquisition Proposal to 50% for purposes of this Section 9.03(b(i)); or
(ii) if the Company shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(d)(ii); or
(iii) if (A)(x) BioSante or the Company shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01(b)(i), and (y) the failure of the Effective Time to occur on or prior to the Termination Date is not primarily attributable to any action or inaction by, or any event, occurrence, development, change or effect related to, BioSante or any of its subsidiaries, whether or not in compliance with or in violation of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, unresolved SEC comments on the Registration Statement related to BioSante), (B) prior to the time of such termination an Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly made known or publicly announced with respect to the Company and not publicly withdrawn at least five (5) business days prior to such termination, and (C) within twelve months after the date of such termination the Company enters into a definitive acquisition agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement) with respect to (and subsequently consummates), or consummates a transaction contemplated by, an Acquisition Proposal (changing the 20% amount referred
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to in the definition of Acquisition Proposal to 50% for purposes of this Section 9.03(b)(iii)(C), and whether or not such Acquisition Proposal referred to in this Section 9.03(b)(iii)(C) is the same as the original Acquisition Proposal referred to in Section 9.03(b)(iii)(B));
then the Company shall pay to BioSante (A) prior to or concurrently with the termination of this Agreement if payable pursuant to Section 9.03(b)(ii), or (B) promptly (but in any event no later than one (1) business day) after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such definitive acquisition agreement or the consummation of such Acquisition Proposal with respect to the termination of this Agreement if payable pursuant to Section 9.03(b)(i), Section 9.03(b)(iii) or Section 9.03(b)(iv), a fee of $1,000,000 (the Termination Fee), minus any Expenses paid pursuant to Section 9.03(c) hereof, which amount shall be payable in immediately available funds.
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SECTION 9.04. Amendment. Except as may otherwise be provided herein, any provision of this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto by action taken by or on behalf of their respective Boards of Directors at any time prior to the Effective Time; provided, that, after either of the Company Stockholder Approval and the BioSante Stockholder Approval have been obtained, no such amendment shall be made that under applicable Law requires further approval by the stockholders of the Company or the stockholders of BioSante, as applicable, without such approval having been obtained. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the Company and BioSante.
SECTION 9.05. Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, any party hereto may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any other party hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of any other party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (c) subject to the proviso in the first sentence of Section 9.04 and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waive compliance with any agreement of any other party or any condition to its own obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby.
SECTION 10.01. Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. The representations, warranties and agreements in this Agreement and in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall terminate at the Effective Time or, except as provided in Section 9.02, upon the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01, as the case may be, except that the agreements set forth in Article II and Article III and Section 7.04(b), Section 7.06, Section 7.16, Section 7.17 and this Article X shall survive the Effective Time.
SECTION 10.02. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) upon receipt, when delivered in person, (ii) upon confirmation of receipt when sent by facsimile transmission or email, (iii) on the fifth business day after dispatch by registered or certified mail ( postage prepaid, return receipt requested), or (iv) on the next business day if transmitted by national overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt, in each case to the respective parties at the following addresses (or
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SECTION 10.03. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
SECTION 10.04. Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, between the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT, EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER BIOSANTE NOR THE COMPANY MAKES ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, AND EACH HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES MADE BY ITSELF OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, FINANCIAL AND LEGAL ADVISORS OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES, WITH RESPECT TO THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO THE OTHER OR THE OTHERS REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOREGOING. This Agreement shall not be assigned (whether pursuant to a merger, by operation of law or otherwise), except that BioSante may assign all or any of its rights and obligations hereunder to any affiliate of BioSante; provided, that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning party of its obligations hereunder if such assignee does not perform such obligations; provided, further, that such assignment shall not impede or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise materially impede the rights of the stockholders of the Company under this Agreement.
SECTION 10.05. Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and except for the provisions of Section 7.16, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
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SECTION 10.06. Interpretation. References herein to the knowledge of the Company or the knowledge of BioSante shall mean the actual knowledge of those persons identified in Section 10.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and Section 10.06 of the BioSante Disclosure Schedule, respectively. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation. References to hereof shall mean this Agreement and references to the date hereof shall mean the date of this Agreement. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms. When reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section or Exhibit, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The use of or is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise. The table of contents to and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
SECTION 10.07. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage could occur in the event any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.
SECTION 10.08. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State. All actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any Delaware state or federal court sitting in the City of Wilmington. The parties hereto hereby (a) submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Delaware state or federal court sitting in the City of Wilmington for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, and (b) irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense, or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any of the above-named courts.
SECTION 10.09. Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
SECTION 10.11. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN
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CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.11.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BioSante and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
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Exhibit 10.1
VOTING AGREEMENT
VOTING AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of June 29, 2009, by and among BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (BioSante), and the undersigned stockholder (Stockholder) of Cell Genesys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), identified on the signature page hereto.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company and BioSante are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended from time to time, the Merger Agreement), dated as of the date hereof, providing for, among other things, the merger of the Company with and into BioSante, with BioSante continuing as the surviving corporation (the Merger);
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Stockholder is the Beneficial Owner (as defined below) of, and has the sole right to vote and dispose of, that number of shares of common stock (the Company Shares) of the Company set forth beside Stockholders name on Schedule A hereto; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the entry by the Company and BioSante into the Merger Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to the willingness of BioSante to enter into the Merger Agreement and incur the obligations set forth therein, BioSante has required that Stockholder enter into this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement are used in this Agreement with the meanings given to such terms in the Merger Agreement. In addition, for purposes of this Agreement:
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified person, a person who, at the time of determination, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to Stockholder, Affiliate shall not include the Company and the persons that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, are controlled by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, no officer or director of the Company shall be deemed an Affiliate of another officer or director of the Company by virtue of his or her status as an officer or director of the Company.
Beneficially Owned or Beneficial Ownership with respect to any securities means having beneficial ownership of such securities (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, disregarding the phrase within 60 days in paragraph (d)(1)(i) thereof), including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing.
Without duplicative counting of the same securities, securities Beneficially Owned by a person shall include securities Beneficially Owned by (i) all Affiliates of such person, and (ii) all other persons with whom such person would constitute a group within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder.
Beneficial Owner with respect to any securities means a person that has Beneficial Ownership of such securities.
person shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.
Subject Shares means, with respect to Stockholder, without duplication, (i) the Company Shares owned by Stockholder on the date hereof as described on Schedule A, and (ii) any additional Company Shares acquired by Stockholder or over which Stockholder acquires Beneficial Ownership from and after the date hereof, whether pursuant to existing stock option agreements or otherwise.
Transfer means, with respect to a security, the sale, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, assignment or disposition of such security or the Beneficial Ownership thereof, and each option, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, to effect any of the foregoing. As a verb, Transfer shall have a correlative meaning.
Section 2.1 Irrevocable Proxy. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Stockholder agrees to deliver to BioSante a proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Proxy), which shall be irrevocable to the extent provided in Section 212 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL), with respect to the Subject Shares referred to therein.
Section 2.2 Agreement to Vote.
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Section 2.3 Revocation of Proxies; Cooperation. Stockholder agrees as follows:
Section 2.4 No Solicitation.
Section 2.5 No Transfer of Subject Shares; Publicity. Stockholder agrees that:
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Stockholder represents, warrants and covenants to BioSante that:
Section 3.1 Ownership. Stockholder is the sole Beneficial Owner and the record and legal owner of the Subject Shares identified on Schedule A and such shares constitute all of the capital stock of the Company Beneficially Owned by Stockholder. Stockholder has good and valid title to all of such shares, free and clear of all Liens, claims, options, proxies, voting agreements and security interests and has the sole right to such Subject Shares and there are no restrictions on rights of disposition or other Liens pertaining to such Subject Shares. None of the Subject Shares is subject to any voting trust or other contract with respect to the voting thereof, and no proxy, power of attorney or other authorization has been granted with respect to any of such Subject Shares.
Section 3.2 Authority and Non-Contravention.
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Section 3.3 Total Shares. Except as set forth on Schedule A, Stockholder is not the Beneficial Owner of, and does not have (whether currently, upon lapse of time, following the satisfaction of any conditions, upon the occurrence of any event or any combination of the foregoing) any right to acquire, and has no other interest in or voting rights with respect to, any Company Shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Shares.
Section 3.4 Reliance. Stockholder understands and acknowledges that BioSante is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon Stockholders execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
BioSante represents, warrants and covenants to Stockholder that, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of BioSante, enforceable against BioSante in accordance with its terms, except (i) to the extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors rights and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. BioSante has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its
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obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by BioSante of this Agreement and the consummation by BioSante of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by BioSante and no other corporate proceedings on the part of BioSante are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by BioSante.
Section 5.1 No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in BioSante or any of its Affiliates any direct or indirect ownership or incidents of ownership of or with respect to the Subject Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Subject Shares shall remain and belong to Stockholder, and neither BioSante nor any of its Affiliates shall have any authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern or administer any of the policies or operations of the Company or exercise any power or authority to direct Stockholder in the voting of any of the Subject Shares, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the Merger Agreement.
Section 5.2 Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing (including facsimile or similar writing) and shall be given:
BioSante
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Suite 280
111 Barclay Boulevard
Lincolnshire,
IL 60069
Attention: Phillip B. Donenberg
Facsimile No: (847) 478-9263
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Oppenheimer Wolff &
Donnelly LLP
Plaza VII, Suite 3300
45 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis,
MN 55402
Attention: Amy E. Culbert, Esq.
Facsimile No: (612) 607-7100
or such other address or facsimile number as a party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. Each notice, consent, waiver or other communication under this Agreement shall be effective only (a) if given by facsimile, when the facsimile is transmitted to the facsimile number specified in this Section and the appropriate facsimile confirmation is received or (b) if given by overnight courier or personal delivery when delivered at the address specified in this Section.
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Section 5.3 Further Actions. Upon the request of any party to this Agreement, the other party will (a) furnish to the requesting party any additional information, (b) execute and deliver, at their own expense, any other documents and (c) take any other actions as the requesting party may reasonably require to more effectively carry out the intent of this Agreement.
Section 5.4 Entire Agreement and Modification. This Agreement, the Proxy and any other documents delivered by the parties in connection herewith constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to its subject matter and constitute (along with the documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement) a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement shall not be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written document executed by the party against whose interest the modification will operate. The parties shall not enter into any other agreement inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Proxy, or that addresses any of the subject matters addressed in this Agreement and the Proxy.
Section 5.5 Drafting and Representation. The parties agree that the terms and language of this Agreement were the result of negotiations between the parties and, as a result, there shall be no presumption that any ambiguities in this Agreement shall be resolved against any party. Any controversy over construction of this Agreement shall be decided without regard to events of authorship or negotiation.
Section 5.6 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof. Any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.
Section 5.7 No Third-Party Rights. Stockholder may not assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of BioSante. BioSante may not assign any of their rights or delegate any of their obligations under this Agreement with respect to Stockholder without the prior written consent of Stockholder. This Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of each of the respective successors, personal or legal representatives, heirs, distributes, devisees, legatees, executors, administrators and permitted assigns of Stockholder and the successors and permitted assigns of BioSante. Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any person, other than the parties to this Agreement, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement except such rights as may inure to a successor or permitted assignee under this Section.
Section 5.8 Enforcement of Agreement. Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that BioSante could be damaged irreparably if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms and that any breach of this Agreement by
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Stockholder could not be adequately compensated by monetary damages. Accordingly, Stockholder agrees that, (a) it will waive, in any action for specific performance, the defense of adequacy of a remedy at Law, and (b) in addition to any other right or remedy to which BioSante may be entitled, at Law or in equity, BioSante will be entitled to enforce any provision of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance and to temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of any of the provisions of this Agreement, without posting any bond or other undertaking.
Section 5.9 Waiver. The rights and remedies of the parties to this agreement are cumulative and not alternative. Neither any failure nor any delay by a party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement, the Proxy or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by Law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement, the Proxy or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in a written document signed by the other party, (b) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given, and (c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of that party or of the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement, the Proxy or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
Section 5.10 Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto will be governed by, construed under and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts or choice of law.
Section 5.11 Consent to Jurisdiction. Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement, the Proxy or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be brought exclusively in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, if such court does not have jurisdiction over the subject matter of such proceeding or if such jurisdiction is not available, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, County of New Castle, and each of the parties hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any suit, action or proceeding in any of those courts or that any suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any of those courts has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any of the named courts. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on it by notice as provided in Section 5.2 shall be deemed effective service of process. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR
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RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 5.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature (including signatures in Adobe PDF or similar format).
Section 5.13 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of (a) the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with Article IX thereof, or (c) written notice by BioSante to Stockholder of the termination of this Agreement (the date of the earliest of the events described in clauses (a), (b) and (c), the Expiration Date).
Section 5.14 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses.
Section 5.15 Headings; Construction. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. In this Agreement (a) words denoting the singular include the plural and vice versa, (b) it or its or words denoting any gender include all genders and (c) the word including shall mean including without limitation, whether or not expressed.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Voting Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
BIOSANTE: |
BIOSANTE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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/s/ Stephen M. Simes |
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Name: Stephen M. Simes |
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Title: Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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STOCKHOLDER: |
STEPHEN A. SHERWIN, M.D. |
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/s/ Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D. |
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Name: Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D. |
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Additional Signature (if held jointly): |
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(If held jointly) |
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(Printed Full Name) |
[Signature page to Voting Agreement]
SCHEDULE A
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COMPANY SHARES |
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Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D. |
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474,621 |
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(1) Comprised of shares held by The Sherwin Family Trust. Excludes 1,017,500 shares subject to exercise of options. Also excludes 30,000 shares held by The Sherwin Irrevocable Childrens Trust (for which Dr. Sherwin does not have beneficial ownership or voting authority).
EXHIBIT A
IRREVOCABLE PROXY
From and after the date hereof and until the Expiration Date (as defined below), the undersigned stockholder (Stockholder) of Cell Genesys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby irrevocably (to the full extent permitted by Section 212 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) grants to, and appoints, BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (BioSante), and any designee of BioSante, and each of them individually, as the sole and exclusive attorney and proxy of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to vote the Subject Shares (as defined in the Voting Agreement) of the Stockholder, or grant a consent or approval in respect of the Subject Shares of the Stockholder, in a manner consistent with Section 2.2 of the Voting Agreement (as defined below). Upon the undersigneds execution of this Proxy, any and all prior proxies given by the undersigned with respect to any Subject Shares relating to the voting rights expressly provided herein are hereby revoked and the undersigned agrees not to grant any subsequent proxies with respect to the Subject Shares relating to such voting rights at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
This Proxy is irrevocable, is coupled with an interest and is granted pursuant to that certain Voting Agreement (as amended from time to time, the Voting Agreement) of even date herewith, by and among BioSante and Stockholder, and is granted in consideration of BioSante entering into the Merger Agreement (as defined in the Voting Agreement). As used herein, the term Expiration Date, and all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined, shall have the meanings set forth in the Voting Agreement. The Stockholder agrees that this proxy shall be irrevocable until the Expiration Date and is coupled with an interest sufficient at law to support an irrevocable proxy and given to BioSante as an inducement to enter into the Merger Agreement and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, shall be valid and binding on any person to whom Stockholder may transfer any of his, her or its Subject Shares in breach of the Voting Agreement. The Stockholder hereby ratifies and confirms all that such irrevocable proxy may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
The attorneys and proxies named above, and each of them, are hereby authorized and empowered by the undersigned, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, to act as the undersigneds attorney and proxy to vote the Subject Shares, and to exercise all voting and other rights of the undersigned with respect to the Subject Shares (including, without limitation, the power to execute and deliver written consents pursuant to Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law), at every annual, special or adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Company and in every written consent in lieu of such meeting in a manner consistent with Section 2.2 of the Voting Agreement.
This Proxy shall be binding upon the heirs, estate, executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of Stockholder (including any transferee of any of the Subject Shares), and all authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the Stockholder.
If any provision of this Proxy or any part of any such provision is held under any circumstances to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then (a) such provision or part thereof shall, with respect to such circumstances and in such jurisdiction, be deemed amended to conform to applicable laws so as to be valid and enforceable to the fullest possible extent, (b) the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part thereof under such circumstances and in such jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision or part thereof under any other circumstances or in any other jurisdiction, and (c) the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of such provision or the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Proxy. Each provision of this Proxy is separable from every other provision of this Proxy, and each part of each provision of this Proxy is separable from every other part of such provision.
Dated: June 29, 2009
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/s/ Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D. |
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(Signature of Stockholder) |
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Number of Subject Shares owned of record or Beneficially Owned as of the date of this Proxy: |
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Exhibit 10.2
FORM OF VOTING AGREEMENT
VOTING AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of June 29, 2009, by and among Cell Genesys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Cell Genesys), and the undersigned stockholder (Stockholder) of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), identified on the signature page hereto.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company and Cell Genesys are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended from time to time, the Merger Agreement), dated as of the date hereof, providing for, among other things, the merger of Cell Genesys with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the Merger);
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Stockholder is the Beneficial Owner (as defined below) of, and has the sole right to vote and dispose of, that number of shares of common stock and Class C Special Shares (the Company Shares) of the Company set forth beside Stockholders name on Schedule A hereto; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the entry by the Company and Cell Genesys into the Merger Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to the willingness of Cell Genesys to enter into the Merger Agreement and incur the obligations set forth therein, Cell Genesys has required that Stockholder enter into this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement are used in this Agreement with the meanings given to such terms in the Merger Agreement. In addition, for purposes of this Agreement:
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified person, a person who, at the time of determination, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to Stockholder, Affiliate shall not include the Company and the persons that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, are controlled by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, no officer or director of the Company shall be deemed an Affiliate of another officer or director of the Company by virtue of his or her status as an officer or director of the Company.
Beneficially Owned or Beneficial Ownership with respect to any securities means having beneficial ownership of such securities (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, disregarding the phrase within 60 days in paragraph (d)(1)(i) thereof), including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing.
Without duplicative counting of the same securities, securities Beneficially Owned by a person shall include securities Beneficially Owned by (i) all Affiliates of such person, and (ii) all other persons with whom such person would constitute a group within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder.
Beneficial Owner with respect to any securities means a person that has Beneficial Ownership of such securities.
person shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.
Subject Shares means, with respect to Stockholder, without duplication, (i) the Company Shares owned by Stockholder on the date hereof as described on Schedule A, and (ii) any additional Company Shares acquired by Stockholder or over which Stockholder acquires Beneficial Ownership from and after the date hereof, whether pursuant to existing stock option agreements or otherwise.
Transfer means, with respect to a security, the sale, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, assignment or disposition of such security or the Beneficial Ownership thereof, and each option, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, to effect any of the foregoing. As a verb, Transfer shall have a correlative meaning.
Section 2.1 Irrevocable Proxy. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Stockholder agrees to deliver to Cell Genesys a proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Proxy), which shall be irrevocable to the extent provided in Section 212 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL), with respect to the Subject Shares referred to therein.
Section 2.2 Agreement to Vote.
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Section 2.3 Revocation of Proxies; Cooperation. Stockholder agrees as follows:
Section 2.4 Intentionally Omitted.
Section 2.5 No Transfer of Subject Shares; Publicity. Stockholder agrees that:
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Stockholder represents, warrants and covenants to Cell Genesys that:
Section 3.1 Ownership. Stockholder is the sole Beneficial Owner and the record and legal owner of the Subject Shares identified on Schedule A and such shares constitute all of the capital stock of the Company Beneficially Owned by Stockholder. Stockholder has good and valid title to all of such shares, free and clear of all Liens, claims, options, proxies, voting agreements and security interests and has the sole right to such Subject Shares and there are no restrictions on rights of disposition or other Liens pertaining to such Subject Shares. None of the Subject Shares is subject to any voting trust or other contract with respect to the voting thereof, and no proxy, power of attorney or other authorization has been granted with respect to any of such Subject Shares.
Section 3.2 Authority and Non-Contravention.
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Section 3.3 Total Shares. Except as set forth on Schedule A, Stockholder is not the Beneficial Owner of, and does not have (whether currently, upon lapse of time, following the satisfaction of any conditions, upon the occurrence of any event or any combination of the foregoing) any right to acquire, and has no other interest in or voting rights with respect to, any Company Shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Shares.
Section 3.4 Reliance. Stockholder understands and acknowledges that Cell Genesys is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon Stockholders execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
Cell Genesys represents, warrants and covenants to Stockholder that, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Cell Genesys, enforceable against Cell Genesys in accordance with its terms, except (i) to the extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors rights and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. Cell Genesys has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by Cell Genesys of this Agreement and the consummation by Cell Genesys of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by Cell Genesys and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Cell Genesys are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions
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contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Cell Genesys.
Section 5.1 No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Cell Genesys or any of its Affiliates any direct or indirect ownership or incidents of ownership of or with respect to the Subject Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Subject Shares shall remain and belong to Stockholder, and neither Cell Genesys nor any of its Affiliates shall have any authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern or administer any of the policies or operations of the Company or exercise any power or authority to direct Stockholder in the voting of any of the Subject Shares, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the Merger Agreement.
Section 5.2 Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing (including facsimile or similar writing) and shall be given:
Cell Genesys, Inc.
400 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 525
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San Francisco, CA 94080
Attention: Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D.,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile No: (650) 266-3070
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Shearman &
Sterling LLP
525 Market Street
San
Francisco, CA 94105
Attention: Michael J. Kennedy, Esq.
Michael S. Dorf, Esq.
Facsimile No: (415) 616-1199
OMelveny & Myers LLP
2765 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Attention: Sam Zucker, Esq.
Eric C. Sibbitt, Esq.
or such other address or facsimile number as a party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. Each notice, consent, waiver or other communication under this Agreement shall be effective only (a) if given by facsimile, when the facsimile is transmitted to the facsimile number specified in this Section and the appropriate facsimile confirmation is
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received or (b) if given by overnight courier or personal delivery when delivered at the address specified in this Section.
Section 5.3 Further Actions. Upon the request of any party to this Agreement, the other party will (a) furnish to the requesting party any additional information, (b) execute and deliver, at their own expense, any other documents and (c) take any other actions as the requesting party may reasonably require to more effectively carry out the intent of this Agreement.
Section 5.4 Entire Agreement and Modification. This Agreement, the Proxy and any other documents delivered by the parties in connection herewith constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to its subject matter and constitute (along with the documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement) a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement shall not be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written document executed by the party against whose interest the modification will operate. The parties shall not enter into any other agreement inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Proxy, or that addresses any of the subject matters addressed in this Agreement and the Proxy.
Section 5.5 Drafting and Representation. The parties agree that the terms and language of this Agreement were the result of negotiations between the parties and, as a result, there shall be no presumption that any ambiguities in this Agreement shall be resolved against any party. Any controversy over construction of this Agreement shall be decided without regard to events of authorship or negotiation.
Section 5.6 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof. Any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.
Section 5.7 No Third-Party Rights. Stockholder may not assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Cell Genesys. Cell Genesys may not assign any of their rights or delegate any of their obligations under this Agreement with respect to Stockholder without the prior written consent of Stockholder. This Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of each of the respective successors, personal or legal representatives, heirs, distributes, devisees, legatees, executors, administrators and permitted assigns of Stockholder and the successors and permitted assigns of Cell Genesys. Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any person, other than the parties to this Agreement, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement except such rights as may inure to a successor or permitted assignee under this Section.
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Section 5.8 Enforcement of Agreement. Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that Cell Genesys could be damaged irreparably if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms and that any breach of this Agreement by Stockholder could not be adequately compensated by monetary damages. Accordingly, Stockholder agrees that, (a) it will waive, in any action for specific performance, the defense of adequacy of a remedy at Law, and (b) in addition to any other right or remedy to which Cell Genesys may be entitled, at Law or in equity, Cell Genesys will be entitled to enforce any provision of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance and to temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of any of the provisions of this Agreement, without posting any bond or other undertaking.
Section 5.9 Waiver. The rights and remedies of the parties to this agreement are cumulative and not alternative. Neither any failure nor any delay by a party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement, the Proxy or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by Law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement, the Proxy or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in a written document signed by the other party, (b) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given, and (c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of that party or of the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement, the Proxy or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
Section 5.10 Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto will be governed by, construed under and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts or choice of law.
Section 5.11 Consent to Jurisdiction. Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement, the Proxy or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be brought exclusively in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, if such court does not have jurisdiction over the subject matter of such proceeding or if such jurisdiction is not available, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, County of New Castle, and each of the parties hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any suit, action or proceeding in any of those courts or that any suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any of those courts has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any of the named courts. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on it by notice as provided in Section 5.2 shall be deemed effective service of process. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL
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Section 5.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature (including signatures in Adobe PDF or similar format).
Section 5.13 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of (a) the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with Article IX thereof, or (c) written notice by Cell Genesys to Stockholder of the termination of this Agreement (the date of the earliest of the events described in clauses (a), (b) and (c), the Expiration Date).
Section 5.14 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses.
Section 5.15 Headings; Construction. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. In this Agreement (a) words denoting the singular include the plural and vice versa, (b) it or its or words denoting any gender include all genders and (c) the word including shall mean including without limitation, whether or not expressed.
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From and after the date hereof and until the Expiration Date (as defined below), the undersigned stockholder (Stockholder) of BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby irrevocably (to the full extent permitted by Section 212 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) grants to, and appoints, Cell Genesys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Cell Genesys), and any designee of Cell Genesys, and each of them individually, as the sole and exclusive attorney and proxy of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to vote the Subject Shares (as defined in the Voting Agreement) of the Stockholder, or grant a consent or approval in respect of the Subject Shares of the Stockholder, in a manner consistent with Section 2.2 of the Voting Agreement (as defined below). Upon the undersigneds execution of this Proxy, any and all prior proxies given by the undersigned with respect to any Subject Shares relating to the voting rights expressly provided herein are hereby revoked and the undersigned agrees not to grant any subsequent proxies with respect to the Subject Shares relating to such voting rights at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
This Proxy is irrevocable, is coupled with an interest and is granted pursuant to that certain Voting Agreement (as amended from time to time, the Voting Agreement) of even date herewith, by and among Cell Genesys and Stockholder, and is granted in consideration of Cell Genesys entering into the Merger Agreement (as defined in the Voting Agreement). As used herein, the term Expiration Date, and all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined, shall have the meanings set forth in the Voting Agreement. The Stockholder agrees that this proxy shall be irrevocable until the Expiration Date and is coupled with an interest sufficient at law to support an irrevocable proxy and given to Cell Genesys as an inducement to enter into the Merger Agreement and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, shall be valid and binding on any person to whom Stockholder may transfer any of his, her or its Subject Shares in breach of the Voting Agreement. The Stockholder hereby ratifies and confirms all that such irrevocable proxy may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
The attorneys and proxies named above, and each of them, are hereby authorized and empowered by the undersigned, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, to act as the undersigneds attorney and proxy to vote the Subject Shares, and to exercise all voting and other rights of the undersigned with respect to the Subject Shares (including, without limitation, the power to execute and deliver written consents pursuant to Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law), at every annual, special or adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Company and in every written consent in lieu of such meeting in a manner consistent with Section 2.2 of the Voting Agreement.
This Proxy shall be binding upon the heirs, estate, executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of Stockholder (including any transferee of any of the Subject Shares), and all authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the Stockholder.
If any provision of this Proxy or any part of any such provision is held under any circumstances to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then (a) such provision or part thereof shall, with respect to such circumstances and in such jurisdiction, be deemed amended to conform to applicable laws so as to be valid and enforceable to the fullest possible extent, (b) the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part thereof under such circumstances and in such jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision or part thereof under any other circumstances or in any other jurisdiction, and (c) the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of such provision or the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Proxy. Each provision of this Proxy is separable from every other provision of this Proxy, and each part of each provision of this Proxy is separable from every other part of such provision.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BioSante Pharmaceuticals and Cell Genesys Sign Definitive Merger Agreement
Merged Company Will Focus on LibiGel® in Phase III Clinical Studies for Female Sexual Dysfunction and Seek Future Opportunities for GVAX Immunotherapies
LINCOLNSHIRE, Illinois and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California (June 30, 2009) BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX) and Cell Genesys (NASDAQ: CEGE), today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement by which the companies will merge in an all-stock transaction, with BioSante as the surviving company.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Cell Genesys stockholders will receive 0.1615 of a share of BioSante common stock for each share of Cell Genesys common stock they own. Based on the companies closing stock prices on June 29, 2009, this represents $0.347 per share of consideration to be received by the Cell Genesys stockholders, or a total consideration of approximately $38 million, and a premium of 12 percent to the closing sale price of Cell Genesys common stock on that date. Upon completion of the transaction, BioSante stockholders prior to the merger are expected to own approximately 60.4 percent of the outstanding shares of the combined company and the former Cell Genesys stockholders are expected to own 39.6 percent.
Stephen M. Simes, president and CEO of BioSante, and Phillip B. Donenberg, CFO of BioSante, will continue to serve in those positions in the merged company. Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, chairman of the board of BioSante, will continue in that position. It is anticipated that Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D., chairman and CEO of Cell Genesys, and John T. Potts, Jr., M.D., a current member of the Cell Genesys board, will join the board of the merged company upon completion of the merger.
The merged company will focus primarily on LibiGel, BioSantes testosterone gel in Phase III clinical development under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD). The merged company also will seek future development opportunities for GVAX Immunotherapies including potential combination with BioVant, BioSantes vaccine adjuvant, as well as possible external collaborations, and also will seek to outlicense other Cell Genesys technologies. In addition, the merged company will acquire a 16 percent equity ownership position in Ceregene, Inc., a former subsidiary of Cell Genesys which is developing gene therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.
This merger allows BioSante to secure additional funding required for the continued Phase III development of LibiGel for FSD and offers the potential to expand our product development portfolio with the addition of GVAX Immunotherapies, said Stephen M. Simes, BioSantes president and CEO. LibiGel remains the only pharmaceutical product in the U.S. in active development for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in menopausal women. We continue to believe that LibiGel can be the first product approved by the FDA for the common and unmet medical need of FSD with the completion of Phase III studies targeted for mid-to-late 2010. In addition, our company has had a long-standing interest in immunotherapy based on our proprietary vaccine adjuvant, BioVant, and we look forward to future value-creating opportunities for our stockholders based on Cell Genesys technologies and other assets.
Over the past several months, we have had the opportunity to evaluate a wide range of strategic alternatives for our company including several merger opportunities. After reviewing various strategic alternatives, engaging in
discussions with a number of other potential merger candidates and conducting extensive due diligence on BioSantes product development and business activities, our board of directors has voted to recommend a merger with BioSante, stated Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D, chairman and CEO of Cell Genesys. We believe that BioSantes lead product, LibiGel, represents a compelling near term product opportunity with significant upside potential. We also are impressed with BioSantes record of achievement including the recent launch of Elestrin (estradiol gel) as well as their CaP nanotechnology platform which includes BioVant, a novel vaccine adjuvant with potential in immunotherapy.
The merger agreement has been approved unanimously by the boards of directors of both BioSante and Cell Genesys and will need to be approved by both BioSantes and Cell Genesys stockholders. The merger is subject to customary closing conditions as well as a condition requiring Cell Genesys net cash, less certain expenses and liabilities, to be a specified minimum amount as of 10 calendar days prior to the anticipated closing date of the merger.
As of June 23, 2009, Cell Genesys cash balance was approximately $36 million and BioSantes cash and cash equivalents balance was approximately $6.2 million. As a result of Cell Genesys recently completed exchange offer, Cell Genesys has outstanding approximately $20.8 million of new 3.125% Convertible Senior Notes due in 2013 and $1 million of the original 3.125% Convertible Senior Notes due in 2011.
The transaction is expected to be completed in the late third quarter or early fourth quarter of 2009. BioSante was advised in this transaction by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and Cell Genesys was advised by Lazard.
About BioVant
An adjuvant is a substance that, when added to a vaccine, enhances the vaccines effectiveness by enhancing the bodys immune response. In multiple studies, BioVant has been shown to be safe and cause minimal dose-dependent inflammation at the injection site, and has been shown both to prevent the manifestation of allergic response, and, to effectively switch off established Th2-T-cell-associated allergic reactions. BioVant also may permit a reduction in the needed dosage of vaccine, thereby potentially improving the safety profile of the vaccine.
About GVAX Immunotherapies
GVAX cancer immunotherapies are non patient-specific therapies comprised of whole tumor cells that have been modified to secrete GM-CSF (granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor), an immune stimulatory cytokine, and then irradiated for safety. GVAX is administered via intradermal injections on an outpatient basis. To date, over 1000 patients have been treated in clinical trials with different GVAX cancer immunotherapies for various types of cancer. Although phase III trials in prostate cancer were discontinued in 2008, phase II trials under physician investigator sponsored-INDs are ongoing at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital in pancreatic cancer, leukemia and breast cancer.
About BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BioSante is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing
products for female sexual health, menopause, contraception and male
hypogonadism. BioSantes lead products include LibiGel® (transdermal testosterone gel) in Phase III clinical
development by BioSante under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) SPA
(Special Protocol Assessment) for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction
(FSD), and Elestrin (estradiol gel) developed through FDA approval by
BioSante, indicated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms
associated with menopause, currently marketed in the U.S. Also in development are
Bio-T-Gel, a testosterone gel for male hypogonadism, and an oral contraceptive
in Phase II clinical development using BioSante patented technology. The
current market in the U.S. for estrogen and testosterone products is
approximately $2.5 billion and for oral contraceptives approximately $3
billion. The company also is developing its calcium phosphate technology (CaP)
for aesthetic medicine (BioLook), novel vaccines and drug delivery. Additional information is available online
at: www.biosantepharma.com.
About Cell Genesys, Inc.
Cell Genesys is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. For additional information, please visit Cell Genesys website at www.cellgenesys.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 about BioSante and Cell Genesys. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the proposed transaction and its potential benefits to the BioSante and Cell Genesys stockholders, the expected timing of the completion of the transaction, the combined companys plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations and products and other statements that are not historical in nature, particularly those that utilize terminology such as will, potential, could, can, believe, intends, continue, plans, expects, estimates or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, and entail various known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Important factors known to BioSante and Cell Genesys that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements include general business and economic conditions; the failure of the BioSante or Cell Genesys stockholders to approve the transaction or the failure of either party to meet any of the other conditions to the closing of the transaction; the failure to realize the anticipated benefits from the transaction or delay in realization thereof; the businesses of BioSante and Cell Genesys may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer, be more difficult, time-consuming or costly to accomplish than expected; and operating costs and business disruption following the merger, including adverse effects on employee retention and on business relationships with third parties, BioSantes need for and ability to obtain additional financing, the difficulty of developing pharmaceutical products, obtaining regulatory and other approvals and achieving market acceptance; the marketing success of BioSantes licensees or sublicensees and the success of clinical testing. Additional factors that could cause BioSantes and Cell Genesys results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in BioSantes and Cell Genesys most recent annual reports on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are filed with the SEC and available at the SECs web site at www.sec.gov and which discussions also are incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and BioSante and Cell Genesys disclaim any intention and do not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Important Additional Information for Investors and Stockholders
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed business combination involving BioSante and Cell Genesys. In connection with the proposed transaction, BioSante intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4, containing a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials and each of BioSante and Cell Genesys plan to file with the SEC other documents regarding the proposed transaction. The final joint proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to the stockholders of BioSante and Cell Genesys. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF BIOSANTE AND CELL GENESYS ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BIOSANTE, CELL GENESYS AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by BioSante and Cell Genesys at the SECs web site at www.sec.gov. Free copies of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC can also be obtained by directing a request to BioSante, Attention: Investor Relations, telephone: (847) 478-0500 or to Cell Genesys, Attention: Investor Relations., telephone (650) 266-3200. In addition, investors and security holders may access copies of the documents filed with the SEC by BioSante on BioSantes website at www.biosantepharma.com, and investors and security holders may access copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Cell Genesys website at www.cellgenesys.com.
BioSante, Cell Genesys and their respective directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of BioSante and Cell Genesys in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding BioSantes directors and executive officers is available in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2009 and the proxy statement for BioSantes 2009 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 27, 2009. Information regarding Cell Genesys directors and executive officers is available in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2009 and the proxy statement for Cell Genesys 2009 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2009. If and to the extent that any of the BioSante or Cell Genesys participants will receive any additional benefits in connection with the merger that are unknown as of the date of this filing, the details of those benefits will be described in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to the merger. Investors and stockholders can obtain more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of BioSantes and Cell Genesys directors and executive officers in the merger by reading the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available.
For more information about BioSante, please contact:
McKinney/Chicago
Alan Zachary
(312) 944-6784 ext. 316; azachary@mckinneychicago.com
For more information about Cell Genesys, please contact:
Investor Relations
Victoria Soares
(650) 322-3200